Morning in Paris
The city awakes
To the bells of notre dame
The fisherman fishes
The bakerman bakes
To the bells of notre dame
To the big bells as loud as the thunder
To the little bells soft as a psalm
And some say the soul of the city's the toll of
The bells
The bells of notre dame
Long years ago did this story begin
In this place of notre dame
Two orphan brothers were both taken in
By the grace of notre dame
Claude the older who cared for his brother
Young jehan full of beauty and charm
And they lived and they grew
And awoke to the music of bells
The bells of notre dame
Oh dear brother meet these arches and this sacred dome
Kyrie eleison
We are blessed to find our sanctuary and our home
Righteous claude frollo was ever more drawn
Like a son to notre dame
Not like his profligate brother jehan
Who'd have none of notre dame
Though as brothers they loved one another
Frollo watched in despair and alarm
As jehan who grew more wild
And defied and defiled
All the laws
The laws of notre dame
You must leave jehan
This holy refuge where you've dwelled kyrie eleison
Leave but father
Sorry claude but I've no choice
Your brother is expelled
And frollo didn't hear from his brother for several years
Meanwhile
Frollo ascended uncommonly fast through the ranks of
Notre dame
'Til he was named the archdeacon at last
And gave thanks to notre dame
And then one awful day brought a message
And the name that it bore was jehan
And concealing his face
Frollo strolled to a place
Far away
Away from notre dame
Jehan
Let me take you back
I'll bring you home
Brother dearest come with me
Where we will find a remedy
And notre dame once more will be
Your sanctuary
Healing you will be my goal
Not just your body but your soul
We'll be together in our holy sanctuary
Enough claude
It's too late for me anyway
But if you've truly discovered charity at this late date
There's someone you can help
A baby
Yours
Oh a monster
It's god's judgement on you
The wicked shall not go unpunished
I should have known
I was a fool to think that you would look after him
Look after him me
He has nobody else
Take him
If you can find it in your heart
Jehan
Jehan
Dies irae dies irae
Dies illa dies illa
Solvet saeculum in favilla
Kyrie eleison
And the saints regarded frollo from their stone facade
Kyrie eleison
And he felt their gaze as if
It were the eyes of god
Oh lord
You've sent me a test
This child is my 'cross to bare
I may not have saved my brother but
I will save this thing
See this loathsome creature from
Whom lesser men would flee
I will keep and care for him and teach him
At my knee
To think like me
And frollo gave the child a name
A cruel name that means
Half formed
Quasimodo
Now here is a riddle to guess if you can
Sing the bells of notre dame
What makes a monster and what makes a man
What makes a monster and what makes a man
Sing the bells bells bells bells bells bells bells bells
Bells of notre dame
