01 ME Opening Chorus 1902 'Merrie England'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 27 Mar 2003

[All:] Sing a down, a down,
a down a, sing a down,
a down a,
Sing a down, a down,
a down a,
Sing a down, a down a.

[Men:] Who comes this way?

[All:] The May Queen comes,
let her path be spread
with roses white
and with roses red,
O, let her path be spread
with the flow'rs of Merrie England,
of Merrie England!

[Men:] Of what shall be the crown
for the Queen o' May?
[All:] Of roses white
and of roses red
We'll make
We'll make a crown
for the May Queen's head,
for the May Queen's head.

Of roses white and roses red,
of roses white and roses red,
The flow'rs of England, of England,
the flow'rs of Merrie England!

And who shall guard the crown
of the Queen o' May?

[Men:] Two men of Windsor
born and bred, who wear,
who wear her badges of
white and red,
The flow'rs of Merrie,
Merrie England.
The flow'rs of Merrie,
Merrie England, of England!

[Men:] The May Queen comes!
[Girls:] The May Queen comes!
[All:] Ah!
The May Queen comes!
Let her path be spread
with roses white

and with roses red,
O, let her path be spread
with the flow'rs of Merrie England,
of Merrie England!

[Tenors:] O, let her path
with flow'rs be spread,
with roses white
and roses red.

[All:] Of England,
of England,
the flow'rs of England, England,
with roses white and roses red,
the flow'rs of Merrie England,
The flow'rs of Merrie England!

[May Queen:] Now
choose me two men,
good men and true men,
who'll stoutly stand
on either hand
to guard my throne for me!
To guard my throne for me!

[All:] We'll choose thee two men,
good men and true men,
who'll stoutly stand
on either hand
to guard thy throne for thee!

[May Queen:] Let them be
bowmen, Freemen, and yeomen,
who were confess'd
to be the best
before the butts today!
Before the butts today!

[All:] They shall be
bowmen, Freemen, and yeomen,
Who, tis confess'd,
did shoot the best
before the butts today!

[Butcher:] Stand forth, come forth!
Ye proper men!
Stand forth, Long Tom!
Stand forth, Big Ben!
Long Tom, Big Ben, stand forth!
Stand forth!
Ye merry, merry merry men!

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
flute
drum
bassoon
clarinet
piano t clef
oboe
pizz str
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01 ME Opening Chorus 1902
Music by Sir Edward German
Lyrics by Capt. Basil Hood
copyright  by Chappell and Co. Ltd. 1902
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Thursday 27 March 2003 at 16.54
in association with Doug Grierson
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