02 ME Duet(Long Tom and Big Ben) 1902 'Merrie England'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 28 Mar 2003

[Tom:] We are two proper men,
Myself and Brother Ben,
We both are Royal Keepers
in the Forest,
[Ben:] We're ever hand in glove,
Thou lovest what I love,
and I do ever hate
what Thou abhorrest!
[Tom:] We're very like each other,
are myself and younger brother,
and consequently people
who have seen us,
[Ben:] Have mention'd that it odd is,
how in our minds and bodies,
there's such a little difference between us!
[Tom:] Ah! But there is
a little difference between us,
[Ben:] Yes! there is
a little difference between us,
[Both:] We're as like as pot
and kettle,
being made of the same metal.
But there is
a certain difference between us!

[All:] But there is a
little difference between them!
Yes there is
a little difference between them,
They're as like as pot and kettle,
being made of the same metal,
But there is
a certain difference between them!

[Ben:] And in the days to be,
the simple historee,
of Brother Tom and me
may point a moral,
[Tom:] That Cupid, when he comes
between the best of chums,
doth generally
lead them to a quarrel!
[Ben:] We both do love a maiden;
Our hearts with love are laden,
for each doth think
his ladylove a Venus:
[Tom:] And I do say that mine is
as good a maid as thine is;
and that's the little difference
between us!
A..................h!
Yes that's the only difference between us!
[Ben:] Yes that's
the only difference between us!
[Both:] And being men of metal,
our difference we'll settle,
Then there won't be
any difference between us,
[All:] Then there
won't be any difference between them!

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
flute
bassoon
piano t clef
pizz str
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02 ME Duet 1902
Music by Sir Edward German
Lyrics by Capt. Basil Hood
copyright MCMII Chappell and Co.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Friday 28 March 2003 at 09.42
in association with Doug Grierson
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