05 ME Song (Raleigh) and Chorus 1902 'Merrie England'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 31 Mar 2003

[Raleigh:] That ev'ry Jack
should have a Jill
Dame Nature always meant, sirs;
[All:] Dame Nature
always meant, sirs;
[Raleigh:] But where's the gill
can hope to fill
this Jack to his content, sirs?
[All:] Black Jack
to his content, sirs.
[Raleigh:] Since three or four
of gills, or more,
do make his proper measure;
Give Jack his mead
and Jack indeed,
will bubble high,
will bubble high with pleasure!
[All:] Will bubble high,
will bubble high,
will bubble high with pleasure.
[Raleigh:] Ah! Then
here's a lack of care that kills,
when ev'ry Jack hath all his gills
of what he wills,
or mead, or sack,
for they're the Jills
for Fat Black Jack!

[All:] Then here's a lack
of care that kills,
when ev'ry Jack
hath all his gills
of what he wills,
of mead, or sack,
for they're the Jills,
for they're the Jills
for Fat Black Jack.

[Raleigh:] Now Jack will
lay you on the ground
if you stay long together;
[All:] If you stay long together;
[Raleigh:] For I'll be bound,
tho' fat and round,
he is as tough as leather!
[All:] He is as tough
as leather!
[Raleigh:] And who so wills
to steal his Jills
will find it is a tussle,
till on his back
he's laid by Jack,
for Jack's a man,
for Jack's a man of muscle!
[All:] For Jack's a man,
for Jack's a man,
for Jack's a man of muscle.

[Raleigh:] Ah! But here's a lack
of care that kills,
when ev'ry Jack hath all his gills
of what he wills,
or mead or sack,
for they're the Jills
for Fat Black Jack!
[All:] But here's a lack
of care that kills,
when ev'ry Jack
hath all his gills
of what he wills,
of mead, or sack,
For they're the Jills,
for they're the Jills
for Fat Black Jack
for fat Black Jack.

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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05 ME Song (Raleigh) and Chorus 1902
Music by Sir Edward German
Lyrics by Capt. Basil Hood
copyright 1902 by Chappell and Co.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Monday 31 March 2003 at 11.22
in association with Doug Grierson
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