10 ME Song (Essex) with Chorus 1902 'Merrie England'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 02 Apr 2003

[Essex:] Who were the Yeomen
the Yeomen of England?
The free men were the Yeomen,
the free men of England!
Stout were the bows they wore,
when they went out to war,
stouter their courage
for the honour of England,
And Nations to Eastward,
And Nations to Westward,
As foemen did curse them,
the Bowmen of England!
No other land could nurse them,
but their Motherland, old England!
And on her broad bosom
did they ever thrive!

[All:] And Nations to Eastward,
and Nations to Westward,
as foemen did curse them,
the Bowmen of England.
No other land could nurse them,
But their Motherland Old England!
And on her broad bosom
did they ever thrive!

[Essex:] Where are the Yeomen
the Yeomen of England?
In homestead and in cottage
they still dwell in England!
Stained with the ruddy tan,
God's air doth give a man,
free as the winds that fan
the broad breast of England!

[All:] And Nations to Eastward,
and Nations to Westward,
as foemen did curse them,
the Yeomen of England.
No other land can nurse them,
But their Motherland Old England!
And on her broad bosom
shall they ever thrive,
shall they, shall they ever thrive!

And Nations to Eastward,
and Nations to Westward,
as foemen did curse them,
the Yeomen of England.
No other land can nurse them,
But their Motherland Old England!
And on her broad bosom
shall they ever thrive,
shall they ever thrive!

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
flute
drum
bassoon
clarinet
piano t clef
timpani
pizz str
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10 ME Song 1902
Music by Sir Edward German
Lyrics by Capt. Basil Hood
copyright MCMII by Chappell and Co.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Wednesday 02 April 2003 at 21.56
in association with Doug Grierson
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