13 ME Song(Wilkins) with Chorus 1902 'Merrie England'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 06 Apr 2003

[Wilkins:] King Neptune sat on
his lonely throne,
on his lonely throne sat h...e,
King Neptune sat there all alone,
as lonely as could b........e.
And he said: "Now who d'ye think
would do to share my throne with me?"
And ev'ry fish according to his wish,
at once went out to see,
at once went out to see!
[All:] At once went out to see!
[Wilkins:] At a nod from the god
all the Salmon and the Cod,
and all the fish there be!

The Sturgeon and the Stickleback,
the Porpoise and the Conger Eel,
the Whitebait and the Octopus,
the Shark, the Mullet, and the Smelt,
Ah!

The Brill, Anchovy, Sprat, and Plaice,
the Whale, the Winkle and the Whelk,
the fish that coil and fish that fly,
the fish you boil and fish you fry!
Ah!

The Lobster in the Lobster shell,
the Sole, the Whiting, and
the jelly fish,
and more than I can tell,
whose names I cannot speak or spell,
In fact, in fact,
in fact all fish fishmongers sell,
and all they do not sell as well,
In short, all fishes that do dwell
where Neptune bids them be,
away did swim, to find for him
a Mistress of the sea.

[All:] In fact, in fact, in fact
all fish fishmongers sell,
and all they do not sell as well,
[Wilkins:] And all they
do not sell as well,
[All:] In short all fishes
that do dwell where
Neptune bids them be,
away did swim
to find for him
A Mistress of the sea.

[Wilkins:] King Neptune sat
on his throne once more,
on his throne once more sat h...e!
When the fish came back from
England's shore
and clapp'd their fins with glee........!
For they said: "We've seen
the fairest Queen,
that in this world can be!
And Neptune saith:
"That's Queen Elizabeth,
and she's the Queen for me!
And she's the Queen for me."
[Chorus:] And she's
the Queen for me!"
[Wilkins:] Is it odd
that the God told the
Salmon and the Cod
to publish this decree:

The Sturgeon and the Stickleback,
the Porpoise and the Conger Eel,
the Whitebait and the Octopus,
the Shark, the Mullet, and the Smelt,

[Chorus:] The Brill, Anchovy,
Sprat, and Plaice,
the Whale, the Winkle and the Whelk,
the fish that coil and fish that fly,
the fish you boil and fish you fry!

[Wilkins:] The Lobster
in the Lobster shell,
the Sole, the Whiting, and
the jelly fish,
and more than I can tell,
whose names I cannot speak or spell,
In fact, in fact,
in fact all fish fishmongers sell,
and all they do not sell as well,

[Girls:] The Sturgeon
and the Stickleback,
the Porpoise and the Conger Eel,
the Whitebait and the Octopus,
the Shark, the Mullet, and the Smelt,

[Men:] The Brill, Anchovy,
Sprat, and Plaice,
the Whale, the Winkle and the Whelk,
the fish that coil and fish that fly,
the fish you boil and fish you fry!

[Girls:] The Lobster
in the Lobster shell,
the Sole, the Whiting, and
the jelly fish,
and more than I can tell,
whose names I cannot speak or spell,
speak or spell,
The Porpoise and the Conger Eel,
Conger Eel,
the Shark, the Mullet, and the Smelt,
And the Smelt,
The Whale, the Winkle,
and the Whelk,
and the Whelk,
the fish you boil, and fish you fry,
fish you fry,
The Sole the Whiting and the Jelly Fish,
and more than we can tell,
we can tell.

[Wilkins:] In fact, in fact,
in fact, all fish fishmongers sell.
[All:] And all they do not sell as well,
And all they do not sell as well,
all such as in the sea do dwell,
Did publish this decree:
That Beauteous Bess all men address
as Mistress of the sea!

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
flute
bassoon
clarinet
piano t clef
oboe
pizz str
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13 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 Sunday 06 April 2003 at 13.12
in association with Doug Grierson
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