22 and 22A ME Ensemble 1902 'Merrie England'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 25 Apr 2003

[Wilkins:] Two merry men
adrinking, adrinking!
[Raleigh:] Before the moon was
sinking, asinking!
[Long Tom:] A stranger
he did pass that way,
and he did listen to their lay;
[Wilkins mockingly:] (And he did listen
to their lay:)

[All:] All on a summer's night,
all on a summer's night.

[Raleigh:] Ah! Who dares
to drink or fight with me
I'll not shrink who ever he be,
I'll crack his crown,
or drink him down
before the grey of morning, O!

[All:] He'll crack his crown,
or drink him down
before the grey of morning!

[Wilkins:] As Robin lay
athinking, athinking,
[Raleigh:] And Tuck, did sit
adrinking, adrinking,
[Long Tom:] The stranger
he did stoutly say
This is a game that two can play;
[Wilkins mockingly:] This is a game
that two can play;

[All:] All on a summer's night,
all on a summer's night.

[Raleigh:] Ah! Who dares
to drink or fight with me
I'll not shrink who ever he be,
I'll crack his crown,
or drink him down
before the grey of morning, O!

[All:] He'll crack his crown,
or drink him down
before the grey of morning!

[Wilkins:] Then Tuck he stood
ablinking ablinking at Robin Hood
awinking awinking,
and Tuck did to the Stranger say:
"To Robin Hood there's toll to pay,
to Robin Hood there's toll,
there's toll to pay!"

[All:] All on a Summer's night,
all on a Summer's night!"

[Robin Hood and Little John
fight with staves:]

[Raleigh:] Poor Robin lay
athinking, athinking!
[Wilkins:] And Tuck he sat
ablinking, ablinking.
[Long Tom:] And Little John
did sing this lay,
for he it was who won the day,
[Wilkins sadly:] Who won the day,

[All:] Then all did sit
adrinking, adrinking
until the moon was sinking, asinking
for Little John did with them stay,
so all did sing this roundelay!
So all did sing this roundelay,
for all did sing,
for all did sing this roundelay!
On many a Summer's night.

Who dares to drink or fight with me
I'll not shrink who ever he be,
I'll crack his bones
or drink him down
before the grey of morning O!
I'll crack his crown,
or drink him down
before the grey of morning,
before the grey of morning,
I'll crack his crown,
or drink him down
before the grey of morning.

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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22 ME Ensemble 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 Friday 25 April 2003 at 15.33
in association with Doug Grierson
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22a ME Exit of Chorus 1902
as above
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22a Exit Of Chorus