27 ME Chorus, with Solo (King) 1902 'Merrie England'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 12 May 2003

[All:] Oh! here's a todo
to die today
at a minute or two to two!
A thing distinctly hard to say,
and harder still to do!
For they'll beat a tattoo
at two to two
A ratatattat tattoo Boohoo
and the dragon will come
when it hears the drum,
at a minute or two to two today,
at a minute or two to two!

[King:] Why hullabaloo?
You die today at a minute or two to two,
which is rather hard to have to say,
but an easy thing to do!
For they'll beat a tattoo
at two to two,
and ev'ry thing will be done for you.
And the dragon will come
when it hears the drum.
There's nothing for you to do but stay,
and the dragon will do for you!

[All:] Oh! here's a todo
to die today
at a minute or two to two!
A thing distinctly hard to say,
and harder still to do!
For they'll beat a tattoo
at two to two
A ratatattat tattoo Boohoo
and the dragon will come
when it hears the drum,
at a minute or two to two today,
at a minute or two to two today,
at a minute or two to two!

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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27 ME Chorus 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 Monday 12 May 2003 at 20.00
in association with Doug Grierson
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