They All Follow Me 1897 11 The Belle Of New York

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 20 Aug 2002

[Violet:] I find it very difficult
to make young men religious.
In saving youth from wickedness,
the labour is prodigious;
when I ask them to be good,
As all young men should be,
They only say they would
be very good to me.

I ask them if they'll follow in the path
that leads to sweet salvation,
but oh! the effect my argument hath
fills me with perturbation.
For when those youths profess,
[Chorus:] Oh, my!
[Violet:] That the light of faith they see,
[Chorus:] Oh, my!
[Violet:] They never proceed
to follow that light,
but always follow me.
[Chorus:] Follow on! Follow on!
When the light of faith you see.
[Violet:] But they never proceed
to follow that light,
but always follow me.
[Chorus:] Follow on! Follow on!
When the light of faith you see.
[Violet:] But they never proceed
to follow that light,
but always follow me.

I'm sure I look demure enough
as I go round the city,
and do my best to hide the fact
that I am young and pretty.
And I therefore cannot see,
When I go out to preach,
Why men must say to me
that I'm a perfect peach.

I always try to dedicate the way
that leads to sweetest virtue,
for if from the righteous path you stray
then Satan he will hurt you.
But when young men profess,
[Chorus:] Oh, my!
[Violet:] That the light of faith they see,
[Chorus:] Oh, my!
[Violet:] They never proceed
to follow that light,
but always follow me.
[Chorus:] Follow on! Follow on!
When the light of faith you see.
[Violet:] But they never proceed
to follow that light,
but always follow me.
[Chorus:] Follow on! Follow on!
When the light of faith you see.
[Violet:] But they never proceed
to follow that light,
but always follow me.

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
oboe
drums etc
bassoon
fiddle
piano t clef
piano b clef
pizz str
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BONY11 1897 They All Follow Me
Music by Gustave Kerker
Lyrics by Hugh Morton
copyright 1897 by Ascherberg, Hopwood and Crew Ltd.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Sunday 18 August 2002 at 18.32
in association with Doug Grierson
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The Belle of New York 1897
No. 11 - Song (Violet)
'They All Follow Me'
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