Consider Yourself 1960 'Oliver'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 10 Dec 2003

[Dodger:] Consider yourself at home
Consider yourself
one of the family
We've taken to you so strong
It's clear we're
going to get along.
Consider yourself well in
Consider yourself
part of the furniture.
There isn't a lot to spare
Who cares?
What ever we've got we share!
If it should chance to be
we should see some harder days
empty larder days
Why grouse?
Always a chance we'll meet
somebody to foot the bill
then the drinks are on the house!
Consider yourself our mate.
We don't want to have no fuss,
for after some consideration
we can state
Consider yourself one of us!

Consider yourself
[Oliver:] At home?
[Dodger:] Consider yourself
[Oliver:] One of the family?
[Dodger:] We've taken to you
[Oliver:] So strong?
[Dodger:] It's clear we're
[Dodger and Oliver:] going to get along.
[Dodger:] Consider yourself
[Oliver:] Well in?
[Dodger:] Consider yourself
[Oliver:] part of the furniture?
[Dodger:] There isn't a lot
[Oliver:] to spare?
[Dodger:] Who cares?
[Dodger and Oliver:] Whatever we've got
we share.
[Dodger:] Nobody tries to be
lahdidah and uppity
There's a cup of tea for all.
Only it's wise to be
handy wiv' a rolling pin
when the landlord comes to call!
[Oliver:] Consider yourself
[Dodger:] Our mate.
We don't want to have no fuss
[Dodger and Oliver:] For after
some consideration
[Both:] We can state

[Oliver:] Consider yourself
one of us.

[All:] Consider yourself at home
We've taken to you so strong
Consider yourself well in
There isn't a lot to spare
If it should chance to be
we should see some harder days
empty larder days
Why grouse?
Always a chance we'll meet
somebody to foot the bill
then the drinks are on the house!
Consider yourself our mate.
We don't want to have no fuss,
for after some consideration
we can state
Consider yourself one of us!

[The entire street surrounds Oliver
and Dodger and sings to them:]

[All:] Consider yourself at home
Consider yourself
one of the family
We've taken to you so strong
It's clear we're
going to get along.
Consider yourself well in
Consider yourself
part of the furniture.
There isn't a lot to spare
Who cares?
What ever we've got we share!
If it should chance to be
we should see some harder days
empty larder days
Why grouse?
Always a chance we'll meet
somebody to foot the bill
then the drinks are on the house!
Consider yourself our mate.
We don't want to have no fuss,
for after some consideration
we can state
Consider yourself one of us!

[ENCORE - Chorus]
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[The children proceed towards the
thieves' kitchen as the crowd
gradually disperses singing off]
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Consider yourself at home
Consider yourself
one of the family
We've taken to you so strong
It's clear we're
going to get along.
Consider yourself well in
Consider yourself
part of the furniture.
There isn't a lot to spare
Who cares?
What ever we've got we share!
If it should chance to be
we should see some harder days
empty larder days
Why grouse?
Always a chance we'll meet
somebody to foot the bill
then the drinks are on the house!
Consider yourself our mate.
We don't want to have no fuss,
for after some consideration
we can state
Consider yourself

[The child'ren arrive at the foot
of the stairs in the thieves' kitchen]

one of us!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Consider Yourself 1960 Oliver
by Lionel Bart
comprising 09 and 10 in the Vocal score
copyright 1960 by Lakeview Music Pub.Co.Ltd.
sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 10 December 2003 at 16.55
in association with Doug Grierson
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This show has many happy memories for me
as I saw it with my late Father, 17 years gone now
as of yesterday, but still remembered very fondly.
We saw the original version back in '62 in London.
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