His Majesty The King 1902

James Pitt-Payne, LOndon UK - 29 Aug 2004

We have lost the best of Monarchs
in Our Late Beloved Queen,
and the hearts of all her people
keep her noble mem'ry green
But this Nation which she ruled so well
so wisely and so long
is the same old British Empire
hearty still, and going strong.
For the same old flag is ne'er us,
though the noble Queen has gone
and we sing the same old Chorus,
in the same old martial tone.
For the same old flag is o'er us
though the good old Queen has gone
and we sing the same old Chorus
in the same old martial tone.
And the destiny before us
stands sublime and stands alone
for the subjects of His Majesty
The King! The King! The King!
for the subjects of His Majesty The King!

It's the same old bunting that we fling my boys
it's the same old story that we sing my boys
and they're loyal to the core,
as they were in days of yore.
The soldiers and the sailors of the King!
My boys.

It's the same old bunting that we fling my boys
it's the same old story that we sing my boys
and they're loyal to the core,
as they were in days of yore.
The soldiers and the sailors of the King!
My boys.

We must show our friends and foemen,
we must show the world at large
that the Nation hasn't altered
with the Monarch placed in charge.
There's no time for further mourning,
but we look on instead
not the history behind us,
but the destiny ahead.
Then no trouble should we borrow,
or more trouble we must pay
'tis not ours to dwell in sorrow,
nor to falter by the way.
Then no trouble should we borrow
or more trouble we must pay
'tis not ours to dwell in sorrow,
nor to falter by the way.
For the Rearguard halts tomorrow
where the Vanguard stood today
with the subjects of His Majesty,
The King! The King! The King!
with the subjects of His Majesty, The King!

It's the same old bunting that we fling my boys
it's the same old story that we sing my boys
and they're loyal to the core,
as they were in days of yore.
The soldiers and the sailors of the King!
My boys.

It's the same old bunting that we fling my boys
it's the same old story that we sing my boys
and they're loyal to the core,
as they were in days of yore.
The soldiers and the sailors of the King!
My boys.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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His Majesty The King 1902
Music by Nicholas J. Gehde
Lyrics by W. T. Goodge
© 1906 claimed by Nicholson & Co. but I think it may have
been 1902 as that was the year of the Coronation of
King Edward VII.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 29 August 2004 at 09.53
in association with Doug Grierson
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a song to celebrate the accession to the throne of
His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII
http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-an13748532
courtesy of The National Library of Australia
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