The Drum-Major 1907

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 6 July 2011
2011

Left! Right! Here we come,
Tara, rara, rara, pom! pom! pom!
People cry, as the band comes by,
Tara, rara, ra, pom, pom!
All the pretty girls look out
when they hear that we're about,
for, of course, you understand
how they dote upon the band,
especially the gay DrumMajor.

With my baton in my hand,
don't you think we all look grand?
So you now can understand
why the darlings love the band,
especially the gay DrumMajor.
So you now can understand
why the darlings love the band
especially, especially,
especially the gay DrumMajor!

Off we go to war, Hurrah!
Tara, rara, rara, rara, ra!
People say, as we march away,
Tara, rara, rara, ra!
But when shots begin to fly,
why should we lie down and die?
When, of course, you understand,
it's not expected of the band,
especially the gay DrumMajor!

So we just begin to play,
then we gently march away,
for we must not risk our lives,
we have sweethearts, we have wives,
especially the gay DrumMajor!
For we must not risk our lives
we have sweethearts, we have wives,
especially, especially,
especially the gay DrumMajor!

When it's over,
home we come,
Tara, rara, ra, ra, pom! pom! pom!
What a fuss they make of us,
Tara, rara, ra! pom! pom!
How they ask us all to dine,
how we put away the wine,
for, of course, you understand
that's expected of the band,
especially the gay DrumMajor.

So if fogies cry "disarm!"
Don't you fear you'll come to harm,
there's no danger for our land
if they only leave the band,
especially, especially,
especially the gay DrumMajor!

With my baton in my hand,
don't you think we all look grand?
So you now can understand
why the darlings love the band,
especially the gay DrumMajor!

So you now can understand
why the darlings love the band,
especially, especially,
especially the gay DrumMajor!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Drum-Major 1907
Music by Ernest Newton
Lyrics by Fred. E. Weatherley
© MCMVII by Chappell & Co.Ltd.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 6 July 2011 at 16.12
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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