The Ivy and The Oak 1913 'Sweethearts'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK = -8 Jan 2004

An Ivy clung to the crumbling wall
of a castle grim and grey,
She plainly saw that it soon must fall,
and that she must turn away.
The old wall sway'd when the wind was high,
and the Ivy shook with fear,
as she turned to an old Oak Tree close by
who had woo'd her many a year.

"Cling to me," said the old Oak Tree,
and it held out a guiding arm.
"In the shade of my boughs
you'll be free from harm."
And there today rests the Ivy green,
there finds repose serene.
As the Ivy clings to the Old Oak Tree
I cling to you - shelter me!

Now that hand of time very low has laid
where the castle used to be,
but the Ivy twines 'neath the sylvan shade
of the mighty old Oak Tree.
And when it snows and the North Wind blows,
still its strong arms scarcely stir,
and she has no fear, for the Ivy knows
that no harm can come to her.

"Cling to me," said the old Oak Tree,
and it held out a guiding arm.
"In the shade of my boughs
you'll be free from harm."
And there today rests the Ivy green,
there finds repose serene.
As the Ivy clings to the Old Oak Tree
I cling to you - shelter me!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Ivy and The Oak 1913
Lyrics by Robert B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
copyright 1913 by G. Schirmer
sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 08 January 2004 at 17.44
in association with Doug Grierson
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Presented by Werba & Luescher with Christie Macdonald
in the cast "Sweethearts." Comic Opera in Two Acts.
Book by Harry B. Smith & Fred. De Gressac.
Lyrics by Robert B. Smith. Music by Victor Herbert.
Fred. De Gressac Robert B. Smith Victor Herbert Publication:
New York: G. Schirmer, 1913.
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