The Three Drovers 1948

James Pitt-Payne and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 05 Nov 2002

Across the plains one Christmas night,
Three Drovers riding blithe and gay,
Looked up and saw a starry light,
More radiant than the Milky Way;
And on their hearts such wonder fell,
They sang with joy "Noel! Noel!
Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel!!

The air was dry with summer heat,
And smoke was on the yellow Moon;
But from the Heavens, faint and sweet,
Came floating down a wond'rous tune;
And, as they heard, they sang full well,
Those drovers three "Noel! Noel!
Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel!!

The black swans flew across the sky,
The wild dog called across the plain,
The starry lustre blazed on high,
Still echoed on the Heavenly strain;
And still they sang "Noel! Noel!"
Those drovers three, "Noel! Noel!
Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel!!

Soft karaoke
Words
treble clef 1
treble clef 2
lyric line
bass
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The Three Drovers 1948
Music by William G. James
Lyrics by John Wheeler
copyright MCMXLVIII by Chappell and Co. Ltd.
sequence and karaoke by
James Pitt-Payne in London UK and
Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
on Tuesday 05 November 2002 at 11.55
in association with Doug Grierson
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