When The King Goes Riding By 1937

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Aug 2013
2013

London Town's a fine town,
and London folks are gay,
see them jostling to and fro
upon their way,
Oh! London Town's a brave town,
how the bells do ring,
when the soldiers trim and tall
march behind their King.

There's a shout in the street,
there's a tramping of feet
when the King goes riding by,
Hark! the roll of the drums:
"Here he comes! Here he comes!"
You can hear the people cry.
Very straight, fine and strong,
He goes riding along,
How the banners wave on high,
Hark the cheering, how it starts,
there is love in all our hearts,
when the King goes riding by.

There's a shout in the street,
there's a tramping of feet
when the King goes riding by,
Hark! the roll of the drums:
"Here he comes! Here he comes!"
You can hear the people cry.
Very straight, fine and strong,
He goes riding along,
How the banners wave on high,
Hark the cheering, how it starts,
there is love in all our hearts,
when the King goes riding by.

London Town's a fine town,
and London folks are true,
laughing when the clouds are dark,
when skies are blue;
Oh! how they love the music,
how they gaily sing,
when the soldiers trim and tall
march behind their King.

There's a shout in the street,
there's a tramping of feet
when the King goes riding by,
Hark! the roll of the drums:
"Here he comes! Here he comes!"
You can hear the people cry.
Very straight, fine and strong,
He goes riding along,
How the banners wave on high,
Hark the cheering, how it starts,
there is love in all our hearts,
when the King goes riding by.

There's a shout in the street,
there's a tramping of feet
when the King goes riding by,
Hark! the roll of the drums:
"Here he comes! Here he comes!"
You can hear the people cry.
Very straight, fine and strong,
He goes riding along,
How the banners wave on high,
Hark the cheering, how it starts,
there is love in all our hearts,
when the King goes riding by.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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When The King Goes Riding By 1937 Vs2
Music by Horatio Nicholls
Lyrics by Edward Lockton
© MCMXXXVII by Lawrence Wright Music
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Horatio Nicholls was the pen name of Lawrence Wright and
for many years was a prolific composer of songs. This song
coincided with the Coronation of King George VI in the UK
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 22 August 2013 at 18.26
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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