Album It's Easy Gilbert&Sullivan

Easyto read, simplified arrangements of songs from some of Gilbert and Sullivan'sbest loved light operas, for piano/vocal with guitar chord symbols. Including Prithee, Pretty Maiden,

Nothing Venture, Nothing Win, When Britain Really Ruled The Waves and many more.Arranged by Cyril Watters.

It'5EasyToPlayGilbert.Iulliwan.

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Gavotte, 14He IsAn Englishman, 32

I Have A Song To Sing, O!, 36Let's Give Three Cheers, 10

Little Buttercup, 7Nothing Venture, Nothing Win, 25

Prithee, Pretty Maiden, 46Sing "Hey To You, Good-Day To You", 4

Strange Adventure, 28Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes, 43

The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, 17The Sun Whose Rays, 12

There Grew A Little Flower, 30Three Little Maids From School, 40

Tit-Willow, 38When A Merry Maiden Marries, 34

When A Wooer Goes A-Wooing, 22When Britain Really Ruled The Waves, 20

Sing"HeyToYou,Good-DayToYou"

from Patience

By Gilbert and SullivanArranged by Cyril Watters

(jane and Buntbome)Allegro~.w.I 4! .1.80 go to hirn and say to hirn, with

mp tell hirn that un- less he will con-

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G (G) C6 G C6

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t ~-corn -pl i -ment i - ron - i - cal ,Sing "Hey to you,Good day 10 you" And that' s what I shall

::=>la, l a , Ia, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, Ia , Let's

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t I ,., .. - ,give three cheersforthe sai -lor'sbride, who c asts_all thought _ of rank a-side, And

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F C7 F C

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I 4 I V .. -gives up home_ and for -tune 000 for the hon - est love of a sai - lor true;

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The SU Whose Raysfrom The Mikado


Very Slow

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.. But fierce and bold, in fie - ry gold, he glo - ries 311 ef - ful gent.And truth to tell , she lights up weIl, so I, for one don' t blame her.

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Am E7 Am D

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I mean to rule the earth.c, _ as he the sky, WeAll, pray make no mts -take,_ _we are not shy; ~ ~e're

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D7 D7 G D7 G G7

II .--.

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Ireal-ly know our worth.Li.the sun and I! I mean to rule the earth , as he the sky, we

Ive- ry wide ~ - wakev L.the moon and I! Ab, pray make no mis-take, we are not shy; we'ref t 1-#1:;:;- ~.t :j:: j:;'"'" -=::::#:t -

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real - ly knew our worth, the sun and P====-==-. mfve - ry wide a - wake, the moon and

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a tempo ..~ ~

ID7 G D7 G D7

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Gavottefrom The Gondoliers


(Quimet)Moderato~ /'

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mf

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cour - tier grave and se - rious who.L.ts a- bout 10 kiss your hand: Try_to com-votte per-form se - date- ly, of - feryour hand with con-scious pride; Take-an-, ~:

I I(C) G7 C

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-bine a pose im - pe - rious witli_ a de- mean - our no - bly bland. Let_ us com-atti - tude not 100 state-Ty, stl L; suf - ficient-Iy dig - ni- fied. Now.cfo r an

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-bine a pose_ im - pe-rious with L; a de- mean - our- no-

bly- bland! That' s ifatti-tude not~ too_ state -ly, sttll Lcsuf - ficient - ly __ dig - ni - fiedl Once - ly

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.

D7 G6 D7 G

14 This arrangement Copyright 1979 by Dorsey Brothers Music Lirnited, 78 Newrnan Street, London W.!.

-t. ~ ~o ........, I ~- _# any-thing too un - bend-ing, ag - gres-sive-ly __ stiff and grand. Now to thetwiee - ly, onee -ly, twiee-ly, bow im - pres-sive-ly __ ere you glide.

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I . IG7

I

Cm A~ E~

II! ~T ~ To - ther ex-tremeyou're

you've eaught itL

" #tend- ing,Don'tniee- ly! TImt

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be sois the

~... .." Tdeue- ed-ly eon - de -style of_ thing pre-

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seend-Ingt Now to theeise - ly! P

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t. ~ ~ I L...-l0 - ther ex-treme you' re.L, tend - ing, Don't be so dread - ful-ly eon - de -

you 've eaught it ___ niee - ly! That is the style of__ thing __ pre-

I . . . . . .

G Cm6 G Cm6

I II! I I-scend-Ing; Oh, hard to_ please some no-ble-men- seem! At-first if-eise - ly! Oh,sweet 10- earn a no-ble-man's pr ai se!

I . . . . .

I IG C G7 C6

I .. .:-" , I Ian - y - thing_ too __ un - bend - ing, Off_ we - go to the o-ther ex -

we've eaught_it __ niee- ly! Sup-pos-ing he' s right in what_he_

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15

11-

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says, Thi s L, is the style_ of __ thing_ pre - mf, ?-

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2. Now_ a ga- -otse-Iy! you've eaught it

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t I I ~ I -.." I ....,niee -ly, That is the style of_ thing pre- eise -ly! That is the style of - thing ,the L.;

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style of thing.Lc.; pre - eise - ly!

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16

The FlowersThatBloomIn The Spring

from The Mikado


(Quintet)Allegro~

I 4!The flow - ers that bloom in the

mp

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Spring, Tra la, breathe pro-mise of mer-ry suri- shine. As we mer-ri-Iy dance and we

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sing , Tra la, we wel-eome the hopethatthey bring, Tra la, of a sum-mer of ro - ses and

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B7 Ern A7

(NDA7DdlmD

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~ '( .. wine, Of a sum -mer of ro - ses and wine, And that's what we mean when we

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This arrangement Copyright 1979 by Dorsey Brothers MusicLimited, 78 Newman Street , Lenden W.!. 17

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t. say that a thing is wel-corne as flow-ers that bloorn in the spring. Tra la la la la, __ Tra

rall. a tempoI r."\ ,. ,. ,. .,

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t. la la la la,_the flow-ers that bloorn in the spring. Tra la la la la, _ Tra

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GD7cErn

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mp

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tJ ... flow-ers that bloorn in the spring, Trala, have no-thing to do with the case, I've

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t.-got to take un-der rny wing, Tra la, a most un-at-tract- ive old thing , Tra la, with a

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18

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car - i - ca-ture of a face, with a car - i-ca-ture of a face. And

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~ that' s what I mean when I say,or I sing, "Oh bo -ther the flow-ers that b100m in the spring." Tra

rall. a tempo

(No Chord)

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t) ,. ,. 1a 1a 1a la,_Tra 1a 1a Ia la , _"Oh bo-therthe flow-ers of spring. Tramf

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19

WhenBritainReallyRuledTheWaves

from Iolanthe


Maestoso~ .u. r--, ,...-, ~ I

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G C G Am7 G C Am G D7

(Lord Mountararat)JJ,

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i. When Bri - tain real - ly rul'd the waves, (in good Queen Bess - 's--"'P (2) Wel-Ling-e ton thrash'd 130 - na - parte, as ev - 'ry ehild ean

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I , 'J , rtime) The Rouse of Peers made no pre-tenee 10 in - tel - lee - tu altell, The Rouse of Peers through -out the war, did no - thing in par -

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em - in - enee, or sehol-ar - ship-!- sub- lime; Yet Bri - tain won her-tie - u - lar, and did it ve - ry weIl. Yet Eri - tain set the

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20 This arrangement Copyright 1979 by Dorsey rothers Music Limited, 78 Newrnan Street, London W.!.

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~II .'- .. . t~ ~, proud-est bays in good Queen Bess-' s glo - rious day s! Yet Bri - am won herI world a blaze in good King George' s glo -rious days! Yet Bri - tain set thet n -

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-rious days, Yes, - tain

wo rld a -blaze in good King George's glo - rious days. Yes, Bri - tain set the #- .fL ....--...... ,.., f ..

-

.

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rious days. 2. When days,world a - blaze in good King George's glo

-rious day s, 3. And

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3. And while the House of Peers withholdslts legislative hand IAnd noble statesmen do not itchTo interfere with matters whichThey do not understand;As bright will shine Great Britain's raysAs in King George's glorious daysl

21

WhenA WooerGoes A-Wooingfrom The Yeoman Of The Guard


(Qu tet)Moderato arr-J

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IWbO-ing,NaUght is

Ip When a woo-er goes a - tru - er than his.... .... .... &i .".. ., .

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c Dm G7 c G7

('F r-0( joy. Mai-den lush -ing all his su - Ing , bold- ly blush-ing, brave-ly coy! Brave-ly.... .".. ....

C Bm E7 Am D7 G Gm

GGm D7GD7

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~4J ..~ ........... ..coy, bold - ly blush-ing, bald -ly blush-ing, brave -ly coy! Oh, the hap- py days of

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t.. -doing, Oh the hap-py days of do-dng! Oh, the .. '0 and the su -ing! When a

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woo-er goes a - woo -Ing, Oh, the sweets that ne - ver cloy!I ~ .L ~ -~....- .......... =-===--.J- .... .... oJ

Ic G7 Am Dm7 c D7 G7 c

22 This arrangerncnt Copyright 1979 by Dorsey Brcthers Music Limitcd , 78 Newman Street , London W.!.

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.

~ v v ., ., . .When a bro-ther leaves his sis-ter for an- oth - er, sis -ter weeps , Tears that

r.. ..

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Cm Fm6 G7 Cm

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t. [7"

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trick-le, tears that blis-ter, 'Us but mtck-Ie sis - ter reaps! Tears that trick

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t "-" ...~... l~'~~- and un- doing, Oh, the__ Ie , tears that ter, Oh, the do - ingr

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I . .~ ~1do - ing and un- do - ing, Oh, the stgh-tng and the su-Ing, When a broth-er goes a -

do - ing and un- do - Ing , Oh, the sigh-ing and the su-Ing , When a jest -er ~es a -I .. ./I... -fI- oJ .,... '" :;: I-

,

C Dm G7 C Dm G7 c G7

ToCoda.,., r--1 1""'--00'I ~

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........-woo-Ing, and a sob-bing sis . ter weeps, I-woo -Ing , and he wish - es he dead. \Vhen awas

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23

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- ~ :t T - ..... "1 ~ ...jest-er is out- wit - ted, feel-ings fest - er, heart is lead! Food for fish-es, on -ly

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C7 F C7 F F7 E

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I . .t l~wish-es he was dead! Oh, the

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-do-ing, Oh! the sigh-ing and the su-Ing , When a jest-er goes a - woo-ing and he

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wish-es he was dead. He wish-es he was dead!

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24

Fdirn C

Nothing Venture,Nothing Winfrom Iolanthe


Allegro~ ~. ....--.. . . . . .

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I "6- "6- n. .,r. ....

(Trio)

F C7 F

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~ 1- - who notHe shies at such a prize is

2. If you go in you're sure to win, Yours -- will

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C7 F6

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I worth a ma ra- di; Be __ kind to bear in- ve - sobe the charm

-ing mai

- die; Be __ your law the an -cient

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G7 C F C7

fl

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mind , "Faint- heart ne - ver won fair la - dyt "

saw, "Faint-

heart ne - ver won fair la - dy~ "

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F6 C G7 C

This arrangement Copyright 1979 by Dorsey Brothers Music Limited , 78 Newman Street, London W.L 25

.v Ne< (2.3.)Ne

t : ver,

ver,

ne

ne

nene

Am

.

ver.

ver.

"Faint"Faint

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he~rtheart

Am

ne

ne

Dm

- ver

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, I I I . , Iwon fair la

-dy! " 1.Ev - ry

.( won fair la - dy! lf 2. While_ the

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..

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. I I I I I I IJour - ney has ___ an end, When at the worst af-~ sun shines make-- your hay, \Vhere-- a will is

ven-

ture no - thing wtn, Blood --- is thick, but

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I fr I

~ f . I will mend. I- aIrs __ Dark ___ the dawn when day isthere's __ a way. Beard the Li - on in hisI wa - ter's thin. In for a pen - ny, in for a.... +- ~ +- .-fIJ- +-.

(;7 F7 F F7

ToCoda.

26

F 07

say die.the fair. mf

F

(Lord Chancellor)~

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~ - I- 1'11__ take

==-===-mpe- n. -9-. .. h Iol-a-

I

C7 i! Fdim

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.. heart, and make a start. ThoUgh:- I fear the

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.. 0 ....pros - pect! s sha - dy Much __ Pd spend to gain my end.

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f":',f'- (iI-

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Fdim

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FdimC

C

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Dm7

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II Faint heart ne-

ver won fair la-

dy! II

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27

StrangeAdventurefrom The Yeoman Of The Guard


Tempo di Gavotte

f1n~ ~I (Quartet) I -il\ .lJ. I r-"I II , I I strange ad- ture! Mai - denven -

mf (2) yen - ture! that we're

~ r----j:~ +2-' r-~ ~.

G C6 D7 G D7

-.. iI .-

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I-....J I J.

- t"er ~ r- I iwed - ded to a_ groom shetd.i.ne - ver_ seen! Ne , ne - ver, ne -vertroll - ing; mod - est_ maid and.L gal - lant _ groom! Gal- Iant , gal - lant, gal - lant

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G Am D7 G D C

-il\ 10 I r-"I -

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tJ I. I I I - .seen! Groom a- bout L; to be be- head

- ed, In an- hour on Tow-ergroom! While the fun' - ral bell is toll - ing, toll - ing,- toll - ing, Bim-a -

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D A7 G A7 D G Ern

CErnBErnBErnB

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t I. I. I. I I 1- I. fI" ..Green!, Tow - er, Tow - er, Tow - er, Green! Groom in drear-y __ dun-geonboom! Bim - t Bim - a, Bim - a, boom! Mod - est maid -en - will notI (J p~~ i:. ~,i. ~ ~... ~,L (J fr-

.

28 This arrangernent Copyright 1979 by Dorsey rothers Music Limited , 78 Newman Street, London W.I.

'I .. i I I. I. 'i' J. h.. For

I-ly - ing; Groom as good as_ dead or dy - Ing , a pret -ty maid - en

tar - ry; Though but six - teen L, year she car - ry, She must mar - ry, she must

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I ID7 G F G7 G C Gm Am C

'I .. ~ I ~ I I ~

I @. I- V I I id i r f I r r tsigh - ing; Pret - ty mal of_sev - en - teen! Sev - en, sev - en,- sev - en -

mar - ry, Though the al - tarc... be a tomb, Tow - er, Tow - er ,.Tow - er-

-= mp -

,I I I I

D7 G C D D7 Ern G C D D7

~ '" [1 nn~ ~ I 112 /.I t.. -d I I cf I

-teen! mf 2. Strangead- tomb]

I .w I'--.: ~ ---fl- n-----

G C6 D7 G G

"~I . . nn ~ . . It.. .. .. C.J I I .. .. C.J

Tow - er tomb] Tow - er tornb] Though the-

---e- Pi- i- r: ~- ~j: i- ~ n C

(Dsus)D7 G

Slower

C6 D7 G

'I 10 I I I _-... . r.-,

@. , I r r "al - tar be a tomb! Tow - er, Tow - er,_Tow- er tornb!--===== ft =

::=- r.-, ~I---

---

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C D D7 Ern G C G D7 G

29

ThereGrewA LittleFlowerfrom Ruddigore


Andante(Hannab and Sir Roderick)

G9 C(C)C

'"l . ..

I ., j+" .. .. .. ~ ....1. There grew a lit- tle flow -er 'neath a great oak tree: When the

( p 2. found that he was fick -1 e, was that great oak tree, She was

f... i"i ~ . ..

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.,f.., ~ ~4- .. -fi- .. -fi- .. -fi- -;- j ::J j .... .. .. ..

ternp -e st 'gan to low- er lit- tl e heed- ed she. No __ need had she to cow-er for shein a pret-ty pick -le as she well might be, Eut his gal-larr-tries were mi~kle.for death

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I I I I'!G7 C Am F7

FmE7FmAmF7Am

.I .

I f.. #- .. .. .. .... .. tI'"dread-ed not its pow-er, She was hap-py in the bow-er of her great oak tree! Singfol - lowed with his sick-le, And her tears be-gan to trick-le for her great oak tr ee! Sing

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t' ~ ~ I I

CG7C

tJ-

( .u.. ~.... , .. --- -:J-hey, lack- a day! I

hey, lack- a - day! I Sing hey .Iack-a-day ,let the tearsfall free Forthe

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JO This arrangcrncnt Copyright 1979 by Dorsey Bro thers Music Lirnited , 78 Newman Stree t, Loridon W.I.

~-

t .. .. ~-#- .. .... ~ ~ -e-- .. .... .#--.-/pret-ty lit - tle flower and the great oak tree' 8ing hey, lack - a day! Sing

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He Is An Englishmanfrorn H.M.S. Pinafore


Moderato (Boatsuain)

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ThreeLittleMaidsFromSchoolfrorn The Mikado


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40 This arrangement Copyright 1979 by Dorsey Bro thers Music Limi ted, 78 Newman Strcet , Loridon W.l.

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46 This arrangement Copyright 1979 by Dorscy Brothers Music Limited, 78 Newman Strcet, London W.I.

(Patience)a temporall.

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