INTRODUCTION

Music & Lyrics Howard Goodall

Act One

THE HIRED MAN

Book Melvyn Bragg

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Slower (q . = 56) Maestoso

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ritmico e animato

1. Song of the Hired Men

15 q.=68

[full company]

(pp)

Hear us

pp (solo)

19

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up

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1 & 2

REPEAT TWICE

2.3.

HearWere

usnot

1 & 2

cresc.

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3rd time

Twice

(More lyrically)

a year

here we sell

you our selves,

- can not- of

fer- you

3rd time

(More lyrically)

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a ny- thing- else,

'Tis n't- dear,

we sell cheap

ly- for a cot

tage- and eigh

teen

-

2

2

3

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shil lings,

- we are worth

your

shil lings:

- is it done?

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2

2

2

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Throwf me a Luck

pen- ny- will

you

O

Show

your in ten

- tions- are that

true,

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if

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it's done, yes

it's done, sure

of it? sure

of it! Sure?

then it's done!

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1.

2.

2.

cresc.

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We've been drink

ing- we're stink

ing- but liv

ing,

- Hear our

f

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thril ling- and wil

ling- a wak

- en- ing:

- walked for miles

but O

would n't- miss a

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hir ing!

- Blis ters- sting

ing,- ears ring

ing,- not suf

fer- ing

- We're ex

-

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pect ing- a bet

ter- life to mor

- row

- when we'll still

be

Hired Men!

O to

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be a

Hired Man!

ff Throw me a Luck

pen- ny- will

you

O

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Showyour in ten

- tions- are that

true

O

is

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it done? Yes

it's done! Sure

of me? Sure

of you!

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Done?

To be sure!

pp

94

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Two

[John]

mf doz en- oth

ers- like me,

or more;

Two doz en- want

the same

mf

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job I'm in for;

Two doz en- her

oes- re cruit

- ing- for awar

with the land,

new

shil lings

- in their

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hands,

a

barg ain- for

sucha man.

Showmeyour Luck

pen- ny- will

you

O

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2

2

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know ing- I'll take

an y- that's

true

O

look

at me, bid

for me, deal

with me, hire

me

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Call

and I'm yours!

Imust be

am ong- the young

est- and rate

am ong- thestrong

est,- I'm

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mar ried- with a good

wife thoughsoon

she'll need a mid

wife- I'm sure

Yes it's

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done!

[Full company]Hear us com

ing- O run

ning- O sing

ing- o

ver- the

gliss

.

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137

fields we till

more the work ofGods

than men,

but we'll nev

er- no nev

er- re gret

- the day

that we

141

put our selves- wil

ling- in the hir

ing- ring

O to be

a

Hired Man,

O to

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be a

Hired Man.

Throw us your Luck

pen- nies- will

you

O

149

showyour in ten

- tions- are that

true

O are

you sure? Yes

you're sure, Is

itdone? Yes

it's done,

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153O

to

be

a

Hired Man

O to be

a

Hired

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pp

161 167 172 ff

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176

Throwff us your Luck

pen- nies- will

you

O show

your int en

- tions- are that

true

O

ff

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180are you sure? Yes

you're sure, Is

it done? Yes

it's done! O

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to

be

a

Hired

mf

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184man!

O to be

a

Hir ed- man!

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