The Hired Man Full Vocal Score UPDATED 2006

INTRODUCTION

Music & Lyrics Howard Goodall

Act One

THE HIRED MAN

Book Melvyn Bragg

mp

7

Slower (q . = 56) Maestoso

ff

ritmico e animato

1. Song of the Hired Men

15 q.=68

[full company](pp)

Hearus

pp (solo)

19

1st p 2nd f 3rd ff

[1&2 com-[3 hurr-

ingied

Oor flurr-

runn-

ingied

Oor

drum-worr-

mingied for

up

ourour strength.

selves,Hik-grinn-

inging,

ex-heads

ci-spin-

tingning

andnot

1st p 2nd f 3rd ff

22

givfight

inging

- inov

ero‘er

- thethe beg

wa

gar's

ges,-

noneprice

hason

a pooour

rer lotla

thanbour though

we

butthere

they‘llare

25 (2nd xxq )

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ers,er

--

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brothnev

ers,er

--

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shybe

awas

ayfree,

- fromno

thethey'll

meanev

greer

--

pay,no

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erer

--

daysbe

weas

wouldfan

agcy-

reefree

--

butas

toa

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we'reer's

-

free HiredHired

MenMan

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toto

bebe

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HiredHired

32

Man.Man.

1 & 2

REPEAT TWICE

2.3.

HearWe‘re

usnot

1 & 2

cresc.

2

35

3rd time

Twice

(More lyrically)

a year

herewe sell

youour selves,

- can not- of

fer- you a

ny- thing- else,

3rd time

(More lyrically)

mf

poco dim

40

'Tis n't- dear,

wesell cheap

ly- for a cot

tage- and eigh

teen

- shil lings,

- we are worth

your

2 2

2 2 2 2

45

shil lings:

- is it done?

Throwf me a Luck

pen- ny- will

you

O

f

49

Show your in ten

- tions- are that

true,

O

if

p

it's done, yes

it's done,

3

52

sure of it? sure

of it! Sure?

then it's done!

55

pp

60

651.

1.

2.

2.

cresc.

69

We've

f

been drink

ing- we'restink

ing- but liv

ing,

- Hearour thril

ling- and wil

ling- a

-

f

4

73

wak en- ing:

- walked for miles

but O

would n't- missa hir

ing!

- Blis ters- sting

ing,- earsring

ing,- not

77

suf fer- ing

- We'reex pect

- ing- a bet

ter- life to mor

- row

- whenwe'll still

be

Hired

81

Men!

O to be

a

Hired Man!

ff Throwme a Luck

pen- ny-

85

will you

O

Show

your in ten

- tions- are that

true

O

is

p

itdone? Yes

it'sdone!

5

89

Sureofme? Sure

ofyou! Done?

Tobe sure!

pp

[harp]

93

97

102

107

mf Two

[John]

doz en- oth

ers- like me,

or more;

cresc.

mf

111

Twodoz en- want

thesame job

I'm infor;

Twodoz en- her

oes- re cruit

- ing- forawar

with the land,

new

2 2

6

116

shil lings

- in their hands,

a

barg ain- for

such a man.

Showmeyour Luck

pen- ny-

2 2

2 2

121

will you

O know

ing- I'll take

an y- that's

true

O

look

atme, bid

forme,

125

dealwith me, hire

me Call

and I'm yours!

I must be

am ong- theyoung

est- and

129

rate am ong- thestrong

est,- I'm mar

ried- with a good

wifethough soon

she'llneed a mid

wife I'm

7

132

sure

Yesit's done!

[Full company]

ff

Hearus com

ing- O run

ning- O

gli

ss.

ff

136

sing ing- o

ver- the fields

we till

moretheworkof Gods

than men,

butwe'll nev

er- no nev

er- re

-

140

gret the day

thatwe put

our selves- wil

ling- in the hir

ing- ring

O to be

a

Hired

144

Man,

O to be

a

Hired Man.

ThrowusyourLuck

pen- nies-

8

148

will you

O show

your in ten

- tions- are that

true

O are

yousure? Yes

you'resure,

152

Is it done? Yes

it's done, O

to

be

a

Hired Man

O to

156

be a

Hired Man.

p

160

pp

166

9

171

176

Throwff usyour Luck

pen- nies- will

you

O show

your int en

- tions- are that

true

O

ff

ff

180

are yousure? Yes

you'resure, Is

itdone? Yes

it's done! O

ff

to

be

a

Hir ed-

mf

ff

184

man!

O to be

a

Hir ed- man!

10

h=70

2. Fill it to the Top188

p

(cresc. 2nd time)

193

1.[Isaac]

I

pro pose

a

toast

to life

to sport

good fun

and

ease,

a

2.[Seth]

I

will drink

to a bet

ter

-

our

mp

life

for all

work

ing

men,

a

197

life

of risks

of dice

and chance

I give

you

all

of

these.

liv ing

- wage,

a

goodold

age,

to that

I'll

say A

men!

-

201

Farm

work

means

you‘re stuck

in

one

place

Mining‘s

worse

un

der ground

at the coal

face

Jus

tice

we

can fight

for

that

John

Pro

gress

we‘ve

de served

for

so

long

11

205

Fill it to the top,

man,

Get it down

Pass

a

noth er round

then

I‘ll

drink to

Comeandworkthe mines,

lad,

leavethe land

You'll

soon

un der- stand

- that's

where

hap pi- ness

-

209

that!

Last:

[John]

a toast

tothe best

of all:

the

girl

I

did

this

lies!

213

for;

our life

to geth- er-

and

215

soon

a child

I could

n‘t

ask

for

more.

12

218

Good

[Isaac]health

here's

to two

young

lov

ers,- a ba

by- on theway

and his two

fine

bro

thers,

-

[John]Good

health

to two

young

lov

ers

ba

by

and two

fine

bro

thers.

[Seth]Good

health

to two

young

lov

ers

ba

by

and two

fine

bro

thers.

Good

[Chorus] health

here's

to two

young

lov

ers,- a

ba

by- on theway

and his two

fine

bro

thers,

-

222

Fill it to the Top

man

get it down

pass

a

nother round

then

we‘ll

have some

Fill it to the top

pass a noth er round

then we‘ll toast

Fill

it to

the top

pass a nother round.

Fill it to the Top

man

get it down

pass

a

nother round

then

we‘ll

have some

13

226

more

f

Fill it to the top

man

get it down

Have

some more

f Fill it to the

Then we‘ll have some more

f Fill it to the top

more

f

Fill it to the top

man

get it down

f

229 rit.

pass

a

noth er round

That‘s

what

toasts are

for!

attacca

top

pass a noth er round

Are

for!

pass a noth er round

that‘s what toasts

are

for!

pass

a

noth er round

That‘s

what

toasts are

for!

attacca

14

q.=76

3. Now for the first time

232

238

245

250

repeat till cue

255

[Emily]

Now for the first

time we‘re out

on our own,

tak ing for once

our de ci

sions a lone.

259

We‘ll have a home

and some wa

ges to share

No one will know

us from Ad

am- up there,

15

263

Peo ple won‘t ask

why we marr

ied so young,

won‘t dis ap- prove

- of the

266

things we have done.

Say

fare

well

to the id

le sus pi

cion we

270

don‘tneed per miss

ion to say

fare

well

to the shak

ing of heads

at the

274

two new ly weds

for when I

say "I do"

then I do!

Yes and I

say I do

I love

278

you

Two un known fa

ces, we‘ve on

ly our selves

16

282

tak ing our chance

some where high

in the fells.

I‘m not a shamed

we de

285

ci ded to leave.

I‘m not a fraid

of the reas

ons that we‘ve

got to

[Emily & John]

Say

Fare

289

well

to our Fa

thers and moth

ers and all

of thoseoth

ers who said

Fare

-

293

well

think ing- "They'll

soon ret urn"

- say ing- "they'll

have to learn

that to

17

296

think for your self

is a crime

well that may

be- theirview

it's- not mine!

300

Say

Fare

well

- to the whis

pers- andwinks

and a

304

vil lage- that thinks

thatwe'll ne'er

do

well

butwe'llprove

thatthey'rewrong

and it

308

won't be toolong

bef ore- they

wish that they'd

doneit too!

they'llbe sor

ry- theydid

n't- have

18

312

you.

316 rit.

pp

19

(h = 63)

più mosso

4. Hired men (reprise)

321

[Chorus]

Hear

us

3

rit......

cresc.

mf

p

327

go ing

-

O'er

flow- ing

-

not

know ing- where

though

we're

legato

331

tired

we're

hired

we've

fire

in our

hearts

335

Tied

by

a

luck

penn

y

on

ly

Bar

gained

for

more

mon

ey

20

341

vain

ly

-

O

to

be a

hired

man

346

Give

our

whole lives

to the

land

O

to

351

give our

hired

hands.

Hear

us

355

Go ing

-

o'er

flow- ing,

-

not

know ing- where

though

we‘re

21

359 1.

1.

tired

we're

hired

we‘ve

fire

in our

hearts

hear

us

2.

2.

363

fire

in our

hearts

22

Pesanteh=68

5. Work365

f

369

[Workers]

f

From

dawn

till

dusk

each

hour

each

day

each

week

the

whole

year

no

wa

king

374

mo

ment

can

we

waste

here [1.Farmers, 2.Pennington]

FromFrom

headcot

toto

toe

grave

eachthe

limbland's

each

no

379

slavebone

it

each

cravesmus

atcle

-

tenstrain

- tion

ing

--

the

we'll

daynot

of

have

restid

is

ling

-

man'sor

in

com

ven

plain

--

--

384

tioning

AnIt's

[1.Workers 2.Farmers]

chor'dal

- inright

-

thefor

hardyou

earththough

You'llyou

surhave

vivemen

- through

in

sweatyour

andem

toilploy

-

23

389(e q . h )

WhatYou're

[1 & 2.Workers]

wouldal

growright

-

with'cos

outyou

- us?know

Whosuch

wouldgood

tendmen

thisin

baryour

renem

- soil?ploy

393

[Workers]

If

we

were

you,

though

we‘d

be

the

same

[Farmers](but

you are

legato

397

when

things

went

wrong

we

too

would

shift

the

blame!

not!)

401

[All]

Though

like

our

fore

fath

ers

we‘re

poor

men.

We‘ve

still

the

24

406

strength

of

those

that

bore

them.

And

pray

our

chil

dren

are

such

411

proud

men.

Proud

men.

If

you

lived

416

our

lives

you‘d

be

the

same

In

your

hearts

420

too

would

burn

such

a

flame.

423

25

428

3 3 3 3

433

439

pp

445

451

[John]

mf

No

snow

too

repeat till cue

cresc.

456

deep,

no

fell

too

steep

will

e‘er

de

feat

me.

I‘ll

ne

ver

rest

from

work

com

-

26

461

plete

ly

-

f

It's

[All]al

right

for

us

though,

the

op

en

air‘s

our

se cond

home.

f

467

[John]

No

great

er

- plea

sure

-

than

work

done

well,

mp

mp

471

Ag

ainst

all

weath

er

high

on

some

fell

475

no

fin

er

sight

than

ploughed

furr ows

deep

479

to

eek

out

ripe

land

from

hill

sides

steep.

27

483

489

495

501

507

512

518

28

524

528

[All]

Come

lend

a

hand,

come

give

your

all

come

spare

your

whole

life.

Come

take

the

533

strain,

come

use

your

whole

might

[Workers]

It‘s

al

right

for

you,

squire

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

538

you

have

men

who‘ll

break

their

backs

[workers]

It‘s

al

right

when

you

tire.

You‘ve

got

us

to

We

[farmers] workun til- we drop

29

543

take

the

slack.

If

we

were

you,

though

we‘d

be

the

work un til- we die

547

same

when

things

went

wrong

we

too

would

shift

the

But

you are

not

551

blame

f

[workers]

We

work un til we drop

f

[farmers]

It‘s

al

right

for

you

men.

Make

the

best

of

f

30

555

work un til- we die

workun til- we drop

whatyou've

got

the fact

of the ma

tter is

this,

men,

we‘re

in

charge

and

559 allargando

ff

The fact

of themat

ter- is

this,

then:

you're

in

charge

and

we

are

you are

not

ff

The fact

of themat

ter- is

this,

then:

we're

in

charge

and

you

are

ff

A tempo564

not

!

not

!

fff

31

q.=76

6. Who will you marry then?

568

573

Who

[Emily]

will you mar

ry- then,

578

who will it be?

When theycomecour

tin'- you will

youag ree?

- Who'llbe yourbeau

when you

582

go to a dance,

will you en cour

- age- or check

his ad vance?

- Howab outJosh

with the

586

shortcur ly- hair:

did n't- youonce

gowithhim

to a fair?

[Sally]

Don't

say

him!

he's a

32

591

nice en ough- lad,

but I'm scared

ofhis Dad

and he's far

too

thin

noth ing-

595

firm to hold on

to- if he

were up on

- you, I won't

say "I do"

not to him!

600

Who

[Emily]

will you mar

ry- then, who

willyoutake?

Whowillad ore

- all the cakes

thatyoubake?

604

Will it be Tom

with the long

hair less- legs:

whit er- andbrigh

ter than new

ly- laideggs?

608

Don't

[Sally]

say

him!

Don't say Joe

fromthe pub

who is shaped

like a tub

and-

33

612

don't

say

Jim,

who breeds dogs

for a hob

by,- he's worse

than our Bob

by,- no I

616

don't think I'd do

just for Jim.

He

[Sally]

will besimp

ly- the best

I canfind.

621

Hewill be hand

some- and clev

er- andkind.

Some

[Emily]

one- with looks,

lots of books

and a heart?

625

Sal ly- that is

n't- a prom

is- ing- start

I

[Sally]

willhavesome

one- who'sblue

eyed- and tall:

34

629

I will haveJack

son,- the best

of themall!

I'll

have

him

he's a

3

633

won der- ful- man,

I'llwed him

if I can

Mar

[Emily]

ry

- Him?

Sal ly-

3

637

such a goodmatch

is the hard

est- tocatch

if he did

say "I do"

thenhe'd do!

[both]

f

If he

641

didsay "Ido"

thenhe'ddo!

646

pp

35

h=64

6a. Time-passing651

gently

p

656

661

665

670

3

36

Vivace h=1307. Get Up and Go, Lad

676

f

[Isaac]Youdon't

want

to be

locked

up!

Youdon't

want

to be

tied

down!

Youdon't

want

to

f

f

681

be

left

out

You

need

to look

ar

ound

- and

try

your

luck

no

mat

ter

- what

they

686

say

to

you

don't

be

shy

for

if

you

stop

to

692

pon

der

life

will

pass

you

by

left

high

37

698

and

dry

no

mat

ter

- what

the

risk

might

be

it's

703

bet

ter

- to

be

fan

cy

- free

try

oh

try

708

Get

up

and

Go

lad

you're

look

ing

- so

sad

soon

you'll

be

713

so

glad

you

came

al

ong

-

Your

blood

'll

- run

round

718

and

make

your

lungs

pound

and

when

the

sun's

down

we'll

have

a

hair

of thedog

and

38

724

sing

a

hunt

ing- song!

[Isaac] Up

there,

an un

known

- fell

[Chorus]

sfzHa!

sfz

729

stone

walls,

and fro

zen

- ground

see

there

a glimpse

of

fox

and

all

ar ound

- the

sound

of

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

735

bay

[Isaac]ing

- hounds

Tum

ble

- trip

and

gal

lop

- down

a

roll

ing

- -

740

scree

We

leap

an

oth

- er

- thir

ty

- fen

ces,

- blind

to

all

the

39

745

con

se

- quen

- ces,

- fol

low

- - me!

[All] Get

up

and

750

go,

lad

it

is

n't

- so

bad

to

play

the

no

mad

-

755

for

just

a

while

You've

not

had

fun

yet

you've

not

made

760

one

bet

come

see

a

sun

set

-

where

we

will

drink

the

bloodo' the

fox

765

and

make

you smile

40

769

773

mp

[John]If

I

should

hunt

an

ext

ra

- day

mp

777 rall...

rall...

I

fear

what

Em il- y

- might

say

781 accel.

The

bed

half

emp

ty

-

and she'll

sleep lone

- ly;

ten.

but

what

of

my

own

786

des

ires?

-

41

790

Men

[Landlady]

pp

794

who

roam,

your

wives

798

at

home

won't

miss

802

you

while

you're

gone

rall.806 piuAdagio

pLove

[Emily]

why

are

you turn

- ing?

p

42

810

Love

where

are

you lead

ing- us?

814

Now

he

seems

a weak

er- man

818

I

wish

I

could und

er- stand

-

822

I

know

that it's al

so- me

that I want

to see

43

826

aman

hecan

not- be

Those

nights

whenI lie

aw ake,

- when I cry

aw ake,

- he too

is

831 A tempo

stillaw ake,

- wideaw ake

-

[John]I've

not

spent

nights

aw

ay

- bef

-

835

ore

Or

been

off

work

a

day

or

839

more

mf

to hell

with

wor ries!

tenuto -

I'll

take

my

chan ces;

-

I'll

a tempo844

choose

for

my

self

-

this

time

En

-

44

848

joy

ing

- my

self's

-

no

crime

852

pp

856

860

misterioso864

Men

[Women]who

roam,

you're

p

868

far

from

home,

your

45

872

wives

are

fast

as

- -

876

leep

880

[Isaac]

f

Youdon't

want

to be

locked

up!

Youdon't

want

to be

tied

down

Youdon't

want

to

Ha!sfz

[Chorus] Ha!

Ha!

sfz

885

miss

the

sport

Youdon't

want

to toe

the

line,

do

what

you

ought,

no

mat

ter

- what

your

Ha!

46

890

wives

mean

to

you

stay

oh

stay

and

ev

en

- if

you

896

miss

them,

they

won't

go

as

tray

-

they're

here

902

al

ways

-

I'll

wa

ger

- you'll

be

glad

you

stayed

I'll

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

907

bet

you're

here

for

one

more

day,

cast

care

aw

ay

-

47

912

[Chorus 1]

ff So

stop

your

qual

ing

-

join

our

was

sail

- ing

-

let's

get

some

[Chorus 2]

ff

So

stop

your

qual

ing

-

join

our

was

sail

- ing

-

ff

917

ale

in

and

then

you'll

stay

You'll

set

a

fast

pace

and

then

you'll

stay

You'll

set

a

922

with

your

new

found

taste

and

at

the

last

race

you'll

find

your

life

the

fin

al

-

fast

pace

with

your

new

found

- taste

you'll

find

your

life

the

fin

al

-

48

928 molto rall.

price

you

have

to pay

you'll

find

your

life

the

fin

al

- price

you

have

to

price

you

have

to pay

you'll

find

your

life

the

fin

al

- price

you

have

to

933

pay

HA!

(a tempo)

49

h=64

8. I wouldn't be the first

937

mp

942

p

948

ad lib.

[Emily]

p

I

would n't

- be

the first

pp

(colla voce)

953

nor

would I

be

the last

you'd

want

me

for a

time

un

-

958Non rubato....

til

your

pas sion

- passed

[Jackson]

We've

been

throughall

this

bef ore

thereare

no

50

962

oth ers

- an y

- more-

there'son

ly- you

there'son

ly- you

967

[Emily]

Sud den- ly

- you're

not

the man

that

count

less

- girls

pur

sued-

972

sud den- ly

- you

change

your

ways

to

suit

my

fick le

- mood

I

have

977

ev

'ry- thing-

to

lose,

on

ly

- I

am

forced

to

choose

and pay

the price

981

I

pay

the price

3 3

51

985

[Jackson]

Comeaw

ay-

there

is

3

noth ing

- for

us

here

all

that

3

holds

you back

is

3

3

990

fear:

youmust

break

free

Comeaw

ay,-

I'd

have

3

long

since

gone

by now

995

but

for

3

you

I don't

know

how

I could

have

stayed

3

3

1000

mf

[Emily]Letme

be

you

know

I

want

to go

you

know

I

feel

the same

1005

but

still

my

ans wer's

- no

still

I

can't

ab an-

don

- John

Still I

feel

52

1010

our

love is

wrong

I can

not

- go

I can

not

- go

1014

Sud

[Jackson]

den- ly

- you

think

of

him

des

pite

- all

you

have

1019

done

Sud

[Emily]

den- ly

- I

think

of

him

be

cause

- of

what I've

done

1024

Icould

not

leave,

though

in

3

side

- I

want

you

so

though

with

3

3

3

3

3

53

1029

ev

'ry- hour

I

know

I want

you

more

f

Icould

not

leave

in

his

3

mf

1034

way

John

cares

for me

in

my

3

heart

I'd not

be

3

3

1037

free

fromwhat

has

been

piu mossopiu mosso1040

[Jackson]p

Say

this

won't

last

poco a poco crescendo...............

p

poco a poco crescendo...............

54

1044

our

love

has

passed

1048

ff Say

you

don't

love

me

f

f

1052

[Emily]

f Youmust

go

though

all

you

say

is

true

if I

let

you

1057

stay

I'm

scared

of

whatI'll

do

[Emily]

fIf

I

could

I'd

comeaw ay

-

If

there

[Jackson]

fTell

me

why

you

have

to stay

tell

me

f

55

1062

was n't

- Johnor

May,

it can

not

- change

it can

not change

-

love

won't

find

a way

Tell

me

you

don't

1066

[Emily]

In

the end

I

can

3

see

my

self

- reach

love

me

[Jackson] I

know

you

want

3

1071

back

and

it

3

is n't

- that I

lack

the

strength

to

move

I can

not

- leave

me,

come,

let

me

3

hold

you:

come

give

your

love

3

56

1076

though

in

3

side

- I want

you

so

though

with

3

ev

'ry- hour

I

know

I

want

you

I

know

you

want

me

come

let

me

3

hold

you

3

1081

more

I

want

you

more

I

want

you...

come

give

your

love

come

give

your

love...

fff

1086

1092

p

1098

pp

57

1105

1112

1119

1125

New Tempo h=56

9. Fade Away

1131

pp

1135

OnceOncep

[John]

sheshe

wastold

inme

loveev

with'ry-

mething

-

58

11391.

1.

NowNow

she

she'll

seems

not

unsay

eaan

-

y-sy

thing

--

2.

2.

1143

Can't

say

whatIwant

to say

what Imean

to say

whatI nev

er- say

1148

Don't

know

whatshe thinks

ofme,

whatI'm meant

to be,

will I ev

er- see?

1153

There

be

hind

- those sad

eyes

59

1157

There

I

know

the an

swer- lies

1161

3

1166

Cold,

[Emily]

my

touch

un set

- tles- him

1171

Cold

wraps

round

our feel

ings

1175

Love

which

once

had ten

der- ness

-

60

1179

Now

is

dull

and pass

ion- less

-

1183

Our

love

must it fade

aw ay,

-

has itmore

to say,

1187

did itmean

to stay?

Our

love,

will it not

aw ake,

- for our

1191

fut ure's- sake,

or will

it steal

aw ay,

- steal

aw

ay?

3

-

1195

3

61

h 63

10. Hear your voice (i)

1200

p

Hear

[Jackson]

your

voice

cal ling- me

See

your

eyes

fac ing- me

Dream

of

you

p

1205

in my

sleep

butyou're

not

there,

Em il- y

-

1210

life

with

you

cannev

er- be

our

two

bod

ies- nev

er

- meet

1215

A last

good

bye,

- then I'll take

my

leave

and

go;

thoughto

1220

night

for

once

I

know

you

would

be

mine

you

would

be

mine.

62

11. What Fool I've been

1226

[John]

p

The

fur

ad lib.

tive

- looks

and

tim id

- glan

ces

-

Now I

see

what

they

were

p

(colla voce)

h=104 strictly a tempo1233

and

though

I

sensed

(with a sense of urgency)

that she

was

rest

less

-

still I

1237

trust

ed

- -

in

her

Her

1241

dist

ance,

-

her

sil

ence

-

it

63

1245

all

meant

the

same

1249

And

not

a

soul

would

tell

me

plain

ly

-

not a

1253

friend

said

a

word

Their

sec

ret

- kept

by all

who

1257

knew

me

not a

whis

per

- -

I

heard

1261

Their

dist

ance,

-

their

64

1265

sil

ence,

-

they

all

knew

the

1269

truth

1273

AndAnd

whatwhat

aa

foolfool

I'veI've

beenbeen

DidDid

n'tn't

--

f

f

1277

readrec

itog

-

innise-

herthe

eyessigns

diddid

n'tn't

--

hearguess

thethe

endcount

lessless

timeslies

thatthey

hid

must

theirhave

65

1281

loveshared

thatthey

hid

must

theirhave

loveshared

1285

What

did I

do

that

made

her

hate

me

did

I

fp

1289

drive

her

aw

ay?

-

How

long

a go-

had

she

dec

-

1293

id

ed

-

she

would

leave

me

some

day?

1297

But

I

cared

in

66

1301

my

way

I

gave

all

I

1305

had

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

1308

ff

AndAnd

whatwhat

aa

foolfool

I'veI've

beenbeen

3 3 3 3

ff

1312

DidDid

n'tn't

--

recread

ogit

- nise

in-

theher

signseyes

diddid

n'tn't

--

guesshear

thethe

countend

lessless

timeslies

67

1316

theythat

musthid

havetheir

sharedlove

theythat

musthid

havetheir

1319

sharedlove

1321

fff

1325

1329

68

1331

piu Adagio h=701333

1338

mp

1343

rall.

12. If I Could...

ad lib.1347

[Emily]

If I

could

I‘d

catch

them as

they fall

pp

colla voce

pp

69

1351 A tempo h=63

Youshield

wouldthem

makefrom

thisthe

move,pain

thatand

on

heed

ly

them

- you

when

wouldthey

darecall

thoughboth

I

desknewerved-

1355

itmuch

had

more

to

than

endthis,

withfor

yourthem

loveboth

II

couldwould

prehave

tendwished

-

youan

wouldoth

-

n'ter

-- love

go

1359

youan

wouldoth

-

n'ter

--

golove

But

1363

sudSud

denden

--

lyly

--

yoube

thinkfore

-

ofmy

meeyes

asmy

somedark

oneest

--

elsfears

e's

come

- wife

true

SudSud

denden

--

lyly

--

I'mI

justknow

70

1368

anthat

oth

there

- er

is

- chap

noter

thing

-

-inI

yourcan

lifedo

WasWhat

I

went

wrongwrong

whenthat

I

an

3

1374

chosean

atger

-

firstso

toex

staytreme-

though

one

it

that

3

brokeno

mything

-

heartcould

eachre

day,deem-

I

washad

brought

noto

choice?

life?

1379 1.

1.

mp

Now I

know

I

should

have

been

aw are-

that

mp

piu mosso2.

2.

1384

You

saw

my

tears

poco a poco crescendo.......

poco a poco crescendo.......

71

1388

You

knew

my

fears

1392

Why

must

you

go

now?

f Howthey

stare,

f

1398

wit

ness

- to my

shame

andthough

I've

done

no

wrong

a

score

of

saints

will

1403

claim

that

I

led

the

poor

man

on,

that I'm

cruel

and

bet ter

- gone

whatdo

they

care?

72

1408

whatdo

they

care?

piu mosso1412

So

pass

me

by

poco a poco crescendo.......

poco a poco crescendo.......

1416

and

let

me

cry

1420

tears

that

would

ask

me:

73

1424

p

[Emily]

Is it

love

that

3

has kept

me

here

al one-

that

3

has robb‘d

me

of

my

p

[John]

All

we

had

all

the

hopes

we

brought

with

us

3

p

[Jackson]

There‘s

no

thing

here

now

noth

ing

- to

3

fp

3

3

3

1429

home

and told

me

lies?

Is it

love?

or

a

3

here

are

at

an

end,

our

dreams

are

gone.

hold

me

with

out

- your

love.

And

though

I

3

74

1434

pain

I

once

en dured-

one

3

that no thing

couldhave

cured,

and ne

ver

dies

Wounds

that

life

it

self

-

could

n't

3

- heal,

wounds

that

tear

our

leave

here

I‘ll

ne

ver

- for

3

get

- love

for

ev- er

-

3

3

1439 rall.

and

ne ver

dies

and

ne ver

dies

pp

love

ap

art

-

and

ne ver

die

pp

strong;

a

flame

that

burns

for

ev er

bright

pp

pp

pp

75

1446 più Adagio

[Emily]

Love

that

no thing

could have

cured,

tenuto

and

ne ver

dies

q.=481452

13. Hired Men (reprise)

Men

[Miners]NB>2nd time only

pp

of

[Farmworkers]

ppp

Hearus com

ing- O run

ning- O

ppp

1457

stone

your

wives

at

home,

your

fut

ure's

-

drum ming- up

ourstrength Hik

ing- ex cit

- ing- and figh

ting- O

hearus com

ing- O run

ning- O

76

1461

in

our

hands

drum ming- up

ourstrength Hik

ing- ex cit

- ing- and fight

ing- O

hear us

1464

Stepff

[TUTTI]pesante

by

step

and

pit

by

pit

we'll

find

the

prom

ised

- land

fff

ff

END OF ACT ONE

77

h=80

h=80

ACT TWO14. You never see the sun

1473

[May]

mp

I

Younevnev

erer

--

wantsee

tothe

seesun

an

come

othout

- er

in

- town

our

ag ain

town

-

p

leggiero

1477

IYou

nevnev

erer

--

wantsee

ato wake

gap

upbet

to

ween

-

thethe

rainclouds

1481

WeI'd

could

be

sethap

tlepy

--

inin

thata

cottageplace

eq.

downlike

therethis

1486

GoNow

toI

dansee

ces,what

- and

I

havehave

alstraw_in

q q

our

ways

-

hairmissed

OhHere

78

1491

Ithe

wishon

thatly

-

Ithings

hadthat

seenmove

thisare

befthe

oretrees

-

1495

OhHere

sincethe

nothheath

inger

--

wouldrea

haveches

-

suitup

edto

- me

my

moreknees

1499

HereHere

II

couldmight

staymeet

anda

sunhand

my

some

-selfcoun

- to

try-sleeplad

1503

YesWhat

now

if

I

he's

seehi

whatding

sumin those

mer's

-trees?

for

79

1507

(ifI

on

shouldlyn't

--

therebe

so

were

slightscan

lyti

--

lessly-

clad

sheep)

1511

Heref

the

vil lage

- lads

swim

bare

in

the

brook

mf

1515

Oh,

I

won

der

- if

they'd

mind

if

I

look?

1520

pHere,

lov ers

- meet

and

court

in

beds

of hay

p

1524

I

won

der

- what

they

rea

lly- do

80

1528

if

on

ly

- they'd

in

clude

-

me

1532

too!

14a. Interlude

1536

p

1540

(2nd)

81

q.=58

q.=58

(What would you say to your son?)

1543

15. Blackrock.

WhatWhat

[John]

wouldwould

youyou

wantsay

forto

youryour

sonson

ifif

youyou

werewere

me?me?

p

1548

WouldWould

youyou

putwant

himhim

downto

ago

minedown

shaftthere

and

untry

derto

- theag

sea?ree?

-

WouldWould

youyou

1553

filltell

histhe

breathtruth

withwhen

ahe

dustasked

likefor

deathproof

would

ofyouthe

takedan

himger?

-

82

più mosso1559

un der

-

un der?

-

Would you

1563

cagef

him

till you break

him

andcon demn

- him

to theblack

rock

f

1570

ff Cage

him

till you break

him

andcon demn

-

ff

1576

him

to theblack

rock.

83

1581

Would

mf

yousaythat

toyourown

son,

if you wereme?

Wouldyoual low-

himhis

mf

1586

own

choice:

wouldhebe free?

Wouldyou shake

yourhead

af ter-

1591

all you'd said

know ing he'd

go

un der

-

1597

un der?

-

Down

ff

there

wherethere's no

air

andyou're

ff

84

1603

locked

up

with the black

rock

Down

there

wherethere's

1609

no

air

andyou're locked

up

with the black

rock

1614

rall.1617

Whatwould you say

to your

son,

if you were me?

mf

mp

85

h=60

16. Union Song (Men of Stone)

1621

Agitato h=801627

[Seth]

mf

Ev 'ry- man

here

has agriev

ance

-

Ev 'ry- man

needs

someall eg

- iance

-

Ev 'ry- man

seeks

mf

1632

to im prove

- the

min

er's

- lot

Ev 'ry- man

speaks

withdef i

- ance

-

1637

Ev 'ry- man

longs

forsomegui

dance

-

Ev 'ry- man

must

jointheUn

ion,

- like it or

not!

1642

As

each

new

mem

ber

- joins

our

pow

er- grows

With

ev

'ry

-

86

1648

new

ref

orm

- more

lives

are saved

If

an y- one

- won't

jointheUn

ion,

-

1653

If

an y- one

- holds

thatop in

- ion,

- we'll

tell 'emwe

won't

havehis lab

our

- in

our

pit

1658 largamente

Menf

[Seth & two others]of

stone,

your

pow'r

has

f

1662

grown,

the

fut

ure's

- in

your

hands

1666

Slaves

to

none,

we

march

as

87

1670

one

to

build

the

prom

ised

- land!

1674

p

1679

1685

1691

3

3

3 3

1697

3

3

3 3

88

1703

1708

[Seth]

mf

Whenwehave

full

rec og- nit

- ion

-

mf

1713

Whenwehave

one

clearpo si

- tion

-

Thenwe'll trans

form

-

thecon dit

- ions

-

1717

und

er

- ground

-

Menf

[Seth & supporters]of

stone,

your

pow'r

has

f

1722

grown,

the

fut

ure's

- in

your

hands

89

1726

Slaves

to

none,

we

march

as

1730

one

to

build

the

prom

ised

- land!

1734

fp

1740

3

3

3 3

1746

3

3

3 3

1752

90

1757

[Seth]

With

ev

'ry

- new

ref

orm

- more

lives

are saved

1763

We'll

get

you

real

com

pen

- sa

-

tion

- for

wid

ows

- some

day

3 3

3

3

1769

And

we'll

dem

and

- tim

ber

- pit

props

what

ev

-

er

- they

say

3 3

3

3

1775

Menf

[Seth & supporters]of

stone,

your

pow'r

has

grown,

the

[Anti-Union men]

f

Doyouthink

that

will

fool

us?

Ev ry- one

- knows

it's

non

sense!

-

f

91

1779

fut

ture's

- in

your

hands

No one- here

needs

your

end

less

- rules

and re strict

- ions

- spoil

ing

- ev 'ry- thing

-

1783

Slaves

to

none,

we

march

as

one

to

If wetake

your

ad

vice

- we'll

find

we're

left

be

-

1787

build

the

prom

ised

- land!

hind

and

end

up

poor

er- still.

p

1792

92

1797

1803

1809

3

3

3 3

1815

1821

Menff

[Seth & supporters]of

stone,

your

pow'r

has

grown,

the

[Anti-Union men]

ff

Doyouthink

that

will

fool

us?

Ev ry- one

- knows

it's

non

sense!

-

93

1825

fut

ture's

- in

your

hands

No one- here

needs

your

end

less

- rules

andre strict

- ions

- spoil

ing

- ev 'ry- thing

-

1829

Slaves

to

none,

we

march

as

one

to

If we take

your

ad

vice

- we'll

find

we're

left

be

-

1833

build

the

prom

ised

- land!

hind

and

end

up

poor

er- still.

94

1837

[Seth]EvEv

'ry'ry

--

pitman

partsworn

ofto

thethe

UnUn

ionion

--

EvEv

'ry'ry

--

voteboy

castborn

forin

thethe

UnUn

ionion

--

1841

NotEv

a'ry-

manone's

toilneeds

inwe

thewill

minesone

thatday

won'tsat

comis

-

ply!fy

--

allargando1845

ff

[All remaining men & women]Soon

ev

'ry

- man

will

hold

a

Un

ion- card

Soon

ev

'ry

- boss

will

fear

the

ff

ff

1851

Un

ion's- power

Soon

ev

'ry

- town

soon

ev

'ry

- cit y

- will

be

proud

95

poco rall.1857

to

say

with

all

their

heart:

we're

Un

-

1862

ion

fff

Men!

fff

Alla marcia q=132

16a. Gathering of troops

1866

1870

3 3 3

96

h=801873

17. Farewell Song

p

1878

mp

[1. Emily 2. Isaac]There'sWhat a

nohandneed

to

some-worman

ry

you

- lass,are

we'llin

soonun

beif- orm

home

-

mp

1882

SethIf the

and Iweath

willer-

takestays

goodlike

carethis

he's

you'll

notbe

altoo

onewarm

-

1886

[1. Emily 2. May]

DoTake

usthis

proud,heath

Dad,er

-

weto

exre

pectmem

--

youber-

tome

winby

97

1890

poco rall.

SendFight

ayour

postbat

cardtles

--

whenbut

you

come

get/tohome

q qBeral

linive

--

1894

OhOh

[1. John 2. Emily]

I'll

Emmiss

il-you

y,

-

Seth,there's

look

noaf

need

ter

-

forhim

tearswell

OhOh

I

lis

longten

to

- to

hear

their

the

1902

talespass

thation-

you'llate-

tellcheers

Say,

Hush,

when

I'll

be

you'rebackhome

we'llbe fore

go-

98

1906

backthe win

to

theter's-

landout

We'llYou'll

startnot

ag

spend

ainChrist

- justmas

-

likeon

befyour

-

1910

oreown

andI'll

goal

backways

-

tothink

theof

placeyou

wehere

beat

homegan

-

1914

mf

f

1918

1922 poco rit e dim

tenuto

3

99

1928

Oh

[John] ev

'ry

- prec ious

- let

ter

- I'll

keep

p

1933

Oh,

at

night

your

words

will

soothe

me

to

sleep

1937

Love,

prom ise

- that

you'll

pray

for

me

each

1941

day

and

ev

en

- though

I'm

far

aw ay-

1945

I'll

al

ways

- think

of

you

here

at

home.

100

1949

Oh

[All] lovers

shed

your

last

prec

ious

- tears

1954

Stay

lis ten

- to

their

fear

less

- young

cheers

1958

Hush,

tip

toe

- past

their

fin

al

- fond

em brace-

1962

'cos

af

ter- all

you

nev er

- know

1966

when

you'll

next

be

see ing

- that

smile

101

1970

Oh

lov ers

- shed

your

last

prec

ious

- tears

1974

Stay,

ff

lis ten

- to

their

ff

1978

fear

less

- young

cheers

Hush,

mp tip

toe

- past

their

mp

1982

fin

al

- fond

em brace-

'cos

af

ter- all

you

nev er

- know

1986

when

you

next

will

see

102

1990

that

smile

ff

ff

1994 piu Lento

when

pyou

next

will

ff

sub.

p

sub.

p

1998

see

that

smile.

3

pp

103

q. =66

q. =66

2004

18. War song

[Isaac]

mf

Myclothes

are wet,

the tren

ches

- stink,

my

mf

2010

boots

areworn,

I have

to limp;

when weath

er's-

bad

the dug

outs-

flood

and

2014

No

Man's- Land's

- a pool

of blood

[Soldier]

The

mud

here'sworse

than I've ev

er- seen

we

2018

lost

last Fri

day- a boy

of six teen

- we

can't

ad vance

- andwe will

not re treat

- sowe'll

104

2022

wait

hereun til- next

yearwhenwe'll more

or less

stillbe here.

2026

[All]

f

We sweat,

we drink,

we curse,

we sur vive

- here

f

2030

Don'tstop

to think

who'snext

To save

a friend

we'llrisk

ournecks

2034

ff

Out in No

Man's- Land-

whowill come

for us then?

105

2038

Will theywait

till dark,

will they leave

usfor dead?

2042

mf

And far

aw ay-

our sons

as leep-

dream glor

i- ous- dreams

2046

To them

we'rebrave

to them

wesing

mag ni

fi- cent- themes

2050

[Isaac]

Last night

our Tom

from Ma

ry- port

- un time

- ly- had

his

106

2054

life

cut short

we found

hiscorpse

with out

- a face,

but his eve

ning- rum

won't

2058

go

to waste

[Jackson]

The

guns

were poun

ding- all through

the night

I can

not

- sleep 'cos the

2062

rats

will bite

Ev en- the brav

est- men shake

with fright

but

we'll hold

fast,we'll be

2066

stead

fast- till the war

haspassed

usall by

[All]

f

We swear

we sing

we kill

andwe

107

2071

die

here

Don't like

to think

a head-

2075

Don't care

to cont

em- plate-

thedead

[Emily]sub

Though

p

I'mproud

of you

Johndon't take

an y-

subp

2079

risks

Scaredandtrem

bling- I

read thecas

ual- ty-

2083

lists

mp

2087

108

2092

2096

They

[Soldier]

gas us out

and we

have to run

Wegas themback

so they don't

staylong

2100

Theylaysomewire

bef ore

- an at tack

-

weop en fire

so they can't

get back

You'll

[John]have

2104

heardab out- Is

aac-

los ing- his leg

they say

that with out

Jack son's- help

he'd be dead

We

2108

can'tshift the Hun

andthe Hun

can'tshift us

so

we'll stand

firmtill the tide

turnsandthe

109

2112

Tempo 2 q. = q

fin al- Ger

man- is dead.

p

Dear

Em il- y

-

re

mem- ber- me

pp

2116

to both

my chil

dren

f

Dear

Em il- y- I

f

f

2119

hopethere'll nev

er- be

an oth

- er- time

like this

one.

Tempo primo2122

2128

110

2134

2140

2145

2150

f

[All]We crawl,

we climb,

we cry,

we'reex pend

- ab- le-

2154

Don't care

to count

the cost

ten men

or more

last night

were lost

2158

ff

Outin No

Man's- Land-

whowill come

for us then?

ff

111

2162

Will theywait

till dark,

will theyleave

us for dead?

2166

f

So tell

yourchil

dren- all

one day

of our

sac ri- fice

-

2170

Tellthemwe

diedyoung,

our work

un done,-

tellthempride

hasitsprice

2174

2180

112

2186

2193

2199

2205

2212

2220

2226

113

2232

2238

f

We

[All]

crawl,

weclimb,

we cry,

we'reex

2243

pend

ab- le-

Don'tcare

to count

the cost

2247

ten men

or more

last night

were lost ff

Out in No

Man's- Land-

whowill come

for us

2251

then?

Will theywait

till dark,

will they leave

us for

114

2255

dead?

f

So tell

your chil

dren- all

one day

2259

of our

sac ri- fice

-

Tell themwe

died young,

our work

un done,-

2263

tell thempride

hasits price

2269

2276

115

2284 piu Lento

repeat till cue

pp

2292

What

[Emily]

would you say

to your

son,

if youwereme?

2296

Wouldyoual low

himhis own

choice?

Wouldhe be free?

Wouldyou

2300

shakeyourhead

af ter- all

you'dsaid

know ing- he'd

2305

go

ov er

-

ov er

-

116

2310

Out

f there

in the burnt

air,

wherethey're cut

f

f

2315

down

to theblack

rock

2320

Some

[Seth]

of the oth

er- men

think it's allwrong,

I'veheard of

fi- cers

- say it's gone on

too long

there's

talk that theRuss

ians- might pack

it all in,

arewe fight

ing- a war

that no

one- can win?

and

117

2328

what

[Seth + one other]

will they do

if it drags

on for years

fil ling- the pock

ets- of

[Soldiers]

mf

They

said

we'd

win but

now

we

2331

prof

it- eers?

- I can't

see the sense

when so man

y- have died

see

the truth

each

day

more

mengone,

2334

We're

[tutti]not all right They're

not allwrong both

sayGod's

on theirside.

2338

[Seth]Someblind,

somemaimed,

somemad,

fewsur vive

- this

118

2342

Younglads,

theirdreams

all gone

Onefate

onegrave

one fare

well- song:

2346

Soyou'reproud

of us,

andre ward

- uswith this

[Seth]

[Men]

Soyou'reproud

of us,

and re ward

- us with

2350

And our ep

it- aph-

on the cas

ual- ty- lists

this

And our ep

it- aph

-

2353

subp

So tell

your chil

-

on the cas

ual- ty- lists

subp So

tell

your chil

subp

119

2355

[tutti]

dren- all

one day

of our

sac ri- fice

-

Tell themwe

diedyoung,

2359

our work

un done-

tell thempride

hasits price.

ff

So tell

your chil

ff

ff

2363

dren- all

one day

of our

sac ri- fice

-

Tell themwe

diedyoung,

2367

our work

un done-

tell thempride

has its price.

120

2370

fff

18a. Trumpet solo

2374 freely

p

2378

h = 62

18b. Crossbridge: original underscore[replaced by Day Follows Day from 2004]

2382

p

(Harp solo)

Underscore continues throughout scene -repeated as necessary- until the line "I'm going to see a man about a dog"at which point harpist should create a suitable cadence chord.

mp

2386

121

2390

2395

2401

piu Lento

2405

2409

2415

2421

122

2428

2433

2439

2444

2449

123

19. Day Follows Day

2454

DayDay

folfol

lowslows

--

dayday

sea

weeks

son's

of

- rhy

bustthmle

-- for

brings

thisthis

oneone

specsum

ialmer's

-

-dayday

2463

whenGath

from'ring

- smart

mat ins

-

ly-bell

at

tothe

mid

church

nightwe

- we

wel

walkcome

-

tallall:

2468

Tresthawk

les,ers,

--

buntgyp

ings,sies,

--

tentsstalls

apar

pear,rive,

--

toec

toaststa

-

withtic

-

pieschil

anddren

-

botduck

tledand

- beer

dive

OurAnd

shil

thanklingsing

--

savedGod

fromwe're

124

2473 1.

1.

yearstill

toal

yearive-

We'llWe'll

feastsing

andand

play.

2479

2.

2.

pray.

poco rall.

Shad ows

-

poco rall.

fall

a tempo

on

our

street

Voi

ces

- call

in

the

Shad ows

- fall

on

our

street

Voi

ces

- call

in

the

a tempo

2490

heat

Hus

bands,

- unc

les,

- dads,

Sweet

hearts,

- broth ers,

- lads,

Bands

men

-

heat

Hus

bands,

- unc

les,

- dads,

125

2495

play,

mf ban ners

- blow,

lov ers

- sway,

Bands

men

-

mf

play,

ban ners

- blow,

lov ers

-

mf

2500

fac

es

- glow

Saw

dust

- on

the

floor,

Gar

lands

- at

the

door,

sway,

fac

es

- glow

Saw

dust

- on

the

floor,

Gar

lands

- at

the

2506

Dawn

till

dark

Life's

short

door,

Dawn

till

dark

Life's

short

126

2512

spark.

spark.

2518

2525

2531

2537

127

2542

Day

fol lows

- day

sea

son's

- rhy thm

- brings

this

Day

fol lows

- day

sea

son's

-

2546

one

spec ial

- day

when

from

mat ins

- bell

to

rhy thm

- brings

this

one

spec ial

- day

when

from

2550

mid

night

- we

walk

tall

Trest les,

- bunt

ings,

- tents

ap pear,-

to

toast

with

pies

and

mat ins

- bell

to

mid

night

- we

walk

tall,

to

toast

with

pies

and

2555

bot tled

- beer

Our

shil lings

- saved

from

year

to year

We'll

feast

and

bot tled

- beer

Our

shil lings

- saved

from

year

to year

We'll

feast

and

128

2560

pray.

poco rall.

Shad ows

- fall

a tempo

on

our

street

pray.

poco rall.

Shad ows

- fall

on

our

poco rall.

a tempo

2565

Voi

ces

- call

in

the

heat

Wid ows,

- moth ers

-

street

Voi

ces

- call

in

the

heat

2570

know

Grief

is

deep

and

slow;

Bus

es- crawl

mf up

the fell

Wid ows,

- moth ers

- know

Bus

es- crawl

mf

mf

129

2575

Wag ons

- haul,

trades

men

- yell

up

the fell

Wag ons

- haul,

trades

men

- yell

2580

Saw

dust

- on

the

floor,

Gar

lands

- at

the

door,

Dawn

till

Saw

dust

- on

the

floor,

Gar

lands

- at

the

door,

Dawn

till

2586

dark

Life's

short

spark.

dark

Life's

short

spark.

2592

130

2598

2604

2610

2615

2620

Day

a little slower and very tenderly

fol lows

- day

and

to

mor- row

- we

will

talk

of

to

-

pp

2625

day

When

we

thought

we

saw

the

ghosts

of

our

lost

sons

Was

that

them

on

131

2631

Lor

ton- Vale,

their

bel lies

- full

of

jokes

and

ale,

re

turned

- at

last

from

Pass chen

- daele,-

Come

2636

home

to

stay?

rall.

Shad ows

- fall

a tempo

rall.

a tempo

2641

on

our

street

Voi

ces

- call

in

the

heat

2647

Hus

bands,

- unc

les,

- dads,

Sweet

hearts,

- broth ers,

- lads;

Bands

men

- play

mf

mf

2652

ban ners

- blow

lov ers

- sway,

fac

es

-

132

2657

glow

Saw

dust

on

the

floor,

Gar

lands

at

the

door,

Dawn

Dawn

2663

till

dark

Life's

short

spark.

till

dark

Life's

short

spark.

2669

Shad ows

- fall

a tempo

on

our

street

Voi

ces

-

Shad ows

- fall

on

our

street

2674

call

in

the

heat

Wid ows,

moth ers

- know

Voi

ces

call

in

the

heat

Wid ows,

moth ers

-

133

2679

grief

is

deep

and

slow,

Smoke

and

tears

for

the old,

sou

ven

know

Smoke

and

tears

for

the old,

2685

irs

bought

and

sold,

Saw

dust

on

the

floor,

Gar

lands

at

the

sou

ven

irs,

- bought

and

sold,

Saw

dust

on

the

floor,

2691

door,

Dawn

till

dark

Life's

Gar

lands

at

the

door,

Dawn

till

dark

Life's

134

2697

short

spark.

short

spark.

2702

135

h = 1102707

19a. Crossbridge Dance

sfz

f

sfz

2712

sfz

sfz

2718

2723

2729

2735

136

2740

[Isaac]

So

join

the

whirl

ing

-

you

should

be

swir

ling

-

2745

your

part

ners

- twir

ling

-

ac

ross

- the

floor

Make

mis

chief

-

2750

gai

ly

-

come

join

the

ceil

idh

-

oh

wa

ly

- wa

ly!

-

from

head

to

2756

toe

to

mor- row

- morn

ing

- will

be sore!

[Tutti] Strike

up

the

band,

lads,

137

2761

wake

up

your

grand

ads,

-

put

on

your

glad

rags,

get

off

your

2766

seat

Don't

stand

there

sneer

ing

-

you

should

be

cheer

ing

-

2771

get

vol

un

- teer

- ing

-

be

lieve

- you

me,

you'll

find

life's

sweet

er

- with

a

2776 piu Adagio

beat

be

lieve

- you

me,

you'll

find

life's

bet ter

- on

your

138

2780

feet!

HA!

139

h = 60

h = 60

20. No Choir of Angels

2784

[1. John 2. Emily]

p

You

I

gave

weren't

noto

blame,strength,

John,

no

I

life

wasto

wrongyou

I

when

pp

p

2790

lookedwe

for

were

lovefirst

elsein

wherelove

-

WhenYou

youwant

wereed

-

hurtjoy,

II

2796 rall.

rall.

turnedgave

youaw

aynone

-

wasmy

blindwork

to

seemed

yourquite

desen

pairough

--

2802

[John] ButEm

il- y

- we were

so

young,

so in

no- cent

- of what

love

means

notev

'ry- thing

- we

140

2807

did

was

wrong

Whathapp

ened- to

those two

young

souls

2812

whostart

ed- out

with such

high

hopes

andfound

that life

washard

and

long?

2817 poco rall.

3

2823

mp

[Emily]I'mSo

sowe

ashsur

amed,vived

--

John,/ofand

q. e

howhere

I

we

feltare

whensurr

yououn

-

cameded

-

homeby

fromthe

2829

Francenight

MyNo

choirstream

ofing

-

angtears

for

els,

- no

Hargui

ry'sding

--

deathstar

andjust

141

2835 1.

1.

2.

2.

poco rall.

poco rall.

noneour

reref

joicedlect

--

youring

- eyes

life

3

3

3

2841

f

But now

I know

the truth

in

side

-

now Iknow

our love

sur

vived

-

nowour love

will

mf

nev

er

- die

[Emily]

ff

Andev

en- now

it's not

too

late

ff

[John] Andev

en- now

it's not

too

late

ff

142

2851

our fut

ure- we

can still

re

shape

-

andcher

ish- what

wasonce

de

nied

-

our fut

ure- we

can still

re

shape

-

andcher

ish- what

wasonce

de

nied

-

2856

rall. piu Lento morendo...

[Emily]

p

If I had

my life

once

more

3

p

2861 rit.

of one

thing I'd

be twice

as

sure:

it's you

that I

would share

it

with

2866

pp

3

143

20a. Hear your voice (ii)2872

p

Hear

[Jackson]

your

voice

cal ling- me

See

your

eyes

fac ing- me

Dream

of

you

p

2877

in my

sleep

butyou're

not

there,

Em il- y

-

2882

life

with

you

cannev

er- be

our

two

bod

ies- nev

er

- meet

2887

[Emily]

pp

If I

could

I

would

3

catch

them as

they

fall

3

pp

2892

Shield

them

from

the pain

and

heed

their

call.

144

h = 60

21. Emily's death and the Re-hiring

2897

teneramente

p

2903

2909

2915

3

2921

3

3

2927

2933

q. = 52

145

2939

2944

2950

2954

repeat till cue

146

q. = 52

q. = 52

2958

[All]

p

Hearus com

ing,- O run

ning,- O

p

2963

sing ing- o

ver- the fields

we till

moretheworkof Gods

thanmen,

butwe'll ne

ver- no ne

ver- re

-

2967

gret the day

that we put

our selves- wil

ling- in the hir

ing- ring

O to be

a

hir ed-

2971

man,

O to be

a

hir ed- man,

O to be

a

hir ed- man,

ff

O to

ff

ff

147

2976

be a

hir ed- man

O to be

a

hir ed- man

O to

be a

hir ed- man

O to be

a

hir ed- man

O to

Men

[Seth & others]of

stone,

your

wives

at

home,

your

2984

be a

hir ed- man

O to be

a

hir ed- man

O to

Throw usyour luck

pen- nies- will

you

O

fut

ure's

- in

our

hands

148

2988

be a

hir ed- man

O to be

a

hir ed- man

O to

show your in ten

- tions- are that

true

O throw

usyour luck

pen- nies- will

you

O

Men

of

stone,

your

wives

at

home,

your

2992

be a

hir ed- man

O to be

a

hir ed- man

O to

know ing- I'll take

an y- that's

true

O Throw

usyour luck

pen- nies- will

you

O

fut

ure's

- in

our

hands

O

[Harry & others]

149

2996

be a

hir ed- man

O to be

a

hir ed- man

O to

show your in ten

- tions- are that

true

O throw

usyourluck

pen- nies- will

you

O

Men

of

stone,

your

wives

at

home,

your

lis ten- to

our pass

ion- ate

- cheers

3000

be a

hir ed- man

O to be

a

hir ed- man

O to

know ing- I'll take

an y- that's

true

O Throw

usyour luck

pen- nies- will

you

O

fut

ure's

- in

our

hands

O

lis ten- to

our fear

less- young

cheers

150

3004

be a

hir ed- man

O to be

a

hir ed- man

O to

show your in ten

- tions- are that

true

O throw

usyour luck

pen- nies- will

you

O

Men

of

stone,

your

wives

at

home,

your

O

[John + Pennington]ff

If you

lived our

lives

you'd be

the

ff

ff

3008

be a

hir ed- man

O to

know ing- I'll take

an y- that's

true

O

fut

ure's

- - - in

our

lis ten- to

our pass

ion- ate

- cheers

same

in your

hearts

151

3010

be a

hir ed- man

O to be

a

hir ed-

throw us your luck

pen- nies- will

you

O show

your in ten

- tions- are

hands

too

would

burn such

a flame

3013

[tutti]

fff

If you

lived our

lives

you'd be

the same

in your

hearts too

would

burnsuch

a

fff

fff

3020

flame

O to be

a

hir ed- man

O to

152

3024

be a

hir ed- man

O to be

a

hir ed- man!

3028

©Howard Goodall & Melvyn Bragg 1984

"Are you for hire?Yes, I'm for hire."

3

fff

"But we are the people of England; and we have notspoken yet. Smile at us, pay us, pass us. But do notquite forget."G.K.Chesterton, The Secret People

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