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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)
Hear us
pp (solo)
19
1st p 2nd f 3rd ff
[1&2 com-[3 hurr-
ingied
Oor
runn-flurr-
ingied
Oor
drum-worr-
mingied for
up
ourourstrength.
selves,Hik-grinn-
inging,
ex-heads
ci-spin-
tingning
andnot
1st p 2nd f 3rd ff
22
givfight
inging
- inov
eroer
- thethe beg
wa
gar'sges,
-noneprice
hason
a pooour
rer lotla
thanbour
wethough
butthere
theyllare
25
othnev
ers,er
--
ourno
brothnev
ers,er
--
whoO
shybe
awas
ayfree,
- fromno
thethey'll
meanev
greer
--
pay,no
othnev
erer
--
daysbe
weas
2
(2nd xxq )28 (2nd e e q )would
fanagcy-
reefree
--
butas
toa
dayfarm
- we're
er's
-
free HiredHired
MenMan
OO
toto
bebe
aa
HiredHired
32
Man.Man.
1 & 2
REPEAT TWICE
2.3.
HearWere
usnot
1 & 2
cresc.
35
3rd time
Twice
(More lyrically)
a year
here we sell
you our selves,
- can not- of
fer- you
3rd time
(More lyrically)
mf
poco dim
39
a ny- thing- else,
'Tis n't- dear,
we sell cheap
ly- for a cot
tage- and eigh
teen
-
2
2
3
43
shil lings,
- we are worth
your
shil lings:
- is it done?
2
2
2
2
47
Throwf me a Luck
pen- ny- will
you
O
Show
your in ten
- tions- are that
true,
O
f
51
if
p
it's done, yes
it's done, sure
of it? sure
of it! Sure?
then it's done!
55 pp 60
4
65 1.
1.
2.
2.
cresc.
69
We've been drink
ing- we're stink
ing- but liv
ing,
- Hear our
f
72
thril ling- and wil
ling- a wak
- en- ing:
- walked for miles
but O
would n't- miss a
75
hir ing!
- Blis ters- sting
ing,- ears ring
ing,- not suf
fer- ing
- We're ex
-
5
78
pect ing- a bet
ter- life to mor
- row
- when we'll still
be
Hired Men!
O to
82
be a
Hired Man!
ff Throw me a Luck
pen- ny- will
you
O
86
Showyour in ten
- tions- are that
true
O
is
p
it done? Yes
it's done! Sure
of me? Sure
of you!
90
Done?
To be sure!
pp
94
6
98 103 cresc. 108
Two
[John]
mf doz en- oth
ers- like me,
or more;
Two doz en- want
the same
mf
112
job I'm in for;
Two doz en- her
oes- re cruit
- ing- for awar
with the land,
new
shil lings
- in their
2 2 117
hands,
a
barg ain- for
sucha man.
Showmeyour Luck
pen- ny- will
you
O
2
2
2
2
7
122
know ing- I'll take
an y- that's
true
O
look
at me, bid
for me, deal
with me, hire
me
126
Call
and I'm yours!
Imust be
am ong- the young
est- and rate
am ong- thestrong
est,- I'm
130
mar ried- with a good
wife thoughsoon
she'll need a mid
wife- I'm sure
Yes it's
133
done!
[Full company]Hear us com
ing- O run
ning- O sing
ing- o
ver- the
gliss
.
8
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
145
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,
9
153O
to
be
a
Hired Man
O to be
a
Hired
157Man.
p
pp
161 167 172 ff
10
176
Throwff us your Luck
pen- nies- will
you
O show
your int en
- tions- are that
true
O
ff
ff
180are you sure? Yes
you're sure, Is
it done? Yes
it's done! O
ff
to
be
a
Hired
mf
ff
184man!
O to be
a
Hir ed- man!
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