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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
ero‘er
- thethe beg
wa
gar's
ges,-
noneprice
hason
a pooour
rer lotla
thanbour
wethough
butthere
they‘llare
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 )
wouldfan
agcy-
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.
HearWe‘re
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
651.
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;
Twodoz en- her
oes- re cruit
- ing- forawar
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- theyoung
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
gli
ss.
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
153
O
to
be
a
Hired Man
O to be
a
Hired
157
Man.
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
180
are you sure? Yes
you're sure, Is
it done? Yes
it's done! O
ff
to
be
a
Hired
mf
ff
184
man!
O to be
a
Hir ed- man!
11
h=70
2. Fill it to the Top
188
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
good old
age,
to that
I'll
say A
men!
-
201
Farm
work
means
you‘re stuck
in
one
place
Mining‘s
worse
un
derground
at the coal
face
Jus
tice
we
can fight
for
that
John
Pro
gress
we‘ve
de served
for
so
long
12
205
Fill it to the top,
man,
Get it down
Pass
a
noth er round
then
I‘ll
drink to
Come and work the mines,
lad,
leave the land
You'll
soon
un der- stand
- that's
where
hap pi- ness
-
209
that!
Last:
[John]
a toast
to the best
of all:
the
lies!
212
girl
I
did
this
for;
our life
to geth- er-
and
215
soon
a child
I could
n‘t
ask
for
more.
13
218
Good
[Isaac]health
here's
to two
young
lov
ers,- a ba
by- on the way
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 the way
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 noth er round.
Fill it to the Top
man
get it down
pass
a
nother round
then
we‘ll
have some
14
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
15
q.=76
3. Now for the first time
232
238
244
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,
16
263
Peo ple won‘t ask
why we marr
ied so young,
won‘t dis ap- prove
- of the things
we have done.
267
Say
fare
well
to the id
le sus pi
cion we don‘t
need per miss
ion to
271
say
fare
well
to the shak
ingof heads
at the two
new ly weds
for when
275
I say "I do"
then I do!
Yes and I
say I do
I love you
280
Two un known fa
ces, we‘ve on
ly our selves
tak ing our chance
some wherehigh
in the fells.
17
284
I‘m not a shamed
we de ci
ded to leave.
I‘m not a fraid
of the reas
ons that we‘ve
got to
288
[Emily & John]
Say
Fare
well
to our Fa
thers and moth
ers andall
of those oth
ers who
292
said
Fare
well
thinking"They'll
soon ret urn"
- say ing- "they'll
have to learn
that to
296
think for yourself
is a crime
well that may
be their view
it's- not mine!
18
300
Say
Fare
well
- to the whis
pers- and winks
and a
304
vil lage- that thinks
that we'll ne'er
do
well
but we'll prove
that they're wrong
and it
308
won't be too long
bef ore- they
wish that they'd
done it too!
they'll be sor
ry- they did
n't- have
312
you.
19
316 rit.
pp
20
(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
21
341
vain
ly
O
to
be a
Hi red
Man
346
Give
our
whole lives
to the
land
O
to
351
give our
hi red
hands
Hear
us
355
go ing
o‘er
flow ing
not
knowing where
though
we‘re
22
3591.
1.
tired
we‘re
hired
we‘ve
fire
in our
hearts
3622.
2.
hear
us
fire
in our
hearts
ATTACCA ”Work•
23
Pesante h=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
--
--
24
384
tioning
AnIt's
[1.Workers 2.Farmers]
chor'dal
- inright
-
thefor
hardyou
earththough
You'llyou
surhave
vivemen
- through
in
sweatyour
andem
toilploy
-
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!)
25
401
[All]
Though
like
our
fore
fath
ers
we‘re
poor
men.
We‘ve
still
the
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
26
420
too
would
burn
such
a
flame.
423
428
3
3
3
3
432
437
pp
443
27
449
repeat till cue
cresc.
454
[John]
mf
No
snow
too
deep,
no
fell
too
steep
will
e‘er
de
458
feat
me.
I‘ll
ne
ver
rest
from
work
com
plete
462
ly.
fIt's
[All]al
right
for
us
though,
the
op
en
air‘s
our
se cond
home.
f
467
[John]
No
great
er
- pleas
ure
-
than
work
done
well,
mp
mp
28
471
Ag
ainst
all
weath
er
high
on
some
fell
475
no
fin
er
sight
than
ploughed
furrows
deep
479
to
eek
out
ripe
land
from
hill
sides
steep.
483
489
494
29
500
505
510
515
521
525
30
528
[All]
Come
lend
a
hand,
come
give
your
all
come
spare
your
whole
life.
532
Come
take
the
strain,
come
use
your
whole
might
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
536
[Workers]
It‘s
al
right
for
you
squire
you
have
men
who‘ll
break
their
backs
[workers]
It‘s
al
right
when
We
[farmers]
541
you
tire.
You‘ve
got
us
to
take
the
slack.
If
we
were
work un til- we drop
work un til- we die
31
545
you,
though
we‘d
be
the
same
when
things
went
But
you are
not
549
wrong
we
too
would
shift
the
blame
f
[workers]
We
f
[farmers]
It‘s
al
right
for
f
553
work un til we drop
work un til- we die
you
men.
Make
the
best
of
what you've
got
the fact
of the ma
tter is
32
557 allargando
work un til- we drop
ff
The fact
of the mat
ter- is
this,
men,
we‘re
in
charge
and
you are
not
ff
The fact
of the mat
ter- is
ff
561 A tempo
this,
then:
you're
in
charge
and
we
are
not
this,
then:
we're
in
charge
and
you
are
not
565
!
!
fff
33
q.=76
6. Who will you marry then?
568
573
Who
[Emily]
will you mar
ry- then,
578
who will it be?
When they come cour
tin'- you will
you ag ree?
- Who'll be your beau
when you
582
go to a dance,
will you en cour
- age- or check
his ad vance?
- How ab out- Josh
with the
586
short cur ly- hair:
did n't- you once
go withhim
to a fair?
[Sally]
Don't
say
him!
he's a
34
591
nice en ough- lad,
but I'mscared
of his 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!
599
Who
[Emily]
will you mar
ry- then, who
will you take?
Who will ad ore
- all the
603
cakes that you bake?
Will it be Tom
with the long
hair less- legs:
whit er- and brigh
ter than
35
607
new ly- laid eggs?
Don't
[Sally]
say
him!
Don't say Joe
from the pub
who is
611
shaped like a tub
and- don't
say
Jim,
who breeds dogs
for a hob
by, he's
615
worse than our Bob
by, no I don't
think I'd do
just for Jim.
619
He
[Sally]
will be simp
ly- the best
I can find.
He will be hand
some- and clev
er- and kind.
36
623
Some
[Emily]
one- with looks,
lots of books
and a heart?
Sal ly- that is
n't- a prom
is- ing- start
627
I
[Sally]
will have some
one- who's blue
eyed- and tall:
I will haveJack
son,- the best
of them all!
631
I'll
have
him
he's a won
der- ful- man,
I'll wed him
if I can
3
635
Mar
[Emily]
ry
- Him?
Sal ly- such
a good match
is the hard
est- to catch
if he
3
37
639
did say "I do"
then he'd do!
[both]
f
If he did
say "I do"
then he'd do!
643
647
pp
38
h=64
6a. Time-passing651
gently
p
656
661
665
670
3
39
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
40
698
and
dry
no
mat
ter
- what
the
risk
might
be
it's
703
bet
ter
- to
be
fan
cy
- free
try
oh
707
try
Get
up
and
Go
lad
you're
look
ing
-
711
so
sad
soon
you'll
be
so
glad
you
came
al
ong
-
41
716
Your
blood
'll
- run
round
and
make
your
lungs
pound
and
when
the
721
sun's
down
we'll
have
a
hair
of the dog
and
sing
a
hunt
ing- song!
726
[Isaac]
Up
there,
an un
known
- fell
stone
walls,
and fro
zen
- ground
[Chorus]
sfzHa!
Ha!
sfz
731
see
there
a glimpse
of
fox
and
all
ar ound
- the
sound
of
bay
[Isaac]ing
- hounds
Ha!
Ha!
42
736
Tum
ble
- trip
and
gal
lop
- down
a
roll
ing
- - scree
741
We
leap
an
oth
- er
- thir
ty
- fen
ces,
- blind
to
all
the
con
se
- quen
- ces,
-
746
fol
low
- - me!
[All] Get
up
and
go,
lad
751
it
is
n't
- so
bad
to
play
the
no
mad
-
for
just
a
43
756
while
You've
not
had
fun
yet
you've
not
made
one
bet
761
come
see
a
sun
set
-
where
we
will
drink
the
blood o' the
fox
and
make
you
766
smile
770
774
mp
[John]If
I
should
hunt
an
ext
ra
- day
mp
44
778 rall...
rall...
I
fear
what
Em il- y
- might
say
The
782 accel.
bed
half
emp
ty
-
and she'll
sleep lone
- ly;
ten.
but
what
of
my
own
786
des
ires?
-
789
793
Men
[Landlady]who
roam,
your
pp
45
797
wives
at
home
won't
801
miss
you
while
you're
805rall. piuAdagio
gone
p
Love
[Emily]
why
are
you
p
809
turn - ing?
Love
where
are
you
46
813
lead ing- us?
Now
he
seems
a
817
weak er- man
I
wish
I
could
821
und er- stand
-
I
know
that it's al
so- me
825
that I want
to see
a man
he can
not- be
Those
nights
when I
47
829
lie aw ake,
- when I cry
aw ake,
- he too
is still
aw ake,
- wide aw ake
-
A tempo833
[John]
I've
not
spent
nights
aw
ay
- bef
ore
-
837
Or
been
off
work
a
day
or
more
mf
to
841 a tempo
hell
with
wor ries!
tenuto -
I'll
take
my
chan ces;
-
I'll
choose
for
my
self
-
this
time
48
846
En
joy
- ing
- my
self's
-
no
crime
850
pp
854
858
862 misterioso
[Women]
pMen
who
49
866
roam,
you're
far
from
870
home,
your
wives
are
874
fast
as
leep
- -
878
[Isaac]f
You don't
want
to be
locked
up!
[Chorus]
sfz Ha!
sfz
50
882
You don't
want
to be
tied
down
You don't
want
to miss
the
sport
You don't
want
to
Ha!
Ha!
Ha!
887
toe
the
line,
do
what
you
ought,
no
mat
ter
- what
your
wives
mean
to
you
stay
892
oh
stay
and
ev
en
- if
you
miss
them,
they
won't
go
898
as
tray
-
they're
here
al
ways
-
51
904
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
-
911
ay
[Chorus 1]ff So
stop
your
qual
ing
-
join
our
was
sail
- ing
-
[Chorus 2] ff
So
stop
your
qual
ing
-
join
our
was
-
ff
916
let's
get
some
ale
in
and
then
you'll
stay
You'll
set
a
sail
ing
-
and
then
you'll
stay
52
921
fast
pace
with
your
new
found
- taste
and
at
the
last
race
You'll
set
a
fast
pace
with
your
new
found
- taste
926 molto rall.
you'll
find
your
life
the
fin
al
- price
you
have
to pay
you'll
find
your
you'll
find
your
life
the
fin
al
- price
you
have
to pay
you'll
find
your
931
life
the
fin
al
- price
you
have
to
pay
(a tempo)
53
934
HA!
54
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
through all
this
bef ore
there are
no
55
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
fickle
mood
I
have
977
ev
'ry- thing
to
lose,
on
ly
- I
am
forced
to
choose
and pay
the price
982
I
pay
the price [Jackson]
Come aw
ay
there
is
3
3
3
3
56
987
noth ing
for
us
here
all
that
3
holds
you back
is
fear:
you must
break
free
3
992
Come aw
ay,
I'd
have
3
long
since
gone
by now
but
for
3
you
I don't
know
3
3
997
how
I could
have
stayed
[Emily]
mf
Let me
be
you
1002
know
I
want
to go
you
know
I
feel
the same
but
still
my
ans wer's
no
57
1007
still
I
can't
ab an
don
- John
Still I
feel
our
love is
wrong
I can
not
go
1012
I can
not
go
Sud
[Jackson]
den ly
you
1017
think
of
him
des
pite
- all
you
have
done
Sud
[Emily]
den- ly
- I
think
of
him
be
-
1022
cause
of
what I've
done
I could
not
leave,
though
in
3
-
3
3
3
58
1027
side
I
want
you
so
though
with
3
ev
'ry- hour
I
know
I want
you
more
3
1032
f
I could
not
leave
in
his
3
way
John
cares
for me
in
my
3
3
mf
3
1036
heart
I'd not
be
free
from what
has
been
piu mossopiu mosso1040
[Jackson]p
Say
this
won't
last
poco a poco crescendo...............
p
poco a poco crescendo...............
59
1044
our
love
has
passed
1048
ff Say
you
don't
love
me
f
f
1052
[Emily]
f You must
go
though
all
you
say
is
true
if I
let
you
stay
I'm
1058
scared
of
what I'll
do
[Emily]
fIf
I
could
I'd
come aw ay
-
If
there
[Jackson]
fTell
me
why
you
have
to stay
tell
me
f
60
1062
was n't
- John or
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
61
1076
though
in
3
side
- I want
you
so
though
with
3
ev
'ry- hour
I
know
I
know
you
want
me
come
let
me
3
3
1080
I
want
you
more
I
want
you
more
I
want
you...
hold
you
come
give
your
love
come
give
your
love...
1085
fff
1090
p
1096
pp
62
1102
1109
1115
1121
1126
63
New Tempo h=56
9. Fade Away
1131
pp
1135
OnceOncep
[John]
sheshe
wastold
inme
loveev
with'ry-
mething
-
11391.
1.
NowNow
she
she'll
seems
not
unsay
eaan
-
y-sy
thing
--
2.
2.
1143
Can't
say
what I want
to say
what I mean
to say
64
1147
what I nev
er- say
Don't
know
what she thinks
of me,
what I'm
1151
meant to be,
will I ev
er- see?
There
1155
be
hind
- those sad
eyes
There
1159
I
know
the an
swer- lies
1163
3
65
1168
Cold,
[Emily] my
touch
un set
- tles- him
1172
Cold
wraps
round
our feel
ings
1176
Love
which
once
had ten
der- ness
-
1180
Now
is
dull
and pass
ion- less
-
66
1184
Our
love
must it fade
aw ay,
-
has it more
to say,
did it mean
to stay?
1188
Our
love,
will it not
aw ake,
- for our fut
ure's- sake,
or will
it
1192
steal aw ay,
- steal
aw
ay?
3
-
3
1196
67
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
but you're
not
1209
there,
Em il- y
-
life
with
you
can nev
er- be
our
two
bod
ies- nev
er
- meet
1214
A last
good
bye,
- then I'll take
my
leave
and
68
1219
go;
though to night
for
once
I
know
you
would
be
1222
mine
you
would
be
mine.
69
11. What Fool I've been
1226
[John]
p
The
fur
ad lib.
tive
- looks
and
tim id
- glan
ces
-
Now I
see
what
p
(colla voce)
1232 h=104 strictly a tempo
they
were
and
though
I
sensed
(with a sense of urgency)
that she
was
rest
less
-
1236
still I
trust
ed
- -
in
her
1240
Her
dist
ance,
-
her
sil
ence
-
70
1244
it
all
meant
the
same
1248
And
not
a
soul
would
tell
me
plain
ly
-
1252
not a
friend
said
a
word
Their
sec
ret
-
1256
kept
by all
who
knew
me
not a
whis
per
-
71
1260
I
heard
Their
dist
ance,
-
1264
their
sil
ence,
-
they
all
knew
1268
the
truth
1272
AndAnd
whatwhat
aa
foolfool
I'veI've
beenbeen
f
f
72
1276
DidDid
n'tn't
--
readrec
itog
-
innise-
herthe
eyessigns
diddid
n'tn't
--
hearguess
thethe
endcount
-- less
lesstimeslies
1280
thatthey
hid
must
theirhave
loveshared
thatthey
hid
must
theirhave
loveshared
1284
What
did I
do
that
made
her
hate
me
fp
1288
did
I
drive
her
aw
ay?
-
How
long
a go-
73
1292
had
she
dec
id
- ed
-
she
would
leave
me
1296
some
day?
But
I
cared
1300
in
my
way
I
gave
all
1304
I
had
3 3 3
3 3
3 3
3
74
1307
ff
AndAnd
whatwhat
aa
foolfool
3 3
3 3
3
3
3
3
ff
1310
I'veI've
beenbeen
DidDid
n'tn't
--
recread
ogit
- nise
in-
theher
signseyes
1314
diddid
n'tn't
--
guesshear
thethe
countend
-lessless
timeslies
theythat
musthid
havetheir
1317
sharedlove
theythat
musthid
havetheir
sharedlove
75
1321
fff
1325
1329
piu Adagio h=701333
1338
mp
1343
rall.
76
12. If I Could...
ad lib.1347
[Emily]
If I
could
I‘d
catch
them as
they fall
pp
colla voce
pp
1351 A tempo h=63
YouShield
would
them
make
from
thisthe
move,pain
thatand
on
heed
lythem
- 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
77
1363
sudSud
denden
--
lyly
--
yoube
thinkfore
-
ofmy
meeyes
asmy
somedark
oneest
--
elsfears
e's
come
- wife
true
1367
SudSud
denden
--
lyly
--
I'mI
justknow
an
that
oth
there
- er
is
- chap
noter
thing
-
-inI
yourcan
lifedo
1372
WasWhat
I
went
wrongwrong
whenthat
I
an
3
chosean
atger
-
firstso
toex
staytreme-
though
one
it
that
3
1376
brokeno
mything
-
heartcould
eachre
day,deem-
I
washad
brought
noto
choice?
life?
78
1380 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.......
1388
You
knew
my
fears
1392
Why
must
you
go
now?
f How they
stare,
f
79
1397
wit
ness
- to my
shame
and though
I've
done
no
wrong
a
1402
score
of
saints
will
claim
that
I
led
the
poor
man
on,
that I'm
cruel
1406
and
bet ter
- gone
what do
they
care?
what do
they
care?
1410 piu mosso
So
pass
me
80
1414
by
poco a poco crescendo.......
and
let
me
poco a poco crescendo.......
1418
cry
tears
that
would
1422
ask
me:
[Emily]p
Is it
love
that
3
has kept
me
here
al one-
[John]
p All
we
had
[Jackson]p
There‘s
no
thing
here
fp
3
81
1427
that
3
has robb‘d
me
of
my
home
and told
me
lies?
all
the
hopes
we
brought
with
us
3
here
are
at
an
end,
our
dreams
are
now
noth
ing
- to
3
hold
me
with
out
- your
love.
3
3
1432
Is it
love?
or
a
3
pain
I
once
en dured-
one
3
that no thing
couldhave
gone.
Wounds
that
life
it
self
-
could
n't
3
-
And
though
I
leave
here
I‘ll
ne
ver
- for
3
3
3
3
82
1437 rall.
cured,
and ne
ver
dies
and
ne ver
dies
and
ne ver
heal,
wounds
that
tear
our
love
ap
art
-
and
ne ver
get
love
for
ev- er
- strong;
a
flame
that
burns
for
ev er
1442
dies
pp
die
pp
bright
pp
pp
pp
più Adagio1447
[Emily]
Love
that
no thing
could have
cured,
tenuto
and
ne ver
dies
83
q.=481452
13. Hired Men (reprise)
Men
[Miners]NB>2nd time only
pp
of
[Farmworkers]ppp
Hear us com
ing- O run
ning- O
ppp
1457
stone
your
wives
at
home,
your
fut
ure's
-
drum ming- up
our strengthHik
ing- ex cit
- ing- and figh
ting- O
hear us com
ing- O run
ning- O
1461
in
our
hands
drum ming- up
our strengthHik
ing- ex cit
- ing- and fight
ing- O
hear us
84
1464
Stepff
[TUTTI]pesante
by
step
and
pit
by
pit
we'll
find
the
prom
ised
- land
fff
ff
END OF ACT ONE
85
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
1485
GoNow
toI
dansee
ces,what
- and
I
havehave
al
straw_in
q q
our
ways
-
hairmissed
86
1490
OhHere
I
the
wishon
thatly
-
Ithings
hadthat
seenmove
thisare
befthe
oretrees
-
1494
OhHere
sincethe
nothheath
inger
--
wouldrea
haveches
-
1498
suitup
edto
- me
my
moreknees
HereHere
II
couldmight
staymeet
anda
1502
sunhand
my
some
-selfcoun
- to
try-sleeplad
YesWhat
now
if
I
he's
seehi
-
whatding
sumin those
mer's
-trees?
for
87
1506
(ifI
on
shouldlyn't
--
therebe
so
were
slightscan
lyti
--
lessly-
clad
sheep)
1510
f
Here
the
vil lage
- lads
swim
mf
1514
bare
in
the
brook
Oh,
I
1518
won
der
- if
they'd
mind
if
I
look?
p
Here,
p
88
1522
lov ers
- meet
and
court
am
id
- the hay
I
won
der
-
1526
what
they
rea
lly- do
if
on
ly
- they'd
in
-
1530
clude
me
too!
1533
89
14a. Interlude
1536
p
1539
(2nd)
90
q.=58
q.=58
(What would you say to your son?)
1543
15. Blackrock.
WhatWhat
wouldwould
youyou
wantsay
forto
youryour
sonson
p
1547
ifif
youyou
werewere
me?me?
WouldWould
youyou
putwant
himhim
downto
ago
minedown
shaftthere
and
1551
untry
derto
- theag
sea?ree?
-
WouldWould
youyou
filltell
histhe
breathtruth
1554
withwhen
ahe
dustasked
likefor
deathproof
would
ofyouthe
takedan
himger?
-
91
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
- him
to the
ff
1577
black rock.
92
1581
Would
mf
you say that
to your own
son,
if you were me?
mf
1585
Would you al low-
him his own
choice:
would he be free?
Would you
1589
shake your head
af ter- all
you'd said
know ing- he'd
1594
go
un der
-
un der?
-
93
1599
Downff
there
where there's no
air
and you're locked
up
with the
ff
1605
black rock
Down
there
where there's no
1610
air
and you're locked
up
with the black
rock
1614
94
rall.1617
What would you say
to your
son,
if you were me?
mf
mp
95
h=60
16. Union Song (Men of Stone)
1621
Agitato h=801627
[Seth]
mf
Ev 'ry- man
here
has a griev
ance
-
Ev 'ry- man
needs
some all eg
- iance
-
mf
1631
Ev 'ry- man
seeks
to im prove
- the
min
er's
- lot
Ev 'ry- man
speaks
1636
with def i
- ance
-
Ev 'ry- man
longs
for some gui
dance
-
Ev 'ry- man
must
1640
join the Un
ion,
- like it or
not!
As
each
new
mem
ber
- joins
our
96
1645
pow
er- grows
With
ev
'ry
- new
ref
orm
- more
lives
are saved
1650
If
an y- one
- won't
join theUn
ion,
- If
an y- one
- holds
that op in
- ion,
-
1655
we'll
tell 'em we
won't
have his lab
our
- in
our
pit
largamente1659
Menf
[Seth & two others]of
stone,
your
pow'r
has
grown,
the
f
97
1663
fut
ure's
- in
your
hands
1667
Slaves
to
none,
we
march
as
one
to
1671
build
the
prom
ised
- land!
1675
p
1680
98
1686
1692
3
3
3
3
1698
3
3
3
3
1703
1708
[Seth]
mf
When we have
full
rec og- nit
- ion
-
mf
1713
Whenwe have
one
clear po si
- tion
-
Then we'll trans
form
the con dit
- ions
-
99
1717
und
er
- ground
-
Menf
[Seth & supporters]of
stone,
your
f
1721
pow'r
has
grown,
the
fut
ure's
- in
your
1725
hands
Slaves
to
none,
we
1729
march
as
one
to
build
the
prom
ised
-
100
1733
land!
fp
1738
1744
3
3
3
3
1750
3
3
3
3
1755
[Seth]
With
ev
'ry
-
101
1760
new
ref
orm
- more
lives
are saved
We'll
get
you
real
com
pen
- sa
- -
1765
tion
- for
wid
ows
- some
day
And
we'll
dem
-
3
3
3 3
1770
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
Do you think
that
will
fool
us?
Ev ry- one
- knows
it's
non
sense!
-
f
102
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 we take
your
ad
vice
- we'll
find
we're
left
be
-
1787
build
the
prom
ised
- land!
hind
and
end
up
poor
er- still.
1791
p
103
1796
1802
1808
3
3
3
3
1813
1818
[Seth & supporters]
ffMen
of
stone,
your
[Anti-Union men]ff
Doyou think
that
will
fool
us?
104
1823
pow'r
has
grown,
the
fut
ture's
- in
your
Ev ryone
knows
it's
non
sense!
-
No one here
needs
your
end
less
-
1827
hands
Slaves
to
none,
we
rules
and re strict
- ions
- spoil
ing
- ev 'ry- thing
If we take
your
ad
vice
- we'll
1831
march
as
one
to
build
the
prom
ised
-
find
we're
left
be
hind
-
and
end
up
105
1835
land!
[Seth]EvEv
'ry'ry
--
pitman
partsworn
ofto
thethe
UnUn
ionion
--
poor
er- still.
1839
EvEv
'ry'ry
--
voteboy
castborn
forin
thethe
UnUn
ionion
--
NotEv
a'ry-
manone's
toilneeds
1842
inwe
thewill
minesone
thatday
won'tsat
comis
-
ply!fy
--
allargando
1845
ff
[All remaining men & women]Soon
ev
'ry
- man
will
hold
a
Un
ion- card
Soon
ev
'ry
- boss
will
fear
the
ff
ff
106
1851
Un
ion's- power
Soon
ev
'ry
- town
soon
ev
'ry
- cit y
- will
be
proud
poco rall.1857
to
say
with
all
their
heart:
we're
Un
-
1862
ion
fff
Men!
fff
107
Alla marcia q=132
16a. Gathering of troops
1866
1870
3
3
3
108
h=801873
17. Farewell Song
p
1878
mp
[1. Emily 2. Isaac]There'sWhat a
nohandneed
to
someworman
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
al
tooone
warm
-
1886
[1. Emily 2. May]
DoTake
usthis
proud,heath
Dad,er
-
weto
exre
pectmem
--
youber-
tome
winby
109
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
1898
OhOh
I
lis
longten
to
- to
hear
their
the
110
1902
talespass
thation-
you'llate-
tellcheers
Say,
Hush,
when
I'll
be
you'rebackhome
we'llbe fore
go-
1906
backthe
towin
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
111
1918
1922 poco rit e dim
poco rit e dim
tenuto
3
1928
Oh
[John] ev
'ry
- prec ious
- let
ter
- I'll
keep
p
1932
Oh,
at
night
your
words
will
1936
soothe
me
to
sleep
Love,
prom ise
- that
you'll
112
1940
pray
for
me
each
day
and
ev
en
- though
I'm
far
aw ay-
1944
I'll
al
ways
- think
of
you
here
at
home.
1948
Oh
[All] lov ers
shed
your
1952
last
prec
ious
- tears
Stay
113
1956
lis ten
- to
their
fear
less
- young
cheers
Hush,
1960
tip
toe
- past
their
fin
al
- fond
em brace-
'cos
af
ter- all
1964
you
nev er
- know
when
you'll
next
be
1968
see ing
- that
smile
Oh
1972
lov ers
- shed
your
last
prec
ious
- tears
Stay,
114
1976
fflis ten
- to
their
fear
less
- young
cheers
ff
1980
Hush,
mp tip
toe
- past
their
fin
al
- fond
em brace-
mp
1984
'cos
af
ter- all
you
nev er
- know
1988
when
you
next
will
see
that
smile
ff
ff
115
1992
piu Lento1996
pwhen
you
next
will
see
that
ff
sub.
p
sub.
p
2000
smile.
3
pp
116
q. =66
q. =66
2004
18. War
[Isaac]
mf
My clothes
are wet,
the
mf
2009
tren ches
- stink,
myboots
are worn,
I have
to limp;
when weath
er's
bad
the
2013
dug outs-
flood
and No
Man's- Land's
- a pool
of blood
[Soldier]
The
2016
mud
here's worse
than I've ev
er- seen
we lost
last Fri
day- a boy
of six teen
- we
117
2020
can't
ad vance
- and we will
not re treat
- so we'llwait
here un til- next
year when we'll
2024
more or less
still be here.
[All]
f
We sweat,
we drink,
we curse,
we sur
2028
vive
here
Don't stop
to think
who's next
2032
To save
a friend
we'll risk
our necks
ff
Out in No
Man's- Land-
who will come
for us
118
2036
then?
Will they wait
till dark,
will they leave
us for
2040
dead?
mf
And far
aw ay-
our sons
as leep-
2044
dream glor
i- ous- dreams
To them
we're brave
to them
we sing
2048
mag ni
fi- cent- themes
[Isaac] Last night
our Tom
from
119
2052
Ma
ry- port
- un time
- ly- had
his life
cut short
we found
his corpse
with
-
2056
out
a face,
but his eve
ning- rum
won't go
to waste
[Jackson]
The
2059
guns
were poun
ding- all through
the night
I can
not
- sleep 'cos the rats
will bite
2063
Ev en- the brav
est- menshake
with fright
but
we'll hold
fast, we'll be stead
fast- till the
120
2067
war has passed
us all by
f
[All]We swear
we sing
we kill
and we
2071
die
here
Don't like
to think
a head-
2075
Don't care
to cont
em- plate-
the dead
[Emily]sub
Though
p
I'm proud
of you
John don't take
an y-
subp
2079
risks
Scared and trem
bling- I
read the cas
ual- ty-
121
2083
lists
mp
2087
2092
2096
They
[Soldier]
gas us out
and we
have to run
We gas them back
so they
2099
don't
stay long
They lay some wire
bef ore
- an at tack
-
we op en fire
so they
122
2103
can't
get back
You'll
[John] have heard
ab out- Is
aac-
los ing- his leg
they
2106
say that with out
- Jack son's- help
he'd be dead
We can't
shift the Hun
and the
2109
Hun can't shift us
so
we'll stand
firm till the tide
turns and the
2112
Tempo 2 q. = q
fin al- Ger
man- is dead.
p
Dear
Em il- y
-
re
mem- ber- me
pp
123
2116
to both
my chil
dren
f
Dear
Em il- y- I
f
f
2119
hope there'll nev
er- be
an oth
- er- time
like this
one.
Tempo primo2122
2128
2134
124
2140
2145
2150
f
[All]We crawl,
we climb,
we cry,
we're ex pend
ab- le-
2154
Don't care
to count
the cost
ten men
or more
last night
were lost
2158
ff
Out in No
Man's- Land-
who will come
for us then?
ff
125
2162
Will they wait
till dark,
will they leave
us for dead?
2166
f
So tell
your chil
dren- all
one day
of our
sac ri- fice
-
2170
Tell them we
died young,
our work
un done,
tell them pride
hasits price
2174
2180
126
2186
2193
2199
2205
2212
2220
2226
127
2231
2237
2241
f
We
[All]
crawl,
we climb,
we cry,
we're expend
ab- le
2245
Don't care
to count
the cost
ten men
or more
last night
were lost
2249
ff
Out in No
Man'sLand
who will come
for us then?
128
2253
Will they wait
till dark,
will they leave
us fordead?
2257
f
So tell
your chil
dren- all
one day
of our
sac ri- fice
-
2261
Tell them we
died young,
our work
un done,-
tell them pride
has its
2264
price
2270
129
2277
2285 piu Lento
repeat till cue
pp
2292
What
[Emily]
would you say
to your
son,
if you were me?
2296
Would you al low-
him his own
choice?
Would he be free?
Would you
2300
shake your head
af ter- all
you'd said
know ing- he'd
130
2305
go
ov er
-
ov er
-
2309
Out
f there
in the burnt
f
f
2313
air,
where they're cut
down
to the black
rock
2318
Some
[Seth]
of the oth
er- men
think it's all wrong,
I've heard
131
2322
of fi- cers
- say it's gone on
too long
there's
talk
that the Russ
ians- might
2325
pack it all in,
are we fight
ing- a war
that no
one- can win?
and
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
men gone,
132
2334
We're
[tutti]not all right They're
not all wrong both
say God's
on their
2337
side.
[Seth]Some blind,
some maimed,
some mad,
few sur vive
this
2341
Young lads,
their dreams
all gone
One fate
one grave
2345
one fare
well- song:
So you're proud
of us,
and re ward
- us with
133
2348
this
[Seth] Andourep
it- aph-
on the cas
ual- ty-
[Men]
So you're proud
of us,
and re ward
- us with this
2352
lists
subpSo tell
your chil
And our ep
it- aph
- on the cas
ual- ty- lists
subp So
tell
your chil
subp
2355
[tutti]
dren- all
one day
of our
sac ri- fice
-
2358
Tell them we
died young,
our work
un done-
tell them pride
has its
134
2361
price.
ff
So tell
your chil
dren- all
one day
ff
ff
2364
of our
sac ri- fice
-
Tell them we
died young,
2367
our work
un done-
tell them pride
has its price.
2370
fff
135
18a. Trumpet solo
2374 freely
p
2378
h = 62
18b. Crossbridge
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
2390
2395
136
2400
piu Lento
2404
2408
2413
2419
2425
2431
137
2437
2442
2447
2450
138
h = 110
19. Crossbridge Dance
2454
sfz
f
sfz
2459
sfz
sfz
2465
2470
2476
2482
139
2487
[Isaac]
So
join
the
whirl
ing
-
you
should
be
swir
ling
-
2492
your
part
ners
- twir
ling
-
ac
ross
- the
floor
Make
mis
chief
-
2497
gai
ly
-
come
join
the
ceil
idh
-
oh
wa
ly
- wa
ly!
-
2502
from
head
to
toe
to
mor- row
- morn
ing
- will
be sore!
[Tutti] Strike
up
the
140
2507
band,
lads,
wake
up
your
grand
ads,
-
put
on
your
glad
rags,
2512
get
off
your
seat
Don't
stand
there
sneer
ing
-
you
should
be
2517
cheer
ing
-
get
vol
un
- teer
- ing
-
be
lieve
- you
me,
you'll
find
life's
2522 piu Adagio
sweet
er
- with
a beat
be
lieve
- you
me,
you'll
find
life's
141
2526
bet ter
- on
your
feet!
2529
HA!
142
h = 60
h = 60
20. No Choir of Angels
2531
[1. John 2. Emily]
p
You
I
gave
weren't
noto
blame,strength,
John,
no
I
life
wasto
wrongyou
I
when
pp
p
2537
lookedwe
for
were
lovefirst
elsein
wherelove
-
WhenYou
youwant
wereed
-
hurtjoy,
II
2543 rall.
rall.
turnedgave
youaw
aynone
-
wasmy
blindwork
to
seemed
yourquite
desen
pairough
--
2549
[John] But Em
il- y
- we were
so
young,
so in
no- cent
- of what
love
means
143
2553
not ev
'ry- thing
- we did
was
wrong
2557
What happ
ened- to
those two
young
souls
who start
ed- out
with such
high
hopes
2561
and found
that life
washard
and
long?
2566 poco rall.
poco rall.
mp
[Emily]I'mSo
sowe
ashsur
amed,vived
--
John,/ofand
q. e
3
144
2572
howhere
I
we
feltare
whensurr
yououn
-
cameded
-
homeby
fromthe
Francenight
2578
MyNo
choirstream
ofing
-
angtears
for
els,
- no
Hargui
ry'sding
--
deathstar
andjust
noneour
reref
joicedlect
--
youring
-
2584 1.
1.
poco rall.
poco rall.
eyes
life
3
3
3
2588
f
But now
I know
the truth
in
side
-
now I know
our love
sur
vived
-
mf
145
2592
now our love
will nev
er
- die
2596
[Emily]
ff
And ev
en- now
it's not
too
late
our fut
ure- we
can still
re
shape
-
ff
[John] And ev
en- now
it's not
too
late
our fut
ure- we
can still
re
shape
-
ff
2600
and cher
ish- what
was once
de
nied
-
and cher
ish- what
was once
de
nied
-
3
146
rall.2604 piu Lento morendo...
[Emily]
p
If I had
my life
once
more
of one
thing I'd
be
p
2609 rit.
twice
as
sure:
it's you
that I
would share
it
with
pp
3
2614
147
20a. Hear your voice (ii)2619
p
Hear
[Jackson]
your
voice
cal ling- me
See
your
eyes
fac ing me
Dream
of
you
p
2624
in my
sleep
but you're
not
there,
Em il y
-
2629
life
with
you
can nev
er be
our
two
bod
ies- nev
er
- meet
2634
[Emily]
pp
If I
could
I
would
3
catch
them as
they
fall
3
pp
148
2639
Shield
them
from
the pain
and
heed
their
call.
149
h = 60
21. Emily's death and the Re-hiring
2644
2650
2656
2662
3
2668
3
2673
3
150
2679
q. = 52
2684
2689
2695
2700
repeat till cue
151
q. = 52
q. = 52
2705
[All]
p
Hearus com
ing,- O run
ning,- O
p
2710
sing ing- o
ver- the fields
we till
more the work of Gods
than men,
but we'll
2713
ne ver- no ne
ver- re gret
- the day
that we put
our selves- wil
ling- in the
2716
hir ing- ring
O to be
a
hir ed- man,
O to be
a
hir ed- man,
O to
152
2721
be a
hir ed-
ffman,
O to be
a
hir ed-
ff
ff
2724
man
O to be
a
hir ed- man
O to
2727
be a
hir ed- man
O to be
a
hir ed-
Men
[Seth & others]of
stone,
your
wives
at
153
2730
man
O to be
a
hir ed- man
O to
home,
your
fut
ure's
- in
our
2733
be a
hir ed- man
O to be
a
hir ed- man
O to
hands
Men
of
stone,
your
Throw us your luck
pen nies will
you
O show
your in ten
- tions- are that
true
O
154
2737
be a
hir ed- man
O to be
a
hir ed- man
O to
wives
at
home,
your
fut
ure's
- in
our
throw us your luck
pen- nies- will
you
O know
ing- I'll take
an y- that's
true
O
2741
be a
hir ed- man
O to be
a
hir ed- man
O to
hands
Men
of
stone,
your
Throw us your luck
pennies will
you
O show
your in ten
- tions are that
true
O
O
[Harry & others] lis ten- to
our pass
ion- ate
- cheers
155
2745
be a
hir ed- man
O to be
a
hir ed- man
O to
wives
at
home,
your
fut
ure's
- in
our
throw us your luck
pen nies- will
you
O know
ing- I'll take
an y- that's
true
O
O
2749
be a
hir ed- man
O to be
a
hir ed-
hands
Men
of
Throw us your luck
pen- nies- will
you
O show
your in ten
- tions- are
lis ten- to
our fear
less- young
cheers
156
2752
man
O to be
a
hir ed- man
O to be
a
hir ed-
[John + Pennington]ff
If you
lived our
lives
you'd be
the same
stone,
your
wives
at
home,
your
fut
ure's
-
that true
O throw
us your luck
pen nies will
you
O know
ing- I'll take
an y-
O
lis ten- to
our
ff
ff
2756
man
O to be
a
hir ed- man
O to be
a
hir ed-
in your
hearts too
would
burn such
a flame
in
our
hands
that's true
O throw
us your luck
pen- nies- will
you
O show
your in ten
- tions- are
pass ion- ate
- cheers
157
Maestoso con forza2760
[tutti]
fff
If you
lived our
lives
you'd be
the same
fff
fff
2764
in your
hearts too
would
burn such
a flame
O to
2769
be a
hir ed- man
O to be
a
hir ed-
158
2772
man
O to be
a
hir ed- man!
2775
©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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