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Moderato
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SHERIFF6
When a6
peer makes love to a dam - sel fair, makes love to a dam - sel fair, - Be-
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fore he be-gins to11
make his con-fes-sion He standsstat-u-esque-ly to make an im-pres-sion,Well some-thinglikethis, or
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some-thing like that, Or16
some-thinglike this is the prop-er air; Do you thinkyou could do like that, my lad? For
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8. When a peer makes love to a damsel fair(Sheriff, Sir Guy, Marian)
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these are the arts of the21 peer-age; Do you think you could do like that, my lad? That's ver-y nice, pret-ty
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SIR GUY26
I
well, not bad.26
rall. ad lib.
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think, as you say, it is not half bad;
Meno mosso
Meno mosso
I'll fol-low your sug - ges-tion, And
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I will ask the fate-ful
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ques-tion.
Quite so!
Allegro moderato
Allegro moderato
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MAID MARIAN35
35Churn-ing, churn-ing, churn-ing all the live-long day,
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Earn - ing, earn - ing, earn - ing where-with -39
al to pay for a gown of sat - in rare, For a
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rib - bon for my hair; Col - in
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rall.
rall.
sure - ly will de - clare that he
a tempo
a tempo
loves me,
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loves me,
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rall.
rall.
loves on - ly
a tempo
a tempo
me! Fa la la! Fa la
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dim.
dim.
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la! Fa la
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la la fa la la la fa la
rall.
rall.
la la la fa la la la la
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MAID MARIAN
SIR GUY
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la!
Though like a
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Quasi Recit.
Quasi Recit.
peer I'vestoodand ac-ted, Thedam-sel's thoughts seemquite dis -
SHERIFFtract-ed.
Quiteso!
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She seems dis -
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tract-ed.
Tempo I
Tempo IOh, those are the means that the
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maids em-ploy, The62
means that the maids em - ploy, Be - fore she be-gins to yield to his plead-ing she
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has to pre-tendthatshe67
Does
giveslit-tleheed-ing.
thiskindofthing?
No,
That's
thiskindofthing!That's
justwhattheydowhenthey
justwhattheydowhenthey
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think they're coy;
think they're coy; Do not
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mind lit - tle things like that, my boy! That's what they do when they
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So
think they're coy.76
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rall. ad lib.
that is the way they act when coy.
Re - peat now af - ter me:
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Tempo di Valse
Tempo di Valse
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Sweet -
Sweet -81
heart,
heart, my
own
own sweet -
sweet-heart,
heart, Lift up thy bon - ny
What is
bon-ny
eyes,
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that?
eyes,
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Yes,
And
bid with
bid with
Love's fond
Love's fond
art Now
art
my droop-ing
My droop-ing
spir - its
spir - its
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Howve-ry
rise.
rise.95
flat!
Be-hold a peer who kneels
Down on his
Down on his
peer-less knee,
peer-less knee,
down on my
down on his
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I pray you both be -
peer - less
peer - less102
gone!
knee,
knee, And who dis - tinct - ly feels
A fie - ry
A fie - ry
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flame for thee,
fame for thee,108
Ar - dent
Ar - dent
Have
love for
love for
done!
thee!
thee!
leggiero
leggiero
If for love of me you
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burn,
Shall I
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help you to
Well yes,
churn? Let me,
He'll
pray,
pray!
help you
Help me to
Yes, I will
churn,
churn,
churn,
Help you to
Yes, for
churn, to
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love of you I
churn, Yes,122
You may
burn!
help her, yes
help me in
help her to
churn-ing, as
Learn-ing this
churn, 'Tis
churn-ing, you're
churn-ing Her
right that
learn-ing, My
hand I am
you should
love you'll be
earn- ing, I'm
help her
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earn-ing, yes,
learn-ing to
churn,129
help me to
help her
help her
churn.
churn.
churn. I'll il-lus-trate the art, By which to win her
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heart,136
Sweet,
Sweet -
sweet-heart,
heart, my
my own
own sweet -
sweet-heart,
heart,
Lift up thy
Lift up thy
bon - ny
bon - ny
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What are they
eyes,
eyes,143
say - ing?
And
And
bid with
bid with
Love's fond
Love's fond
art Now
art
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my droop-ing
My droop-ing149
spir - its
spir - its
Theirwits are
rise.
rise.
stray - ing!
Be-hold a peer who kneels Down on his
Down on his
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peer-less knee,
peer-less knee,156
Who for
and who for
Burn!
love of
love doth
burn!
me is
burn!
burn!
burn-ing! I see a
For
For
peer who kneels
love
love
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Down on his
of
of163
peer-less knee
her I'm
her You're
For
churn-ing and
churn-ing and
love
burn-ing, Her
burn-ing, Her
of
hand I am
hand you are
me,
earn-ing, For
earn-ing, For
For love of
love of
love of
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me you
her I
her you170
churn.
churn.
churn.
ad lib.
colla voce
Oh! how I wish they'd go!
Oh
Oh
no!
no!
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Churning,churning,churningallthe
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live - long day,
Churning,churning,churningallthe
Earn-ing,earn-ing,earn-ingwherewith -
live - long day,
For a
al to pay.
Allthe day.
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gown of sat-in rare, for a
Churn - ing,
Churn - ing,185
rib-bon for my hair, Sure-ly
she does not care.
take care!
rall.
rall.
Col-in will de-clare That he
a tempo
a tempo
loves me,
Love me,
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loves me,
love on-ly me,
Love him,189
loves on - ly
love on-ly me
yes, love him,
me, Fa la
me, Fa la
Churn-ing,churn-ing, heads are turn-ing,
la Fa la
la Fa la
withlove burn-ing, he isd earn-ing
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la Fa la
la Fa la
by his churn-ing Ev'- ry right to
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dim.
dim.
la la fa la la la fa la
la la fa la la la fa la
call you his, to
rall.
rall.
la la fa la la la la la
fa la
call you his, fa la
la!
la!
la!
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