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No. 2: CHORUS & SOLO (2nd Yeoman)
"Tower Warders"
Enter people excitedly, followed by Yeomen of the Guard.
| Crowd. |
Tower warders,
Under orders,
Gallant pikemen, valiant sworders!
Brave in bearing,
Foemen scaring,
In their bygone days of daring!
Ne'er a stranger
There to danger —
Each was o'er the world a ranger;
To the story
Of our glory
Each a bold, a bold contributory! |
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| Yeomen. |
In the autumn of our life,
Here at rest in ample clover,
We rejoice in telling over
Our impetuous May and June.
In the evening of our day,
With the sun of life declining,
We recall without repining
All the heat of bygone noon,
We recall without repining
All the heat,
We recall, recall
All of bygone noon. |
| 2nd Yeoman. |
This the autumn of our life,
This the evening of our day;
Weary we of battle strife,
Weary we of mortal fray.
But our year is not so spent,
And our days are not so faded,
But that we with one consent,
Were our loved land invaded,
Still would face a foreign foe,
As in days of long ago,
Still would face a foreign foe,
As in days of long ago,
As in days of long ago,
As in days of long ago.
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| Yeomen. |
Still would face a foreign foe,
As in days of long ago. |
| Crowd. |
Tower warders,
Under orders,
Gallant pikemen, valiant sworders!
Brave in bearing,
Foemen scaring,
In their bygone days of daring! |
| Crowd. |
Yeomen. |
| Tower warders |
This the |
| Under orders |
autumn |
| Gallant pikemen |
of our |
| Valiant sworders |
life, |
| Brave in bearing, |
This the |
| Foemen scaring, |
evening |
| In their bygone days of daring! |
of our day, |
| Ne're a stranger |
Weary |
| There to danger |
we of |
| Each was o'er the world a ranger: |
battle strife |
| To the story |
Weary |
| Of our glory |
we of |
| Each a bold, |
mor- |
| A bold contributory. |
tal fray. |
| To the story |
This the autumn |
| Of our glory |
of our life, |
| Each a bold contributory! |
This the evening of our day, |
| Each a bold contributory! |
This the evening of our day. |
Exit Crowd. Manent Yeomen.
     
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