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.

rall. ad lib.

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

M

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

rall. ad lib.

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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Allegro moderato177

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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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