Concert to commemorate the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme 

Sunday 13th November 2016 7:30pm

St Paul's Church, Moor Lane, Kersal Moor, Salford, M7 3WX 

Conductor Barrie McKinnon

Leader : Jon Henderson

Programme:

Mars, the Bringer of War - Holst

A Shropshire Lad - Butterworth

The Banks of Green Willow - Butterworth

Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollitty - Holst

Roses of Picardy - Wood

 

Tunes From the Trenches - Arr. Lawson

Words to accompany "Tunes from the Trenches"

 

1 Your King and Country Want You                Words and music by Paul Rubens (1875 – 1917)

Oh, we don't want to lose you, but we think you ought to go
For your King and your Country - both need you so;
We shall want you and miss you, but with all our might and main,
We shall cheer you, thank you, bless you When you come home again.

 

2 Goodbye Dolly Gray    Words by Will D Cobb (1876 – 1930); music by Paul Barnes (1864 – 1922)

Good bye- Dolly – I must leave you, though it breaks my heart to go.
Something – tells me I am needed - at the front to fight the foe,
See the boys in blue are marching – and I can no longer – stay.
Hark I hear the bugle - calling, - good bye - Dolly - Gray.

 

3 Belgium Put The Kibosh On The Kaiser    Words and music by Alf Ellerton in 1914

Belgium- put the kibosh - on the Kaiser; - Europe - took the stick and made him sore;
We shall shout with vict'ry's – joy. Hold your hand out naughty boy,
You must never - play at soldiers - any - more.

Belgium- put the kibosh - on the Kaiser; - Europe - took the stick and made him sore;
On his throne it hurts to sit, and when John Bull starts to hit,
He will never - sit upon it anymore.

 

4 Three German Officers Crossed The Rhine   trad. French Army modified by the Old Contemptibles

Three German officers – crossed the Rhine, parlez – vous,
Three German officers – crossed the Rhine, parlez – vous,
Three German - officers – crossed the Rhine, To kiss the women – and drink the wine.
Inky dinky parlez-vous.

 

5 They Were Only Playing Leapfrog   Army adaptation of ‘John Brown’s Body’ (trad American Civil War)

One staff officer – jumped right over - another - staff officer's - back
And another - staff officer - jumped right over - that other - staff officer's back;
A third staff officer jumped right over - two other - staff officer's backs
And a fourth staff officer - jumped right over – all the other - staff officer's backs

They were only - playing - leap frog, They were only - playing - leap frog,
They were only - playing - leap frog,
When one staff officer jumped right over - another - staff officer's – back.

 

6 THE BELLS OF HELL GO TING-A-LING-A-LING   WW1 Airforce adaptation of ‘Ting-a-Ling-Tay’ (words and music by Harry Dacre (1860 – 1922)

The bells of hell go ting a - ling - a - ling  For you but not for me:
And the little - devils, how they sing a - ling - a – ling, For you but not for me.
Oh! Death where is thy sting a - ling - a - ling? - Oh grave thy victory?
The bells of hell go ting a - ling - a - ling  For you but not for me.

 

7 Stille Nacht  Words by Joseph Mohr (1792 - 1848); music by Franz Gruber (1787 - 1863)

Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht!  Alles schläft; einsam wacht
Nur das traute hoch heilige Paar.
Holder Knab' im lockigen Haar,
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh!

 

8 When This Lousy War IS Over   Anon. adaptation of ‘What a Friend we have in Jesus’ (words by Joseph M Scriven (1819 – 1886); music by Charles Crozat Converse (1832 –1918))

When this lousy – war is over, No more soldiering - for me,
When I get my civvy  clothes on, Oh, how happy – I shall be!
No more church parades - on Sun day, - No more putting - in for leave,
I shall kiss the sergeant major, - How I'll miss him, how he'll grieve! - Amen.

 

9 HOME! SWEET HOME!  words by John Howard Payne (1791 - 1852); music by Henry Bishop (1786 - 1855)

'Mid pleasures - and palaces - though we may roam,
Be it ever – so hum ble, - there's no place like home;
A charm from the skies seems to hal low - us there, Which, seek thro' the world, is ne'er met elsewhere Home, Home! Sweet Home! Be it ever – so hum ble, - there's no place like home.

 

10 Land of Hope and Glory   Words by Arthur C Benson (1862 – 1925); music by Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934)

Land of hope and glory, mother of the free, how shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?
Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set, God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet
God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet

 

11 The Caissons Go Rolling Along   American Field Artillery Song

Over- hill, over - dale, We will hit the dusty - trail And the caissons - go rolling - a long.
In and out, hear them shout, Counter-march and left a bout - And the caissons – go rolling - a long,
For it’s hi! hi! hee! In the field artillery, - Shout out your numbers – loud and strong,
For where’re we go, You will always – know That those caissons – go rolling - along.

 

12 Over There   Words and music by George M. Cohan (1878 – 1942

Over there, over there, Send the word, send the word over there
That the Yanks are coming, The Yanks are coming
The drums rum-tumming Everywhere
So prepare, say a prayer, Send the word, send the word to beware
We'll be over, we're coming over And we won't come back till it's over Over there.

 

13 Tipperary   Words and music by Jack Judge (1878 - 1938) and Harry Williams (1873 – 1924)

It's a long way to Tipperary,It's a long way to go.It's a long way to Tipperary And the sweetest girl I know!
Farewell to Piccadilly, Goodbye, Leicester Square!
It's a long long way to Tipperary, But my heart's right there!
It's a long long way to Tipperary, But my heart's right there.

 

'Nimrod' from Enigma Variation - Elgar

Sunset - Arr. Tim Paton 

First Violins Jon Henderson Christine Clarkson Denise Doyle Eileen Stevens Jennifer Brierley Fiona Crowther Sally Thompson	Second Violins Joanne Mellody Simon Caplan Bronwen Bevin Joe Brothy Nicholas Paxton Elizabeth Forest Kate Lloyd Tegan Cain	Violas Emma Crowley-Burgess John Owen	Cellos John Eaton Dave Collins Katy Gettings Mary Boulos Lee Carr	Basses Jenny Hughes Gladys Williams	Bassoons Trevor Marshall Nic Fox Katharine Brown	Horns Denis Carvill Sarah Birchall Elaine Williams
Euphonium George	Flutes/Piccolo Angela D'Arcy Anna Goodhart	Oboes/Cor Becky Stevens An-Lin Xu	Clarinets Melanie Waddington Ruth Parry	Timpani Irene Wynne-George	Trumpets Chris Kay Alan Saunders Peter Thickbroom	Trombones Carole Williams Ian Mitchel
Tuba Colin Herd	Percussion Katharine Brown Owen Jones