Arranged for Various Voices, Dublin, Ireland, 2014 Duration: 4:00

WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING

for SATB choir and piano
(with opt. audience participation)
Music by Ernest Ball Arranged by Kathleen McGuire

Words by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr.

Soprano

P 3U & 4 .. 3UP & 4 ..

There's a There's a

Lilting & rubato q = c 100

tear in your eye,

and I'm won - der - ing why,

for it

ne - ver should be there at

. .

all.

With such

Alto

tear in your eye,

Piano

3 & 4 . P ?3 ! 4

Lilting & rubato q = c 100

U .

..

.. w .

...

and I'm won - der - ing why,

...

for it

ne - ver should be there at

all.

. .

b . ...

. .. ..

With such

10

& & V ! ! ?

pow'r in your smile, sure a

stone you'd

j . #
be - guile,

so there's

ne - ver a

pow'r in your smile, sure a

! !

stone you'd

! !

j . #

be - guile,

! !

so there's

ne - ver a

# . ! !
tear - drop

tear - drop

. j

should

fall.

. # ! !

! !

ne'er should

fall.

P P
When your

10

Pno.

& ?

b b

. .. N

... #

# ...

# n N # .

When your

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WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING

18

A Little Faster

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18

like

.
some fair

sweet lilt - ing

laugh - ter's

J J
y y

bright,

. .
as

song,

And your eyes twink - le

as bright as

J j .

can

sweet lilt - ing

laugh - ter's

like

some fair

song,

And your eyes twink - le

bright

can

be.

Pno.

& ?

A Little Faster

j . . ..

25

F & F & V F F

You should

laugh all

. #. .

the

while

You should

laugh all

the

j J

and all oth - er

. J j # . . J J . . . . ~~~

times smile,

and now

#
smile a smile

smile

for

rall.

me.

C C C C C C

while

and all oth - er

times smile,

and now

#
a

smile,

a a

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25

be.

You should

laugh all

# . # F . .

the

You should

laugh all

the

# J

while

and all oth - er

times smile,

# #
and now

and now

smile

a a

smile

for

smile,

#
smile, a

smile

for

while

and all oth - er

times smile,

smile

smile rall.

for

Pno.

& ?

# .

# . .

# .

~~~

~~~

~~~

~~~

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33

&C

, ,

& C n b me. When , C V ?C

33

When

Gently - legato & rhythmic (h = 50)

p . p I p
I

rish

eyes

are

smil - in',

sure 'tis

# #

like

.
a

.
morn

in

w w w

Spring.

- rish

eyes

are

smil - in',

me.

me.

When

When

b
in',

sure 'tis

like

I - rish

eyes

are

smil

sure 'tis

like

.
a

morn

in

Spring.

morn

I - rish

eyes

are

smil

in',

#.

in

in

Spring.

sure 'tis

like

morn

Spring, in

Pno.

& C n b ?C .

Gently - legato & rhythmic (h = 50)

(a cappella - piano for rehearsal)

. .

. #.

. b

w w w

41

& & V ?

In the

P . P
lilt lilt

cresc.

of

.
I -

rish laugh - ter

ter

you can

F . F w F

hear

the

an

gels

sing.

cresc.

In

the

In

the

of cresc.

I - rish

laugh - ter

you can

hear

w
laugh

the

an - gels,

an - gels

P
lilt lilt

of cresc.

I - rish

you can

#.
I -

. . w .

F #. w. F #.

hear

an - gels,

an - gels

the

#.
an -

gels,

Spring. In the
41

of cresc.

rish laugh - ter

you can

year

an - gels

b w b

Pno.

& N ?

. . b P # .

# .

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49

, p &

WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING

, p & b sing. When , p V

When

.
I

rish

hearts

are

hap - py,

all the

# #

world

seems

.
bright

I - rish

hearts

are

hap - py,

, p ?
49

b
py,

all the

world seems

sing. When

I - rish

hearts

are

hap

all the

world

bright

b .

and

w w w w w

gay,

sing. When

Pno.

& b , p ? & & V ?

cresc.

I - rish

hearts

are

hap

py,

seems

bright

. #
and bright and

and

gay,

gay,

so

all the

world seems

bright,

gay,

. b .
are

. .

# .
your

. b

w .
U

w w

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.
I -

.
eyes

and when

rish

cresc.

and when cresc.

I - rish

eyes

are

P . P

smil - in',

# # #

dim.

sure they

steal dim.

heart

a - way.

U U w

smil - in',

sure

they

and when cresc.

I - rish

#.

eyes

are

P
are

steal dim.

your

heart

a a

way.

smil - in',

sure

they

gay,
57

and when

I - rish

eyes

smil - in',

sure - ly they

steal dim.

your

your

heart

way.

steal

heart

way.

Pno.

& N ?

cresc.

.. P b #. .

# # #

dim.

. U w w w b w
u

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65

F & F & F V ? F

Add audience:

When

3 4 .. 3 4 .. 3 4 .. 3 4 ..
I I I I

Faster (waltz, in 1)

rish

eyes

are

smil - ing

sure 'tis

like

morn

When

rish

eyes

are

smil - ing

sure 'tis

like

in

. . . . .

Spring.

In the

morn

in

Spring.

In the

When

rish

eyes

are

smil - ing

sure 'tis

like

a a

morn

in

Spring.

In the

When
65

Pno.

& b F ? w & & V ?

(+piano)

rish

eyes

are

smil - ing

sure 'tis

like

morn

in

Spring.

In the

3 4 ..

.
of

3 .. . 4

74

I -

rish

lilt

laugh - ter,

#
you

you can

hear

the

an

gels

. . .

sing.

When

rish

lilt

of

rish

laugh - ter,

you can

#
I I -

hear

the

an

gels

sing.

When

I I

rish

N
the

lilt

of

rish

laugh - ter

can

hear

an

gels

sing.

When

rish

lilt
74

Pno.

&

of

rish

laugh - ter

you

can

hear

the

an

gels,

an

gels

sing,

? .

#.

# .. #

.#

. #

..

. . .. .. .

When

rish

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WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING

& & V ?

hearts

are

hap - py,

all the

world

seems bright

and

. .

gay,

a -

I -

rish

eyes

are

and when

hearts

are

hap - py,

b
-

all the

world

seems bright

. .

and

gay,

and

and when

rish

eyes

are

hearts

are

hap

py,

hearts

are

hap - py,

all

the

world

seems bright,

bright

gay, and when

rish

eyes

are

the

world

seems bright,

83

Pno.

&

? .
92

. #
ing, sure

b # #

bright

and

gay, and when

rish

. .

eyes

are

. #

.
your

. #. .. .. .. .. .. ..

&

smil - ing,

.
1.

sure

they

steal

heart

way.

When

& V

smil - ing,

sure

they

steal

your

heart

. . . . ..

way.

When

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92

smil - ing,

they

steal

your

heart

smil

Pno.

& ?

sure

# #

way.

When

they

steal

your

heart

way.

When

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& .
2.

rall.

way.

# # #

Sure they

4 4
steal

Grandly

your

a -

w
way.

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U U

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heart

& . V .

way.

Sure they

4 4 4 N 4 4 4

steal

your

heart,

steal

a - way.

way.

Sure they

steal

your

? .
98

way.

#
Sure

your

heart,

. b .

steal

a - way.

Pno.

&

. ..

steal

heart,

steal

a - way.

rall.

##

4 4
Grandly

4 N 4 . > >

b >

> >

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