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?or the Dorian Singers

THREE NONSENSE SONGS
for S.A.T.B. (uaaccompaoied)
'Wortls by ED$IAR,D LEÁR
MUSIC BY
MATYAS SEIBER
London: NovEIJTJo & OOMPANY' tímited

1 There was an old lady of France

Moderato
SOPBANO

ALTO

p ritnzíco
TENOR
Tick, tack, tick, tack, tick,
p ,ritnÍco
BASS
Tick, tack, tick, tick, tack,
Moderato J= se-loo
Á0c0MPT
(for
rehearsal
onlg)

was an old la - dy of Fraoce,

was an old la dy of France,

tick, tack, tick, tick, tack, tick, tack,

tack, tiek, tack, tick, tack,

Copgright, 1956, b.y Nooello d Conpan!, Linited

MADE IN ENGLAND (1) 18448
 T}íEnE wAs AN oIJD IJADY oF FBANoD

taught lit-tle cluek-lings to danco; When she

taugbt lit-tle duck-lings to dancol 'When

she

tíck' taek, tack, tick, tack,

--
tiok, tack, tick, tack, tick, tacbo tlck,

staccato e tregglero

said, (Tick- a - taok, tick - a tack, tick - a

staecato e leggÍero

saíd' 'Tíck- a - tack, tíck - a tack, tick - a tack,

mt staccato
> e leggÍero

tick, 'Tick - a - tack, tick - a tack, tick - a tack,

mp staccato e treggiero

tack, tick- a - tack,

Q\ 18348
 TI{ERE WAS AN OI,D LADY OF FRANCE
p.íü pesante

tíck- a_tick_ a_tick- a-taok!' Thoy

tack, tick- a- tack, They re-plieil, tQuack! t

piir pesa,nte
F Eeű*o

tick- a-tack, tiek- a-tack, tick- a-tick- a-tack!t They re-plied, 'Quack!'
>
nf P se-cca

tick.a_tack, tíck-a_tack, tick-a-tick-a-tack!' They re-plied, (Quack!'

pru Posa,nte J=".8O

mf lamentoso -:----.:----

Which grieveil- that old la - dy Fradóe.- Tick-a -

mf lamentoso -----:--

Which grieved- that old la - dy

mf lanrmtoso --:=* Tempo I

ich grieved- that old ta-dy

ml tamentoso -'-:--
'Whícb grieveil- that old la dy of France.-

Tempo I

(a)
1E848
 THEBE WAS AN OLD LADY OF FEANCE

tack, tick - a tach, tack, tick - a

staccato e leggiero

Tick- a - tack, a - tack, tick- a- tack, tick - a

y staecato e legglero

Tick- a - taclt, tíck_ a _ tack,

tieL - a tick- a _ tíck- a _ tack, tick - a tick- a - tick- a

aresc.

tÍck- a - tick- a - tack, tick - a tick- a - tick- a

cresc.

tick- a - tack, tick- a - tack, tick - a tack, tick - a

p staccalo e cre sc.

Tack, tick- a - tiek- a - tick- a - tack, tick - a

(4) 183+8
 TIIEB,E '$/Ás .AN oIrD I]ADY ol' FRANOE
mf>

tack, tick- a - tick- a - tick- a - tack, tick- a - tick- tick

tick - a tick- a - tick tack, tick - a tack, tick - a

^f
,'

tack, tick - a tíck- a - tack, tick - a tack, tíck

mf5

tack, ti.ck - a tick - a tack, tÍck - a

*---- p nasal

tick tick- a - tack, quack !

tick - a tick- a - tack, Quack, quack I

p nasal

tick - a tÍck- a - tack, Quack, quack !

:::> p rzasatr

tick tick- a - tack, Quack,

(5) 188{t
 2 There was an old person of Cromer
Mesto, lugubro
slahg <ts

Tbere was,
-l-
there was an old per-son of Cro - mer,
skakg
<...-
--
There was aü old pel-son of 16 _ ltr€rl
<--

There was,
-
there was an old per-son of Cro - mer,
p shakg <.>-. -.-

Thore x,as an old per- s on of Cro - mer,

Mosto, lug:ubre J:c.rz

<
-
who stood on one l"g to read Ho - mer;

Who stood on ohe

-*
1"g to read Ho - mer;
-.H

who stood on one l"g to

-
read Ho - mer;
€;>-.

Who stoocl olt one to read Ho mer;

Copgriglrt,1956, bg Nooello é Com1lang. Lirnáted

(6)
18348
 TIIEB! vrÁs 4|N oI/D PERsoN oF
cRoM&&
un poeo anim&ndo
Lr -r-
>i*
When be found he grew stifÍ Ee Ju npt o-ver the

>

-sl grew stiff

he tbuncl be
tte ju
\--/
o-ver the
un poeo animando ;->
<'Í >9
ho fóund he grew stiff
He jumped,_npt o-ver the
i: 5/. mÍ^1> 3

he found he grew stÍff

He jumpednept o-ver tho
un poeo animaRdo
3

Tempo I
<> :>

cliff, Which con-clud - cd that per - son of Cro - mer.

<>

cliff, W-hich con-clud - ed that per - of

son Cro - rner.
f> Tempo I
<:> <->

cliff, con-clud - ed that per - son of

l> <>

Which con-olud-ed that per _ son

of
Tempo I

(7)
 There was an old man in a tree

POCO
r'P
cTesC. a.

Tbere wasn there was,

poco cres,.

There was, there was, there was,

Allegro J.=".96

Thero was an okl man in a tree,

There was

there was, there was, there was, there

there was, there was, tbere was,

* Ío rhytbmical precision in these entríes is found difficult, it is suggeoted that Tenors and Basses
"t"" (lightly) each other's parts,
also sing so as to aohieve aD, evon succession of quavers.
Capgright,1956, b! }fooello é Compang, Limited
(8) I8848
 fIÍEBE wAs AN oIJD MAN IN A TnEE
2.

Who was bor-ri-blybored by a beot bya who vas

2. E

1n tree, in a treo,

w&s an old man in a

'Wbo
was hor-ri-blyboredby a bee,

f
.a

was an old man in a tree,

lroco
>
mÍ-:-<

hor-ri_blyrbor- rí - bly, bor- rí- bly,hor' ri' bly, hor - ri - blybored by a beo

Itoco cresc. mf-

-
- ri- bln r - ri - bly, hor - ri - bly, or- ri- blyborcdby a beo

.>
DOCO Cre$c,
^Í=

hor- ri- bly,'.hor-ri- bly, hor-ri-blyboredby a boe ee

poco cr?8c'
> mÍ>

hor - ri - bly, bor - ri - bly bored bY a beo ee

(e) 18E4t
 TIÍEBE wAs AN oLD MAN IN A TRDE

;-Í

ee --_- ee_ ee- ee- Wtren they said,

,>

ee ee ee ee- ee- ee. When

> >_< f -

ee ee ee ee_ ee- ee. When they said,

)^ f -

ee €e ee- ee- ee. _ Whentheysaid,

whentbeysaid, whentheysaid, whentheysaid, whentheysaid, whenthoy

wben theysaid, whentheysaid, vbentheysaiilt whentheysaid, whenthey

whentheysaitl, whentheysaid, when theysaicl, vhentlreysaid, whentheysaíd,whenthey

when theysaÍil, whentheysaiil, whentheysaÍd,lrhenthey

(ro1 18348
 .WAS
THEB,E AN OI]D MAN IN A TEEE

saÍd' 'Does ít blzz?'zz

{Does Ít brlzr,?' zz

mP

saiil, 'Does it buzz? Does it buzz?

:>-

saial, 'oű-s 'Ít buiz? buzz? Does ít

rz

cresc. .>
nf marcato

He- re -

crasc, ml ma,rcato

Does i.t buzz? Does it buzz? Does it buzz?'

mf narcato
c?esc.

buzz? Does ít btlzz? Does it bazz?' IIo_ !€ -

;lí sing on zz, lot ao' a.

(!1) I8848
 TIÍEfiE wAs AN oLD MAN IN A TBEE

str oken' mdtter oÍ Ía,ct Í :"{'!

tYes, it iloes ! Itts a reg- u-larbruto of a bee

matter of fact f angrg

-
tYos, it does! Itts a reg - u - lar bruto of a

spoken,natter oÍÍact f angrg

'Yes, it does! Itts a xog-u-larbrute ofa beo ee

spoketa, matter oÍ Íaet f ongrs

'Yes, it tloos! Itts a rog - u - Iar brute of a bee

ee- ee- ee- ee- c0s iti a reg-u - lar bruto of a beel'

'v- r'\/
ee e€ ee iti a reg-u- lar brute of a bee!'

>

ee ee ee ee _ €e- a€, itl a reg-u - lar brute of a bee!'

> > >

ee- ee- €, ítl a reg-u - lar brute

-Íla
of

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