No. 9 - Concerted Piece

from "The Shop Girl"
Music by Lionel Monckton
Words by H. J. W. Dam
Sequenced by Colin Johnson
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By Lionel Monckton
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[Foundlings:] Foundlings are we, waiting to see
Who will unravel our prenatal mystery.
Truly we'll tell how it befel
That we are minus a family history.
Hard though the task, all that they ask
We will reveal with a frankness importunate.
Ev'ry detail we will unveil
That will explain our position unfortunate.
Foundlings are...
[Chorus:] Foundlings are they, Foundlings, oh!
Who will unravel their prenatal mystery.
Truly they'll tell how it befel
That they are minus a family history.
Foundlings are they.
[Bertie:] And I am the Johnny who trots 'em round,
[Foundlings:] Who trots us round,
[Chorus:] Who trots 'em round,
[Bertie:] Here and there and ev'rywhere
We have our fling,
In close attendance I'm always found.
[Foundlings:] He's always found,
[Chorus:] Yes, always found,
[Bertie:] And please to note that the cut of my coat
Is quite the thing.
From early morning till late at night
To do the honours is my delight,
At tea and dinner, at supper and lunch
You'll see me feeding the whole of the bunch!
[Chorus:] At tea and dinner, at supper and lunch
You'll find him feeding the whole of the bunch!
Oh! he is the Johnny that trots 'em round,
that trots 'em round, that trots 'em round,
Here and there and ev'rywhere
they have their fling,
In close attendance he's always found,
he's always found, he's always found,
And please to note that the cut of his coat
Is quite the thing.
He is the Johnny that trots 'em round,
that trots 'em round, that trots 'em round,
Here and there and ev'rywhere
they have their fling,
In close attendance he's always found,
he's always found, he's always found,
And please to note that the cut of his coat
Is quite the thing.
[Ensemble:] Foundlings are we, waiting to see
Who will unravel our prenatal mystery.
Truly we'll/they'll tell how it befel
That we/they are minus a family history.
Foundlings are we/they,
Very unfortunate girls are we/they.

Karaoke version by Colin Johnson

No. 9 - Concerted Piece
Soft karaoke
Words
Foundlings
Bertie
Sopranos
Contraltos
Tenors
Basses
Right Hand
Left Hand