Ballad of Sara Berry

THE BALLAD BALL AD OF SARA BERRY (WOMAN #3, w/ OTHER VOICES) Music and Lyrics by RYAN RYAN SCOTT SCOT T OLIVER OLIVE R

Slightly under tempo, Sweetly 2

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Oh,

Down on your

knees be-fore the Queen. Queen.

Oh,

Oh,

Down on your


Oh,

Oh,

Down on your


Oh,

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Down on your

knee kneess be - fore fore

the the Que Queen en..

Down on your



Down on your



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Music and Lyrics © 2009 by Ryan Scott Oliver. All rights reserved.

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"The Ballad of Sara Berry" / 2

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Uh,-Sa-ra Ber-ry was a po-pu-lar po-pu-lar bitch.

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Hot bod, hot boy, cheer cap-tain, cap-tain, plus she was rich.

Mm-hm.

Oh,yeah.

Mm-hm.

Oh,yeah.

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Thatgirl had ev'-ry ev'-ry--thingtill hichic-cupandhit cupandhitch, ch,

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JuJu-lie Jen - kinslost a leg in a wreck.

JuJu-lie Jen - kinslost a leg.

(Am (Am - pu pu - ta - ted. ted.))

JuJu-lie Jen - kinslost a leg.

(Am (Am - pu pu - ta - ted. ted.))

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The no-mino-mi-na na-tion -tionss for Prom Ro-yal Ro-yal-ty -ty came.

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Our Sa-ra Sa-ra's 's se-nioryear se-nioryear and Queenwas Queenwas herclaim. herclaim.

Hoo.

Uh-huh.

Uh,duh.

Hoo.

Uh-huh.

Uh,duh.

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Till gos-sip gos-sip stirred the stu-dent stu-dent bo-d bo-dy y woul wouldna dname me

Ju-l Ju-lie ie Jen Jen

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kinsQueen of the Prom.

Pi - ty vote vote!!

Pi - ty vote vote!!

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"Sa-ra," her Fa-ther said,

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"Life is a Prom;

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knowyou won't dis-ap dis-ap-p -point oint

me and and Mom. Mom.""

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You taste the sil-ver, sil-ver, Sa-ra! Sa-ra! Youtaste outaste the the crow crown, n,

Youthirs outhirstt for for blood blood from the ro-ses ro-ses in hand.

Woah!



Woah!



Woah!

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Youspoil for sashand scepscep-ter, ter, mumu-sic todance,

As theycrow theycrown n

youQueenof HighSchool HighSchool Land. Land.







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Check Check Sa-ra.Choo Sa-ra.Choose se Sa-ra Sa-ra.. Vote, ote,

Check Check Sa-ra.Choos Sa-ra.Choosee Sa-ra Sa-ra..

Vote for Sa-ra Ber-ry. Ber-ry. Check Check Sa-ra.Choo Sa-ra.Choose se Sa-ra Sa-ra..

Vote

Vote

Sa-ra Sa-ra Ber-r Ber-ry y.

for Sa-ra Ber-ry Ber-ry..

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Uh,So obob-sessedourSa-ra sessedourSa-ra nearlosthermind.

Check

SaSa-ra.Choo ra.Choose se

SaSa-ra. Vote, ote,

Check

SaSa-ra.Choo ra.Choose se

SaSa-ra.

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Vote

Vote

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Tolifeun-Prom re-la-ted,

SaSa-raBerraBer-ry. ry. Check

for SaSa-ra BerBer-ry. ry. Check

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Sa-rawasblind.

Sa-ra. -ra.Choose Choose Sa-r Sa-ra. a. Vote, ote, Vote

Sa-ra. -ra.Choose Choose Sa-r Sa-ra. a.

Vote

SaSa-raBerraBer-ry. ry.

for SaSa-ra BerBer-ry. ry.

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Shesho Sheshove ved dhersqua hersq uad, d,he herrcliqu cl ique, e,he herr boy boyfrien friend dbehi behind nd,,

Chec Check k

Sa - ra. ra.Choo C hoose se

Sa - ra. ra. Vote, ote,

Chec Check k

Sa - ra. ra.Choo C hoose se

Sa - ra. ra.

Stil Still, l, JuJu-liehad aholdon thelead.

vote vote..

Vote, ote,

Poor, Poor, poor poor Ju - lie! lie!

vote. vote.

Poor, Poor, poor poor Ju - lie! lie!

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Check

Sa-ra. -ra.Choose Choose Sa-ra. Sa-ra. Vote, Vote Vote

Check

Sa-ra. -ra.Choose Choose Sa-ra. Sa-ra.


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SoonSaSoonSa-ra's sa - ni-tywas ni-tywas hungby athread.

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Vote

SaSa-raBerraBer-ry. ry. Check Check SaSa-ra. ra.Choo Choose se

for SaSa-raBer raBe r-ry. ry. Check Check SaSa-ra. ra.Choo Choose se

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HerB. F. F.'s proclaimed proclaimedher

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so-cial-lydead.

Sa - ra. ra. Vote, Vote Vote

Sa - ra. ra.

Vote

SaSa-raBer ra Ber--ry.

for SaSa-raBer ra Ber--ry.

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Tillth Tillthen en at last last herboyfri herboyfriend end text-ed text-ed andsaid,

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"I'm tata-king JuJu-lie to the sese-niorProm." niorProm."

Chec Check k

Sa-r Sa-ra. a.Ch Choo oose se

Sa - ra. ra.

Vote, vote.

Love, Love, love love Ju - lie! lie!

Chec Check k

Sa-r Sa-ra. a.Ch Choo oose se

Sa - ra. ra.

Vote, ote,

Love, Love, love love Ju - lie! lie!

vote. vote.

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"Sa-ra," her Fa-ther said.

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"Why be so calm?

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There' ere'ss just no fu-ture fu-ture for a Prin-cess at Prom.

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Chorus (dance party, pounding)

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Woah!



Woah!



Woah!

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Youspoil for sashand sash and scepscep-ter, mumu-sic todance, todance,

As theycro theycrown wn

youQueenof youQueenof HighSchoo HighSchooll Land.

Oh,




Oh,




Oh,

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Down Down on on your your

knee kneess

be - fore fore

the the Qu Queen een.

Oh,


knee kneess

be - fore fore


Oh,


knee kneess

be - fore fore


Oh,

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Bridge

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knees

be - fore

the Qu Queen.


knees

be - fore

the Qu Queen.


knees ees

be - fore

the Qu Queen.

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Some girls are ra-tion-al, ra-tion-al, But Sa-ra was not.

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She stared in mir-rors mir-rors think-ing think-ing one sing-le thought:

Ju-lie...

Ju-lie...


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There's There's se-ven rea-sons this this crown's crown's

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not good as got,

And so the

nigh nightt of Prom Prom,,

mer-cy mer-cy!!

Anne...

Eu - ne neece...

Ra-que Ra-quel. l....

Ma-ri - a-na. a-na... ..

Pa - tri-ci tri-cia. a... ..

QuiQui- a-ra... a-ra...

Anne...

Eu - ne neece...

Ra-que Ra-quel. l....

Ma-ri - a-na. a-na... ..

Pa - tri-ci tri-cia. a... ..

QuiQui- a-ra... a-ra...

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went

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Thus

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Thus

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Morbid cheer (Hand claps)

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"P"

is

for

Pa - tr tri - ci cia

drink - ing

poi - soned

punch.

"R "

drink - ing

poi - soned

punch.

"R "

drink - ing

poi - soned

punch.

"R "

(Hand claps)

"P"

is

for


(Hand claps)

"P"

is

for


(Hand claps)

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is for for Ra- quel uel das dash hed on on a

rock rock:: - CRUN CRUNCH CH..

"O" "O" is what what Ann Annee said said when when Sa - ra








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blu - dg dgeoned her brains

And

"M"

is Ma- ri - a- na's a's ma- ri - na - ted re - ma mains.

But

but


And

"M"


But

but


And

"M"


But

but

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"Q" "Q" is for for Qui Qui - a - ra qui- et

drowned in th the pool.

And

"U"

is for for Eu - ni- ce's ce's piepie- ces ces



And

"U"




And

"U"



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spread round the school.

But

"E's" are for the ea-sy way in

five five min-ut min-utes es tops tops,,


But


five min- utes utes tops,


But


five min- utes utes tops,

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gir girl can can bri brin ng an "N" for for end end by

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call call - ing ing the the cops cops..

You got your your sil sil - ver ver,

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You

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got your crown,

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got their

A one-leg one-legg' g'd d

Sa - ra! ra!

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blo blood

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on the the ro - ses ses

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in hand. and.

Woah!

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You donned the the

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sash

and

scep cep - ter,

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do - ing

a

dance,

As

you crowned

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you

Qu Q ueen

of

High

School

Land.

Oh,

Oh,

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Seven bar build

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God save the Queen.


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God save the Queen.

Down on your

knees be-fore the Queen.

Oh,

Down on your

knees be-fore the Queen.

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(Tacet)

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The Queen Queen of High High School School

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The Quee Queen n of High High School School

Land, Land,

Down on your

knees be-fore...

Down on your

knees be-fore...

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Land! Land!

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They They wrap wrappe ped d your your wris wrists ts

in

sil sil - ver ver,,

They

took

your crown,

They washed

th the

They They wrap wrappe ped d your your wris wrists ts

in

sil sil - ver ver,,

They

took

your crown,

They washed

th the

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Woah!

blood

from

eac h

fing

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er

and

hand.

Woah!

blood

from

eac h

fing

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er

and

hand.

Woah!

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In - to to

a

tight strait - j ac ack - et

small

padd - ed

cell,

Scream - ing

"I'm

In - to to

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small

padd - ed

cell,

Scream - ing

"I'm

In - to to

a


small

padd - ed

cell,

Scream - ing

"I'm

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the

Queen

of

High

School

Land!"

the

Queen

of

High

School

Land!"

Oh,

the

Queen

of

High

School

Land!"

Oh,

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F

At

least

in

your head,

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You're Queen

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of

High

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School

Land.

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pi - ty

the dead!

Down on

your

Down on

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You're

Queen

of

High

Sc School

Land.

knees

be

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fore

the

Qu Queen.

Oh,

knees

be

-

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fore

the

Qu Queen.

Oh,

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Check Sa-ra, Choose Sa-ra,


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Vote for Sa-ra Ber-ry.

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Check Sa-ra, Choose Sa-ra,

Vote for Sa-ra Ber-ry.

The

Bal - lad

of

Sa-ra a-ra Ber-r Ber-ry y.

The

Bal - lad

of

Sa-ra a-ra Ber-r Ber-ry y.

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Ballad of Sara Berry

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