JEROME KERN
To B. HARMS COMPANY RKO BLOC.
ROCKEFELLER CENTER
N. 1.10, N. Y.
SHOW BOAT A MUSICAL PLAY Adaped fiPm Edna Fakr's novd of the same name
MUSIC BY
JEROME KERN BOOK AND LYRICS BY
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HAMMERSTEIN 2nd Vocal Score
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Price $6.00
T, B, HARMS COMPANY RKO DL-.
ROCIICILLIR C I N l 8 R
ALL RIGHTS REbERVSD
RLnradi0hU.SA.
N. Y. 20, N. Y.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
ACT I The Levee at Natchez on the Mississippi-in
the late E2'ghteen-kghties.
Kitchen Pantry of the " Cotton Blossom "--a Half Hour Later. Outside a Waterfront Gambling Saloon-Simultaneous with Scene 2 . Auditorium and Stage of the " Cotton Blossom "-One
Hour Later.
Box-office, on ~bredeckof the '' Cotton Blossom "--Three Weeks Later. Auditorium and Stage of the " Cotton Blossom "-During " The Parson's Bride "-That Evening.
the Third Act of
The Top Deck of the " Cotton Blossom " -Later that Night. \
The Levee-Next
Morning.
ACT I1 SCENEI . A Midway Plaisance, Chicago World's Fair, 1893. SCENE2. A Room on Ontario Street, 1904.
SCENE3. Rehearsal Room of the Trocadero Music Hall-About SCENE 4. Trocadero Music Hall-New
Year's Eve,
I I .30,
5 p.m.
194.
SCENE 5. In front of the Office of" The Natchez Evening Democrat," 1927. SCENE6. Top Deck of the new " Cotton Blossom," 1927.
SCENE7. Levee at Natchez-the
Next Night.
TABLE OF CONTENTS v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..: ...
Ovnntnr
ACT I
NO.
IOreJnso-(a)
CaougD
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CUORUS
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(b) Cap- Aldy's Emmma ASD BALLY-HOO (e)S~~a(Roornd) Where's the h t c for me ? D u a r ( R a w d d M ~ a ) ** UICie-Brlim " -0
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C o x a m n ~NuOmNlNG scma I11 SONQ(&.U~C)ANDGUU Sawa (Rarxml)AND M w
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RULT-HOO (-air)
CHORUS
AND
VI DANCH
omxNt3-sa.h
S ' NIALL IV
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...... D u a r ( ~ d M ~ a...) Oranno--SQNI VIII FINALnB~R'ACII . . . . . . . . . . . . Omhmro--scmm VII
** 01' M.n R i v a "
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............... .................. ... (Life on rhe wicked stage) ......
** Lift on tbe T i e d Stage "
Till good luck annes my way "
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Onu3m+scmn I11 ruo Sowo (Julie!
1V (a) CqClOi.A&'s (b) (
ENTRANCE 4
m e man who ventures with act)
............... ............... .................. mightfal fall back on you" ... (Linle girl, you arc safe with me) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Hey I where yo' think yo' goin' ?) ... ...............
............... ................ .................. ** You are Lave " ...... ( O n e a wand'* ne'er-do-well) ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Oh, tell ,me,did you m r ?) ...... ................ A C T I1
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scml I1
"... ....... (Onlym8kebeliewIbvepou) ... ...... (Dee's an 01' man alled de Missirdppi) .................. (Fish got to swim, m d birds got to fly)
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R n r u ~AND l oHNmo--. (a: AT w WOUD'S FAIR (b) FATUU'S I)nwa (c) Dmmm as P u n n (a)F A ~ ' Smco~n, s Dirwca Euarotls
... ...
de Mislsippi) (Csptain Andy. Ca&n Andy) (Whocamif mybatgocr up-strum?) (Nipgar dl work on
. . .
... (When we tell them about it dl) ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Whenthesportsofg8yChiago) ... ............... .................. **whydo1love you?" ... (I'm waking on the d a r ) ... ... "DdKmlq" . . . . . . . . . (Dyunga Doe! Oyuap Doe 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 8ir,
............ ** C.a't &lp lovin*&t man " ... I4
Bilk "
(I wd to d r a m that I would dircoocr) (Fish got to swim, md birds got to fly)
..................
(A linle rmiden climbed)
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(01' man Riva, &t ol',Man R i v a l
...
... Blouam) ... .........
(You taught me to u e oae truth)
scPn VII (a) RPIZII , . . . . . . . . . . ... (b! Sara (Kim)AND CHORUS FINALE
...............
(ConoPBlossom.
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(Muaic in the air)
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OVERTURE JEROME KERN
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Opening Act I
No. 1
The Levee At Natchez On The Mississippi Music by JEROME KERN
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN IInd
IN
Andante e mesto (.
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Curtain
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white
men
play
Load
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Hey!
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Mis- sis sip- pi,
Nig-gers all work on de
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Nig-gers dl workwhilede white folks play
r
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Load-in'
ipboats wid
de
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Chorus
s 51
bales of
cot
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Git tin' no
rest
judg - ment
till de
day.
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work
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lev
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works r
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Load-ing up boats wid de
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bales of
6ot - ton
kt-ting no
rest till he
Judg - ment day.
Colored Chorus
Co:orzd Chorus
Calored Chorus
Love
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you
Canriccioso
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stacc.
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EtcC~~u?dot. of gown beaux
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Girls
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Girls
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You will f h d
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Girls
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lot
we
These ire not the davs Af
know!
old.
Boys
See!
Bbys
Oobcd
Women
The showboat!Tl&t's old cLP-t&n A n - V b o t - ton ~10s-somFill you Y>?
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Girls &
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Colored
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Girls &
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man And beau - ii
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Girls &
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Col3red Chorus
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"Cot-ton ~oioasom;' cap-tain An-dfs
Cot-ton blos-som, a tmtpo.
cot-ton blos-som,
Love to see you
&at
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show!
grow-in' free,
Girls &
Boys
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n dey pack you
solored Chorus
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con-cert af ter,
on de lev- ee
Ev- 'ry - bo-dyk
You're a heav-y
sure
to
go.
load to
me.
Girls &
Boys
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float ing show!
Cdored chorus
1
Cot-ton blos-som, cot-ton blos-som
Love to
see you
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grow in' wild.
Girls 6 Boys
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Con-cert aft- er,
Get your girl and
go.
P a r t h y Ann UppeUr8. '54ndy K a r k s ! D r a t t h a t mart, Be'# never around!" L
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GIRLS &BOYS
cap-tain An-dy, cap-tain An-dy, we've been hear -lhg all
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a -bout your dm-dy -
Captain Andy's Bally - Hoo Moderato
L o stesso tempo
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show sound dan - dy.
Frank and
El
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chon I
CAPT. ANDY
let's I
show
them
.
Dancettc ELLIE & FRANK.
Pete attd Stere struggle. Rva......................................................... -.-.-..--.-.-.
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con-cert i f - fer,
at
iour i i r l and
go!
A
G'locoso
PARTHY :"~'llhczremore fo s o y to you lafer.f"(Parfhy e x i f )
Dolce e moderato
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Broad
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Andante moderato
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gale
bids me
go
with the
riv
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flow?-
Pinpro of
i'
etage. Raarnal l i s t e n s , amused a t t h e
poor r e n d i t i o n .
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NagnoCin~a p p e a r s on u p p e r deck o ~ " ~ o f t oBlossom" n a n d sees Rnrenal.
I
thank my
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luck
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stars
times
I won-der where& the mate?
MAGNOLIA
He1
r my
y
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lo!
heart
is
free,
RAVENAL
4
I Viola
Animato
Moderato armonioso
I
Deliberato
A
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Make - Believe (Ravenal and Magnolia)
- lieve
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that you love
me.
0th
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I"
tend,
h u do n t of
- -- 3 5
- fend
lov
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erk
part
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t
Allegretto
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fi r,
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TLe game of- just ;up-
pas-ing-
is {he sweet-est-game1
know;-
RAVENAL
And if the things we dream a
- bout ciodt
hap- pen
to be
so,-
Poco animato
1"
Pi and
Qb,
1f
we put o'ur thbughtsin
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1"
yrac
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tice,
V
make be-hew--
We canban-ishall r e
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love
you,-
- gret
\.Ve
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c&ld make bk lieve - .
or two, or I
three.
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as
w ~ l l make \
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be -
i
Ravenal
Magnolia.
tell Ravenal .
the truih,-
do.
01' Man River
No. 3
(Joe and Male Chorus)
Lento VOICE
Piano
Con sentimento
I
01' man Xiv
- er,
He
jes keeps
1
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a
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lon'.
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You
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Bod
"Lift
-y
dat
all
-
ach in9 an'
bale!"
ail'
me
rachd wid
Git
a
we
sweat
pain.
iit
"Tote
-
t'le
ar.'
dat
drunk
strain,
barge!I7
an'
you'll
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all
de
Mis
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( ~ v r t a i n sclosr i n
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white folks play
h l - l!n' dose boats, from he
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Don't
I
white
look
boss
up,
an'
frown.
don't
look
down,
B inti
You
r
your
don't
dast
knees
make
de
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whte
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man
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01'
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Joe
You
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sweat
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strain,
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pain.,
"Tote
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barge!"
an'
I
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dat
bale!"
We
pits
a
fit
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tiedrunk
an'
Colored Male
Chorus
Colored Male Chorus
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Scene I1
No. 4
Kitchen Pantry of the "Cotton Blossom" Aliegro con brio
Piano
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Andantino
Btttrr Quee/tce foilorred by Julie.
( h Z &Solo l ~ ~Violin )
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Andante esoress.
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Can't Help Lovin9 Da t
No. 6
.
Man
(Julie, Queenie, Magnolia, Joe and Mixed Quartet)
VOICE
Piano
mine.
No.
5
Can't Help Lovin9 D a t
,
Man
(Julie, Queenie, Magnolia, Joe and Mixed Quartet)
Moderato VOICE
Piano
an till
I
diej-
-
in' dat man-
of
- m'
I
Oh, lis-ten, sis - ter,
dat man -
'I love my Mis-ter
man
and
1
can't-
I*
I Can't
help
lov
- in'
dat man-
of
mine.
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And d e n
he
comes
4 -d
st:.
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when dere
is work to
do.
Queenie
R
when -
He's nev-er roun' me
dere's work
-
in' t o
do.
Joe
Queenie
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Joe
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Queenie
II
But he don9-
w
He can be hap-py
seem to care,-
Joe
Queenie
Joe
Why
II
r
Ah gin?
7
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ev- en loveshim when his kis
- ses got
you
gin.
dl
thk 'bout
Julie with Soprano
Fishgot to s w i m and birds got to fly,-
I got to love-
Fish got to swim- and birds got to fly,-
I got to love- one
Fish got to swim- and birds got to fly,
I got to love- one
one
Queenie
Alto
Joe
- -
-
While
de
birds
fly
till.
While
de
birds
fly
till
birds
fly u p in de
I Solo Bass 1
While
Y
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sky
de
Ju 1 ie w~th Soprano
man till I die,-
Can't
help
lov-in' dat man
of mine.
man till I
die,-
Can't
help
lov-in'datman-
of mine.
man till I
die,-
Can't
he1p
lov- in' dat man - of mine.
dies
1'11
love
dat
gal
of mine or else she
d y - in'
I'll
love
dat
gal
of mine
Alto
Joe
world
1 Baritone
world
is
I
gal
loves
me; dat's why she's- true g a l
I
of mine. She
Julie with
Soprano
Tell me he's la
-
zy, tell me he's slowr
Tell me he's la
-
zy,
tell me he& slowr
Tell me he's la
-
zy,
tell me he's slow,.
Queenie
Alto
Joe
ain't my gal. she's
la
-
zY
and
slow,
1a
-
ZY
and
slow,
la
-
ZY
and
t
I Baritone
may
be
slow as cold mo
-
Jnlie with Sopranc
tell me I& era
-
zy,
may-be
I know,-
can't
help
Queenie
tell me
Ib
cra
-
zy,
may-be I
know,-
can't
help
tell me
Ih
era
-
zy,
-be
I
know,-
can't
help
Alto
Joe -
- -
-
-.-
know.
can't
help
her so
can't
help
I Baritone
era
-
ZY,
lov
-
in'
-
I Solo
Bass
I
r1
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las
-
ses
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know,
can't help - lov- in9-
.
Julie with Soprano
- in' dat man - of mine!
When he goes a -
-
lov- in' dat man-
of mine!
When he goes a
lov - in' dat man-
of mine!
When he goes a -
Alto
.
Joe
I! :
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in'
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dat gal, she's jes'as
l
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l
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cra- z y 'bout me When I goes a
When F. goes a
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I Solo Bas0
I
dat
a
gal
of
mine!
When I goes a -
Julie
aft&
Soprano
Way7 -
Dat's
day, -
Ao'when he comes
Way,
at's a rain- y
day,
An'when he comes
Way7
~ a t ha r a i n - y
day,
An'when he comes
All d e r a i n - y
day,
An,when I comes
Ways
All de rain- y
day,
Ankhen I comes
way,Dat's lov-in'
All de rain--y
da); dat's lov-in'
An'yhen I comes
a rain-y
Queenie
Alto
IBaritone.
I Solo Base
Julie
with
Soprano
back dat day is
fine .--The
backdat day is
fine --
back dat day is
fine -- The sunwill shineyes sis-ter, He cancomehome- as
backdat day is
fine.
Yes,sis-ter, She cancomehome- as
back dat day is
fine. -
Yes, sis-ter, She cancomehome- as
back dat day is
fine.-
Yes,sis-ter, She cancomehome- as
sun will shine.
He cancome home- 2s
Qaetnie
Y
The sunwill shine,Yes sis-ter, He cancome home- as
Alto
1I Joe
I Baritone
I I Solo Bass
late a s can be,-
Homewikut him- aidt no hometo me,-
can't
help
late as can be7-
Homewitli-out him-ain't
nohome to mer
can't
help
late as can be,-
Honiewith-out him- ain't
no home to me,-
can't
help
late as can be,
Homewith-out her- ain't
no home to me,-
can't
help
late as can b e ,
home with-out her- ain't no home to me,-
Can't
help
late as can be,-
Home witkout her- ain't
can't
help
Qbeenie
Alto
Joe
[ Baritone
I
I Solo Bass
no home to me,-
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II
Julie with Soprano
in'&t man-
of mine! -
lov-in'dat' man-
of mine! -
lov-in' &t gal-
of mine l-
Queenie
Alto
Joe
mine! \
I Bariton
lov-in7&t gal-
I
of mine!-
mine!
(Fur encore
see
top
of
ynac 7.5.)
86
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Life On The Wicked Stage
No. 7
(Ellie and Girls) ELLIE Y
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Life up
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a tempo I
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the wick- ed
Piano
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jewels and
sab
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live
in
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sop's Fa
a tempo. -
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Ellie
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Life up -on thewick-ed stage is no-thing for a
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girl!
GIRLS
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moan and grieve, You
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must dar don us
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ain't,
if we
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be - lieve you,
not
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rble
Life
Ask the h e - ro does he
with soul!
up
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on
Y---
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the wick ed
stage ain't
ev
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like &c way I lure
er what a
girl
d-
sup
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I a tempo.
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stage ain't
no
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thin' for
a
girl. You'd be back the
sea - son I
af
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ter!
94
No. 8
Till Good Luck Comes My Way
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(Ravenal and Men)
A1legro moderato
Piano
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That
Y
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Ah- &-wise is
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l o t - have their fate se-cure in a guard-edspot of the world,
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They're
wel-cbme to their drab
ca
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reer.
Poco lneno It
i s all well e '
- nough to
be grin-ning
while your win- nings
be grin-ning
while your stack is
Men
I-
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MCI~
grow
-
ing,
But when for
-
tune
turns
-
her spin ning,
life
is
not
a
-
glow
-
ing,
That
life
is
not
a
-
glow
-
ing,
That
why we like to
see
somedne who can be
is
Ravenal
Men
II
-
like
you.
A
, Moderato
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While
there's
a
game o n
I
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I
turn
m
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a
wheel
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If
I
the
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guide.
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or
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walk
or
of
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card
a
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flip
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cide
Why
ride,
and
as
kill
sit
a -
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mur
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row
I
can
1"
- row
Un
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ti1
the
day when
God
-
luck
comes
I
way. - '
Nev-er
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ven-ture, nsv-er
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plain.
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cau-tion, it
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Havenal
Live
plain.
Men
Men
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For-tune
will
change like .
an
Ap
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in
ril day,
vain, so
I
will
So we will
Scene IV
Auditorium And Stage Of The "Cotton Blossomm
1I
No. 9
j
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ANDY MAGNOLl A
"Prompt her, Nola" YHamilfon,my own!" "P~pal Cook at Julie!"
Moderato misterioso
Piano
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2
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Andante moderato
Men
Up - on my
poor 01' back
With-in
a
liv-'ry hack
Women
Men
H
Withnorno' rum, Oh,de
rnis-e-ryhdone
come!
Andantino
Piu mosso
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Lento assai
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Moderato
(enter Gterd
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Lento
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don't say noth- in:
He
dodt plant 'ta - ters, He
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keeps on
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dem
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must know sump-in',
He
jes keeps rol - lin: h e
don? plant cot
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dat plants 'em
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soon for got b n j But
r
01'
man Riv- er
he
01'
man Riv
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just keeps roll-in' a
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lon?
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jes keeps roll in
a
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Scene V
No. 10
In Front Of The Box-office, On ForedeckOf ~ h e " ~ o t t oBlossom" n
Piano
I
116
No. 11
VOICE
Piano
I Might Fall Back On You (Ellie and Frank)
GIRLS One grou9 of airls(to Frank)
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- ter
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have looked a
Then, per- haps, I -
- round
r
r
the world for
might fall back on
you!
a
mate,
I
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Then
L
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No. 12
Queenie's Bally
- Hoo
(Queenia and Colored Chorus)
VOICE
Piano
Chorus
Chorus
-
Chorus
Queenie
,
.
Dance. Vivo
.
,
. .
. . . .
. . . . 1
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Moderato P o e h ~tt.,,rp~) t I
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No.13
Scene VI
Auditorium And Stage Of ~ h e " ~ o t t oBlossom" n During the Thiid Act of "The Parsoh Bride" Incidental Music, played on the Stage during the presentation of ''Th Pars6n's Bride"
VIOLIN
Small Organ
I
132
Villain's Dance
No. 14
(Ftank's specialty dance )
Moderato
Piano
Scene VII
134
The Upper Deck Of The4'Cotton blossom^
No. 15
Il~troductionAnd Duet "You Are Love:' Andante Cclored Male
Chorus
1
1 - 1
curtain
r
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iuaw,~dircovarr>a~
watedaz
Valse moderato
SOPRANOS
NO.16 [81
Tempo di Valse
You A r e Love (Ravenal and Magnolia) I
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Chorus.
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Ravenal.
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went
way.
1'
tell
Like a lone- ly Punch-i
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gay. -'
~ u It knew the
Life was just
- nel - lo
My
joke was aim
role
- less,'
a joke to
was
~frne
I
Yoco agitato
RAVENAL
A
I-
me,
7 Heres-
a
bright and beau- ti
Tempo. di Valse I
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wrauped
uo
-
in
vou.
- f'ul .world-
All
ere in
I want
day af -ter day 3-
with
you.
my
arms
I"
ev
.
-
er
true.
You
are
RAVENAL
1
with
1
you.
I
You
are Love,
Magnolia
Ravenal
\
Where
you k o with
I
Magnolia
Ravenal.
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~ e a v - e nwill
me
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a1
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ways
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No. 17
Scene VIII
Levee Beside ~he"Cotton blossom^
Vivace
Piano
- Finale Act I
. .
.
Girls.
I
Roys
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Girls
Boys
1
1 Girls
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Roys
I'
mance
can start up -on the
stage!
RO
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mance
'
Girls
Boys
Girls
ap
- tail]
An
-
dyI
Boys
p - tain
An
- dyl
Girls
11 "
fine and
dan
-
dyl
dan
-
dy
Boys
ne
and
Now
Mag - no1
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ia's
found her
mate, You
I
Cello
'
I
thought you'd l i k e t o (see the happy colrple pfaccyin'thei~o w n ~ o m a n c e q f the f i t a g e . The brzpcik anii.gmom will he out i n a nrinute.and lAcn we94 .all march doun to tAe CAYTCA." II
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Valse brillante ENSEMBLE
A l l
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A
won
=r
by
.
swift )r
p u r - su >
-
ing;
I
Hkp-py
..
tde
tf
-
way
olia and Havenal
Ensemble
r
the bride
-
And may the great est
Ensemble
- y-one
I
charm-ing as
of
-
hap - pi ness,
Colored Women
I
Miss
Magnolia
Colored Women
I
Mag
- no1- ia,
we
a1
-
I
ways
T
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tol' ya, we
I
I
knowed you(d
Moderato I
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Maguolik
II
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you?
I Ensemble
Ensemble.
Ensemble.
-
got to love-
one
Y nsemble
BUCK & WING
A
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Trpts.
,
Ensemble
Ensemble I
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crescencio b o c o a pocw
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Ensemble.
r
Ensemble
Ensemble
11
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Can't
hklp
lbv- in' that m d -
of
.
.
V Y Y
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