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73. The singers' glee

1 We are a band of singers gay,
You'll find us hard to beat;
We always have a right good time,
When in our school we meet.

Chorus:
For we feel so very jolly,
O so jolly, O so jolly,
O we feel so very Jolly,
O as jolly as can be;
We sing with glee, we laugh, ha! ha!
We sing with glee, we laugh, he! he!
We sing with glee, we laugh, ho! ho!
What jolly singers are we,
What jolly singers are we.

2 We dearly love our singing school,
We dote upon the name;
And where we go the people hear
About its wondrous fame. [Chorus]

3 In our good class are boys and girls,
And we are glad of that;
At intermission we can laugh
And join in social chat. [Chorus]

4 We hope somday to sing quite well,
But never will we stop
Ascending music's golden heights
Until we reach the top. [Chorus]

5 We soon must leave these dear old walls,
And thro' the wide world roam;
Where'er we go we'll not forget
Our jolly singer's home. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: We are a band of singers gay
Title: The singers' glee
Author: H. N. L.
Refrain First Line: For we feel so very jolly
Language: English
Publication Date: 1904
Notes: Public domain.
Tune Information
Name: [We are a band of singers gay]
Composer: H. N. Lincoln
Incipit: 13344 55355 42531
Key: Eā™­ Major
Copyright: New arrangmeent, copyright, 1895, by H. N. Lincoln.



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