No. 10 - Act II Introduction and Opening Chorus
Sopranos: | Hallo! |
Men: | Chieftains we, valiant and free, Rover and ranger, Rob in command, Sharing all danger, falchion in hand! |
Sopranos: | Hallo! |
Janet: | (on rock at back) Hallo! my lads! |
Chorus: | (off stage) Hallo! |
Janet: | Tell me what cheer! What tidings can ye tell? Is all going well? |
Chorus: | Ay, all goes well! |
Janet: | My Rob's safe and all is well! |
Chorus: | All's well! |
Janet: | Here, alone, I bide while Rob is away; |
Tenors: | Hallo, lads! |
Janet: | Slowly the hours go by, and wearily, |
Tenors: | Hallo! |
Janet: | Oh, so wearily, ... |
Basses: | Hallo! |
Janet: | ...e'er though cheerily. |
Sopranos: | Hallo! |
Janet: | I sing the time away! |
Tenors: | Hallo! |
Janet: | It's "co my lammies," I sing away Upon the hills and heather; Co my lammies and dinna stray! Co my lammies, it's best ye bide by Janet's side, There may betide rough weather; So it's better ye bide... |
Men: | Hallo! |
Janet: | Ever close to my side! Here, alone, I bide while Rob is away; |
Sopranos: | Hallo, lads! |
Janet: | Slowly the hours go by, and wearily, Oh, so wearily, e'er though cheerily, ... |
Men: | Hallo! |
Janet: | ...cheerily, |
Men: | Hallo! |
Janet: | Merrily I sing my song. |
Chorus: | All's well! |
Janet: | They come! |
Sopranos: | We come! |
Men: | We come! |
Janet: | Come hither! |
Rob Roy: | A chieftain I, laws I defy, Scorning all danger, claymore in hand: |
with Janet: | And my/his clan, all to a man, Rover and ranger, war on the stranger. |
Rob Roy: | Peril share with me, Do and dare with me; Who'll fight fair with me, bold Rob Roy! |
Janet & Chorus: | Chieftain he, valiant and free; Rover and ranger, wooing all danger. |
Rob Roy: | Peril share with me, Do and dare with me; Who'll fight fair with me, bold Rob Roy! |
Chorus: | Rob Roy! |
Janet: | It's ho, my lasses and lads, come all, We'll dance upon the heather; 'Tis a merry and gladsome day; One and all we'll dance together, |
Rob Roy: | Together, |
Janet: | Together we'll dance on the heather; Let's all be gay! |
Chorus: | Ho, my lasses and lads, come all! We'll dance upon the heather; |
Janet & Rob: | Come all! |
All: | Tis a merry and gladsome day; Right it is to make holiday; Ohe! my lads, we'll dance upon the heather; Let us merrily dance! we'll dance! Ho, lads! Ho lads! Yo ho! yo ho! |
American Musical Theatre | Rob Roy
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