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No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "A Gold! A Gold!"
| Men: | A gold! a gold! The marksman bold Hath sped the arrow straight! |
| All: | The archer's craft Hath sent the shaft A most unerring gait! Behold! behold! A gold! a gold! Who could have told A marksman bold |
| Girls: | Would send an arrow half as straight! |
| Men: | Would send an arrow half as straight! |
| All: | Send an arrow half as straight! |
| Tenors: | No man can beat A shot as neat As ever man has seen. |
| Men: | Well done, my lad, |
| All: | I wish I had An eye so true and keen. |
| Girls: | Up you get, and round you go, Now, lads, your best of cheers bestow — Hip, hip, hurrah! for the champion of the bow! |
| All: | Up you get, and round you go, Now, lads, your best of cheers bestow — Hip, hip, hurrah! for the champion of the bow! |
| Tenors: | Now bend your bow, Your prowess show, |
| Girls: | Now bend your bow, Your prowess show, |
| All: | And beat him if you can! |
| Men: | Now bend your bow, Your prowess show, |
| All: | Now bend your bow, Your prowess show, And beat him if you can! Now bend your bow, Your prowess show, And beat him if you can! |
| Girls: | So come, let us see Which of the two it is to be! So come, let us see |
| All: | Which of the two is to be Declared the better man? Come, let us see Which of the two it is to be, Come, let us see Which is to be Declared the better man? |
| Men: | Make way! make way! |
| Girls: | Make way! make way! |
| Men: | Make way! make way! Let's have fair play! |
| All: | Make way! make way! Let's have fair play! He's bound to do his best. |
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They're both a gold, Who could have told That both could shoot so true? And which doth win? There's not a pin to choose between the two! Behold! behold! Another gold! |
| [Men: | Behold! behold! Another gold! |
| All: | Another gold! Who could have told Two marksmen bold Would send an arrow half as straight! |
| Sopranos: | Up you get, and round you go, Now, lads, your best of cheers bestow- Hip, hip, hurrah! for the champion of the bow! |
| All: | Up you get, and round you go, Now, lads, your best of cheers bestow- Hip, hip, hurrah! for the champions of the bow! |
| Men: | Hip, hurrah! |
| All: | for the champions |
| Men: | of the bow! |
| All: | of the bow! Now, lads, your best of cheers bestow- for the champions of the bow! Hip, hip, hurrah! |
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Page created 18 September 2016 .