Eras Ms Voices Only 9 Oct 2007

Eras from Lifetime

Very lively

S/A Descant

Sop

Alto





by David Haines = 156 4

  

        

3 4 4

Pre- Cam

3 4 4

Pre- Cam

-

bri

-

 

bri



-

an,

-

 

4 4

Pre- Cam - bri - an, [Tenors may sing an octave higher if wished and where appropriate]

long - est e

Alto

Bas/Ten

-

ra

of

four

Four

long - est e

-

ra

of

four

Four

long - est

-

ra

of

four

Four

e

10

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

Bas/Ten

the

     

Pre - Cam

-

bri - an

the

Pre - Cam

-

bri - an

the

bil - li - on years

from

the

                               bil - li - on years

from

the

bil - li - on years

from

the

of

Earth

when

life

was - n't

ve - ry

much

more

than

birth

of

Earth

when

life

was - n't

ve - ry

much

more

than

birth

of

Earth

when

life

was - n't

ve - ry

much

more

than

blue

Alto

bri - an

birth

13

Sop

-

  

      

7

Sop

           

Pre - Cam

an,

                                                                                  3

Bas/Ten



-

green

alg

-

gae,

sli

-



 

 

wet

   

 

wet

and

bac -

wet

and

bac -

my

and

blue

-

green

alg

-

gae,

sli

-

my

and

blue

-

green

alg

-

gae,

sli

-

my

and

and

bac -

   

Copyright © David Haines 2007

                                                                                                                                    



15

Sop

te - ri

Alto

te - ri

Bas/Ten

te - ri

-

-

-

a

mil

a

-

mil

a

-

mil

-

ling

a

ling

-

a

ling

-

a



round,

-



round,

Alto

Bas/Ten

weren't

ma - ny

laughs,

in

fact

weren't

ma - ny

laughs,

in

fact

weren't

ma - ny

laughs,

in

fact

19

Sop

would - n't

Alto

would - n't

Bas/Ten

would - n't

want

want

want

to

live

to

in

live

to

Pre - Cam

in

live

Pre - Cam

in

Pre - Cam

23

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

Pa

-

le - o - zo - ic,

Pa

-

le - o - zo - ic,

Pa

-

le - o - zo - ic,

27

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

Se - cond

long - est

e

-

ra

of

Se - cond

long - est

e

-

ra

of

Se - cond

long - est

e

-

ra

of

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2

  

  

I

bet

there

I

bet

there

I

bet

there

           

17

Sop

  

round,

I'd

say

I'd

say

I'd

say

   I

I

I

                                                2 4 -

bri - an

2 4

4 4 days.... 4 4

-

bri - an

2 4

days.... 4 4

-

bri - an

days....

Pa

-

le - o

-zo - ic

Pa

-

le - o

-zo - ic

Pa

-

le - o

-zo - ic

four

O - ver

four

O - ver

four

O - ver

  

29

Sop

three

Alto

hun - dred

hun - dred

three

Alto

4 4 Earth

Bas/Ten

Bas/Ten

Bas/Ten

first

time

saw

for the

first

time

saw

land

Fish,

ferns,

life

life

our

in

sea

in - ver- te - brates

liv - ing

in

sea

in - ver- te - brates

liv - ing

in

sea

-

 



sects, am - phi-bi - ans and...

 

ferns,

in

-

sects am - phi-bi - ans and...

then on

land

Fish,

ferns,

in

-

sects am - phi-bi - ans and...

-

fers

 

spread - ing

their

 

seeds

Co - ni

-

fers

spread - ing

their

seeds

Co - ni

-

fers

spread - ing

their

seeds

Rep

-

-

-

tiles

tiles

tiles

cree-ping

cree-ping

cree-ping

  

a - long

     

the

2 4

a - long

a - long 3

a - round

   

2 4

the

2 4

4 4

liv - ing

in



4 4

our

Fish,

Rep

Bas/Ten



4 4

our

land

Rep

Alto

of

for the

39

Sop

years

life

then on

Co - ni

Alto

of

in - ver- te - brates

37

Sop

on

years

saw

then on

Alto

-

of

time

34

Sop

mil - li

on

years

                                                        

first

4 4

Earth

-

on

     

for the

4 4

Earth

-

mil - li

hun - dred

31

Sop

mil - li

                                                                            three

Bas/Ten

                                                  

the

a - round

a - round

 

4 4

ground... 4 4

   

2 43-44

2

ground...



ground...

4 4

 

2

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                                                            45

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

Me - so - zo- ic,

Me

-

so - zo - ic

Third

long - est

Me - so - zo- ic,

Me

-

so - zo - ic

Third

long - est

Me - so - zo-ic,

Me

-

so - zo - ic

Third

long - est

48

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

                                                            

e

Alto

Bas/Ten

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

four

e - ra

of

four

las

-

One hun

-

dred

mil - li - on years

it

las

-

One hun

-

dred

mil - li - on years

it

las

-

     

  



     

door

e

-

 

ra

o - pened

the

door

e

-

ra

o - pened

the

door

55

of

it

the

ti - ny

e - ra

mil - li - on years

o - pened

ti - ny

four

dred

ra

ti - ny

of

-

-

53

e - ra

One hun

51

Sop

           

                            lit - tle

mam - mals

no

big

-

lit - tle

mam - mals

no

big

-

lit - tle

mam - mals

no

big

-

    ger

than a

shrew,

        ger

than a

shrew,

ger

than a

shrew,

         

  

big

-

di - no

-saurs, some

of

which

flew,

Great

big

-

di - no

-saurs, some

of

which

flew,

Great



-

di - no

-saurs, some 4

of

which

flew,

big

  

ted

this

ted

this

ted

this

  

to

to

to

Great

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        

     

  

The

The

The

                                     57

Sop

ve - ry

Alto

Bas/Ten

                     

 

first

flow - ers

Sop

Bas/Ten

the

end

an

ve - ry



flow - ers

and

right

at

the

end

an

                

65

S/A Descant

first

2 4

                          2 4

fell

Alto

Bas/Ten

to Earth

and

2 4

fell

to Earth

and

2 4

fell

to Earth

zo - ic

Ce

                   

Ce - no

4 4

    

Ce - no - zo - ic

Ce - no - zo - ic

Sop

 

at

no

Alto

an

right

62

Sop

  

end

and

as - ter - oid

S/A Descant

the

flow - ers

as - ter - oid

Bas/Ten

at

first

as - ter - oid

Alto

right

ve - ry

59

S/A Descant

and



-zo - ic

Ce

Ce

Ce - no

-zo - ic

Ce

Ce - no

-zo - ic

Ce

-

and

no

-

zo - ic

                   -

-

no

no

zo - ic

-zo - ic

4 4

Ce -

 

then............................ 4 4

then............................ 4 4

       

then............................

Ce

-

no

zo - ic

  Ce

  

 -

no

  

Short - est

-

           

zo - ic

er - a

 

Ce -

of

all

 

-

no

-zo - ic

Short - est

er - a

of

all

-

no 5

-zo - ic

Short - est

er - a

of all

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                                                                          68

S/A Descant

no

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

70

S/A Descant

no

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

a

-

go

a

-

go

a

3

go

72

S/A Descant

- - -

Sop

fall

Alto

fall

Bas/Ten

fall

75

S/A Descant

died

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

-

        

zo - ic

zo - ic

  

  

we

we

we

            -

When

Ce

-

no

Six - ty

five

-

zo -

   

ic

mil - li

-

Ce -

on

Six - ty

five

mil - li

-

on

years

Six - ty

five

mil - li

-

on

years

We

sur - vived

that

mam-mals

sur - vived

that

mam-mals

sur - vived

that

mam-mals

sur - vived

that

those

di

-

fall

no - saurs

      

those

poor

old di

-

no - saurs

died

When

those

poor

old di

-

no - saurs

died

When

those

poor

old di

-

no - saurs

died

no

-

bo - dy

cared

No

-

bo - dy

cared

No

-

bo - dy

cared

years

    

When

No

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                                                                                        bo

-

dy cried

and

no

-

bo

-

dy cried

and

no

-

bo

-

dy cried

and 6

no

-

bo

-

dy cried

  

                                                 

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Now

cried

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

  

moved in

Mam-mals

moved in

Mam-mals

moved in

to

Sop

the

brings

Alto

us

brings

Bas/Ten

us

brings

us

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Alto

Bas/Ten

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di

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

                          

Mam-mals

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    

pre

-

up

to

up

to

up

The pre

to

-

            -

sent

no - saurs

no - saurs

died

no - saurs

died

no - saurs

died

sent

   



                                      that

brings

   

us

up

where

those

beasts

had been

where

those

beasts

had been

where

those

beasts

had been

2 4

day

-

the

pre - sent

2 4

the

pre - sent

2 4

the

pre - sent

When

When

those

When

those

When

those

died

7

  

that

that

that 4 4

scene.... 2 4

day

   

  

   

4 4 scene....

day

4 4

day

scene....

day

4 4 scene....

          

those

     

poor

old

di -

poor

old

di -

poor

old

di -

no

     

No

-

bo - dy

cared

and

no -

No

-

bo - dy

cared

and

no -

No

-

bo - dy

cared

and

no -

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bo

Sop

-

dy cried

bo

Alto

-

bo

Bas/Ten



-

bo

-

Sop

Alto

Bas/Ten

us

cried

Now

that

 

Mam-mals

Mam-mals

 

up

to



beasts had been



that

brings

beasts had been



that



brings





4 4

where



those

        

4 4

   

4 4

2 4

the pre -

us

up

sent

to

-

scene....

    2 4

the

pre-sent

day













    



    



   

       

day



brings

4 4 scene....

 

moved in

those



4 4

that

The pre - sent day

Alto



where



              

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Sop

       

Mam-mals



those

where

moved in

 

dy cried

   

moved in

 

dy cried

beasts had been

S/A Descant



dy cried

                                  brings



   

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

us

up

us

up

scene....

to

to

2 4

the

pre-sent

day

2 4

the

pre-sent

The pre - sent day

day

scene....

scene....

Bas/Ten

   

4 4 scene....

The pre - sent day8

scene....

The pre - sent day

4 4

scene....

4 4