Parson & Clerk Ms Voices Only

The Parson and the Clerk

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Lively

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Tenor

clerk

stands

The

clerk

stands

The

clerk

stands

The

clerk

stands

Tenor

8

Bass

top to

toe to

o

-

Par - son

on

the

stands

in

the

o

-

cean The

Par - son

on

the

stands

in

the

o

-

cean The

Par - son

on

the

fin - ger - tips

red as the

8

Bass

De - von

sand

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toe to

fin - ger - tips

red

as

land

From

top to

toe to

fin - ger - tips

red as the

De - von

sand The

land

From

top to

toe to

fin - ger - tips

red

as

De

peo- ple of

Tenor



        

top to

Teign

-

   

sand

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of

-



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-

mouth

mouth

say

peo-ple of

De



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mouth

-

-

say

peo - ple

of Teign - mouth

say

-

mouth

of

von

      

of Teign - mouth

Teign

peo - ple

And they

peo - ple



von

    

say

       

    

The

the

cean The

From

peo - ple

on

-

land

The

Alto

Par - son

o

11

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cean The

the

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From

the

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6 8

land

Alto

in

in

6

Sop

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6 8

8

Bass

Music by David Haines

6 8

The

Alto

Charles Causley

= 118

And they

     

say

say

And they

Sop

Alto

Tenor

 

                                                                                                                        8

Bass

15



say it in

Shal - don

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

are

sand - stone

say it in

Shal - don

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

and

sand - stone

say it in

Shal - don

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

are

sand - stone

say it in

Shal - don

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

and

  

sand - stone

20

Sop

through and

Alto

through and

Tenor

8

Bass

through

through and

through and

and

through and

through and

through

through and

through and

and

and

through

and

23

through

Alto

8

Bass

Par - son and the

Clerk are

Par - son and the Clerk are

sand - stone throughand

sand - stone 2 throughand



through and

through



through



and

the





and

the

           

through

Tenor

through and

through and

                                                     through

Sop

through and



Andthe

stor - y

of

Andthe

stor - y

of





through and through

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

through andCopyright through © David Haines 2008

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How

Alto

How

Tenor

they

                     8

Bass

they

How

How

Alto

Tenor

they

Bass

home

came

came

drunk than

dry

home

Ra - ther more

drunk than

Ra - ther

    home

Ra - ther more

       drunk than

Ra - ther

more drunk than

the

Bi

-shop ,the

Bi - shop

of

Ex - e

-

ter

is

From a

night with

the

Bi

-shop ,the

Bi - shop

of

Ex - e

-

ter

is

Bi

-shop ,the

Bi - shop

of

Ex - e

-

ter

is

dry

          

no- thing

Bass

more drunk than

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  

     



Bi

-shop ,the

              more than

a

lie

And

there

more than

a

lie

And

there

                     8

          

night with

no- thing

Tenor

dry

From a

34

Alto

drunk than

Ra - ther more

dry

Sop



  

home



they

Ra - ther more

       

came

   8

came



31

Sop

   

 

 

no- thing

more than

a

lie

And

no- thing

more than

a

lie

And 3there

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there

Bi - shop

of

    Ex - e

-

ter

is

                             ne - ver

was a

storm

as

they

ne - ver

was a

storm

as

they

ne - ver

was a

storm

as

they

ne - ver

was a

storm

as

they

           38

Sop

                                            

drove be

Alto

drove be

Tenor

  

-

side the

-

bay

side the

bay

8 drove be - side the

Bass

           

drove be - side the

that washed the

that washed the

par

Alto

-

par

Tenor

-

and

par

-

-

son

son

son

in

Alto

in

Tenor

8

Bass

stands

stands

Bab- bi - come

       

to

Bab - bi - come

and the

bay

that washed the

hor - ses

to

Bab - bi - come

and the

in

in

Clerk

and

Clerk

and

the

the

the

the

and the

hor - ses

Clerk

and

47

Sop

to

and the

   



a

-





way

The





clerk

stands

                                  

                              8 par

Bass

son

hor - ses

Bab- bi - come

that washed the



 

to

bay

42

Sop

hor - ses

   

Clerk

a

a

a

-

-

-

way

way

way

The

a

a

-

-



clerk

way

stands



clerk

way

stands



clerk

stands

              o

-

cean The

Par - son

on the

land

From

top to

toe to

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

o - cean The

o

-

cean The

o - cean The

Par - son

Par - son

Par 4 - son

on the

on the

on the

land

land

land

From

From

top to

top

to



toe to



toe to



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Sop

Alto

Tenor

8

Bass

fin- ger - tips

red as the

fin- ger - tips

red

fin- ger - tips

red as the

fin- ger - tips

red

56

Sop

Teign

Alto

Tenor

8

Bass

-

mouth

Tenor

8

Bass

Alto

Tenor

8

Bass

De

-

von

De - von

sand The

as

De

-

peo - ple

von

say

The

peo-ple of

of Teign

peo - ple

Teign -

-

mouth

sand

And they

of

The

say it

in

Shal - don

say it

in

Shal - don

of Teign - mouth

say

say

peo - ple

of Teign -

mouth

say

And they

say it

in

Shal - don

say

say

And they

say it

in

Shal - don

Teign

-

mouth

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

are

sand - stone through and

through and

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

and

sand - stone through and

through and

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

are

sand - stone through

and

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

and

sand - stone through

and

65 Sop

as

sand

                                                                         

peo - ple

60

Alto

De - von



mouth

peo-ple of

Sop

                                                                                  

throughand

through and throughand

through and through

throughand

through and throughand

through and through

through

and

through

and

the Par - son and the

Clerk are

sand - stone

through

and

through

and 5

the Par - son and the Clerk are

sand - stone

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Sop

Alto

Tenor

    8

Bass

69

 

through and

                                                

through and

shore

Alto

shore

Tenor

8

Bass

'long the

       

79

Sop

fore. And

Alto

Tenor

Bass

a - long the

Though when the

mor - ning

came

a - long the

sal - ted

Mor - ning

came

a - long the

sal - ted

       

Mor - ning

came

sal - ted

        

a - long the

sal - ted

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

There stood two

pil - lars

of

stone

that

ne - ver stood

there be -

There stood two

pil - lars

of

stone

that

ne - ver stood

there be -

 

                      



Pil - lars

of

stone

that

ne - ver stood

there be -

Pil - lars

of

stone

that

ne - ver stood

there be -



salt - ed shore

                                                       

of - ten

some

folk

say,

If

you stand quite

still and

hark,

The

fore. And

of - ten

some

folk

say,

If

you stand quite

still and

hark,

The

fore And

of - ten

some

folk

say

if

you

stand quite

still and

hark,

The

fore And

of - ten

some

folk

say 6

if

you stand quite

still and

hark,

The

        8

came

salt - ed shore

                 

'long the

mor - ning

through and through

74

Sop

Though when the

through and through

                   

  

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          84

Sop

Alto

Tenor

8

Bass

Par- son is

ta - king

a

ser - vice

with res - pon - ses

from

Par- son is

ta - king

a

ser - vice

with res - pon - ses

from

Par- son is

ta - king

a

ser - vice

with res - pon - ses

from

Par- son

ta - king

a

ser - vice

with res - pon - ses

is

89

Sop

Alto

Tenor

Alto

Tenor

8

Bass

8

Bass

       

Clerk

the

Clerk

"A

the

o

-

cean The

Par - son

on

the

The

clerk

stands

in

the

o

-

cean The

Par - son

on

the

clerk

stands

stands

in

the

o

-

cean The

Par - son

on

the

clerk

stands

stands

in

the

o

-

cean The

Par - son

on

the

                   

land

From

top to

toe to

fin - ger - tips

red as the

De - von sand

land

From

top to

toe to

fin - ger - tips

red

as

land

From

top to

toe to

fin - ger - tips

red as the

De - von sand The

land

From

top to

toe to

fin - ger - tips

red

as

peo- ple of

Tenor

                        the

in

The

Alto

Clerk

stands

99

Sop

the

clerk

94

Sop



    

The

8 men!"

Bass

    

   

Teign

sand

-

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peo - ple

Teign

of

-

mouth

The

Teign

-

mouth

  

say

De

De

-

-

von

peo - ple

von

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

And they

mouth

peo - ple

of Teign - mouth

say

say

peo - ple

of Teign - mouth

say

And they

say

And they

peo-ple of 7

Teign

-



mouth

of

say

Sop

Alto

Tenor

 

                                                                                                                        8

Bass

103



say it in

Shal - don

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

are

sand - stone

say it in

Shal - don

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

and

sand - stone

say it in

Shal - don

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

are

sand - stone

say it in

Shal - don

too

That the

Par - son

and the

Clerk

and

  

sand - stone

108

Sop

through and

Alto

through and

Tenor

8

Bass

through

through and

through and

through and

through and

and

through

through and

through and

and

and

through

and

111

through

Alto

through

Tenor

8

Bass

through and

Par - son

Par - son

and the

and the

Clerk are

Clerk are

sand - stone through and

sand - stone through and 8

through and

through



through and

through

                                                     through

Sop

through and





and

the





and

   

the



But on - ly the



But on - ly the

  

through and through

  

through and through Copyright © David Haines 2008

                                                115

Sop

Par - son

Alto

Par - son

Tenor

8

Bass

Par - son

Par - son 120

Sop

and the

and the

Tenor

Bass

know the

Clerk

and the

know the

Clerk

wink an

eye

                                          

tale

truth

of

the

tale

truth

of

the

truth

of

the

And gent - ly

And gent - ly





tale

truth

of

the

truth

of

the



tale

as they

stand on the

sand and

shale.

Says the

wink an

eye

as they

stand on the

sand and

shale.

Says the

8 both of them

wink an

eye

as they

stand on the

sand and

shale.

Says the

both of them

wink an

eye

as they

stand on the

sand and shale.

Says the

8

Bass

the

both of them

Par - son

Tenor

of

                                                        

Par - son

Alto

truth

       

         

know the

124

Sop

 

know the

Clerk

and the

both of them

Alto

Clerk



                   

to

to

the

the

Clerk,

Clerk,

Par - son

to

the

Clerk,

Par - son

to

the

Clerk,

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                        "Per - haps

"Per - haps

it's

it's

   

just

as

well

just

   

as

well

for

for

the

the

"Per - haps

it's

just

 

as

well

for

the

"Per - haps 9

it's

just

as

well

for

the

      

Sop

Alto

Tenor

Bass

 

                                                                                                                        128

sake of the

peace of

their

mind they

think

we

are

sake of the

peace of

their

mind they

think

we

are

stone

and

shell.

8 sake of the

peace of

their

mind they

think

we

are

stone

and

stone

and

sake of the

peace of

their

mind they

think

we

are

stone

and

stone

and

133

Sop

Alto

Tenor

8

Bass

And

                     

                          

ther

the

day

is

bright

Or

the

And

whe

-

ther

the

day

is

bright

Or

the

shell.

Whe

-

ther

the

day

is

bright

Or

the

shell.

Whe

-

ther

the

day

is

bright

Or

the

is

wild

and

dark

       Shall

we

let

                         

      

             

      

8 night

Bass

shell.

-

night

Tenor

and

whe

night

Alto

stone

And

138

Sop

     

night

is

is

is

wild

wild

wild

and

and

and

dark

dark

dark

10

Shall

we

let

       Shall

Shall

we

we

let

let

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143 Sop

Alto

Tenor

                                                                                                        8

Bass

       

   

       

them

be

-

lieve

it

is

so?'

them

be

-

lieve

it

is

so?'

them

be

-

lieve

it

is

so?'

them

be

-

lieve

it

is

so?'

   

148

Sop

Alto

Tenor

8

Bass

Clerk.

Oh,

Clerk.

Oh,

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

Clerk.

'A

-

men'

Oh,

Clerk.

'A

-

men'

Oh,

153

Sop

Alto

Tenor

8

Bass

Alto

Tenor

8

Bass

-

       

                                                                                             

'A - men'

says

the

'A - men'

says

the

'A - men'

says

the

'A - men'

says

the

the

clerk

stands

the

clerk

stands

the

clerk

stands

the

clerk

stands

   

   

in the

o

cean The

Par - son

on the

land

From

top to

toe to

in

the

o - cean The

Par - son

on the

land

From

top to

toe to

stands

in

the

o - cean The

Par - son

on

the

land

From

top to

toe to

stands

in

the

o

Par - son

on the

land

From

top to

toe to

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Sop

   

       

-

cean The

                     

fin - ger - tips

red as the

De - von

fin - ger - tips

red

as

fin - ger - tips

red as the

De - von

fin - ger - tips

red

as

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sand

De

-

sand The

De 11

-

The

von

peo - ple

von

peo-ple of

of Teign

sand

-

peo - ple

 of

Teign -

mouth



The

   

162

Sop

Teign

Alto

Tenor

mouth

say

And

         

mouth

peo - ple

of Teign - mouth

say

say

peo - ple

of Teign - mouth

say

8

Bass

-

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





       

         peo-ple of

Teign

 -

mouth

say

                                                                              too

Alto

too

Tenor

8

Bass

too

too

That the

That the

That the

That the

Par- son

Par- son

Par- son

Par- son

and the

and the

and the

and the

And they

say it

in

Shal - don

say it

in

Shal - don

say it

in

Shal - don

        

166

Sop

they

Clerk

Clerk

Clerk

Clerk

say

And they

say it

      

are

in

Shal - don

 

sand - stone throughand

through and

             

 

and

are

sand - stone throughand

sand - stone through

through and

  and

       and

sand - stone through

  and

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through and

Alto

through and

Tenor

8

Bass

through

      through

through and

through and

and

  and

through and

through and

through

through and

12

 

through and

through and

       

 

through and

and

  through

   

  and

through and

through

 

through and

  and

 

throughCopyright © David and Haines 2008

  

174 Sop

 

through and

Alto

through and

   

       

through and

Tenor

8

Bass

                                 through

through and

through

                                   through

That

That

through

Clerk

Alto

Clerk

Tenor

8

Bass

Clerk

Clerk

Sop

Alto

Tenor

   

and

   8

Bass



and

      and

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and

the

     

the

Par

-

son

and

the

           

Par

-

son

and

the

and

through

That

the

Par

-

son

and

the



and

and

son

the

 

184

-

That

sand

and

Par

through

and

and

the

and

       

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   

sand



-

stone

-



sand

through

 -

stone

 sand

through

stone



stone

       



and

through

   



and

through

 -



through

through



and

through





and

through









through

through



through

through









and



and 13





through



through

