II Summer

3 The Sheep Shearing

Folk-song
Arranged by
R. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

7
Soprano

b b3
&b b 4

It's

7
Alto

a rose - bud

in

June

b 3
& b bb 4

It's

a rose - bud

in

and

June

and

sing - ing

love -

11

S2.

b
& b bb

vio - lets in full bloom,

A.

b
& b bb n

And the

small

birds

j
b n

vio - lets in full

bloom

And the

small

birds

sing - ing love

15

S2.

b
& b bb
songs

A.

on

each

spray,

We'll

pipe

and

we'll

sing

b
& b bb
songs

on

each

spray,

We'll

pipe

and

we'll

sing,

love,

We'll

J
love,

We'll

19

S2.

b
& b bb
dance in

A.

bbb
b
&

dance in

ring,

love,

When each lad

takes his

lass

All

n b n
ring,

love, When each lad

takes

his

lass

All

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23

S2.

U
j

b
& b bb
on

A.

the green

grass,

And it's

all

to

U
n n

b
& b bb
on the green

grass, And it's

all

to

27

S2.

bbb U
b
&

plough Where the fat

A.

bbb U
b
&

plough

ox - en

U
n

graze low, And the lads and the

lass - es

U
n b

Where the fat

ox - en

graze low, And the lads and the

to

U
n

lass - es

to

32

S2.

A.

b
& b bb

sheep - shear - ing

go.

b
& b bb

sheep shear - ing

n j n j

U p

go.

When

we have

a -

37

pp
S2.

A.

b
& b bb

b
& b bb
sheared

We'll

sing,

pipe and we'll

all our jol -

ly, Jol - ly sheep,

What

joy

love,

can be

great - er than to

42

S2.

A.

b
& b bb

We'll

ring,

dance in

b
& b bb J n
talk

of their in - crease?

love,

n J n
And it's

all

We'll

sing, love, We'll

pipe and we'll

dance in

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47

S2.

bbb
b
&

n n
J
to

A.

it's

all

to

When each lad takes his

lass

love,

plough,

b
& b bb
ring

All

on

the green

52

S2.

b
n
& b bb nJ J n
J
J
plough,

A.

bbb
b
&

all

all

grass,

And it's

all

b
& b bb

to

plough

b
& b bb
fat

all

Where the

to
plough
cresc.

where the

fat
f

ox - en

ox - en

plough,

n n

And it's

A.

cresc.

57

S2.

to

graze low,

And the lads and the

lass - es

to

62

p
S2.

bbb n
b
&
graze

low,

And the lads

and

the

n
lass - es

to

p
A.

b
& b bb
sheep

shear

ing

go,

And it's

all

to

66

pp
S2.

b
& b bb
sheep

shear

ing

go.

pp

A.

b
& b bb

plough where the

ox - en graze

n
low.