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Peak #168
Peak in subgenre #60
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M. G. Jacobs (mostly based on Civil War era music)
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Jul 2009
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August 27, 2009
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The Search for Nelly Gray, Section VI, ENCOUNTERS
abbreviations S=Soprano, T=Tenor, B=Bass; WC=Womens Chorus; MC=Mens Chorus.
Times taken from Wiindows Media Player.
"Yellow Rose of Texas" All instrumental. A favorite marching song of Confederate troops.
0:55 "Marching on to Richmond," Instrumental.
MARCHING ON TO RICHMOND
1:20
MC, WC: Then tramp a- way while the bug- les play, e're march- ing on to Rich- mond;
Our flag shall gleam in the morn- ing beam from man- y a spire in Rich- mond.
T: Our knap- sacks sling and blithe- ly sing we're march- ing on to Rich- mond.
MC: we're march- ing on to Rich- mond
T: With weap- ons bright and hearts so light we-re march- ing on to Rich- mond.
MC: we-re march- ing on to Rich- mond.
T: Each wea- ry mile with song be- guile, we're march- ing on to Rich- mond.
MC: we're march- ing on to Rich- mond.
T: The roads are rough but smooth e- nough to take us safe to Rich- mond----
MC: to take us safe to Rich- mond.
THE SOUTHRON'S CHAUNT:
1:44
S, T, WC, MC: We have ris- en to a----man, stern and fear- less.
Of your curs- es, of your ban we are---- care- less.
Eve- ry hand is on its knife;
Eve- ry gun is primed for strife;
Eve- ry palm con- tains a---life
high---- and----- peer- less.
RICHMOND II
2:20
B: Our foes are near, their drums we hear, they're camped a- bout in Rich- mond,
WC, MC: they're camped a- bout in Rich- mond,
B: with pick- ets out to tell the route our ar- my takes to Rich- mond.
WC, MC: our ar- my takes to Rich- mond.
B: We've craft- y foes to meet our blows, no doubt they'll fight for Rich- mond.
WC, MC: no doubt they'll fight for Rich- mond.
B: The brave may die, but ne- ver fly. We'll cut our way to Rich- mond
WC, MC: We'll cut our way to Rich- mond
SOUTHRON'S CHAUNT II:
2:40
T: You---------------have no such blood as--- ours for the shed- ding.
WC, MC: You have no such blood as----ours for the shed- ding.
T, WC, MC: In the veins of Ca- val- iers was its head- ing.
You have no such state- ly men
in your a- bo- lu- tion den
march- ing through both foe and----- fen,
No------- thing------dread- ing!
RICHMOND III
3:20
S, WC, MC But yes- ter- day in murd'- rous fray, while march- ing on to Rich- mond,
B: while march- ing on to Rich- mond,
S, WC, MC we part- ed here from com- rades dear while march- ing on to Rich- mond.
B: while march- ing on to Rich- mond.
S, WC, MC With man- ly sighs and tear- ful eyes while march- ing on to Rich- mond
B: while march- ing on to Rich- mond
S, WC, MC we laid the braves in peace- ful graves and start- ed on for Rich-------mond.
B: and start- ed on for Rich-------mond.
SOUTHRON'S CHAUNT III:
3:40
WC We may fall be- fore the----fire
of your le- gions,
paid with gold for murd'- rous hire:
bought al- leg- iance.
T, WC But for ev- ry drop you shed,
you shall have a mound of dead,
S, T, WC, MC
so that vul- tures may be---- fed
S, T, B, WC MC in--------our-----rei- gons.
RICHMOND IV
4:23
S, WC, MC Our friends a- way are sad to- day be- cause we march to Rich- mond.
With lov- ing fears they shrink to hear a- bout our march to Rich- mond.
WC, MC Our thoughts shall roam to scenes of home
S, B, WC, MC while march- ing on to Rich- mond,
S, WC the va- cant chair that's wait- ing there while we march on to Rich- mond.
INSTRUMENTAL PHRASE FROM "GOD SAVE THE SOUTH"
4:49
4:59
S, WC, MC 'Twill not be long till shout and song we'll raise a- loud in Rich- mond,
and war's rude blast will soon be past, and we'll go home from Rich- mond.
And we'll go home from Rich- mond.
NED, THE SKIRMISH
5:25
T The---road ran through a val- ley be---low a moun- tain ridge,
with small farms---look- ing peace---ful and poor.
The---scouts re- por- ted a--lit- tle one lane bridge,
no sign for miles be- yond----re---lat- ed to a war,
no track of horse or troops,
no---ruts of can- non wheels,
nor---- ground where camp- fires had been made.
The----reb- els must have wad- ed up the creek
and hid a- mong the tre
