Seven Silly Little Songs

Seven Silly Little Songs
Anonymous
Gary Bachlund
Animal Fair
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
q = 130






 



I
went
to
the
a - ni - mal
fair,
 

 
 












  
 
 
      


f
1.
   

 
 
 



 
 
 
 
 








6

   

 

 
 


the
and beasts
were
there.
The
 birds

  
   
 





 




  







  

     
   

 





 
 



 






11



  







  

 


big
by the light
of
the moon,
was
comb - ing
his
   ba - boon,


                  
      


                    
 

      



   
    










16
 
au
-
  



 


burn
 


hair.


 

 


Copyright © 2009 Gary Bachlund
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

 
 

          
 



 
 




All international rights reserved.
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2
Seven Silly Little Songs
21
 
The
 
 





mon - key,

trunk.

 
and

 

  
 

e - le - phant sneezed




and





of
the
monk,

 




 


fell
sat



   
on

the

e - le - phant's



   

on
 


  

I
to
went








 
the
  

 



what be - came

 
     



circa 1' 00"

monk? ...and
 




  

 


the
 


 
  


41


drunk,




his knees, and
 
what be - came







 
 
 
        
 

























 


got
  
The
 

35


  
  

he
  


   

 










 
 









   
  






28
 


  
 

 








of
the
monk?
             



 



 

a - ni - mal




 
 
 




 
 
   

fair....








 



 

 
  
 

  
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Monrovia
Seven Silly Little Songs
Eve
Oliver Herford (1863-1935)

 

 
2.

Apropos de Rien






 
mp
 






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












is not fair







vi - sit all
that blame on







 




















circa 40"











 


 
 
13
play




con










fall;




 
 
-




  
was to






 
tri- bu- to - ry ne








 







 





 







 

- gli - gé.








dis -

 
-









most Eve did






A - dam's
  
The













for







to



Eve,

9









 










   













It
  




 
 
  


5

3



 

  
 
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Monrovia
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
 

Seven Silly Little Songs
4
The Purple Cow
Gelett Burgess (1866–1951)

 
(Reflections on a Mythic Beast Who's Quite Remarkable, at Least.)
h = 50


     

3.
4

mp
 
   












 
Pur


 
  
-
ple

 
 
 
8



    

 

 
12

 
ra - ther see than
 


   

circa 40"








I
ne


but
I
can tell
you,
a




 




ver hope
to
see
-
 
 
 
 







I'd
 





    
 

 
 

 
 


one.


a

ny - how,
 

saw
one;




 
 




 


 



ver

 

 
 



-
 

  



be
-



ne


  
   

 

 
 

  

I

 

  


 
 



 

Cow,

 






     

12 VIII 2009
Monrovia
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


Seven Silly Little Songs
Reasons for Drinking
Henry Aldrich (1647–1710)
 


q = 100




      



mp
4.
 
 





6
 



think,
If



  
 



all
   
  

rea -
  
 

true



   
  




    

17








circa 40"
be



friend--

 
 
and by--
or
sons


 
    



       
 
 






we

 


 
ny o -




  

should
   
  




drink;

  

or

  


lest



 


why.


 













        
 
   

    
   


   

     
      
 
ther rea - son
   

do


   
  


   


  
   
    
  
-

I
   


  
a
  
 

 

or be- ing dry--
   
    
  
  


       
by


      

 


a
that

    
   
   




11
 

 
    
 
  
good wine--
  
   

   


  
 

be
      

     



there are five

 
  
   


   
5





we
should
  









  
  

12 VIII 2009
Monrovia
Seven Silly Little Songs
6
Judged by the Company One Keeps
Anonymous
  
  
q = 120

One
night
   


     
 
5.

mf
     
 

 
   
6
I
  
    

 
 

 




   
 
11

 
  


  

  

re
 
   



 
so - ber,
-
ter,

  
and




    

-

  
turn - ing with my man - ly
      
   

feet
be - gan to
I


  


 


 
a



  



 



          

  
 
 
  

  
 
my
15
gut
 

  

pride,
  
 
 

 
-  to - ber,
when


 



        
  
 









late Oc
    


was far from
in
  


  

 




  
 

pig


 
    
stut - ter,
 
      


came
near
and
 
so
 


           

 
   
lay down in
the

 

    
 

lay down

 


  
  



by

my




Seven Silly Little Songs
 
  
21
 


side;
   
  

  

  


 
   
    



7

     
 
    

mp



28
  
   


was
heard




   
 

 
 


35

 
to







 
man
who
boo - zes,

 









 








41
and
 

        

 

circa 1' 10"


the
pig
 
    
"You can tell
a
    


 




  

 
 
    
a

  


  


 
 


got up and slow - ly walked

 




 



   
  

     

 
 




that he

  
    

   


mf
  


 

by the com- pa- ny
 
   




  
 
   

 

pass - ing by
 



    
 

 



         
 
la - dy
  






a
say:
 

 



  

 
choos- es,"
 
   






-
way.
  

          





12 VIII 2009
Monrovia


Seven Silly Little Songs
8
The Purple Cow Again
Gelett Burgess (1866–1951)

h = 60
 

6.


  

 
"Pur
  


 
  
 
8

 

-
ple

 



  
mf

 
4
(Confession: and a Portrait Too, Upon a Background that I Rue)
 



 


 


Cow,"

  

  
 


 
but


 
13

  

I
can tell you,
a

I'm
sor
-



 
circa 30"
    

 
 
 



  
  
  


ry now
I
wrote
it,



 
 

I'll
kill
  

you if
   
     


   
 

it.
 
 
   
 


  



 
 
 

      
  
the
  

ny - how,
  
  
wrote





I

 
   
     



  

quote

 
-
 

 

yes,


 

    
Ah,



       
        

 
   
  













growling
  



you



 
 
12 VIII 2009
Monrovia
 


Seven Silly Little Songs
The Frog
Anonymous


q = 100

    


 
5
frog



 



are--


won - der - ful


 



   
 

 
 
a

frog



bird
the
frog



are--
are--
the


 
        



    
 


   


What a won - der - ful bird
the
frog

    




  


        



the

 



 



What
7.
9
are--
the


            





      
                       



9
 

frog


are--



al

-




   




  

  
most,



al



when
 
 
   






   


  

    


  
13
 

 

-




  


  


  
most,


 


   
 





 
he


 

stand



he


sit




al

-




 






   

  
most,




when he



 

Seven Silly Little Songs
10
16



stand







  
he





sit


19












 


  
al - most,
 






 


 



-




  


   



most,
al







-

   


al - most,




al

most,



 
     

won - der - ful
bird the frog...
when he hop, he fly



    




















  

  
 
         


 
  


  

    


     

 


    

al -




    

   



al - most,
   


27

 

most,

  


23
 



  

-
 




 
a



al








-
-

when he


   



    



   
most,
fly



  
  
 
       

7
 

 


hop, he






a
 
won - der - ful


bird
the







 
   





Seven Silly Little Songs
31
 
 

frog...
 



...a



won - der - ful

 
 
hard
 

-


 



 

hard
-

ly,

hard


    

        
44
 
-











ly,
-

   

-
ly,
He ain't got

  

 


e=e
 



  
ly;

 

      

 





 

no sense

  




     

   

   

      













hard - ly ei - ther.
   

 




    
-
   
no sense
got
 
     


hard
He ain't





 
 

 

    

11


   
frog...
hard


 
     

 
   
he ain't got no tail


 

    
    
the

  







      
39
bird








ly,










35

 
e=e


 
When he
        











12
48

        
 

sit, he sit on what he ain't got
al

   
 




 
What

 
 



a



 

58
 
frog







are--









most.
    
  


 

    
  

bird
the
frog






  
are--














the
frog






 


    


  
are--
the


      
          





  


 


 
What a

-

 



 
won - der - ful





54
Seven Silly Little Songs
 

 
won - der - ful

 



bird
the
frog




are--




the


             







      
          


61


frog


are--
 
 



    



 
 

   

circa 2' 30"



 






   

  




12 VIII 2009
Monrovia