The Hired Man

THE HIRED MAN
Act One
INTRODUCTION
Music & Lyrics Howard Goodall
Book Melvyn Bragg
mp
Slower (q . = 56) Maestoso
ff
1. Song of the Hired Men

pp (solo)

15
ritmico e animato
O
or
1st p 2nd f 3rd ff

22
fight ing ov
giv - ing in
(pp)
no nev - er
our broth - ers,

Hear us
O be as free,
who shy aw - ay
has a
on
poo rer lot

our
la
than we
bour though
but theyll
there are
no they'll nev - er no nev - er be

from the mea - gre pay, oth - er days
ex- ci- ting and

heads spin- ning not
our strength.Hik- ing

our selves, grinn- ing,
ges, none
er the wa
oer the beg - gar's price
drum-ming up
worr- ied for
O
or
25

nev - er
oth - ers,
runn- ing
flurr- ied
[full company]
[1&2 com- ing

[3 hurr- ied
1st p 2nd f 3rd ff

19
q.=68
as
we
3
xxq )
(2nd

(2nd e
28
fan - cy - free
would ag - ree
32
3rd time
3rd time
Hired
Hired
Man
Men
O to
O to
be a
be a
2.
3.
1&2

cresc.
(More lyrically)
a year here we sell you our - selves,
(More lyrically)
Hired
Hired
REPEAT TWICE
Twice

poco dim
mf

1&2
Man.
Man.
35
q )
as a farm - er's
but to - day we're free
Hear us
Were not

can - not
of
fer you

a - ny - thing else,
'Tis - n't dear,
we sell cheap - ly for a cot - tage and eigh - teen

2
2

39
shil - lings,
we are worth
your

43
47

2
2
Throw me a
Luck - pen - ny
2
2
shil -
lings:
will
51
if it's done, yes it's done, sure of it? sure of it!
55
pp
60
true,
Sure?
then it's done!
done?
you
O Show your in - ten - tions are that
is it
65
1.
1.
2.
2.
cresc.
69
We've
been drink - ing we're

72
thril - ling

75
hir -
ing!
Blis - ters sting - ing,
walked
but
a - wak - en - ing:
and wil - ling

stink - ing
ears ring - ing,

liv - ing,
Hear

for miles but O
our
would - n't miss a

not
suf - fer - ing
We're ex -
78
pect - ing a bet - ter life
to -
mor - row
still be
when we'll
Hired
Men!
O to
82

ff Throw me a Luck - pen - ny
a
Hired
Man!
will you
O
be
86
p

O is it done? Yes it's done! Sure of me? Sure of you!
Showyour in - ten - tions are that true
90

To be sure!
Done?

pp

94

7
98
103
108
[John]
mf Two doz - en

job I'm in for;
Two doz - en her - oes re - cruit - ing for a war with the land,
117

hands,
barg - ain for such a man.
2 2
more;
112
oth - ers like me, or
cresc.
Two doz - en want the same
new
shil - lings in their

Showme your Luck - pen - ny

mf
will you

122
know - ing I'll take an - y that's true
126
Call

O look at me,
bid for me,

and I'm yours!
deal with me,
hire me
I must be am - ong the young - est and rate am - ong the strong - est, I'm
130
mar - ried with a good wife thoughsoon she'll need a mid - wife I'm sure

133
done!
[Full company]
s.
glis
Hear us com - ing
Yes it's
O run - ning O sing - ing o
ver the
137
fields we till more the work of Gods than men, but we'll nev - er
141
put our - selves wil - ling in the
re - gret the day
hir - ing ring O to
be

Hired
Man.
Throw us your Luck - pen - nies
show your in - ten - tions are that true

O are you sure? Yes you're sure,
149
that we
Man,
O to

be a
Hired
145
no nev - er
will you
Is itdone? Yes it's done,
10
153
to
be
Hired

157
Man
O to
be
Hired

Man.
161
167
172
pp

ff
176
11
ff Throw us your Luck - pen - nies
will you
O show your int - en - tions are that true

ff

ff

180
are you sure? Yes you're sure,
Is it done? Yes it's done!
to
be a
Hired
ff
mf
ff

184
man!
O to
be
Hir - ed
man!
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2. Fill it to the Top

h=70
188
193
1.[Isaac]

pro pose
I
2.[Seth]
to life
will drink
to a
toast
life
bet - ter
to sport
for
mp

197

life
of risks
of

dice
and chance
(cresc. 2nd time)
good fun and
all
our
work ing
men,
give you
ease,
all
of
these.
201

liv - ing wage,
good old
age,
to that
I'll
say
A - men!
Farm
work means youre stuck in
tice we
can
Jus
one
place Minings worse un

gress weve
fight for that John Pro
der ground at the coal face
de served for
so
long
13
205

Fill
it
to
top, man, Get it down Pass
the
209
a noth er
round then
[John]
that!
Last:

Ill
drink
to
that's where hap - pi - ness
toast
Come and work the mines, lad, leave the land You'll soon un - der - stand
to the best
of
all:
the
212

lies!
girl
did
this
our
215
for;
to - geth - er
life
and
for
more.
soon
child
could nt
ask
14
[Isaac]
218
Good
[John]
[Seth]
Good
health to
Good
ba
bro - thers,
and two
fine bro thers.
and two
fine bro thers.
by
ba - by on the way and his two fine
by
ba
health here's to two young lov - ers, a
two young lov ers
ba - by on the way and his two fine
two young lov ers
health to
health here's to two young lov - ers, a
Good
[Chorus]
bro - thers,

222
Fill it to the
Top
man
get it down
pass
Fill it to the top
then
nother round
well have some
top
then
well toast
pass a noth er round.
well have some
pass
then
the
to
pass a noth er round
man get it down
Top
nother round
it
Fill
Fill it to the
15
226
more
Have
some
more
Then well have some
to
the
more
top
Fill it
to
Fill it
the
top
get it
to
down
Fill it
to
the
the top
man
get it
down
man
more
Fill it
229
pass

noth er
round
top
pass a
noth er

pass
pass
noth er
Thats
what

toasts
are
for!
Are
thats
what
toasts
are
for!
Thats
what
toasts
are
for!
round
for!
round
noth er round
rit.
attacca
attacca
16
3. Now for the first time
232
q.=76
238
244
250
255
[Emily]

tak ing for once our de
259
Well have a home and some wa ges to share
ci sions
No one will know us from Ad - am
repeat till cue
Now for the first time were out on our own,
a lone.
up there,
17
263
Peo ple wont ask why we marr ied so young, wont dis - ap - prove of the things we have done.
267
271
Say
fare
well
to the
id le sus pi cion we dont need per miss ion
to
say
fare
well
to the shak ing of
heads at
the two new ly weds for when
275

I say "I do" then I
Yes and I say I do I love you
do!
280

Two un known fa ces, weve on ly our selves
tak ing our chance some where high in the fells.

18
284

Im not a shamed we de
ci
ded to leave. Im not a
288 [Emily & John]
Say
Fare
292
said
Fare
well
296
thinking "They'll soon ret - urn" say - ing "they'll have to learn that to
think for yourself is a
the reas ons that weve got to
to our Fa thers and moth ers and all of those oth ers who
well
of
fraid
crime
well that may be their view - it's not
mine!
19
300
Say
Fare
well
vil - lage that thinks that we'll ne'er
308

won't be too long bef - ore
do
312
you.
too!
they'll be sor - ry they did - n't have
but we'll prove that they're wrong and it
they wish that they'd done it
well
to the whis - pers and winks and a
304
20
316
rit.
pp
21
4. Hired men (reprise)

(h = 63)
321
pi mosso
327
go - ing
[Chorus]
cresc.
O'er - flow - ing
not
rit......
know - ing
where
Hear us
mf
though we're
legato
331

tired
we're
hired
we've
fire
in our
hearts
335

Tied by
a
luck penn

on
Bar gained for

ly

more mon
ey
22
341
vain ly
346
to
be
Give our
whole lives
351

give
our
to the
hi red
Man
Hi red
land
to
Hear us
hands
355

go ing
oer
flow ing
not
know ing where
though were
23
359
tired
were
hired
362
2.

hear
fire
us

2.
in
1.
weve
fire
in
1.
our
hearts
our
hearts
ATTACCA Work
24
5. Work
365
Pesante
h=68
369
[Workers]

f From dawn till
dusk each hour each day each week the
374
mo ment can
we
waste
bone each mus - cle strain - ing

slave it craves at - ten - tion
whole
year
no
wa king
toe each limb each

grave the land's no
we'll not have

the day of
From head to
From cot to
[1.Farmers, 2.Pennington]
here
379
id - ling or com - plain

rest is man's in - ven
384
[1.Workers 2.Farmers]
389
[1& 2.Workers]

If
we
were
you,
such good men in

Who would tend this
393
[Workers]

though
you have men in

your em - ploy
You'll sur - vive through sweat and toil
You're al - right 'cos

you know
What would grow with - out us?
It's
al - right for you though
An - chor'd in the hard earth
ing
tion
25
wed be

(e q .
the
your em ploy
bar - ren soil?
same
[Farmers]

legato
397
(but you are
when things went
not!)
wrong
we
too
would shift the
blame!
26
401
[All]
Though like our
406
411
proud
men.
fore fath ers were poor
strength of those that bore

And pray our chil dren are such
men.
them.
Proud
men.
416
Weve still the
If
you lived
our
lives
youd be
the
same
In
your hearts
27
420
too
would
burn
such
flame.
423
428
432
437
pp
443
28
449
454

me.
462

ly.
467
[John]

mp
mf
No snow
ne
[All]
f
al right for
deep, no
ver
rest
fell
too
us
though,
from
work
steep will
eer
de
com
plete
the op en airs our
se cond home.
It's
Ill
cresc.
repeat till cue
too
458

feat
[John]

mp

No
great - er
pleas
ure
than work done
well,
29
471

Ag
475

ainst all
weath
er
high on
some
fell
479
no
fin
er
sight
than
ploughed furrows
deep
to
483
eek
out
ripe
land
from hill
489
steep.
494
sides
30500
505
510
515
521
525
31
528
[All]

Come
lend
hand, come give your

532

Come take the
strain, come use
536
[Workers]

Its al right for
all come spare your
whole
life.
your
whole
might
3
you squire
you
have men wholl break their backs
[workers]
3
3
3
3
Its al right when

[farmers]
We
541

you tire.
Youve got us
to
work un - til we
drop
work un - til we die
If
take the slack.
we
were
32
545
you,
though
wed be
the
same
when things went
not
But you are

549
wrong
we
too
would shift
the
[workers]
f
blame
We
[farmers]
f Its al right for
553
you men.
work un til we drop
Make the best of
work un - til we
what you've
die
got
the fact of the ma tter is
33
557
this, men,

561
this,

this,

work un - til we
you're
in
then:
we're
in
charge
and
and
The fact
of the mat - ter is
ff The
fact
of the mat - ter is
charge
ff
were in charge and you are
then:
drop

allargando
not
ff
we
are
not
you
are
not
A tempo
565
fff
34
6. Who will you marry then?
568
q.=76
573
578
582

go to
will you en - cour - age
586
short cur - ly hair:
Who will you mar - ry then,
Who'll be your beau when you
or check his ad - vance?
did - n't you once go with him to a fair?
[Emily]
When they come cour - tin' you will you ag - ree?
a dance,
who will it be?
[Sally]
Don't
How ab - out Josh with the

say
him!
he's a
35
591
nice en - ough lad, but I'm scared of his
Dad and he's far
too
thin
noth - ing
595

firm to hold on - to if
he were up - on you, I won't say
599
[Emily]
Who will you
to him!
mar - ry then, who will you take?
"I do" not
Who will ad - ore all
the
603
cakes that you bake?
Will it
be Tom with the long hair - less legs:
whit - er and brigh ter than
36
607
[Sally]
new - ly laid eggs?
611
Don't
say
615
say
Joe from the pub who is
who breeds dogs for a hob by,
he's
no I don't think I'd do just for Jim.
the best I can find.
619 [Sally]
Don't say
He will be simp - ly
Jim,
worse than our Bob by,
him!
shaped like a tub - and don't
He will be hand - some and clev - er
and kind.
37
623
[Emily]

Some - one with looks, lots of books and a

heart?
Sal - ly
thatis - n't
a prom - is - ing start

627
[Sally]

I will have some - one who's blue - eyed and tall:
I will have Jack - son, the best of them all!

631
I'll
have
him

he's
won - der - ful man, I'll wed him if
[Emily]
Mar - ry
Him?
Sal - ly

635
I can
such a good match is the hard - est to catch if he
38
639

did say "I do" then he'd
[both]
do!
If he did say "I do" then he'd do!
643
647
pp
39
6a. Time-passing
h=64
gently
651
656
661
665
670
40
7. Get Up and Go, Lad
Vivace h=130
[Isaac]
f You don't want
676
681
be left out

You don't want
to be locked up!

You need
try your luck no
be
shy
don't
692

You don't want
mat - ter
pass
to
what they
for
you
by
if you stop to
pon der life will
to look ar - ound and
you
be tied down!
686
to
to

say
left
high
41
698
and
dry
no
703
bet - ter
to
707
try
711
so
sad
fan - cy
be
free
try

oh
Get up and
Go
lad
you're look - ing
soon you'll be
mat - ter what the risk might be it's
so
glad
you came al - ong
42
- 'll
Your blood

716
sun's
down
we'll have a
[Isaac]
[Chorus]
sfz
731
Ha!

see there
hair of the dog and
sing a hunt - ing song!
Up there, an un - known fell
sfz

Ha!
a glimpse of fox
726
round
and make your lungs
pound
and when the

721
run
stone walls, and

Ha!

and all ar - ound the sound of

fro - zen ground
[Isaac]
bay - ing hounds
Ha!
43
736
Tum - ble
trip
and
gal - lop down
roll
741
We leap an - oth - er
746
751
it
is - n't
fol
thir - ty fen - ces,
so
bad
all
the
to play the
no
con - se - quen - ces,
Get up and
[All]
to
blind
me!
scree
low
ing
mad
go,
lad

for just a
44
756
while
761

sun -
set
where we will drink the blood o' the fox
one
bet
and make you
770

774
[John]

mp
had fun
yet
you've not made
You've not
766

smile

come see
mp
If
should
hunt
an
ext - ra
day
45
778
rall...
accel.
ten.
782

fear what
Em - il - y
might
rall...
say
The
bed half emp - ty
786

des -
sleep lone -
ly;
she'll
and
but
what
of
my
own
ires?
789
793
[Landlady]

Men
who
roam,
your
pp
46
797
wives
at
home
won't
801
miss
you
while
you're
805
gone
rall.
[Emily] piuAdagio
Love
why
are
you
809

turn - ing?

Love
where are
you
47
813
lead - ing us?
817
weak - er man
821
und - er - stand
wish
could
he seems
Now
know

that it's al - so me
825
that I want to see
a man he can -not be
Those
nights
when I
48
829
lie aw - ake,
when I cry aw - ake,
he too is still aw - ake,
wide aw - ake
833
A tempo
[John]
I've
not spent nights aw - ay
bef - ore
837
Or
been
off
work
day
or
mf to
more

841
tenuto
hell with wor - ries!
a tempo
I'll take my chan - ces;
I'll choose for
my - self
this
time
49
846

En - joy - ing
my -
self's
no crime
850
854

pp
858
862
[Women]
p
misterioso
Men
who
50
866
roam,
you're
far
from
870
home,
your
wives
are
874
fast
as
leep
878
[Isaac]
[Chorus]
You don't want

to
be locked up!
sfz Ha!
sfz
51

You don't want

Ha!
882
to
887
892
898
mat - ter what your wives mean to
you
stay
oh
stay
as
tray
and
they're
ev - en if you miss them, they won't go
here
toe the line, do what you ought, no
to
Ha!
You don't want

to miss the sport
Ha!
You don't want

be tied down
al
ways
52
904
I'll
907
wa
ger
you'll
be
glad
you
stayed
3
cast
aw
911
[Chorus 1]
bet
you're
here
for
one
916

sail
more
day,
ff So stop your qual

[Chorus 2]
ay
let's get some ale
in
ing
and then you'll
- ing
care
stay

ing
join our was -
You'll set a
and then you'll
join our was - sail
ff So stop your qual - ing

ff

I'll
stay
53
921
You'll set a
fast
pace

fast
pace
with your new - found
taste
and at the
last
with your new - found
race
taste
926
you'll find your

life the fin - al
price you have
to
molto rall.
pay
you'll find your

price you have to pay
you'll find your
you'll find your life the fin - al
931
life
the
fin - al
price
you
have
to
pay
(a tempo)
54
934
HA!
55
8. I wouldn't be the first

h=64
937
mp
942
948

953

would I
be
the last
your pas- sion
passed
would - n't
pp
be
the first
(colla voce)
you'd want me for a time
Non rubato....
958
[Jackson]

til
ad lib.
[Emily]
nor
We've been through all this
un -
bef ore

there are
no
56

962
oth ers
an y
967
[Emily]
more
there's only you
977

982
suit my fickle mood
lose,
on - ly
pay the price
that count less girls pur- sued
thing to
you're not the man
you change your ways to
ev - 'ry

sud - den - ly
there's only you
Sud den ly
972
I have
am forced to choose and pay the price
[Jackson]
Come aw ay
there is
57
987
noth ing for
us
here
all that holds you back
is
fear: you must break free
992

Come aw ay,
how
I could have
know I want to go
[Emily]
stayed
you
know I
but for you I don't know
1002
I'd have long since gone by now
997
feel
mf
Let me be

the same
you
but still my ans wer's no
58
1007

still I
can't ab an - don
John
Still I
feel
our love is
I can not go
wrong
1012
[Jackson]
I can not go
Sudden ly
you
1017
think of him des - pite all you have
1022
done
[Emily]
Sud - den - ly
think
of him be -
cause of what I've done
I could not leave,
though in -
59
1027
side I want you
so
though with ev - 'ry

3

hour
know
I want you more
1032
I could not
mf
leave
heart I'd not
be
free
from what has
in my
3
been
piu mosso
[Jackson]

p
way John cares for me
1040
in his
1036
Say
this
won't
poco a poco crescendo...............
last
poco a poco crescendo...............
60

1044
our
love
has
passed

1048
ff
Say
you
don't
[Emily]
1052
You must go
1058
scared of
though all you say is
true
do

[Emily]
f
If
[Jackson]
f
Tell me
me
if I
let you
to stay
could I'd come aw - ay
why you have
what I'll
love
stay
I'm

If there
tell
me
61
1062
was - n't

love

John or
a way
May,
change
it can - not
won't find
Tell
me
you
it can - not change
don't
1066
love
[Emily]
[Jackson]
In the end
me
I can see my - self reach
I know you
want
1071
me,
back
and it
is - n't
that I
come,
3
lack
let me hold
the strength to move
you:
come give your
I can -not leave
love
62
1076
I know you
though in - side

hold

you
1085
fff
1090

1096
so
come give your
I want you
love
more
come give your
I want you...
love...
know
let me
hour
come
though with ev - 'ry
me
more
you

1080

I want you
want
want
pp
63
1102
1109
1115
1121
1126
64
9. Fade Away
1131
New Tempo h=56
pp

[John]

1135
p Once
Once
she
she
told
was
me ev - 'ry - thing
in love with me
1139
1.

Now
Now
she'll not
she seems
say an - y - thing
un - ea - sy
1143
2.
Can't
say
2.
what I want to say
1.

what I mean to say
65
1147
what I nev - er say
Don't
1151

meant to be,
will I
ev - er see?
know
what she thinks of me,
what I'm

There
1155

be - hind
those sad eyes
There
1159

I know
the an - swer lies
1163
66
[Emily]

1168
Cold,
my touch
un - set - tles him

1172

Cold
wraps round
our
feel
ings

1176
Love
which once
had ten - der - ness

1180
Now
is dull
and pass - ion - less
67

1184
Our
love

must it fade aw - ay,
has it more to say,
did it mean to
stay?

1188
Our
love,
will it
not aw - ake,
for our fut - ure's sake,
or will it

1192
steal aw - ay,
steal aw - ay?
1196
68
10. Hear your voice (i)

h 63
1200
[Jackson]
Hear your
voice
cal - ling me

See your eyes
fac - ing me
Dream of
you
1205

in
my
sleep
but you're not
1209
there,
Em - il - y
life with you
can nev - er be
our two bod - ies nev - er meet
1214
A last good - bye,
then I'll take my leave and
69
1219

go;
though
to
night
for
once
1222
mine
know
you
would
be
you
would
be
mine.
70
11. What Fool I've been

1226
The fur - tive looks and tim - id

they
were
Now I
see
what

and though I
sensed that she
was
rest
less

h=104 strictly a tempo
1236
ces
glan -
(colla voce)
1232
ad lib.
[John]
(with a sense of urgency)
still I
trust
ed
in
her
1240
Her
dist
ance,
her
sil
ence
71
1244
it
all
meant
the
same

1248
And
not
soul would tell
me
plain
ly

1252
not a
friend
said
who
knew
me
word
Their sec - ret

1256
kept
by all
not a
whis
per
72

1260
heard

Their
dist
ance,
1264
their
sil
ence,
1268
the
And what a fool

And what a fool
knew
1272
all
truth
they
I've
I've
been
been
73
1276
rec - og - nise the signs

in her eyes
read it
Did - n't
Did - n't
did - n't
did - n't

1280
they must have

that hid their
shared
love
1284
they must have

that hid their
guess the count - less times

hear the end - less lies
shared
love
that made her

hate
me
What did I do

fp

1288
did
drive
her
aw - ay?
How long
a - go
74

1292
had
she
dec - id
ed
she would
1296
me
leave
some
day?
way
cared
gave
all
my
1304
1300
in
But
had
3 3 3 3
3
3
3 3
75
1307
ff
And
And
what a
what a
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

ff
1310
I've
I've
been
been
Did - n't
Did - n't

1314
did - n't
did - n't

1317
guess
hear
the count
the end -
they must have

that hid their
less times
less lies
nise the signs

in
her eyes
they
that
must
hid
have
their
shared
love
rec - og read it
shared
love
fool
fool
76
1321
fff

1325

1329

1343
1338

piu Adagio h=70
1333
mp
rall.
77
12. If I Could...
[Emily]
pp
1347
ad lib.
If
pp
could
Id
catch
colla voce

1351
Shield them from the pain

You would make this move,
1355
them
as
I would have
I could pre -

fall
for them both

with your love
they
much more than this,

it
had to
end
and heed them when they

that on - ly you would

call
dare
A tempo h=63
both des - erved

though I knew
wished
tend
an - oth - er love
you would - n't go

1359
an - oth - er
you would - n't

love
go
But
78

1363
be - fore my eyes
you
think of me
Sud - den - ly
sud - den - ly
my
as
dark - est
some - one
fears come
els - e's
true
wife

1367
Sud - den - ly I
Sud - den - ly I'm
know
just
that there is
an - oth - er
no - thing
chap - ter
I can do
in your life

1372
What went
Was
I

1376
wrong
wrong
could re heart each
deem
day,
that an an - ger so ex when I chose at first to
no - thing
broke my
treme
stay
one that
though it
was brought to life?

I
had
no choice?
79
1.

1380
mp
1.
Now I
know
should
have
been
mp

piu mosso
2.

1384
You
saw
my
aw - are
that
poco a poco crescendo.......
tears
2.
1388
You
knew
my
fears

1392
Why
must
you
go
now?
f How they stare,
80

1397

1402
wit - ness to my
of
saints
will
claim
and though I've done no
shame
that
led
the
poor
man
on,

and bet - ter gone
what do they care?

1406
wrong
score
that I'm cruel
what do they care?

1410
piu mosso
So
pass
me
81

1414
by
and
let
me

1418
cry
tears
that
would

1422
ask
[Emily]
me:
Is it
love
[John]
p
[Jackson]
we
All
fp
that has kept me here al - one
had
p Theres no thing
here
82

1427
that has robbd me of

all the hopes we
brought
ing to hold
at an
noth
home and told me
with us here are
now
my
lies?
our dreams are
end,
me
with - out your love.

1432
Is it
love?
or
gone.
And though I
one that no thing couldhave

that life
self
leave
here
Ill
ne
it -
a pain I once en - dured
Wounds
could - n't
3
ver for
83

1437
get
love
ap
cured, and ne ver
heal,
dies
wounds that
and ne ver
tear
our
love
for - ev - er
dies
and ne ver
a flame that burns for ev er
strong;
pp
and ne ver
art
rall.
die
1442
dies
pp
pp
bright
pp
pp
pi Adagio
[Emily]

1447
Love that

no thing
tenuto
could have cured,
and ne ver
dies
84
13. Hired Men (reprise)

[Miners]
q.=48

1452
NB>2nd time only
pp
[Farmworkers]

ppp
Hear us
ppp

Men
of

com - ing O run - ning O

1457
drum - ming up our strength Hik - ing ex - cit - ing and figh - ting O hear us com - ing O run - ning O
stone
your
wives
at
home,
your
fut
ure's

1461
in
drum - ming up
our
hands
our strengthHik - ing
ex - cit - ing and fight - ing O
hear us
85
[TUTTI]
pesante

1464
ff Step by
ff
step and
by
pit we'll
find the
prom - ised
pit
land
fff
END OF ACT ONE
86
ACT TWO
14. You never see the sun

1473
h=80
[May]
mp You nev - er see the sun

I nev - er want to see
h=80 leggiero

1477
1481

1485

come out in
an - oth - er
You nev-er see a gap

I nev-er want to wake
our
town
town
ag - ain
bet - ween
up
to
theclouds
the rain
I'd
We
Now
Go
I
to
be
could
hap - py
set - tle
eq.
in a
in that
place
cottage
like
down
this
there
see what I have

dan - ces, and have
al
straw_in
ways
our
missed
hair
87

1490
Here
Oh
the
I
on - ly things that
wish that I
had
move
seen

1494
Here
Oh
are the trees

this bef - ore
the
since
heath - er
noth - ing

rea - ches
would have
1498
up to my
suit - ed me
knees
more
hand - some coun - try lad

sun my - self to sleep
Here
Here
I
I
might meet a
could stay and
1502
What if he's
Yes now I
hi see
ding in those trees?

what sum - mer's for
88

1506
I
(if
should - n't
on - ly

1510
the
the
vil - lage
lads swim
Oh,
brook
Here
1514
clad
be so scan - ti - ly
there were slight - ly less sheep)

mf

bare in

1518
won - der
if they'd mind if
look?
Here,
89

1522
lov - ers
meet and
court am - id
the hay
I won - der
1526
what they rea - lly do
if
on - ly they'd in -

1530
clude
me
too!

1533
90
14a. Interlude

1536
1539
(2nd)

91
15. Blackrock.
(What would you say to your son?)

1543
q.=58
q.=58
What would you

What would you
say
want
to your
for your
son
son

1547
if you were me?

if you were me?
1551

1554

try
to
un - der
Would you want him

to go down
Would you put him down a mine
ag - ree?
the sea?

when he asked for
with a dust like
you
you
tell the
fill his
Would
Would
proof
death
there
shaft
and
of the dan
would you take

truth
breath
ger?
him
92
pi mosso

1559
un - der
1563
f cage
1570
rock.
him
till you break
ff
andcon - demn
to the black rock
and con - demn
to the
him
him
him
him
Would you
till you break
him
un - der?
1577
ff Cage

black
93
1581 mf
Would you say that to your own
mf
son,
if you were me?
1585
Would you al - low him his own choice:
would he be
free?
Would you
1589
shake your head
af - ter all you'd said
know-ing
he'd

1594
go

un - der

un - der?
94
1599
ff Down
ff
there

1605
where there's no
air
Down
1610
air
1614
and you're locked
with the black
rock
with the
where there's no
up
there
up
and you're locked
black rock
95
rall.

What would you say

1617
mf
to
your
son,
if you were
mp

me?
16. Union Song (Men of Stone)
96
h=60
1621
Agitato h=80
[Seth]

1627
mf Ev - 'ry man here
1636
1640

with def - i - ance
join the Un - ion,

Ev - 'ry man
needs
some all - eg - iance
to im - prove the
min - er's lot

Ev - 'ry man
Ev - 'ry man speaks
longs
for some gui - dance
Ev - 'ry man must
As each new mem - ber joins our
like it or not!
Ev - 'ry man seeks
has a griev - ance

mf

1631

97

1645
pow - er
grows

1650
With ev - 'ry
new ref - orm more lives
are
saved

If an - y - one won't
1655
we'll tell 'em we
largamente
Men
join the Un - ion,
won't
have his lab - our
of
stone,
[Seth & two others]
1659
your
If an - y - one holds

in
our
that op - in - ion,
pit
pow'r
has
grown,
the
98

1663
ure's
in
1667

fut
your
hands
1671

Slaves
to
none,
we
march
as
one
to
build
the
prom
ised
land!
1675
1680
99
1686
1692
1698
1703

3
3

3
1708

[Seth]
mf When we have full
1713

mf

Whenwe have one
clear po - si - tion
rec - og - nit - ion
Then we'll trans form
3
3

the con - dit - ions
100

1717
[Seth & supporters]
und - er - ground
1721
Men
of
stone,
your
pow'r
has
grown,
the
fut
ure's
in
your
1725
Slaves
to
none,
we
hands

1729
march
as
one
to
build
the
prom
ised
101

1733
land!
1738
fp
1744
3
3

3
3

1750
3
3

3
3

1755
[Seth]

With ev - 'ry
102

1760
new ref - orm more lives
1765
tion for
wid
are
props what - ev
& supporters]
[Seth

1775
Men
of
[Anti-Union men]
Do you think
that
And we'll dem -

3

3
3 3

3 3

your
pow'r
has
grown,
will fool us?
stone,
er they say
real com - pen - sa -
and tim - ber pit
We'll get you
ows some day

1770
saved
Ev - ry - one
knows
the
it's
non - sense!
103

1779
fut
ture's
in
No - one here needs

1783
Slaves
your
rules and re - strict
to
none,
hands
your end - less
we

ions spoil - ing ev - 'ry - thing

march
as
one
to
your
ad - vice we'll
find
we're left be If we take
1787

hind
and end up
poor
er
still.
1791

build
the
prom
ised
land!
104
1796
1802
1808
3
3

3
3

1813

1818
[Seth & supporters]
ff
Men
[Anti-Union men]
of
ff Do you think that
stone,
your
will fool us?
105

1823
pow'r
has
grown,
Ev ry one
knows
the
it's
non - sense!
fut
ture's
No one here
in
needs
your
your end - less

1827

rules and re-strict - ions
hands
Slaves
to
none,
we

1831
find
march
spoil - ing
as
one
ev -'ry thing
to
we're left
If we take your
ad - vice we'll
build
the
prom
be -
hind
ised
and
end
up
106

1835
land!
poor
1839

1842

Ev - 'ry
Ev - 'ry
boy
vote
we
in
still.
born
cast
will one
the mines
day
that
ff
Soon ev - 'ry man will hold a

ff

ff
allargando
1845
remaining men & women]
[All

sworn
part
in the Un - ion
for the Un - ion
needs
toil
Ev - 'ry one's
Not a man
Un - ion card
to the Un - ion
of the Un - ion
sat - is - fy
won't com - ply!
Ev - 'ry man
Ev - 'ry pit

er
[Seth]

Soon ev - 'ry boss will fear the
107

1851
Un - ion's
power
Soon ev - 'ry town soon ev - 'ry
cit - y
proud
will be
1857
poco rall.
to
say
with
all
their
heart:
we're
Un

1862
ion
fff
Men!
fff
108
16a. Gathering of troops

q=132
Alla marcia
1866
1870
109
17. Farewell Song

h=80
1873
1878
[1. Emily 2. Isaac]

mp
What a hand some man

There's no need to wor
you are in
ry lass, we'll
un soon
1882
mp
If the weath er stays

Seth and I will take
if - orm
be home
be
not
too warm
al - one
like this you'll

good care he's
this
us
heath - er
proud, Dad,
to
we
re - mem
ex - pect
ber me
you to
by
win
1886
2. May]
[1. Emily
Take
Do
110
1890
Fight
Send
your
a
bat - tles
post - card
q q
but come home

when you get/to
al - ive
Ber - lin
poco rall.
1894
[1. John 2. Emily]
Oh
Oh
I'll
Em - il - y,
miss
you
there's
Seth, look
no need for tears

af - ter him well
1898
Oh
Oh
lis - ten
long
to
to their
hear the
111
1902
pass - ion - ate

cheers
tales that you'll tell
Hush,
Say,
I'll
be
back
when you're home
be - fore
we'll go
1906
the win - ter's out

back to
the land
You'll not spend Christ - mas

We'll start ag - ain just
on your
like bef -
1910
I'll
and
own
ore
al - ways think of
go back to the
you here
place we
at home
be - gan
1914
mf

112
1922

tenuto
3

1928
[John]

1918
Oh
1932

poco rit e dim

ev - 'ry
prec - ious
poco rit e dim

let - ter I'll
1936

Oh,
at
soothe me to
sleep
Love,
night your words will
keep
prom - ise
that you'll
113

1940
me
each
pray
for
day

1944
and ev - en
though I'm
I'll
al - ways think of
[All]
1948
Oh
1952
last prec - ious tears
aw - ay
you
here

at home.
far
lov ers
shed your
Stay
114
1956

lis - ten
to their fear - less young cheers
Hush,

1960

tip - toe past their

fin - al fond em - brace
'cos af - ter all

1964

when you'll next be

you nev - er know

1968

Oh
see - ing
that smile

1972

lov - ers
shed your
last prec - ious tears
Stay,

1976
ff
to
lis - ten
115
their
1980
ff
Hush,
tip - toe past their
fear - less young cheers
mp
fin - al
fond em - brace

mp
1984
'cos af - ter all
you
nev - er
know
1988
when you
next will
see
that
ff
ff
smile
116
1992
1996
piu Lento
p
ff
sub.

sub. p
when you next will
see
that
2000
smile.
pp
117
18. War
q. =66

2004
q. =66
mf
[Isaac]
mf
My clothes
are wet,
the
2009
tren - ches
stink, my boots
are worn,
have to
limp; when weath er's
bad
the
2013

dug - outs
flood
and No
Man's - Land's
pool
[Soldier]
of
blood
The

2016
mud here's worse than I've
ev - er
seen
we lost
last Fri - day a boy of six - teen
we
118
2020
can't
ad - vance and we will not re - treat so we'll wait
2024
more or less

2028
vive
here un - til next
We
sweat, we
drink, we
curse, we sur
Don't stop to think who's next
2032
year when we'll
friend we'll risk
To save a
still be here.
here
[All]
our necks
Out in No - Man's -
ff

Land who will come for us

2036
then?
Will

2040
they wait till dark, will they leave us for
our
sons

2044
dream
glor - i - ous dreams
To
them we're
mf And far aw - ay
dead?
119
as - leep
brave
to
them we sing

2048
mag ni - fi - cent themes
[Isaac]
Last night
our Tom from
120

2052
Ma
ry - port
un - time - ly had
his
life cut
short
we found
his corpse
with -

2056
out
face, but his eve
ning
rum
won't
go
to
[Jackson]
waste
The

2059
guns were poun - ding all through the
night
I can - not
2063
Ev - en the brav - est menshake with fright but we'll hold
sleep 'cos the rats
will bite
fast, we'll be stead
fast till the
121

2067
war
has
passed

2071
die
[All]
us all by
swear
Don't like
here
we sing
to
think
a - head
[Emily]
sub p

2075
Don't care to cont - em - plate the dead Though I'm proud of you

2079
risks
subp
we kill and we
We
Scared and trem - bling I
John don't take an - y
read the cas - ual - ty
122

2083
mp
lists
2087
2092
[Soldier]

2096
They gas
us
out
and
we have
to
run

2099
don't stay long
They lay some wire
bef - ore
We gas them back
so
they
an at - tack
we op en fire so they
123

2103
can't
get
back
[John]
You'll have heard ab - out
2106
say that with - out Jack - son's help he'd
2109
us
leg
be
dead
We can't shift
Hun and the
turns
and
the
Dear Em - il - y

pp

the
firm till the tide
Tempo 2 q. = q
they
his
los - ing
so we'll stand
Ger - man is dead.
Is - aac
2112
fin - al
Hun can't shift
re - mem - ber me
124

2116

to
both
my chil
dren

Dear Em-il - y I

2119
hope there'll nev - er be
an - oth - er time

like this
one.
2122
Tempo primo
2128
2134
125
2140
2145
[All]

2150
Don't care to
2158

ten men or
who will come for us then?
more
last
night
were lost
Out in No - Man's - Land
count the cost
2154
ff
crawl, we climb, we cry, we're ex pend - ab - le
ff
f We
126
2162

Will they wait till dark, will they leave us
2166
So
tell your chil
for dead?
dren
all
one day
of
our
sac - ri - fice

2170
Tell them we
2174
2180
died young, our work un done, tell them pride hasits price
127
2186
2193
2205
2212
2220
2226
2199
128
2231
2237
[All]

2241
f We crawl, we climb, we cry,
we're ex pend - ab le

2245
Don't care
to count
the cost

ten men
or more
last night were lost
2249

who will come for us then?
ff Out in No Man's Land
129

2253
Will they wait till
dark,
will they leave us for dead?
2257

So
tell
your chil -
2261

Tell them we
dren
all
one day
of
our
sac - ri - fice
died young,
our
work
un - done,
tell them pride
has its
2264

2270

price
130
2277
pp
What would you say
to your
2296
son,
if you were me?
choice?
repeat till cue
him his own
Would you al - low
piu Lento
[Emily]

2292
2285

Would he be
free?
Would you

2300
shake your head

af - ter all you'd said
know - ing
he'd
131

2305
go
2309

2318
where they're cut
to the black rock
burnt
Some of the oth - er men
down
[Seth]
in the
there
ov - er
Out
2313
air,
ov - er
think it's all wrong, I've heard
132

2322
of - fi - cers
2325

all
in, are
2328
+ one other]
[Seth

what will
[Soldiers]
mf
2331

prof
they
They
see
do
too
long
there's talk that
we fight - ing
war
that
no - one can
if
it drags on

said
for
years
we'd
it -
eers?
the truth
each
day
the
I can't see the sense when so man - y
and
have
more
pock ets
now
win?
win but
fil - ling
the Russ - ians might
on
pack it
say it's gone
of
we
died
men gone,
133
[tutti]

2334
We're
not
all
right They're
not
all
wrong both say
2337
side.

2341
maimed, some mad, few sur vive
this
Some blind,
2345
one
fare - well
some
song:
their

One fate one grave
So you're proud of
Young lads, their dreams all gone
on
[Seth]
God's
us,
and re - ward us
with
134
[Seth]

2348
this
[Men]
And ourep - it - aph
So you're proud of us,

and re - ward us with this

2352

And our ep - it - aph

lists
2355
[tutti]

-
dren
all

one

on
the
cas - ual
died

subp

chil
tell
your

subp So
ty lists
So
tell
day

of
our
we
your
chil

subp
2358

Tell them
on the cas - ual - ty
young,
our
work
sac - ri
- fice
un - done
tell them
pride has its
135

2361
ff So
price.
tell
your chil
dren
all
one

ff

ff

2364
of
our
sac - ri - fice
2367
our
work
tell them pride
Tell
them
we
has its
died young,
price.
2370
un - done
day
fff

136
18a. Trumpet solo
2378

2374
freely
18b. Crossbridge
Underscore continues throughout scene -repeated as necessary- until the line "I'm going to see a man about a dog"
at which point harpist should create a suitable cadence chord.
h = 62
(Harp solo)
2382
mp
2386
2390
2395
137
2400
piu Lento
2404
2413

2408
2419
2425
2431
138
2442

2437
2447
2450
19. Crossbridge Dance
139

sfz f

sfz

2454
h = 110
sfz
2459

sfz

2465
2470
2476
2482
140

So join the whirl - ing
you should be

2487
[Isaac]
swir
2492
your part - ners twir
2497
ling
ac - ross the
come join the

- ly

gai
2502
floor
Make mis - chief
idh
oh wa - ly
wa -
ly!
from head to toe to - mor - row

morn - ing will be sore!
Strike up the
ceil
ling
[Tutti]
141
2507
band,
lads,
2512
get off your
2517
cheer
ing
2522
sweet - er
with
ing
put on your glad
get vol - un - teer -
ads,
Don't stand there sneer
seat
wake up your grand
rags,
ing
you should be
be - lieve you
me, you'll find life's
piu Adagio

a
beat
be - lieve
you
me, you'll find life's
142
on
your
feet!
2526
bet - ter
2529

HA!
143
20. No Choir of Angels

2531
h = 60
[1. John 2. Emily]
h = 60

pp
I gave no strength, no
You weren't to blame, John,
2543

gave you none

turned aw - ay
2549
[John]

young,
en des -
when
I
You want - ed joy,

When you were hurt
my work seemed quite

was blind to
your
But Em - il - y we were so
you
wrong
love
where
life to
I was
in
else -
2537
we were first
looked for love
rall.

ough
pair
rall.
so in - no - cent of what love
I
I
means
144
2553
not ev - 'ry - thing we
2557
2561
was
and found that life was hard
souls
who start - ed out with such

and
long?
poco rall.
high hopes

[Emily]
2566
wrong
What happ - ened to those two young
did
q. e
mp So we sur - vived
and
I'm so ash -amed, John,/of
poco rall.
145

2572
here we are
how I felt
surr - oun - ded by

when you came home

2578
1.
eyes
1.

2588
mf

But now I know the truth in
just our ref - lect

and none re - joiced
side
ing
your
poco rall.
life

night
France
the
from
No choir of ang - els, no gui - ding star

My stream - ing tears
for
Har - ry's death
2584
poco rall.
now I know our love sur
vived
146

2592
now our love will nev - er
die
[Emily]

[John]
ff
And ev - en now it's not too
2596
ff
ff
And ev - en now it's not too
2600

late
and cher - ish what was once de -
and cher - ish what was once de -
late
our fut - ure we can still
re
shape
our fut - ure we can still
re
shape
nied
nied
147

2604
rall.
[Emily]
piu Lento
morendo...
If I had my life once
more
of one thing I'd be

2609
rit.
twice as
sure:
it's you that I would share
it
with
pp
2614
148
20a. Hear your voice (ii)
2619
[Jackson]
Hear your voice
cal - ling me
See your eyes
fac ing me
Dream of
you
2624

in
my sleep
but you're not
there,
Em il - y
2629
life with you
can nev er be
our two bod - ies nev - er
meet
2634
[Emily]
pp
If I
pp
could
I would catch them as
they fall
2639
Shield them from the pain
and heed their
call.
149
150
21. Emily's death and the Re-hiring

h = 60
2644
2650
3
2662

2656
2668
2673
151
q. = 52
2679
2684
2689
2695
2700
repeat till cue
152
2705
q. = 52
[All]
q. = 52
Hear us com - ing, O run - ning, O
2710
sing - ing o
2713
ver the fields we
ne - ver
till
no ne - ver
re - gret the
more the work of Gods
day
2716
hir - ing ring
O to
be a

hir - ed
man,
than
that we put our - selves

O to
be a
hir - ed

men,
but we'll
wil - ling in the
man,
O to
153
2721

be
hir - ed
ff
2724
man,
O to
O to
be
2727
be
a
[Seth & others]

Men

ff
ff
man
be
hir - ed
man
stone,
man
O to

O to
be
of
hir - ed
hir - ed
your
wives
hir - ed
at
154
2730
man
to
be
home,
your
fut
2733

be

hands
hir - ed
man
Throw us your luck pen nies will you
hir - ed
man
ure's
to
in
our

O to
be
hir - ed
man
Men
of
stone,
O show your in - ten - tions are that true
O to
your
155
2737

be

wives
at
hir - ed
man
O to
home,
your
be

hir - ed

hands
man
hir - ed
O to
be
man
O to
ure's
in
our
that's true
Men
hir - ed
of
to
man
stone,
Throw us your luck pennies will you
O know - ing I'll take an - y
[Harry & others]
fut
2741
throw us your luck - pen - nies will you
be
your
O show your in - ten tions are that true
lis
ten to
our pass - ion - ate
cheers
156
2745

be
hir - ed
man
wives
at
home,
O to
hir - ed
man
O know - ing I'll take an - y
O to
your
fut
ure's
in
throw us your luck pen -nies will you
be
our
that's true
2749

be

hands
us your luck - pen - nies
lis
hir - ed
Throw
ten
to
our
man
to
will
fear - less
young
hir - ed
of
show your in - ten - tions are
cheers
be
Men
you
157
2752
man
O to
[John + Pennington]
be

hir - ed
man
to
be
hir - ed
ff
If you lived our

lives
you'd be
the
same
stone,
your
wives
your
fut
ure's
at home,
that
true
ff
ff
O throw us your luck pen nies will you
2756
to
man
O know- ing I'll take an - y
be
lis - ten
man
O to
in your hearts too

would
burn such a
flame

in
our
hands

that's true
O throw us your luck - pen - nies will you

pass - ion - ate
cheers
hir - ed
O show your in - ten - tions are
our
be
to

hir - ed
158
[tutti]
you
lived
our
2760 Maestoso con forza
fff
fff
fff
If
lives
you'd
be
the
same
2764
in your hearts too
would
burn such a
flame
to
2769

be
hir - ed
man
O to
be
hir - ed
159
2772
man
to
be
hir - ed
man!
"Are you for hire?

Yes, I'm for hire."
2775
fff
"But we are the people of England; and we have not

spoken yet. Smile at us, pay us, pass us. But do not
quite forget."
G.K.Chesterton, The Secret People
Howard Goodall & Melvyn Bragg 1984

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THE HIRED MAN

Music & Lyrics Howard Goodall

Book Melvyn Bragg

Slower (q . = 56) Maestoso

1. Song of the Hired Men

1st p 2nd f 3rd ff

poo rer lot

no they'll nev - er no nev - er be

ex- ci- ting and

our strength.Hik- ing

[1&2 com- ing

1st p 2nd f 3rd ff

a year here we sell you our - selves,

if it's done, yes it's done, sure of it? sure of it!

then it's done!

been drink - ing we're

Blis - ters sting - ing,

and wil - ling

ears ring - ing,

for miles but O

would - n't miss a

suf - fer - ing

pect - ing a bet - ter life

barg - ain for such a man.

oth - ers like me, or

Two doz - en want the same

shil - lings in their

know - ing I'll take an - y that's true

bid for me,

deal with me,

Hear us com - ing

O run - ning O sing - ing o

put our - selves wil - ling in the

re - gret the day

hir - ing ring O to

Throw us your Luck - pen - nies

show your in - ten - tions are that true

Is itdone? Yes it's done,

ff Throw us your Luck - pen - nies

O show your int - en - tions are that true

are you sure? Yes you're sure,

Is it done? Yes it's done!

2. Fill it to the Top

(cresc. 2nd time)

good fun and

liv - ing wage,

work means youre stuck in

place Minings worse un

der ground at the coal face

top, man, Get it down Pass

that's where hap - pi - ness

fine bro thers.

fine bro thers.

ba - by on the way and his two fine

health here's to two young lov - ers, a

two young lov ers

ba - by on the way and his two fine

two young lov ers

health here's to two young lov - ers, a

Fill it to the top

well have some

pass a noth er round.

well have some

pass a noth er round