Birds

| Spring Sing 2020

arr. Garrison Gerard

1. The Birds and the Cats

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           
The Circle of Life

SOPRANO

It’s time to rise and shine


ALTO          
 

        
It’s time to rise and shine

TENOR 
       
Mom! I’m hun - gry please feed your ba - by

BASS
            
It’s time to rise and shine


  
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          
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er

 



  
  
            
It’s our time Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er

              
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er
2 The Birds and the Cats

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 
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          
Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er


  
 
All the

  
           
Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er

             
Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er


 
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          
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er


       
birds will a - - rise in the


            
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er

             
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er
 The Birds and the Cats 3


            
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Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er


      
morn - - - ing, Spread your

  
           
Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er

             
Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er


 
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          
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er

 
     
wings for our hun - ger


            
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er

             
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er
4 The Birds and the Cats


 
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          
Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er


    
   
shall not pass We have

  
           
Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er

             
Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er


 
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          
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er


        
all that we need whe - ther


            
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er

  
          
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er
 The Birds and the Cats 5


            
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Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er

      
 
bugs or bird seed Look down

  
           
Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er

             
Come on sis - ter let’s fly with our moth - er


         
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         
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er The ear - ly bird gets

        
       
there a wig - gle in the tall grass The ear - ly bird gets


                   
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er The ear - ly bird gets

    
               
Come on bro - ther let’s go with our fath - er The ear - ly bird gets
6 The Birds and the Cats

          
        
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
the worm Though he may be small We’ll div - ide him

 
                   
the worm Though he may be small We’ll div - ide him

                   
 
the worm Though he may be small We’ll div - ide him


                   
the worm Though he may be small We’ll div - ide him

          

               
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  
fair He’ll feed us all In our home here

 
                      
  
fair He’ll feed us all In our home here

     
                    
    
fair He’ll feed us all In our home here

                      
   
fair He’ll feed us all In our home here
 The Birds and the Cats 7



               
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Two Worlds

In our Back - yard



               
In our Back - yard



 
              
In our Back - yard

           
    

In our Back - yard


                 
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
What do these fluff - balls think they’re do - ing Two worlds, not

       

         
What do these fluff - balls think they’re do - ing Two worlds, not


       

         
What do these fluff - balls think they’re do - ing Two worlds, not

            
     

What do these fluff - balls think they’re do - ing Two worlds, not
8 The Birds and the Cats

     
               
     
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
fam - i - ly We stay a - part They stay in - side Not play - ing with our bab - ies

  
               
          
fam - i - ly We stay a - part They stay in - side Not play - ing with our bab - ies


                
    
     

fam - i - ly We stay a - part They stay in - side Not play - ing with our bab - ies

         
           
       
fam - i - ly We stay a - part They stay in - side Not play - ing with our bab - ies

 
                 
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Cell Block Tango

Purr Hiss Me - ow Scratch Gas - er hair - ball

       

 
                 
Purr Hiss Me - ow Scratch Gas - er hair - ball

       
 The Birds and the Cats 9

    
               
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Purr hiss me - ow scratch gas - er Hair - ball Purr hiss me - ow scratch


     

                  

Purr hiss me - ow scratch gas - er Hair - ball Purr hiss me - ow scratch

     


 
                     
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
gas - er Hair - ball Don’t touch our kit - tens You will get

  
       

 
                 
    
gas - er Hair - ball Don’t touch our kit - tens You will get

       
  
10 The Birds and the Cats


                  
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 
bit - ten You shall not tweet up - on our fe - lines So get to


     

 
                 

bit - ten You shall not tweet up - on our fe - lines So get to

     


 
                    
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fly - ing We’re test - i - fy - ing These cats will get you your fate is


     

 
                    
fly - ing We’re test - i - fy - ing These cats will get you your fate is

     

 The Birds and the Cats 11

 
                    
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Everybody wants to be a cat

signed Purrr, Hiss, Me - ow scratch gas - er hair - ball No - bo - dy wants to own a

 
     

  
                  
signed Purrr, Hiss, Me - ow scratch gas - er hair - ball No - bo - dy wants to own a

      


    
                

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 
cat you do your busi - ness in a box who wants a pet like that Dis -

      

I do!

    
                 


cat you do your busi - ness in a box who wants a pet like that Dis -

       
I do!
12 The Birds and the Cats

  
 
                 
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
- stract - ed by las - ers an’ you al - ways scratch Dog peo - ple dis - like you and

   


  
 
                  
- stract - ed by las - ers an’ you al - ways scratch Dog peo - ple dis - like you and

    

 
           
On the Outside

  
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  
thats a fact. On the out - side try - ing to fly in Al - ways

   
           
On the out - side try - ing to fly in Al - ways

 
           
  
  
thats a fact. On the out - side try - ing to fly in Al - ways

    
          
On the out - side try - ing to fly in Al - ways
 The Birds and the Cats 13

        
    
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mak - ing peo - ple jump out of their skin Cause I’m

   
         
mak - ing peo - ple jump out of their skin Cause I’m

          
  
mak - ing peo - ple jump out of their skin Cause I’m

    
        
mak - ing peo - ple jump out of their skin Cause I’m

      
               
65


smack smack smack - in’ on the glass You keep on hit - tin’ win - dows I

     
                 
smack smack smack - in’ on the glass You keep on hit - tin’ win - dows I

     
               

smack smack smack - in’ on the glass You keep on hit - tin’ win - dows I

        
              
smack smack smack - in’ on the glass You keep on hit - tin’ win - dows I
14 The Birds and the Cats

       
     
67

Try to squack but no - bod - y can hear If you

       
     
Try to squack but no - bod - y can hear If you

       
     
Try to squack but no - bod - y can hear If you

             
Try to squack but no - bod - y can hear If you

           
  
68

don’t stop that then you’ll just be a smear You keep on

     
        
don’t stop that then you’ll just be a smear You keep on

           
  
don’t stop that then you’ll just be a smear You keep on

              
don’t stop that then you’ll just be a smear You keep on
 The Birds and the Cats 15

    
                 
69

smack smack smack - in’ on the glass You keep on hit - tin’ win - dows

   
               
smack smack smack - in’ on the glass You keep on hit - tin’ win - dows

  
                 
smack smack smack - in’ on the glass You keep on hit - tin’ win - dows

                   
smack smack smack - in’ on the glass You keep on hit - tin’ win - dows

 

  
    
They Don't Care About Us


71

Cats Stand

 

   
         
Birds fly we’re on top we will rise

  

  
    
Cats Stand

           
    
Birds fly we’re on top we will rise
16 The Birds and the Cats

   
    
74

  
Fea - thers? Bye. We shall win we don’t lie

   
 
fur is out

   
       
Fea - thers? Bye. We shall win we don’t lie

     
fur is out

     
75

 
birds are weak cats will choose

       
they’re too soft they will lose.

      

birds are weak cats will choose

       
they’re too soft they will lose.
 The Birds and the Cats 17

     
76

 
Time to go it’s our right

       
they won’t win now lets fight.

      

Time to go it’s our right

       
they won’t win now lets fight.

           
77

 
All we want to say is that this back - yard be - longs to

 

             
All we want to say is that this back - yard be - longs to

 
18 The Birds and the Cats

 
78

             
All we want to say is that this back - yard be - longs to

 

             
All we want to say is that this back - yard be - longs to

 
           
Hair Up

     
79

All we want to say is that this back - yard here be - longs to us

 
           
     
All we want to say is that this back - yard here be - longs to us

 
                 
All we want to say is that this back - yard here be - longs to us

                   
All we want to say is that this back - yard here be - longs to us
 The Birds and the Cats 19

       

82

Birds: Come on kids it’s time to go.

Cats will never steal the show.

       
Everybody’s got to know, the birds we are the word.


Cats: Come on kitten; time to prove.
Birds won’t win, they have no moves.

       
Cats are strong and we can soothe. Have you heard?

        


 
88
The Plagues

               
We’ll send our birds to storm the sky Our cats from al - leys will run


                 
We’ll send our birds to storm the sky Our cats from al - leys will run


                 
We’ll send our birds to storm the sky Our cats from al - leys will run

                  
We’ll send our birds to storm the sky Our cats from al - leys will run
20 The Birds and the Cats


                
90

by We will reign down and give a peck We’ll use our claws and bet - ter


                
by We will reign down and give a peck We’ll use our claws and bet - ter

                 

by We will reign down and give a peck We’ll use our claws and bet - ter

                 
by We will reign down and give a peck We’ll use our claws and bet - ter

 
               
92

yet You’ll be cut down and you won’t win The yard is ours now let’s be -

 
               
yet You’ll be cut down and you won’t win The yard is ours now let’s be -

 
               
yet You’ll be cut down and you won’t win The yard is ours now let’s be -

                 
yet You’ll be cut down and you won’t win The yard is ours now let’s be -
 The Birds and the Cats 21

     
          
94


- gin You will not crawl you shall not soar It’s time for war

     
               
- gin You will not crawl you shall not soar It’s time for war It’s time for

                  
   
- gin You will not crawl you shall not soar It’s time for war It’s time for

      
              
- gin You will not crawl you shall not soar It’s time for war It’s time for

   

rit.

         

Angry Birds


98

al - right now cats shall scratch for war

  
   
         
 
 
war al - right now birds will fly and go to war Stop this now

        
    
 
war al - right now cats shall scratch for war

            
    
war al - right now birds will fly and go to war
22 The Birds and the Cats

    
104

                     
  
look a - round and see Your bab - ies’ fac - es

    

    


            
108

This fight has gone on


                           
Is this re - ally what we need This fight has gone on

               
This fight has gone on

     
 The Birds and the Cats 23

      
   

 
           
112

way too long There’s so much pain and strife We should join now

         
           
 
way too long There’s so much pain and strife We should join now

     
             
  
  
way too long There’s so much pain and strife We should join now

         

We should join now

    
                   
116


all in one They are right it’s time to change his stor - y

    
                 
  
all in one They are right it’s time to change his stor - y

    

                   

all in one They are right it’s time to change his stor - y

                   
  
all in one They are right it’s time to change his stor - y
24 The Birds and the Cats

                       
120

It is time to be - gin once a - gain Ne - ver - end - ing sto - ry


       
      
       
It is time to be - gin once a - gain Ne - ver - end - ing sto - ry

                      

It is time to be - gin once a - gain Ne - ver - end - ing sto - ry

    

  
                    
124
From Now On

One for all all for one we are friends The

  
         
    
     
One for all all for one we are friends The

                 
     
One for all all for one we are friends The

         
The
 The Birds and the Cats 25

  
                    
129

war is past the feud is done We stand to - ge - ther cheer - ing a - loud

  
                    
war is past the feud is done We stand to - ge - ther cheer - ing a - loud

           
           
war is past the feud is done We stand to - ge - ther cheer - ing a - loud

                     
 
war is past the feud is done We stand to - ge - ther cheer - ing a - loud

  
      

             
132

Both birds and cats un - ite as one Our cheer - ing makes the old la - dy

   
                    
Both birds and cats un - ite as one Our cheer - ing makes the old la - dy

  
      

             
Both birds and cats un - ite as one Our cheer - ing makes the old la - dy

                      
Both birds and cats un - ite as one Our cheer - ing makes the old la - dy
26 The Birds and the Cats

               
  
135

proud Now lets go back to the yard We’ll be strong and work so

               
 

proud Now lets go back to the yard We’ll be strong and work so

                
 

     
proud Now lets go back to the yard We’ll be strong and work so

     
     

proud Now lets go back to the yard We’ll be strong and work so

 


         
We’ve gained

 
140

hard. No more war What was it for?

     
     
hard. No more war What was it for?

        
  
hard. No more war What was it for?

         
 
hard. No more war What was it for?
 The Birds and the Cats 27

 


               
more

           
145

It’s time to go back home We’ll wand - er and we’ll roam In our back-

                     
     
It’s time to go back home We’ll wand - er and we’ll roam In our back-

                     
    
It’s time to go back home We’ll wand - er and we’ll roam In our back-

           
            
  
It’s time to go back home We’ll wand - er and we’ll roam In our back-

  
                    
  
148

- yard Come on this is our home to - geth - er not a - lone in our back-

  

                   

 
- yard Come on this is our home to - geth - er not a - lone in our back-

   
     
            
  
- yard Come on this is our home to - geth - er not a - lone in our back-


                       

- yard Come on this is our home to - geth - er not a - lone in our back-
28 The Birds and the Cats

        
       
152


- yard From now on From now on we are home

    
      
     
- yard From now on From now on we are home

              
  
- yard From now on From now on we are home

      
   
      
- yard From now on From now on we are home

       
     
Circle of Life Reprise

      
157

They have found their place Now the fight is o - ver

    
               
They have found their place Now the fight is o - ver

       
            
They have found their place Now the fight is o - ver

                 
  
They have found their place Now the fight is o - ver
 The Birds and the Cats 29

   
    
        
161

  
   
             
We are all home here In our back - yard

   
   
                 
We are all home here In our back - yard

                
   
We are all home here In our back - yard


We are all home here In our back - yard