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ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR

Copyright © 2000 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION Words and Music by
William Percy French
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the proph ets are hard y and bold, And
2. When they need ed a man to en cour age the van, Or to
3. There are he roes a plen ty and men known to fame In the
4. He could im i tate Ir ving, play pok er and pool And
5. One day, this bold Rus sian had shoul - dered his gun And
6. Young man," said A bul bul," had life grown so dull That you're
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fear. __________________ But
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ha rass the foe from the rear, _________________ Storm
troops that were led by the Czar. _________________ But the
strum on the Span ish gui tar. _________________ In
donned his most truc u lent sneer. _______________ Down
anx ious to end your car reer? _________________ Vile
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brav est all was a man, I am
fort or re doubt, they had on Iy to
brav est of these was a man by the
fact, quite the cream of the Mus co vite
town he did go, where he trod on the
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told, Named Ab duI A bul bul A mir.
shout For Ab duI A bul vul A mir.
name Of I van Ska vin sky Ski var.
team Was I van Ska vin sky Ski var.
toe Of Ab duI A bul bul A mir.
toe Of Ab duI A bul bul A mir."

Additional Lyrics

7. Quoth Ivan, "My friend, your remarks, in the end, 10. The sultan drove by in his red-breasted fly,
Will avail you but little, I fear, Expecting the victor to cheer;
For you ne'er will survive to repeat them alive, But he only drew nigh to hear the last sigh
Mr. Abdul Abulbul Amid" Of Abdul Abulbul Amir.

8. They fought all that night, 'neath the pale yellow moon; 11. There's a tomb rises up where the blue Danube flows;
The din, it was heard from afar; Engraved there in characters clear;
And great multitudes came, so great was the fame "Ah stranger, when passing, please pray for the soul
of Abdul and Ivan Skivar. Of Abdul Abulbul Amir."

9. As AbduI's long knife was extracting the life - 12. A Muscovite maiden her lone vigil keeps,
In fact, he was shouting "Huzzah!" 'Neath the light of the pale polar star;
He felt himself struck by that wily Kalmuck, And the name that she murmurs as oft as she weeps
Count Ivan Skavinsky Skivar. Is Ivan Skavinsky Skivar.

AIGNISH ON THE MACHAIR

Copyright © 2001 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION Folksong from the Hebrides
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me, Oh car-ry me West _______ and_ lay me In Aig - nish, Aig nish _ by the sea.
dead, Be - side _ the white ________ sea break - ers And sand-drift o ver head.
sky, Oh Aig - nish, Aig nish_ on the Mach - air, And qui - et, qui et _ _ there to lie.