Ode to the terrestrial globe (John Frederick Bridge)

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• (Posted 2022-06-07)  CPDL #69621:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2022-06-07).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 131 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Ode to the terrestrial globe
Composer: John Frederick Bridge
Lyricist: William Schwenck Gilbert
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: ATTB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

First published: 1892 The Orpheus (New series) no.236
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Original text and translations

English text

Roll on, thou ball, roll on!
Through pathless realms of space,
Roll on, roll on!
What though I'm in a sorry case?
What though I cannot meet my bills?
What though I suffer toothache's ills?
What though I swallow countless pills?
Never you mind! Roll on!

Roll on, thou ball, roll on!
Through pathless realms of space,
Roll on, roll on!
It's true I've got no shirts to wear;
It's true my butcher's bill is due;
It's true my prospects all look blue;
But don't let that unsettle you.
Never you mind! Roll on!