Saturday 21st June 2008

Bognor Regis Concert Band

Guest Soloist – Mollie Young

Conductor – Howard Burchfield

The Lion King – Soundtrack Highlights. Arranged by Calvin Custer

Trailblaze: Goff Richards

An Aladdin Fantasy: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice. Arranged by Barry Forgie.

Disney Around the World. Arranged by James Christensen.

Tall Ships: Ron Goodwin.

Now is the time for marching,

Now let your hearts be gay,

Hark to the merry bugles

Sounding along our way.

So let your voices ring, my boys,

And take the time from me,

And I’ll sing you a song as we march along,

Of Sussex by the Sea! For…

(Chorus)

We’re the men from Sussex, Sussex by the Sea.

We plough and sow and reap and mow,

And useful men are we;

And when you got to Sussex,

Whoever you may be,

You may tell them all that we stand or fall

For Sussex by the Sea!

(Refrain)

Oh Sussex, Sussex by the Sea!

Good old Sussex by the Sea!

You may tell them all that we stand or fall

For Sussex by the Sea.

Up in the morning early,

Start at the break of day;

March till the evening shadows

Tell us it’s time to stay.

We’re always moving on my boys,

So take the time from me,

And sing this song as we march along,

Of Sussex by the Sea. For…

Sometimes your feat are weary,

Sometimes the way is long,

Sometimes the day is dreary,

Sometimes the world goes wrong;

But if you let your voices ring,

Your care will fly away,

So we’ll sing this song as we march along,

Of Sussex by the Sea.

Light is the love of a soldier,

That’s what the ladies say,

Lightly he goes a-wooing,

Lightly he rides away.

In love and war we always are

As fair as fair can be,

And a soldier boy is the lady’s joy,

In Sussex by the Sea. For…

Far o’er the seas we wander,

Wide thro’ the world we roam;

Far from the kind hearts yonder,

Far from our dear old home;

But ne’er shall we forget, my boys,

And true we’ll ever be

To the girl so kind that we left behind

In Sussex by the Sea.

And did those feet in ancient time

Walk upon England’s mountains green?

And was the holy Lamb of God

On England’s pleasant pastures seen?

And did the Countenance Divine

Shine forth upon our clouded hills?

And was Jerusalem builded here

Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold;

Bring me my Arrows of desire;

Bring me my Spear! O clouds unfold!

Bring me my Chariot of fire.

I will not cease from Mental Fight,

Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand

Till we have built Jerusalem

In England’s green and pleasant land.

From Milton, a poem in two Books (1804-1808)

By William Blake

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Tonight’s concert is organised by Bognor Regis Town Council’s Projects & Events Department, in conjunction with the Bognor Regis Concert Band. For other free events arranged by the Town Council and others visit www.bognorregis.gov.uk

Bognor Regis Town Council, The Town Hall, Clarence Road, Bognor Regis PO21 1LD

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