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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

A Musical

VOCAL SCOREBOOK AND LYRICS BY

JOHN DONALD O’SHEA AND ANN BOADEN

MUSIC BY

JOAN BEAUMONT AND JOHN DONALD O’SHEA

LIBRETTO ADAPTED FROM THE SCREENPLAY BY FRANCES GOODRICH, ALBERT HACKETT, FRANK CAPRA AND JO SWERLING by JOHN DONALD O'SHEA

Copyright 2013Joan Beaumont, Ann Boaden and John Donald O'Shea

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ACT I

! ! ! ! !#2. “Silent Night and Prayers for George” page 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

(Mrs. Bailey, Mr. Gower, Zuzu, Mary, Bert, Janie, Mr. Martini and Ernie)

#3. “I Love You, George Bailey” page 5(Mary)

#4. “He Works for a Rabble of Deadbeats” page 7(Potter and his Goon)

#5. “George Will Come Out on Top”! ! ! ! ! ! page 9(Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bailey)

#6. “Do I Love Him?”! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 11(Violet)

#7. “I Want To Be a Flapper”! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 12(Violet and Ensemble)

#8. “Buffalo Gals”! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 14 (George and Mary)

#9. “Buffalo Gals (Continues)”! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 15(George and Mary)

#10. “One Moment”! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 16(George and Mary)

#11. “You’re Off!”! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 17(Cousin Eustace, Cousin Tilly, Uncle Billy and Ernie)

#12 Do I Love Him (Reprise) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 19(Violet)

MUSICAL NUMBERS

#13. “Buffalo George” (Reprise) ! ! ! ! ! ! page 20

(Mary)

#14. “Your Arms Are Warm and Wonderful”! ! ! ! ! page 21(Mary and George)

#15. “Bedford Falls, Bedford Falls”! ! ! ! ! ! page 24(George and Ensemble)

#16. Pop the Cork! Pour the Wine!! ! ! ! ! ! page 26(Cousin Eustace, Cousin Tilly, Uncle Billy)

ACT II

#18. “I Love You, George Bailey” (Reprise) page 27(Mary)

#19. ‘O Sole Mio! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 29(Mr. and Mrs. Martini)

#20. “How I Cringe at the Vile Name of Bailey”! ! ! ! page 30(Potter)

#21. “How I Cringe at the Vile Name of Bailey”! ! ! ! page 32(Potter)

#22. “Buffalo George” (Reprise) ! ! ! ! ! ! page 34(Mary)

#23. “One Moment”! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 35(George and Mary)

#24. “Let’s See! Where Ever Can It Be?”! ! ! ! ! page 37(Uncle Billy)

#25. “Think, Think! That’s What He Says to Do” ! ! ! ! page 39(Uncle Billy)

#26. “You Can’t Hide”! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 40(Potter and Goon)

MUSICAL NUMBERS

#27. “What Do You Do?”! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 42(George)

#28. “Sunrise Nudges Her Way Through the Darkness”! ! ! page 45(Clarence)

#29. “It’s a Wonderful Life”! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 47(Clarence)

#30. It’s a Fine Christmas Eve ! ! ! ! ! ! page 49(Uncle Billy, George, Ensemble)

#31. Come my Friends, Join With Me! !! ! ! ! ! page 51(Martini and Ensemble)

32. “It’s a Wonderful Life”! ! ! ! ! ! ! page 53(George, Mary and Ensemble)

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by John Donald O'Shea

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5I LOVE YOU, GEORGE BAILEYMusic by JOAN BEAUMONT

©2012 JOHN DONALD O'SHEA

# 3

Lyrics by Ann Boaden &John Donald O'Shea

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7He Works for a Rabble of DeadbeatsMusic by Joan Beaumont

© 2012 John Donald O'Shea

#4Lyrics by Ann Boaden &John Donald O'Shea

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9GEORGE WILL COME OUT ON TOPMusic by Joan Beaumont

© 2012 Joan Beaumont

# 5

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11Do I Love Him?Music by Joan Beaumont

& John Donald O'Shea



# 6

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12 I Want to Be a FlapperMusic by Joan Beaumont


#7ENSEMBLELyrics by John Donald O'Shea &

Ann Boaden

& #30

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peals to my taste! Then come

Women Women

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Men œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œword and we'll dance til three!-

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Women

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a tempo

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I Want to Be a Flapper13

& # 42 ‰Andante q = 100! ! ! ! ! ! !

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A cappella GEORGE AND MARYœ œ œ œ œ œcome out to night, can't you

œ œ œ œ œ œcome out to night, can't you

œ œ œ œcome out tonight.- - - -

& #21 œ œ œ œ œ œBuf fa lo gals can'tyou

ƒ œ œ œ œ œcome out to night and

œ œ œ œ œ œdance by the light of the

œ Œmoon.

!Soft, underscoring!- - -

& #27 ! ! ! ! ! !

Buffalo Gals


# 8

Traditional - c. 1844Attributed to John Hodges

MARY AND GEORGEArrangerJohn Donald O'Shea

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& # 42 ‰ !Andante q = 100 ! ! ! ! ! !



A cappella GEORGE AND MARYœ œ œ œ œ œcome out to night, can't you






œ Œmoon.


& #27 ! ! ! ! ! !

Buffalo Gals


# 9


MARY AND GEORGEArrangerJohn Donald O'Shea

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One MomentMusic by Joan Beaumont


# 10


GEORGE AND MARY16

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fv. 1. Cousin Eustace.

v. 2. George.

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v. 1. Billy & Ernie.

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17You're Off


# 11Lyrics by Ann Boaden and John Donald O'Shea

EUSTACE, TILLY, AND BILLY

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˙ ˙love to

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Do I Love Him?Music by Joan Beaumont

& John Donald O'Shea



#12

VIOLET

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& # 42 ‰Andante q = 100

! ! ! ! ! ! !



A cappellaMARY œ œ œ œ œ œ

come out to night, can't you






œ Œmoon.


& #27 ! ! ! ! ! !

Buffalo Gals


# 13

ArrangerJohn Donald O'Shea


MARY

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21Your Arms are Warm and WonderfulMusic by Joan Beaumont

©2012 John Donald O;Shea

# 14


MARY and GEORGE

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& # # 44 ..!With excitement

Verse 1. GeorgeVerse 2. Ensemble

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& # # 4420 ‰ œ-

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f George & Ensemble

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œœ œœ ..˙̇mor row.- -

24 BEDFORD FALL IS THE DREAMMusic by JOAN BEAUMONT


#15

Lyrics by John Donald O'Shea

GEORGE & ENSEMBLE

& bbb .. ..37 ‰ œœ-

œœ œœ ..œœ jœœYes, we'll have to

More softly each time

œœ œœ ..˙̇mor row.

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Bedford Falls Is the Dream25

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thethe

wine!wine!

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high,day,

boys.boys.

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POP THE CORK!Music by Joan Beaumont


# 16

Lyrics byJohn Donald O'Shea

Billy, Eustace & Tilly

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