SONG BOOKJoin us for communal singing

Tuesday 20th - Saturday 24th June 2017

SINGING AROUND THE BANDSTAND

Since the 1970s racegoers have gathered at the end of each day of the Royal Meeting for a joyous choir.

It was the late Lady Jinny Beaumont, wife of Sir Nicky Beaumont, Clerk of the Course from 1969 to 1994, that first introduced this communal

tradition that has become synonymous with Royal Ascot.

She was famed for conducting the band and the event grew in popularity to such an extent that song books were distributed and a bandstand

erected in 2007 to recognise this prized Ascot tradition.

Royal Enclosure members and Grandstand ticket holders can gather around the Bandstand on the Plaza Lawns from 6pm to enjoy this

unique occasion.

This year we celebrate John Park’s 50th birthday and 10th anniversary leading Royal Ascot’s communal singing around the Bandstand.

CONTENTS PAGE

When The Saints Go Marching In 2My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean 3Daisy 4Keep Right On To The End Of The Road 4My Old Man 5Pack Up Your Troubles 5I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles 6Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner 6New York, New York 7You’ve Lost (That Loving Feelin’) 8Daydream Believer 8Hey Jude 9Delilah 10Angels 11My Way 12Take Me Home, Country Roads 13Can’t Take My Eyes Off You 14Sweet Caroline 15You’ll Never Walk Alone 16Swing Low Sweet Chariot 17We’ll Meet Again 18Auld Lang Syne 19Rule Britannia 19Jerusalem 20Land Of Hope And Glory 21The National Anthem 22

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN

Oh when the Saints go marching inOh when the Saints go marching in

Lord, how I want to be in that numberWhen the Saints go marching in

And when the sun refuse to shineAnd when the sun refuse to shine

Lord, how I want to be in that numberWhen the Saints go marching in

Oh when the Saints go marching inOh when the Saints go marching in

Lord, how I want to be in that numberWhen the Saints go marching in

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MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEAN

My Bonnie lies over the oceanMy Bonnie lies over the sea

My Bonnie lies over the oceanOh bring back my Bonnie to me

Bring back, bring backOh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me

Bring back, bring backOh bring back my Bonnie to me

Last night as I lay on my pillowLast night as I lay on my bed

Last night as I lay on my pillowI dreamt that my Bonnie was dead

Bring back, bring back Oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me

Bring back, bring backOh bring back my Bonnie to me

DAISY

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer doI’m half crazy, all for the love of you

It won’t be a stylish marriageI can’t afford a carriage

But you’ll look sweet upon the seatOf a bicycle made for two

KEEP RIGHT ON TO THE END OF THE ROAD

Keep right on to the end of the roadKeep right on to the end

Though it may be long let your heart be strongKeep right on round the bend

Though you’re tired and weary still journey onTill you come to your happy abode

Where all the love you’ve been dreaming ofWill be there at the end of the road

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MY OLD MAN

My old man said ‘Follow the Van’And don’t dilly dally, on the way

Off went the cart with the home packed in itI walked behind with my old Cock Linnet

But I dillied and dallied, dallied and dilliedLost the van, and don’t know where to roam

Well you can’t trust a special like the old time coppersWhen you can’t find your way ‘ome!

PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bagAnd smile, smile, smile

While you’ve a lucifer to light your fagSmile boys, that’s the styleWhat’s the use of worrying

It never was worthwhileSo, pack up your troubles in your old kit bag

And smile, smile, smile

I’M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES

I’m forever blowing bubblesPretty bubbles in the air

They fly so high, nearly reach the skyThen like my dreams, they fade and die

Fortune’s always hiding, I’ve looked everywhereI’m forever blowing bubbles, pretty bubbles in the air

MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE I’M A LONDONER

Maybe it’s because I’m a LondonerThat I love London so

Maybe it’s because I’m a LondonerThat I think of her wherever I go

I get a funny feeling inside of meJust walking up and down

Maybe it’s because I’m a LondonerThat I love London Town

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Start spreading the news, I’m leaving todayI want to be a part of it - New York, New YorkThese vagabond shoes, are longing to stray

Right through the very heart of it - New York, New York

I wanna wake up in a city, that doesn’t sleepAnd find I’m king of the hill - top of the heap

These little town blues, are melting awayI’ll make a brand new start of it - in old New York

If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhereIt’s up to you - New York, New York

New York, New York

I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps

And find I’m a number-one, top of the list, king of the hillA number one

These little town blues, are melting awayI’m gonna make a brand new start of it -in old New YorkAnd if I can make it there, I’m gonna make it anywhere

It’s up to you - New York, New York

YOU’VE LOST (THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’)

You never close your eyes any more when I kiss your lipsAnd there’s no tenderness like before in your fingertips

You’re trying hard not to show it, babyBut baby, baby I know it

You’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’ Oh, that lovin’ feelin’You’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’ Now it’s gone, gone, gone woah!

DAYDREAM BELIEVER

Well I could hide ‘neath the wings of the bluebird as she singsThe six o’clock alarm never rings

But it rings and I rise, wipe the sleep out of my eyesThe shaving razor’s cold, and it stings

Cheer up, sleepy Jean, oh what can it mean to a Daydream Believer and a Homecoming Queen

Cheer up, sleepy Jean, oh what can it mean to a Daydream Believer and a Homecoming Queen

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HEY JUDE

Hey Jude, don’t make it badTake a sad song and make it better

Remember to let her into your heartThen you can start to make it better

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrainDon’t carry the world upon your shoulders

For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it coolBy making his world a little colder

Na, na, na, nana na na, nana na na, Hey Jude

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DELILAH

I saw the light on the night that I passed by her windowI saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind

She was my womanAs she deceived me I watched and went out of my mind

My, my, my, DelilahWhy, why, why, Delilah

I could see that girl was no good for meBut I was lost like a slave that no man could free

At break of day when that man drove away, I was waitingI cross the street to her house and she opened the door

She stood there laughingI felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more

My, my, my DelilahWhy, why, why Delilah

So before they come to break down the doorForgive me Delilah I just couldn’t take any moreForgive me Delilah I just couldn’t take any more!

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ANGELS

I sit and waitDoes an angel contemplate my fate?

And do they knowThe places where we goWhen we’re grey and old‘cause I have been told

That salvation lets their wings unfoldSo when I’m lying in my bed

Thoughts running through my headAnd I feel that love is deadI’m loving angels instead

And through it all she offers me protectionA lot of love and affection

Whether I’m right or wrongAnd down the waterfall

Wherever it may take meI know that life won’t break me

When I come to call she won’t forsake meI’m loving angels instead

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MY WAY

And now, the end is nearAnd so I face the final curtain

My friends, I’ll say it clearI’ll state my case, of which I’m certain

I’ve lived a life that’s fullI’ve travelled each and every highway

And more, much more than thisI did it my way

Yes, there were the times, I’m sure you knewWhen I bit off more than I could chew

But through it all, when there was doubtI ate it up and spit it out!

I faced it all, and I stood tallAnd did it my way!

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TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS

Almost heaven, West VirginiaBlue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River

Life is old there, older than the treesYounger than the mountains

Blowing like a breeze

Country Roads, take me homeTo the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mamaTake me home, country roads

Country Roads, take me homeTo the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mamaTake me home, country roads

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CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU

You’re just too good to be trueCan’t take my eyes off you

You’d be like heaven to touchI wanna hold you so much

At long last love has arrivedAnd I thank God I’m still alive

You’re just too good to be trueCan’t take my eyes off you

I love you baby, and if it’s quite alrightI need you baby, to warm the lonely night

I love you baby, trust in me when I sayOh pretty baby, don’t bring me down I prayOh pretty baby, now that I’ve found you stay

And let me love you baby, let me love you

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SWEET CAROLINE

Where it began,I can’t begin to knowin’

But then I know it’s growing strong

Was in the springAnd spring became the summer

Who’d have believed you’d come along

Hands, touchin’ handsReachin’ out, touchin’ me, touchin’ you

Sweet CarolineGood times never seemed so good

I’ve been inclinedTo believe they never would

Sweet CarolineGood times never seemed so good

I’ve been inclinedTo believe they never would

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YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE

When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high

And don’t be afraid of the darkAt the end of the storm

There’s a golden skyAnd the sweet silver song of a lark

Walk on through the windWalk on through the rain

Though your dreams be tossed and blown

Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, andYou’ll Never Walk Alone, You’ll Never Walk Alone

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SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT

Swing low, sweet chariotComin’ for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariotComin’ for to carry me home

I looked over Jordan and what did I see?Comin’ for to carry me home

A band of angels, a comin’ after meComin’ for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariotComin’ for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariotComin’ for to carry me home

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WE’LL MEET AGAIN

We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know whenBut I know we’ll meet again some sunny dayKeep smilin’ through, just like you always do

‘Til the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away

So will you please say hello to the folks that I knowTell them I won’t be long

They’ll be happy to know that as you saw me goI was singing this song:

We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know whenBut I know we’ll meet again some sunny day

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AULD LANG SYNE

Should auld acquaintance be forgotAnd never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgotAnd auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dearFor auld lang syne

We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yetFor auld lang syne

RULE BRITANNIA

When Britain first at heaven’s commandAro-o-o-ose from out the azure main

Arose, arose, aro-o-o-ose from out the azure mainThis was the charter of the land

And Guardian Angels sang this strain

Rule, Britannia, Britannia rule the wavesBritons never, never, never shall be slavesRule, Britannia, Britannia rule the waves

Britons never, never, never shall be slaves!

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JERUSALEM

And did those feet in ancient timeWalk upon England’s mountain green?

And was the holy Lamb of GodOn England’s pleasant pastures seen?

And did the Countenance DivineShine forth upon our clouded hills?And was Jerusalem builded hereAmong those 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 fightNor shall my sword sleep in my hand

‘Til we have built JerusalemIn England’s green and pleasant land

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LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY

Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the FreeHow shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?

Wider still, and wider, shall thy bounds be setGod, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yetGod, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet

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THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

God save our gracious QueenLong live our noble Queen

God save the QueenSend her victoriousHappy and glorious

Long to reign over usGod save the Queen

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