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Next in my series of highlights from the youth version of Robin Hood & The Free People of The Forest: Hail To The Sheriff. The Sheriff and his guards travel through Sherwood Forest, are mocked and captured by the Merrie Men. It's the first act of insurgency that the Merrie Men commit after being convinced that they should "export" the freedoms they enjoy to Greater England.
This song features a solo by my five year old son, Willie. (That's him just to the left of Dianah, in the photo.) He sings it after grabbing the Sheriff's hat and does a comic interpretation. A very cool moment for a five year old (and his father).
In the youth version that I'm sharing here, the Sheriff's guards are all girls. (A high school musical needs to utilize girls whenever possible.) So you can tell the two sides apart, vocally.
ROBIN HOOD Highlights (youth version):
Too Many Years (in which the Sheriff walks among the Saxons)
Out Of The Forest (in which Robin boasts & Dianah suggests revolution)
Hail To The Sheriff (in which the Merrie Men capture the Sheriff)
Lay Your Burdens Down (in which Friar Tuck encourages the Sheriff to pay for their feast)
One Less Child (in which Robin, Marion & Dianah lament the death of Much the Miller's Son)
In The Great Dream (in which the women, left behind, dream of a better way)
A couple other demos from my adult version are already posted:
Walls (in which Will Scarlet laments his life, is saved by love)
Here, For A Moment (w/ Emily Rohm) (love song between Robin & Marion)
Sweet Liberty (w/ Jessica Flood) - a song written for and performed at the Statue of Liberty dedication in the mid-80s, later folded into Robin Hood.
This song features a solo by my five year old son, Willie. (That's him just to the left of Dianah, in the photo.) He sings it after grabbing the Sheriff's hat and does a comic interpretation. A very cool moment for a five year old (and his father).
In the youth version that I'm sharing here, the Sheriff's guards are all girls. (A high school musical needs to utilize girls whenever possible.) So you can tell the two sides apart, vocally.
ROBIN HOOD Highlights (youth version):
Too Many Years (in which the Sheriff walks among the Saxons)
Out Of The Forest (in which Robin boasts & Dianah suggests revolution)
Hail To The Sheriff (in which the Merrie Men capture the Sheriff)
Lay Your Burdens Down (in which Friar Tuck encourages the Sheriff to pay for their feast)
One Less Child (in which Robin, Marion & Dianah lament the death of Much the Miller's Son)
In The Great Dream (in which the women, left behind, dream of a better way)
A couple other demos from my adult version are already posted:
Walls (in which Will Scarlet laments his life, is saved by love)
Here, For A Moment (w/ Emily Rohm) (love song between Robin & Marion)
Sweet Liberty (w/ Jessica Flood) - a song written for and performed at the Statue of Liberty dedication in the mid-80s, later folded into Robin Hood.
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Lyrics
HAIL TO THE SHERIFF
Sheriff:
How I love to hear, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," in the wood.
Soon each man will cheer, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," in the wood.
Soldiers:
Once we capture and bring all the outlaws, string all the outlaws by the neck.
Sheriff:
To the Sheriff!
Soldiers:
Once we master and round up the outlaws, ground up the outlaws on our trek.
Sheriff:
To the Sheriff!
Sheriff:
Then I'll hear it ring, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," through the wood.
Once each Saxon sings, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," through the wood.
Soldiers:
Those that give up we'll rope into duty, dope into duty with the troops.
Sheriff:
To the Sheriff!
Soldiers:
Those that fight back we'll carve into pieces, fry them in greases for our soup.
Sheriff:
To the Sheriff?
(Robin' and his men are itching for battle. They sneak out of hiding, positioning themselves to strike, unnoticed by the Sheriff and his soldiers.)
Soldiers: Merrie Men:
Don't ask why, Let's just have at them.
why, We can better them;
we fight for him. they fight for him.
We might die, They are evil men.
die, Kill them where they stand;
only to fight for him… only to fight for him…
(The Merrie Men surround and round up the Soldiers, but neither the Sheriff nor Gisbourne notice. The Soldiers are paralyzed with fear and are unable to cry out. Still confident of victory, the Sheriff sings on…)
Sheriff:
Moments like this, on the
Threshold of bliss,
Give me a thrill.
With loyalty strong,
What could go wrong?
Bring on the kill!
Lord Gisbourne:
Cool your blood-thirst.
My wedding comes first!
Show me some respect!
(Gisbourne knocks off the Sheriff's hat in disgust. It is retrieved by an unseen Merrie Man, passed from outlaw to outlaw, and finally given to Much the Miller's Son. Much impersonates the Sheriff, to the glee of all.)
Much, the Miller's Son: (behind the Sheriff's back)
I love to hear, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," in the wood.
Soon each man will jeer, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," in the wood.
Merrie Men: (impersonating the Soldiers)
Once we capture and bring all the outlaws, string all the outlaws by the neck.
Much:
To the Sheriff!
Merrie Men:
Once we master and round up the outlaws, ground up the outlaws on our trek.
Much:
To the Sheriff!
Merrie Men, Much and Soldiers:
How we'd all love to rail our dear Sheriff, nail our dear Sheriff to the wood.
With his back turned, we'd flail our dear Sheriff, mail our dear Sheriff what he deserves!
All: To the Sheriff!
©1991 Tobin Mueller
Sheriff:
How I love to hear, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," in the wood.
Soon each man will cheer, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," in the wood.
Soldiers:
Once we capture and bring all the outlaws, string all the outlaws by the neck.
Sheriff:
To the Sheriff!
Soldiers:
Once we master and round up the outlaws, ground up the outlaws on our trek.
Sheriff:
To the Sheriff!
Sheriff:
Then I'll hear it ring, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," through the wood.
Once each Saxon sings, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," through the wood.
Soldiers:
Those that give up we'll rope into duty, dope into duty with the troops.
Sheriff:
To the Sheriff!
Soldiers:
Those that fight back we'll carve into pieces, fry them in greases for our soup.
Sheriff:
To the Sheriff?
(Robin' and his men are itching for battle. They sneak out of hiding, positioning themselves to strike, unnoticed by the Sheriff and his soldiers.)
Soldiers: Merrie Men:
Don't ask why, Let's just have at them.
why, We can better them;
we fight for him. they fight for him.
We might die, They are evil men.
die, Kill them where they stand;
only to fight for him… only to fight for him…
(The Merrie Men surround and round up the Soldiers, but neither the Sheriff nor Gisbourne notice. The Soldiers are paralyzed with fear and are unable to cry out. Still confident of victory, the Sheriff sings on…)
Sheriff:
Moments like this, on the
Threshold of bliss,
Give me a thrill.
With loyalty strong,
What could go wrong?
Bring on the kill!
Lord Gisbourne:
Cool your blood-thirst.
My wedding comes first!
Show me some respect!
(Gisbourne knocks off the Sheriff's hat in disgust. It is retrieved by an unseen Merrie Man, passed from outlaw to outlaw, and finally given to Much the Miller's Son. Much impersonates the Sheriff, to the glee of all.)
Much, the Miller's Son: (behind the Sheriff's back)
I love to hear, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," in the wood.
Soon each man will jeer, "Hail to the Sheriff," "Hail to the Sheriff," in the wood.
Merrie Men: (impersonating the Soldiers)
Once we capture and bring all the outlaws, string all the outlaws by the neck.
Much:
To the Sheriff!
Merrie Men:
Once we master and round up the outlaws, ground up the outlaws on our trek.
Much:
To the Sheriff!
Merrie Men, Much and Soldiers:
How we'd all love to rail our dear Sheriff, nail our dear Sheriff to the wood.
With his back turned, we'd flail our dear Sheriff, mail our dear Sheriff what he deserves!
All: To the Sheriff!
©1991 Tobin Mueller
thoddi
I could put up a list and mention arrangements, composition, the balance and contrast you have so well put together, the actors, the fab musicianship... Bottom line, they would all receive marks of laudability.
Standing ovation!