My Old Coat - Bliss, Philip P.

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◈ Genre / Form → Glees ♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate (Grade 3-4)

¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 12

CPDL # 75727

Editor David Anderson

Posted 2023-09-25

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

We’ve long been friends together, But, soon, alas! must part, In bright and cloudy weather, Thou oft has cheered my heart; But threadbare now, thy luster gone, Thy waisting form I see; Though once so “fair to look upon,” I now must part with thee. Old coat, thou’st done thy duty, Would I had mine, as well; Thy worth has been thy beauty, Thy rents thy service tell; Thy pockets, too, have never failed, Thy lining’s “good as new,” While other coats have been retailed, Thou’st served me long and true. Though other friends may leave me, And “shoddy”-like, “fall through,” Their loss could never grieve me Like parting now with you; But, hark! I hear the “Ole Clo” man, Proclaim our parting knell, I’ll find thine equal, if I can, Old friend, a fond farewell. And so, when I’m rejected, Worn out, my luster gone; Threadbare, laid by, neglected, My deeds of duty done; Some “Ole Clo” man, I hope, may say, “His works his virtues tell,” Though out of date, “he had his day” And “did his duty well.” P. P. Bliss

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