W. S. Gilbert No.

2 - I'm Called Little Buttercup Arthur Sullivan

Choral parts Alan Riley Jones
Recitative
Buttercup

Hail, man- o' war's men, safe- guards of your na - tion,

Piano

Here is an end, at last, of all pri - va - tion;

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You've got your pay, spare all you can af- ford To wel - come Lit - tle But - ter - cup on board.

Pno.

ARIA
Allegretto

I'm

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called Lit - tle But - ter - cup, dear Lit - tle But ter - cup,Though I could nev - er tell why, But

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still I'm called But - ter - cup, poor Lit - tle But - ter - cup, Sweet Lit - tle But - ter - cup I!

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Buttercup 1st time only

I've snuff and to - bac - cy, and ex - cel - lent jack - y, I've scis - sors, and watch - es, and

Sailors 2nd snuff and to - bac - cy, and ex - cel - lent jack - y, She's scis - sors, and watch - es, and
time only

snuff and to - bac - cy, and ex - cel - lent jack - y, She's scis - sors, and watch - es, and

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knives; I've rib - bons and la - ces to set off the fa - ces Of pret - ty young

knives; She's rib - bons and la - ces to set off the fa - ces Of pret - ty young

knives; She's rib - bons and la - ces to set off the fa - ces Of pret - ty young

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sweet - hearts and wives. I've trea - cle and tof - fee, I've tea and I've

sweet - hearts and wives. She's trea - cle and tof - fee, She's tea and She's

sweet - hearts and wives. She's trea - cle and tof - fee, She's tea and She's

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cof - fee, Soft tom - my and suc - cu - lent chops; I've

cof - fee, Soft tom - my and suc - cu - lent chops; She's

cof - fee, Soft tom - my and suc - cu - lent chops; She's

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57 rall.

chick -ens and co - nies, and pret - ty po - lo - nies, And ex - cel - lent pep - per - mint

chick -ens and co - nies, and pret - ty po - lo - nies, And ex - cel - lent pep - per - mint

chick -ens and co - nies, and pret - ty po - lo - nies, And ex - cel - lent pep - per - mint

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Buttercup both times
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a tempo

drops. Then buy of your But - ter - cup, dear Lit - tle But - ter - cup,

drops.

drops.

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Sail - ors should nev - er be shy; So buy of your But - ter - cup,

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fermata 2nd time

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poor Lit - tle But - ter - cup, Come, of your But - ter - cup buy.

Add Sailors Come, of your But - ter - cup buy.

2nd time only

Come, of your But - ter - cup buy.

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colla voce 2nd time
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81 1. 2.

She's

She's
1. 2.

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