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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)
MUSICAL NUMBERS
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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
© 2012 John Donald O'Shea
Lyrics by Ann Boaden &John Donald O'Shea
# 6
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Men
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12 I Want to Be a FlapperMusic by Joan Beaumont
© 2012 John Donald O'Shea
#7ENSEMBLELyrics by John Donald O'Shea &
Ann Boaden
& #30
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jœ œ jœ œ ‰ œ œdropped my waist That ap
gradually louderMen jœ œ jœ œ ‰ œ œ
peals to my taste! Then come
Women Women
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& #33 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œshim my with me! Say the
Men œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œword and we'll dance til three!-
& #35 œ œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ œI have to take my chance; got to live and
Women
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& #42
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a tempo
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I Want to Be a Flapper13
& # 42 ‰Andante q = 100! ! ! ! ! ! !
& #8 Œ ‰ jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œU œ œ œ .œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰
& #17 œ œ œ œ œ œBuf fa lo gals can't you
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
© 2012 John Donald O'Shea
# 8
Traditional - c. 1844Attributed to John Hodges
MARY AND GEORGEArrangerJohn Donald O'Shea
14
& # 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
© 2012 John Donald O'Shea
# 9
Traditional - c. 1844Attributed to John Hodges
MARY AND GEORGEArrangerJohn Donald O'Shea
15
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One MomentMusic by Joan Beaumont
©2012 John Donald O'Shea
# 10
Lyrics by Ann Boaden &John Donald O'Shea
GEORGE AND MARY16
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b
b44
44....
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q = 140
Ó Œ . " Rœ>You’reI'm!
fv. 1. Cousin Eustace.
v. 2. George.
˙ Jœ> ‰ Œoff!off!!
Ó Œ . " Rœ>You’reYes,!
v. 1. Cousin Tilly.v. 2. All but George
f ˙ Jœ> ‰ Œoff!sir!!
&
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b
b
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42
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fulful
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v. 2. George sings words;others sing "Ahh."
v. 1. Tilly & Eustace.v. 2. George.
v. 1. Billy & Ernie.
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17You're Off
© 2012 John Donald O'Shea
# 11Lyrics by Ann Boaden and John Donald O'Shea
EUSTACE, TILLY, AND BILLY
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18
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&7 ˙ ˙#Could I
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&13 .œ jœ œ œ œ œknow he won't give me the
œ œ .œ jœtime of day. And
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˙ ˙‘bout him,
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˙ ˙love to
.˙ ‰ jœ#him Al
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.œ jœ œ ‰ jœI walk by, and- - -
&23 ˙ œ œ œ œthough he bare ly
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.œ jœ œ ‰ jœcatch his eye, but
œ œ œ œstill he does n't- - -
&28 ˙ Œ œsee. I
œ œ œ œ œ# œdon’t know why I crave his
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&32 œ Œ ‰ œ œ- œ-me? Well, pro’ bly
f ˙ Œ œ œnot. Pro’ bly
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&38 .˙ ‰ jœnot. And
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˙ œ œsay, “Vi o
.˙ Œlet.”
!- -
Do I Love Him?Music by Joan Beaumont
& John Donald O'Shea
© 2012 John Donald O'Shea
Lyrics by Ann Boaden &John Donald O'Shea
#12
VIOLET
19
& # 42 ‰Andante q = 100
! ! ! ! ! ! !
& #8 Œ ‰ jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œU œ œ œ .œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰
& #17 œ œ œ œ œ œBuf fa lo gals can't you
A cappellaMARY œ œ œ œ œ œ
come 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
© 2012 John Donald O'Shea
# 13
ArrangerJohn Donald O'Shea
Traditional - c. 1844Attributed to John Hodges
MARY
20
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Moderato {q = c 108} !!
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4 !.œ jœ œ œ
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!- - -
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7 !
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!
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11 !!
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George
.œ jœ œ œnev er felt like
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ-- -
21Your Arms are Warm and WonderfulMusic by Joan Beaumont
©2012 John Donald O;Shea
# 14
Lyrics by Ann Boaden &John Donald O'Shea
MARY and GEORGE
&&
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15 !
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28 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œmu sic's play ing eve ry where It
œ œ œ œ œ œseems like some thing from a
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slowing
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Your Arms are Warm and Wonderful
23
& # # 44 ..!With excitement
Verse 1. GeorgeVerse 2. Ensemble
‰ œ-
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fordfor
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& # # 435
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& # # 4310
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comething.true.
! !- --
& # # 4420 ‰ œ-
œ œ œ œ- œ œOne for all: all for
f George & Ensemble
.˙ Œone,
‰ œ- œ œ œ œ œIs the way to go.
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& # # nnbbb24 ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œIf we don’t get this
.˙ Œdone,
‰ œ œ œ .œ jœWe'll have no to
œ œ .˙mor row.
!- -
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œœ œœ ..œœ jœœThere’ll be no to
œœ œœ ..˙̇mor row.- -
24 BEDFORD FALL IS THE DREAMMusic by JOAN BEAUMONT
©2012 John Donald O'Shea
#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.
!--
Bedford Falls Is the Dream25
& bbb 44 ..Œ Œ .œ œ œ ŒPopPop
thethe
cork!cork!
Billy Œ ..œœ œœ œœ ŒPourPour
thethe
wine!wine!
Eustace and Tilly
.œ œ .œ œ œ œRaiseMade
yourit
glassthrough
esthe
high,day,
boys.boys.
Eustace
-
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themshowed
tous
thethe
sky,way,
boys.boys.
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theour
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Billy .œ œ .œ œ ˙itit
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mostzor
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& bbb7
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pening,
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Eustace
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behis
herecalm
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morjol
row,ing,
boysboys.
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cohis
ol,head,
freely, slowlyAll
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& bbb ..10 œ œ œ œUstoppedstopped
thethe
bankbank
run.run.
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t'ryt'ry
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ourour
a tempo
a tempo
1.
˙ œ ŒGeorgeGeorge
won!won!
2.
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rit.
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& bbb15 Ó .
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POP THE CORK!Music by Joan Beaumont
© 2012 John Donald O'Shea
# 16
Lyrics byJohn Donald O'Shea
Billy, Eustace & Tilly