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A book of the music and lyrics of British duo, Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. It contains an undated introduction by Donald Swann and the 1990s version also contains a further foreword from Claudia Flanders and Alison Swann written in 1996, and a note from Leon Berger about changes in the newer edition. There is an Afterword which is a previously unpublished poem/lyric by Michael Flanders.
The music in the book is for piano.
The songs in this book are:
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In the Bath
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Design for Living
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Misalliance
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The Gas-Man Cometh
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A Song of the Weather
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Pillar to Post
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Rain on the Plage
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Motor Perpetuo
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Slow Train
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A Transport of Delight (The Omnibus)
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Last of the Line
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Twenty Tons of TNT
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The Reluctant Cannibal
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P-P-B-B-D
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Budget Song
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Ballad for the Rich
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All Gall
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Philological Waltz (Tonga)
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Song of Patriotic Prejudice
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The Lord Chamberlain's Regulations
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The Album
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Ill Wind
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Guide to Britten
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Song of Reproduction
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Bedstead Men
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Excelsior
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Vanessa
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Twice Shy
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Madeira, M'dear?
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The Armadillo
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The Hippopotamus
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The Ostrich
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The Elephant
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The Gnu
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The Rhinoceros
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The Sloth
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The Spider
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The Wild Boar
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The Whale (Mopy Dick)
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The Warthog
- The Wompom
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Popular music, humour, humor, humorous songs, piano music, lyrics, music hall, animal songs, music, songs, Songs, americanPlaces
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The Songs of Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
July 1997, Warner Bros. Publications
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1843287005 9781843287001
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The Songs of Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
July 18, 1997, Warner Bros Pubns
Paperback
in English
- New Ed edition
1859094392 9781859094396
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Songs of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
November 1977, St Martins Pr
Hardcover
in English
0312744951 9780312744953
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