S&S Barton Cottage - FINAL

[Intro] [Piano] [young female vocal] [spoken clear] It’s the best thing and we have so little choice. But what about him? Edward. Oh I must not think about that. Of course, Devon-sure is far, but it’s not the moon. He’ll come soon. He must. [spoken] But how do I tell Mama? Oh Mama. I’ll say something like this: [young female vocal] [rhythmic, catchy] [verse 1] My dear Mama, a letter came today, from a distant cousin far away. It’s our chance, to start anew Such a well-timed letter, is worth a thing or two. [verse 2] Do not be frightened, my Mother dear, I think the offer’s quite sincere. We must remove very soon, to put an end, to all this gloom. [bridge] It’s a cottage, on a hill Barton Cottage, if you will. [spoken] Oh no Eleanor --- Not a cottage. [break] [young female vocal] But Mama, Sir John has been so kind and nice. There’s nothing like it for this price. [spoken clear] Then of course, Mama will say something like this: [verse 3] [young female vocal] Oh my dear Eleanor, are things that bad? Is a cottage all that’s to be had? How dreary we’ve become. Our prospects, so hum drum. [verse 4] Eleanor, I’m frightened and sad and so spoiled by the things we’ve had. Oh please tell me we can stay another day We’ll start tomorrow, it’s such a long long way. [young female vocal] [spoken clearly] Of course Mama. But Look. We’re going today! [spoken clearly] Look Mama, we are on the way. [spoken clearly] Oh – what a long long road we must travel – but we’ll get there -- Marianne, and little Margret --- too. We’re almost there! [young female vocal] [verse 5] So Mama --- we are here. We’re at the Cottage, ever dear. And there we meet, our friend Sir John. A man to trust and depend upon [verse 6] And soon, the neighbors came to call. We liked them all, we liked them all. [spoken clear] Especially Mrs. Jennings and, of course, Colonel Brandon too. And, most of all, [break] Willoughby! [softly] oh Willoughby, [end] [young female vocal] How could it be, That so very quickly, our Marianne was in love, Was he sent from above? --- Oh Willoughby! Willoughby --- We liked him most --- to that we’ll toast – we liked him most! Yes we did. We liked him most.