The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring Ah-Choo!
Source: by Ruth Roberts adapted from Gilbert and Sullivan
Published by: Michael Brent Publications Inc. 230743
Theme: Spring program. A fun song to sing about allergies to flowers in spring. A great take on the original G&S.
Voicing: Unison/2part or Mixed chorus, with piano accompaniment. Performance recording available.
Key: Eb major
Vocal Range:
Meter, Time Signature, Tempo: 6/8 - Allegro Moderato. Lilting, like waving daffodils!
Notes:
A challenge with the octave leaps in the melody.
Switching from singing voice to the ah-choo voice.
A Children's choir can sing this in unison.
Great introduction to the names of spring flowers.
Words
The flowers that bloom in the spring, AH-CHOO
The flowers that bloom in the spring, AH-CHOO!
The buds and the pollens they bring, AH-CHOO!
I am so allergic, Ah-choo, are you?
1. to lilacs and lilies and tulips, oh!
What in the world can I do?
They're hither and thither wherever I go,
just waiting to get in my sinus, oh no!
They bloom and bloom oh! how they bloom
the flowers that bloom in the spring, AH-CHOO!
They bloom and bloom oh! how they bloom
the flowers that bloom in the spring.
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The flowers that bloom in the spring, AH-CHOO
The flowers that bloom in the spring, AH-CHOO!
The buds and the pollens they bring, AH-CHOO!
I am so allergic, Ah-choo, are you?
2. to crocus, narcissus and clover, oh!
What in the world can I do?
They grow in the country, they grow in the mall,
they look very pretty, but watch it, y'all:
They bloom and bloom oh! how they bloom
the flowers that bloom in the spring, AH-CHOO!
They bloom and bloom oh! how they bloom
the flowers that bloom in the spring.
AH-CHOO!
