Six Betjeman Songs

Song Cycle by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998)

?. A subaltern's love‑song

Language: English

Miss J. Hunter Dunne, Miss J. Hunter Dunn
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by John Betjeman, Sir (1906 - 1984), "A subaltern's love-song", appears in New Bats in Old Belfries, first published 1945, copyright ©

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?. The church's restoration

Language: English

The church's restoration
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by John Betjeman, Sir (1906 - 1984), "Hymn", appears in Mount Zion, first published 1931, copyright ©

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?. Caprice

Language: English

I sat only two tables off from the one I was sacked at
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by John Betjeman, Sir (1906 - 1984), "Caprice", appears in High and Low, first published 1966, copyright ©

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?. In Westminster Abbey

Language: English

Let me take this glove off
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by John Betjeman, Sir (1906 - 1984), "In Westminster Abbey", appears in Old Lights for New Chancels, first published 1940, copyright ©

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?. Westgate‑on‑Sea

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Hark, I hear the bells of Westgate
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by John Betjeman, Sir (1906 - 1984), "Westgate-on-Sea", appears in Mount Zion, first published 1931, copyright ©

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?. How to get on in society

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Phone for the fish-knives, Norman
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by John Betjeman, Sir (1906 - 1984), "How to get on in society", appears in A Few Late Chrysanthemums, first published 1954, copyright ©

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