Henry C. Work - My Grandfather's Clock
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About 'My Grandfather's Clock'

Composed:
1876
Info:
My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf
So it stood ninety years on the floor
It was taller by half than the old man himself
Though it weighed not a pennyweight more

It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born
And was always his treasure and pride
But it stopped, short never to go again
When the old man died

Refrain:
Ninety years without slumbering
tick, tock, tick, tock
His life seconds numbering
tick, tock, tick, tock
It stopped, short never to go again
When the old man died

My grandfather said that of those he could hire
Not a servant so faithful he found
For it wasted no time and had but one desire
At the close of each week to be wound

Refrain

And it kept in its place, not a frown upon its face
And its hands never hung by its side
But it stopped short, never to go again
When the old man died

Refrain

It rang and alarmed in the dead of the night
An alarm that for years had been dumb
And we knew that his spirit was pluming for flight
That his hour for departure had come

Refrain

Still the clock kept the time with a soft and muffled chime
As we silently stood by his side
But it stopped short, never to go again
When the old man died

Refrain

Ninety years without slumbering
His life seconds numbering
It stopped short, never to go again
When the old man died

Refrain
Time Signature:
4/4 (View more 4/4 Music)
Range:
D4-F5
Score Key:
Bb major (Sounding Pitch) F major (French Horn in F) (View more Bb major Music for French Horn )
Tempo Marking:
Duration:
1:07
Number of Pages:
2
Difficulty:
Easy Level: Recommended for Beginners with some playing experience
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This piece is included in the following :
Pieces in 4-4 Time Signature
Pieces in 4-4 Time Signature


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