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The Letter

Billy Elliot Original Cast

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Billy Elliot

Performer

Martin Koch

Conductor

Nick Gilpin

Programming

Steve Price

Bass Guitar

Julian Leaper

Violin

Ralph Salmins

Drums

Adam Goldsmith

Guitar

Philip Bateman

Keyboards

Jeremy Holland-Smith

Jeremy Holland-Smith

Keyboards

Jonathan Evans-Jones

Jonathan Evans-Jones

Violin

Roger Garland

Violin

Natalia Bonner

Violin

Mark Berrow

Violin

Ralph De Souza

Violin

Debbie Widdup

Violin

Paul Willey

Violin

Perry Montague-Mason

Perry Montague-Mason

Violin

Chris Tombling

Violin

Dave Woodcock

Violin

Warren Zielinski

Warren Zielinski

Violin

Garfield Jackson

Garfield Jackson

Viola

Rachel Bolt

Viola

Bruce White

Viola

Ivo Van Der Werff

Ivo Van Der Werff

Viola

Anthony Pleeth

Cello

Martin Loveday

Cello

Paul Kegg

Cello

Paul Stevens

Woodwinds

John Pinter

Woodwinds

Ben Castle

Woodwinds

Jamie Talbot

Woodwinds

Richard Ashton

Horn

Tim Jones

Horn

Laurence Davies

Laurence Davies

Horn

Tom Rees-Roberts

Tom Rees-Roberts

Trumpet

Derek Watkins

Trumpet

Pete Beachill

Trombone

Chris Dean

Trombone

Tracy Holloway

Trombone

Simon Harpham

Trombone

Liam Mower

Vocals

Haydn Gwynne

Vocals

Stephanie Putson

Stephanie Putson

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Elton John

Composer

Lee Hall

Lyrics

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Martin Koch

Producer

Mat Bartram

Assistant Recording Engineer

Nick Gilpin

Mixing Engineer

Phil Ramone

Producer

Steve Price

Engineer

Tom Jenkins

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

What's this?

It's a letter

I can see it's a letter

You can open it if you want

Thank God for that, the suspense was killing me

It's from me mam

Your mam?

She wrote it for us when I was 18

Except I couldn't wait

I see

You can read it if you want

Read it out

[Intro]

"Dear Billy

I must seem a distant memory..."

Which is?

"...which is probably a good thing

And it will have been a long..."

A long time

[Verse 1]

And I will have missed you growin'

And I'll have missed you cryin'

And I'll have missed you laugh

Missed your stompin' and your shoutin'

I'll have missed telling you off

But please, Billy

Know that I was always there

I was with you through everything

And please, Billy...

[Verse 2]

But please, Billy

Know that I will always be

Proud to have known you

Proud that you were mine

Proud in everything

And you must promise me this, Billy

[Bridge]

In everything you do

Always be yourself, Billy

And you always will be true

[Verse 3]

And I'll have missed you growin'

I'll have missed you cryin'

And I'll have missed you laugh

Missed your stompin' and your shoutin'

I'll have missed telling you off

But please, Billy

Know that I was always there

I was with you through everything

And please, Billy

Know that I will always be

Proud to have known you

Love you forever

Love you forever

[Outro]

Mam

She must have been a very special woman

No, she was just me mam

Written by: Elton John, Lee Hall

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