▁as ▁it ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁sheet ▁music . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁David ▁N iven ▁film ▁Better ▁Late ▁Th an ▁Never ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁in ▁which ▁N iven ▁appeared ▁as ▁an ▁age ing ▁cab aret ▁art iste ▁performing ▁to ▁an ▁ind ifferent ▁French ▁Riv iera ▁audience . ▁ ▁She et ▁music ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁published ▁separately ▁as ▁sheet ▁music ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁collections , ▁including ▁the ▁following : ▁The ▁No ël ▁Cow ard ▁Song book , ▁London : ▁Michael ▁Joseph , ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁No ël ▁Cow ard ▁- ▁Songs ▁to ▁Am use , ▁London : ▁Ch app ell ▁& ▁Co . ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁A ▁No ël ▁Cow ard ▁G ala , ▁Volume ▁ 1 , ▁Chap ell ▁& ▁Co ./ Random ▁House , ▁ 1 9 7 2 (? ). ▁Cow ard y ▁C ust ard , ▁John ▁Had field , ▁Ed . ▁London : ▁Hein man , ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁alone ▁The ▁L yr ics ▁of ▁No ël ▁Cow ard , ▁London : ▁Hein emann , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁Complete ▁L yr ics ▁of ▁No ël ▁Cow ard , ▁Barry ▁Day ▁( Ed .) ▁ ▁London : ▁ ▁M eth uen , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁▁ ▁/ ▁ 9 7 8 0 4 1 3 7 3 2 3 0 9 . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁No ël ▁Cow ard ▁ 1 9