Pack 562 Song Book No.2 (2000)

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Opening Songs
Camp Fire's Buring
Camp fires burning,
Camp fire's burning,
Draw nearer, draw nearer.
In the glowing, in the glowing,
Come sing and be merry.
Hey De Roon
Come on and sing with me,
Hey de roon OH.
Come on and sing with me,
Hey de roon.
Come on and sing with me,
Hey de roon, OH,
Come on and sing with me,
Hey de roon.
Sing everybody sing,
Hey de roon OH.
Sing everybody sing ,
Hey de roon.
Sing every body sing,
Hey de roon OH.
Sing everybody sing,
Hey de roon.
Clap, Dance ...................................
Let us sing together
Let us sing together,
Let us sing together,
One and all a joyous song.
Let us sing together,
One and all a joyous song.
Let us sing again and again,
Let us sing again and again.
Let us sing again and again<
One and all a joyous song.
General Songs
The Three Bears
Once upon a time in a nursery rhyme, there were three bears,
A momma and a poppa nad a baby bear.
And they all went a-walking and a-talking in the woods,
When along came the girl with the curly hair.
She knocked at the door but no-one was there.
The bears came home.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," said the poppa bear.
"Someone's been eating eating my porridge," said the momma bear.
"Hey momma she-bear," said the little wee bear, "someone has broken my chair!".
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, " said the poppa bear.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, " said the momma bear.
"Hey Momma she-bear," said the little wee-bear, "someone had broken my chair !"
Goldilocks woke up and broke up the party.
"Bye bye B-bye bye, "said the poppa bear.
"bye bye B-bye bye " said the momma bear.
"hey momma she-bear, "said the little wee-bear, "Someone has broken my chair, YEH!"
Ant Song
The ants go marching one by one,
Hurrah, Hurrah.
The ants go marching one by one,
Hurrah, Hurrah.
The ants go marching one by one,
The liitle one stops tp shoot his gun.
And they all went marching,
Along the floor,
Under the door,
Down the drain,
Into the rain,
Zoom, zoom, zoom.
Two by two- to go the loo.
Three by three- to clibe a tree.
Four by four- to knock at the door
Five by five- to pick up sticks.
Six by six- to buy a twix.
Seven by seven- to look at heaven.
Eight by eight- to talk to his mate.
Nine by nine- to tell the time
Ten by ten- to buy a pen.
Blowing in the Wind
How many roads, must a man walk down,
Before you can call him a man.
Yes 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail,
Before she sleeps in the sand.
Yes 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly,
Before they're forever banned.
The answer my friends, is blowing in the wind,
The answer is blowing in the wind.
How many times must a man look up,
Before he can see the sky?
Yes 'n' how many ears must one man have,
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes 'n' how many deaths will it take 'till he knows,
That too many people have died?
How many years can a mountain exist,
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes 'n' how many years must some people exist,
Before htey'r allowed to be free?
Yes 'n' how many times can one man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
Canoe Song
My paddle's keen and bright,
Flashing like silver,
There where the wild goose flies,
Dip, dip and swing.
Dip, dip and swing them back,
Flashing like silver.
Swift as the wild goose flight.
Dip, dip and swing.
The Duck Song
Oh, wasn't it a bit of luck,
That I was born a baby duck?
With yellow socks and yellow shoes,
That I may go whereever I choose.
Quack, quack, quack, quack quack.
Quack, quack, quack, quack quack.
Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Do your ears hand low?
Can you swing them to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you toss them over your shoulder,
Like a regemental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
Everyone Knows It
Everyone knows it but how can you show it,
That love is a wonderful thing.
Try to believe in it, then you will live in it,
See what the future will bring.
AH............................
Everyone knows it but how can you show it,
That love is a wonderful thing.
Laughing or crying there's no use denying that,
Love holds each life in it's hands.
SO do what you can to be living in harmony,
Meeting what love may demand.
You've got a lot of it, so you must share it,
Proving that love isn't cold.
Give it to everyone, don't miss out anyone,
They'll give it back three fold.
This Little Guiding Light of Mine
This little guiding light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little guiding light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little guiding light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
All the time, let it shine, all the time.
Hide it under a bush, OH no. I'm gonna let it shine
Hide it under a bush, OH no. I'm gonna let it shine
Hide it under a bush, OH no. I'm gonna let it shine
All the time, let it shine, all the time.
Don't you blow my little light out, I'm gonna let it shine.
Don't you blow my little light out, I'm gonna let it shine.
Don't you blow my little light out, I'm gonna let it shine.
All the time, let it shine, all the time.
Take my little light round the world, I'm gonna let it shine.
Take my little light round the world, I'm gonna let it shine.
Take my little light round the world, I'm gonna let it shine.
All the time, let it shine, all the time.
Hide it under a bush, OH no. I'm gonna let it shine
Don't you blow my little light out, I'm gonna let it shine.
Take my little light round the world, I'm gonna let it shine.
All the time, let it shine, all the time.
Join Hands
Lets shake hands in fiendship,
Today the skies are bright.
Sing a song of happiness,
A chorus of delight.
Dance into the future,
Guides from many lands.
Celebrateing, celebrateing,
As we all join hands.
We receive the gift of like and the gift of choice.
We can grow each one herself.
Speak with her own voice.
Use our hands in praying, choosing, living.
And know ourselves and then begin,
To know the folk we meet.
We receive the gift life, sees the chance and live.
Be prepared to lend a hand, we have much to give.
Use our hands in serving, helping, and shareing.
And know the joys of careing.
And loveing all our lives.
Make New Friends
Make new friends ,
And keep the old.
One is silver,
And the other gold.
Old Smokey
On top of old smokey,
All covered in cheese.
I lost my poor meat ball,
When somebody sneezed
It rolled off the table,
And onto the floor,
And then my poor meatball,
Rolled out of the door.
It rolled down the garden,
And under a bush.
And then my poor meat ball,
Was nothing but mush.
And then in the springtime,
My meatball tree grew,
And then there were meatballs.
For me and for you.
If you have spaghetti,
All covered in cheese,
Hold onto your meatball,
'Cos someone might sneeze.
Sing for Joy
Sing for joy, sing for love, sing for peace, sing for happiness.
Sing as you journey along.
If one man turns to listen to the message that you bring .
One day the world will sing your song,
One day the world will sing your song.
Joy is for bringing to those who are sad, joy is a gift that is free.
Joy is the gladness that brightens each day,
Joy is a song for you and me, joy is a song for you and me.
Love is for giving wherever you go, love is for showing you care.
Love is compassion and friendship and trust.
Love is a song for everywhere, love is a song for everywhere.
Peace is for spreading all over the world, peace is the ending of war.
Peace is for justice and freedom and truth.
Peace is a song for evermore, peace is a song for evermore.
It's a Small World
It's a world of laughter a world of tears,
It's a world of hopes and a world of fears.
There's so much that we share, that it's time we're aware,
It's a small world after all.
It's a small world after all,
It's a small world after all,
It's a small world after all,
It's small, small, world.
There is just one moon and one golden sun,
And a smile means friendship to everyone.
Though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide,
It's a small world after all.
Tails
If everybody had a tail and chose its shape and size,
Would you prefer a tufted one to swat at passing flies?
Or would you have a stumpy one to thump on wooden floors,
Or p'raps a warm and fluffy one to curl around your paws?
Tails, tails, tails, you can swing them to and fro.
You can wrap them round your middle, you can trail thme in the snow.
You can wave them when you angry, you can wag them when you're glad.
You can chase them round, and round and round..........
Until you drive, your neighbours mad.
And would you wear it stripey, speckled, plain or maybe spotted?
And would you wear it curly straight or elegantly knoted?
And if it was prehensile what enourmous fun to be,
The envy of the neighbours as you swing from tree to tree.
If tails were made detachable, how useful it would be.
To change your tail for parties or for playing be the sea.
Or if you're going out at night with safety first in mind,
To wear a red fluorescent one to light up your behind!
Tip-Toe
Come tip-toe through the tent pegs,
Through the tent pegs, to the lavatory.
Come tip-toe through the tent pegs with me.
I'm dreaming of a flush toilet,
Just like the one we have at home.
With a sliver chain and proper drain.
And somewhere for it all to go.
Come tip-toe through the tent pegs,
Through the tent pegs, to the lavatory.
Come tip-toe through the tent pegs with me.
Tomorrow
We all have a place in the world of tomorrow,
Tomorrow's world will be built by you and me.
So let's give our hands to the world of tomorrow,
And build a future that is happy and free.
We were, yesterdays children, building castles in the sand,
Now we're bulding tomorrow, the future's in our hands.
We all have a voice in the world of tomorrow,
Tomorrow's song will be sung by you and me.
So let's bring a smile to the world of tomorrow,
And sing a song that is happy and free.
We all have a share in the life of tomorrow,
Tomorrow's child will be loved by you and me.
So let's give our love to the world of tomorrow,
And make a world that is happy and free.
Action Songs
An Old Austrian
An old Austrian went a-yoldeling on a mountain so high.
When along came an avalanche, interupting his cry.
OH... yoldel
An old Austrian went a-yoldeling on a mountain so high.
When along came a grizzly bear, interupting his cry.
An old Austrian went a-yoldeling on a mountain so high.
When along came a lap dog, interupting his cry.
An old Austrian went a-yoldeling on a mountain so high.
When along came a milking cow, interupting his cry.
An old Austrian went a-yoldeling on a mountain so high.
When along came two lovers, interupting his cry.
An old Austrian went a-yoldeling on a mountain so high.
When along came a farmer, interupting his cry.
Cecil
Cecil is a catapilla, Cecil is my friend.
The last time I saw Cecil he was this big.
I said Oh! Cecil, what have you done.
He said "I've eaten a whole............"
Cabbage leaf
Cabbage
Row of cabbages
Field of cabbages
Street of cabbages
Town
County
Country
Continent
World
Universe
I've been sick.
Down by the River
Down by the river of the hanky-panky.
Where the bull frogs jump form bank to banky.
With a hip, hop hip hop.
Spinning on a lilly leaf and then kur-plonk.
Gonna Sing
Goona sing when the spirit says sing.
Goona sing when the spirit says sing.
Goona sing when the spirit says sing.
And obey the spirit of the Lord.
(Clap, dance, stamp........)
Heads Shoulders knees and toes
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes.
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes.
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes.
Forty Years on an Iceberg
Forty years on an iceberg, out in the ocean wide.
Nothing to wear but pyjama's, nothing to do but slide.
Oh, it gets awfully parky, when the frost begins to bite.
You have to cuddle a polar bear to keep you warm at night.
Martian Hop
Nick-a-nick-a-nick, Nick-a-nick-a-nick,
Nick-a-nick-a-nick, Martian hop.
Nick-a-nick-a-nick, Nick-a-nick-a-nick,
Nick-a-nick-a-nick, Martian hop.
OH...................................Martian hop.
OH...................................Martian hop
Aunty Monica
Oh, I have an aunty, an Aunty Monica,
And when she goes out shopping,
They all say Ooh-la-la.
Because her feather's swaying, her feather's swaying so.
Because her feather's swaying, her feather's swaying so.
Hat
Muff
Skirt
My Aunty's swaying so.
Ram sam sam
A ram sam sam,
A ram sam sam,
Goolie, goolie, goolie, goolie, goolie,
Ram sam sam.
A ram sam sam,
A ram sam sam,
Goolie, goolie, goolie, goolie, goolie,
Ram sam sam.
Haa ra ri, haa ra ri,
Goolie, goolie, goolie, goolie, goolie,
Ram sam sam.
Haa ra ri, haa ra ri,
Goolie, goolie, goolie, goolie, goolie,
Ram sam sam.
Red Men
We are the red men,
Tall and quaint,
In our feathers,
And war paint.
Pow-wow, pow-wow,
We're the men of the old Dun cow. How.
All of us are red men, feathers in our head, men,
Down amoung the dead men,
Pow-wow, pow-wow.
We can fight with
Sticks and stones,
Bows and arrors,
Bricks and bones.
We come home from
Fights and wars,
Greated by our,
Long nose squalls.
TIRO
T I R, T I R, T I RO
T I R, T I R, T I RO
T I R, T I R, T I RO
OH, OH, OH,
( repeat)
Mother Goony-Bird
(Sung to the tune of Father Abraham)
Mother Goony-Bird has seven chicks
Seven chicks had Mother Goony-Bird
And they couldn't fly, and they couldn't swim,
They could only go like this:
Right wing (right arm bent in "wing" position, flaps up and down)
Repeat, this time add:
Left wing (left arm goes along with right wing)
Repeat, this time add:
Right foot
Repeat, this time add:
Left foot
Keep repeating add one each time:
Head up and down
Chin up
Tail Out
Turn Around
On the last one, wait until they all turn around about once and then add, Sit DOWN!
Alice the Camel
Alice the camel has 10 humps, Alice the camel has 10 humps
Alice the camel has 10 humps, so go, Alice, GO!!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
[Continue with 9, 8, 7 . . . humps, until . . . ]
Alice the camel has no humps, Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps, 'cause Alice is a HORSE!!
Baby Beluga
Baby beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven about you, sea below,
Just a little white whale on the go.
Baby beluga, baby beluga, is the water warm?
Is your mother home with you, so happy.
Way down yonder where the dolphins play,
Where they dive and splash all day,
The waves roll in and the waves roll out,
See the water squirting out of your spout.
Baby beluga, baby beluga, sing your little song,
Sing for all your friends, we like to hear you.
When it's late and you're home and fed,
Curling up snug in your waterbed.
Stars are shining and the moon is bright,
Good night, little whale, goodnight.
Baby beluga, baby beluga, with tomorrow's sun,
Another day has come, you'll soon be waking.
Baby beluga, baby beluga, is the water warm?
Is your mother home with you, so happy.
Actions: Hands together, make the shape of a small whale jumping over the waves.
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
My Bonnie lies over the sea,
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.
Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me;
[Repeat.]
Action: As you sing each word beginning with the letter B, change from a standing to a sitting
position and vice versa. All should be standing at the end of the song. When you have mastered
these movements, sing it again, faster.
Boom Chicka Boom
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.]
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.]
I said a-boom-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-boom!
[Group echoes.]
Uh-huh! [Group echoes.]
On Yeah! [Group echoes.]
This time! [Group echoes.]
We sing! [Group echoes.]
HIGHER!
Each time a leader adds a different variation such as: LOWER, WHISPER, LOUDER, TONGUE-INCHEEK,
SEXY, GROOVY (COOL).
The Cat Came Back
Old man Johnson had troubles of his own.
Had a little cat that wouldn't leave him alone.
He tried and tried to give him away,
He gave him to a man going far, far away.
CHORUS:
But the cat came back, the very next day.
But the cat came back, they thought he was a goner,
But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away, away, away.
He gave it to a man going up in a bal.
Told him to give it to the man in the moon
The bal. came down about 20 miles away
And where that man is we just can't say.
(Chorus)
He gave him to a boy with a dollar note,
Told him to take up the river in a boat,
Tied a rock round its neck must have weighed a hundred pounds,
And now they're dredging the river for the little boy who drowned.
(Chorus)
He gave him to a man going way, way out west,
Told him to give it to the one he favored best,
First the train jumped track, then it hit the rail,
And no one is alive today to tell the gruesome tale.
(Chorus)
Old man Johnson said he'd shoot that cat on sight,
So he loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamite.
He waited and waited for that cat to come around,
But ninety seven pieces of the man were all they ever found
(Chorus)
The H-bomb fell just the other day,
The A-bomb fell in the very same way,
Russia went, China went, and the USA
The human race was destroyed without a chance to pray.
Do Your Ears Hang Low?
[Tune: Turkey in the Straw, refrain]
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them over your shoulder
Like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low.
Do your ears stand high?
Do they reach up to the sky?
Do they droop when they're wet?
Do they stiffen when they dry?
Can you semaphore your neighbor.
With a minimum of labor?
Do your ears hang high?
Do your ears hang wide?
Do they flap from side to side?
Do they wave in the breeze,
From the slightest little sneeze?
Can you soar above the nation
with a feeling of elevation?
Do your ears hang wide?
Do your ears fall off,
When you give a great big cough?
Do they lie there on the ground,
Or bounce up at every sound?
Can you stick them in your pocket,
Just like Davey Crocket?
Do your ears fall off?
Dum, Dum, Da, Da
Dum, dum, da, da,
Da-dum, dum, da, da,
Da-dum, dum, da, da, da, dum, da-dum, dum, dum
Dum, dum, da, da,
Da-dum, dum, da, da,
Da-dum, dum, da, da, da, dum.
First time through: pat both knees twice, then right hand to left shoulder twice; pat knees twice,
then left hand to right shoulder twice.
Second time through: pat both knees once, then right hand to left shoulder once; pat knees once,
then left hand to right shoulder once; pat knees, then cross arms, uncross arms and then snap
fingers.
Third time through: left hand on right elbow, flutter right hand; right hand on left elbow, flutter left
hand.
Fourth time through: brush hands, then right hand on left elbow; left hand on right elbow.
Fifth time through: cross arms, lean alternately forward and back.
Fast Food
Tune: A ram sam Sam
Pizza Hut a Pizza Hut
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut a Pizza Hut
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
McDonald McDonalds
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
A Burger King a Burger King
Long John Silvers and a Burger King
A Burger King a Burger King
Long John Silvers and a Burger King
Red Lobster Red Lobster
Long John Silvers and a Burger King
Dairy Queen A Dairy Queen
Chucky Cheese and a Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen A Dairy Queen
Chucky Cheese and a Dairy Queen
Roy Rogers Roy Rogers
Chucky Cheese and a Dairy Queen
Actions
Pizza Hut - Make shape of a hut in the air
Kentucky Fried- Flap elbows up and down in the manner of a demented chicken
McDonalds - Put hands on top of head and bridge out and down to produce the "Golden Arches"
Burger King - Put hands on head with fingers up to make a crown
Long John Silver - mimic sword play
Red Lobster - hold up arms and bring fingers down on thumbs like lobster claws snapping
Dairy Queen - mimic milking a cow
Chucky Cheese - mimic throwing up a pizza
Roy Rogers - mimic riding a horse
Little Bunny Fu-Fu
Little bunny Fu-fu, hoppin' though the forest,
Scoopin' up the field mice and boppin' them on the head.
Along came the good fairy, and she said:
"Little bunny Fu-fu, I don't want to see you
Scoopin' up the field mice and boppin' them on the head.
I'll give you three chances to change your ways, and if you
don't obey, I'll turn you into a goon."
So the next day . . . [Repeat-two more chances . . . ]
So the next day . . . [Repeat-one more chance . . . ]
So the next day . . . [Repeat] "I gave you three chances to change your ways and you didn't obey,
so now I'm turning you into goon. Poof! You're a goon. And the moral of this story is . . . 'Hare
today and goon tomorrow.'
Goin' On a Lion Hunt
[Audience echoes each line and sets up clap/lap-slapping rhythm.]
Goin' on a lion hunt.
Goin to catch a big one.
I'm not afraid.
Look, what's up ahead?
Mud!
Can't go over it.
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
Gotta go through it. [Make sloshing sounds and move hands as if slogging.]
Following verses:
Sticks. [Snap fingers.]
Tree. [Make gestures climbing up and down.]
Gate. [Make gate-opening gestures.]
River. [Make swimming gestures.]
Cave. [Go in it and find lion. Reverse all motions quickly to get home.
If I Weren't a Boy Scout ...
[Tune: This is the Music Concert]
If I were not a Boy Scout, I wonder what I'd be
If I were not a Boy Scout, a ......
1. A bird watcher I'd be
Hark a lark, flying through the park, SPLAT!
2. A plumber I would be
Plunge it, flush it, look out below!
3. A mermaid I would be
Bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop!
4. A carpenter I'd be
Two by four, nail it to the floor!
5. A secretary I'd be
z-z-z-z get the point, z-z-z-z get the point?
6. A teacher I would be
Sit down, shut up, throw away your gum!
7. An airline attendant I'd be
Coffee, tea, or me, sir; here's your little bag,BLEH!
8. A typist I would be
Ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ZING!
9. A hippie I would be
Love and peace, my hair is full of grease!
[or] Hey Man! Cool Man! Far out! Wow!
10. A farmer I would be
Here's a cow, there's a cow, and here's another yuck!
[or] Come on Betsy give... the baby's gotta live
11. A laundry worker I would be
Starchy here, starchy there, starchy in your underwear!
12. A cashier I would be
Twenty nine, forty nine, here is your change, sir!
13. A gym teacher I'd be
We must, we must, improve the bust!
14. A medic I would be
Turn around, drop your pants, jab, jab, jab!
15. A doctor I would be
Take a pill; pay my bill! I'm going golfing!
[or] Needle! Thread! Stick 'em in the head!
16. An electrician I would be
Positive, negative bbzzzzt zap
17. A fireman I would be
Jump lady, jump... whoa spat!
18. A cook I would be
Mix it, bake it; heartburn-BURP!
19. A ice cream maker I'd be
Tutti-frutti, tutti-frutti, nice ice cream!
20. A politician I would be
Raise the taxes, lower the pay, vote for me on election day!
21. A butcher I would be
Chop it up, grind it up, make a little patty!
22. A garbage collector I'd be
Lift it, dump it, pick out the good stuff
[or] Pile that garbage. Pile that garbage. Pile it to the sky.
23. A [Domino's] pizza maker I'd be
30 minute, fast delivery!
24. A clam digger I would be
Dig one here, dig one there-Oh my frozen derriere!
25. Superman I would be
It's a bird, it's a plane, where is Lois Lane?
26. Lois Lane I would be
Get away, get away, get away, Clark Kent!
27. A cyclist I would be
peddle, peddle, peddle, peddle; ring, ring, ring!
28. A truck driver I'd be
Here's a curve, there's a curve. HERE'S A BETTER CURVE!
[Makes outline of shapely woman.]
29. A house cleaner I'd be
Ooh, a bug; squish it in the rug!
30. A baby I would be
Mama, Dada, I wuv you!
31. A Preacher I would be
Well, well, you never can tell; you might go to heaven, or you might go to ...
32. A DJ I would Be,
Miles of smiles on the radio dial.
33. A Stewardess I would be,
Here's your coffee, here's your tea. here's your paper bag, urrrp
34. A Baker I would be,
Donuts! Eclairs! Buy My Buns!
35. A Lifeguard I would be,
Save yourself, Man. I'm working on my tan!
[or] Mouth to Mouth Resuscitate, What a way to get a date.
36. A Lawyer I would be,
Honest. I swear, My client wasn't there
37. An Undertaker I would be,
6 x 4, nail them to the floor.
38. An Engineer, I would be,
Push the button, push the button, kick the darn machine.
39. A Ranger I would be,
Get eaten by a bear, see if I care.
40. A Scoutmaster I would be,
Do this, do that, I'm gonna take a nap.
Finally: A Girl Scout I would be!
I'm a Little Hunk of Tin
I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows where I have been..
Got four wheels and a running board, I'm a four-by-four-by-four..
Honk-honk, rattle-rattle, rattle crash, beep-beep
Honk-hank, rattle-rattle, rattle crash, beep-beep
Honk-honk, honk, honk.
Actions: honk-pull ears; rattle-shake head; crash-cover face with hands; beep-push on nose with
flat of hand
Junior Birdmen
[Tune: On Brave Old Army Team]
Up in the air, Junior Birdmen; up in the air, upside down,
Up in the air, Junior Birdmen; with your noses to the ground.
And when you hear the grand announcement: that your wings are made of tin.
Well, then you know, Junior Birdmen, it's time to send your box tops in.
For it takes: 5 box tops, 4 bottle bottoms, 3 coupons, 2
wrappers, and one thin dime!
Actions: Make a face mask each time you sing the words, "Junior Birdmen" by lacing your
fingers. Then, with thumbs under the chin, twist your hands outwards so that you make goggles
for the eyes. On "Upside down," perform a jet plane swoop outstretched arms. On "Ground," bring
the swooping arms as near to the ground as possible.
Little Rabbit
In a cabin in the woods, little old man by the window stood.
Saw a rabbit hopping by, knocking at his door..
"Help me, help me, help me." shout the rabbit,
"Before the hunter shoots me dead."
Come little rabbit, come inside; safely at my side.
The Muffin Man
Do you know the muffin Man,
the Muffin Man, the muffin man.
Do You know the muffin man,
who lives on gingerbread lane.
Yes I know the muffin man,
the muffin man, the muffin man.
Yes I know the muffin man,
who lives on gingerbread lane.
We all know the muffin man,
the muffin man, the muffin man.
We all know the muffin man,
who lives on gingerbread lane.
Start with one person, asking another. Then third verse together. Then each of them finds another
person to ask and it keeps repeating until everyone knows the muffin man.
Singing in the Rain
We're singing in the rain, just singing in the rain.
What a glorious feeling, we're happy again.
Thumbs up! [Group echoes.]
A-root-ta-ta, root-ta-ta. root-ta-ta-TA
Add each of the following, in turn:
Thumbs Up
Arms Out
Elbows In
Knees Bent
Knees together
Toes together
Butt out
Chest out
Head Back
Tongue out
I've Got That Scouting Spirit
I've got that Scouting spirit up in my head,
up in my head, up in my head.
I've got that Scouting spirit up in my head,
up in my head to stay.
2. I've got that Scouting spirit deep in my heart.
3. I've got that Scouting spirit down in my feet.
4. I've got that Scouting spirit all over me.
Carry Me Aki [hand clap song]
Carry me aki, go Linstead Market, not a quody would sell.
Carry me aki, go Linstead Market, not a quody would sell.
CHORUS:
Lord, what a life, not a bite, what a Saturday night,
Oh Lordy! Lord, what a life, not a bite, what a Saturday night.
All the children go, "Lingo, lingo," not a quody would sell.
All the children go, "Lingo, lingo," not a quody would sell.
[Chorus]
Everybody come feel Ôem, feel Ôem, not a quody would sell.
Everybody come feel Ôem, feel Ôem, not a quody would sell.
[Chorus]
[Clap hands out and together in time with words. After each sentence clap together twice, and
while saying "Oh Lordy," Clap three times, once on each syllable]
Shouts
BRAVO
BR
AVOB
RAVO
Everywhere we go
Everywhere we go,
People always ask us.
Who we are,
Where we come from.
And we tell them.
We're from _________,
Sunney, sunney _________
And if they can't hear us.
We'll sing a little louder.
Flies and frogs
There ain't no flies on us,
There ain't no flies on us.
There might be flies on some of you guys,
But there ain't no flies on us.
There ain't no frogs on us.
There ain't no frogs on us.
There might be frogs on some of you dogs,
But there ain't no frogs on us.
Ham and Eggs
I like mine fried nice and brown.
I like mine fried upside down.
Nice and brown,
Upside down.
HAM AND EGGS
Ohh-a-lay-lah
Ohh-a-lay-lah.
Ticka ticka tomba.
Massa massa marrsa.
Ohh, a-lake, ala wake, ala-wah.
Thunder
Thunder, thunder, thunderation,
We are the girl guide association.
When we work with determination,
We create a, sensation.
Guides' Own
Light a little Candle
Light a little candle in my heart,
To shine right through the night.
Light a little candle in my heart,
To shine right through the night.
Light a little candle, Lord Jesus,
Light a little candle, Lord Jesus,
Light a little candle in my heart,
To shine right through the night.
God's Love
God's love is like a circle,
A circle big and round.
And when you see a circle,
No ending can be found.
And so the love of Jesus,
Goes on eternally,
Forever and forever,
I know that God loves me.
Sing Hosanna
Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning,
Give me oil in my lamp I pray.
Give me oil in my lamp keep me burning.
Keep me burning 'til the brake of day.
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King of kings.
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King.
Give me Joy in my heart, keep me praising..........
Give me peace in my heart, keep me resting........
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving.......
Prayer for Peace
Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.
Let it begin with me oh Lord,
Let it begin with me.
Rounds
Animal Fair
We went to the animal fair,
The birds and the beasts were there,
The big babboon by the light of the moon,
Was combing his auburn hair.
the monkey fell out of his bunk,
And slid down the elephants trunk.
The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees,
And what became of the ,
Monkey, monkey, monkey.................................
Cuckoo Song
From out the batteed elm tree,
The owl's hoot I hear.
From out the distant forest,
The cookoo answers clear.
Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo. Cuckoo.
Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo. Cuckoo.
Freezing Tent
A freezing tent, a freezing tent,
The rain is comeing down in a freezing tent.
A freezing tent, a freezing tent,
The rain is comeing down in a freezing tent.
Wet blankets, wet blankets,
The rain is coming down in a freezing tent.
Wet blankets, wet blankets,
The rain is coming down in a freezing tent.
Heidi
Heidi, heidi, heidi, heidi, di-di-di-di,
Heidi, heido.
Heidi, heidi, heidi, heidi, di-di-di-di,
Heidi, heido.
Heidi, heidi, heidi, heidi, di-di-di-di,
Heidi, heido.
Heidi, heidi, heidi, heidi, di-di-di-di,
Heidi, heido.
Hi Hoe
Hi Hoe. Anybody home,
Food and drink and money have I none.
Yet I will be happy.
I like the Flowers
I like the flowers, I love the daffoldills.
I like the mountains. I love the rolling hills.
I like the fireside, where all the lights are low.
Boom-di-ara, boom-di-ara, boom-di-ara, Boom.
Boom-di-ara, boom-di-ara, boom-di-ara, Boom.
Kookaburra
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Merry, merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra,
Gay your life must be.
Pizza Hut
A Pizza hut, a pizza hut ,
Kentucky fried chicken and a pizza hut.
Macdonalds, Macdonalds,
Kentucky fried chicken and a pizza hut.
Wimpy Bar, Little Cheif, Happy Eater.
Take away, fish and chips, Tandori.
Tzena
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Can't you hear the music playing in, the village square.
Tzena, tzena, tzena, tzena,
Can't you hear the music playing in, the village square.
Tzena, Tzena, join the celebration,
There'll be people there from every nation,
Dawn will find us, dancing in the sunlight,
Dancing in the village square.
You and Me
You and me we're gonna be partnres,
You and me, we're gonna be pals.
You and me we're gonna be partners
Buddies and pals.
Quiet Songs
All things shall perish, ( Music shall live)
All things shall perish from,
Under the stars.
Music alone shall live,
Music alone shall live,
Music alone shall live,
Never shall die.
Barges
Out of my window looking in the night,
I can see the barges flickering light.
Silently flows the river to the sea,
And the barges too go silently.
Barges, I would like to go with you,
I would like to sail the ocean blue.
Barges, have you treasures in your hold?
Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?
Out of my window looking in the night,
I can see the barges flickering light.
Starboard shines green, and port is glowing red,
You can see them flickering far ahead.
Iona Gloria
Gloria,
Gloria,
Gloria,
In excelsis deo.
Land of the Silver Birch
Land of the silver birch,
Home of the beaver.
Where still the mighty moose,wanders at will.
Blue lake and rocky shore,
I will return once more.
Boom-di-di eye die,
Boom-di-di eye die
Boom-di-di eye die, boom.
Swift as a silverfish,
Canoe of birch bark.
Thy mighty waterways carry me forth
There where the blue lake lies,
I'll set my wigwam.
Close to the water's edge, silent adn still.
My heart grows sick for you.
Here in the lowlands,
I will return to you, hills of the north.
Look up to the Sky
Look up to the sky,
When all you see is rain.
And when the clouds have blown away,
The sky is blue again.
SO when your lonley and afraid,
and life is hard to understand,
Remember, Happiness is waiting near,
And peace will take you by the hand.
Look up the the hills,
They seem to touch the sky,
But when at last you reach the top,
They aren't so very high.
Look across the fields,
The earth is bear and cold,
But when the summer comes the corn,
Will turn the fields to gold.
Look into the dark,
The night hides everthing.
But when at last the dawn appears,
The birds begin to sing.
Smile
A smile is such a funney thing,
It wrinkles up your face.
And when its gone you'll never find,
Its secret hinding place.
But far more wonderful it is to see what smiles can do.
You smile at one she smiles at you,
And so one smile makes two.
We're here for fun right from the start,
Pray drop your dignity,
And laugh and sing with all your heart,
And show your loyalty.
All other meeting we've enjoyed ,
Let this one be the best.
Join in the songs we sing today,
Be happy with the rest.
Wandering Wind
Wandering wind. Blowing free.
Where do you go? What do you see?
North wind of the drifting snow,
Blow across the sea.
Blow the cool of quietness,
A thousand miles to me.
South wind of the golden sands,
Blow across the sea.
Blow thw warmth of friendliness,
A thousand miles to me.
East wind of the rising sun,
Blow across the sea.
Blow the hopefulness of dawn,
A thousand miles to me.
West wind of the summer rain,
Blow across the sea.
Blow the gentleness of love,
A thousand miles to me.
Somewhere There's a forest
Somewhere there's a forest, where you can stand and dream. And walk alone beside the waters, of a forest stream.
Where quietness and peace of mind, are waiting there for you to find. So leave the noisy world behind, for just a
little while. Somewhere there's a seashore where the wind is blowing free, And wheeling seagulls call above the
music of the sea. Somewhere there's a hillside, where you can climb at dawn, And wonder at the sunrise as another
day is born.
Closing Songs
Go well and Safely
Go well and safely,
Go well and safely,
Go well and safely,
The Lord be ever with you.
(Stay, keep, camp, work, sleep, wake.......)
Hawaian Fishermans Song
Day is over
And our eyes search the horizon,
Where the ocean, meet the sky in purple haze.
And swiftly,
To our homeland we are gliding,
As the sunset spreads soft its amber gaze.
Back to the homes that now await us.
Through the brakers, that wash our native shore.
Silently through the shimering waters.
'Til tomorrow when our boats set out once more.
Irish Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sunshine warm upon your face.
The rain fall soft upon you fields.
And until we meet again some day.
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
May the memories that we have shared.
Linger on and on,
Linger on and on.
Kum By Yah
Kum by Yah my Lord, kum by yah.
Kum by Yah my Lord, kum by yah.
Kum by Yah my Lord, kum by yah.
Oh Lord, kum by yah.
Someone's crying Lord,
Kum by Yah.....
(Singing, praying, dancing, humm.........)
Light The Stars
Light the Stars, waiting overhead.
Light the fields, all around us spread.
Light the hills, Light the sea.
Light our hearts with faith and purity.
Norwegian Camp Fire Song
We have campfired here,
By the deep, deep sea,
And the slender trees,
Of a lonely isle.
As the sun goes down,
Everything so still,
And our campfire song,
Echoes round the hill.
All that we hold dear,
From the north and south,
Can be seen so clear,
In the golden glow.
We have campfired here,
By the deep, deep sea,
And the slender trees,
Of Norweigian soil.
Tallis Canon
Glory to thee my God this night,
For all the blessings of the light.
Keep me, oh keep me, King of kings,
Beneath thy own almighty wings.
Campfire Songs
Sarasponda
Sarasponda, sarasponda, sarasponda ret set set.
Sarasponda, sarasponda sarasponda ret set set.
A doray-oh, A doray boomday-oh.
A doray boomday ret set set, ah say pa say oh.
Boom-be-da, boom-be-da, boom-be-da, boomÉ
[Split group into 2 parts. Sing through together, then one group continues singing the "boom-beda"
part, while the other sings through the verse. Then switch.]
Hey Lollee
(This is the classic campfire song for which you make up verses as you go)
Hey Lollee, lollee,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
Hey Lollee, lollee,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
This is a crazy kind of song,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
You make it up as you go along,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
When calypso singers sing this song,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
It sometimes lasts the whole day long,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
First you invent a simple rhyme,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
Then another one to rhyme,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
While you catch on I'll sing a verse,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
Then you do one that's even worse,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
I know a boy named Sammy--C, (or use another name that rhymes)
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
He sings "Hey Lollee" in just one key,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
Tonight we've chosen another key,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
You won't be hearing from Sammy--C,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
He sings "Hey Lollee" day and night,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
It never seems to come out right,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
I know a man name Mr. Jones,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
When he sings, everybody groans,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
The singer you fast the getter it's tuff,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
To line up makes that you won't muff,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
Let's put this song back on the shelf,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
If you want anymore you can sing it yourself,
Hey Lollee, lollee, lo.
Clementine
In a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine,
Lived a miner, forty-niner, and his daughter Clementine.
Chorus
Oh my darling, Oh my darling, Oh my darling Clementine,
You are lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Light she was, and like a fairy, and her shoes were number nine,
Herring boxes without topses, sandals were for Clementine.
Drove she ducklings to the water every morning just at nine,
Hit her foot against a splinter, fell into the foaming brine.
Ruby lips above the water, blowing bubbles soft and fine,
Alas for me! I was no swimmer, so I lost my Clementine.
In a churchyard near the canyon, where the myrtle doth entwine,
There grow roses and other posies, fertilized by Clementine.
Then the miner, forty-niner, soon began to peak and pine,
Thought he oughter join his daughter, now he's with his Clementine.
In my dreams she still doth haunt me, robed in garments soaked in brine,
While in life I used to hug her, now she's dead I draw the line.
How I missed her, how I missed her, how I missed my Clementine,
Until I kissed her little sister, and forgot my Clementine.
Now ye Scouts all heed the warning to this tragic tale of mine,
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation would have saved my Clementine.
Tie Me Kangaroo Down
The first verse is almost spoken or narrated
There's an old Australian stockman - lying, dying...
And he gets himself up onto one elbow
And turns to his mates who are all gathered around
And he says....
I'm going, Blue; this you gotta do,
I'm not gonna pull through, Blue, so this you gotta do . . .
Chorus:
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down.
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down.
Watch me wallabies feed, mate
Watch me wallabies feed.
They're a dangerous breed, mate
So, watch me wallabies feed.
(chorus)
Let me wombats go loose, Bruce,
Let me wombats go loose.
They're of no further use, Bruce,
So let me wombats go lose.
(chorus)
Keep me cockatoo cool, curl
Keep me cockatoo cool.
Don't go actin' the fool, curl
Just keep me cockatoo cool.
(chorus)
Take me koala back, Jack
Take me koala back.
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mack
So, take me koala back.
(chorus)
Mind me platypus duck, Bill
Mind me platypus duck.
Don't let him go running amuck, Bill
Just, mind me platypus duck.
(chorus)
Play your digeridoo, Blue
Play your digeridoo.
(Dying) Like, keep playing it 'til I shoot through, Blue
Play your digeridoo.
(chorus)
Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred
Tan me hide when I'm dead.
So, we tanned his hide, when he died, Clyde
And that's it hangin' on the shed.
(chorus)
-- Thanks to Lew Orans
Green Grow the Rushes
This is a very old folk song. I present here the Scout version and a published version -- you will
understand the difference. This song is structured like the 12 Days of Christmas, in that it builds
as the verses progress, until at the end, the singers respond with all 12 lines. It is not sung to a
"stock" tune -- you will have to find someone who knows it to learn the tune.
Here is how the Scout version begins:
Leader: I'll sing you one ho
Group: Green grow the rushes ho,
What is your one ho?
Leader: One is one and all alone and ever more shall be it so.
That is the basic form. Here is the second round:
Leader: I'll sing you two ho
Group: Green grow the rushes ho,
What is your two ho?
Leader: Two, two little Boy Scouts, Clothed them all in green ho (or Cub Scouts in Blue)
Leader and Group: One is one and all alone and ever more shall be it so
So, you can see how it goes. Here are the other 10 lines:
Twelve for the Twelve Apostles
Eleven for the eleven who went to Heaven
Ten for the Ten Commandments
Nine for the night (nine??) bright shiners
Eight for the April rainers
Seven for the seven stars in the sky
Six for the six proud walkers
Five for symbols at your door
Four for the Gospel makers
Three, three the rivals
According to "Rise Up Singing" published by Sing Out publications the song was first printed in
"English Country Songs" by Broadwood and Maitland in 1893. Here are the lyrics:
One is one and all alone and evermore shall be
2, 2 the lily white boys, clothed all in green-o
3, 3 the rivals
4 for the Gospel makers
5 for the symbols at your door
6 for the 6 proud walkers
7 for the 7 stars in the sky
8 for the April raiders
9 for the 9 bright shiners
10 for the 10 Commandments
11 for the 11 that went up to heaven
12 for the 12 Apostles
! Thanks to Bruce E. Cobern, Larry Ruh and Jeffrey Ross
!
Waltzing Matilda
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Chorus:
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tuckerbag
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me,
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tuckerbag,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Up rode the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred,
Down came the troopers - one, two, three,
Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tuckerbag?
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me,
Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tuckerbag?
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Up jumped the swagman, and sprang into the billabong,
You'll never catch me alive said he,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda -- An Older Version
(A.B. Paterson)
Oh, There was once a swagman camped in a billabong
Under the shade of a coolabah tree
And he sang as he looked at his old billy boiling
"Who'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me?
Who'll come a Waltzing Matilda, my darling,
Who'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me
Waltzing Watilda and leading a water-bag
Who'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
Down came a jumbuckto drink at the water hole
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee
And he sang as he stuffed him away in his tuckerbag
"You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me."
(Repeat Chorus)
Down came the squatter, a riding on his thoroughbred
Down came policemen, One, two and three
"Whose is the jumbuck you've got in your tuckerbag
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me."
(Repeat Chorus)
But the swagman, he up and he jumped in the water hole
Drowning himself by the Coolabah tree
And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the billibong
"Who'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me?"
(Repeat Chorus)
Taps
Sing with reverence.
Day is done
Gone the sun
From the Lakes
From the hills
From the sky
All is well
Safely rest
God is nigh.
Fading light
Dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright,
From afar,
Drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise,
For our days,
Neath the sun,
Neath the stars,
Neath the sky,
As we go,
This we know,
God is nigh.
-- Thanks to The U.S. Scouting Service Project
Here we stand,
Hand in Hand,
Wishing Peace,
Freedom, Joy,
To each man,
When there's love,
In our hearts,
God is nigh.
Scout Vespers
I have two versions, here. The most common one I only have the one verse of. I have that in the
1963 issue of the Boy Scout Songbook, and the Wood Badge Songbook that I recieved in 1995
when I took the class.
Softly falls the light of day,
While our campfire fades away.
Silently each Scout should ask
Have I done my daily task?
Have I kept my honor bright?
Can I guiltless sleep tonight?
Have I done and have I dared
Everything to be prepared?
Second version (From my Wood Badge Songbook.)
Quitely we join as one,
Thanking God for Scouting fun
May we now go on our way,
Thankful for another day.
May we always love and share,
Living in peace beyond compare.
As Scout may we find,
Friendships true with all mankind.
Quietly we now will part,
Pledging ever in our heart,
To strive to do our best each day,
As we travel down life's way.
Happiness we'll try to give,
Trying a better life to live,
'Till all the world be joined in love,
Living in peace under skies above.
! Thanks to Chuck Bramlet
!
CHARLIE ON THE M.T.A.
Let me tell ya of a story 'bout a man named Charlie, on a tragic and faithful day.
He put ten cents in his pocket, kissed his wife and family, went to ride on the M.T.A
Chorus:
But did he ever return?
No, he never returned, and his fate is still unlearned. (Poor old charlie).
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston, he's the man who never returned.
Charlie handed in his dime at the Kendel Square Station and he changed for Jamaca Plains.
When he got there the conductor told him, "one more nickel," Charlie couldn't get off that train
Well all night long Charlie rides through the stations, saying, "What will become of me?
How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea or my cousin or Roxbury?"
Charlie's wife goes down to the Scully Square station, every day at a quarter past two.
And through the open window, she hands Charlie a sandwich as the train goes a rumbling
through.
The Scout Who Never Returned
[Tune: Charlie On The MTA]
Let me tell you of a story of a Scout named . . . ,
On that tragic and fateful day;
Put his/her Scout knife in his/her pocket;
Kissed his/her dog and family;
When to hike in the woods far away.
Well, did he/she ever return?
No, he/she never returned.
And his/her fate is still unlearned:
He/she may roam forever in the woods and mountains,
He/she's the Scout who never returned.
Now you citizens of [town name],
Don't you think it's a scandle
How ol' [Scout's name] got lost that day?
Take the right equipment; TAKE ALONG A BUDDY,
When you hike in the hills that way.
Or else you'll never return,
No, you'll never return.
And your fate will be unlearned: (just like [Scout's name])
You may roam forever in the woods and mountains,
Like the Scout who never returned.
Dixie
I wish I was in the land of cotton,
Old times there are not forgotten;
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixieland.
In Dixieland where I was born in,
Early on one frosty morning';
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixieland.
Chorus
Then I wish I was in Dixie, hooray! Hooray!
In Dixieland I'll take my stand to live and die in Dixie;
Away, away, away down south in Dixie. [Repeat.]
There's buckwheat cakes and Indian batter
Makes you fat, but that don't matter;
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixieland.
Then hoe it down and scratch your grabble,
To Dixieland I'm bound to travel,
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixieland.
Down in the Valley
Down in the valley, the valley so low,
Hang your head over, hear the winds blow.
Hear the winds blow, dear, hear the winds blow.
Hang your head over, hear the winds blow.
Down in the valley, walking between,
Telling our story, here's what it means.
Here's what it means, dear, here's what it means,
Telling our story, here's what it means.
Roses love sunshine, violets love dew,
Angels in heaven know I love you;
Know I love you, dear, know I love you,
Angels in heaven know I love you.
Build me a castle forty feet high,
So I can see him as he rides by;
As he rides by, dear, as he rides by,
So I can see him as he rides by.
Writing this letter, containing three lines,
Answer my question, "Will you be mine?"
"Will you be mine, dear, will you be mine,"
Answer my question, "Will you be mine?"
If you don't love me, love whom you please,
Throw your arms round me, give my heart ease.
Give my heart ease, dear, give my heart ease,
Throw your arms round me, give my heart ease.
Throw your arms round me, before it's too late;
Throw your arms round me, feel my heart break.
Feel my heart break, dear, feel my heart break.
Throw your arms round me, feel my heart break.
Home on the Range
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,
Where the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Chorus
Home, home on the range,
Where the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Where the air is so pure, and the zephyrs so free,
The breezes so balmy and light,
That I would not exchange my home on the range,
For all of the cities so bright.
The Red man was pressed from this part of the west,
He's likely no more to return,
To the banks of the Red River where seldom if ever
Their flickering campfires burn.
How often at night when the heavens are bright,
With the light from the glittering stars,
Have I stood there amazed and asked as I gazed,
If their glory exceeds that of ours.
Oh, I love these wild flowers in this dear land of ours,
The curlew I love to hear cry,
And I love the white rocks and the antelope flocks,
That graze on the mountain slopes high.
Oh give me a land where the bright diamond sand,
Flows leisurely down in the stream;
Where the graceful white swan goes gliding along,
Like a maid in a heavenly dream.
Then I would not exchange my home on the range,
Where the deer and the antelope play;
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight
Late last night when we were all in bed,
Mrs. O'Leary left her lantern in the shed.
Well, the cow kicked it over, and this is what they said:
"There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight!"
When you hear those bells go ding-a-ling,
All join 'round and sweetly you must sing.
And when the verse is through, in the chorus all join in:
"There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight!"
For dramatic effect, shout out "FIRE, FIRE, FIRE" at the end of the first verse.
Silly variant:
Ten nights dark when bed we all were in,
Old Leary lady hung the shed her lantern in,
And when the kick cowed it over, she eyed her wink and said
"There'll be town hot in the time old tonight!"
Red River Valley
From this valley they say you are going,
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile,
For they say you are taking the sunshine
Which has brightened our pathways a while.
Chorus
Come and sit by my side if you love me;
Do not hasten to bid me adieu,
But remember the Red River Valley,
And the girl that has loved you so true.
I've been thinking a long time, my darling,
Of the sweet words you never would say,
Now, alas, must my fond hopes all vanish?
For they say you are going away.
Won't you think of the valley you're leaving,
Oh, how lonely and sad it will be,
Just think of the fond heart you're breaking,
And the grief you are causing to me.
From this valley they say you are going,
When you go, may your darling go too?
Would you leave her behind unprotected,
When she loves no one other than you.
As you go to your home by the ocean,
May you never forget those sweet hours,
That we spent in the Red River Valley,
And the love we exchanged 'mid the flowers.
I have promised you, darling, that never
Will a word from my lips cause you pain,
And my life, it will be yours forever,
If you only will love me again.
They will bury me where you have wandered,
Near the hills where the daffodils grow,
When you're gone from the Red River valley,
For I can't live without you I know.
Shenandoah
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you,
Far away you rolling river,
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you,
Away, we're bound away across the wide Missouri.
I long to see your smiling valley, . . .
'Tis seven long years since last I saw thee, . . .
When first I took a rambling notion, . . . To sail across the briny ocean.
On Top of Old Smoky
On top of old Smoky, all covered with snow,
I lost my true lover from courting too slow.
Now, courting is pleasure and parting is grief,
And a false-hearted lover is worse than a thief.
For a thief will just rob you and take what you have,
But a false-hearted lover will lead you to the grave.
And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust;
Not one boy in a hundred a poor girl can trust.
They'll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies,
Than cross ties on a railroad or stars in the skies.
So, come all you young maidens and listen to me,
Never place your affection on a green willow tree.
For the leaves they will whither, and the roots they will die,
You'll all be forsaken and never know why.
Oh! Susanna
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee,
I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see.
It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry
The sun so hot I froze to death, Susanna, don't you cry.
Chorus
Oh! Susanna, Oh don't you cry for me,
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee.
I had a dream the other night, when everything was still;
I thought I saw Susanna dear, a coming down the hill.
A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye,
Says I, I'm coming from the south, Susanna, don't you cry.
I soon will be in New Orleans, and then I'll look around,
And when I find Susanna, I'll fall upon the ground.
But if I do not find her, then I will surely die,
And when I'm dead and buried, Oh, Susanna, don't you cry.
Scouting Songs
Ging Gang Gooli
During the first World Jamboree B.P. was looking for a song that everyone could sing, no matter
what their language was. Ging Gang Gooli was the result. It is of no language, but it means a lot of
fun. The story was apparently created later.
In the deepest darkest Africa there is a legend concerning the Great Gray Ghost Elephant. Every
year, after the rains, the great gray ghost elephant arose from the mists and wandered throughout
the land at dawn. When he came to a village, he would stop and sniff the air, then he would either
go around the village or through it. If he went round the village, the village would have a
prosperous year, if he went through it, there would be hunger and drought.
The village of War-Cha had been visited three years in a row by the elephant and things were
pretty bad indeed. The village leader, Ging-Ganga was very worried, as was the village medicine
man Hay-la-shay. Together, they decided to do something about the problem. Now Ging-Ganga
and his warriors were huge men with big shields and spears. They decided to stand in the path of
the elephant and shake their shields and spears at it to frighten it away. Hay-la-shay and his
followers were going to cast magic spells to deter the elephant by shaking their medicine bags, as
the elephant approached. The medicine bags made the sound - shalawally, shalawally, shalawally.
Very early in the morning of the day the Great Gray Ghost Elephant came, the villagers gathered at
the edge of the village, on one side were Ging-Ganga and his warriors, (indicate right) and on the
other was Hay-la-shay and his followers (indicate left). As they waited the warriors sang softly
about their leader - Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha, Ging, gang goo, Ging, gang goo,
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha, Ging, gang goo, Ging, gang goo. As they waited the
medicine men sang of their leader - Heyla, heyla sheyla, Heyla sheyla, heyla ho, Heyla, heyla
sheyla, Heyla sheyla, heyla ho.
And they shook their medicine bags - Shalli-walli, shalli-walli, Shalli-walli, shalli-walli.
And from the river came the mighty great gray ghost elephant's reply - Oompa, oompa, oompa...
The elephant came closer, so the warriors beat their shields and sang louder (signal warriors to
stand and beat their thighs in time) - Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha, Ging, gang goo,
Ging, gang goo, Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha, Ging, gang goo, Ging, gang goo.
Then the medicine men rose and sang loudly - Heyla, heyla sheyla, Heyla sheyla, heyla ho, Heyla,
heyla sheyla, Heyla sheyla, heyla ho. And they shook their medicine bags - Shalli-walli, shalliwalli,
Shalli-walli, shalli-walli. And the mighty great gray ghost elephant turned aside and went
round the village saying - Oompa, oompa, oompa...
There was great rejoicing in the village and all the villagers joined in to sing .... Ging gang gooli....
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,
Ging, gang goo, Ging, gang goo,
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,
Ging, gang goo, Ging, gang goo.
Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,
Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho.
Shalli-walli, shalli-walli, Shalli-walli, shalli-walli.
Oompa, oompa, oompa...
Our Paddles Keen and Bright
Our paddles keen and bright, flashing like silver,
Swift as the wild goose flies, dip, dip, and swing.
Dip, dip, and swing them back, flashing like silver,
Swift as the wild goose flies, dip, dip, and swing.
Sing two or three times through, with voices becoming louder and then softer-as though canoes
were first approaching and then moving away. [Also may be sung as a round.]
I've Got That Scouting Spirit
I've got that Scouting spirit up in my head,
Up in my head, up in my head.
I've got that Scouting spirit up in my head,
Up in my head to stay.
2. I've got that Scouting spirit deep in my heart.
3. I've got that Scouting spirit down in my feet.
4. I've got that Scouting spirit all over me.
Where Have all the Tigers Gone...
This is sung to the tune of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"
Where have all the Tigers gone, long time growing
Where have all the Tigers gone, in just a year
Where have all the Tigers gone,
Gone to Cub Scouts every one
They've got so much to learn,
They've got so much to learn.
Where have all the Cub Scouts gone, growing up so fast,
Where have all the Cub Scouts gone, it took three years.
Where have all the Cub Scouts gone,
Gone to Webelos every one.
There's still some more to learn,
There's still some more to learn.
Where have all the Webelos gone, no longer little boys,
Where have all the Webelos gone, fifth grade was last fall.
Where have all the Webelos gone
Gone to Boy Scouts every one.
It's a great adventure,
It's a great adventure.
Where have all the Boy Scouts gone, young men standing tall,
Where have all the Boy Scouts gone, eighteen draws near.
Where have all the Boy Scouts gone,
To fly with Eagles every one.
We love to be Boy Scouts,
We love to be BOY SCOUTS!
Akela's Son
Sung to tune "Here Comes Peter Cottontail"
I've never seen a happier lad than one who's obeying his mother or dad.
He doesn't talk back when he's told just what to do.
I never have seen a happier lad
than one who's obeying his mother or dad,
But he jumps to his job with a snap and a click of his shoes.
So be thankful for all that your mom or dad do,
And do all you can to make them proud of you.
You'll find your reward doing the things your told.
So be thankful for all that your mom or dad do,
And do all you can to make them proud of you.
You'll find your reward, doing the things your told.
So honor Akela in every way
And you'll have many a happy day
Your mom or dad will be so proud of you
Just do your best in every way,
And you'll have many a Happy day
This is the promise that Akela brings to you.
Camp School Banana Song
Sung to tune "Ging Gang Gooley"
We're a bunch of yellow bananas, we're a bunch, we're a bunch.
We're a bunch of yellow bananas, we're a bunch, we're a bunch.
Appealing, yes we're appealing, we've got the feeling
That we're a bunch of Scouts.
Appealing, yes we're appealing, we've go the feeling,
That we're a -{spoken}- Bunch of Scouts!
Quartermaster's Song
Sung to tune "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
Nobody knows the grub that I've seen,
Nobody knows the mixture.
Nobody knows the way it's prepared,
They're better off that way.
The Scouts were ravished beyond compare,
They gathered and washed their hands.
They came to the table and said their prayers
But only I know why!
Cause, nobody knows the grub that I've seen,
Nobody knows the mixture.
Oh, nobody asks for my recipes,
They're better off that way.
Sometimes there is a food fight,
The hardtack's mighty fine.
For propelling from a napkin,
The recipe is mine.
Sometimes the beans are thick,
and sometimes they are not,
Can you think of my ingredient, . . .
I'd tell but I'd rather not.
Cause, Nobody knows the grub that I've seen,
Oh, nobody knows the mixture,
Nobody knows the way it's prepared,
They're better off that way.
Quartermaster's Store
There are rats, rats, as big as alley cats,
At the store, at the store.
There are rats, rats, as big as alley cats,
At the Quartermaster's store.
Chorus:
My eyes are dim, I can not see.
I have not brought my specks with me. [Repeat.]
Mice . . . running through the rice.
Snakes . . . as big as garden rakes.
Beans . . . as big as submarines.
Gravy . . . enough to float the navy.
Cakes . . . that give us tummy aches.
Eggs . . . with scaly chicken legs.
Butter . . . running in the gutter.
Lard . . . they sell it by the yard.
Bread . . . with great big lumps like lead.
Cheese . . . that makes you want to sneeze.
Soot . . . they grow it by the foot.
Goats . . . eating all the oats
Bees . . . with little knobby knees.
Owls . . . shredding paper towels.
Apes . . . eating all the grapes.
Turtles . . . wearing rubber girdles.
Bear . . . with curlers in its hair.
Buffalos . . . with hair between their toes.
Foxes . . . stuffed in little boxes.
Coke . . . enough to make you choke.
Pepsi . . . that gives you apoplexy.
Roaches . . . sleeping in the coaches.
Flies . . . swarming 'round the pies.
Fishes . . . washing all the dishes.
Moths . . . eating through the cloths
Scouts . . . eating brussel sprouts.
Leaders . . . slapping at the skeeters.
Pinewood Derby Racing Song
Sung to tune "Take me out to the ball game"
Take me out to the pinewood, take me out to the crowd.
Buy me some graphite and a sanding block, I don't care if I ever get back.
We will root root root for my racer,
If I don't win you can say.
That I cut, sanded and designed it my self
Iin the Cub Scout Way!
B'gosh their starting the race now, I see my friend's in the heat
He's standing there biting his fingernails, But I am sure that he'll never be beat!
For, We'll root root root for my den-mate,
If he doesn't win we can say.
That he cut, sanded, and designed it him self
In the Cub Scout Way!
The Scouts have declared a winner,
And I am proud to say,
My racer, it got to the end of the track,
And my den leader let me bring it back,
For a second heat in consolation,
Was my decision today.
But I cut, sanded, and designed it myself
Iin the Cub Scout Way!
Scouting's - "Where Oh Where Are You Tonight"
Sung to melody of "Where Oh Where Are You Tonight"
Where, oh where, are you tonight?
Why did you leave me here all alone?
I fixed the kids dinner and they are in bed now.
Since you found Scouting, you're never at home.
When I started Scouting, all they ever told me
Was "Go with the boys, and have lots of fun."
Now all that I do is go to Scout meetings.
It seems like I'm always the one on the run.
Where, oh where, are you tonight?
Why did you leave me here all alone?
I fixed the kids dinner and they are in bed now.
Since you found Scouting, you're never at home.
One day I was told to try basic training.
I went 'cuz it sounded like lots of fun.
Now I am in charge of all of the training.
Oh, Heaven help me! Now what have I done!!??!!
Where, oh where, are you tonight?
Why did you leave me here all alone?
So sorry you missed your kid's graduation.
Maybe his wedding will bring you back home.
Woodbadge was something that I'd never heard of.
Worked for those beads 'till blue in my face.
One day I came home and she was spring cleaning:
She threw out those beads on that old shoelace!!
Where, oh where, are you tonight?
Your oldest daughter just had her first son.
Should I tell her now of all that's she's in for?
Her life in Scouting has only begun.
Where, oh where, are you tonight?
Why did you leave me here all alone?
I fixed the kids dinner and they are in bed now.
Since you found Scouting, you're never at home.
I Wanna Be A Scout
Sung to tune "Achey Breakey Heart"
I wanna be a Scout,
A true blue honest Scout,
I thought my dad would understand.
A real live Scout,
A campin' trampin' Scout,
Learning from Akela time and again.
Webelos and Bear,
Tiger and a Wolf,
My Dad said I was joining a zoo.
But, I wanna be a Scout,
A true blue honest Scout,
I know its the thing for me and you.
We went on a hike,
A nice long Scouting hike,
A look at my dad showed he was blue.
I asked how he felt,
When he dropped down and knelt,
And this is what I heard him mutter thru.
"My achey breakey back,
>From my keester to my neck,
Is tense and my muscles are hot too."
"How do you go on,
Without feeling like you've gone,
A hundred miles with an ape on top of you."
Cause I am a Scout,
A biking hikin' Scout,
I passed my advancement with no prob.
I know how to hike,
It's something that I like,
I'm sorry that its got the best of you.
We got back to camp,
My dad still had his cramp,
So I helped him get through our tent door.
I went to get food,
It would do him some good,
And he started speaking clearly as he snored.
"I wanna be a Scout,
A true blue honest Scout,
I thought my dad would understand."
"A real live Scout,
A campin' trampin' Scout,
Learning from Akela time and again."
Lord Baden-Powell
Tune: Father Abraham
Lord Baden-Powell had many friends.
Many friends had Lord Baden-Powell.
I am one of them and so are you.
As we go marching thru...
(Start first motion and continue while singing the song again)
After 2nd time thru add 2nd motion to 1st motion while singing song again. By the time you get to
motion #6, you should have every extremity moving and turning in a circle. You will then be ready
to SIT DOWN!
Motions:
1) Right Arm goes up and down
2) Left arm goes up and down
3) Right Foot marches
4) Left foot marches
5) Nod your head
6) Turn around
7) Sit down
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Scout Wetspers
Tune: Scout Vespers (Oh, Tannenbaum)
Softly falls the rain today
As our campsite floats away.
Silently, each Scout should ask
"Did I bring my SCUBA mask?
Have I tied my tent flaps down?
Learned to swim, so I won't drown?
Have I done, and will I try
Everything to keep me dry?"
-- Thanks to Chuck Bramlet
The Twelve Day's of Scout Camp
sung to tune "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
On the first day of Scout Camp, my mommie sent to me A box of Trails End Popcorn.
On the second day of Scout Camp, my mommie sent to me Two Tee-shirts, and a <<skip to
above>>
On the third day of Scout Camp <<continue wording as above>> Three pairs of socks, two <<skip
to above>>
Fourth // Four Woolen Caps
Fifth // Five Underpants
Sixth // Six postage stamps
Seventh // Seven cans of bug spray
Eighth // Eight batman comic books
Ninth // Nine bars of soap
Tenth // Ten dry matches
Eleventh // Eleven shoe strings
Twelfth // Twelve bandaids
The Scout's Winter Song
Sung to tune "If your happy and you know it"
<<Sung>>
If you have a cold and you know it blow your nose
If you have a cold and you know it blow your nose
If you really have a cold, then grab just one of those If you really have a cold blow your nose.
If you're a Scout and you know it say 'Do Your Best'
If you're a Scout and you know it say 'Do Your Best'
If you're a Scout and you know it, then your deeds will surely show it,
If you're a Scout and you know it say 'Do Your Best'
If you're in a snowball fight, duck your head.
If you're in a snowball fight, duck your head.
If you're in a snowball fight, then don't freeze up in fright.
If you're in a snowball fight, duck your head.
If you sing our winter song, then do all three.
<<sniffle, sniffle, Do Your Best, Kersplat, Too late!>>
If you sing our winter song, then do all three.
<<sniffle, sniffle, Do Your Best, Kersplat, Too late!>>
If you sing our winter song, then the cheer will keep you warm.
If you sing our winter song, then do all three.
<<sniffle, sniffle,Do Your Best, Kersplat, Too late!>>
Scouting ˜Do You Know What I Know"
Sung to tune "Do you hear what I hear"
Said the Tiger Cub to the Mighty Scout,
"Do you know what I know?
With my partner I just learned about,
Do you know what I know?
A promise, a promise is swirling in my head, It will bring us the world and fun.
It will bring us the world and fun."
Said the Wolf Cub to the Mighty Scout,
"Do you hear what I hear?
In my den I just learned about,
Do you hear what I hear?
A skit, a skit, is practised just for you, It will bring us experience and delight,
It will bring us experience and delight."
Said the Bear Cub to the Mighty Scout,
"Have you made what I've made?
In our shop just the other night,
Have you made what I've made? A craft, a craft is sitting over there.
It will bring us good skills to share,
It will bring us good skills to share."
Said the Webelos to the Mighty Scout,
"Have you been where I've been?
In the snow and in the warmth of Spring,
Have you been where I've been? The camping, the food, our curiosity,
We are strong to follow your path,
We are strong to follow your path."
Said the Mighty Scout to cubs gathered there,
"Do you know what I know?
In your dens Scouts everywhere,
Do you know what I know? Your games, your work is shining in your face.
You will grow to lead the rest,
You will grow to do your best!
Scouting's Bare Necessities
Sung to tune "We've got those bare necessities"
We like those bare necessities, those SCOUTING bare necessities;
That keep a Scout's life busy and full of fun.
We've got those bare necessities, the simple things to rest at ease;
While the rest of folks have campers with TV's.
I'm talkin' about cooking on an open fire; With only a tin can and part of a tire.
The food may smell a bit too strong;
But the aftertaste does not stay long.
And I know that you'll surely agree,
It sticks to your ribs and fills your tummy, Now sing along with me!
The bare necessities of life is Scouting's way,
We're sure today,
It's the Best Way !
Making a Purple Stew
Need Moderator and 2 or 3 savages to start.
REFRAIN: Making a purple stew wop wop a do wop wop,
Making a purple stew a scooby dooby a do wop wop.
Purple potatoes, and Purple tomatoes, and
You ah ah are purple too.
STORY: One day, I was walking through the woods by my camp enjoying the sights and sounds of
nature. When all of the sudden, a group of savages grabbed me and tied me up. They took me to
their camp hidden in the forest, and threw me in a great big pot. Then, you know what? They
started dancing, and jiving, and singing this C*R*A*Z*Y song.
<<REFRAIN>>
Well, I started to get a little concerned you know as the pot got hotter and hotter, so I started
looking around. Just then I saw some little brown monkeys a looking at us from behind the trees.
Well the savages saw them too. So I yelled "Run Away Little Monkeys, Run Away!" But the
monkeys didn't run. And, Do you know why? "Cause Monkeys Are Stupid." So those dancing,
jiving savages ran out and caught those monkeys, and threw them in the stew. "Now, it sure is
funky to see a purple monkey, singing that crazy song."
<<REFRAIN>>
So, those monkeys and I started getting a bit hot, and we looked around for a way to get out, when
all of the sudden I saw some bunnies. So I yelled "Run Away Little Bunnies, Run Away!" But the
bunnies didn't run away either. And, Do you know why? Because, Bunnies Are Stupid!" So the
savages ran out after the bunnies, they caught them, and they threw the bunnies in the pot. And
you know, "It sure is funny to see a purple bunny, singing a crazy song."
<<REFRAIN>>
Well, it was starting to look really bad for me and the little animals. So I started to look low, and I
started to look high, and what did I see? Some birds in a tree and I yelled "Fly Away Little Birds,
Fly Away!" But, did the birds fly away? Noooo, "Cause Birds Are Stupid!" So the savages climbed
the trees real fast and caught those birds and they threw them in the pot. Now, do you know
what? "It sure was absurd to see a purple bird, singing that crazy song."
<<REFRAIN>> (can include episode-sure is sad to see a purple dad . . .)
By this time, It was getting mighty hot! Whew. And I knew something had to be done. So I started
looking around, when all of the sudden, but what did I see, some mommies looking at me, and I
yelled "Run Away Mommies, Run Away!" But did the mommies run away? Nooo, and do you know
why <<wait for audience to answer, then say>> Because, Mommies are Special. <<pause>> But
the savages ran fast and caught the mommies and threw them in that pot of purple stew. We were
getting too hot, so me and the monkeys, and bunnies, and birdies, and mommies put our heads
together and made a plan. We started rocking that pot. To the left but the savages stopped us.
Then to the right, but they stopped us again. So one more time with all our might to the left, and
We all ran free! . . . Now this is my story of the purple stew. But you know late at night on
campouts just like this, if you listen real carefully off in the distance you can hear that crazy song.
<<in whisper sing refrain>>
Sing Old Sam
Sung to tune of "Auld Lang Syne"
Should old Cub Scouts, be forgot
If no arrow points have they?
Or should we burn a candle dear
To light the Scouting way?
A candle in the dark is bright.
We feel its warmth and cheer.
Like Scouting is to all of us,
It is something we hold dear.
A candle in the dark is bright.
It gives us light of day.
We'll burn a candle brightly dear
To light the Scouting way.
So do your best and be prepared.
And recall the Scout law too!
We've sung enough of this tonight
But may Scouting stay with you.
C' C' C' Campfire
Sung to tune "K' K' K' Katie"
C' C' C' Campfire, beautiful campfire,
You're the part of our outing I love best!
C' C' C' Campfire, C' C' C' Campfire,
You give us warmth and keep my interest!
M' M' M' Marshmallow, M' M' M' Marshmallow,
Is a flaming torch when I hold it too close!
My my my leader, Yell's blow it out Peter!
But I like marshmallows crispy as burnt toast!
When the the Moon shone, on the horizon,
We stoked you up to be a blazing pyre.
We sat and told stories, they kept my attention,
Cause your flames made the story come to life!
C' C' C' Campfire, beautiful campfire,
You're the part of our outing I love best!
C' C' C' Campfire, C' C' C' Campfire,
You give us warmth and keep my interest!
When I return home, Mom knows I've been camping.
I can tell by the speed at which she said:
"Into the shower, stay there for an hour
To get rid of the smell on your hair and head!"
C' C' C' Campfire, beautiful campfire
You're the part of our outing I love best!
C' C' C' Campfire, C' C' C' Campfire,
You give us warmth and keep my interest!
Ode To Joe
Sung to theme from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony "Ode to Joy"
Last year in scout camp we invented, This song entitled Ode to Joe.
We sat there trying to decide, What practical joke to pull.
Joe was in his tent sleeping, He had his blankey and his teddy bear.
We decided to implore him, to go yonder over there.
To retrieve some wood for our cooking, we had specific instructions too!
And now the following is what we told him, To be sure and go out and do.
We asked for vines and we asked for leaves, knowing full well Joe would get poison ivy.
He started the fire, with Boy Scout ease, As we skeddadled to take our leave.
We had extra work next day at school. Good old Joe was not a fool.
Practical jokes surely don't pay, Cause Joe was at home with his teddy today!
Trusty Tommy
Tune: Yankee Doodle
Trusty Tommy was a Boy Scout
Loyal to his mother,
Helpful to the folks about,
And Friendly to his brother.
Courteous to the girls he knew,
Kind unto his rabbit,
Obedient to his father, too,
and Cheerful in his habits.
Thrifty saving for a need,
Brave, but not a faker,
Clean in thought and word and deed,
And Reverent to his Maker.
The Scout Who Never Returned
[Tune: Charlie On The MTA]
Let me tell you of a story of a Scout named . . . ,
On that tragic and fateful day;
Put his/her Scout knife in his/her pocket;
Kissed his/her dog and family;
When to hike in the woods far away.
Well, did he/she ever return?
No, he/she never returned.
And his/her fate is still unlearned:
He/she may roam forever in the woods and mountains,
He/she's the Scout who never returned.
Now you citizens of [town name],
Don't you think it's a scandle
How ol' [Scout's name] got lost that day?
Take the right equipment; TAKE ALONG A BUDDY,
When you hike in the hills that way.
Or else you'll never return,
No, you'll never return.
And your fate will be unlearned: (just like [Scout's name])
You may roam forever in the woods and mountains,
Like the Scout who never returned.
Mighty Fine ... Scout Camp
The busses that you ride in, they say are mightly fine,
But when they turn a corner, they leave the wheels behind.
Chorus:
Oh, I don't want no more of Scout Camp Life..
Gee, Mom, I want to go, but they won't let me go;
Gee, Mom, I want to go home.
The leaders that they have here, they say are mighty fine,
But when you get up closer, they look like frankenstein.
The first aid that they give you, they say is mighty fine,
But if you cut your finger, you're left with only nine.
The water that they have here they say is mighty fine,
But when you try to drink it, it tastes like turpentine.
The biscuits that they serve you, they say are mighty fine
But one rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine
The spagetti that they serve you, they say is mighty fine
They rinse it the toilet and drain it on the line/
The cocoa that they serve you, they say is mighty fine
It's good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine.
The tents/cabins that you sleep in, they say are mighty fine
But whoever said this has never slept in mine.
The toilets that they have here are the best that they can get
Last night my tent mate had to go, they haven't found him/her yet.
Be Kind To Your . . . Scouting Friends
[Tune: Stars and Stripes Forever]
Be kind to your . . . Scouting friends,
That's a pledge from one Scout to another.
Be kind to your leaders today,
'Cause for helping they don't get any pay.
Be kind to your neighbors and friends,
'Cause by caring you follow Scouting's letter.
. . . Scouting and friendship are grand,
And as we grow, the world will know,
We've made things better.
On My Honor
On my honor, I'll do my best,
to do my duty to God.
On my honor, I'll do my best,
to serve my country as I may.
On my honor, I'll do my best,
to do my good turn each day,
to keep my body strengthened,
to keep my mind awakened,
to follow paths of righteousness,
On my honor, I'll do my best.
Philmont Hymn
Silver on the sage,
Starlit skies above,
Aspen covered hills,
Country that I love.
Philmont Here's thee,
Scouting Paradise,
Out in God's country, tonight
Wind in whispering pines,
Eagles soaring high,
Purple mountains rise,
Against an azure sky.
Philmont here's to the,
Scouting Paradise,
Out in God's country tonight.
Scout Vespers
Softly falls the light of day,
While our campfires fade away.
Silently each Scout should ask:
Have I done my daily task?
Have I kept my honor bright?
Can I guiltless sleep tonight?
Have I done and have I dared,
Everything to be prepared?
Day is Done (Taps)
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky;
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.
Fading light, dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright.
From afar, drawing nigh, falls the night.
Thanks and praise, for our days,
'Neath the sun, 'neath the stars, neath the sky;
As we go, this we know, God is nigh.
Sun has set, shadows come,
Time has fled, Scouts must go to their beds
Always true to the promise that they made.
While the light fades from sight,
And the stars gleaming rays softly send,
To thy hands we our souls, Lord, commend.
Boy Scouts of America
We're the Boy Scouts of America
Scouting for things anew.
Our activities lead to victories
in all we set out to do.
We're the Boy Scouts of America,
We plan hand in hand each day
To do better than need be done
till all our goals are won
champs with a winning way.
We're loyal tto purpose and integrity
Pledged to the Scout Oath eternally.
With verve and conviction we sing our song
to keep America strong.
We're the Boy Scouts of America
and this we have to say
Join us and we'll stand beside you,
beside you all the way.
The Boy Scouts of America
will stand beside you all the way.
I Am a Cub Scout
I am a Cub Scout
And a very happy boy.
With a uniform of blue and gold
And a den that gives me joy.
I am a Cub Scout
Earning badges one by one
I do my best and i meet the test
A god citizen i've become.
I help out other people when
I see they need a lot.
I do my chores around the house
And i feed my dog named spot.
I am a Cub Scout
Doing my duty willingly.
Someday i'll join a boy scout troop
And a fine man i will be.
The Mafeking Man
One day in Mafeking a man
Besieged by Boers thought of a plan
To help the Nations youths lead better lives
"I'll teach them how to hunt and track
And all the parts of the Union Jack
And how to whittle wood with big sheath knives".
CHORUS
He collected kids from the corner of the streets
Little gutter rats
He collected kids from the upper class
Young aristocrats
And he taught them that they could
All live in Brotherhood
Wearing baggy shorts and a funny cowboy hats.
He wrote a book, did old B.P.
And very soon found that he
Had little time to spare in a day
So he left the army and began
To work upon his Scouting plan
And get things organized in his own way.
-- Thanks to Carol Smith
If I Weren't a Boy Scout ...
[Tune: This is the Music Concert]
If I were not a Boy Scout, I wonder what I'd be
If I were not a Boy Scout, a ......
1. A bird watcher I'd be
Hark a lark, flying through the park, SPLAT!
2. A plumber I would be
Plunge it, flush it, look out below!
3. A mermaid I would be
Bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop!
4. A carpenter I'd be
Two by four, nail it to the floor!
5. A secretary I'd be
z-z-z-z get the point, z-z-z-z get the point?
6. A teacher I would be
Sit down, shut up, throw away your gum!
7. An airline attendant I'd be
Coffee, tea, or me, sir; here's your little bag,BLEH!
8. A typist I would be
Ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ZING!
9. A hippie I would be
Love and peace, my hair is full of grease!
[or] Hey Man! Cool Man! Far out! Wow!
10. A farmer I would be
Here's a cow, there's a cow, and here's another yuck!
[or] Come on Betsy give... the baby's gotta live
11. A laundry worker I would be
Starchy here, starchy there, starchy in your underwear!
12. A cashier I would be
Twenty nine, forty nine, here is your change, sir!
13. A gym teacher I'd be
We must, we must, improve the bust!
14. A medic I would be
Turn around, drop your pants, jab, jab, jab!
15. A doctor I would be
Take a pill; pay my bill! I'm going golfing!
[or] Needle! Thread! Stick 'em in the head!
16. An electrician I would be
Positive, negative bbzzzzt zap
17. A fireman I would be
Jump lady, jump... whoa spat!
18. A cook I would be
Mix it, bake it; heartburn-BURP!
19. A ice cream maker I'd be
Tutti-frutti, tutti-frutti, nice ice cream!
20. A politician I would be
Raise the taxes, lower the pay, vote for me on election day!
21. A butcher I would be
Chop it up, grind it up, make a little patty!
22. A garbage collector I'd be
Lift it, dump it, pick out the good stuff
[or] Pile that garbage. Pile that garbage. Pile it to the sky.
23. A [Domino's] pizza maker I'd be
30 minute, fast delivery!
24. A clam digger I would be
Dig one here, dig one there-Oh my frozen derriere!
25. Superman I would be
It's a bird, it's a plane, where is Lois Lane?
26. Lois Lane I would be
Get away, get away, get away, Clark Kent!
27. A cyclist I would be
peddle, peddle, peddle, peddle; ring, ring, ring!
28. A truck driver I'd be
Here's a curve, there's a curve. HERE'S A BETTER CURVE!
[Makes outline of shapely woman.]
29. A house cleaner I'd be
Ooh, a bug; squish it in the rug!
30. A baby I would be
Mama, Dada, I wuv you!
31. A Preacher I would be
Well, well, you never can tell; you might go to heaven, or you might go to ...
32. A DJ I would Be,
Miles of smiles on the radio dial.
33. A Stewardess I would be,
Here's your coffee, here's your tea. here's your paper bag, urrrp
34. A Baker I would be,
Donuts! Eclairs! Buy My Buns!
35. A Lifeguard I would be,
Save yourself, Man. I'm working on my tan!
[or] Mouth to Mouth Resuscitate, What a way to get a date.
36. A Lawyer I would be,
Honest. I swear, My client wasn't there
37. An Undertaker I would be,
6 x 4, nail them to the floor.
38. An Engineer, I would be,
Push the button, push the button, kick the darn machine.
39. A Ranger I would be,
Get eaten by a bear, see if I care.
40. A Scoutmaster I would be,
Do this, do that, I'm gonna take a nap.
Finally: A Girl Scout I would be!
Holiday Songs
The Twelve Scouting Days of Christmas
(Tune: 12 Days of Christmas. Substitute Christmas for Scouting in the leading lines as you wish)
On the first day of Scouting, Akela gave to me.....
A Den Leader swinging from a tree!
On the second day of Scouting, Akela gave to me.....
Two Screaming Bobcats,
And a Den Leader swinging from a tree!
OK, you should have the idea by now. Here's the rest of these silly verses:
Third Day
Three Skinny Wolves
Fourth Day
Four Hungry Bears
Fifth Day
Five We be los
Sixth Day
Six Arrow points
Seventh Day
Seven Silly Den Chiefs
Eighth Day
Eight Shouting Scouts
Ninth Day
Nine Warring Eagles
Tenth Day
Ten Derby Cars
Eleventh Day
Eleven Funny Den Skits
Twelfth Day
TwelveWacky Cheers
And A Den Leader swinging from a tree !
The Twelve Days of Summer Camp
On the first day of summer camp, my mommy sent to me
A box of oatmeal cookies.
On the second day of summer camp, my mommy sent to me
Two T-shirts
And a box of oatmeal cookies.
OK, you should have the idea by now. Here's the rest of these silly verses:
Third Day
Three pairs of sox
Fourth Day
Four woolen caps
Fifth Day
Five underpants
Sixth Day
Six postage stamps
Seventh Day
Seven nose warmers
Eighth Day
Eight BatMan comic books
Ninth Day
Nine bars of soap
Tenth Day
Ten Band-Aids
Eleventh Day
Eleven shoestrings
Twelfth Day
Twelve bottles of blood-sucking heliocopter repellent
"I'm A Snowflake"
Tune: Clementine
I'm a snowflake, I'm a snowflake,
I'm a snowflake yes I am.
And I'm falling, yes I'm falling,
Right upon your little head.
Oh, I'm melting, Oh, I'm melting
Oh, I'm melting yes I am.
Aren't you glad that I'm not yellow,
But white like I am.
Christmas Time
Tune: Jingle Bells
School is out, we won't pout,
Cubs shout "hip hooray!"
Something Special's coming soon,
And it's Christmas day.
Wrap the gift, trim the tree,
Mind your Mon and Dad.
You'll get presents if you do,
Boy, won't you be glad!
Santa's Coming
Tune: Brother John
Santa's coming, Santa's coming,
Can you hear? Can you hear?
Jingle Bells are jingling, we are happy singing.
Christmas Bells, Christmas Bells.
Randall
Tune: Rudolph
Randall, the red-cheeked Cub Scout
Had a very cold, cold nose.
And if you ever noticed,
You could even say it flows.
All of the other Cubbies,
Used to laugh and point it out.
That Randall, the red-cheeked Cub Scout
Had a very runny snout.
Then one day the Den Leader
Took Randall out of sight (A clear violation of YPT! ;) )
And told him that it's time he knew
How to wipe his nose just right.
Now all the other Cubbies
Think Randall is a "Class-A" Scout.
Cause Randall, the red-cheeked Cub Scout
Finally learned to blow his snout.
Rudy, the Red-Nosed Cub Scout
Rudy, the red-nosed Cub Scout,
Had a very runny nose;
And if you ever saw it,
You would prob ly say, Oh, Gross!
All of the other Cub Scouts
Used to look and say, Oh, Ick! ;
Parents wouldn t go near Rudy,
Cause they thought they would get sick.
Then one winter s Pack Meeting,
Akela said, Sign s Up! .
Rudy, with your nose so wet,
A box of Kleenex is what you ll get!
Then all the Cub Scouts cheered him,
As he blew and blew and blew;
Rudy, the red-nosed Cub Scout,
We will Do Our Best with you!
Tommy the Cub Scout
Tune: Frosty
Tommy, the Cub Scout
Was a very happy boy.
With a uniform of blue and gold
And a Den that gave him joy.
Tommy, the Cub Scout
Earned his badges one by one.
He did his best and met the test.
A good citizen he's become.
He helps out other people when
He sees they need a lot.
He does his chores around the house
And feeds his dog (named Spot).
Tommy, the Cub Scout
Does his duty willingly.
Someday he'll join a Boy Scout Troop
And a fine man he will be.
-
The Twelve Days of Halloween
(Sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas)
On the first day of Halloween, my true love sent to me,
An owl in an old deed tree.
And the other eleven verses are:
Two Trick or Treaters.
Three Black Cats.
Four Skeletons.
Five Scary Spooks.
Six Goblins Gobbling.
Seven Pumpkins Glowing.
Eight Monsters Shrieking.
Nine Ghosts a Booing.
Ten Ghouls a Groaning.
Eleven Masks a Leering.
Twelve Bats a Flying.
More Christmas Stuff,
Giving time,sharing time, fun for everyone,
Scouters knowthat Christmas is
The time for deeds well done.
Giving time, sharing time, let us all take part.
Join with Cub Scouts all around,
And give gifts from the heart.
(Tune: Camptown Races)
Rudolph's pulling Santa's sleigh, ho-ho! ho-ho!
Rudolph's leading all the way, ho-ho! ho-ho!
Gonna ride all day, gonna ride all night,
They'll be flying through the sky, using Rudolph's light.
(Tune: Bingo)
I know a man in a jolly red suit,
and Santa is his name-o.
S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-A-,S-A-N-T-A
and Santa is his name-o.
(Tune: Auld Lang Syne)
It's Chrismas time around the world,
You'll hear the Yule bells ring.
It's time for giving, time for love,
It's tim for hearts to sing.
Merry Christmas to you one and all,
Goodwill and happiness,
Good health throughout the coming year,
May all your days be blessed.
(Tune: Jingle Bells)
School is out, we won't pout,
Cubs shout "Hip-hooray!"
Something special's comming soon,
And it's Christmas Day.
Wrap the gifts, trim the tree,
Mind your Mom and Dad.
You'll get presents if you do,
Boy, won't we be glad!
(Tune: She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain)
He'll be driving 8 brown reindeer when he comes,
He'll be driving 8 brown reindeer when he comes,
He'll be driving 8 brown reindeer, driving 8 brown reindeer,
He'll be driving 8 brown reindeer when he comes.
(Other verses)
- He'll be coming down the chimney when he comes.
- He'll be dressed up in a red suit when he comes.
- We'll all peek to see him when he comes.
- We'll give him milk and cookies when he comes.
(Tune: 12 Days of Chrismas)
On the first day of Scouting Akela gave to me... A den leader swinging from a tree
2nd... 2 screaming Bobcats
3rd... 3 skinny Wolves
4th... 4 hungry Bears
5th... 5 We bel os
6th... 6 Ar
row points
7th... 7 silly den chiefs
8th... 8 shouting Scouts
9th... 9 warring Eagles
10th.. 10 Derby cars
11th.. 11 funny den skits
12th.. 12 wacky cheers
A Hannaka Song
(Tune: Three Blind Mice)
Eight bright lights, eight bright lights,
See how they glow, see how they glow,
They call to mind the Maccabees,
The struggle for our liberties,
The glory of their victories,
Eight bright lights.
Leader Songs
I'm Going to Hire a Boy Scout to Decorate Our Home
Came home late Sunday afternoon...
Finally got out all my gear as she opened the door
She said, "You're not gonna do this anymore."
Chorus:
She said, I'm gonna hire a Boy Scout to decorate our home
So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't need to roam.
We'll take down the family pictures, hang backpacks on the wall,
And we'll lash a latrine seat in our bathroom down the hall.
Just bring those tin foil dinners and I'll cook 'em all right here.
And we'll drink apple bug juice and good old Dad's Root Beer.
And just for you I'll keep in stock those all-aluminum cans
So you can go recycling for your environmental plan.
We'll rip out all the carpet, put pine needles on the floor
And we'll put up a gateway for when you come through the door.
And when you want your supper, you can flick your Bic
And instead of gourmet cooking we'll have hot dogs on a stick.
(Chorus)
Instead of nightly TV, we'll have a campfire show
And you'll get a chance to sing for me those stupid songs you know.
And I'll do a funny cheer for you each time you tell a joke.
Hey, as long as you don't repeat old skits I'll laugh until I croak.
Instead of family planning, we'll have a PLC
And maybe plan our calendar through 2003
If my trading post is open you can rob your piggy bank
And when you make Silver Beaver, well you'll have me to thank.
(Modulation)
She said, I'm gonna hire a Boy Scout to decorate our home
So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't need to roam.
So when you want to go camping and you have a weekend free,
Well there won't be any reason why you can't stay here with me.
(chorus)
The Night They Made the First Cub Scout
Apparently sung to the tune of "Green Aligators"
Many years ago on this very night
Some people gathered 'round a campfire's light
Everyone was saying the world was in a mess
Not enough people trying to do their best. (So...)
Chorus:
They took a little Blue
and they took a little Gold
They took a little boy about eight years old
Turned him around and lo and behold
That's how it came about
The night they made the first Cub Scout
Now they come in every size, they come in every shape
And everywhere they are, the world's a better place
Every Bobcat and Bear, every Wolf and Webelos
Remembers that night many years ago (When...)
(Repeat chorus)
Tiger Cubs are new, the boys aren't very old
You know it won't be long before they wear the blue and gold
To Search, Discover, Share with their parents in tow
Headed down the path that started years ago (When...)
(Repeat Chorus)
Leaders are the ones who make the program go
And Trainers do their best to put the leaders in the know
How the Promise and the Law help the Cub Scout Grow
And Blossom on the trail that started years ago (When...)
(Repeat Chorus)
Scouting Leader Spirit
We use this song at our leader training courses to test the level of involvement the trainees have
in the Scouting program. We have them stand and tell them when they come to a part that is true
for them, they can sit down. We want them to continue singing though.
Tune: Scouting Spirit
I've got the Boy Scout tents in my living room,
My living room,
My living room.
I've got the Boy Scout tents in my living room,
My living room to stay.
I've got the Cub Scout flags in the back of my car,
Back of my car,
Back of my car.
I've got the Cub Scout flags in the back of my car,
Back of my car to stay.
I've got boxes of Scout stuff in my bedroom,
In my bedroom,
In my bedroom.
I've got boxes of Scout stuff in my bedroom,
In my bedroom to stay.
I've got Scouting stuff all over the house,
All over the house,
All over the house.
I've got Scouting stuff all over the house,
All over the house to stay.
I've got the Pinewood track out in my garage,
In my garage,
in my garage.
I've got the Pinewood track out in my garage,
In my garage to stay.
I've got the Scouting spirit surrounding me,
Surrounding me,
Surrounding me.
I've got the Scouting spirit surrounding me,
Surrounding me to stay.
I've got the Scouting spirit way up to here,
Way up to here,
Way up to here.
I've got the Scouting spirit way up to here,
Way up to here to stay.
I'm a Leader
(Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)
I was glad to have a girl because our first child was a son,
I thought of all the ruffles, all the frilly bows and fun.
I thought of how we'd sit and talk at night when day was done,
Wasn't I the foolish one.
She was only half past seven when they called me to the fore.
I said "I'm not equipped" They said "Oh, yes you are, what's more;
We'll train you in the basics, we'll outfit you for the corps"
Why couldn't I have had a son?
Glory, Glory I'm a leader.
How'd I get to be a leader?
All I did was have a daughter.
Is this the price I pay?
They taught me to be thrifty, to be thoughtful, to be true.
They taught me how to string beads like the noble Indians do.
I had to learn to dig a trench, and how to use it too.
And you should taste the stew!
I had to learn to sing songs that I didn't understand.
I learned to dance the polka and to make a rhythm band.
To think of what to do and then forget what I had planned.
And they say Scouting's grand.
Glory, Glory I'm a leader.
Me, they had to make a leader.
I can't even build a fire,
Let alone put up a tent!
We went walking in the woodlands, my Girl Scout troop and me.
The handbook says that nature has a wealth of sights to see.
It's true we sure were sights when we were found eventually,
And I do all this for free.
I'm not meant to be a leader, I don't know which bird is which.
My weiner fork's all burned up, we come home from hikes and itch.
The sit-upons all fell apart, I showed them the wrong stitch,
But no one wants to switch.
Glory, Glory I'm a leader.
Hallelujah, I'm a leader.
Tell me why I should be happy,
When no one envies me.
But even though I grumble and I mumble and I shout.
Though there are days I wonder what's the best way to get out.
I guess when all is said and done, there isn't any doubt.
I'm glad to be a Scout!
Glory, Glory I'm a leader.
Someone's got to be a leader.
They can carve it on my tombstone
"Here's a girl who did her best!"
Short Songs, Silly Songs and Chants
Mary Had a Swarm of Bees
Mary had a swarm of bees
Swarm of bees, swarm of bees
Mary had a swarm of bees
and they to save their lives
had to go where Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went.
Had to go where Mary went
'Cause Mary had the hives.
Tree Toad
Tune: Auld Lang Syne
A tree toad loved a fair she toad
That lived up in a tree;
She was a fair three-toed tree toad
But a two-toed toad was he.
The two-toed tree toad tried to win
The she toad's friendly nod;
For the two-toed tree toad loved the ground
That the three-toed tree toad trod.
Now three-toed tree toads have no care
For two-toed tree toad love,
But the two-toed tree toad fain would share
A tree home up above.
In vain the two-toed tree toad tried;
He couldn't please her whim.
In her tree toad bower with veto power,
The she toad vetoed him!
Two Little Fleas
Tune: Auld Lang Syne
Two little fleas together sat
They cried when one flea said;
"I've had no place to lay my head,
Since my old dog is dead.
I've traveled far from place to place
And farther will I roam.
But the next old dog that shows his face
Will be my home sweet home."
Arizona Star
I'm an Arizona, Arizona, Arizona star
And I come from the west where the Cowgirls are
I can ride 'em, I can rope 'em
I can show how its done,
I'm a rootin' tootin' cowgirl with my six-shooting gun
Bumbadadum, bang bang!
At The Boarding House
To the old tune of Silver Threads Among the Gold
At the boarding house where I live
Everything is growing old,
Silver hairs are on the butter,
Cheese is growing green with mold.
When the dog died we had hot dogs,
When the cat died, catnip tea.
When the landlord died, I left there.
Spareribs were to much for me!
(In harmony)
Toooo much foooor meeeeeee!
-- Thanks to Kat Jensen, Texas, USA
Big Nose Billy Blue's Famous Booger Stew
Out west I met an outlaw, name of Big Nose Billy Blue.
He was big & mean & nasty & known to've killed a man or two.
When asked to stay for vittles I said, "I'd love to Billy Blue".
He pushed a bowl at me and growled, "eat up it's booger stew".
Booger stewwwww
Booooooger stewwwww
I bit my lip and the tears welled up not wont'in to be rude.
I gulped "what's in it Billy"? He grinned, "it's just a treat for you".
His nostrils flared like cannons he said, "it's just my secret brew".
Then he pulled his six gun and I knew what I'd have to do.
Booger stewwwww
Booooooger stewwwww
I grit my teeth and held my nose and sipped it while I cried.
It tasted good I told him, but my blood ran cold inside.
"Now how'd you make it taste so good", I asked him to confide.
"Chopped beef, you know, hambooger", he said.
And I sat right down and cried.
Booger stewwwww
Booooooger stewwwww
! Thanks to E. Owen Head
!
Three Blind Jellyfish
(to the tune of Three Blind Mice)
Three blind jellyfish
Three blind jellyfish
Three blind jellyfish
Sitting on a rock!
But a wave hits and knocks off a jellyfish from the rock! Oh no!
Two blind jellyfish
Two blind jellyfish
Two blind jellyfish
Sitting on a rock!
But a wave hits and knocks off another jellyfish! Oh no!
Two blind jellyfish
Two blind jellyfish
Two blind jellyfish
Sitting on a rock!
But a wave hits and knocks off the last jellyfish off the rock! Oh no!
No blind jellyfish
No blind jellyfish
No blind jellyfish
Sitting on a rock!
And a wave comes in, and we get a jellyfish back! Yeah!
(continue with song, usually until 4 or 5 jellyfish are on the rock)
Movements: for number, hold up that many fingers Blind- hold hands over eyes, with elbows
going out to the sides Jellyfish- take hands from eyes and spread like you are doing the
breaststroke, and wiggle fingers. When you loose a jellyfish, have one go back in line. Likewise,
when you get a jellyfish, have it come from the line to the "rock". This is a good one for summer
camp, because you can get many more jellyfish on the rock than you could at a meeting.
The Camp Counselor Song
Sung to the tune of Mr. Sandman
Camp director, bring us a dream
Please bring us children who never scream,
Please make them listen and make them polite
And put them right to sleep when we turn out the light
Camp director, I'm never alone,
ain't got no bedroom to call my own
so please turn on your flashlight beam
camp director, bring us a dream.
Camp director, I've had enough
I'm going crazy, I need a day off
We've had two tick bites and lots of mosquitos
And I can't get these kids to change their clothes
Camp director, one wet the bed
Another one's sick with a pain in her head.
One's got poison ivy, one wants to go home
And this one's hair really needs a comb
Camp director (yessssss),
The tents are a mess
These kids are horrors and they want my address
I'd send them all home if I could
Tut they love it here in the woods
IÕm Only Small
[Tune: Wonderwall by Oasis]
Today is gonna be the day
That youÕve gotta do the washing-up
By now you should have washed those plates
And then started on those cups
I donÕt believe youÕve washed those Billies
The way I asked you to Ð SO DO IT NOW!
Chorus:
And all the paths we hike they keep on winding
And all the torches shining they are blinding
And even when the leaders nag
They are trying to help you Ð to get you through
I think maybe, theyÕre only trying to save me
And after all, IÕm only small.
Backbeat, the word is on the street
That the cooking fire has gone out
Everyone starts to panic
And then starts to run about
Get some paper, and some matches
And cut some kindling too Ð THATÕS WHAT TO DO!
Chorus
And all the paths we hike they keep on winding
And all the torches shining they are blinding
And even when the leaders nag
They are trying to help you Ð to get you through
I think maybe, theyÕre only trying to save me
And after all, IÕm only small.
IÕm only small,
IÕM ONLY SMALL.
My Old Man's a Sailor
I was a Girl Scout camp counselor this summer at Camp Tik-A-Witha in Van Vleet, MS. This was
my absolute favorite camp song. I remember it from when I was at camp as a child. You sing the
song over and over, each time replacing the word "sailor" with another occupation.
My old man's a sailor
now what do you think about that?
He wears a sailor's collar,
he wears a sailor's hat.
He wears a sailor's raincoat,
he wears a sailor's shoe.
And every Saturday evening,
he reads the sailor's news.
And someday, if I can,
I'm gonna be a sailor,
just like my old man.
Pizza!
A repeat after me chant
Pizza!
Sauce!
Sauce and cheese
Sauce and cheese and anchovies
Eat-a-lotta, eat-a-lotta, eat-a lotta pizza
Oh, no! Don't drop the pizza!
If you drop the pizza then nobody eatsa
Pizza and Coke are srump-dili-icious
Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble BURP!
Tarzan
The leader leads it, and every line is repeated.
Tarzan!
Swinging from a rubber band
Crashed into a frying pan
Now Tarzan has a tan
Jane!
Was flying in an aeroplane
Crashed into a freeway lane
Now Jane's got a pain
Now Tarzan's got a tan
Cheetah!
Was walking down the street-a
Moving to the beat-a
Now Cheetah is Velveeta
Now Jane's got a pain
Now Tarzan's got a tan
Shamu!
Was swimming in the ocean blue
Crashed into a big canoe
Now Shamu's gonna sue
Now Cheetah is Velveeta
Now Jane's got a pain
Now Tarzan's got a tan
Charlie!
Was riding on his Harley
Crashed into Bob Marley
Now Charlie's not so gnarly
Now Shamu's gonna sue
Now Cheetah is Velveeta
Now Jane's got a pain
Now Tarzan's got a tan
Now my friends that is the end.
Ghost Chickens In The Sky
Sung to tune "Ghost Riders in the Sky"
The chicken farmer he went out - one dark and dreary day.
He rested by the chicken coop as he went on his way.
When all at once a rotten egg smacked him in the eye.
It was the sight that he dreaded, . . . Ghost chickens in the sky!
CHORUS
Brrraawwkk, Brraawwkk, Brraawwkk, Brrrrrrraaaaaaawwwwwkkkk
Brrraawwkk, Brraawwkk, Brraawwkk, Brrrrrrraaaaaaawwwwwkkkk
Ghost chickens, . . . Ghost chickens in the sky!
The farmer had been raising foul, since he was twenty-four.
Workin' for the Colonel, for thirty years or more.
Killing all those chickens, and sending them to fry,
Now they wanted their revenge, . . . Ghost chickens in the sky!
<<chorus>>
Their feet were black and shiny, and their eyes were burning red.
They had no meat or feathers, these chickens were his dead!
They plucked the farmer off his feet, and he died by their claw.
They cooked him extra crispy, . . . And ate him with Cole slaw!
<<chorus>>
The Peanut's Surprise
Sung to tune "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
A peanut sat on the railroad track,
His heart was all a flutter,
And round the bend came Number 10.
(short pause) Egad! He's peanut butter.
{Counter Verse}
Chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga,
K-thump, K-thump, K-thump
Too-oot, too-oot, too-oot, too-oot.
(spoken) Squiiiiiissssshhhh!
Egad! He's peanut butter.
Mama's Soup Surprise
Sung to tune "Supercalifragilisticexpialodocious"
Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes,
Monkey legs and buzzard eggs, and salamander thighs,
Rabbit ears and camel rears, and tasty toenail pies,
Stir them altogether and its Mama's soup surprise!
Greeting Song
Sung to tune "Auld Lang Syne"
We're here for fun right from the start so drop your dignity,
Just laugh and sing with all your heart and show your loyalty.
May all your troubles be forgot, Let this night be the best.
Join in the songs we sing tonight, Be happy with the rest.
Galoomph Went the Little Green Frog
Galoomph went the little green frog one day
Galoomph went the litle green frog one day.
Galoomph went the little green frog one day,
and his eyes went Galoomph, too.
Honk! honk! went the big Mack truck one day.
Squish squash went the little green frog
And his eyes couldn't go Galoomph anymore
Cause he got eaten up by a dog. Roof! Roof!
Road Kill Stew
Tune: Three Blind Mice
Road Kill stew,
Road Kill stew,
Tases so good,
Just like it should.
First you go down to the Interstate
You wait for the critter to meet it's fate.
You take it home and you make it great!
Road Kill stew,
Road Kill stew.
Oni Woni
Oni Woni Woni, Wah Wah
Oni Woni Woni, Wah Wah
Eye Eye Eye yippee Eye Eye
Eye Eye Eye yippee Eye Eye
Eye Eye
Eye Eye
For the next round (same words always), you tap your own knees, then the knees of the guy to
your right, then your own, then those of the guy to your left, and so on. This is easy.
For your 'brown belt' of Oni Woni, you fold your arms - one forearm just lying on top of the other.
Now try to follow me on this one - its tricky. An arm moves in line with the beat of the chant,
bending only at the elbow, so only the forearm moves, thus:
Start both folded.
Right arm out (pointing forwards)
Left arm out
Right arm in
Left arm in
Right arm up (pointing up)
Left arm up
Right arm down
left arm down
now back to right arm out again, etc.
For the black belt of Oni Woni, you grip your right ear with your left hand, and your middle nose
with the other hand. Then swap, completely over: Left ear with right hand, nose with left hand. Try
it a few times. It's tricky. Then repeat with the chant.
Hope everyone's laughing by now! With a bit of practice, you can move swiftly on from one
movement to the next.
As a finale (Black Belt, 1st Dan) you can double the speed. I guess you could try going in reverse,
although I've never tried it! !!
Hello
[Tunes: Coca Cola's I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing or Auld Lang Syne (first 3 verses only)]
I love to hear the word Hello,
Wherever I may go.
It's full of friendship
And good cheer
And warms the heart up so.
Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello,
Hello, Hello, Hello.
When e'er we meet
Like friends let's greet
Each other with Hello.
Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello,
Hello, Hello, Hello.
When e'er we meet
Like friends let's greet
Each other with Hello.
-- Thanks to Laura Humphrey
Bug Juice
(Tune: On Top of Old Smokey)
At camp with the Girl Scouts,
They gave us a drink,
We thought it was Koolaid,
Because it was pink.
But the thing that they told us,
Would have grossed out a moose,
For that good tasting pink drink,
Was really bug juice.
It looked fresh and fruity,
Like tasty Koolaid,
But the bugs that were in it,
were murdered with Raid.
We drank by the gallons,
We drank by the ton,
But then the next morning,
We all had the runs.
Next time you drind bug juice,
And a fly drives you mad,
He's just getting even,
Because you swallowed his dad.
-- Thanks to Robert J. Fisher
Calamine Lotion
(Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
My body needs calamine lotion.
My body's all red, you can see.
The flowers I picked for my mommie,
Turned out to be Poison Ivy.
Don't touch! Don't touch!
Because it's Poison Ivy, ivy,
Don't touch! Don't touch!
Because it's Poison Ivy, ivy.
Something in My Pocket
(Tune: Brownie Smile Song)
I have something in my pocket,
That I found behind a log.
My leader said to let it loose,
But I want to keep my frog.
It's cool and green and slimey,
And it squiggles in my hand,
I also have a wooly worm,
and a pocket full of sand.
-- Thanks to Robert J. Fisher
The Billboard
As I was walking down the street one dark and dreary day,
I came upon a billboard, and much to my dismay,
The sign was torn and tattered from a storm the night before.
The wind and rain had done its job and this is what I saw:
Smooooooke, Coca-Cola Cigarettes
Chew Wrigley's Spearmint Beer
Ken-L-Ration Dog Food Makes Your Complexion Clear
Simonize Your Baby With A Hersey's Candy Bar
And Texacola Beauty Cream Is Used By All The Stars
Soooooo Take You Next Vacation In A Brand New Fridgidaire
Learn To Play Piano In Your Winter Underwear
Doctors Say That Babies Should Smoke Until They're Three
And People Over Sixty-five Should Bathe In Lipton Tea...
With Flow Thru Bags!
An Annoying Song
Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
- And this is how it goes:
Repeat indefinately!
Or --
This is the song that never ends,
It goes around and round again.
This is the song that never ends,
It goes around and round again...
Or --
The cow went up the hill. The cow went up the hill.
Next verse, same as the first, it never gets better, it only gets worse.
(repeat)
-
The Life of a Dog is for Me
Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
When I'm just a dreamin' and schemin'
I think of things I'd like to be
And the thing that I've finally decided,
Is the life of a dog is for me, for me!
The life of a dog is for me!
A dogs life is simply quite lovely
Chasing mailmen would really be fun!
I'd torment the cat and I'd chew up your hat,
And then I would lie in the sun, the sun!
Then I would lie in the sun!
When people come by I'd be just a bit shy
I'd lick them and when I was through
I'd show them a trick and I'd chase them a stick
And then I would pee on their shoe, their shoe!
Then I would pee on their show!
I'd lie on the floor and I'd bark at the door
And when I was wet I would stink
I'd scratch at a flea, and I'd climb on your knee
And out of the toliet I'd drink, I'd drink!
Out of the toilet I'd drink!
( Words Copyright 1996 Cub Resources)
Scout Socks
Scout socks, the longer you wear them the cleaner they get.
Some day, I probably will launder them, but something keeps telling me
To not do it yet, not yet, not yet, not yet........
! Thanks to Jim Lindberg
!
Crabs Walk Sideways
Herman met Sally on the beach one night,
The sea was calm and the starfish were bright.
She looked at him and he looked at her it was true love at first sight.
Well, Herman told his folks about the girl that he found, They said,
"Herman there must be other girls around. 'Cause crabs walk sideways,
lobsters walk straight and We won't let you take her for your mate."
Chorus:
Crabs walk sideways and lobsters welk straight,
And you can't take a crab for your mate.
Well, Herman told his Sally and it broke her heart
She loved that lobster right from the start
He took her in his claws and said "I'll always be yours,
But still, dear, we'll have to part." Chorus:
She said, "Let me talk to your mom and dad,
I'll show them crabs really aren't that bad."
But they turned her away
"What will the neighbors say."
And they laughted at the funny walk she had. Chorus:
Then one day on the sandbar what did Herman see,
But his little ol' Sally walking straight as can be.
He said, "Sweetheart now they'll take you in the family!"
She said, "Don't you sweetheart me! Hic!" Chorus:
! Thanks to Brenda Desormeaux
!
Horse and Flea (Boom Boom)
"A horse and a flea and three blind mice,
Sat on a kerbstone shooting dice,
The horse slipped and fell on the flea,
The flea said whoops there's a horse on me.
Boom Boom aint it grand to be crazy
Boom Boom aint it grand to be crazy
Giddy and foolish all day long
Boom Bomm aint it grand to be crazy"
There are actions --
A horse -- make large round in air with arms
A flea -- little as between finger and thumb
3 -- as 3 fingers
blind mice -- hands over eyes
Sat on kerbstone -- left arm across chest
Shooting dice -- right hand 'shooting dice' across left arm
The horse -- same again
slipped -- shooting action with right arm
and fell on the flea -- same as last time
the flea -- ditto
theres a horse -- same again
on me -- clap on hand down on other hand.
Boom Boom -- clap hands
Aint it grand to be crazy -- wave arms wildly around
repeat
Giddy & foolish all day long -- hug arms round oneself
B -B a i g t b crazy - as before.
Three Little Elephants Went to Play
Three little elephants went to play
Upon a spiders web one day
They found it such tremendous fun
That they called for another elephant to come.
*This is played thus - 3 people behind each other with hands on waist of person in front. They heel
and toe walk around in time to song, then at the end of the first verse they each choose someone
else to join so the next verse is:
Six little elephants went to play - etc......
*When everyone is heel and toe ing their way round with hands of waist of person in front, the first
person puts hands on waist of last person. The circle moves in close and at the given word 'sit'
everyone should be able to sit on the knee of the person behind - count to three - and stand up -
more often than not everyone falls over.
Honorsorarius
I wish I was a Honorsorarius of Ripamatadomy aha ha ha ha
But since I'm not and never can hope to be
A Honorsorarius of Ripamatadomy
I'm a boon jug; I'm a tee bone
I huzzed and bit my head upon a tree. aha ha ha.
My Aunt Greet
My Aunt Greet veeta veeta veet (make female shape in air)
Had a puss veeta veeta vuss (make circle shape in air)
And that puss veeta veeta vuss (make circle shape in air)
Had a tail (make tail into air with one arm)
Now that tail veeta vetta vail (make tail into air again)
Had a curl veeta veeta vurl (make curl in air)
And that curl veeta veeta vurl (make curl again)
Had a tip. Comma (make dot in air) (Comma is 'tip' in a Scandinavian tongue)
Now that tip veeta veeta vip (make dot in air again and continue with previous actions)
Had a curl veeta veeta vurl
And that curl veeta veeta vurl
Had a tail
And the tail veeta veeta vail
Had a puss veeta veeta vuss
And that puss veeta veeta vuss
Had my Aunt. (wolf whistle).
There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a hole, There's a hole,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea
(in the first verse with hands make a horizontal hole, point down, wiggle fingers as sea water)
There's a whale in the hole at the bottom of the sea,
There's a whale in the hole at the bottom of the sea,
There's a whale, There's a whale,
There's a whale in the hole at the bottom of the sea
(add to actions a large circle in air for whale)
There's a tail on the whale in the hole at the bottom of the sea..........etc
(add to actions a wave upwards of the arm)
There's a bone in the tail on the whale in the hole at the bottom of the sea ..........etc
(add to actions a chop action by side of one hand onto other hand)
There's a nerve in the bone in the tail on the whale in the hole at the bottom of the sea ..... etc.
(add to actions a shiver of body)
By the end of the song most people will be exhausted and ROFL
Be Kind to Your Web Footed Friends
Be kind to your web-footed friends
For a duck may be somebody's brother
Ducks are the demons of the swamp
Where the weather is dark and damp
Now you may think this is the end
Well it is!
The Camp Shirts Chant
Camp Shirts, they never get dirty...
They longer you wear them the stronger you get...
Sometimes I think we should wash them,
But something inside me keeps saying.. not yet not yet not yet
Our Honored Guests Are Here!
The verses to "Our Honored Guests Are Here!" are easy to make up and are quite variable,
depending upon who is attending the Scouting function. Here are a few sample verses. During all
verses except the first, the group being named stands up and takes a bow. Members of the
audience may call out groups to honor as the song goes on. Here are a few sample verses:
Sung to the tune, "Farmer in the Dell"
Chorus:
"Our honored guests are here!
Our honored guests are here!
So stand up now and take a bow,
Our honored guests are here!"
"Our fathers are here!
Our fathers are here!
So stand up now and take a bow,
Our fathers are here!"
The last verse is a reprise of the first verse. On the last verse, everybody stands up and bows.
This song is an excellent icebreaker.
Other groups to name, in no particular order:
Mothers
Brothers
Sisters
Aunts
Uncles
Cousins
Grandfathers
Grandmothers
Rovers
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Commissioners
Girl Guides
Mayor
Bugs
Tune: Row, row, row your boat
Catch, catch, catch a bug.
Put it in a jar.
Sometimes they fly, sometimes they die,
but most get squashed on your car.
The Fungus that I Grew
Tune: Clementine
This here is a story of a fungus that I grew,
It was homework done for science but it quickly went askew
Had I known then what would happen
When I mixed some Spam with glue
I never would have started, on the fungus that I grew!
Singin' in the Rain
(sung to the tune of the original song)
I'm singin' in the rain,
Just singin' in the rain,
what a glorius feeling...
I'm...
tshtsh
tsh tshtsh
tsh tshtsh
tsh tsh- (these are noises like symbols make)
Hey! (hands go in air over head every time 'hey' is said)
tsh
tsh tsh tshtsh
tsh tshtsh
tsh tsh-
Hey! (hands go in air over head every time 'hey' is said)
1.Thumbs up! (audience repeats...thumbs up!)
back to singin' in the rain while holding thumbs up.
2. Thumbs up! (repeat)
Elbows Back! (repeat)
back to singin' in the rain while holding thumbs up and elbows back.
3. Thumbs up! (repeat)
Elbows back!(repeat)
Knees bent! (repeat)
back to singin' in the rain while thumbs up, elbows back, knees bent...you get the idea.........it is
gonna get crazy here in a minute or two..)
4. add to the already existing list TOES TURNED IN!
5. " " " " " " BUTT OUT!
6. " " " " " " CHEST UP!
7. HEAD DOWN!
8. TONGUE OUT!
da
da da da
da da da
da da da
eey!
da
da da da
da da da
da da da
eey!
Mind Your Own Business
Everywhere we go,
People always ask us,
Who we are,
And where we come from,
So we tell them,
Mind your own business,
Get your nose out of it,
Bucket on your head,
And toast down your trousers,
And if they can't hear us,
We'll say it very posh
Every where one goes,
People are always inquiring of one,
Asking who one is,
And where one's abode is situated,
And so one always informs them,
In the politest possible wayÉ
Mind your own business
Get your nose out of it,
Bucket on your head,
And toast down your trousers,
And if they can't hear us,
We'll say it like a hippie man É
Every where I go man,
People are always hassling me,
Asking who I am inside,
And where my roots are,
And so I always meditate to them
In the calmest possible way É
Mind your own business
Get your nose out of it,
Bucket on your head,
And toast down your trousers,
And if they can't hear us,
We'll say it like a JP (Jewish Princess) É
Everywhere I drive,
People are always phoning me,
Asking what my Daddy does
And where my clothes come from,
And so I always gossip to them,
On my mobile phone É
Mind your own business
Get your nose out of it,
Bucket on your head,
And toast down your trousers,
And if they can't hear us,
They must be deaf!
I'm a Little Piece of Tin
I'm a little piece of tin,
Nobody knows what shape I'm in.
I've got four wheels,
And a running board.
I'm not a Chevy and
I'm not a Ford.
Honk! Honk!
Rattle, rattle, rattle,
Crash! Beep! Beep!
Honk! Honk!
Rattle, rattle, rattle,
Crash! Beep! Beep!
Honk, Honk.
My Dream
(tune: Home on the Range)
Oh, give me a suit that an astronaut wears,
And a ship that he flys to the moon.
And if I study the stars and the planets out there,
My dreams will surely come true.
Oh, how I dream of the stars
And the sky and the planets and moon.
I know if I dream just as hard as an astronaut does,
Then I'll be an astronaut too.
Moon Walk
(Tune: La Cucaracha)
I have a spaceship,
I have a spaceship,
and I will fly it to the moon.
I have a spaceship,
I have a space ship,
and I will go there very soon.And when I get there,
and when I get there,
I will walk upon the moon.
And I will see it,
and I will like it.
Oh it will be so very cool!
Stars and Planets
(Tune: Swanee River)
Way up among the stars and planets,
Far, far in space.
That's where we'll find the life and knowledge,
To live out there some day.
If you search the Milky Way,
You may find life there.
Way up among the stars and planets,
Far out in Outer Space.
The Astronaut's Plea
(Tune: My Bonnie Lies...)
I went for a ride in my space ship,
The moon and the planets to see.
I went for a ride in my space ship,
Now listen what happen to me.
Chorus:
Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my spaceship tome, to me.
Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my spaceship to me.
I went for a ride in a spaceship,
The capsule was crowded and I,
Developed a cramp in my muscles,
So I decided to walk in the sky. (Chorus)
I went for a walk in my spacesuit.
The ship was controlled from the ground,
And someone in charge down at NASA,
Forgot I was walking around. (Chorus)
Little Red Wagon
You can't ride in my little red wagon
Backseat's broken and the axles draggen
You can't ride in my little red wagon
Maybe tomorrow, but NOT TODAY!
Second verse, same as the first,
A whole lot louder and a whole lot worse. etc.
After about four or five verses, no words can be made out in the din that results.
This Land is My Land
This land is my land
This land is my land
And only my land
If you don't get off,
I'll shoot your head off
I've got a shotgun
And it is loaded
This land was made for only me.
3 Cheers for the Bus Driver
(Sung to "Did You Ever See a Lassie?")
My favorite all time song for the end of the field trip
3 Cheers for the Bus Driver, the bus driver, the bus driver
3 Cheers for the Bus Driver, the bus driver today.
He's married, he's jolly, he's built like a trolley
3 Cheers for the Bus Driver, the bus driver today
God bless him - HE NEEDS IT!
God bless him- HE NEEDS IT!
3 Cheers for the Bus Driver, the bus driver today
Sailing, Sailing
Sailing, sailing -
Sure wish we had a boat
Instead of this leaky old guitar
So we could stay afloat!
Sailing, Sailing,
Hoping the sharks don't bite!
If a big octopus
Does not swaller us,
We may get home tonight!
Sailing, sailing -
Hoping it doesn't rain,
Because if it does,
A terrible fuzz
Will grow on our ears again.
Sailing, sailing
Trying to hitch a ride!
If you ride on a whale
Hold onto his tail
Or you may end up inside!
Sailing, sailing -
Paddling like a frog,
You play a kazoo,
And holler "Wahoo!"
While splashing through the fog.
Sailing, sailing,
What if you cannot swim?
Just find a seahorse,
With a saddle, of course,
And you can ride home on him!
Green Socks
Green socks they never get dirty
the longer you wear them the stronger they get.
Sometimes I think I might wash them
but something inside me keeps saying
Not Yet Not Yet Not Yet NOT YET!!!!
Worms
The worms crawl in
The worms crawl out
The ants play pinochle
on your snout
Your guts turn green
Like vaseline
Your pus runs out
Like whipping cream
Never laugh
When a hearse goes by
Or you may be
The next to die
They'll wrap you up
In a bloody sheet
And throw you down
About sixty feet
The worms crawl in.....
WEE WEE
Wee Wee , Wee Wee, Wee Wee Wee Wee Wee, Wee Wee
When I was a Wee Wee tot
They took me off my Wee Wee cot
And put me on my Wee Wee pot
To see if I could Wee or not
Wee Wee, Wee Wee, Wee Wee Wee Wee, Wee Wee
And when they saw that I could not
They took me off my Wee Wee pot
And put me on my Wee Wee cot
And there I gave it all I've Got!
Wee Wee, Wee Wee, Wee Wee Wee Wee, Wee Wee
Gross Songs
Muff the Tragic Wagon
(Sung to the tune of Puff the Magic Dragon)
Muff the Tragic Wagon, lived by the street
And rolled along the boulevard, through rain and snow and sleet.
Little Tommy Pumpkin loved that wagon Muff,
And rolled him home and filled him up,
With toys and other stuff.
(1)
Together they would travel along the avenue
Tommy hanging out his leg would scuff his Sunday shoe.
Taxi cabs and buses would honk as they went past,
Tragic wagons never seem to need to stop for gas (chorus)
(2)
Children live forever, but not so children's toys,
Wagons can't forever be a friend to little boys.
And one gray day it happened while Tommy took his nap,
A garbage truck ran over Muff and turned him into scrap. (chorus)
(3)
Little Tommy Pumpkin said just off the cuff,
There will never be another tragic wagon Muff (end or sing chorus)
He Jumped from 40,000 Feet
Sung to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic
He jumped from 40,000 feet and forgot to pull the cord,
He jumped from 40,000 feet and forgot to pull the cord,
He jumped from 40,000 feet and forgot to pull the cord,
And he ain't gonna fly no more.
Chorus:
Glory, glory, what a heck of a way to die
Glory, glory, what a heck of a way to die
Glory, glory, what a heck of a way to die
And he ain't gonna fly no more.
He was last to leave the cockpit and the first to hit the ground..
He was last to leave the cockpit and the first to hit the ground..
He was last to leave the cockpit and the first to hit the ground..
And he ain't gonna fly no more.
Chorus
He landed on the runway like a blob of strawberry jam.
He landed on the runway like a blob of strawberry jam.
He landed on the runway like a blob of strawberry jam.
And he ain't gonna fly no more.
Chorus
They scraped him off the runway with a silver spoon.
They scraped him off the runway with a silver spoon.
They scraped him off the runway with a silver spoon.
And he ain't gonna fly no more.
Chorus
They sent him home to mother in a little wooden box.
They sent him home to mother in a little wooden box.
They sent him home to mother in a little wooden box.
And he ain't gonna fly no more.
Chorus
His mother didn't want him so she sent him back to us.
His mother didn't want him so she sent him back to us.
His mother didn't want him so she sent him back to us.
And he ain't gonna fly no more.
Chorus
Suggested hand motions:
1. last to leave (flap arms like bird) the cockpit..
2. first to (slap hands) hit the..
3. He (slap hands) landed on..
4. They (make scooping motion) scraped him..
5. in a little (make small box with hands) box.
6. so she sent (make overhand throwing motion) him back to us.
-- Thanks to Jim Speirs
And here is another version:
He jumped from 40,000 feet and never pulled the cord,
He jumped from 40,000 feet and never pulled the cord,
He jumped from 40,000 feet and never pulled the cord,
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus:
Gory, gory, what a heck of a mess he made
Gory, gory, what a heck of a mess he made
Gory, gory, what a heck of a mess he made
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
He landed on the highway like a hunk of strawberry jam.
He landed on the highway like a hunk of strawberry jam.
He landed on the highway like a hunk of strawberry jam.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus
They sent him home to mother on a slice of moldy bread.
They sent him home to mother on a slice of moldy bread.
They sent him home to mother on a slice of moldy bread.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus
-- Thanks to Scott King Walker
Let's try that one again ...
He jumped without a parachute from 40,000 feet.
He jumped without a parachute from 40,000 feet.
He jumped without a parachute from 40,000 feet.
And he aint gonna jump no more
Chourus:
Glory glory what a terrible way to die
When ya wearing your suspenders and you don't know how to fly,
Glory glory what a terrible way to die
And he aint gonna jump no more.
He landed on the pavement like a lump of strawberry jam.
He landed on the pavement like a lump of strawberry jam.
He landed on the pavement like a lump of strawberry jam.
And he aint gonna jump no more.
Chourus
They sent him home to mum in a white envelope.
They sent him home to mum in a white envelope.
They sent him home to mum in a white envelope.
And he aint gonna jump no more.
Chourus
His mum put him on the mantelpiece for everyone to see.
His mum put him on the mantelpiece for everyone to see.
His mum put him on the mantelpiece for everyone to see.
And he aint gonna jump no more.
Chourus
She put him on the table when the vicar came to tea.
She put him on the table when the vicar came to tea.
She put him on the table when the vicar came to tea.
And he aint gonna jump no more.
Chourus
The vicar put him on his toast and eat him up for tea.
The vicar put him on his toast and eat him up for tea.
The vicar put him on his toast and eat him up for tea.
And he aint gonna jump no more.
Chourus
Ooops ... One More Time ...
The Paratrooper Song
[Note: These are the original words. Appropriate substitutions should be made for scouting.]
"Is everybody happy", cried the Sargeant looking up.
Our hero, feebly answered "Yes!", and then they stood him up.
He jumped right out the open door, his static line forgot,
He ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus: Gory, gory, what a Helluva Way to Die!
Gory, gory, what a Helluva Way to Die!
Gory, gory, what a Helluva Way to Die!
He ain't gonna jump no more.
He counted loud, he counted long, he waited for the shock.
He felt the wind, he felt the clouds, he felt the awful drop.
He jerked his cord, the silk spilled out, but wrapped around his legs,
He ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus
The risers wrapped around his neck, connectors cracked his dome.
The lines were snarled and tied in knots around his skinny bones.
The canopy became his shroud, as he hurtled to his death.
He ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus
The days he lived, and loved and laughed, kept running through his mind,
He thought about the girl back home, the one he left behind.
He thought about the medics and he wondered what they'd find.
He ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus
The ambulances were on the spot, the jeeps were running wild.
The medics jumped and screamed with glee. They rolled their sleaves and smiled.
For it had been a week or more since last a chute had failed,
He ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus
He hit the ground, the sound was "SPLAT". His blood went spurting high.
His comrades then were heard to say, "A helluva way to die".
He lay there rolling round in the welter of his gore,
He ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus
There was blood upon the risers, there was brains upon the chute.
Intestines were a dangling from the paratroopers boots.
They picked him up, still in his chute and poured him from his boots.
He ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus
Ain't Gonna Rain No More
Chorus:
Oh, it ain't gonna rain no more, no more
It ain't gonna rain no more
How in heck can I wash my neck
if it ain't gonna rain no more
[Verses:]
A bum sat by the sewer
And by the sewer he died
And at the coroners inquist
They call it sewer side
[Chorus]
A peanut sat on the railroad track
It's heart was all a-flutter
Along came the 4:15
Toot toot, peanut butter
[Chorus]
My father is a butcher
My mother is a cook
And I'm the little hot-dog
That runs around the brook
[Chorus]
My father built a chimney
He built it up so high
He had to take it down each night
To let the moon go by
[Chorus]
My daddy is a doctor,
My mommy is a nurse,
And I'm the little needle
That gets you where it hurts...
[Chorus]
Mary had a little lamb,
Her father shot it dead
And now she takes it to school
Between two slices of bread...
My Leader
(Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
My leader fell into a pothole
In a glacier while climbing an Alp.
He's still there after 50 long winters,
And all you can see is his scalp.
Chorus:
Bring back, bring back,
O bring back my leader to me, to me.
Bring back, bring back,
O bring back my leader to me, to me.
My leader was proud of his whiskers,
To shave them would give him the blues.
They hung all the way to his ankles,
And he used them for shining his shoes.
Chorus:
My leader had faith in a sailboat
He had built from an old hollow tree.
My leader set sail for Australia,
Now my leader lies under the sea.
Chorus:
My leader made friends with hyenas,
He gave them a ride on his raft.
When a crocodile reached up and grabbed him,
The hyenas just sat there and laughed.
Chorus:
My leader annoyed his dear parents
They tossed him right out of the bus.
And if we don't mend our behavior,
Why that's what will happen to us.
Chorus:
Do Your Ears Hang Low
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them over your shoulder
Like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
Do your ears flip-flop?
Can you use them for a mop?
Are they stringy at the bottom?
Are they curly at the top?
Can you use them for a swatter?
Can you use them for a blotter?
Do your ears flip-flop?
Do your ears hang high?
Do they reach up to the sky?
Do they droop when they're wet?
Do they stiffen when they're dry?
Can you semaphore your neighbor
With a minimum of labor?
Do your ears hang high?
Do your ears hang wide?
Do they flap from side to side?
Do they wave in the breeze
From the slightest little sneeze?
Can you soar above the nation
With a feeling of elation?
Do your ears hang wide?
Do your ears fall off
When you give a great big cough?
Do they lie there on the ground
Orbounce around at every sound?
Can you stick them in your pocket,
Just like little Davey Crocket?
Do your ears fall off
-- Thanks to NASHGOHUMEWAGANAK
Jaws
(Tune: Do Re Mi)
JAWS A mouth, a great big mouth
TEETH The things that kinda crunch
BITE The friendly sharks "hello"
US His favorite juicy lunch
BLOOD That turns the ocean red
CHOMP That means the sharks been fed
GULP That will bring us back to
JAWS! JAWS! JAWS! JAWS!
-- Thanks to Randy Woo
Gopher Guts
Great green globs of greasy grimy gopher guts,
Mutilated monkey meat,
Little birdies dirty feet,
Great green globs of greasy grimy gopher guts,
And I forgot my spoon!
Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts,
Multilated monkey meat,
Itsy bitsy birdie feet,
French fried eye-balls,
Rolling down a muddy street,
And I forgot my spoon.
(pause)
But I got my straw!
Great green gobs of greasy grimey gopher guts,
Mutilated monkey meat,
Saturated birdy feet,
All wrapped up in
All purpose porpoise pus.
And me without a spoon!
Gee whiz! (but I've got a straw)
Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts
Mutilated monkey meat
Chopped up dirty birdy feet.
A one pound jar of all purpose porpoise pus
Swimming in pink lemonade.
Scab sandwich, spit on top
Monkey vomit, camel snot
Eagle eye and cookie goo
Made a sandwich just for you.
Turkey Day
(Tune: Bring Back my Bonnie to Me)
My turkey went walking one morning
The November weather to see.
A man with a hatchet approached her.
Oh, bring back my turkey to me.
Chorus:
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my turkey to me, to me.
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my turkey to me.
I went down the sidewalk a shoppin'
The sights in shop windows to see.
And everywhere hung great fat gobblers.
Oh, bring back my turkey to me.
(Chorus)
I went out to dinner and ordered
The best things they had I could see.
They brought it all roasted and sizzling;
They brought back my turkey to me.
Brought back, brought back,
They brought back my turkey to me, to me.
Brought back, brought back,
They brought back my turkey to me.
-- Thanks to Randy Woo
Worms
Nobody likes me,
Everybody hates me!
Iím gonna eat some worms.
Chorus (Repeat after each verse)
Long, slim slimey ones,
Short, fat juicy ones,
Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy, wuzzy worms.
First you get a bucket,
Then you get a shovel,
Oh how they wiggle and squirm.
First you pull the heads off,
Then you suck th guts out.
Oh how they wiggle and squirm.
Down goes the first one,
Down goes the second one,
Oh how they wiggle and squirm.
Up comes the first one,
Up comes the second one,
Oh how they wiggle and squirm.
Everybody likes me,
Nobody hates me!
Why did I eat those worms?
Chop up their heads and
Squeeze out their juice,
And throw their tails away.
Nobody knows how I survive
On worms three times a day!
-- Thanks to Randy Woo
Commercial Mixup
(Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
Last night I watched TV.
I saw my favorite show
I heard this strange commercial
I can't believe it's so.
Feed your dog Chiffon,
Comet cures a cold
Use SOS pads on your face
To keep from looking old.
Mop your floor with Crest.
Use Crisco on your tile.
Clean your teeth with Borateem,
It leaves a shining smile.
For headaches take some Certs,
Use Tide to clean your face.
And do shampoo with Elmer's Glue
It holds your hair in place.
Perhaps I am confused.
I might not have it right.
But one things that I'm certain of. . .
I'll watch TV. tonight!
-- Thanks to Randy Woo
On Top of Spaghetti
(Sung to the tune of On Top of Old Smokey)
Actions: make appropriate finger and body actions for the words, and don't leave out a real, live
sneeze.
On top of spaghetti,
All covered with cheese.
I lost my poor meatball,
When somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table,
And onto the floor.
And then my poor meatball,
Rolled out of the door.
It rolled in the garden,
And under a bush.
And then my poor meatball,
Was nothing but mush.
The mush was as tasty
As tasty could be,
And early next summer
It grew into a tree.
The tree was all covered
With beautiful moss,
It grew lovely meatballs
And tomato sauce.
So if you eat spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatballs
And don't ever sneeze.
Sam, Sam, the Lavatory Man
The motions are a must when singing this song.
Sam, Sam, the lavatory man,
Chief inspector of the out house clan (stand straight like soldier & salute)
He issues the tissues, the paper, and the towels (pass out 'items')
He listens to the sounds of the rumbling bowels (hold hand to ear)
Down, down, down below the ground (point down on down)
Where all the little poopies are swimming around (swimming motion)
There sits Sam, the lavatory man,
Scooping up the poopies,
Scooping up the poopies,
Scooping up the poopies in his little tin can! (scoop 3x times and proudly hold up 'tin can')
The Titanic
1. Oh, they built the ship Titanic,
To sail the ocean blue,
And they built her so
The water wouldn't go through.
But the good Lord raised his hand,
Said the ship would never land,
It was sad when the great ship went down.
Chorus:
It was sad (so sad)
It was sad (mighty sad)
It was sad when the great ship went down
To the bottom of the sea....
(husbands and wives, little children lost their lives)
It was sad when the great ship went down.
2. They were sailing close to England
Not forty miles from shore
When the rich refused to associate with the poor.
So they sent them down below,
Where they'd be the first to go.
It was sad when the great ship went down.
Chorus
3. Twas the 14th of April
The fourth month of the year
The Titanic hit an iceberg
That everyone could hear
They suffered and they cried
"Good Lord don't let us die"
It was sad when the great ship went down.
Chorus
4. They lowered all the lifeboats
To the dark and stormy sea,
As the band was playing
"God Be Close To Me."
The captain tried to wire
But the wires were on fire
It was sad when the great ship went down.
Chorus
5. Oh the moral of this story,
As you can plainly see,
Is to wear a life preserver
When you go out to sea.
The Titanic once was
But never more shall be,
It was sad when the great ship went down.
Chorus
Willies Underwear
(sung like the old fashioned barber shop quartet would sing it...)
On the night that Willie died...hum
He called me to his side........hum
And he gave me his dirty underwear...dirty underwear.
They were baggy at the knees.........hum
And they smelled like liver cheese...hum
Oh the dirty underwear that Willie wore...that Willie wore.
Oh I threw them in the sky.....hum
And the birds refused to fly...hum
Oh the dirty underwear that Willie wore...that Willie wore.
Oh I threw them in the well...hum
And the rats they ran like....heck...hum
Oh the dirty underwear that Willie wore...that Willie wore.
Now Willie's dead and gone...hum
But his underwear live on....hum
And they're hangin' on the line for all to see...for all to see.
Now remember and remember well...hum
For you can't avoid the smell....hum
Of the underwear that's Willie's memory...Willie's memory!
My Dead Dog Rover
Tune: "I'm Looking Over a Four-leaf Clover"
I'm looking over my dead dog Rover,That I over-ran with the mower.
One leg is missing the other is gone.
The third one is scattered all over the lawn.
No need explaining the one remaining
It's splattered on the kitchen door.
I'm looking over my dead dog rover,
that I over-ran with the mower.
Another verse --
I'm looking over
My dead dog Rover
That I overlooked before
One leg is broken, the other is maimed,
The third I ran over with my CoCo Puff train.
No use explaining,
The parts remaining,
They're mangled beyond repair.
I'm looking over
My dead Dog Rover
That I overlooked, (Big finish)
That I overlooked,
That I overlooked before.
My Bonnie
Tune: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"
My Bonnie leaned over the gas tank,
The height of its contents to see.
I lit up a match to assist her,
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.
( Chorus )
Last night as I lay on my pillow,
Last night as I lay on my bed,
I stuck my feet out of the window,
Next morning my neighbors were dead.
(chorus with bring back my neighbors to me)
My Bonnie has tuberculosis,
My Bonnie has only one lung,
My Bonnie can cough up raw oysters'
And roll them around on her tongue.
(chorus: Roll them, roll them, roll them around on her tongue, her tongue...)
My luncheon lies over the ocean,
My breakfast lies over the rail.
My supper lies in great commotion,
Won't someone please bring me a pail.
( chorus: Clams & ice cream don't agree with me, with me..")
Who knows what I had for breakfast?
Who knows what I had for tea?
Who knows what I had for supper?
Just look out the window and see!
Mom, Wash My Underware
Tune: "God Bless America"
Mom, wash my underware, my only pair.
We can find them, and move them,
From the heap by the side of the chair.
To the washer, to the clothesline,
To my backpack, to my rear.
Mom, wash my underware, my only pair.
Mom, wash my underware, my only pair.
-- Thanks to Chuck Bramlet, ASM Troop 323, Thunderbird District, Grand Canyon Council,
Phoenix, Az.
Underware
Tune: "Over There"
Underware, Underware,
How I itch in my woolen underware.
How I wish I'd gotten a pair of cotton,
So I wouldn't itch everywhere.
BVDs make me sneeze.
When the breeze from the trees
Hits my knees.
Coming over, I'm coming over,
In my gosh darned, itchy, woolen underware.
-- Thanks to Chuck Bramlet, ASM Troop 323, Thunderbird District, Grand Canyon Council,
Phoenix, Az.
Underware, Underware
Send a pair, send a pair I can wear
For I left mine lyin' outside a dryin'
And I can't find them anywhere
Underware, Underware
Send a pair, send a pair I can wear
Assembly's blowing, I must be going
And I'll get there if I have to get there bare
He Ain't Gonna Climb No More
Tune: "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Chorus:
Gory, gory, what a heck of a way to die.
Gory, gory what a heck of a way to die.
Gory, gory what a heck of a way to die.
And he ain't gonna climb no more!
Verse 1:
"Will it go around the chockstone?" called the belayer, looking up.
Our hero feebly answered, "Yes," and slowly inched on up.
He was trying to drive a piton when his foothold crumbled out.
Oh he ain't gonna climb no more!
Chorus:
Verse 2:
He slid on down the chimney and he quickly gathered speed.
He shot past the belayer, who's forgot the climber's creed.
An anchor to a piton would've been all he'd ever need.
Oh he ain't gonna climb no more!
Chorus
Verse 3:
The belayer felt the rope pull taught and tried to let it run.
But it jerked him from position and he knew his time had come.
He left the ledge behind him and it shot up toward the sun.
Oh he ain't gonna climb no more!
Chorus
Verse 4:
They sped on down the chimney and they passed the Southern Col.
They had such good exposure that it made a glorious fall.
They slithered o'er a friction pitch and sped on down the wall.
Oh they ain't gonna climb no more.
Chorus
Verse 5:
The medic in the valley watched them through his telescope.
And as they neared the bottom, his eyes grew bright with hope.
For it had been a week or more since the parting of the rope.
Oh they ain't gonna climb no more!
Chorus
Verse 6:
One had a rope around his neck and a piton through his spleen.
An ice-axe in the rucksack had split the other's bean.
The trails of red marked their descent as they neared the slopes of green.
Oh they ain't gonna climb no more.
Chorus
Verse 7:
They hit the ground the sound was "SPLAT" the blood went spurting high.
Their comrades were heard to say, "What a colorful way to die!"
And as they lay there rolling in the welter of their gore.
Oh they ain't gonna climb no more!
Chorus
Verse 8:
There was blood upon the rucksacks, there were brains upon the rope.
Intestines were entwined across the green and grassy slope.
We picked them up in a lunch pail after salvaging the rope.
Oh they ain't gonna climb no more!
Chorus
Baby Bumble Bee
I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommie* be so proud of me?
I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee...
Ouch! It stung me!
I'm squashing up my baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommie be so proud of me?
I'm squashing up my baby bumble bee...
Ew! What a mess!
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommie be so proud of me?
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee...
Ugh! I feel sick!
I'm barfing up my baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommie be so proud of me?
I'm barfing up my baby bumble bee...
Oh! Another mess!
I'm mopping up my baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommie be so proud of me?
I'm mopping up my baby bumble bee...
Mommie, aren't you proud of me?
* Can be substituted with many other words: Mother, Mama, Daddy, Father, Papa, Grandma,
Grammie, Grandpa, Pappy, Auntie, Uncle, etc....
The motions: Usually it is sung in a circle, so you can see everyone doing the motions - a big part
of the fun! It is best if everyone is standing, but not necessary.
Verse 1: Hands are cupped together as if carrying a captured bee. You walk in place and swings
hands back and forth as you sing, in time to the music, until you get to the exclamation (Ouch!).
Here you stop all movement to emphasize the statement, with an appropriate "unfair of the bee"
face. Movement begins again with...
Verse 2: Hands are mashed together, back and forth in time to the music, as if squashing the bee.
Again movement stops with exclamation (Ew!) as hands are looked at with "icky" faces on...Then
Verse 3: While singing (tricky!) hands are pretended to be licked - keeping the hands flat and
moving them with a sweeping motion down in front of the mouth, in time to the music. Movement
stops with "Ugh!" as "sick" faces are shown and stomachs are held.
Verse 4: While still holding stomachs, "bob" up and down from the waist, in time to the music, to
simulate barfing. (Oooo, this is fun!) When the "Oh" sounds, "more work" faces are worn.
Verse 5: With "mops" in hand, scrub the floor in time to the music. When the "Mommie" is
reached, "mops" are held upright and to the side (like the pitchfork in the famous painting :]) with
the other hand on the hip and the head turned a little on its side.
--Thanks to Heather Clemens
Baby Funnel Webb
An additional verse to Baby Bumble Bee
"Oooh ahhhh, What's This"
I'm picking up my baby Funnel Webb
Won't my Mommie kick me in the head?
I'm picking up my baby Funnel Webb
Oooh ahhhh, It bit me. I'm Dead.
! Last verse thanks to Phil Gardner, Cub Scout Leader, 1st Koorana Scout Group, Wattagans
Division, Hunter and Coastal Region, New South Wales Branch, Australia
!
Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips
Tune: Old Dunderbeck Scout variation:
Oh, when I was a camper, I never liked to eat;
the cook'd put things upon my plate, I'd dump them on his feet;
but then one day he made this soup, I ate it all in bed;
I asked him what he'd put in it, and this is what he said. *Chorus.
* Chorus: Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes;
monkey legs and buzzard eggs and salamander thighs;
rabbit ears and camel rears and tasty toenail pies;
stir them all together, it's called the cook's surprise.
I went into the bathroom and stood beside the sink;
I said I'm feeling slightly ill, I think I'd like a drink;
The cook he said, "I've just the thing, I'll get it in a wink;
it's full of lots of protein, and vitamins I think." *Chorus.
Where Will You Be
If you ever see a hearse go by,
Do you ever think you're going to die.
Chorus.
OOH OOH OOH OOH where will you be in a hundred years from now.
They wrap you up in a crisp white sheet,
And tuck in the corners all nice and neat.
They put you into a wooden box,
And cover you over with earth and rocks.
The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out,
They crawl in thin and they crawl out stout.
Your teeth fall in and your eyes pop out,
Your brains come trickling down your snout
Chorus.
OOH OOH OOH OOH where will you be in a hundred years from now.
(PAUSE)
DEAD!!!!!!!!!
The song is best song in a low pitched soft voice to give the required effect. The OOH descend in
a scale like fashion and make the DEAD!!! sound really unpleasant for maximum effect.
Happy Birthday
Tune: Volga Boat Men
Chorus:
Happy Birthday, Ugh.
Happy Birthday, Ugh.
Ha-a-a-a, Happy Birthday, Ugh.
Verses:
Pain and sorrow in the air,
Death around us everywhere.
But...?
chorus
One year closer to the grave,
Think of all the food we'll save
But...?
chorus
Easter Bunny broke his leg,
Bled all over the Easter Eggs,
But...?
chorus
Santa Claus wrecked his sleigh,
No more presents on Christmas day.
but...?
chorus
Adamms Family Grace
Tune: Addams Family Theme (TV) by Vic Muzzy, 1964
Chorus:
Da da da dum (snap snap)
Da da da dum (snap snap)
Da da da dum
Da da da dum
Da da da dum (snap snap)
We thank you Lord for giving,
The things we need for living
The food, the fun, the friendship,
The Scouting Fam-i-ly.
We thank you for the food Lord,
For Mom and Dad and you Lord,
We thank you for the food Lord,
The Scouting Fam-i-ly.
We thank You Lord for giving
The food we need for living
Be with us while we eat it,
Because we really need it.
Be present at our table LORD,
Be here and every where adored.
These mercies bless and grant that we,
May love serve and obey Thee.
We thank you for this day, Lord
For friends and family, Lord.
We thank you for this food, Lord
For friends and family.
Ah-ah-amen (snap-snap)*
Ah-ah-amen (snap-snap)*
Ah-ah-amen, Ah-ah-amen,
Ah-ah-amen (snap-snap)*
*Note: Cross arms when snapping fingers
The Banana Slug Song
Sung to the tune of "Twist & Shout". The song uses a lead singer and a backup
group (sung by the audience)
Lead Singer Backup Group
You know I love my baby
The way she hugs
But people don't understand it
She's a banana slug
Chorus (all)
Ba...Na...Na..Slug
She's got one foot
And she's got no toes
She hangs out in the forest
And helps it decompose
Chorus (all)
Ba...Na...Na..Slug
The way she wiggles her antennae
You know it gives me such bliss
C'mon C'mon C'mon Banana Slug
Let me give you a kiss
Chorus (all)
Ba...Na...Na..Slug
And when she slides through the forest
You know she looks so fine
C'mon C'mon C'mon Banana Slug
Let me lick off your slime
Love my baby
Way she hugs
Don't understand it
Banana slug
Got one foot
Got no toes
Hangs out in the forest
Helps it decompose
Wiggles her antennae
Gives me such bliss
C'mon banana slug
Give you a kiss
Slides through the forest
Looks so fine
C'mon banana Slug
Lick off your slime
Chorus (all)
Ba...Na...Na..Slug
Some folks say she's gross
But I won't hear that jive
If it weren't for my baby
The forest might not servive
Chorus (all)
Ba...Na...Na..Slug
(Final verse (all)
)Ba ba banana slug, banana slug
Ba ba banana slug, banana slug
Ba ba banana slug, banana slug
Ba ba banana slug, banana slug
Say she's gross
Hear that jive
Weren't for my baby
Might not survive
-- Thanks to Jim Fuller
Long Johns
(Tune : Bye, bye, blackbird)
I have lost my underwear,
I don't care,
I'll go bare,
Bye, bye long johns.
They were very dear to me,
Tickled me,
tee, hee, hee,
Bye, bye long johns.
If you ever wonder where to find me,
Just open up that trap door right behind me.
I have lost my underwear,
I don't care,
I'll go bare,
Bye, bye long johns.
Pink Pajamas
(To the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic")
Oh, I wear my pink pajamas in the summer when it's hot,
And I wear my flannel nighties in the winter when it's not,
And sometimes in the springtime, and sometimes in the fall,
I jump right in between the sheets with nothing on at all.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, what's it to ya?
Balmy breezes blowin' through ya
With nothing on at all!
! Thanks to Anthony M. Becker
!
The MacTavish Brothers
(to the tune of "The Irish Washerwoman")
Oh, MacTavish is dead and his brother don't know it,
His brother is dead and MacTavish don't know it,
There're both of them dead in the very same bed...
And neither one knows that the other is dead.
! Thanks to Anthony M. Becker
!
The Little Green Frog
Gaaloomph went the little green frog one day
Gaaloomph went the little green frog
Gaaloomph went the little green frog one day
And the frog went gloomph gloomph gloomph
But we all know frogs go [clap] laa dee daa dee daa
[clap] laa dee daa dee daa [clap] laa dee daa dee daa
We all know frogs go [clap] laa dee daa dee daa
They don't go gloomph gloomph gloomph
And we all know frogs go SQUELCH when you step on them
SQUELCH when you step on them SQUELCH when you step on them
We all know frogs go SQUELCH when you step on them
They don't go gloomph gloomph gloomph
And we all know frogs go POP in the microwave
POP in the microwave POP in the microwave
We all know frogs go POP in the microwave
They don't go gloomph gloomph gloomph
And well know frogs go WHZZZ in the blender
WHZZZ in the blender WHZZZ in the blender
We all know frogs go WHZZZ in the blender
They don't go gloomph gloomph gloomph
And we all know frogs go SPLAT in the ceiling fan
SPLAT in the ceiling fan SPLAT in the ceiling fan
We all know frogs go SPLAT in the ceiling fan
They don't go gloomph gloomph gloomph
The tune to the little green frog song is one of those ones that sounds like a stock tune, but after
further thought is very difficult to pin down exactly. As I am not into sending ASCII musical
notation, I shall be forced to offer the following:
Dee dum dee dee deedle dee dum daa daa
dee dum dee dee deedle dee dum
dee dum dee dee deedle dee dum daa daa
daa dee dum dum dum dum dum
Dum dum daa daa daa daa [clap] laa dee daa dee daa
[clap] laa dee daa dee daa [clap] laa dee daa dee daa
dee daa dum daa daa [clap] laa dee daa dee daa
dee daa dum daa daa dum
There are a couple of hand actions that go with it, but by and large you can just make them up.
-- Thanks to Jason B. Standing Esq., ASL 1st Glen Osmond Scout Troop, Adelaide, South
Australia
Oh Tom the Toad
(Sung to the tune of Oh Christmas Tree. O Tannenbaum)
Oh, Tom the Toad, Oh, Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh, Tom the Toad, Oh, Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Didn't you see, that light turn red?
Now there are tracks, across your head.
Oh, Tom the Toad, Oh, Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh, Kitty Cat, Oh, Kitty Cat
Why does your tongue hang out like that?
Oh, Kitty Cat, Oh, Kitty Cat
Why does your tongue hang out like that?
Why were you running from the mutts?
Now that truck, spread out your guts...
Oh, Kitty Cat, Oh, Kitty Cat
Why does your tongue hang out like that?
Oh Fred the fish, Oh Fred the fish,
Why are you lying on the dish?
Oh Fred the fish, Oh Fred the fish,
Why are you lying on the dish?
You did not see the hook ahead,
And now your head is stuffed with bread.
Oh Fred the fish, Oh Fred the fish,
Why are you lying on the dish?
Oh Bill the bug, oh Bill the bug,
What are you doing on the rug.
Oh Bill the bug, oh Bill the bug,
What are you doing on the rug.
You did not see the foot ahead,
and now your just a spot of red,
Oh Bill the bug, oh Bill the bug,
What are you doing on the rug.
Oh Rog the dog, Oh Rog the dog,
Why did you jump on that green log?
Oh Rog the dog, Oh Rog the dog,
Why did you jump on that green log?
You used to like to play and track.
But now you are a ëgatorís snack.
Oh Rog the dog, Oh Rog the dog,
Why did you jump on that green log?
Oh Jake the snake, Oh Jake the snake,
Why are you lying on the lake?
Oh Jake the snake, Oh Jake the snake,
Why are you lying on the lake?
You did not see the motor boat,
And now your guts are all afloat
Oh Jake the snake, Oh Jake the snake,
Why are you lying on the lake?
-- Thanks to E. Cully
Jole the mole, Oh, Jole the Mole
Why did you fall into that hole
Jole the Mole, Oh, Jole the Mole
Why did you fall into that hole
You used to be so short and fat
And now you are a great big SPLAT
Jole the mole, Oh Jole the Mole
Why did you fall into that hole
-- Thanks to Beverly Benner, and P.J.
Oh, Tom the Cat, Oh, Tom the Cat,
Why did you have to chase that Rat?
Oh, Tom the Cat, Oh, Tom the Cat,
Why did you have to chase that Rat?
You were so soft, you loved to purr,
But now you're just blood, bones and fur,
Oh, Tom the Cat, Oh, Tom the Cat,
Why did you have to chase that Rat?
Armadillo Bob, Armadillo Bob,
Why did you leave your nice safe log?
Armadillo Bob, Armadillo Bob,
Why did you leave your nice safe log?
Your armor made you brave I think,
Now lying on the road you stink.
Armadillo Bob, Armadillo Bob,
Why did you leave your nice safe log?
-- Thanks to Mary Rowell, Troop 148 & 458, Lake
Mary, FL
Oh Sam the Snake, Oh Sam the Snake
Why do you lie out there and bake?
Oh Sam the Snake, Oh Sam the Snake
Why do you lie out there and bake?
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why did you jump into the road?
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why did you jump into the road?
You were so big and green and fat
But now you're small and red and flat.
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why did you jump into the road?
Oh AL the Gater, Oh Al the gater
You should have waited until later.
Oh Al the Gater, Oh Al the Gater
You should have waited until later.
You sat upon the yellow line,
and now you're just a streak of slime
Oh AL the Gater, Oh Al the gater
You should have waited until later.
Oh Sue the Skunk, Oh Sue the Skunk
Why do you make my tires go thunk?
Oh Sue the Skunk, Oh Sue the Skunk
Why do you make my tires go thunk?
You did not look from East to West
Now on the road there's such a mess.
Oh Sue the Skunk, Oh Sue the Skunk
Why do you make my tires go thunk?
Oh Turtle Ted, Oh turtle Ted,
Your shell's all broken - so's your head.
Oh Turtle Ted, Oh turtle Ted,
Your shell's all broken - so's your head.
In the road you thought you'd travel,
Now you're ground into the gravel.
Oh Turtle Ted, Oh turtle Ted,
Your shell's all broken - so's your head.
Oh, Kitty Cat, Oh, Kitty Cat
Why does your tongue hang out like that?
Oh, Kitty Cat, Oh, Kitty Cat
Why does your tongue hang out like that?
Why were you running from the mutts?
Now that truck, spread out your guts...
Oh, Kitty Cat, Oh, Kitty Cat
Why does your tongue hang out like that?
Oh Fred the fish, Oh Fred the fish,
Why are you lying on the dish?
Oh Fred the fish, Oh Fred the fish,
Why are you lying on the dish?
You did not see the hook ahead,
And now your head is stuffed with bread.
Oh Fred the fish, Oh Fred the fish,
Why are you lying on the dish?
You did not see that truck go by
Now you look like a butterfly.
Oh Sam the Snake, Oh Sam the Snake
Why do you lie out there and bake?
Oh Possum Pete, Oh Possum Pete
There's nothing left but hair and feet
Oh Possum Pete, Oh Possum Pete
There's nothing left but hair and feet
You thought you'd beat that bus across
Now you look like a pile of moss.
Oh Possum Pete, Oh Possum Pete
There's nothing left but hair and feet
Arm'dillo Tex, Arm'dillo Tex,
Why are you looking so perplexed?
Arm'dillo Tex, Arm'dillo Tex,
Why are you looking so perplexed?
Across the yellow line you strayed,
The truck hit you - like a grenade!
Arm'dillo Tex, Arm'dillo Tex,
Why are you looking so perplexed?
Oh Froggie Fred, Oh Froggie Fred,
Why do you lie there stone-cold dead?
Oh Froggie Fred, Oh Froggie Fred,
Why do you lie there stone-cold dead?
You didn't look as you jumped out,
A ten-ton truck ran up your snout!
Oh Froggie Fred, Oh Froggie Fred,
Why do you lie there stone-cold dead?
Oh Swallow Sam, Oh Swallow Sam,
What turned your body into jam?
Oh Swallow Sam, Oh Swallow Sam,
What turned your body into jam?
In the air you'd quickly speed,
An eighteen-wheeler made you bleed.
Oh Swallow Sam, Oh Swallow Sam,
What turned your body into jam?
Oh Doggie Spot, Oh Doggie Spot,
Upon the road you're such a blot.
Oh Doggie Spot, Oh Doggie Spot,
Upon the road you're such a blot.
Out in the lane you boldly went,
Now your bod's not worth a cent!
Oh Doggie Spot, Oh Doggie Spot,
Upon the road you're such a blot.
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh, Chicken Cluck you never slowed
As you went running cross the road.
Oh, Chicken Cluck you never slowed
As you went running cross the road.
Despite the other's evidence,
Please tell us why you had no sense
Oh, Chicken Cluck you never slowed
As you went running cross the road.
Oh, Tom the Toad, Oh, Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh, Tom the Toad, Oh, Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Didn't you see, that light turn red?
Now there's tracks, across your head.
Oh, Tom the Toad, Oh, Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
I ran across! I ran across!
In memory of those we lost!
I ran across! I ran across!
In memory of those we lost!
I had to prove to Tom & Sue,
& Sam & Pete, I could get through!
I ran across! I ran across!
In memory of those we lost!
Oh Billy Bat, Oh Billy Bat,
Why are you lying still like that?
Oh Billy Bat, Oh Billy Bat,
Why are you lying still like that?
Along the road you swooped and flapped,
But a trucker's windshield got you zapped!
Oh Billy Bat, Oh Billy Bat,
Why are you lying still like that?
You did not see that car ahead
And you were flattened by the tread.
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh Bunny Ben, Oh Bunny Ben,
Why is your body flat and thin?
Oh Bunny Ben, Oh Bunny Ben,
Why is your body flat and thin?
Out on the road you quickly jumped,
You didn't count on getting bumped.
Oh Bunny Ben, Oh Bunny Ben,
Why is your body flat and thin?
Jole the mole, Oh, Jole the Mole
Why did you fall into that hole
Jole the Mole, Oh, Jole the Mole
Why did you fall into that hole
You used to be so short and fat
And now you are a great big SPLAT
Jole the mole, Oh Jole the Mole
Why did you fall into that hole
(Jole the Mole verse thanks to P.J. Benner)
-- Thanks to Randy Woo, and a cast of other
characters!
Announcements! Announcements! Announcements!
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
A horrible way to die,
A horrible way to die,
A horrible way to to be talked to death,
A horrible way to die.
We sold our cow,
We sold our cow,
We have no need for your bull now.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
Pile it up in the corner,
Pile it up in the corner,
Pile it up in the corner,
It makes the flowers grow!
It makes the flowers grow,
It makes the flowers grow,
So pile it up in the corner,
Pile it up in the corner,
Pile it up in the cornerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
It makes the flowers grow!
Have you ever seen a windbag, a windbag, a windbag?
Have you ever seen a windbag, well here's one right now.
Blows this way and that way,
And that way and this way,
Have you ever seen a windbag, well here's one right now.
Keep announcement short and sweet,
Short and sweet, Short and sweet.
Keep announcement short and sweet,
They're so ........................... BORING!!!!
(name) has another one, another one, another one,
(name) has another one, he has them all the time.
I found my cow,
I found my cow,
I have some need for your bull now.
What a horrible way to die.
What a horrible way to die.
What a horrible way to be bored to death.
What a horrible way to die!
Related Verses
The Grand Old Duke of York, He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up the hill (and they got shot!)
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses and all the King's men
Had omelets.
Ate a Beans, Beans, a wonderful fruit
The more you eat, the more you toot
The Outhouse Song
When you are sleepy and you have to go pee pee,
You can always go, Outhouse.
When you are droopy and you have to go poopy,
You can always go, Outhouse.
Listen to the frogs sing at the bottom of the toilet.
If you are a camper
I am sure you will enjoy it, Outhouse
McDonalds
McDonald's is your kind of place
Hamburgers in your face
French fries between your toes
Dill pickles up your nose
and don't forget those chocolate shakes
Made from polluted lakes
McDonalds is your..... kind of place
The MacTavish Brothers
O'l Malley is dead and O'l Riley don't know it,
O'l Riley is dead and O'l Malley don't know it.
They're both of them dead in the very same bed,
And neither one knows that the other one's dead!
! Thanks to Amanda
!
Big Birdie Song
Way up in the sky (jump high)
The big birdies fly (flap arms)
While down in the nest (form nest with arms)
The little birdies rest (hands next to head like napping)
Shhh! THEY'RE SLEEPING! (stage whipser shh! shout they're sleeping)
The bright sun comes up (jump high with arms above head)
The dew goes away (hands like banging on a keyboard)
Good morning, good morning the little birdies say (raise arms up and down)
Of course, it also has a parody: (without motions)
Way up in the sky
The big birdies die
While down in the nest
So do the rest
Shhh! THEY'RE DYING!
The bright sun comes up
The blood dries away
Good morning, good morning the happy hunters say.
-- Thanks to Nathan Beauheim, 1997 Scoutcraft Director, Camp Frank Rand Chimayo, NM, Great
Southwest Council
Little Cabin in the Woods
Little Cabin in the Woods (draw cabin with fingers)
Little man by the window stood (hand on forehead like blocking sun)
Saw a rabbit hopping by (two fingers hopping)
Knocking at my door (knock in air)
Help me! Help me! Help me he cried! (raise arms up and down)
'Fore the hunter shoots me dead (make gun with hand)
Come little rabbit, come inside (come in motion)
Safely to abide. (craddling one arm with the other)
-- or --
Little Cabin in the Woods
Little Man by the Window Stood
Saw a Rabbit Hopping By Knocking at my door
Help me, Help me, Help me cried
Or the Hunter will Shoot me Dead
Little Rabbit Come Inside Safely to Abide
Comment: When you're hugging your rabbit, make sure to put ears on it, otherwise you're
hugging a log and only Nature Staff does that. (Credit: Will Smith, Program Director 1996-1997
Camp Frank Rand)
The Austrian Yodeller
Once an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high
When along came an avalanche interrupting his cry.
Oh holeroohahee holerahoohoo, holeroohahee oh hoo rumble rumble
-- Thanks to J M Probasco of Lancaster, Ohio
An Old Austrian
An old Austrian went climbing on a mountain top high,
When along came an Avalanche interrupting his cry.....
Oh ley kee (pat Knees)
Oh (pat) ley (clap) KeeKee (snap)
Oh (pat) ley (clap) kookoo (snap) SWISH (sound/motion for avalanche) 2x
Oh Ley keekee oh.....
An old Austrian went climbing on a mountain top high
When along came a grizzly bear interrupting his cry. (GRRR)
Saint bernard (panting sound)
Milking cow
Fair maiden (kiss)
Maid's papa (BANG) - this verse ends the song!!
-- Thanks to Denise Liguori
Paddy McGinty's Goat
Paddy McGinty, an Irishman of note
Fell into a fortune, and bought himself a goat
Now this very goat, he had an appetite
And early one morning he ate some dynamite
One box of matches, a quart of kerosene
Two pints of nitro, the same of gasoline
Sat by the fire and didn't give a hang
A great big spark went down his throat
And he went off with a BANG! (As loud as they can shout it)
Now if you go to heaven, I'll bet you a dollar note
The angel with the whiskers
Is Paddy McGinty's goat, OY!
Paddy McGinty's goat, OY!
Paddy McGinty's goat, OY!
The Worms Crawl In
If you should see a hearse go by
You'll know that you are the next to die
They wrap you up in a big white sheet
And bury you down about six feet deep
It all goes well for about a week
And then the coffin begins to leak
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
The mice* play pinochle on your snout
One little worm that isn't so shy
Craws in your ear and out your eye
Your eyes they turn a gushy green
Your stomach turns to whipped ice-cream
You spread it all on a piece of bread
And that's what you eat when you're dead.
Johnnie Verbeck
There was a Dutch-man,
his name was John-nie Ver-beck.
He was a dealer in sausages and sauerkraut and spec.
He makes the finest sausages that ever you did see.
But one day he invented a wonderful sausage machine.
Chorus
Oh, Mister Johnnie Verbeck,
How could you be so mean?
I told you you'd be sorry for inventing that machine.
All the neighbors cats and dogs
Will never more be seen,
For they'll be ground to sausage meat
In Johnnie Verbeck's machine.
One day a little fat boy came a walking in the store
He brought a pound of sausage and piled them on the floor.
The boy began to whistle and he whistled up a tune.
And all the sausages went a dancing 'round the room.
Chorus
One day the machine got busted the blamed thing wouldn't go.
So Johnnie Verbeck, he climbed inside to see what made it so.
His wife, she had a nightmare and walking in her sleep
She gave the crank an awful yank and Johnnie Verbeck was meat.
Repeat After Me Songs and Chants
One Sunny Day
This is a "Repeat after me" song
One sunny day
(echo)
I met a bear
(echo)
Out in the woods
(echo)
A way out there
(echo)
(All)
One sunny day
I met a bear
Out in the woods
A way out there
(other verses sung in the same manner)
He looked at me
I looked at him
He sized up me
I sized up him
He said to me
Why don't you run?
I can see you
Ain't got a gun
And so I ran
Away from there
Right behind me was
That great big bear
In front of me
There was a tree
Oh my oh me
A great big tree
The nearest branch
Was ten feet up
I'd have to jump
And trust to luck
And so I jumped
Into the air
I missed that branch
A way up there
Now don't you fret
Now don't you frown
I caught that branch
On the way back down
That's all there is
There ain't no more
Unless I meet
That bear once more
Next time I saw
That great big bear
He was a rug
On the bathroom floor
-- Thanks to Lynn Whited
The Littlest Worm
The littlest worm
(echo)
I ever saw
(echo)
was stuck inside my soda straw
(echo)
(all together)The littlest worm I ever saw, was stuck inside my soda straw.
I took a sip
(echo)
and he went down
(echo)
right through my pipes
(echo)
He'll surely drown
(echo)
(all together)I took a sip and he went down, right through my pipes he''ll surely drown.
I burped him up
(echo)
and he was dead
(echo)
i buried him
(echo)
in a flower bed
(all together)I burped him up and he was dead, I buried him in a flower bed.
He was my pal
(echo)
he was my friend
(echo)
and now he's gone
(echo)
and now he's dead
(echo)
(all together)He was my pal he was my friend and now he's gone and now he's dead.
Princess Pat
The Princess Pat--
Lived in a tree--
She sailed across--
The seven seas--
She sailed across--
The Channel Two--
And she took with her--
A rig of bamboo--
CHORUS:
A rig of bamboo--
Now what is that?--
ItÕs something made--
By the Princess Pat--
ItÕs red and gold--
And purple too--
ThatÕs why itÕs called--
A rig of bamboo--
Now the Captain Jack--
Had a mighty fine crew--
He sailed across--
The Channel Two--
But his ship did sink--
And yours will too--
If you donÕt take--
A rig of bamboo--
[CHORUS]
Now the Princess Pat--
Saved Captain Jack--
She pulled him out--
She brought him back--
She saved his life--
And his crew too--
Do you know how?--
With a rig of bamboo--
[CHORUS]
Sippin' Cider
This is a repeat after me song.
I ever saw (echo)
Was sippin' cider (echo)
Through a straw (echo)
(all together) The prettiest girl I ever saw, was sippin' cider through a straw.
I asked her if (echo)
She'd teach me how (echo)
To sip some cider (echo)
Through a straw (echo)
(all together) I asked her if she'd teach me how, to sip some cider through a straw.
First cheek to cheek (echo)
Then jaw to jaw (echo)
We sipped that cider (echo)
Through that straw (echo)
(all together) First cheek to cheek thrn jaw to jaw, we sipped that cider through that straw.
And now and then (echo)
That straw did slip (echo)
And we'd sip cider (echo)
Lip to lip (echo)
(all together) And now and then that straw did slip, and we'd sip cider lip to lip.
Now 49 kids (echo)
All call me "pa" (echo)
From sippin' cider (echo)
Through a straw (echo)
(all together) Now 49 kids all call me "pa", From sippin' cider through a straw.
The moral of (echo)
This little joke (echo)
Is don't sip cider (echo)
Sip a coke!! (echo)
(all together) The moral of this little joke, is don't sip cider, sip a coke!!
Boom Chicka Boom
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.]
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.]
I said a-boom-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-boom!
[Group echoes.]
Uh-huh! [Group echoes.]
On Yeah! [Group echoes.]
This time! [Group echoes.]
We sing! [Group echoes.]
HIGHER!
Each time a leader adds a different variation such as: LOWER,
WHISPER, LOUDER, TONGUE-IN-CHEEK, SEXY, GROOVY (COOL).
Goin' On a Lion Hunt
Audience echos each line. You can also have audience sets up clap or slap legs to the rhythm
Goin' on a lion hunt.
Goin to catch a big one.
I'm not afraid.
Look, what's up ahead?
Mud!
Can't go over it.
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
Gotta go through it. [Make sloshing sounds and move hands as if slogging.]
Following verses:
Sticks. [Snap fingers.]
Tree. [Make gestures climbing up and down.]
Gate. [Make gate-opening gestures.]
River. [make swimming gestures.]
Cave. [Go in it and find lion. Reverse all motions quicky to get home.]
! Chants –
!
A-Root-Chy-Cha
Hands up! (they echo & do motion)
Wrists together! (they echo & do motion)
A-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha CHA!
A-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha CHA!
Hands Up! (echo)
Wrists together! (echo)
Elbows In! (echo) (keep adding the motion)
A-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha CHA!
A-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha CHA!
Hands Up! (echo)
Wrists together! (echo)
Elbows In! (echo)
Head back! (echo)
A-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha CHA!
A-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha, a-root-chy-cha CHA!
(Keep going back to the beginning, adding one motion each time and doing the "root-chy-cha"
chorus. During the chorus, kids are moving to the beat.)
Add:
Knees together....
Toes together....
Bottom out....
Eyes closed....
Tongue out.....
Salt and Pepper
My name is salt (clap clap clap clap)
My name is pepper(clap clap clap clap)
I taste real good(clap clap clap clap)
I taste like pepper(clap clap clap clap)
When salt goes away(clap clap clap clap)
Pepper starts to cry wa wa wa wa
When salt comes back(clap clap clap clap)
We are together!
Flea
In this song, the song leader sings (says) a line and the audience repeats the line. Keep the beat
by alternately slapping thighs and clapping hands:
Flea!
Flea Fly!
Flea Fly Mosquito!
Oh no no no no Mosquito!
Get that big bad bug with the bug spray!
PSSSSSSSSSSH (spray can sound)
Repeat three or more times, each time a little faster.
Another Version:
Flea!
Flea Fly!
Flea Fly Flo!
Eenie, meenie, decimeenie, oo wall a wall a meenie!
Ex a meenie, zoll a meenie, oo wall a wall!
Beep billy ott in dotten oh bo ba beaten dotten shh!
Flea!
Flea fly!
Flea fly flow!
Kumalata kumalata kumalata veeslay!
Oh, no no no, not the veeslay.
Ich a mini, satch a mini, oo walla walla mini.
Des a mini, satch a mini, oo walla wall.
A beat billy oaten bobin obo a boatin bobin obo a boatin bobin boatin bobin boatin bobin boatin
bobin sssshhh...
Fleas (audience repeats)
Fleas Flies (audience repeats)
Fleas Flies Mosquitos (audience repeats)
Calimine, calimine, calimine lotion
Oh no, no more calimine lotion
Itsy bitsy, teeny weeny, itty bitty
Nasty bitey mosquito -- SQUASH (squash is yelled at top of lungs)
Flea!
Flea Fly!
Flea Fly Flo!
Vista
Coo-ma-la, Coo-ma-la, Coo-ma-la Vista
Oh no-no, no, not the vista
Eenie, meenie, decimeenie, oo walla walla meenie!
Ex a meenie, zoll a meenie, oo walla wall!
Beep billy ott in dotten oh bo ba beaten dotten shh!
The Pizza Chant
(This is a repeat after me chant)
Big
Big and Hot
Big, Hot and Juicy
Eatalota, Eatalota, Eatalota Pizza
Oh no more Italian pizza
Pepperoni, mushrooms, anchovies on the pizza
Mozzerella cheese, and Parmesan too
Cheese, doesn't matter kind of pizza,
Doesn't matter kind of pizza
Mmmm, Mmmm good!
Small
Small and cold
small, Cold and Moldy
Barfalota, Barfalota, Barfalota pizza
Oh no, 3 week old pizza
Doesn't matter kind of pizza,
doesn't matter kind of pizza
Mmmm, Mmmm good!
Whattatin Chew!
Whattatin Chew!
Bodo Skedetenat Whattatin Chew!
It's Skiddlin' Oatin' Dotin' Bodo Skedetenat Whattatin Chew!
Ishy Dishy Little Fishy, It's Skiddlin' Oatin' Dotin' Bodo Skedetenat Whattatin Chew!
Itten Ditten Little Kitten, Ishy Dishy Little Fishy, It's Skiddlin' Oatin'>Dotin' Bodo Skedetenat
Whattatin Chew!
Oaten Doaten Little Boaten, Itten Ditten Little Kitten, Ishy Dishy Little Fishy, It's Skiddlin' Oatin'
Dotin' Bodo Skedetenat Whattatin Chew!
WHATTATIN CHEW!!!
-- Thanks to Craig McGarrah
Froggie
The leader or leaders begin this song by starting the tempo by slapping their thighs then clapping
their hands. Then yell the following. Remember - this is an echo song.
This is a repeat after me song
This is a repeat after me song (audiance echo)
(body)
Dog
Dog (audiance echo)
Dog - Cat
Dog - Cat (audiance echo)
Dog - Cat - Mouse
Dog - Cat - Mouse (audiance echo)
Froggie
Froggie (audiance echo)
Itty Bitty teeney weenie little greenie frogie
Itty Bitty teeney weenie little greenie frogie (audiance echo)
Jump, jump, jump little froggie
Jump, jump, jump little froggie (audiance echo)
Little greenie froggie eating all the bugs and spiders
Little greenie froggie eating all the bugs and spiders (audiance echo)
Fleas and flies are scrumpditllyitious
Fleas and flies are scrumpditllyitious (audiance echo)
Ribit ribit ribit ribit ribit ribit CROAK !
Ribit ribit ribit ribit ribit ribit CROAK ! (audiance echo)
(pause)
FASTER ! (speed up the tempo)
FASTER ! (audiance echo)
(repeat body)
(pause)
CUB SCOUT SPEED !! (speed up the tempo)
CUB SCOUT SPEED !! (audiance echo)
(repeat body)
(pause)
SUPER CUB SCOUT SPEED !!!! (Heres the tricky one)
SUPER CUB SCOUT SPEED !!!! (audiance echo)
Dog croak ! (one slap "Dog", One clap "Croak")
(After a few times the audiance will get SUPER CUB SCOUT SPEED)
Camp Songs
On the Loose
CHORUS:
On the loose to climb a mountain, On the loose where I am free,
On the loose to live my life the way I think my life should be.
For I only have a moment, and a whole world yet to see.
IÕll be lookinÕ for tomorrow on the loose.
Have you ever seen the sunrise turn the sky completely red?
Have you slept beneath the moon and stars, a pine bough for your bed?
Have you sat and talked with friends, though a word was never said?
Then youÕre just like me and youÕve been on the loose.
[CHORUS]
ThereÕs a trail that IÕll be hiking just to see where it might go,
Many places yet to visit, many people yet to know.
But in following my dreams, I will live and I will grow,
In a world thatÕs waiting out there on the loose.
[CHORUS]
So in search of love and laughter, I am traveling Ôcross this land.
Never sure of where IÕm going, for I havenÕt any plans.
Anytime when you are ready, come and join me take my ha
nd. And together weÕll share life out on the loose.
[CHORUS]
As I sit and watch the sunset and the daylight slowly fades,
I am thinking of tomorrow, and the friendships I have made.
I will treasure them for always, and I hope that you will too.
And forever weÕll share life out on the loose.
[CHORUS]
Barges
CHORUS:
Barges, I would like to go with you,
I would like to sail the ocean blue.
Barges, have you treasures in your hold?
Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?
Out of my window, looking in the night,
I can see the bargesÕ flickering light.
Silently flows the river to the sea,
As the barges do go silently.
[CHORUS]
Out of my window, looking in the night,
I can see the bargesÕ flickering light.
StarboardÕs shining green and port is glowing red,
I can see the barges far ahead.
[CHORUS]
Out of my window, looking in the night,
I can see the bargesÕ flickering light.
Anchors start to pull and engines start to roar
As the barges pull away from shore.
[CHORUS]
Out of my window, looking in the night,
I can see the bargesÕ flickering light.
Stars are brightly lighting up the sky
As the barges seem to skip right by.
[CHORUS]
Alive, Alert, Awake
IÕm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic [clap]
IÕm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic [clap]
IÕm alive, alert, awake,
IÕm alert, awake, alive,
IÕm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic [clap]
Thunderation
Thunder, Thunder, Thunderation,
We are the Girl Scout Associatio
n When we work with determinatio
n, We create a sensation
[Repeat, going faster each time]
Merry-go Round
The merry-go round broke downoom boom boom,
, It made a funny sound oom beepbeep,
And I did shout when the lights went out and the
merry-go round broke down,
oom boom boom, oom beep beep,
oom boom oom beep, oom boom beep
Mrs. OÕLearyÕs Cow
Late last night, while we were all in bed,
Mrs. OÕLeary hung a lantern in the shed.
And when the cow kicked it over, she winked her eye and said,
"ThereÕll be a hot time in the old town tonight!" FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
[Sing through, then repeat over and over again, excluding one more of the underlined words each
time. After all of these words have been excluded, sing through.]
Green Trees
[Sung before "Taps"]
Green trees around us,
Blue skies above,
Friends all around us,
In a world filled with love.
Taps sounding softly,
Hearts beating true
As Girl Scouts say,
Goodnight to you.
Lollipop
When I come to the end of my lollipop [slurp],
To the end, to the end of my lollipop [slurp],
When I come to the end of my lollipop [slurp],
Plop goes my heart.
Oh gilly oh golly how I love my lollipop right to the very last lick.
But when I am through with it what shall I do with it,
all I have left is the stick, Yick!
When I come to the end of my lollipop [slurp],
To the end, to the end of my lollipop [slurp],
When I come to the end of my lollipop [slurp],
Plop goes my heart.
Bottle Pop
[A round]
One bottle pop,
Two bottle pop,
Three bottle pop,
Four bottle pop,
Five bottle pop,
Six bottle pop,
Seven, seven bottle pop.
DonÕt throw trash in my backyard,
My backyard, my backyard,
DonÕt throw trash in my backyard,
My backyardÕs full.
Fish and chips and vinegar,
Vinegar, vinegar
Fish and chips and vinegar,
Pepper, pepper, pepper, salt!
Oh, Gee
Oh! Gee! How happy I feel.
I got the vision of an automobile.
I donÕt have to worry where I get my next meal.
ÔCAUSE IÕM EATINÕ CHICKEN AND I DONÕT HAVE TO STEAL!
EvÕrythingÕs just goinÕ my way, evÕry dogÕs gotta have his own day.
Well, IÕve had mine and IÕm here to SAY everythingÕs goinÕ my way.
Well my clothes are tailor made and my shoes are patent leather.
All I gotta do is stitch myself together.
Take one look at me and lordy, lordy, lordy,
EVERYTHING, everything, EVERYTHING, everything, everythingÕs goinÕ my way...
Hey...
Little Red Caboose
Little red caboose chug, chug, chug.
Little red caboose chug, chug, chug.
Little red caboose behind the train, train, train train.
Smokestack on her back, back, back, back.
CominÕ down the track, track, track, track.
Little red caboose behind the train. Whoo! Whoo!
Going Crazy
I am slowly going crazy, .
1-2-3-4-5-6 switch, .
Crazy going slowly am I, .
6-5-4-3-2-1 switch. .
[Repeat going faster each time] .
Alligator
The alligator is my friend, he can be your friend too.
IÕd rather wear him on my shirt than wear him as my shoe.
ALLIGATOR, ALLIGATOR, can be your friend,
Can be your friend, can be your friend too, ooh, ooh!
The alligator laughs and sings, he never cries the blues.
If only you could understand that he has feelings too.
ALLIGATOR, ALLIGATOR, can be your friend,
Can be your friend, can be your friend too, ooh, ooh!
The alligator swims all day, he never stops to rest,
If only you could understand that he likes water best.
ALLIGATOR, ALLIGATOR, can be your friend,
Can be your friend, can be your friend too, ooh, ooh!
Animal Fair [round]
We went to the animal fair.
The birds and the bees were there.
The big baboon by the light of the moon was combing his auburn hair.
The monkey fell out of his bunk, boom, and slid down the elephantÕs trunk, whee!,
The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees,
And what became of the monkey, monkey, monkey monkey.....
Early in the Morning
[A repeat song]
Early in the morning--
When IÕm fast asleep--
I heard a little birdie--
GoinÕ cheep cheep--
And this little birdie--
Has a funny name--
ITÕS--
CALLED--
Igga Flygga Fleega Flygga
Ish Cannish ka nigga nigga
Igga Flygga Fleega Flygga
Birrrrdie--
Gonna buy some birdseed--
For my windowsill--
ItÕs just to keep Ôim quiet--
ItÕs just to keep Ôim still--
ItÕs for the little birdie--
With the funny name--
ITÕS--
CALLED--
Igga Flygga Fleega Flygga
Ish Cannish ka nigga nigga
Igga Flygga Fleega Flygga
Birrrrdie--
Percy
Up in the land of ice and sno
w where the temperature drops to forty below.
WhoÕs the happiest one up there? Percy the pale-faced polar bear.
Sleeps all day and then at night, catches his fish by the pale moonlight.
Has no worries, has no cares? Percy the pale-faced polar bear.
Then one day a hunter came, grabbed poor Percy by the snout.
Put him in a great big cage... Percy howled and he growled, but he couldnÕt get out!
Now heÕs living in the zoo... Funny thing is he likes it too.
ÔCause he met his girlfriend there... And she loves Percy the pale-faced polar bear.
Who? Percy the pale-faced polar bear.
Kooka-Berra
Kooka-Berra sits in the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh Kooka-Berra, laugh Kooka-Berra.
Gay your life must be.
Kooka-Berra sits in the old gum tree,
Eating all the gumballs he can see.
Stop Kooka-Berra, stop Kooka-Berra.
Save some gum for me.
My GrandfatherÕs Clock
My grandfatherÕs clock was too tall for the shelf, so it stood ninety years on the floor.
It was taller by half than the old man himself, but 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.
CHORUS:
But it stopped, short, never to go again when the old man died.
Ninety years without slumbering, tick tock, tick tock.
Life seconds numbering, tick tock, tick tock.
But it stopped, short, never to go again when the old man died.
In watching its pendulum swing to and fro, many hours had he spent while a boy.
And in childhood and manhood, the clock seemed to know, and it shared in his grief and his joy.
And it struck twenty four as he opened up the door, with a blooming and beautiful bride.
[CHORUS]
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.
And it kept in its place, not a frown upon its face, and its hands never hung by its side;
[CHORUS]
It rang an alarm in the dead of the night, an alarm that for years had been dumb.
And we knew that his spirit was pluming its flight, and his hour of departure had come.
Still the clock kept the time, with a soft and muffled chime, as we silently stood by his side;
[CHORUS]
Little Green Frog
Mm Mm, went the little green frog one day,
Mm Mm, went the little green frog.
Mm Mm, went the little green frog one day.
ÔCause little green frogs go Mm Mm, Aah!
But, we know frogs go Mm, sha la la la la. Mm, sha la la la la, Mm, sha la la la la.
We know frogs go Mm sha la la la la. Not Mm Mm Aah!
Little Green Frog
[Day camp version]
Mm ah went the little green frog one day.
Mm ah went the little green frog.
Mm ah went the little green frog one day.
And his eyes went Mm ah Mm ah Mm ah ah.
Honk honk went the big Mack truck one day,
Splat splat went the little green frog.
His eyes didnÕt go Mm ah anymore,
Ôcause they all got eaten by a dog.
What is That Thing I See?
What is that thing I see?
Up in the attic there?
It is a monstrous thing.
ÔCycling round and round.
It is an elephant
So wide and elegant.
With one tail here, .
And one tail there. .
.
[Sing through, then repeat, replacing one line with humming each time it is repeated. When the
whole song is hummed, then sing through again] .
Tarzan of the Apes
I like bananas, coconuts and grapes. .
I like bananas, coconuts and grapes. .
I like bananas, coconuts and grapes. .
ThatÕs why they call me Tarzan of the Apes.
Sardines
Every morninÕ by the riverside,
SARDINES!
See the people there by my side.
SARDINES!
Every morninÕ when I open the door,
SARDINES!
See the people there begginÕ for more.
SARDINES!
On a Monday,
HEY, HEY!
And on a Tuesday and a Wednesday,
HEY, HEY!
And on a Thursday and a Friday,
HEY, HEY!
And on a Saturday and Sunday
HEY, HEY!
I got sardines on my plate,
I donÕt need any steak,
With sardines,
HEY!
And pork and beans.
HEY!
And sardines.
HEY!
Texan
IÕm a Texan, IÕm a Texan, IÕm a Texas star.
And I come from the west where the cowboys are.
I can ride Ôem, I can rope Ôem, I can show you how.
So come on over to Texas where the six shooters are.
Bang diddly bang bang, [Whoo, Whoo]
I Love a Rabbit
I love a rabbit.
A crazy, crazy rabbit.
Hop, Hop, Bunny, Bunny.
Hop, Hop, Bunny, Bunny.
Hop, Hop, Ho Ho, Hop, Hop.
He donÕt like carrots.
IÕm crazy about carrots.
Chew, Chew, Bunny, Bunny.
Chew, Chew, Bunny, Bunny.
Chew, Chew, Ho Ho, Chew Chew.
And when we go to beddy-bye,
I kiss he and he kiss I.
But if heÕs been a such-and-such,
he has to sleep in his rabbit hutch.
Oh, I love a rabbit.
A crazy, crazy rabbit.
Hop, Hop, Bunny, Bunny.
Hop, Hop, Bunny, Bunny.
Hop, Hop, Ho Ho, Hop, Hop.
Magic
CHORUS:
Magic is the sun that makes a rainbow out of rain.
And Magic keeps the dream alive to try and try again.
Magic is the love that stays when good friends have to leave.
I do believe in Magic, I believe.
When I was young, I thought the stars were made for wishing on.
And every hole deep in a tree must hide a leprechaun.
Old houses all had secret rooms, if one could find the key.
I do believe in Magic, I believe.
CHORUS
Growing up, the grownups said, someday IÕd wake to find,
that MagicÕs just a childhood dream IÕd have to leave behind.
Like clothes that would no longer fit, and toys that IÕd ignore.
IÕd not believe in Magic, anymore.
CHORUS
When I grew up, I learned again, that much to my surprise,
Magic did not fade away, it took a new disguise.
A child, a friend, a smile, a song, the courage to stand tall,
I do believe in magic, after all.
CHORUS
CampfireÕs Burning [round]
CampfireÕs burning, campfireÕs burning.
Draw nearer, draw nearer.
In the gloaming, in the gloaming.
Come sing and be merry.
IÕm a Nut
IÕm a little coconut, sitting under a coconut tree.
Everybody steps on me, that is why IÕm cracked you see.
IÕm a nut, in a rut, IÕm cra-a-zy.
Called myself on the telephone, just to see if I was home.
Asked myself out on a date. Told myself "Be ready by eight."
IÕm a nut, in a rut, IÕm cra-a-zy.
Took myself to the picture show. Sat myself in the very front row.
Wrapped my arms around my waist, got so fresh I slapped my face.
IÕm a nut, in a rut, IÕm cra-a-zy.
Bought some roses at the store, told myself I wanted more.
ThatÕs why I broke up with me, now I am a nut thatÕs free.
IÕm a nut, In a rut, IÕm cra-a-zy.
Coca-Cola went to town, Pepsi-Cola shot him down.
Dr. Pepper fixed him up, now we all drink 7-Up.
IÕm a nut, in a rut, IÕm cra-a-zy.
7-Up got the flu, now we all drink Mountain Dew.
Mountain Dew went to a shrink, now we all drink from the sink.
IÕm a nut, in a rut, IÕm cra-a-zy.
RattlinÕ Bog
[partial repeat after me]
CHORUS:
Rare bog, a rattlinÕ bog, way down in the valley-o.
Rare bog, a rattlinÕ bog, way down in the valley-o.
And in that bog--
There was a tree--
A rare tree--
A rattlinÕ tree--
And the tree was in the bog, way down in the valley-o,
[CHORUS]
And on that tree-- br> There was a limb--
A rare limb--
A rattlinÕ limb--
And the limb was in the tree,
And the tree was in the bog, way down in the valley-o,
[CHORUS]
And on that limb--
There was a branch--
A rare branch--
A rattlinÕ branch--
And the branch was on the limb,
And the limb was in the tree,
And the tree was in the bog, way down in the valley-o,
[CHORUS]
[continue, using twig, nest, egg, bird, wing, feather, tick, hair]
Ten in a Bed
Ten in a bed, and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out and bumped his head and gave a shout.
"Please remember to tie a knot in your pajamas,
Single beds are only made for one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight...
Nine in a bed, and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out and bumped his head and gave a shout.
"Please remember to tie a knot in your pajamas,
Single beds are only made for one, two, three, four, five, six, seven...
Eight in a bed, and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out and bumped his head and gave a shout.
"Please remember to tie a knot in your pajamas,
Single beds are only made for one, two, three, four, five, six...
Seven in a bed, and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out and bumped his head and gave a shout.
"Please remember to tie a knot in your pajamas,
Single beds are only made for one, two, three, four, five...
Six in a bed, and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out and bumped his head and gave a shout.
"Please remember to tie a knot in your pajamas,
Single beds are only made for one, two, three, four...
Five in a bed, and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out and bumped his head and gave a shout.
"Please remember to tie a knot in your pajamas,
Single beds are only made for one, two, three...
[Continue, until you get to one]
Buzzard Song
If I had the wings of a buzzard,
Up to the sky I would fly (would fly),
There to remain as a buzzard,
Until the day that I die (I die).
CHORUS:
Chore-us: Oo la la, Oo la la, Oo la, Oo la la, Oo la la la (Repeat!)
Oo la la, Oo la la, Oo la, Oo la la, Oo la la la.
If I had the wings of an airplane,
Up to the sky I would fly (would fly),
There to remain as an airplane,
Until the day that I die (I die).
[CHORUS]
If I had the strength of a pioneer,
Up to the woods I would chop (would chop),
There to remain as a pioneer,
Until the day that I drop (I drop).
[CHORUS]
If I had the strength of a counselor,
Up to Camp Laurel IÕd go (IÕd go),
There to remain as a counselor,
Until the day that I go (I go)
[CHORUS]
The Day I Went to Sea
When I was one, I sucked my thumb, the day I went to sea...
CHORUS:
I jumped aboard a sailing ship and the captain said to me,
"WeÕre goinÕ this way, that way, forward, backward, over the Irish sea.
With a bottle of Coke, and thatÕs no joke, and thatÕs the life for me", said he.
When I was two, I buckled my shoe, the day I went to sea...
[CHORUS]
When I was three, I scraped my knee, the day I went to sea...
[CHORUS]
When I was four, I slammed the door, the day I went to sea...
[CHORUS]
When I was five, I danced a jive, the day I went to sea...
[CHORUS]
When I was six, I picked up sticks, the day I went to sea...
[CHORUS]
When I was seven, I counted to eleven, the day I went to sea...
[CHORUS]
When I was eight, I was really late, the day I went to sea...
[CHORUS]
When I was nine I got in line, the day I went to sea...
[CHORUS]
When I was ten, I did it again, the day I went to sea...
[CHORUS]
My Friends
CHORUS: My friends, my friends are good for me, I like them and they like me.
1. Together we drink our juice and bread; weÕre so happy when everybodyÕs fed.
[CHORUS]
2. Together we sing and dance around, wiggle our toes in the soft green ground.
[CHORUS]
3. A friend can be Ômost short or tall, a friend can be Ômost anyone at all.
[CHORUS]
4. Mountains are high and valleys are low; weÕll be friends wherever we go.
[CHORUS]
[This may be used as a repeat-after-me song, with the chorus sung all together]
Swimming
Swimming, swimming;
In my swimming hole.
When days are hot,
When days are cold,
In my swimming hole.
Breast stroke,
Side stroke,
Fancy diving too.
Oh donÕt you wish that you could have nothing else to do
[Repeat, humming the first line, singing the rest. Repeat again, humming the first 2 lines, singing
the rest, and so on until the whole song is hummed. Then sing through]
The Doughnut Song
[may be used as a repeat-after-me]
Well, I walked Ôround the corner
and I walked Ôround the block,
and I walked right into a bakery shop.
I picked up a doughnut
and I wiped off the grease,
and I handed the lady a five cent piece.
Well, she looked at the nickel
and she looked at me,
and she said "Hey mister, you can plainly see.
ThereÕs a hole in the nickel,
thereÕs a hole right through."
Said I, "ThereÕs a hole in the doughnut too!
Thanks for the doughnut, good-bye!"
Sitting on Top of an Iceberg
Sitting on top of an iceberg, out in the ocean wide.
Nothing to wear but pajamas, nothing to do but dive.
Oh, but isnÕt it barney and how the frost does bite.
You have to hug a polar bear to keep you warm at night.
Dreams
CHORUS: May all of your dreams bloom like daisies in the sun.
May you always have stars in your eyes.
And may you not stop running, not until your race is won.
May you always have blue skies.
A dream is something all your own, to keep within your heart.
To build on when youÕre glad, or when your worldÕs been torn apart.
A dream is something all your own that no one else can steal.
A dream is something you can make come real.
[CHORUS]
Now you can share a laugh with any stranger you may meet.
And you can share your money with a beggar on the street.
But you can only share a dream when love can set it free.
Please wonÕt you share yours with me?
[CHORUS]
Friends Are Nothing
1. Friends are nothing Ôtill they laugh together.
They must laugh the whole day,
They must laugh the night away.
They must laugh, together they must laugh.
2. Sing
3. Dance
4. Camp
.
5. Friends are nothing Ôtill they part. .
They must part through the years,
They must part with many tears. .
They must part, and hope to meet again some day.
[Sing first verse through, then replace underlined word for word provided to create verses 2, 3,
and 4. Sing last verse through]
We All Fly Like Eagles
[Echo Song]
We all fly like eagles--
Flying so high--
Circling Ôround the universe--
On wings of pure light--
Ooh ichi aye-oh--
Ooh ee aye-ay--
Ooh ichi aye-oh--
Ooh ee aye-ayÑ
[Repeat 3 times]
Rise Up, Oh Flame
Rise up, oh flame, by thy light glowing.
Show to us beauty, vision, and joy.
[Repeat continuosly until fire is lit, or you want to stop]
Thanks Be to God
Thanks be to God, the Father Almighty.
Thanks be to God, who gave us the Earth.
Thanks be to God, the Spirit Eternal.
Thanks be to God forever.
God Has Created A New Day
God has created a new day,
Silver and green and gold.
Live that the sunset may find us
Worthy his gifts to hold.
Silent Grace
May the Great Spirit in the sky (point up and make circles with your arm)
Protect you in the future (point forward)
As in the past (point back)
With much (hit fists together)
Great (spread arms out)
Love (cross arms over heart)
[Usually done silently, using only the hand motions]
We Are Thankful
[Tune of "Frere Jaques"]
We are thankful,
We are thankful,
For our food,
For our food,
And our many blessings,
And our many blessings,
Amen, Amen
Happiness
[A round]
Happiness runs in a circular motion,
Floating like a little boat upon the sea.
Everyone is a part of everything anyway,
You can be a part if you let yourself be.
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
Happiness runs, happiness runs anyway.
Happiness runs, happiness runs too.
Happiness runs, happiness runs anyway
Happiness runs, happiness runs too.
Rolling Over the Billows
ItÕs cheese, itÕs cheese, itÕs cheese that makes the mice go Ôround.
ItÕs cheese, itÕs cheese, itÕs cheese that makes the mice go Ôround.
ItÕs cheese, itÕs cheese, itÕs cheese that makes the mice go Ôround.
ITÕS CHEESE THAT MAKES THE MICE GO ÔROUND.
CHORUS:
Oh, rolling over the billows, rolling over the sea.
Rolling over the billows in the deep blue sea.
Oh, rolling over the billows, rolling over the sea.
Rolling over the billows in the deep blue sea.
2. mice, cats
3. cats, dogs
4. dogs, boys
5. boys, girls
6. girls, love
7. love, world
[Sing first verse and chorus, then sing the verse, replacing underlined words with new ones
provided. Sing through chorus after each verse]
More Songs
GOD BLESS MY UNDERWEAR
(tune. God Bless America) God bless my underwear
My only pair
Stand beside them and guide them
As they sit in a heap by the chair.
From the washer, to the dryer
To my backpack, to my rear.
God bless my underwear, my only pair.
God bless my underwear or I'II go bare!
I DON'T CARE IF I GO CRAZY
(tune Rueben, Rueben)
I don't care a I go crazy.
One, two, three, four, five, six SWITCH
Crazy go I if care don't I,
Six, five, four, three, two, one SWITCH!
Actions: Left elbow cupped in right hand. Each time you say SWITCH, reverse other hand to other elbow.
CUB SCOUT PACK
(tune: You're a Grand Old Flag)
We're a Cub Scout Pack,
We're a high flying pack,
Down the trail of Akela we go.
From Wolf to Bear to Webelos,
As into good Scouters we grow,
Every Cub is true to the Gold and the Blue.
And he never forgets the fact
That all the fun a boy can have
He can have in the Cub Scout Pack
ALICE THE CAMEL
Alice the camel has five humps
Alice the camel has five humps
Alice the camel has five humps
So go, Alice, go
Boom, boom, boom
(Repeat song with 4 humps, then 3,2.etc)
(Last verse)
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Cause Alice is a horse.
GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK
The grand old Duke of York
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up the hill
And he marched them down again.
Now, when you're up you're up.
And when you're down you're down.
But when you're only halfway up.
You're neither up nor down.
HEAD AND SHOULDERS
Head and shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Head and shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head and shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes.
WANT TO LINGER
Mmm. I want to linger
Mmm, a little longer
Mmm, a little longer here with you.
Mmm, it's such a perfect night
Mmm, it doesn't seem quite right
Mmm, that this should be my last with you
Mmm, and come September
Mmm, we will remember
Mmm, our camping days and friendships true.
Mmm, and as the years go by
Mmm, I'II think of you and sigh
Mmm, this is goodnight and not good bye.
THE PHILMONT HYMN
Silver on the sage
Starlit skies above.
Aspen covered hills
Country that I love.
PHILMONT, here's to thee
Scouting's paradise,
Out in God's country tonight.
Wind in whispering pines
Eagles soaring high,
Purple mountains rise
Against an azure sky.
PHILMONT, here's to thee,
Scouting's paradise.
Out in God's country tonight.
THREE CHARTREUSE BUZZARDS
Three chartreuse buzzards,
Three chartreuse buzzards.
Sitting on a dead tree.
Oh. Look! One has flown away! What a shame.
(Repeat above. 3 more times. reducing number by one. slowing pace of the song each time. After third time
(no buzzards) say.)
Oh. Look! One has returned! Let us rejoice!!
One chartreuse buzzard.
One chartreuse buzzard.
Sitting on a dead tree.
(Repeat above until all 3 are back on the tree. speeding up song with each verse.)
The Tree Toad
(Tune: Old Lang. Syne)
A tree toad loved a fair she toad
That lived up in a tree;
She was a fair three-toed tree toad
But a two-toed toad was he.
The two-toed tree toad tried to win
The she toad's friendly nod:
For the two-toed tree toad loved the ground
That the three-toed tree toad trod.
Now three-toed tree toads have no care
For two-toed tree toad love,
But the two-toed tree toad fain would share
A tree home up above.
In vain the two-toed tree toad tried:
He couldn't please her whim.
In her tree toad bower with veto power.
The she toad vetoed him!
Two Little Fleas
(Tune: Old Lang. Syne)
Two little fleas together sat
They cried when one flea said;
"I've had no place to lay my head.
Since my old dog is dead.
I've traveled far from place to place
And farther will I roam.
But the next old dog that shows his face
Will be my home sweet home."
Sandwich Song
(Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)
I walk into a restaurant
And this is what I cry:
"I want a chicken sandwich,
Cup of coffee, piece of pie.
Oh. you will surely hear me
Sing this song until I die!
"I want a chicken sandwich.
Cup of coffee. piece of pie.
WALTZING WITH BEARS
(chorus)
(He goes) wa-wa-wa-wa. waltzing with bears.
Raggy bears, shaggy bears, baggy bears too.
There's nothing on earth Uncle Walter won't do.
So he can go waltzing, wa-wa-wa waltzing.
So he can go waltzing with bears.
(verses)
I went upstairs in the middle of the night.
I tip-toed inside and turned on the light.
But to my dismay, he was nowhere in sight.
My Uncle Walter goes dancing at night. (He goes...)
I gave Uncle Walter a new coat to wear,
When he came home it was covered with hairs.
And lately I've noticed there're several new tears.
I fear Uncle Waiter goes waltzing with bears.
(He goes...)
We told Uncle Walter that he should be good.
And do all the things that we said he should.
I think he would rather be off in the wood.
I'm afraid we might lose Uncle Waiter for good.
(He goes...)
We begged and we pleaded.
"Oh, please won't you stay?"
We managed to keep him at home for a day.
But the bears all barged in and they took him away.
Now he's dancing with pandas.
We don't understand it.
The bears all demand at least one dance a day!
(He goes...)
TRAINER'S SONG
(tune. You am my Sunshine)
We are your trainers, your happy trainers.
We bust our tails to make your day.
We give you handouts and fundamentals,
So get on board, and help us lead the way.
We are your trainers, your happy trainers.
We bust our tails to make your day.
We are ambitious and mighty makers
0f leaders who walk the Scouting way.
THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
'Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
For you know that 1 know, and I know that you know.
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
BUBBLE GUM
My mother gave me a penny,
To go and see Jack Benny,
But I didn't see Jack Benny,
Instead I bought bubble gum
(chorus)
Ah umpah umpah, bubble gum,
Ah umpah umpah, bubble gum.
Ah umpah umpah, bubble gum,
Instead I bought bubble gum
My mother gave me a nickel,
To go buy a pickle,
But I didn't buy a pickle,
Instead I bought bubble gum.
(chorus)
My mother gave me a dime,
To go and buy a lime.
But I didn't buy a lime.
Instead I bought bubble gum.
(chorus)
My mother gave me a quarter.,
To go and buy some mortar,
But I didn't buy some mortar,
Instead I bought bubble gum,
(chorus)
My mother gave me a dollar.
To go and buy a collar,
But I didn't buy a collar,
Instead I bought bubble gum.
(chorus)
W00D BADGE SPIRIT
(tune: I've got the Joy...)
I've got this Wood Badge Spirit up in my head,
Up in my head.
Up in my head.
I've got that Wood Badge Spirit up in my head,
Up in my head to stay.
(repeat verse with these phrases:)
Deep in my heart
Down in my feet
All over me
I've got that Wood Badge Spirit up in my head.
Deep in my heart.
Down in my feet.
I've got that Wood Badge Spirit all over me
All over me to stay.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
O beautiful far spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountains majesty
Above the fruited plain
America, America, God she his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea.
BEAR SONG
(Have scouts repeat after you)
The other day, I met a bear,
Out in the woods, a way out there.
He looked at me, I looked at him
He sized up me. I sized up him.
He said to me, why don't you run,
I see you ain't, got any gun.
And so I ran, away from there,
But right behind, me was that bear.
And then I see, ahead of me,
A great big tree, oh glory be.
The nearest branch, was ten feet up,
I had to jump, and trust my luck.
And so I jumped, into the air,
I missed that branch, a way up there.
Now don't you fret, and don't you frown,
I caught that branch, on the way back down.
That's all there is, there ain't no more,
Unless I see, that bear once more.
ODE(R) TO HIS SHOES
(tune: Clementine)
Rotten Reeboks, dirty sweat socks.
Generating toxic fumes,
I've seen flies died, struck in mid-air
Fatal venture to his room.
In my brother's bedroom closet
Stinkarooning like refuse,
Dwelt a size 10 pair of sneakers
With a smell you couldn't lose.
Aging tennies, in a corner
Turning the air a bluish green,
Hope the county doesn't visit
they'd condemn us sight unseen.
I've tried bug balm, lemon air scent
Even spray that smells like pine,
Must be something that can cut it
Something strong like turpentine.
Even weirdo, crazy mutt dog
Who has breath you can't adore,
Makes a wide turn. cuss his eyes burn
Every time he nears the door.
What's the big deal" asks ol big foot
None of his friends notice it,
"Proves you're brain dead." says my sister
"'Doesn't surprise me a bit."
"Not to worry." says my father
"Could be money after all,
Pentagon might pay a bundle
For the secret to it all.
CHICKEN LIPS AND LIZARD HIPS
(tune: SupercalifragiliJticexpslida~ious)
Oh, when I was a little kid I never liked to eat,
Mama's put things on my plate,
I'd dump them on her feet,
But then one day she made this soup,
I ate it all in bed,
I asked her what she put in it.
And this is what she said:
(chorus)
Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes
Monkey legs and buzzard eggs and salamander thighs,
Rabbit ears and camel rears and tasty toenail pies,
Stir it all together, its mama's soup surprise.
I went into the bathroom and stood beside the sink,
I said I'm feeling slightly ill, I think I'd like a drink
Mama said, "I've got just the thing, I'II get it in a wink
It's full of lots of protein and vitamins. I think.
(chorus)
WADDLE ATCHA
Waddle atcha, waddely atcha'
Doodkeydoodooodyeyoo
Wadde(y atcha, waddely atcha
. Doodley doe, doodley doe.
Simplest thing, there isn't much to it,
All you gotta do is doodley do it.
I like the rest, but the part I like best is...
Doodley. doodley, doe.
Actions.
Slap knees twice, Clap hands twice.
Pass right hand over left hand twice.
Pass left hand over right hand twice.
Touch nose with right hand, then touch left shoulder
and leave hand there.
Touch nose with left hand, then touch right shoulder
and leave hand there.
Put both hands up in the air and pinch the fingers
together three times.
(Repeat song, increasing speed each time.)
G0D BLESS AMERICA
God bless America, land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her.
Through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairie,
To the oceans, white with foam...
God Bless America, my home sweet home,
God Bless America, my home sweet home,
THREW lt OUT THE WINDOW
Notes: Sing as a group song with a new Mother Goose rhyme
each time you sing the chorus, substituting 'She threw it out the
window' for the last line of each rhyme and making throwing
motions with arms.
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cup·board
To get her poor dog a bone.
When she got there the cupboard was bare,
So she threw it out the window!
The window, the second story window!
Hi, Low, Low. Hi,
She through it out the window!
Mary had a little lamb,
It's fleece was white as snow.
And every where that Mary went,
She threw it out the window!
The window, the second story window!
Hi, Low, Low, Hi,
She through it out the window!
Variation: Divide the group into two or more teams. One team
starts by singing a rhyme. As soon as one team finishes, another
starts A team is eliminated if it fails to start singing as soon as
it's turn comes.
GRANNY'S IN THE CELLAR
Granny's in the cellar, oh Lordy can't ya smell her,
Makin' biscuits on her ol wood bumin' stove,
In her eye there's some matter,
that keeps drippin' in the batter.
And she whistles while the (sniff) runs down her nose.
(chorus)
Down her nose, down her nose
Yeah, she whistles while the (sniff) runs down her nose.
In her eye there's some matter,
that keeps drippin' in the batter.
And she whistles while the (sniff) runs down her nose.
...Makin' jelly on her or wood burning stove,
There are boils on her belly,
they keep oosin' in the jelly, .
(chorus)
...Cookin' peaches on her ol wood burning stove,
On her lips there are leaches,
they keep fallen' in the peaches
(chorus)
...Cookin' peas on her ol' wood burning stove,
There are scabs on her knees,
they keep bleedin' in the peas
(chorus)
...Cookin' rice on her ol wood burning stove,
In her hair there is lice,
they keep fallin' in the rice
(chorus)
MY NAME IS JOE
(This song' is done by speeking and repeating the action)
Hi, My name is Joe.
I've got a wife and two kids and I work in a button factory.
One day my boss said, "Joe. are you busy?'
I said, 'No. He said.'Push this button with your right hand.
(Make pushing motion with your right hand)
Repeat with other actions. '"Push this button with your left hand."
(Add pushing motion with left hand)
'"Push this button with your right knee.
(Add pushing motion with your right knee)
"Push this button with your left knee."
(Add pushing motion with your left knee)
'"Push this button with your head."
(Add pushing motion with your head)
LAST VERSE - Keep motions going!
Repeat beginning until:...l said. "YES!!!"
AMERICA
My country 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
to thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountain side,
Let freedom ring
STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed,
By the twilight's last gleaming.
Whose brood stripes and bright stars.
Through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched,
Were so gallantly streaming,
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air.
Gave proof through the night,
That our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
(chorus)
This land is your land, this land is my land,
From California, to the New York island.
From the redwood forest, to the Gulf Stream waters,
This land was made for you and me.
As I was walking that ribbon of highway,
I saw above me that endless skyway,
I saw below me that lonesome valley,
This land was made for you and me.
(chorus)
I've roamed and rambled, and followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts,
And all around me a voice was saying,
This land was made for you and me.
(chorus)
When the sun came shining and I was strolling,
And the wheat fields waving,
and the dust clouds rolling
As the fog was lifting, a voice was chanting,
This land was made for you and me.
(chorus)
ALL TOGETHER AGAIN
We're all together again, we're here, we're here.
We're all together again, we're here, we're here.
And who knows when, we'll be all together again,
Singing all together again, we're here.
MY AUNT CAME BACK
Audience repeats each line)
Oh my aunt came back
From old Japan
And brought me back
An old hand fan.
Oh my aunt came back
From old Algiers
And brought me back
A pair of shears.
Oh my aunt came back
From Holland too
And she brought me back
Some wooden shoes.
Oh my aunt came back
From London fair
And brought me back
A rocking chair.
Oh my aunt came back
From Timbuctou
And brought me back
Some gum to chew.
Oh my aunt came back
From Kalamazoo
And brought me back
Some NUTS like VOU!
WE'RE FROM NAIROBI
We're from Nairobi and we're on the best team,
We do the watusi, we're seven feet tall,
The cannibals may eat us, but they'll never beat us,
'Cause we're from Nairobi the best team of all.
Sing along, sing along, sing along...
Um ga wa, um ga wa, um ga wa, um ga wa.
Um ga wa, um ga wa , um ga wa wa.
Singing, um ga wa, um ga wa, um ga wa, um ga wa,
Um ga wa, um ga we, um ga we wa.
MEMORY GAME
( Have scouts repeat and add each line till done)
One duck.
Two hens.
Three squawking geese
Four limerick oysters.
Five corpulent porpoises.
Six pairs of Don Alphonsos tweezers,
Seven thousand Macedonian warrors dressed in full battle array.
Eight brass monkeys taken from the ancient sacred crypts of Egypt.
Nine apathetic, sympathetic, diabetic old men on roller skates with a marked propensity for
procrastination and sloth.
Ten lyrical, spherical, diabolic denizens of the deep who
all swim around the quo of the quay of the quivy at
same time.
BOOM CHICKA BOOM
Boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom
Uh huh; Oh yeah; One moe time!
(louder, higher, lower, whisper, under water, custodial style.)
IF YOU'RE HAPPY
If you're happy and you know it Clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it Clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know It Then your life will surely show it.
If you're happy and you know 1 Clap your hands.
Other actions:
stomp your feet
shout "Cub Scouts"
do all three
SINGING IN THE RAIN
I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling, I'm happy again.
(LEADER SAYS)
Thumbs up! (group repeats)
Rooty Totty, Rooty totty, ta ta ta (together X 2)
Other actions:
elbows together
knees together
toes together
heels together
head up
backside out
tongue out
GHOST CHICKENS
(tune: Ghost Riders in the Sky)
A chicken farmer went out one dark and dreary day
He rested by the coop as he went along his way,
When all at once a rotten egg hit him in the eye
It was the sight he dreaded...
Ghost Chickens in the Sky.
(chorus)
Bok, bok, bok, bok,
Bok, bok, bok, bok,
Ghost Chickens in the Sky
The farmer had raised chickens since he was 24
Working for the Colonel for 30 years or more.
Killing all those chickens and sending them to fry
Now they want revenge...
Ghost Chickens in the Sky.
(chorus)
Their feet were black and shiny
their eyes were burning red,
They had no meat or feathers
these chickens were all dead,
They picked the farmer up and he died by the claw
They cooked him extra crispy...
And ate him with cole slaw.
(chorus)
DO YOUR EARS HANG LOW
(tune: Turkey in the Straw)
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them over your shoulder
like a Continental soldier
Do your ears hang low?
Do your ears hang high?
Do they reach up to the sky?
Do they droop when they're wet?
Do they stiffen when they dry?
Can you semaphore your neighbor
with a minimum of labor?
Do your ears hang high?
Can your ears flip flop?
Can you use them for a mop?
Are they stringy at the bottom?
Are they curly at the top?
Can you use them for a swatter?
Can you use them for a blotter?
Do your ears flip flop?
GING GANG G00LEE
Ging gang goolee goolee goolee watcha
Ging gang goo. ging gang goo
Ging gang goolee goolee goolee goolee watcha
Ging gang goo, ging gang goo
Hayla, hayla shayla.
Hayla shayla, hayla oh-oh-oh
Hayla, hayla shayla.
Hayla shayla, hayla oh
Shally wally, shally wally, shally wally. shally wally.
Oompah, oompah, oompah, oompah, oompah...
Dum, Dum, Da, Da
Dum.dum,da.da.
Da-dum.dum.da.da,
Da-dum, dum, da, da, da, dum, da-dum, dum, dum
Dum,dum,da,da,
Da-dum.dum.da.da.
Da-dum.dum.da.da.da.dum.
First time through: pat both knees twice, then right hand to
left shoulder twice: pat knees twice, then left hand to right
shoulder twice.
Second time through: pat both knees once, then right hand to
left shoulder once; pat knees once, then left hand to right
shoulder once; pat knees, then cross arms, uncross arms
and then snap fingers.
Third time through: left hand on right elbow, flutter right
hand; right hand on left elbow, flutter leff hand.
Fourth time through: brush hands, then right hand on left
elbow; left hand on right elbow.
Fiffh time through: cross arms, lean alternately forward and
back.
If I weren't a Cub Scout...
If I weren't a Cub Scout, I wonder what I'd be
If I weren't a Cub Scout, a ......
1.A bird watcher I'd be
Hark a lark, flying through the park, SPLAT!
2. A plumber I would be
Plunge it, flush it, look out below!
3 A mermaid I would be
Bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop!
4. A carpenter I'd be
Two by four, nail it to the floor'
5. A secretary I'd be
t-z-z-z get the paint, z-z-z-z get the point?
6. A teacher I would be
Sit down, shut up, throw away your gum!
7. An airfine attendant I'd be
Coffee, tea, or milk, sir; here's your little bag, BLEHI
8. A typist I would be
Ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ZINC!
9. A hippie I would be
Love and peace, my hair is full of grease!
[orJ Hey Man! Cool Man! Far out! Wow!
1O.A farmer I would be
Here's a cow, there's a cow, and here's another one
[or] Come on Betsy give... the babys gotta live
11.A laundry worker I would be
Starchy here,starchy there, starchy in your underwear
12.A cashier I would be
Twenty nine, forty nine, here is your change, sir!
13.A medic I would be
Turn around, drop your pants, jab. jab, jab!
14.A doctor I would be
Take a pill: pay my bill' I'm going golfing!
[or] Needle Thread Stick'em in the head
[or) Bend over! Drop your drawers! This won't hurt a bit!
15. An electrician I would be
Positive, negative bbmzt zap
16.A fireman I would be
Jump lady, jump... whoa slpat!
17.A cook I would be
Mix it, bake it heartburn-BURP!
18.A ice cream maker I'd be
Tvtti-frutti. tutti-fruitti, nice ice cream!
19.A politician I would be
Raise the taxes, lower the pay, vote for me on election day!
20.A butcher I would be
Chop it up, grind it up, make a little patty!
21.A garbage collector I'd be
Lift it, dump it, pick out the good stuff
[or] Pile it higher. Pile it to the sky.
ZZ.A [Domino's] pizza maker I'd be
30 minute, fast delivery!
23.A clam digger I would be
Dig one here, dig one there-Oh my frozen derriere!
24. Superman I would be
It's a bird, it's a plane, where is Lois Lane?
25. Lois Lane I would be
Get away, get away, get away, Clark Kent!
26.A cyclist I would be
peddle, peddle, peddle, peddle: ring, ring, ring!
27.A truck driver I'd be
Here's a curve, there's a curve. HERE'S A BETTER CURVE!
[Makes outline of shapely woman.]
28.A house cleaner I'd be
Ooh, a bug: squish it in the rug!
29.A baby I would be
Mama, Dada, I wuv you!
30.A DJ I would Be,
Miles of smiles on the radio dial.
31. A Lifeguard I would be,
Save yourself, Man. I'm working on my tan'
[orj Mouth to Mouth Resuscitate, What a way to get a date.
32. A Lawyer I would be,
Honest. I swear, My client wasn't there
33. An Undertaker I would be,
6 x 4, nail them to the floor
Rump,Rump,Rump
Rump,Rump,Rump
Rump.Rump,Rump
Gooney. Gooney, Gooney, Gooney
Rump.Rump.Rump
IAY-O.IAY-O
Gooney. Gooney, Gooney, Gooney
Rump.Rump.Rump
actions: rumps - slap knees, gooneys - tickle chin 8 top of head
I ay-o - Hands together pointing over left then right shoulders
Boy Scouts of America
We're the Boy Scouts of America
Scouting for things anew.
Our activities lead to victories
in all we set out to do.
We're the Boy Scouts of America,
We plan hand in hand each day
To do better than need be done
till all our goals are won
champs with a winning way.
We're loyal to purpose and integrity
Pledged to the Scout Oath eternally.
With verve and conviction we sing our song
to keep America strong.
We're the Boy Scouts of America
and this we have to say
Join us and we'll stand beside you,
beside you all the way.
The Boy Scouts of America
will stand beside you all the way.
Bug Juice
Tune: On top of old smokey
At camp with the Boy Scouts
They gave us a drink.
We thought it was KoolAid,
Because it was pink.
But the thing that they told us
Wouldve grossed out a moose,
For that great tasting pink drink
was really bug juice.
It looked fresh and fruity,
Like tasty Kool-Aid,
But the bugs that were in a
Were murdered with RAID!
We drank 1 by gallons:
We drank it by tons.
And the next morning,
We all had the runs!
So the next time you drink bug juice,
And a fly drives you mad,
He's just getting even,
'Cause you swallowed his dad.
Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should auid acquaintance be forgot
And days of auM lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my friend,
For auld lang syne;
We'll take a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
You're a Grand Old Flag
You're a grand old flag, you're a high-flying flag,
Forever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of, the land I love,
The home of the free and the brave.
Every heart beats true for the red, white, and blue,
Where there's never a boast or a brag.
But should old acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
THE NIGHT THEY MADE THE FIRST CUB
SCOUT
Ma-ny years a-go on this ver-y night
Some peo-ple ga-thered 'round a camp-fire's light
Ev-'ry-one was say-ing the world was in a mess
Not e-nough peo-ple try-ing to do their best. (So...)
Chorus:
...They took a lit-tle Blue
and they took a lit-tle Gold
They took a lit-tle boy about eight years old
Turned him a-round and lo and be-hold
That's how it came a-bout
The night they made the first Cub Scout.
Now they come in ev-'ery size, they come in ev'ry shape
And ev-'ry-where they are, the world's a bet-ter place
Ev-'ry Bob-cat and Bear, ev-'ry Wolf and We-be-los
Re-mem-bers that night ma-ny years a-go. (When...)
(Repeat chorus)
Ti-ger Cubs are new, the boys aren't ve-ry old
You know it won't be long be-fore they wear the blue and gold
To Search, Dis-co-ver, Share with their par-ents in tow
Hea-ded down the path that star-ted years a-go. (When...)
(Repeat Chorus)
Lea-ders are the ones who make the pro-gram go
And Trai-ners are the ones to put the lea-ders in the know
How the Pro-mise and the Law help the Cub Scout Grow
And Blos-som on the trail that star-ted years a-go. (When...)
(Repeat Chorus)
Oh, yes, ...
(Repeat Chorus)

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