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Camp fire Songs
Introductions
Hush! Camp Fires' Burning
(Spoken, not sung)
Hush! Let all be still...
Listen to the sounds of the night.
The gentle rustling of leaves
And the dying wind.
The faraway lap of waves on the shore,
The hum of insects,
The whispers of friends.
The crackle of the fire
Which calls us to sing...
It's a Good Time
(To the tune of "It's a Long Way to Tipperary")
It's a good time to get aquatinted
It's a good time to know
Who is sitting close beside you
So smile and say hello "Hello"
Goodbye lonesome feeling
Farewell glassy stare
Here's my hand my name is Scout (you can say your name here)
Put your hand Left hand there
Actions:
Cross hands and hold the hand of the person beside you. Repeat
song and move hands up and down in time to the music – if you know
what I mean!
Campfire’s Burning [round]
Campfire’s burning, campfire’s burning.
Draw nearer, draw nearer.
In the gloaming, in the gloaming.
Come sing and be merry.
Light the Wood
(Can also be sung as a round)
Light the wood, the campfire burns
We are gathered all around
Now the flames are leaping high
Lighting up the evening sky.
Tall Trees
(Can also be sung as a round)
Tall trees that reach the sky
Mountains and lakes nearby
Draw near, my friends
Come sing, my friends
Our campfire time is nigh.
Rounds
I went to the animal fair,
I went to the animal fair,
The Birds and the Beasts were there.
The big baboon, by the light of the moon, was combing his auburn hair.
The monkey, he got drunk, and sat on the elephant's trunk.
The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees,
And what became of the monkey, the monkey………..
Cuddly Koalas
(To the tune of "Frere Jacques")
Cuddly koalas, cuddly koalas
Possums too, possums too
Wallabies and wombats, wallabies and wombats
Kangaroos, kangaroos.
One Bottle of Pop
One bottle of pop, two bottles of pop,
Three bottles of pop, four bottles of pop,
Five bottles of pop, six bottles of pop,
Seven bottles of pop, POP!
Fish and chips and vinegar,
Vinegar, vinegar,
Fish and chips and vinegar,
Pepper, pepper, pepper salt!
Don't throw your junk in my backyard,
My backyard, my backyard,
Don't throw your junk in my backyard,
My backyard's full!
Rock My Soul
(Note: this song is sung in three parts, with each part singing one of the
following verses:)
Rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham.
Rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham.
Rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham.
Oh, rock-a my soul.
His love is so high you can't get over it,
So low you can't get under it,
So wide you can't get around it.
You must go in at the door.
Rock my soul
Rock my soul
Rock my soul
(clap) Oh rock-a my soul!
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
Soap and Towel
(to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Soap, soap, soap and towel,
Towel and water please
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Wash your dirty knees.
The Merry-Go-Round (Carousel)
(Divide your group into sections, each one takes a different verse.
Imagine you're building up the sounds of one of those old-fashion
steam driven
carousels!)
1. Oom-pah-pah (Four times, then add #2)
(this is the engine running the carousel)
2. Oom-sss-sss (Four times, then add #3)
(this is the steam from the engine)
3. Oom-tiddle-dee-dee (Four times, then add #4)
(these are the penny whistles)
4. Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da-da-da-dada-
da-da-da.
(this is the organ)
(Groups are phased out in reverse order)
Three Blind Mice
Three blind mice, three blind mice
See how they run, see how they run
They all run up to the farmer's wife
Who cuts off their tails with a carving knife
Did you ever see such a sight in your life
As three blind mice.
Wimbaway
(Divide your group into sections, each one takes a different verse)
1. Wimbaway, wimbaway, wimbaway, wimbaway,
Wimbaway, wimbaway, wimbaway, wimbaway. (Twice, then add #2)
2. Hi yup ho,
Wimbaway, wimbaway, wimbaway. (Twice, then add #3)
3. Ah . . .
Wimbaway, oh wimbaway. (Twice, then add #4)
4. Ah, ah, ah, ah,
Oh wimbaway.
(Groups are phased out in reverse order)
Action Songs
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 counting down until...
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Because Alice is a horse!
Actions: Everyone puts their arms around the shoulders of their
neighbours. At each line, when you get to the number of humps,
everyone bends their knees together. At "boom boom boom", everyone
bumps bums with their neighbours!
Alive Alert Awake
(to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic
I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic
I'm alive, alert, awake,
I'm awake, alert, alive,
I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic!
Actions:
Alive: hands on your head
Alert: hands on shoulders
Awake: cross arms over chest
Enthu-: hands on thighs
-si-: clap
-astic: snap with both hands
Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster as you go!
A Ram Sam Sam
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam
A rafi a rafi
Gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam
A rafi a rafi
gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam
Actions:
Ram sam sam: prop yourself up and bounce your backside on the floor
three times
Gooli gooli...: drum your feet on the floor
A rafi: wave arms in the air
Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster and faster. Or alternatively,
the
song can be sung in a four-part round!
Father Abraham
Father Abraham, had seven sons
Seven sons had Father Abraham
And they wouldn't laugh
And they wouldn't cry
All they did was go like this....
(make up actions i.e. left and right hands and legs going up and down
spinning round safety provided).
Baby Bumble Bee
I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee it stung me!
I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee
Ooh ee it's all over me!
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee needs salt!
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee I feel sick!
I'm (throwing up noise) my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm (throwing up noise) my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee what a mess!
I'm sweeping up my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm sweeping up my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee my mommy loves me!
Actions:
Bringing home the bumble bee: cup hands as if carrying an insect
Squishing up the bumble bee: use hands to squish!
Licking up the bumble bee: lick hands one after the other. Make up
others.
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?
Yes, my ears hang low
Yes, they wobble to and fro
I can tie them in a knot
I can tie them in a bow
I can throw them over my shoulder
Like a continental soldier
Yes, my ears hang low!
Do your teeth hang out?
Do they rub against your snout?
Can you use them like a pick?
Can you take them in and out?
Can they do the boogie woogie
Like they do in any movie?
Do your teeth hang out?
Yes, my teeth hang out
Yes, they rub against my snout
I can use them like a pick
I can take them in and out
Yes, they do the boogie woogie
Like they do in any movie
Yes, my teeth hang out!
Cont’d
You can never change your nature
That is quite beyond your reach
If you're born to be a lemon
You can never be a peach
But the law of compensation,
This good lesson tries to teach
You can always squeeze a lemon
But you cannot squeeze a peach!
Quite a long one.
Five in the Bed
There were five in the bed and the little one said,
"Roll over! Roll over!"
So they all rolled over and one fell out
And bumped his head and shouted out,
"Please remember to tie a knot in your pajamas, Single beds are only
made for one, two, three, four!"
There were four in the bed and the little one said...
There were three in the bed and the little one said...
There were two in the bed and the little one said...
There was one in the bed and the little one said...
"I've got the whole bed to myself,
I've got the whole darn bed to myself,
I've got the whole bed to myself,
I've got the whole bed to myself!"
Ging Gang Goolie
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-o-o
Heyla, heyla sheyla
Heyla sheyla, heyla, ho
Shalli-wallee, shalli-wallee, shalli-wallee,shalli-wallee
Oompah, oompah, oompah oompah....
Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again
And when they were up they were up
And when they were down they were down
And when they were only half-way up
They were neither up nor down!
Actions: Every time you sing the word "up", stand up. When you sing
the word "down", sit down. On "half-way up", stand up with knees
bent. Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster. To totally
confuse everyone, reverse the actions (e.g. sit down on "up", stand up
on "down"!).
Head and Shoulders
To the tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down"
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
(Repeat missing words but still touch the body part).
Hello My Name is Joe
Hello, my name is Joe
I have a wife and a dog and a family
I work (all day) in the button factory
One day, my boss came up to me and said,
"Hey Joe, are you busy?"
I said, "No, heck no!"
"Then do this..."
Actions: At the end of the first verse, pretend you're punching a button
with your right hand's index finger. Then repeat the chant, adding your
left index finger. Then one foot, then both feet, then your head are
added. Final action is to collapse as if exhausted.
I-Double-I
I double I double I ki-ki
I ki-ki, I ki-ki
I double I double I ki-ki
I ki-ki, O
Actions:
I: stick up pinky finger
Double: stick up index and second finger
Ki-Ki: make a chomping mouth with whole hand
O: make "o" with hand
Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster. You can also try doing the
actions with both
hands at the same time!
Herman the Worm
Sittin' on my fencepost, cheweing my bubblegum
(chew, chew, chew, chew)
Playin' with my yo-yo, wee-oo! wee-oo!
When along came Herman the worm
And he was this big (make a motion as if measuring a tiny worm)
And I said: "Herman? What happened?"
"I ate my Mother."
(repeat verse, with worm action getting larger and larger for each of the
following lines:)
"I ate my Father."
"I ate my Brother."
"I ate my Sister."
"I ate my Dog."
(repeat verse one last time, with a tiny worm action for:)
"I burped."
Jaws
(actions in brackets)
I've got a story (wave index fingers back and forth)
About Jaws (one hand over head as a shark fin)
Fetus Jaws (chomping motion with index finger and thumb)
Baby Jaws (chomp with two fingers and thumb)
Child Jaws (chomp with whole hand)
Teenage Jaws (chomp with two hands)
Adult Jaws (chomp with arms)
Giant Jaws (chomp using arm and leg)
Grandpa Jaws (chomp with two hands, fingers curled inwards i.e.
toothless)
Lady swimming (front crawl)
Waster's flying (splash water up beside face)
Jaws swimming (shark fin over head)
Lady screams: (cup hands around mouth)
"AAK! Where's my leg?!" (hop on one leg)
Jaws swimming (one hand as shark fin above head, other patting tummy)
And that's my story (wiggle index fingers back and forth)
About JAWS! (clap hands, throw one arm forward and the other back
as if saying "ta da"!)
Muffin Man
Have you seen the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man?
Have you seen the muffin man,
Who lives down Drury Lane?
Yes I've seen the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man.
Yes I've seen the muffin man,
Who lives down Drury Lane.
We've all seen the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
We've all seen the muffin man,
Who lives down Drury Lane.
Poor Little Bug on the Wall
Poor little bug on the wall
No one to love him at all
No one to wash his clothes, no one to tickle his toes
Poor little bug on the wall!
Repeat the song a number of times using different actions. For
example:
Loud: sing really loud
Sad: sing really sadly
Underwater: sing with one finger drumming against lips
Opera: sing in an opera voice, hands clasped in front of body etc.
Singing in the Rain
I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I'm happy again
Singing in the Rain
I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I'm happy again
(here leader sings each line, others repeat)
Hold it!
Thumbs together!
(everyone) A-ti-ti-ta a-ti-ti-ta a-ti-ti-ta-ta
A-ti-ti-ta a-ti-ti-ta a-ti-ti-ta-ta
(repeating) Hold it!
Thumbs together! Elbows together! Knees together! Toes together!
Bums up! Heads down! Tongues out!
(everyone) A-ti-ti-ta a-ti-ti-ta a-ti-ti-ta-ta
A-ti-ti-ta a-ti-ti-ta a-ti-ti-ta-ta
Yells, Chants and Repeating Songs
Birdie
(to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence)
Birdie birdie in the sky
Why'd you do that in my eye
I won't worry I won't cry
I'm just glad that cows don't fly.
Boat Call
(This chant is used when you're in a canoe or Viking boat and see
another one. Your boat calls and the other answers.)
Call: Hi-lo-eenie-meenie-caw-caw-um-chaw-chaw-e-waw-waw
Answer: Hecta-minika-anika-zanika-boom-de-ada-yoo-hoo!
Charlie Was A Pigeon
Charlie was a pigeon, a pigeon, a pigeon.
Charlie was a pigeon, a pigeon was he
He flew out one morning, he flew back one night,
And when he got home he was covered in.......
S H I N E your buttons with Brasso,
You can nick it or buy from Woolies
Provided they’ve got any in. (Repeat ad nauseum!)
East to West
I said from east to west, WESTHALL Camp is the best.
I said from coast to coast, WESTHALL Camp is the most.
I said from tree to tree, WESTHALL Camp is for me.
I said from state to state, WESTHALL Camp is real great.
I said from lake to hill, WESTHALL Camp is a thrill.
I said from day to night, WESTHALL Camp is all right.
I said from staff to staff, WESTHALL Camp is a laugh.
Everywhere we Go
(a repeating song)
Everywhere we go
People always ask us
Who we are
So we tell them
We are the …………..(Add your own name group patrol).
Mighty, mighty …………..
(all together)
We are the …………. and we couldn't be prouder
If you can't hear us now then we'll shout a little louder!
(Repeat louder each time, the first verse is repeating the leader and the
second is in unison. The last time through yell)
If you can't hear us "YOU MUST BE DEAF".
Froggies
(leader sings a line, everyone repeats)
Dog
Dog cat
Dog cat mouse
Froggies!
Itsy bitsy teeny lil' yellow froggies
Jump jump jump jump lil' froggies
Eatin' up them teeny weeny worms and spiders
Grubs an' fleas, scum-dilly-icious
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit croak!
One more time...
(Repeat a number of times: loud, soft, underwater style,
Boy Scouts
(to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence)
We are Boy Scouts, it is true
We love life and so can you
Fun and learning, service too
Don't have time to feel real blue
Chorus:
Sound off, 1-2,
Sound off, 3-4
Bring it on down 1-2-3-4, 1,2,3-4!
Now my friends and now my foes
Don't have time for all your woes
Marching down this old street
Marching down with dancing feet
Boy Scouts teach and Boy Scouts learn
Making campfires really burn
Tying knots and lashing trees
Studying those honeybees
Nature's fine but science too
Gives Boy Scouts new things to do
Chemistry, and computers, yes
Learning's what we love the best.
Listen boys, now listen well,
Scouting great, now come and yell,
Scouting’s great it takes some time,
We even learn to do some mime.
Cont’d
Scouting’s more than tying knots now
Fixing cars and Building camps,
gliding and computers too
Makes Scouts fun for me and you.
Join with us and have some fun
Learning stuff till day is done
Boys you too can be a Scout
Boy Scouts can be found world-wide.
Scout Hearts
(same tune as the generic Army Marching Gadence)
I don't know but I've been told (repeat)
Scout hearts are made of gold (repeat)
(leader) Sound off,
(Boys) One two,
(leader) Sound off
(Boys) Three four
(All) Sound off one two, three four.
Hot Troop
LEADER: My name is ________ and you know what I got?
TROOP: What do you got?
LEADER: I got a troop that is hotter than hot!
TROOP: How hot is hot?
LEADER: We play games and do camp too!
ALL: And We're a whole lot LOUDER THAN YOU!!!
Lion Hunt
We're all going on lion hunt
I'm not scared
I've got a gun
And bulletts too
Oh-oh
Void ahead
Short grass - sh-sh-sh
Other Verses:
Long grass: shhhh-shhhhh-shhhhhh
Swamp: gloomp-gloomp-gloomp
Lost: make your hands "run" up a tree, have to look around and then
come back down
Supermarket: scuse me-scuse me-scuse me
Village: hello-hello-hello
Lion: ahhhhhhh!
Then go through all the actions but in the reverse order
If I Were Not A Girl Guide
This is a very complicated song, but it's really realy funny to watch!
The whole group (usually about 6-10 people) stand in a straight line,
very prim and proper. In an opera-like voice, they sing the chorus. Then
the first person at the end of the line (the Archer, see below) steps in
front of the line and says there lines. Follow the course of the song and
you'll understand what's happening! The key is to make the verses as
silly as possible, and the chorus as serious as possible... although this is
very difficult after the third or fourth verse joins in!
Chorus:
If I were not a Boy Scout, something else I'd like to be (clap, stamp!)
If I were not a Boy Scout.....
Verses:
Archer:
An Archer I would be!
Shoot the bow, the mighty mighty bow I said,
Shoot, the bow, the mighty mighty bow!
(Everyone sings chorus again)
Birdwatcher:
A Birdwatcher I would be!
There's a lark and there's a lark and there's another lark (UGH!)
There's a lark and there's a lark and there's another lark (UGH!)
(Once the Birdwatcher has said her line twice, the Archer joins in.
Therefore the Birdwatcher says her line four times, and the
Archer says her line twice. Then everyone sings the chorus again)
Farmer:
A farmer I would be!
Sow the seed, and fertilise the weeds!
Sow the seed, and fertilise the weeds!
(Once the Farmer has said her line twice, the Birdwatcher joins in...
after the Birdwatcher has said her line twice, the Archer joins
in... get the picture? This continues with each verse until you have
seven or eight people all saying/singing different things at the
same time!)
(Everyone sings the chorus again)
Hippie:
A hippie I would be!
Hey man, cool man, far out, WOW!
Hey man, cool man, far out, WOW!
(Farmer joins in, then Birdwatcher, then Archer, then everyone sings
the chorus)
Leader:
A Leader I would be!
Where's your socks and where's your shoes and don't forget your hat!
Where's your socks and where's your shoes and don't forget your hat!
(Hippie joins in, then Farmer, Birdwatcher and Archer, then everyone
sings the chorus again)
(Leader joins in, then Hippie, Farmer, Birdwatcher, Archer, then
everyone sings the chorus one last time!!)
Plumber: A plumber I would be! Plunge it, flush it, look out below!
Carpenter: A carpenter I'd be! Two by four, nail it to the floor!
Cashier: A cashier I would be! Twenty nine, forty nine, here is your
change, sir!
Superman: Superman I'd be! It's a bird, it's a plane, where is Lois Lane?
Scout Stomp
(to the tune "We will Rock You" by Queen, words by Janet
Brickhouse)
Sonny you're in first school, taking on the world
Wanna grow up to be a good man someday?
Well we are the scouts, we're what it's all about,
Come on guys let's give them a shout,
WE WILL, WE WILL SCOUT YOU!
WE WILL, WE WILL SCOUT YOU!
Maybe you like hiking, camping, fun
You want a place where you can shine and Do Your Best!
Well this is the place, put a smile on your face,
Wave our banner all over the place,
WE WILL, WE WILL SCOUT YOU!
WE WILL, WE WILL SCOUT YOU!
The Johnson Boys
Oh the Johnson boys they built a mill,
They built it on the side of a hill,
T H E ….Y worked all night and they worked all day
But they couldn’t get the jolly old mill to pay.
Second verse, same as the first,
But a little bit louder and a little bit worse!
Summer Camp
(to the tune of "Green Grow the Rushes-O")
Leader: I'll sing you one-o.
Girls: We are the campers-o, what is your one-o?
All: One is one for summer camp, and ever more shall be it so!
Leader: I'll sing you two-o.
Girls: We are the campers-o, what is your two-o?
All: Two, two, tie dyed shirts, drying in the breeze-o
One is one for summer camp, and ever more shall be it so!
Additional verses:
Three, three, the mosquitoes (ouch!)
Four for the icy waters
Five for the kayaks on the lake
Six for the midnight hikers
Seven for the evening thunder storms
Eight for the outhouse cleaners
Nine for the yummy cookouts
Ten for the caterpillars
Eleven for eleven hours' sleep all week
Twelve for the awesome leaders.
There Ain't no Flies on Us
There ain't no flies on us!
There ain't no flies on us!
There may be flies on some of you guys,
But there ain't no flies on us!
Other group will respond with :
Oh yeah??
There ain't no flies on us!
There ain't no flies on us!
There may be flies on some of you guys,
But there ain't no flies on us!
Train Chant
Keep on repeating each line getting faster and faster until you feel you
are fast enough for the next line. Remember this is meant to sound like
a steam train starting up.
Bread and Butter
Cheese and Biscuits
Fish and Chips
Soup (This is meant to sound like a steam whistle).
We Are A Little Bit Crazy
Note: This song is a good time-waster... because you keep stopping all
the time!
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight (all these steps are taken forward)
We (stop, bend forward at the waist)
Are (bend backward at the waist)
A little bit (pirouette on the spot)
CRAZY! (bend knees and wave arms in the air).
Gross Songs -- Part 1
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
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.
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')
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?
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
Gross part 2
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!
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.
Beans
Ate a bean
The bean was loaded
Up went the covers
Up went the sheet
Fifty yard dash to the bathroom seat!
Da-da-da-da-da, pth-ahhh
Beans, Beans, a wonderful fruit
The more you eat, the more you toot
The more you toot, the better you feel
Let's eat beans for every meal!
"Texas Chainsaw Massacre", Leatherface
Little arbiteu in the woods (draw arbiteu (Fr) with fingers)
Leatherface by the window stood (Hold hand over face, or run fingers
over cheaks)
Saw a motorist driving by (hands as if on steering wheel)
Looking for some gas (hand on forehead blocking sun)
Help me! Help me! Help me he cried. (raise arms up and down)
'Cause it's cold and dark outside (hugging self as if shivering)
Come little motorist, come inside (beckoning motion)
Fore it's time to die! Rrrrmmmm! (starting a chainsaw)
"Leatherface" are both sung by dropping one verse each
time while keeping the motions and speeding up.
-- Thanks to Nathan Beauheim, 1997 Scoutcraft Director, Camp Frank
Rand Chimayo, NM, Great Southwest Council
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.
More Action Songs
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
Tarzan of the Apes
I like bananas, coconuts and grapes. .
I like bananas, coconuts and grapes. .
I like bananas, coconuts and grapes. .
That’s why they call me Tarzan of the Apes.
Holiday Songs
A Scout's Christmas (tune: Jingle Bells)
Dashing through the den,
With a rope held by each end,
Tying a bowline knot
Then showing what I've got.
Whittling with my knife
On a practice Dial soap bar.
I can hardly wait,
Scout camp can't be far.
Bait a hook,
Learn to cook,
Bike ro-de-os.
Neckerchief slides,
Canned food drives,
Learning to take photos.
Pancake mix,
Carving sticks,
Keeps us on the run.
Our families
Make all these
Memories so much fun.
Dashing through the camp,
Putting up the tents,
Popping all the corn,
Blowing that morning horn.
Of scout camp we all dream
We'll soon be old enough
Tigers, Bobcats, Wolves, and Bears
We're made of real tough stuff!
Half-hitch knots,
Setting up cots,
Playing fun new games.
Hammers and nails,
Compass and trails,
Arrow points are the thing.
Santa's coming,
We've been good,
As good as we can be...
Load our stocking
With a pocket knife,
Boy Scouts we want to be!
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
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 helicopter repellent.
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.
The Twelve Days of Halloween
On the first day of Halloween, my true love sent to me,
An owl in an old dead 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.
(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.
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.