Songs
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| Auntie Monica Action |
I have an auntie an Auntie Monica And when she goes shopping They all say "Ooh la la!" Because her feather’s swaying, her feather’s swaying so (x2) Oh, I have an auntie 2nd verse: add "because her hat is swaying" 3rd verse: add "because her muff is swaying" 4th verse: " " skirt " " 5th verse: " my aunt " " So the last verse would go like this: I have an auntie, an Auntie Monica And when she goes shopping They all say "Ooh la la!" Because my aunt is swaying, my aunt is swaying so (x2) Because her skirt is swaying, her skirt is swaying so. (x2) Because her muff is swaying, her muff is swaying so. (x2) Because her hat is swaying, her hat is swaying so. (x2) Because her feather’s swaying, her feather’s swaying so. (x2) Oh, I have an Auntie, an Auntie Monica And when she goes shopping They all say "Ooh, la la!"
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Barges Jubilee p. 56 |
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 to go silently. 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 an bold?
Out of my window, looking in the night Chorus
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Black Socks Campfire Acitivities p.136 |
Black socks They never get dirty The longer you wear them The blacker they get Sometimes I think of the laundry But something keeps telling me Oh, no, not yet, not yet, not yet This song can be sung as a round, with one group singing the verse, and the other group chanting 'Not yet, not yet, not yet' over and over again
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Canoe Song Songs for Canadian Girl Guides, p.24 |
My paddle’s keen and bright Flashing with silver Follow the wild goose flight Dip, dip and swing
Dip, dip and swing her back
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Chinese Fan Action Each time you sing through the song, you add one more fanning motion. Start with one hand, then the other. Next each foot, your body, then head. |
My ship sailed from China With a cargo of tea All laden with gifts For you and for me It brought me a fan Just imagine my bliss As I fanned myself gaily Like this, like this, like this
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The Cuckoo 3-part round Jubilee p. 39 |
¹ 'Twas on a summer's ev'ning I walked the forest through When suddenly I heard it, a sweet and low cuckoo.
² Cu_ckoo, cu_ckoo; cuckcoo, cuckcoo cu_kcoo
³Mister Moon, Mister Moon,
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Donkey Riding Jubilee p. 27 |
Were you ever in Quebec Stowing timber on the deck Where there's a king with a golden crown, Riding on a donkey?
Chorus:
Were you ever off the horn Chorus
Were you ever in Cardiff Bay
Chorus
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Dutch Shoe Game (see Jubilee for instructions) |
As I pass(x) this shoe(x) From me to you(x) to you(x) You must pass(x) this shoe(x), And do(x) just what I do(x).
The 'x' represents when you should be putting down your shoe
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Everywhere We Go Echo |
Everywhere we go People always ask us Who we are And where we come from And this is what we tell them We are the Brownies The mighty mighty Brownies And if you can’t hear us We’ll sing a little louder (repeat several times, getting louder and louder. The last time through, change the last line to: "You must be deaf"
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Fire’s Burning (English) Round |
Fire’s burning (x2) Draw nearer (x2) In the gloaming (x2) Come sing and be merry
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Fire’s Burning (Swahili) Round |
Umzi watcha (x2) Kangala faya (x2) Umlilo (x2) Galalamanzi (x2)
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Fish and Chips and Vinegar (or "One Bottle Pop) 3-part Round Campfire Activities p.137 |
1 Fish and chips and vinegar, vinegar, vinegar Fish and chips and vinegar Pepper, pepper, pepper, salt 2 One bottle of pop, two bottle of pop, three bottle of pop, four bottle of pop, five bottle of pop, six bottle of pop, seven bottle of pop pop.
3 Don’t throw your junk in my backyard
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The Frog Song Round |
Hear the lively song Of the frogs on yonder pond Crick, crick, crickety crick Brrrrrrr-ump!
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Forty Years on an Iceberg Action Repeat song several times, getting faster each time. |
Forty years on an iceberg (hold hands out in front, left one holding up four fingers, right one making "O" shape) Out on the ocean wide (make wide arc with hand, indicating open space in front of you) Nothing to wear but pyjamas (zip up imaginary zipper running up front of your body) Nothing to do but slide (hands move down front of body in sliding motion) The air was cold and frosty (wrap arms around yourself and shiver) The wind began to bite (sliding clap on "bite") I had to hug my polar bear (wrap arms around shoulders of people seated on either side) To keep me warm at night, night, night¼(rock back & forth)
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Ham and Eggs -divide group into two parts. One part sings the italicized lyrics, the other part sings the non-italicized lyrics. Girls stand when singing their part. Campfire Activities p.142 |
Ham and eggs Ham and eggs I like mine all nice and brown I like mine turned upside down Ham and eggs Ham and eggs Flip ‘em, flop ‘em Flop ‘em, flip ‘em Ham and eggs.
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I Like the Flowers Four-part round Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack p.11 |
¹ I like the flowers, I love the daffodils, ² I like the mountains, I love the rolling hills. ³ I like the fireside, when all the lights are low; Boom-ti-ara, Boom-ti-ara, Boom-ti-ara, Boom-ti-ara, Boom.
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The Juicy Moose Echo (each line is echoed back to leader) Action |
1 There was a moose named Fred He likes to drink his juice in bed (repeat verse)
Chorus: Chorus
3 He’s a sticky moose Chorus
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Kookaburra |
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree Merry, merry king of the bush is he Laugh, Kookaburra, Laugh, Kookaburra How gay your life must be
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
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Land of the Silver Birch Songs for Canadian Girl Guides, p.32 |
1 Land of the silver birch, home of the beaver Where still the mighty moose wanders at will
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2 My hear is sick for thee, heere in the low lands
3 Swift as a silver fish, canoe of birch bark
4 There where the blue lake lies I’ll set my wigwam
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Merry-Go-Round 4-part Round |
Part 1: Ooom-pah-pah Part 2: Ooom-tweedle-dee-dee Part 3: Ooom-tsss-tsssPart 4: pinch nose and hum "The more we get together" (to imitate the Merry-go-round winding up, group 1 starts, then 2 joins in, then 3, then 4. After a little bit, wind back down: 4 stops, then 3, then 2, and then the ooom-pah-pahs go slower and slower until they stop.)
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My Aunt Grete Action Jubilee p.43 |
My aunt Grete, vee-da vee-da vete Has a puss, vee-da vee-da vuss And that puss, vee-da vee-da vuss Has a tail, vee-da vee-da vail And that tail, vee-da vee-da vail Has a curl, vee-da vee-da vurl And that curl vee-da vee-da vurl Has a tip, comma. And that tip vee-da vee-da vip Has a curl, vee-da vee-da vurl And that curl, vee-da vee-da vurl Has a tail And that tail vee-da vee-da vail Has a puss vee-da vee-da vuss And that puss, vee-da vee-da vuss Has my Aunt.
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Make New Friends |
Make new friends And keep the old One is silver And the other’s gold
The circle’s round
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My Hat Action Each time through the song, you remove one word, but keep doing the action. First you don’t say ‘my’, then you skip ‘my’ and ‘hat’ the next time through, ect. |
My Hat it has three corners Three corners has my hat And had it not three corners It would not be my hat.
Actions:
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Porkchop Song Echo This song works best if you put on a goofy ‘cowboy’ accent and pretend to hit sour notes on the "Ooh la la’s" |
If I had the wings of a butterfly Up to the hills I would fly There to remain as a butterfly Until the day that I die
Chorus: 2nd verse: substitute "birdie" for "butterfly" 3rd verse: substitute "froggie"
4th verse:
If I had the wings of a porkchop
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Sipping Cider Echo song |
The cutest boy I ever saw Was sipping ci- Der through a straw (repeat whole verse all together)
I asked him if
He said of course
Now cheek to cheek
Then all at once
Now forty-nine kids
The moral of
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Swimming Action Repeat song, each time leaving out one phrase and doing only the actions Campfire Activities p.139 |
Swimming, swimming (swimming strokes) In the swimming pool (draw square in front of you) When days are hot (wipe hand across forehead) When days are cold (wrap arms around self and shiver) In the swimming pool (draw square) Side-stroke (imitate side-stroke) Breast stroke (imitate breast-stroke) Fancy diving, too (imitate diving) Oh don’t you wish you never had (shake finger) Anything else to do but
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Tall Trees Opening, Round Songs for Canadian Girl Guides, p.41 |
Tall trees that reach the sky Mountains and lakes near by Draw near my friends Come sing my friends Our campfire time is nigh.
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Three Charcoal Buzzards Action |
Three charcoal buzzards (x3) Sitting on a dead tree (twist body into ‘dead tree’ shape and freeze) Oh, look! One has flown a-way! (Point off into distance) What a shame! (Hand against forehead in dismay)
Two charcoal buzzards¼
One charcoal buzzard…
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| Thunderation |
Thunder, thunder, thunderation We're the Girl Guides Association When we work with determination, We create a -- SENSATION!
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Tongo Echo Jubilee Song Book p. 36 |
Tongo Jim de-bee-na bee-eye-o Tongo Oo-pey oh-kum-ba-yah Oh-a-lay Ma-li-pa ma-li-way Ma-li-pa ma-li- way
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Tsena Our Chalet Song Book p. 35 |
Tsena, Tsena, Tsena, Tsena, Can't you year the music playing In______ the village square. (repeat first verse)
Tsena, Tsena, join the celebration,
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Zulu Warrior 2 part song (first group sings song through, then keeps chanting "Chief, chief" while second group sings through song) Jubilee p. 50 |
I kama zimba, zimba, zimba I kama zimba, zimba, zey! I kama zimba, zimba, zimba I kama zimba, zimba, zey! Hold him down, you Zulu warrior Hold him down, you Zulu Chief, chief, chief, chief....
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| Graces | |
| Brown Cow |
I thank the brown cow for the chocolate milk I thank the pig –oink, oink— for the bacon on the grill I thank the egg for the chicken And the chicken for the egg I thank the Lord for my daily bread.
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| World Hunger Grace |
For food in a world where many walk in hunger For faith in a world where many walk in fear For friends in a world where many walk alone We give you humble thanks O Lord
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Allelu 2 part song (one part sings Allelu, the other sings ‘Praise ye’. Each group stands for their part. All sing the last line) |
Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluyah Praise ye the Lord (repeat first two lines) Praise ye the Lord, Alleluyah (x3) Praise ye the lord
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For Health and Strength Round |
For health and strength and daily food We praise thy name O Lord
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