Special Effects

 

Calcium - red flame

Copper - green flame

Sodium- orange flame

Lithium - pink flame

Potassium - purple flame

Barium - light green flame

Lead - blue flame


 

An Austrian went a-yodelling

 

An Austrian went a-yodelling on a mountain top high,

When along came an avalanche, interrupting his cry!


Chorus:

Yo-delayyy, keeee....

Yo-delayy ki ki, you-delayy ki koo (swish!)

Yo-delayy ki ki, you-delayy ki koo (swish!)

Yo-delayy ki ki, you-delayy ki koo (swish!)

Yo-delayy ki ki, yo!

Verse Actions:

 

An old: drum hands on thighs

Rest of the verse: sequence of slap hands on thighs, clap hands together, snap fingers, repeat

 

Chorus Actions:

Yo-delayyy, keeee.... : drum hands on thighs

Yo-delayy ki ki, you-delayy ki koo: same sequence of slaps, claps and snaps as in verse

 

At the end of each chorus line, you add on the different verse's sound and action. E.g. for the avalanche, the action is to make a swishing movement with your hands.

Other Verses And Their Actions:

Grizzly bear: grrr! (hands curled up into claws)

Saint Bernard: pant, pant! (hands up like paws, tongue hanging out)

Road Runner: beep, beep, neeeeowwww! (use two fingers of one hand and "run" them across and in front of you)

Jersey cow: squirt, squirt! (milking cow action)

Pretty girl: kiss, kiss! (pucker up!)

Her father: bang! (make a finger-gun and shoot)

Ugly wife: slap, slap (pat your own face)

 

Ants - West Ham style

 

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 little one stopped to suck his thumb...

 

And they all went marching across the floor,

Under the door, down the drain,

Into the rain, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom

 

The ants go marching 2 by 2...

The little one stopped to do a pooh

 

The ants go marching 3 by 3...

The little one stopped to do a wee

 

The ants go marching 4 by 4...

The little one stopped to shut the door

 

The ants go marching 5 by 5...

The little one stopped to divorce his wife

 

The ants go marching 6 by 6...

The little one stopped to pick up sticks

 

The ants go marching 7 by 7...

The little one stopped to look up to heaven

 

The ants go marching 8 by 8...

The little one stopped to shut the gate

 

The ants go marching 9 by 9...

The little one stopped to toe the line

 

The ants go marching 10 by 10...

If you want some more, then start again!

 


 

Auntie Monica              

 

Oh I have an auntie, an Auntie Monica

And when she goes out shopping they all say "Ooh-lala!"

Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so

Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so


Oh I have an auntie, an Auntie Monica

And when she goes out shopping they all say "Ooh-lala!"

Because her hat is swinging, her hat is swinging so,

Because her hat is swinging, her hat is swinging so,

Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so

Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so

Other Verses:

Because her muff is swinging, her muff is swinging so...

Because her skirts are swinging, her skirts are swinging so...

Because my aunt is swinging, my aunt is swinging so...

 

Actions:

 

feather swinging: wave hand back and forth above head

hat swinging: using both hands, swing an invisible wide-brimmed hat

muff swinging: hands together in front of you, swing arms

skirs swinging: sway invisible skirts around your legs

aunt swinging: swing your whole body!

 


 

 

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 bringing home my baby dinosaur

Won't my mommy hide behind the door

I'm bringing home my baby dinosaur

Ooh eee it stepped on me!


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


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 barges flickering light

Starboard shines green and port is glowing red

I can see them flickering far ahead


Big Buffalo

 

Big buffalo come from mountain far, far away

Big buffalo come from mountain far, far away

Far, far away, hee hee hee!

Far, far away, hee hee hee!

Big buffalo come from mountain far, far away

Actions:

Big: arms out to each side as if measuring something large

Buffalo: two fingers up at either side of head, imitating horns

Come from: both hands pointing back over one shoulder

Mountain: arms in a point over head

Far, far away: hold forearms up to shoulders, then rotate down to point right in front of you, repeat twice

(Repeat using Tiny and Humungous buffalo, altering actions and your voice appropriately!)


 

Blackcrow's spirit

 

Blackcrow's spirit in the happy hunting ground
Blackcrow's spirit in the happy hunting ground
Blackcrow's spirit in the happy hunting ground
But he's ever so far away

Hia Hia Hiawatha
Mini Mini Mini Ha Ha
Hia Hia Hiawatha
But he's ever so far away

 

 


 

Boom Boom, do you wannabe crazy?

 

Boom boom, do you wannabe Crazy?

Boom boom, do you wannabe Crazy?

Silly and Stupid all day long

Boom boom, do you wannabe Crazy!


 

 

Boom Chicka Boom

(leader sings line, everyone repeats)


I said boom!

I said boom chicka-boom!

I said booma-chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chicka-boom!

Uh huh!

Oh yeah!

One more time...

This time

 

 

Under water (sing with fingers dribbling against your lips)

 

A little bit Drunk (slur, add hics at end)

 

A little bit Louder (As loud as you can)

 

A little bit Slower ( as slow as possible)

 

A little bit squeakier

 

Tongue in Cheek (<--------)

 

Very very quietly

 


Campfire's burning

 

Campfire's burning, Campfire's burning

Draw nearer, draw nearer,

In the gloaming, in the gloaming

Come sing and be merry


 

Cuddly koalas

 

Cuddly koalas, cuddly koalas

Possums too, possums too

Wallabies and wombats, wallabies and wombats

Kangaroos, kangaroos


 

Edelweiss
 

Edelweiss, Edelweiss, every morning you greet me

Small and white, clean and bright

You look happy to meet me

Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow

Bloom and grow forever

Edelweiss, Edelweiss, bless my homeland forever


 

Go Bananas

 

 "Bananas!"

 

Did Somebody say bananas?

Bananas of the world unite!

Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas

Shake bananas, shake, shake bananas

Go bananas, go go bananas

Peel, peel, peel peel peel

Peel, peel, peel peel peel

Go, bananas!!

Bananas of the world unite!!

Actions: Unite: Clasp hands over head , Peel: Shake thumbs over back, alternately, Shake: Do the twist, Go: Bring arms over head alternately, Peel: make fist like muscle man, bring up and down every time you say peel, Go bananas!!: Bring fist up into the air

 

Version Two:

 

Gonna pick bananas, pick pick bananas (pretend to pick bananas from tall trees)

Gonna peel bananas, peel peel bananas (pretend to peel a banana)

Gonna smush bananas, smush smush bananas (clap hands)

Gonna eat bananas, eat eat bananas (move hands to mouth in an eating motion)

Gonna GO BANANAS GO GO BANANAS

GONNA GO BANANAS GONNA GO GO BANANAS (sing loud, jump and dance around acting crazy)


Goin' On A Lion Hunt

 

(Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. During each verse, everyone slaps their hands on their knees in a rhythm as if they were marching.)

 

Goin' on a lion hunt!

I'm not scared!

I've got m'gun

And bullets too.

Oh-oh!

Tall, tall grass ahead!

Can't go over it!

Can't go under it!

Can't go around it!

Gotta go through it!

(everyone does actions as if parting long grass)


Oh-oh!

Icky, sticky, mud ahead!

Can't go over it!

Can't go under it!

Can't go around it!

Gotta go through it!

(actions as if you were trying to slog through mud)

 

Oh-oh!

Deep, wide, river ahead!

Can't go over it!

Can't go under it!

Can't go around it!

Guess we gotta swim it!

(actions as if swimming)


Oh-oh!

Tall, tall trees ahead!

Can't go over them!

Can't go under them!

Can't go around them!

Guess we gotta climb them!

(actions as if climing up one side of a tree and down the other)


Oh-oh!

Deep, dark cave ahead!

Can't go over it!

Can't go under it!

Can't go around it!

Gotta go through it!

(next verse is done very, very quietly, as if you were scared of the cave)


Goin' on a lion hunt...

I'm not scared...

Goin' on a lion hunt!

I'm not scared!

I've got m'gun

And bullets too.

Oh-oh!

Big, fuzzy nose ahead...

Two green eyes ahead...

Long, long whiskers ahead...

Long, sharp teeth ahead...

It's a LION!

RUN!!

 

(slapping on knees goes very fast, as if you were running... go through all the obstacles in reverse order and as fast as you can, with more slapping of hands on knees inbetween each obstacle.)

Up the trees! Down the trees! Run!!!

Swim the river! Run!!

Through the mud! Run!!

Through the grass! Run!!

HOME!


 

 

He Jumped Without a Parachute

 

He jumped without a paracute from forty thousand feet
He jumped without a paracute from forty thousand feet
He jumped without a paracute from forty thousand feet
And he aint gonna jump no more

 

Glory glory what a terrible way to die
Glory glory what a terrible way to die
Glory glory what a terrible way to die
And he aint gonna jump no more

 

He landed on the runway like a lump of strawberry jam
He landed on the runway like a lump of strawberry jam
He landed on the runway like a lump of strawberry jam
And he aint gonna jump no more

 

They put him in a match box and they sent him home to mum
They put him in a match box and they sent him home to mum
They put him in a match box and they sent him home to mum
And he aint gonna jump no more

 

She put on the mantel piece for everyone to see
She put on the mantel piece for everyone to see
She put on the mantel piece for everyone to see
And he aint gonna jump no more

 

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

 

The Vicar spread him on some toast and said what lovely jam
The Vicar spread him on some toast and said what lovely jam
The Vicar spread him on some toast and said what lovely jam
And he aint gonna jump no more

Henry My Son

 

Where have you been, Henry my son
Where have you been, Henry my son
Woods, dear mother, woods, dear mother

 

Oh mother come quick 'cos I feel very sick
And I want to lay down and die, die, die, die
Die, die, die, die

 

What did you do there, Henry my son
What did you do there, Henry my son

Eat, dear mother, eat, dear mother

 

What did you eat there, Henry my son
What did you eat there, Henry my son
Eels, dear mother, eels, dear mother

 

What colour were they, Henry my son
What colour were they, my beloved one
Green and yellow, green and yellow

 

Those eels were snakes, Henry my son
Those eels were snakes, my beloved one
Yuck, dear mother, Yuck, dear mother

 

What colour flowers d'you want, Henry my son
What colour flowers d'you want, Henry my son
 Green and yellow, Green and yellow

 

Oh mother come quick 'cos I feel very sick
And I want to lay down and die


 

Honey you can't love one

 

 

Honey you can't love one

Honey you can't love one

You cant love one and still have fun

Honey you can't love one!

 

Oh boy! Gee whizz! Hot stuff! (kiss kiss, wolf whistle)

 

You can't love 2 and still be true

You can't love 3 and still love me

You can't love 4 and still want more

You can't love 5 and stay alive

You can't love 6 and still play tricks

You can't love 7 and go to heaven

You can't love 8 and stay up late

You can't love 9 and still be mine

You can't love 10 'cos there ain't enough men!

 

 


 

I've been eaten by a Boa constrictor

 

I've been eaten by a Boa constrictor

I've been eaten by a Boa constrictor

I've been eaten by a Boa constrictor

I didn't like it at all!

 

Oh no! He's eaten my toe

 

Oh gee! He's eaten my knee

 

Oh my! He's eaten my thigh

 

Oh lummy! He's eaten my tummy

 

Oh darn! He's eaten my arm

 

Oh heck! He's eaten my neck

 

I'm dead! He's eaten my head!


 

Land of the Silver Birch

 

Land of the silver birch

Home of the beaver

Where still the mighty moose

Wanders at will

 

Chorus:

Blue lake and rocky shore

I will return once more

Boom did-y-ah-dah

Boom did-y-ah-dah

Boom did-y-ah-dah, boom

My heart is sick for thee

Here in the lowlands

I will return to thee

Hills of the north


Swift as a silver fish

Canoe of birch bark

By mighty waterways

Carry me forth


High on a rocky ledge

I'll build my wigwam

Close to the water's edge

Silent and still

(note: Land of the Silver Birch can be sung simultaneously with My Paddle for a fabulous effect!)

 


Love grows under the wide oak tree

 

Love grows under the wide oak tree

Sugar flows like candy

Top of the mountain gleams like gold

And you keep your little fella kinda handy

Dreams, dreams, Sweet dreams

Under the wide oak tree

Dreams, dreams, sweet dreams

Some for you and some for me. HEY!

 


 

 My Aunt Grete

 

My Aunt Grete, veeda veeda vete, has a puss, veeda veeda vusee,

And that puss, veeda veeda vuss, has a tail . . .

And that tail, veeda veeda vail, has a curl veeda veeda vurl,

And that curl veeda veeda vurl has a tip, comma . . .

And that tip, veeda veeda vip, has a curl, veeda veeda vurl

And that curl, veeda veeda vurl, has a tail . . .

And that tail, veeda veeda vail, has a puss veeda veeda vuss,

And that puss, veeda veeda vuss has my aunt!

Actions:

Aunt Grete: outline a large woman

Puss: outline a cat's face with whiskers

Tail: sweep one arm up, as if tracing a tail

Curl: draw a curl in the air

Tip: point to an invisible spot

Comma: draw a comma in the air

 

Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster as you go!

 

 




My Momma Don't Wear No Socks

 

Leader: My momma don't wear no socks!

Everyone: A ding-dong!

Leader: I saw her when she took 'em off

Everyone: A ding-dong!

Leader: She threw them on the bed

Everyone: A ding-dong!

Leader: Next morning my Dad was dead!


Chorus (Everyone):

A ding dong, dong, dong,

Dong-a-ding dong, dong, dong,

Dong-a-ding dong!

Other verses have the same start and only change the last two lines:


She threw them over the fence... haven't seen our neighbours since

She threw them in the tree... the dog refused to pee

She threw them up towards heaven... brought down a 7-4-7

She threw them on the wall... Spiderman refused to crawl

She threw them on a plate... guess what my sister ate

She threw them in our tent... Sure wish we had a vent

She threw them in the sky... Superman refused to fly

She threw them on the floor... Cockroaches moved in next door

She threw them on my coat... it all went up in smoke

She threw them in my coke... it made me gag and choke

She threw them on a ship... that ship began to tip

She threw them on a boat... that boat refused to float

She threw them on the fence... the birds haven't been there since

She threw them in the air... the birds won't fly up there

She threw them round the bend... that means THIS IS THE END!

 


 

Oh you'll never get to heaven

You'll never go to heaven in an old Ford car
'Cos an old Ford car won't get that far

You'll never go to heaven in a ping pong ball
'Cos a ping pong ball is much too small

You'll never go to heaven in a limousine
'Cos the lord aint go no gasoline

You'll never go to heaven in a Sabre Jet
'Cos the lord aint built no runways yet

You'll never go to heaven in a biscuit tin
'Cos a biscuit tin's got crummy ones in

You'll never go to heaven in a apple tree
'Cos an apple trees got roots you see

You'll never get to heaven on roller skates
You'd slip right by them Pearly Gates

You'll never get to heaven in a playtex bra
'Cos a playtex bra don't stretch that far

You'll never get to heaven on a plate of glass
'Cos a plate of glass gonna cut your leg

You'll never get to heaven in a limousine
'Cos the Lord don't sell no gasoline

You'll never get to heaven, on water skis
'Cos the angels don't like hairy knees

Oh you can't get to heaven with powder and paint
'Cos it makes you look like what you ain't

Oh you can't get to heaven in a strapless gown
''Cos a strapless gown thing might fall right down

And if you get to heaven before I do
Just drill a hole and pull me through

Alternative Chorus (2)
I ain't gonna grieve (i-eve-i-eve) my Lord no more
I ain't gonna grieve
I ain't gonna worry
I ain't gonna leave my Lord in a hurry
I ain't gonna grieve (i-eve-i-eve) my Lord no more, any more


On My Honour

 

On my honour I will try

There's a duty to be done, and I say "aye",

There's a reason here, for a reason above

My honour is to try, and my duty is to love


No one needs to know my name

If I  someone, then I'm to blame

If I help someone, then I've helped me

And that's the way that it should be


I've tucked away a song or two

If you're feeling low, there's one for you

If you need a friend, then I will come

There's plenty more where I come from


Come with me where a fire burns bright

You can see much better by its own light

You can find more meaning in a campfire's glow

Than you'll ever find in a year or so


Friendship is the strangest thing

If you keep it to yourself no reward will it bring

But you gave it away, and you gave it to me

And from now on great friends we'll be

 

(repeat first verse)


Pink Pyjamas

 

I wear my Frilly nightie in the summer when it's hot

I wear my pink pyjamas in the winter when it's not

And sometimes in the springtime and sometimes in the fall

I jump into my little bed with nothing on at all

 

Ooh!

 

That's the time you ought to see me,

That's the time you ought to see me,

That's the time you ought to see me,

When I jump into my little bed with nothing on at all!!


Quartermaster Store

Chorus:

My eyes are dim, I cannot see

I have not brought my specs with me

I have not brought my specs with me

 

 

There were llamas, llamas, wearing pink pyjamas

In the store, in the store

There were llamas, llamas wearing pink pyjamas

In the quartermaster store

 

 

There was cheese, cheese with shocking dirty knees...

Eggs,eggs on little bandy legs...

Lard, lard they sell it in the yard...

Kippers, kippers that go about in slippers...

Beans, beans as big as submarines...

Steak, steak that keeps us all awake...

Bread, bread like great big lumps of lead...

Cakes, cakes that give us tummy aches...


 

Red Men

We are red men, tall and quaint
In our feathers and war paint
Pow wow, pow wow

We are the men of the old Dun cow
All of us are red men
Feathers in our head men
Down among the dead men
Pow wow

We dont fight with sticks and stones
Bows and arrows, bricks and bones
Pow wow, pow wow
We are the men of the old Dun cow
All of us are red men
Feathers in our head men
Down among the dead men
Pow wow


 

Rock-a 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. 

So high - Can't get over it. 
So low - Can't get under it. 
So wide - Can't get around it. 
Oh, rock-a my soul. 

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. 

So high - Can't get over it. 
So low - Can't get under it. 
So wide - Can't get around it. 
Oh, rock-a my soul. 


 

She died, she did

 

Split into groups 1-"She died", 2-"She did" 3-"Of a broken rib"

 

She died

She did

She died of a broken rib

She did

She died

She did

She died of a broken rib

She did, she died

She died, she did

She died, she did, of a broken rib

Of a broken rib

She died, she did

 

1

2

1, 3

2

1

2

1,3

2,1

1,2

1,2,3

3

1,2


Swimming

(to the tune of "Sailing, Sailing, Over the Ocean Blue")


Swimming, swimming in a swimming-pool

Hot days, cold days, in a swimming pool

Breast-stroke, side-stroke, fancy diving too.

Don't you wish you never had anything else to do, but....

Actions:

Swimming, swimming: swimming action

In my swimming pool: trace outline of pool

Days are hot: wipe hand across forehead

Days are cold: shiver

Breast-stroke: do the breaststroke

Side-stroke: do the sidestroke

Fancy diving: dive action

 

Repeat the song a number of times, leaving out each of the above lines one at a time but still doing the actions. The last verse should be all actions and no singing!

 


The day I went to sea

 

 

When I was one, I sucked my thumb

The day I went to sea

I climbed aboard the pirate ship

And the captain said to me

We're going north, south, east, west,

Over the Irish sea

A bottle of rum to fill me tum

And that's the life for me!

 

When I was two, I tied my shoe

When I was three, I grazed my knee

When I was four, I shut the door

When I was five, I learnt to jive

When I was six, I picked up sticks

When I was seven, I looked up to heaven

When I was eight, I shut the gate

When I was nine, it was the end of the line

 

 


Three little angels

 

Three little angels all dressed in white

Tried do get to heaven on the end of a kite

But the kite string was broken

Down they all fell,

Couldn't get to heaven so they all went to...

 

Two little angels.....

 

One little angel....

 

 

Three little devils all dressed in red

Tried do get to heaven on the end of a bed

But the bed stead was broken

Down they all fell,

Couldn't get to heaven so they all went to...

 

Two little devils.....

 

One little devil....

 

Don't be mistaken, Don't be mislead,

They couldn't get to heaven so they all went to bed!

 


Thunderation

Thunder, thunder, thunderation

We are the Guide Association

When we sing with determination

We create a sensation!

Repeat louder, etc.


 

Tra-la-la

 

Tra-la-la, Tra-la-la (smoke up)

Tra-la-la-la-la-la (smoke up)

Tra la la, tra la la (clap)

Tra-la-la-la-la-la (smoke up)

 

Tra-la-la, Tra-la-la (smoke up)

Tra-la-la-la-la-la (smoke up)

Tra la la, tra la la (clap)

Tra-la-la-la-la-la (smoke up)

 

Tra-la-la, Tra-la-la (smoke up)

Tra-la-la-la-la-la (smoke up)

Tra la la, tra la la (clap)

Tra-la-la-la-la-la (smoke up)

 

Shout out: ...... (name of unit, district...)


 

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.


Waddly Archer

 

Waddly Archer, Waddly Archer, Doodle-E-Doo, Doodle-E-Doo

Waddly Archer, Waddly Archer, Doodle-E-Doo, Doodle-E-Doo

Simplest thing, there ain't nothing to it

All you you have to do is doodle e doo it

I like the rest, but the part I like best is Doodle-E-Doodle-E-Doo - Quack! Quack!
 

When I First Came To This Land

 

When I first came to this land

I was not a wealthy man

So I built myself a shack

And I did what I could

And I called my shack - Break my back

But the land was sweet and good

And I did what I could.


Repeat with cow, hen, duck, donkey, wife and son. The end verse should look like this:


When I first came to this land

I was not a wealthy man

So I got myself a son

And I did what I could

And I called my son - My work is done

And I called my wife - Love of my life (run for your life)

And I called my donkey - Horse gone wonkey

And I called my duck - Out of luck

And I called my hen - Now and then

And I called my cow - no milk now

And I called my shack - Break my back

But the land was sweet and good

And I did what I could


Zombies

 

Have you ever seen

A zombie come to tea?

Take a look at me

A zombie you will see.

Zombies attention,

Zombies begin!

Right arm... (continue through next verse- moving right arm up and down)

Actions: right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, nod your head turn around.

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