Sue’s

Song Book

 

Collected for many years!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

Camp Minsi Alma Mater *

Camp Minsi Alma Mater *

Minsi Graces *

Morning *

Noon: *

Evening: *

Introduction and Warm-Up Songs *

Alive Alert Awake *

Campfire's Burning *

Flicker *

Hello *

Hello, Hello! *

Hush! Fire’s Burning *

Here We Sit Like Birds In The Wilderness *

My Dream Came True *

We’re Here *

Action, Chants, and Repeating Songs *

Ain’t That Funky Now? *

Allouette *

And the Green Grass Grows All Around *

Austrian *

The Bear *

Black Socks *

Boom Chicka Boom *

Bottle Pop *

Button Factory *

The Calliope (Carousel) *

Campfire #1 *

Captain Kirk *

Chester! *

Chinese Fan *

Coneheads (In a Spaceship In the Sky) *

Damper Song *

Crocodile Song *

The Deacon *

Dear Old Daddy's Whiskers *

Desperado *

Doodley Doo *

Down by the Station *

Dum Dum Da Da *

Eddie-Gutch-A-Gatch-A-Gamma *

Five Little Speckled Frogs *

The Funky Chicken *

Froggies *

George Washington’s Bridge *

The German Music Song *

Going Crazy *

Going on a Lion Hunt *

The Grand Old Duke of York *

Habitat *

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes *

Hey Lollee *

Hokey Pokey *

Hole In My Bucket *

Hole in the Bottom of the Sea *

I Got A Secret *

I Left My... *

I Like Bananas *

I Met a Polar Bear *

If It's Raining *

It Isn't Any Trouble *

Itchy Flea *

Itchy Flea II *

John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith *

Joining the Navy *

Junior Birdmen *

Kookaburra *

Little Cabin in the Wood *

The Littlest Germ *

Little Fishie Dance (Or: the Mermaid Mambo!) *

The Littlest Worm *

One Fat Hen (repeat song) *

Mama Don't Allow *

Miss Susy *

Miss Susy Had a Baby *

Mmm-Bleep Song *

My Aunt Came Back *

The Muffin Man. *

One Finger, One Thumb *

One Fat Hen *

One Hen – Aussie Version *

Oranges and Lemons *

The Princess Pat *

Rags *

Rain Storm *

Rolling Over the Ocean *

Sara's Honda *

Sarasponda *

Schnitzelbank *

Sipping Cider Through a Straw *

The Song to Keep the Rain Away *

Spider on the Floor *

Stinky Skunk *

Super Lizard *

Swimming Hole *

Ten in a Bed *

They Were Only Playing Leapfrog *

This Old Man *

Thousand Legged Worm *

Three Wood Pigeons *

Today is Monday *

What Did Delaware, Boys? *

When I First Came To This Land *

The Wild Oak Tree *

Camp Songs *

Backyard Treasures *

Be Kind To Your Web-Footed Friends *

Camp Minsi Song *

Camping *

Campin' in the Rain *

The Chigger *

Dusty Road *

Flea Fly *

The Forest *

Going to Day Camp *

Leaders *

Out at Camp Again *

Poor Little Bug on the Wall *

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are Biting *

Summer Camp *

Take Me Out of This Camp, Please! *

Trail's End Song *

Food Songs *

All You Etta *

Apples and Bananas *

Apple Pie *

Bug Juice 1 *

Bug Juice 2 *

The Cannibal Song *

Camp Menu Song *

Chewy, Chewy *

Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips *

Condiments *

Day - O *

Doughnut Shop *

Eats Song *

Fast Food *

Food Terrible Food *

Fried Ham *

Fruit Salad *

Go Bananas *

Great Green Globs *

Ground Round *

Jam O *

Junk Food *

K-K-K-Katy *

Let There Be Peas *

Milk *

My Stomach Has Had It *

No Bananas In The Sky *

One Bottle of Pop *

Peanut Butter *

Piece of Pie *

Pizza *

Pork and Beans *

Porridge Tragedy *

Quartermaster Store *

Ravioli *

Sandwich Song *

Shoe Fly Pie *

Shortnin' Bread *

The Soup Song *

Watermelon Song *

Graces *

Addams Family Grace *

Alphabet Grace *

Amazing Grace *

Amen *

Apples... *

Auld Lang Syne Grace *

Back of the Bread *

Be Present At Our Table, Lord *

Be Present At Our Table *

Bed is Too Small *

Bless Our Food *

Bless This Food *

Bless This Food *

Bless This Food *

Bless Us Everyone *

Bless This House *

Blessing Hymn 2 *

Blessing Hymn  1 *

Bless Our Friends *

Boy Scout Grace *

Breakfast Prayer *

Circles of Love *

Do Lord *

Do Wah Diddy *

Do We Ever? *

Flintstones Grace *

For Goodness *

Friends *

From My Heart *

Fruit From the Tree *

God Made the Mountains *

God is Great *

God's Word *

Golden Rule Grace *

Gratitude Grace *

He Hears *

Johnny Appleseed *

Keep Me *

Kookaburra Grace *

Lovely Treat *

May God Bless *

My God *

Orchard and Ocean *

Our Father *

Praise Ye The Lord *

Rainbow Grace *

Rock You Grace *

Someone *

Spirit Eternal *

Thank Thee, Heavenly Father *

Thank the Lord *

Thank You *

Thank You Lord *

Thanks Be To God *

Thanks to God *

Today *

Time To Eat *

Wayfarer's Grace *

We Know, We Know *

We Thank You Father *

Yankee Doodle Grace *

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Grace *

Oldies But Goodies *

Alone Again (Naturally) *

Baby Beluga *

Bicycle Built for Two *

Blowing in the Wind *

Camptown Races *

The Cat Came Back *

Cockles and Mussels *

Consider Yourself *

Country Roads *

The Cruel War *

Doin What Comes Naturally *

Dominique *

Don’t Fence Me In *

Donkey Riding *

Five Hundred Miles *

Gift of Friends *

Grandma's Feather Bed *

Green Green *

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing *

Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here *

High Hopes *

House at Pooh Corner *

I Want A Girl *

I've Got Sixpence *

K-K-K-Katy *

Liza *

Mariah *

One Man's Hands *

One Tin Soldier *

Piano Man *

Polly Wolly Doodle *

Rocky Top *

Running Bear *

Scarborough Fair *

Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron *

Suitors *

Take Me Out to the Ballgame *

Three Little Fishies *

Tingalayo *

The Titanic *

There Is a Tavern In a Town *

The Unicorn *

White Wings *

What A Wonderful World *

You Are My Sunshine *

Patriotic Songs *

America *

America the Beautiful *

God Bless America *

My Country, 'Tis of Thee *

The Star Spangled Banner *

Yankee Doodle *

You're a Grand Old Flag *

Rounds *

All Things Shall Perish *

America *

Banks of the Hanky Panky *

Camp Minsi Trails Song *

Chairs To Mend *

Come Follow *

Cuddly Koalas *

Down at the Station *

Frere Jacques *

Happiness *

Harmony *

Hear The Lively Song *

Hey-Ho Nobody Home *

Horsey, Horsey *

I Love the Flowers *

Inch Worm *

Let us Sing Together *

Little Tommy Tinker *

London’s Burning *

Make New Friends *

Mein Foot *

Mein Hut *

The More We Get Together *

Music Shall Live *

Old Wooden Clock *

Peace Song *

Rose *

Rosen fra Fyn *

Row, Row, Row Your Boat *

Sing Sing *

Soap and Towel *

Sweetly Sings The Donkey *

Three Blind Mice *

Why Doesn’t My Goose *

White Coral Bells *

Zulu Warrior *

Crossovers *

Scout Themes *

B.P. Spirit (Baden Powel Spirit) *

Ballad Of B.P *

Be Kind To Your . . . Scouting Friends *

Boom, Boom *

Brownie Smile Song *

Bunkum *

By the Light of My Scout Flashlight *

Call A Scout *

Cookie Song *

Cub Scout Vespers *

The First Aider's Song *

Footsteps on Distant Trails *

G for Generosity *

Girl Scouts Together *

Good Old Pico *

Great Spirit *

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (Girl Scout Version) *

I'm a Girl Scout *

I’m Glad that I’m a Boy Scout *

I'm Happy When I'm Hiking *

I'm Proud to be Me *

International Scout Song *

It's a Scouting World *

Keep On Scouting *

Kum Ba Yah with The Scout Law *

Leader’s Lament *

The Light of Scouting *

On My Honor *

On My Honor *

Once A Boy Scout Went To Camp *

Our Chalet Song *

Our Paddles Clean and Bright *

Reach *

Robert Baden Powell *

Scout Travelers *

Scout Wetspers *

The Scout Who Never Returned *

A Scouter's Smile *

Softly Falls *

The Twelve Days of Boy Scout Camp *

When I First Came to this Pack *

Whene'er You Make a Promise *

Where Have all the Daisies Gone? *

Who'll Come A-Scouting? *

Silly Songs *

A Sailor Went to Sea *

Ali Baba Had a Camel *

Ain't Gonna Rain No More *

Alice *

Annoying Song *

Anne Marie Loves John Pierre *

Ants go Marching *

Backwards Song *

Bee *

The Billboard Song *

Bingo *

Birdie Song *

Boogie, Woogie, Washer Woman *

Boom Boom Ain't it Great to be Crazy *

Bumble Bee *

The Bubblegum Song *

Camp Granada *

Checkmate *

Coming of the Frogs *

Crazy Herman *

Down By The Bay *

The Drool Song *

Dust Mops *

Ever Gone A’Fishin' *

The Flea *

Frankenstein *

Frog Went A-Courtin' *

Fun *

Georgie *

Good King Wenceslas *

Got This Little Hunk of Tin *

Herman the Worm *

Horse Fly *

I Had a Little Chicken *

I Must be Crazy! *

If All of the Raindrops *

I'm a Little Hunk of Tin *

If You're Happy and You Know It *

It Isn't Any Trouble *

It's An Insect World *

Itched Up *

I Wish I Were A Little Bar of Soap *

I'm a Nut *

Jaws *

John Brown's Body *

Junior Birdmen *

Laundry Song *

Lemme *

The Limerick Song *

Lions and Tigers and Bears *

Little Bunny Fu-Fu *

Little Peter Rabbit *

Little Red Caboose *

Little Skunk Song *

Magdalena Tagalena *

Mary Had a Swarm of Bees *

Momma Don't Allow *

Muff the Tragic Wagon *

My Body *

My Frog *

My Froggie *

My Leader *

My Uncle *

My Sweet Cream Soda Pop *

Newfoundland Hymn *

Nothing Song *

Old MacDonald Funky Style *

Oley Oley Anna *

On Mules We Find *

One Through Ten *

The Nonsense Song *

Pink Pajamas *

Rubber Duckie *

Said My Pajamas And Put On My Prayers *

Sarah the Whale *

Schnell *

Skunk! *

Sleepy Camper *

Smile a While *

The Song That Never Ends *

Stay On The Happy Side *

Supercaliforniasurfer *

There Was An Old Lady *

There Was A Young Woman Who Swallowed A Lie *

Three Little Angels *

The Tinkerbell Song *

To Market, To Market *

The Tree Toad *

Turkey In The Straw 2 *

Two Little Fleas *

The Wrong End *

The Window *

We Are Crazy *

The Weekend *

The Whipper Whopper Song (Eener Meener) *

Weenie Man *

Spiritual Songs *

All Night, All Day *

Amazing Grace *

Battle Hymn of the Republic *

Because He Lives *

The Church In The Wildwood *

Deep and Wide *

Dem Bones Gonna Rise Again *

Dona Nobis *

Down by the Riverside *

Eternal Father, Strong To Save *

Ezekial Saw Two Wheels A-Turnin’ *

Fill My Cup, Lord *

God's Love is Like a Circle *

Give Me Oil For My Lamp *

Green Grow the Rushes-O *

He's Got the Whole World *

Jacob’s Ladder *

I Feel Like Traveling On *

Kumbaya *

Lord of the Dance *

Michael Row the Boat Ashore *

Oh Happy Day *

Rise and Shine *

Rock My Soul *

The Saints Go Marching In *

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot *

Three Fishermen *

This Train *

When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder *

Will the Circle Be Unbroken *

Traditional Camp Songs *

Alice the Camel *

The Ash Grove *

Aunt Rhody *

Bill Grogan's Goat *

He loved that goat *

Charlie On The M.T.A *

Clementine *

The Climate *

Country Gardens *

Crawdad Song *

The Cremation of Sam McGee *

The Cuckoo *

Day - O *

Do Your Ears Hang Low? *

Dona, Dona *

Donkey Riding *

Drunken Sailor *

The Erie Canal *

Found a Peanut *

The Fox *

The Happy Wanderer *

Home on the Range *

Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight *

If I Had a Hammer *

It's a Small World *

Jamaica Farewell *

Johnny Vorbeck *

Little Cabin in the Woods *

Marching to Pretoria *

The Men from Nairobi *

The Mermaid Song *

Michael Finnegan *

My Bonnie *

My Grandfather's Clock *

My Hand on my Head *

My High Silk Hat *

Oh Suzannah *

Old Smoky *

On Top of Spaghetti *

Patsy Orey Orey Aye *

Paw Paw Patch *

Peter's Fountain *

Peter's Fountain(#2) *

Prunes *

The Red River Valley *

She Waded Into the Water *

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain *

Show Me The Way To Go Home *

Sloop John B *

Sourwood Mountain *

Spanish Guitar *

Sweet Betsey from Pike *

This Land is Your Land *

Titanic *

Titanic *

Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport *

Twelve Days of Camp *

Twelve Days of [Summer] Camp *

Um Plucka *

Vive L’Amour *

Waltzing Matilda *

Working on the Railroad *

Worms *

You Can't Get to Heaven *

Winding Down *

All Through the Night *

Barges *

Blowing in the Wind *

Both Sides Now *

Bridge Over Troubled Water *

Campfire Closing Song *

Cat's in the Cradle *

Corn *

Down in the Valley *

Edelweiss *

Green Trees *

I’m Going to Leave Ol’ Texas *

Greensleeves *

I Climbed a Mountain *

I Know A Place *

Land of the Silver Birch *

Lean On Me *

Leaving Old Texas *

Linger *

Let There be Peace on Earth *

Mandy *

Moonshadow *

Morning Has Broken *

Morningtown Ride *

My Paddle *

My Wild Irish Rose *

O Shenandoah *

Odin *

Peace I ask of Thee O River *

Peace Like a River *

Pennsylvania Song *

Puff the Magic Dragon *

Purple Light *

Que Sera Sera *

Red Balloon *

The Rose *

Say Why *

Sing, Sing a Song *

So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh *

The Streets of Laredo *

Taps *

Taps (Daylight) *

The Water Is Wide *

A ship there is and she sails the sea *

Where Have All the Flowers Gone *

Weave *

White Coral Bells *

Wood Smoke *

Yesterday *

Borderline Crass *

America the Ugly *

Biffy *

Camp Protest *

Dead Dog Rover *

Dead Skunk *

Fat Girl Guide *

Fractured Bonnie *

Garbage Man's Daughter *

Get Your Elbows Of The Table *

God Bless My Underwear *

Granny's In the Cellar *

Humility Plus *

I Hate To Go a-Wandering *

I Just Lost my Underwear *

Itsy Bitsy Scorpion *

Little Black Things *

The Little Brown Mouse *

MacTavish is Dead *

Mom, Wash My Underwear *

Mountain Dew *

My Father's A Lavatory Cleaner *

National Embalming School *

Ode(r) to His Shoes *

Puff, the Magic Maggot *

Road Kill Stew *

Sneakers *

Splat *

Spotted Bed Bugs *

Seven Old Ladies *

Tom the Toad *

Underwear *

Underwear (2) *

The Worm Song *

Scout Master’s Benediction *

 

Rules for Successful Song Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Camp Minsi Alma Mater

 

 

Camp Minsi Alma Mater

By the shores of old Stillwater, with it’s azure blue.

Lies a camp of friendly Boy Scouts, cheerful, brave, and true.

Sing her glories, live her ideals hold her memories dear.

Give a cheer that all may hear it; Hail all hail Minsi.

Far away from care and turmoil of the busy town.

In a Brotherhood of Scouting; We will there be found.

Sing her glories, live her ideals, hold her memories dear.

Give a cheer that all may hear it; Hail all hail Minsi.

Minsi Graces

Morning

Gracious Giver of all good

Thee we thank for rest and food

Grant that all we do or say

In thy service be this day

Noon:

Father for this noonday meal

We would speak the praise we feel

Health and strength we have from thee

Help us Lord to friendly be.

Evening:

Tireless Guardian on our way

Thou but kept us well this day

While we thank thee we request

Care continued pardon rest.

 

Introduction and Warm-Up Songs

 

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!

 

Campfire's Burning

Campfire's burning, campfire's burning

Draw nearer, draw nearer

In the gloaming, in the gloaming

Come sing and be merry

 

 

Flicker

The flicker of a campfire, the wind in the pines

The moon in the heavens, the stars that shine

A place where people gather to make friends of all kinds

A place where all our troubles are always left behind

Oh give me the light of a campfire, warm and bright

And give me some friends to sing with; I'll be here all night

Love is for those who find it; I found mine right here

Just you and me and the campfire and songs we love to hear

So let the campfire flicker long into the night,

And let the dreams we cherish remain in sight.

Love is for those who find it, I've found mine right here.

Just you and me and the campfire and songs we like to hear.

 

 

Hello

(Tune: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing OR Auld Lang Syne)

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...

Hello, Hello!

Hello, hello, hello, hello (in a four part harmony)

We are glad to meet you

We are glad to greet you

Hello, hello, hello, hello (in a four part harmony)

 

Hush! Fire’s 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...

(begin the song "Campfire's Burning" or other appropriate opening song)

 

Here We Sit Like Birds In The Wilderness

(the perfect song to sing when you're waiting for a girl or a group of girls to come so the unit can start an activity!)

Here we sit like birds in the wilderness,

Birds in the wilderness,

Birds in the wilderness.

Here we sit like birds in the wilderness

Waiting for ____________ to come.

Here we sit like bugs on a cedar log,

Bugs on a cedar log,

Bugs on a cedar log.

Here we sit like bugs on a cedar log

Waiting for ____________ to come.

Bees in the honey pot,

Flies in the marmalade.

Frogs on a lily pad

Flies on a garbage can

Eggs in a frying pan

 

(repeat a number of times, getting louder each time!)

My Dream Came True

(I've Been Working on the Railroad)

I was dreaming of a campfire, burning clear and bright

Sparkling stars were all above me, upon a summer's night

I was dreaming that my best friends all were dreaming too

When I woke and looked around me, I saw my dream came true

We’re Here

(Tune: Auld Lang Sune)

We are so glad to welcome you,

Our friends from far and near,

And now we’ll tell you one and all,

The reason why we’re here.

Chorus:

We’re here because we’re here because

We’re here because we’re here.

We’re here because we’re here because

We’re here because we’re here

We hope we have been understood,

We’ve tried to make it plain,

But as there may be some who doubt,

We’ll tell them once again.

Action, Chants, and Repeating Songs

Ain’t That Funky Now?

(alternatively, instead of "...said WHOA AINT THAT FUNKY NOW!", use "...and he threw it out the window, the window, the second story window, with a heave and a ho and a great big throw, he threw it out the window" )

"This is a song with rhythm, everyone clap along with us"...clap...clap...

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,

All of the king's horses and all the king's men said...

WHOA (lean back, both arms back over head waving hands),

AINT THAT FUNKY NOW! (right arm up accenting each syllable with fist) ...CLAP...CLAP...

Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water,

Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill said...

WHOA AINT THAT FUNKY NOW!

...CLAP...CLAP...

Hickory dickory dock, The mouse ran up the clock,

The clock struck one, and down he run and said...

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet

Eating her curds and whey

Along came a spider and sat down beside her

And HE said...

Baa Baa Black sheep have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full,

One for my master and one for the dame,

And one for the little boy who said...

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring,

Bumped his head when he got out of bed,

And HE said...

Yankee Doodle went to town a ridin' on his pony,

He stuck a feather in his hat and said...

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard

To get her poor dog a bone,

But when she got there,

The cupboard was bare and she said...

Eeny meeny miny moe, Catch a tiger by the toe,

If he hollers make him say...

All around the mulberry bush

The monkey chased the weasel,

The monkey stopped to pull up his socks And HE said...

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater

Had a wife and couldn't keep her,

He put her in a pumpkin shell And SHE said...

The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout

Down came the rain and washed the spider out.

Out came the rain and dried up all the land,

And the spider said...

Rub-a-dub-dub-dub three men in a tub,

And who do you think they be?

The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,

And they said ....

Ole King Cole was a merry old soul

And a merry old soul was he.

He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl,

AND THEY SAID...

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,

She has so many children she didn’t know what to do.

She gave them some broth without any bread …. And they said ….

Patty cake, patty cake, bakers man,

Bake me a cake as fast as you can,

Roll it and pat it and mark it with a "B"

And You’ll say …..

Hey diddle diddle the cat and fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon,

The little dog laughed to see such sport,

And HE said …..

Little boy blue come blow your horn,

The sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the corn

Where is the boy who looks after the sheep …

He’s under the haystack, and HE says ...

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep

And can’t tell where to find them!

Leave them alone and they’ll come home,

And they’ll say …..

And can’t tell where to find them,

Mary had a little lamb

Its’ fleece as white as snow,

And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb said …..

The Queen of Hearts baked some tarts,

On a summers day.

The knave of hearts he stole the tarts,

And he said …

Allouette

(French-Canadian)

CHORUS:

Alouette,

gentille Alouette,

Alouette,

Je te Plumerai.

Leader: Je te plumerai LA TETE, ("tete" is "head")

Response: Je te plumerai LA TETE.

Leader: Et la TETE,

Response: ET la TETE,

All: Ohhhhhhhhh, (CHORUS)

Leader: Je te plumerai LE BEC, ("bec" is "back")

Response: Je te plumerai LE BEC,

Leader: Et la BEC,

Response: et la BEC,

Leader: Et la TETE,

Response: ET la TETE,

All: Ohhhhhhhhh, (CHORUS)

LE NEZ (the nose)

LE DOS (mouth)

LES PATTES (feet)

LE COU (neck)

And the Green Grass Grows All Around

*Chorus: And the green grass grows all around, all around

and the green grass grows all around

Now in the ground (Now in the ground)

There was a hole (There was a hole)

The prettiest hole (The prettiest hole)

That you ever did see (That you ever did see)

OHHH, The hole was in the ground ... (Chorus)

 

Seed in the hole,

Root in the seed,

Tree in the root,

Limb on the tree,

Branch on the limb,

Twig on the branch,

Nest on the twig,

Egg in the nest,

Bird in the egg,

Wing on the bird,

Feather on the wing,

Flea on the feather,

Germ on the flea,

Elephant on the germ

Austrian

An Austrian went yodeling on a mountaintop high,

When along came a Grizzly Bear interrupting his cry.

Chorus:

Yooo, eee, ooo.

Boom de-ak-ka-kee-ah Boom de-ak-coo-coo

Boom de-ak-ka-kee-ah Boom de-ak-coo-coo

Boom de-ak-ka-kee-ah Boom de-ak-coo-coo

Boom De-ak-ka-kee-ah boom.

Oh, An Austrian went yodeling on a mountaintop high,

When along came a St. Bernard, interrupting his cry.

Grizzly bear-grrr

St. Bernard—ha ha

Milking cow—cuch- cuch

Young maiden — smack smack

Girl scout - Cookies sir

Elephant — splat

Avalanche - swish

Koo-koo bird (cuckoo)

Boogie man (blololololo!)

The Fonz (ayyyy!)

Preacher (amen!)

 

***Sing chorus each time adding another sound and motion. Song ends with the elephant or the avalanche.

The Bear

The other day

I met a bear

A great big bear

Away 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!

 

Ahead of me

There was a tree

A great big tree

Oh, glory be!

The nearest branch

Was ten feet up

I'd have to jump

And trust my luck!

And so I jumped

Into the air

But I missed that branch

Away up there!

 

Now don't you fret

Now don't you frown

'Cause I caught that branch

On the way back down!

That is the end

There ain't no more

Unless I meet

That bear once more!

And so I met

That bear once more

Now he's a rug

On my bedroom floor!

 

 

Black Socks

Black Socks, they never get dirty,

The longer you wear them the stronger they get!

Sometimes I think I should wash them

But something keeps telling me

Don’t do it yet, not, yet, not yet!

Knee socks, they never stay up,

The more that you wear them the downer they get.

Sometimes I think about anklets,

But something inside me says, "Oh no, not yet."

(not yet, not yet...)

White socks, they always get dirty

The longer you wear them; the weaker they get

Sometimes, I think I shouldn't wash them

But something inside me keeps saying "Right now, right now, right now!"

Black (stomp left foot) socks (stomp right foot),

They never (left hand to left thigh) get dirty (right hand to right thigh)

The longer (left hand to right thigh) you wear them (right hand to left thigh)

The blacker (left hand to right shoulder) they get (right hand to left shoulder)...

(second half of the verse; repeat actions)

During the "Not yet, not yet", snap your fingers on both hands. As you repeat the song, sing it faster and faster.

 

Boom Chicka Boom

(leader sings line, everyone repeats)

This is a repeat after me song

This song has a beat

And it goes like this

(slap thighs, clap hands,...till end of song)

Are you ready?

Al right!

Here we go!

I said a boom!

I said a boom chicka-boom!

I said a booma-chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chicka-boom

Uh huh!

Oh yeah!

One more time...

Some Extra Verses:

 

Verses with Special Words:

Valley Girl:

I said, like, boom!

I said, like, boom chicka-boom!

I said, like, booma-chicka, like, rocka-chicka, like, gag me with a spoon!

Like, uh-huh!

Like, for sure!

Like, same thing...

Janitor style:

I said a Broom-Pusha-Broom,

I said a Broom-Pusha-Broom,

I said a Broom-pusha-mopa-pusha-mopa-pusha-broom

Barn-yard Style:

I said a moo chicka moo

I said a moo chicka moo

I said a moo chicka bocka chicka bocka chicka moo...

Flower Style:

I said a bloom.

I said a bloom chica bloom.

I said a bloom chica blossom chica blossom chica bloom...

Race Car Style:

I said a vroom.

I said a vroom shifta vroom.

I said a vroom shifta grind-a shifta grind-a shifta vroom...

Astronaut Style:

I said a moon.

I said a shoot-me-to-the-moon.

I said a shoot me blast me shoot me blast me shoot-me-to-the-moon...

Mr. Rogers Style:

Can you say boom?

Can you say boom chica boom?

Can you say boom chica rocka chica rocka chica boom?

Can you say uh-huh?

Can you say oh yeah?

I knew you could!

Bottle Pop

1 bottle pop

2 bottle pop

3 bottle pop

4 bottle pop

5 bottle pop

6 bottle pop

7, 7 bottles of pop.

Fish and chips and vinegar

Vinegar, vinegar

Fish and chips and vinegar

Pepper, pepper, pepper, salt

 

Don’t chuck your muck in my dustbin

My dustbin, my dustbin

Don’t chuck your muck in my backyard

My dustbin’s full.

 

Button Factory

My name is Joe (or Flo)

And I work in a button factory,

I have a boss and he gets meaner by the year.

One day he said "Hey Joe, are you busy?"

I said "No!"

He said, "Good then push this button. Use your RIGHT HAND"....

My name is Joe (or Flo)

And I work in a button factory,

I have a boss and he gets meaner by the year.

One day he said "Hey Joe, are you busy?"

I said "No!"

He said, "Good then push this button. Use your LEFT HAND".... (etc.(

(this can be anything from pushing a button to jumping on one foot, be creative)

The Calliope (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) (engine)

2. Oom-sss-sss (Four times, then add #3) (steam)

3. Oomp-tiddle-dee (Four times, then add #4) (penny whistles)

4. Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. (Tune: Did you Ever See a Lassie?) (organ)

(Groups are phased out in reverse order)

Campfire #1

(Tune: Mary had a little lamb. The whole group sings together, as loudly as possible)

We are campfire number one

Number one, number one

We are campfire number one

Where is number two?

We are campsite number one

Number one, number one

We are campsite number one

Where is number two?

 

If there are other campfires nearby, they should respond with Number 2, Number 3, etc...

 

Captain Kirk

(Tune of the Grand Old Duke of York)

The great old Captain Kirk

He had 10,000 men

He beamed them up to the Enterprise

And then he beamed them down again.

And 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.

 

Chester!

Chester did you ‘ear about Harry? (strike chest, touch ears, pat head)

He chest got back from the army. (strike chest and back, fold arms)

I ‘ear he knows how to wear a rose, (touch ear, nose, lapel)

Hip, Hip, Hooray - for the army! (slap hip, slap other hip, raise arms, fold arms)

Chinese Fan

My ship sailed from China with a cargo of tea,

All laden with treasures for you and for me!

It brought me a fan, just imagine my bliss,

When I found myself fanning like this, like this....

Actions: at the end of the verse, begin waving one hand back and forth as if with an invisible fan. Repeat the song a number of times, until you are waving both hands, both legs, and your head. Repeat one more time, ending with everyone laying in exhaustion on the floor!

 

Coneheads (In a Spaceship In the Sky)

(Tune: Little Cabin in the Wood)

In a spaceship, in the sky

Spacey little conehead guy

Saw an astronaut floating by

Knocking at my door

Help me, help me, help me! he said

Or the laser beam will shoot me dead!

Come little astronaut, come with me

Happy we will be.

Actions:

In a spaceship: place arms out like holding something big -spaceship shaped!

In the sky: hold arms over head forming circle... moon shaped

Spacey little conehead guy: make conehead shape with hands on top of head

Saw an astronaut floating by: Star shaped. Place arms and legs out and stand on one foot

Knocking at my door: knock in the air

Help me! Help me! Help me! he said: raise arms in alarm on each help me!

Or the laser beam will shoot me dead: pretend laser gun pointing

Come little astronaut, come with me: beckon with hands

Happy we will be: hug yourself!

Next... say the laser beam went crazy and the astronaut shrunk. Repeat song in a high squeaky voice.

Then he grew extremely large – repeat song in a deep voice.

The final time the laser beam went completely nuts and it was all three together (high, regular, and deep voice) for these words: spaceship, conehead, astronaut, knocking, laser beam, happy and for each help me! (first one is high, 2nd is regular and 3rd is deep).

Damper Song

OH! You push the damper in...

And you pull the damper out...

And the smoke goes up the chimney just the same,

Just the same (fig newton)

Just the same (fig newton)

And the smoke goes up the chimney just the same.

Each time you sing the song you must drop off a verse but you use the motion as well as the phrases: "and", "oh", "and the"

 

Crocodile Song

Oh, she sailed away

On a fine and sunny day

On the back of a crocodile.

You see said she,

He's as tame as tame can be,

I'll ride him down the Nile.

The croc winked his eye

As the lady waved goodbye,

Wearing a great big smile.

But at the end of the ride

The lady was inside

And the smile was on the crocodile!

The Deacon

Oh the deacon went down (echo)

To the cellar to pray, (echo)

He found a jug (echo)

And he stayed all day (echo)

Oh the deacon went down to the cellar to pray,

He found a jug and he stayed all day

I ain’t gonna grieve my Lord no more.

Oh you can’t get to heaven ...

On roller skates ...

‘cause you’ll roll right by ...

Those pearly gates (repeat all 4 lines)

Oh ya can’t get to heaven ...

... in a putt putt car – cuz the darned ol’ thing won’t putt that far ...

... on a pair of skis – cuz you’ll ski right through St. Peter’s knees ...

... with bleached blonde hair – cuz the Lord ain’t got no Clairol there ...

...in a rockin’ chair – cuz you’ll rock right by that Golden Stair ...

... in a leaky boat – cuz the gosh darn thing can’t even float ...

... in a limousine – cuz the Lord ain’t got no gasoline ...

... in a motor car – cuz the motor car won’t go that far ...

... if you spit and chew – cuz the Lord ain’t got no gold spitoon ...

...in dirty jeans .. cuz the Lord don’t have no washin’ machines

..if you’ve sinned all day, cuz if you’ve sinned all day, you’ll go the other way ...

..with nickels in your jeans, cuz the Lord don’t have no slot machines ...

... on a Boy Scouts knee, cos a Boy Scouts knee is too wobbly

W’all, ya cain’t chew tobaccy, on that golden shore, cuz the Lord ain’t got no cupsidor ..

With powder and piant – cuz it makes you look like what you ain’t

If you get to heaven before I do, just dig a hole and pull me through ...

If I get there, before you do, I’ll plug that hole, so you can’t get through ...

There’s one more thing, I ought to tell, if you don’t go to heaven, you’ll go the other way...

Oh the devil is mad, And I am glad, he lost a soul, he thought he had ...

That’s all there is, there ain’t no more, St. Peter Himself, just closed the door ...

There’s no more verses upon my shelf, if you want anymore, make ‘em up yourself!

Dear Old Daddy's Whiskers

Chorus:

Oh, they're always in the way, the cow eats them for hay.

They hide the dirt on Daddy’s shirt.

They're always in the way.

We have a dear old Daddy

Whose hair is silver grey.

He has a set of whiskers –

They're always in the way.

We have a dear old Mummy.

She likes his whiskers too.

She uses them for cleaning

And stirring up a stew!

We have a dear old brother

Who has a Ford machine.

He uses Daddy's whiskers

To strain the gasoline.

We have a dear old sister.

It really is a laugh.

She sprinkles Daddy's whiskers

As bath salts in her bath.

We have another sister.

Her name is Ida Mae.

She climbs up Daddy's whiskers

And braids them every day

Around the supper table,

We make a merry group

Until dear Daddy's whiskers

Get tangled in the soup.

Daddy was in a battle.

He wasn't killed; you see,

His whiskers looked like bushes

And fooled the enemy.

When Daddy goes in swimming,

No bathing suit for him.

He ties his whiskers 'round his waist

And happily jumps in.

The hottest days of summer

Are getting pretty good

'Cause Daddy waves his whiskers

And cools the neighborhood.

 

 

Desperado

*Chorus: Oh, what a big bold man was this Desperado

From Cripple Creek way out in Colorado.

And he horsed around like a big tornado

And everywhere he went he gave his war cry

There was a Desperado from the wild and wooly west.

He rode into Chicago just to give the west a rest.

He wore a big sombrero and two pistols by his side

And everywhere he went he gave his war cry

*

He went to Coney Island just to check out all the sights

He saw the hoochie coochie and the girls all dressed in tights.

It got him so excited that he shot out all the lights

And everywhere he went he gave his war cry

*

There was a big policeman just a walking down the street.

He saw that Desperado just a walking down the street.

He took him by the collar and he took him by the seat

And threw him where he couldn’t give his war cry

Actions: "this Desperado", point to yourself with your thumb;

"Cripple Creek", make your hand do a wavy kind of motion like river or creek would be

"in Colorado", hitch your thumb over your shoulder;

"horsed around", slap one knee with both hands to make a horse's running sound; f

"a big tornado", twirl your finger like a tornado; "his war cry", do an Indian war cry by doing that thing with your hand and your mouth.

Doodley Doo

Please sing to me that sweet melody

Called doodly doo, doodly doo

I love it so that wherever I go I just doodly doo, doodly do.

Simplest thing, there isn’t much to it,

All ya gotta do is doodly doo it

I love it so that wherever I go

I just doodly, doodly doo, doo.

Come on now ..

Waddle-ee-atch-a, waddle-ee-atch-a

doodly doo, doodly doo

Waddle-ee-atch-a, waddle-ee-atch-a

doodly doo, doodly doo,

Simplest thing, there’s nothin’ much to it,

All you’ve got to do is doodly doo, it

I like the rest, but the part I like best

It goes, doodly, doodly doo doo.

Actions

slap knees twice, clap hands twice

pass the right hand over the left hand twice, pass the left hand over the right hand twice

touch the nose with the right hand, then touch the left shoulder with the right hand and leave it there

touch the nose with the left hand, then touch the right shoulder with the left hand and leave it there

snap fingers off to the right, then off to the left

Repeat the waddle-ee-atch-a verse, faster each time

 

 

 

Down by the Station

Down by the station, early in the morning,

See the little pufferbellies all in a row.

See the station master, pull the little handle:

Puff Puff, Toot Toot, Off we go.

 

Dum Dum Da Da

Dum Dum Da Da

Dum Dum Da Da

DumDumDaDaDaDa

Dum Dum Da Da

Dum Dum Da Da

DumDumDaDaDaDa

(Actions: Verse 1: Slap knees. Tap opposite shoulder once -- repeat with other shoulder; Verse 2: Same as verse 1, but double everything; Verse3: King Tut; Verse 4: Slap knees, Cross shoulders, Same shoulders, and Clap; Verse 5: Same as verse 4. but double everything.)

Eddie-Gutch-A-Gatch-A-Gamma

CHORUS: Eddie-Gutch-A-Gatch-A-Gamma-Toast-A-Neray-Toast-A-Nover

Sammy-Cacky-Wacky-Brown. Who?

Eddie-Gutch-A-Gatch-A-Gamma-Toast-A-Neray-Toast-A-Nover

Sammy-Cacky-Wacky-Brown .....

Fell into the well, fell into the well, fell into the deep dark well.

Susie Jones, milking in the barn, saw him fall

Ran inside to tell her ma that (chorus)

Susie’s ma, making carcklin’ bread, called old Joe

Told him just what Susie said that ..

Then old Joe, tossed his plow aside, grabbed his cane

Hobbled into town to cry that...

To the well, everybody came, What a shame!

It took so long to say his name that...

Eddie-Gutch-A-Gatcha-Gamma-Toast-A-Neray-Toast-A-Nover Sammy-Cacky-Wacky-Brown - Who?

Eddie-Gutch-A-Gatcha-Gamma-Toast-A-Neray-Toast-A-Nover Sammy-Cacky-Wacky-Brown- Drowned!

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Five little speckled frogs,

Sat on a speckled log

Eating the most delicious bugs

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Then there were four little speckled frogs

Four little speckled frogs,

Sat on a speckled log

Eating the most delicious bugs

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Then there were three little speckled frogs

Three little speckled frogs,

Sat on a speckled log

Eating the most delicious bugs

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Then there were two little speckled frogs

 

Two little speckled frogs,

Sat on a speckled log

Eating the most delicious bugs

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Then there was one little speckled frog

One little speckled frog,

Sat on a speckled log

Eating the most delicious bugs (ya, ya, ya, ya, ya-ya)

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Then there were no little speckled frogs

The Funky Chicken

(Leader) Let me see you funky chicken!

(All) WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?

(Leader) Let me see you funky chicken!

(All) WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY? I said.... (Chorus)

Ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, (One more time, now!)

Ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo,

Left, Left, Left, Right Left.

Other Verses:

Funky Chicken: dance around in a circle with arms crooked up as chicken wings

Mae West: flare an invisible skirt

Dracula: one arm up in front of face as if a cape was draped over it, peek out from behind arm, then repeat with other arm

Dead Bug: lay on the floor shaking legs in the air

Darth Vader: "Luke you are my son, you are my son, you are my son, you are my son" while fighting with imaginary light sabers

Pee-Wee Herman:Bring hands together in front then behind

John Travolta: Disco

Froggies

(same tune as "Itchy Flea") (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, etc.)

George Washington’s Bridge

(This song the verses and the chorus are the same. Explain song as though the words below are the chorus)

George Washington’s bridge, George Washington’s bridge,

George Washington’s George Washington’s, George Washington’s bridge

[Verse-chorus-Verse-chorus-chorus (sing it from the heart)]

The German Music Song

(aka The German Doctor)

Leader: Das is the German music, from the fatherland!

All: Das is the German music, from the fatherland!

Leader: Ich kann speile

All: Du kann speilen

Leader: On my viola

All: On your viola

Vio vio vio la,

Vio vio vio la,

Vio vio vio la,

Vio vio vio la, hey!

Piano: Plinkity plinkity plink plink plink

Trumpet: Dat da da dat da da dat dat dat

Tuba: Oompah, ooompah, oompah-pah,

Bagpipes: Naa naa naa naa naa

Picolo: (Whistle)

Commercial: Super, Super, Super suds …

Orchestra: (Mix it up!)

 

 

Going Crazy

(actions in brackets)

I am slowly going crazy

One, two, three, four, five, six, switch

Crazy going slowly am I

Six, five, four, three, two, one, switch

I don't care if I go crazy

One, two, three, four, five, six, switch

Crazy go I if care don't

Six, five, four, three, two, one, switch

I had a dog his name was Fido

I had raised him from a pup

He could stand up on his hind legs

If you hold his front legs up

I had a dog his name was Dofi

I had pupped him from a raise

He could hind up on his stand legs

If you front his hold legs up

Actions: left hand cupping right elbow, right hand on chin; at ‘switch", change to right hand on left elbow, L. hand on chin. At ‘switch, switch back.

 

Going on a Lion Hunt

Chorus: Going on a lion hunt, But I’m not afraid

‘Cause I’ve got my gun, And my bullets by my side.

Oh, Oh! Look! A swamp!

Can’t go over it, Can’t go under it,

Can’t go around it,

We’ll have to go through it.

Slurp, Slurp, Slurp, Slurp. *

Oh, OhI Look! Tall grass!

Can’t go over it, Can’t go under it,

Can’t go around it,

We’ll have to go through it.

Sh,Sb,Sh,Sh. *

Oh, Oh! Look! A tree!

Can’t go around it, Can’t go through it, Can’t go under it,

We’ll have to climb over it.

"Here we go, up the tree, It’s a big tree.

At the top, ohhhh. Back down the tree." *

Oh, Oh! Look! A cliff!

Can’t go around it, Can’t go through it, Can’t go under it,

We’ll have to jump over it.

"Back up. Take a running start.

Here we go, Jump!" *

Oh, Oh! Look! It’s a cave!

And it’s dark, and it’s scary,

And there’s something funny,

And it’s a lion-RUN!

"Over the cliff, up the tree, down the tree,

Through the grass, through the swamp.

Slam the door. Safe at last."

 

 

The Grand Old Duke of York

(Sung to A-Hunting we will go)

The Grand old Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men.

He marched them up the bill, (All stand )

And marched them down again. (All sit)

And when you’re up, you’re up; (All up) And when you’re down, you’re down. SIT!)

And when you’re only halfway up, (Everyone halfway up)

You’re neither up nor down. (up - down)

Habitat

(Sung to "Lollipop")

Chorus: *

Habitat, habitat, have to have a habitat

Habitat, habitat, have to have a habitat

Habitat, habitat, have to have a habitat

Have to have a habitat to carry on.

The ocean is a habitat, a very special habitat

It’s where the deepest water’s

It’s where the largest mammal’s at

It keeps the atmosphere intact

It’s where our future food is at

The ocean is a habitat that we depend on *

The forest is a habitat, a very special habitat

It’s whore the largest trees are at

It’s where a bear can scratch its back

It keeps the aquifer intact

It keeps the soil from rollin’ back

The forest is habitat that we depend on. *

The desert is a habitat, a very special habitat

It’s where the hottest sands are at

It’s where you ride a camel’s back

It’s where the cacti poke you back

It’s where we find the least rain at

The desert is a habitat that we depend on. *

The wet-lands are a habitat, a very special habitat

It’s whore turtles and frogs are at

It’s where the duckys nest is at

It’s where you smell methane gas

It’s where you find the Swamp Thing’s pad

The wetlands are a habitat that we depend on. *

The arctic is a habitat, a very special habitat

It’s where the polar bears are at

It’s where the ice is kept intact

It’s where Old Santa’s house is at

It’s where the seals can do their act

The attic is a habitat that we depend on. *

The prairie is a habitat, a very special habitat

It’s where organic soil is at

The grasses reach up to your back

It’s whore the world’s grain is at

It keeps the farmers in the black

The prairie is a habitat that we depend on. *

The mountains are a habitat, a very special habitat

It’s where the grinding glacier’s at

It’s where the largest rocks are at

It’s where the hiking trails are at

It’s where the Yetti’s house is at

The mountains are a habitat that we depend on. *

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes.

Head, shoulders, knees and toes.

And ears and eyes and mouth and noes.

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat.

Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat.

And hair and neck and chin and cheeks,

Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat.

(point to appropriate part of body, repeat song, omit singing a(nother) part of the body on each

repitition, but, continue to point to omitted part(s) until not singing anymore, only pointing)

Hey Lollee

This song is meant to be made up by the singers as you go along. But if you decide to play it this way, you might want to sing a chorus between each verse to let the next person think up some lines.

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...

Then another one to rhyme...

While you catch on I'll sing a verse...

Then you do one that's even worse...

I know a girl whose name is Nancy ...

She likes her men all rich and fancy ....

I know a girl whose name is Emily...

She sings "Hey Lollee" in just one key...

Tonight we've chosen another key...

You won't be hearing from Emily...

She sings "Hey Lollee" day and night...

It never seems to come out right...

I know a man name Mr. Jones...

When he sings, everybody groans...

The singer you fast the getter it's tuff...

To line up makes that you won't muff...

Let's put this song back on the shelf...

If you want anymore you can sing it yourself...

 

Hokey Pokey

You put your right hand in, you take your right hand out,

You put your right hand in, and you shake it all about!

You do the hokey pokey and you do the sprinkler dance,

That’s what it’s all about (clap clap!)

You put your left hand in ...

Right leg...

Left leg ...

Right shoulder

Left shoulder

Right hip

Left hip

Right elbow

Left elbow

Right knee

Left knee

Head in

Whole self

Actions: While standing, follow the call of the actions (right hand, etc.). Put limb in front of you, then in back, then in and shake it.

Sprinkler dance: Put left hand behind your head with elbow out to the side. Stick right arm straight out slightly to the side. Bring left elbow to the front and back again to the side while slowly turning around -- you’ll look like a sprinkler!

Hole In My Bucket

There's A Hole In My Bucket,

Dear Liza, Dear Liza,

There's A Hole In My Bucket,

Dear Liza, A Hole.

Well Fix It, Dear Henry,

Dear Henry, Dear Henry,

Well Fix It, Dear Henry, Well Fix It.

With What Shall Fix It, . . .

With Straw, . . .

The Straw Is Too Long, . . .

Well Cut It, . . .

With What Shall I Cut It, . . .

With An Axe, . . .

The Axe Is Too Dull, . . .

Then Sharpen It, . . .

With What Shall I Sharpen It, . . .

With A Stone, . . . .

The Stone Is Too Dry, . . .

Then Wet It, . . .

With What Shall I Wet It, . . .

With Water, . . . .

In What Shall I Fetch It, . . .

With A Bucket, . . .

There's A Hole In My Bucket, . . .

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.

There’s a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea,

There’s a log in the 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.

There's a bump on the log in the hole ...etc

There's a frog on the bump on the log in the hole. . . etc.

There's a leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole. . . etc.

There's a foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole. . . etc.

There's a toe on the foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole. . . etc.

There's a wart on the toe on the foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole. . . etc.

There's a hair on the wart on the toe on the foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole. . .

There's a fly on the hair on the wart on the toe on the foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole. . .

There's a wing on the fly on the hair on the wart on the toe on the foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole. . .

There's a flea on the wing on the fly on the hair on the wart on the toe on the foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole. .

There’s a smile on the flea on the wing of the fly on the hair on the wart on the toe on the foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole. .

There's a hole, there's a hole

There's a hole in the bottom of the sea!

I Got A Secret

(A Repeat after me song- clap a rhythm, hands/thighs when singing)

I got a secret (repeat)

I won't tell (repeat)

Teacher fell down (repeat)

In a well (repeat)

Brother tried

To pull her out

Caught her nose

On a water spout

Sister hollered

Down the pit

Then she had

A hissy-fit

 

Mother called

9-1-1-

But, the rope; it broke

Teacher weighs a ton

Father got

The EMT's

They lowered her a sandwich

Of dried-up cheese

 

Granny rang

The village gong

But no-one cared

That something was wrong

Me, I sought

To calm my fear-o

Sealed the wll

And became a hero!

I Left My...

There appears to be a number of different versions of this song. Here is the one I know:

Left, left, left right left

I left my wife in Argentina

With 52 kids and a laughing hyena

I thought I was right, right,

Right in my country and whoop-de-doo!

Left, left! I left my wife...

Your left foot comes down on each "left" in the march. At the "whoop-de-do!" you do this little jig so that your left foot will come down on the "left" in the next line.

Here are a couple of other versions:

I had a good home and I left

I had a good home and I left

I left on my own and it served me right,

Left, right left right.

I left my wife and forty-eight kids

On the verge of starvation with only one hamburger

Left, left to the left, right, left.

I left, left,

I left my wife in New Orleans

With thirty-five kids and a bucket of beans

I thought it was right, right,

Right for my country whoop-ee-doo!

Left, left,

I left...

I Like Bananas

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.

(repeat, leaving out bananas, then coconuts, then grapes, and YELL Tarzan of the Apes!)

I Met a Polar Bear

(Tune:Sippin’ Cider)

The other day,

I saw a bear,

A big white bear,

I had to stare. (repeat)

He stared right back,

And seemed to grin,

His long white fangs,

Hung to his chin. (repeat)

He moved toward me,

Upon four paws,

And those four paws,

Held six-inch claws. (repeat)

I couldn't move,

My feet were froze,

As I saw steam,

Shoot from his nose. (repeat)

But I was safe,

Because I knew,

This polar bear,

Was at the Zoo! (repeat)

 

If It's Raining

(Tune:"If You're Happy and You Know It")

If it's raining and you know it clap your hands

If it's raining and you know it clap your hands

If it's raining and you know it

Then your clothes will surely show it

If it's raining and you know it clap your hands

If the mud is only knee deep, stamp your feet

If the mud is only knee deep, stamp your feet

If the mud is only knee deep,

And you wish that it were hip deep

If the mud is only knee deep, stamp your feet

If the wind is really blowing, shake your head

If the wind is really blowing, shake your head

If the wind is really blowing,

And your permanent is going

If the wind is really blowing, shake your head

If the temperature is falling, rub your hands

If the temperature is falling, rub your hands

If the temperature is falling,

And your spirits are appalling

If the temperature is falling, rub your hands!

It Isn't Any Trouble

(Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)

It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E

It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E

Whenever you're in trouble

It will vanish like a bubble

It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E

It isn't any trouble just to G-R-I-N Grin!...

It isn't any trouble just to L-A-U-G-H ...

Itchy Flea

(leader sings one line and everyone else sings it back)

Flea.

Flea fly.

Flea fly mosquito.

Oh, no no no more mosquitos.

Itchy itchy, scratchy scratchy, oh, I got one down my backy.

Beat that big bad bug with the bug spray.

SSSSSSsssssssssss!

 

Itchy Flea II

Here's a second version of the song:

(Actions: the song is sung sitting crosslegged and alternate clapping once then slapping knees once to make the beat)

Flea

Flea fly

Flea fly flow

Vista!

Coomberalla coomberalla coomberalla vista

Oh no no no not the vista

Eeny meeny dessimeeny oowalla-walla-meeny

Exameeny salameeny oowalla wah

Beep diddlee oppenboppen mo bo badeepin dopping

Shhhhhhhh!

John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith

John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith

His name is my name too

Whenever we go out

The people always shout

They say John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith,"

La la la la la la la ….

Joining the Navy

(Tune:the Generic Army Marching Cadence)

GI-Joe and GI-gravy,

Gee, I wish I joined the navy.

I don't know but I've heard rumors....

________ (name someone in the group) up there wears purple bloomers!

Momma, Momma can't you see?

What the navy's done to me,

Took away my high-heeled shoes,

Now I'm wearing combat boots!

Daddy, Daddy can't you see?

What the navy's done to me,

Took away my designer jeans,

Now I'm wearing dungarees!

Brother, Brother can't you see?

What the navy's done to me,

Took away my girlfriend Jan,

Now I'm dating Uncle Sam!

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.

 

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, ha, ha, ha!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,

Eating all the gumdrops he can see,

Stop, kookaburra, stop, kookaburra,

Save some there for me, ha, ha, ha!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,

Counting all the monkeys he can see,

Stop, kookaburra, stop, kookaburra,

That's not a monkey, that's me, ha, ha, ha!

Kookaburra sits on an electric wire

Jumping up and down 'cos his bums on fire

Fry Kookaburra, fry kookaburra

Tasty you will be, ha ha ha!

Kookaburra sits on an electric wire

With tears in his eyes and his tail on fire

Ouch Kookaburra, ouch Kookaburra

Sore your tail must be, ha ha ha!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,

With a bellyache as you can see,

Ha, Kookaburra, Ha, Kookaburra,

Didn't save any for me, ha ha ha!

Kookaburra sits on the old worn trail,

Pulling all the splinters out of his tail,

Ouch, Kookaburra, ouch, Kookaburra,

Sore your tail must be, ha ha ha!

Kookaburra sits on the railroad tracks,

Better get off or he'll be flat,

Run kookaburra, run kookaburra,

Uh-Oh!, watch out!, SPLAT!

 

 

 

 

Little Cabin in the Wood

 

Little cabin in the woos, little old man by the window stood.

Saw a rabbit hopping by, knocking at his door..

"Help me, help me, help me!" he said.

"Before the hunter shoots me dead."

"Come little rabbit, come inside; safely you’ll abide."

 

The Littlest Germ

The littlest germ

You ever saw

Multiplied inside

My fractured jaw

He said to me

Don't put on cream

For that would be

My greatest dream

 

I washed him out

And now he's gone

I'll start to heal

It won't take long

I covered up

With a band aid

And then I drank

Some lemonade

 

He was my pal

He was my friend

But now he's gone

I'm on the mend!

 

 

Little Fishie Dance (Or: the Mermaid Mambo!)

(to the tune of "Turkey in the Straw")

The mermaid went a-swimmin'

A-swimmin' with a whale

She combed her pretty mer-hair (mime brushing hair)

She swished her swishy tail (turn around and wiggle bum)

The fishies who were swimmin'

Started in to prance

So she jumped into the water

And they did the fishie dance

They wiggled to the left

They wiggled to the right

They wiggled 'round in circles

It was such a funny sight!

They saw some crabs a-crawlin'

Along the ocean floor

They invited them to join them

And they danced around some more (get down on hands & knees)

They crab-crawled to the left

They crab-crawled to the right

They crawled around in circles

It was such a pretty sight

They saw some dolphins diving

Along the wave tops white

They invited them to join them

They partied through the night (diving motions with hands)

They dove to the left

They dove to the right

They dove around in circles

It was such a funny sight

They saw some sea-horses racing

Along the sea-beds green

They said, "hey that really looks like fun,

Come join our happenin' scene!" (galloping)

So they galloped to the left

And they galloped to the right

They raced around in circles

It was such a funny sight

They saw some sharks a-waiting

With their big jaws open wide

So they said, "hey guys thanks for the dance!"

And they ran away to hide!

The Littlest Worm

The littlest worm

I ever saw

Was stuck inside

My soda straw!

He said to me

Don't take a sip

For if you do

I'll surely flip!

 

I took a sip

And he went down

All through my pipes

He surely drowned!

He was my pal

He was my friend

But now he's gone

And that's the end!

 

The moral of

This story is

Don't tale a sip

Of soda fizz! (repeat)

Now don't you fret

Now don't you fear

That little worm

Had scuba gear (repeat)

One Fat Hen (repeat song)

"this is a repeat after me song"

One fat hen.

One fat hen and a couple of ducks.

One fat hen and a couple of ducks, three baby brown bears.

...four rabid running hares.

...five fat figgity froggies.

...six simple Simon selling salt in Siam.

...seven slimy sailors sippin' sleuce.

...eight elongated elephants being elevated in an elevator.

...nine nasty nosed nibbly "O"s nibbling on nine nasty nosed nibbly oughts.

...ten two-tone two-ton transcontinental trucks, with trailers, traveling

from Tallahassee Tennessee to Tyler Texas.

Challenge: say it all in one breath...

 

 

Mama Don't Allow

Mama don't allow no guitar playing here,

Mama don't allow no guitar playing here,

I don't care what Mama don't allow,

I'll play my guitar anyhow,

Mama don't allow no guitar playing here.

Mama don't allow no campfire singing here,

Mama don't allow no campfire singing here,

I don't care what Mama don't allow,

I'll keep on singing anyhow, ...

Mama don't allow no banjo picking here, ...

I don't care what Mama don't allow, I'll pick my banjo anyhow, ...

Mama don't allow no folk songs here, ...I don't care what Mama don't allow, I'll sing those folk songs anyhow, ...

Mama don't allow no tent pitching here, ...I don't care what Mama don't allow, I'll pitch my tent anyhow, ..

Mama don't allow no jazz band playing here, ...I don't care what Mama don't allow, I'll play that jazz music anyhow, ...

 

Miss Susy

Miss Susy had a steamboat

The steamboat had a bell (Ding, ding)

Miss Susy went to heaven

And the steamboat went to...

Hello, operator.

Please give me number 9

And if you disconnect me

I will chop off your...

Behind the 'frigerator

There was a piece of glass

Miss Susy sat upon it

And cut her little...

Ask me no more questions

Tell me no more lies

The boys are in the bathroom

Zipping down their...

 

Flies are in the meadow

And bees are in their hives

The boys and girls are kissing

In the D A R K, D A R K, D A R K

Dark, dark, dark

The dark is like the movies

The movies is like the show

The show is like t.v.

And that is all I know, I know

I know, I know my mother

I know, I know my pa

I know, I know my sister

With the forty acre bra

 

Miss Susy Had a Baby

Miss Susy had a baby

She named him Tiny Tim

She put him in the bathtub

To see if he could swim

He drank up all the water

He ate up all the soap

He tried to eat the bathtub

But it wouldn't go down his throat

He floated up the river

He floated down the lake

And now Miss Susy's baby

Has got a bellyache

 

Miss Susy called the doctor

The doctor called the nurse

The nurse called the lady

With the alligator purse

"Measles," said the doctor

"Mumps," said the nurse

"A virus," said the lady

With the alligator purse

"Penicillin," said the doctor

"Bed rest," said the nurse

"Pizza," said the lady

With the alligator purse

"He'll live," said the doctor

"He's all right," said the nurse

"I'm leaving," said the lady

With the alligator purse

 

"I don't want the doctor,

I don't want the nurse,

I want the lady

With the alligator purse"

Miss Susy gave me peaches,

And then she gave me pears,

And then she gave me fifty cents

And kicked me up the stairs

My mother was born in England,

My father was born in France,

And I was born in diapers

Because I didn't have any pants

 

 

Mmm-Bleep Song

(tune as "We're From Camp Woolsey")

(actions in brackets)

Oh, we're from moon crater (point to the sky)

And we're on the best team (pretend to bat a baseball)

We do the watusi (do the twist)

We think this place stinks! (hold your nose)

The camels may eat us (shove something in your mouth)

But they can't digest us (rub your belly)

'Cause we're from moon crater (point to the sky)

And we're made of zinc! (flex muscles)

Mmm-bleep-bleep, mmm-bleep-bleep,

Mmm-bleep-bleep, mmm-bleep-bleep,

Mmm-bleep-bleep, mmm-bleep-bleep, mmm-bleep-bleep-bleep! (x2) (waltz around campfire, dramatically swinging arms up in the air as you go)

Once everyone knows the song you can split into two groups, one singing the verse, the other singing the "mmm-bleeps".

My Aunt Came Back

Oh, my aunt came back,

From Holland too,

And she brought with her,

A wooden shoe.

Oh my aunt came back,

From Old Japan,

And she brought with her,

This folding fan.

Oh my aunt came back,

From Open Plain,

And she brought with her,

A walking came.

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.

 

One Finger, One Thumb

One finger ,one thumb, one hand keep moving.

One finger ,one thumb, one hand keep moving.

One finger ,one thumb, one hand keep moving.

And we’ll all be happy again, Hey!

Well all be happy again, Hey!

One finger, one thumb, one hand, two hands keep moving. ...

One finger, one thumb, one hand, two hands, one arm keep moving. ...

One finger, one thumb, one hand, two hands, one arm, two arms keep moving. ...

One finger, one thumb, one hand, two hands, one arm, two arms, one leg keep moving. ...

One finger, one thumb, one hand, two hands, one arm, two arms, one leg , two legs keep moving. ...

One finger, one thumb, one hand, two hands, one arm, two arms, one leg , two legs, one head keep moving. ...

One finger, one thumb, one hand, two hands, one arm, two arms, one leg , two legs, one head, one body keep moving.

One Fat Hen

(repeat after me)

This is a repeat after me song

Are you ready?

Al right!

Here we go!

One fat hen

And a couple of ducks

Three baby brown bears

Four rabbit running hares

Five fat figgity froggies

Six simple Simon selling salt in Siam

Seven slimey sailors sippin' sleuce

Eight elongated elephants being elevated in an elevator

Nine nasty nosed nibbly "O"s nibbeling on nine nasty nosed nibbly oughts

Ten two-tone two-ton transcontinental trucks, with trailers, traveling from Tallahassee Tennessee to Tyler Texas

(the challenge is for anyone to say it all in one breath...two times...three...)

 

 

One Hen – Aussie Version

this is the Aussie version of the preceding repeat after me song

This is a repeat after me song

Are you ready?

Al right!

Here we go!

One hen

Two ducks

Three squawking geese

Four limerick oysters

Five corpulent porpoises

Six pairs of Don Alverso's tweezers

Seven thousand Macedonians in full dress battle array

Eight brass monkeys from the ancient sacred crypts of Egypt

Nine apathetic, sympathetic, diabetic old men on roller skates with a marked propensity towards procrastination and sloth

Ten Conical, spherical, diabolical denizens of the deep who haul, stall around the corner of the quo, of the quay, with a quiver all at the same time!

 

Oranges and Lemons

Oranges and lemons,

Say the bells of St. Clement's.

You owe me five farthings,

Say the bells of St. Martin's.

When will you pay me?

Say the bells of Old Bailey.

When I grow rich,

Say the bells of Shoreditch.

When will that be?

Say the bells of Stepney.

I'm sure I don't know,

Says the great bell at Bow.

Here comes a candle to light you to bed,

Here comes a chopper to chop off your head.

Actions: Form two lines. The first pair of kids make an arch with arms overhead. The other kids go under the arches while singing the song. At the last verse (chop, chop), the arch lowers and whomever is caught inside is "dead". Apparently, children used to sing this song to Mary Queen of Scots as she awaited her fate in the Tower of London. The bells named in the song are all from nearby churches.

 

 

The Princess Pat

 

The Princess Pat

Light Infantry,

They sailed across

The seven seas

They sailed across

The channel too

And took with them

A rick-a-bamboo!

A rick-a-bamboo

Now what is that?

It's something made

For the Princess Pat

It's red and gold

And purple too

That's why it's called

A rick-a-bamboo!

Now Captain Jack (salute)

Had a mighty fine crew

They sailed across

The channel too.

But their ship sank

And yours will too

Unless you take

A rick-a-bamboo!

A rick-a-bamboo

Now what is that?

It's something made

For the Princess Pat

It's red and gold

And purple too

That's why it's called (everyone together)

A rick-a-bamboo!

The song is about the P.P.C.L.I (Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry) Instead of "seven seas" there is also a version with "Bering Sea"

Rags

I know a dog and his name is Rags

He ate so much that his tummy sags

His ears flip-flop and his tail wig wags

And when he walks he goes zig zag

Chorus:

He goes flip-flop wig wag zig zag

He goes flip-flop wig wag zig zag

He goes flip-flop wig wag zig zag

I love Rags and he loves me.

My dog Rags, he loves to play

He rolls and he rolls in the mud all day.

I whistle (whistle) - he doesn't obey

He just runs the other way

Chorus Actions: Flip flop: hands up beside head as ears, flop one over, then the other

Wig wag: wag one hand behind body as a tail

Zig zag: make a zigzag motion in front of body with both hands

 

Rain Storm

This song is strictly actions! Sit everyone in a circle. Have a leader walk slowly around the inside of the circle, facing the audience. On each circuit around the circle, do one of the actions, in order. Audience is not to start or stop an action until the leader passes in front of them.

Rub two fingers on palm Light drizzle

Rubbing hands together Drizzle

Tapping two fingers from each had together Soft Rain

Snapping fingers Light pitter-patter of rain

Light clapping of hands Rain

Slapping thighs Heavier rain

Stomping feet and slapping thighs Downpour

Repeat, doing the actions backwards, showing the storm leaving

Rolling Over the Ocean

*Chorus: Rolling over the ocean

Rolling over the sea, Hey!

Rolling over the ocean

The deep blue sea

It's cheese, it's cheese, it's cheese that makes the world go 'round

It's cheese, it's cheese, it's cheese that makes the world go 'round

It's cheese that makes the world go 'round

Additional verses:

It's cheese...that make the mice go 'round

It's mice...that make the cats go 'round

It's cats...that make the dogs go 'round

It's dogs...that make the boys go 'round

It's boys...that makes the girls go 'round

It's girls...that makes the love go 'round

It's love...that makes the world go 'round

It's cheese...that makes the world go 'round

Sara's Honda

sung to the tune of "Sarasponda"

Sara's Honda, Sara's Honda, Sara's Honda, putt, putt, putt

Sara's Honda, Sara's Honda, Sara's Honda, putt, putt, putt

An oreo, a chocolate oreo

I love to eat the middle of a chocolate oreo!

 

Sarasponda

(Spinning Song)

(Boomda, Boomda, Boomda ....)

Sarasponda, sarasponda, sarasponda, ret set set

Sarasponda, sarasponda, sarasponda, ret set set

Ah-do-ray-oh! Ah-do-ray-boom-day oh!

Ah-do-ray-boom-day-ret-set-set!

Aw-say paw-say, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, oh! Boomda, boomda, boomda ...

*On every ohhh, go up a half step or more and start over, going higher and higher with each verse.

Schnitzelbank

Ist das nicht eine schnitzelbank?

Ja das ist eine schnitzelbank!

schnitzelbank!!!

Oh die schöne, Oh di. schöne, Oh die schöne schnitzelbank! Roopa, roopa, roop, pa, pa

2) Kurz und Lang

3) Hin und Her

4) Kreuz und Quer

5) Schiessgewehr

6) Wagenrad

7) Krumm und Grad

8) Grosses Glas

9) Ochsenblas

10) Haufen Mist

11) Schnicket – Fritz

12) Dicke Frau

13) Fette Sau

14) Langer Mann

15) Tannenbaum

 

 

Sipping Cider Through a Straw

The cutest girl

I ever saw

Was sipping cider

Through a straw.

I asked her if

She'd show me how

To sip that cider

Through a straw.

Then cheek to cheek

And jaw to jaw

We sipped that cider

Through a straw.

And now and then

The straw would slip

And we'd sip cider

Lip to lip.

The parson came

To my backyard

A-sipping cider

From a straw.

And now I have

A mother-in-law

And fourteen kids

To call me Pa.

Endings: Sing only one!

The moral of this little tale

Is sip your cider from a pail!

The moral of this little tale,

Is don’t sip cider, sip Ginger Ale.

The moral of this little rhyme,

Is don’t sip cider, sip lemon-lime.

The moral of this little fib,

Is don’t sip cider, drink Mr. Pibb.

The Song to Keep the Rain Away

I’m singing in the rain

Just singing in the rain

What a glorious feeling

I’m happy again!

Actions:

1st Verse: Thumbs together!

2nd Verse: Elbows together!

3rd Verse: Knees together!

4th Verse: Body Bent!

5th Verse: Tongue out!

6th Verse: Turn around!

7th Verse: Sit down!

Spider on the Floor

Tune: If You're Happy & You Know It

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor,

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

Who could ask for anything more

Than a spider on the floor,

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

Now the spider's on my leg, on my leg (2x)

Oh, he's really, really big,

This old spider on my leg,

There's a spider on my leg, on my leg.

Now the spider's on my belly, on my belly (2x)

Oh, I think I'm going to yelly,

At this spider on my belly,

There's a spider on my belly, on my belly.

Now the spider's on my neck, on my neck (2x)

Oh, I'm gonna be a wreck,

With this spider on my neck,

There's a spider on my neck, on my neck.

 

Now the spider's on my face, on my face (2x)

Oh, what a big disgrace,

I've got a spider on my face,

There's a spider on my face, on my face.

Now the spider's on my head, on my head (2x)

Oh, I wish that I were dead,

I've got a spider on my head,

There's a spider on my head, on my head.

(Spoken) But he jumps off....

Now there's a spider on the floor, on the floor (2x)

Who could ask for anything more

Than a spider on the floor,

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

 

Stinky Skunk

(same tune as "I'm a Little Piece of Tin" or "I'm a Nut")

I'm a little stinky skunk

Sleeping under someone's bunk

Nobody wants to sleep with me

I'm as stinky as can be!

Second verse, same as the first,

But a little bit louder and a little bit worse!

(Sing a few more verses louder and then change verse to "A little bit softer and a little bit worse".)

 

Super Lizard

(Tune: Frere Jacques)

ASSUME THE POSITION!

Super lizard

Super lizard

See him swim

See him swim

In and out of water

In and out of water

With his fins.

With his fins.

Actions

Hands together above head

Swimming motions

Move right in wave then left hand in a water.

Each arm out to side;

Move lower arm and hand up and then do the opposite.

 

Swimming Hole

Swimming, swimming, in the swimming hole,

When days are hot, and nights are cold, in the swimming hole!

Side stroke, breast stroke, fancy diving too,

Don’t you wish you never had anything else to do., BUT! Hey!

 

 

Ten in a Bed

There were ten in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over"

So they all rolled over and one fell out

And he fell on his head with a terrible 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 , and the little one said "Roll over, roll over"

So they all rolled over and one fell out

And he fell on his head with a terrible 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 the bed (etc)....

Seven in the bed...

Six in the bed...

Five in the bed...

For in the bed...

Three in the bed...

Two in the bed...

One in the bed, and the little one said "Good Night!"

 

 

They Were Only Playing Leapfrog

Tune: Battle Hymn

A busy buzzing bumblebee was busily buzzing by,

A busy buzzing bumblebee was busily buzzing by,

A busy buzzing bumblebee was busily buzzing by,

As they went on their way home!

Chorus:

They were only playing leapfrog,

They were only playing leapfrog,

They were only playing leapfrog,

As a busily buzzing bumblebee when busily buzzing by.

One photographer photographed another photographer’s back, etc.

One hedgehog edged up the hedge as the other hedgehog edged down... etc.

A spider spied a spider on another spider’s back... etc.

This Old Man

This old man, he played one,

He played knick-knack on his thumb

With a knick-knack, paddy whack,

Give the dog a bone,

This old man came rolling home.

two - shoe

three - knee

four - dooe

five - side

six - sticks

seven - up to heaven

eight - gate

nine - spine

ten - once again

Thousand Legged Worm

(tune: Polly Wolly Doodle)

Said the thousand legged worm,

As he began to squirm,

"Has anybody seen a leg of mine?

If it can’t be found then

I’ll have to hop around,

on the other nine hundred, ninety-nine."

Hop around, hop around,

On the other nine hundred ninety nine,

If it can’t be found then I’ll have to hop around,

On the other nine hundred, ninety-nine.

(then redo for nine hundred, ninety-eight,... until time is up...)

Three Wood Pigeons

Three wood pigeons, three Wood Pigeons

Three wood pigeons

sitting on a log.

Oh no! One is flying away!

Two wood pigeons ...

One wood pigeon ...

No wood pigeon ...

Oh look! One has returned, let us rejoice!

One wood pigeon ...

Two wood pigeons ...

Three wood pigeons ...

Today is Monday

(actions in brackets)

Today is Monday...

Bread and butter Monday (buttering action with one hand, using the other hand as toast)

Everybody's happy (trace a smile on your face),

we wish the same to you! (point at someone in the circle)

Today is Tuesday...

String beans Tuesday ("milking cow" action)

Bread and butter Monday (do Monday actions again)

Everybody's happy, we wish the same to you! (same as above)

Repeat, adding on the verses for the other days of the week:

Wednesday - soup (lift a ladle to your mouth)

Thursday - roast beef (chopping action)

Friday - fish (hold up invisible fish with one hand, hold nose with the other)

Saturday - payday (hand out invisible money)

Sunday - rest (church) (rest: use hands as pillow; church: hands folded in prayer)

 

What Did Delaware, Boys?

Oh, what did Delaware, boys? Oh, what did Delaware?

Oh, what did Delaware, boys? Oh, what did Delaware?

Oh, what did Delaware, boys? Oh, what did Delaware?

I ask you now as a personal friend, what did Delaware?

She wore her New Jersey, boys, She wore her New Jersey,

She wore her New Jersey, boys, She wore her New Jersey,

She wore her New Jersey, boys, She wore her New Jersey,

I’ll tell you now as a personal friend, She wore her New Jersey!

Oh, what does Iowa? She weighs a Washington.

Oh, what does Idaho? She hoes her Maryland.

Oh, what does Tennessee? She sees what Arkansas.

Oh, where has Oregon? She's gone to Oklahoma.

Oh, what did Massa-chew? She chewed her Connecti-cud.

Oh, how did Flori-die? She died in Missouri.

How did Wiscon-sin, boys? She stole a New-brass-key.

What did Missy-sip, boys? She sipped her Mini-soda.

What did Connie-cut, boys? She cut her shaggy Maine.

What did Ohi-owe, boys? She owed her Taxes, boys.

 

 

When I First Came To This Land

When I first came to this land

Not much money in my hand,

So I bought myself a farm,

And I did what I could.

And I called my farm, Muscle in the Arm,

But the land was sweet and good,

And I did what I could.

When I first came to this land

Not much money in my hand.

So I built myself a shack

And I did what I could

And I called my shack - Break my back,

And I called my farm, Muscle in the Arm.

But the land was sweet and good

And I did what I could..

horse .. Trouble of Course

cow ... No Milk Now

hen ... Now and Then

duck - Out of Luck

pig ... Not Very Big,

man .... Helping Hand

donkey .. Horse Gone Wonkey

wife .. Run for My Live

son .... My Work is Done

song ... This is Too Long

 

The Wild Oak Tree

Love grow under the wild oak tree

Sugar flows like candy

Top of the mountain shines like gold

And you keep your little fella kinda handy

Dreams dreams sweet dreams

Under the wild oak tree-ee

Dreams dreams sweet dreams

One for you and me! So

Camp Songs

 

Backyard Treasures

(Tune:"Clementine")

In the backyard, there are treasures,

There are treasures all around,

If I look hard in my back yard,

All the treasures can be found.

Found some pine cones and an ant hill,

And a toad all squashed and dead.

I can hide them in my pocket,

And I'll keep them 'neath my bed.

Momma found them in my pocket,

So she yelled and screamed and cried.

"You can keep those rotten pine cones,

But can't keep the toad that died."

So I took them to the backyard,

To her flowerbed to rest.

I'm so glad she didn't find that

Beetle hidden in her desk!

 

Be Kind To Your Web-Footed Friends

(tune: Sousa march)

Be kind to your web-footed friends,

For a duck may be somebody's mother,

They live in a swamp all alone,

Where the weather is always damp.

You may think that this is the end,

It is, but to prove I'm a liar,

We're going to sing it again,

Only this time a little bit high-er

(Repeat)

Camp Minsi Song

(Tune: You're a Grand Old Flag)

You're a grand old camp, you're a wonderful camp

And you always and always will be.

When we're here with you, our dreams come true

Camp Minsi we're faithful to thee.

We have watched you grow, we have told you hello

And we never will say goodbye

Our hearts are true, we're all for you

Camp Minsi will never die -- Hey!

 

Camping

(Daisy)

Camping, camping, that's what we like to do

Ev'ry summer, we're off for a week or two

We never mind the weather

As long as we're together

But we don't approve of no room to move

In a hike-tent that's built for two

Campin' in the Rain

(Tune: Singin' in the Rain)

I'm campin' in the rain, just campin' in the rain.

The tent and campfire are soggy again.

The clouds in the sky are making me cry.

My waterlogged shoes may never get dry.

All the mud in the place is stuck on my face.

The frogs and the turtles are starting to race.

Oh, what should I do? I need a canoe.

A webbed--footed weasel swam off with my shoe.

I'm campin' in the rain; just campin' in the rain.

The good doctor said I've got water on the brain.

I can't light the fire. I'm stuck in the mire.

The lightning just knocked down the telephone wire.

I'm drownin' in the rain; just drownin' in the rain.

Won't it please stop raining --- I hate to complain.

My sleeping bag's wet. I'm starting to fret.

My life jacket wasn't the thing to forget.

I'm campin' in the rain; just campin' in the rain.

What a glorious feeling! Someone just plugged the drain.

The pre--cip--i--tate will now dis--a--pate.

The sun soon will dry up the puddle I hate.

No more campin' in the rain.

 

The Chigger

(Tune: Polly Wolly Doodle)

Oh, there was a little chigger

And he wasn't any bigger

Than the head of a tiny pin.

But the bump he raises

Just itches like the blazes,

And that's where the scratch comes in.

But the bump he raises

Just itches like the blazes,

And that's where the scratch comes in.

 

Dusty Road

Almost heaven, Pico Blanco,

Launtz Ridge Mountain, Little Sur River.

Life is old there, older than the redwoods, Younger than Mount Pice,

Growin' like a breeze.

(Chorus) 

Dusty roads, take me home,

To the place where I belong;

Pico Blanco Scout Reservation,

Take me home, Palo Colorado Canyon Road.

All the Whammies, gather 'round her, Doctor's daughter, Stranger to green water.

Dark and dusty, spin-art on the sky.

Miss the taste of bug juice, moon-pie in my eye. (Chorus)

I hear her voice in the mornin' hours she calle me. (LARS!)

The generator reminds me of my tent far away,

And drivin' down that windy road I get a feelin' I should have used the KYBO yesterday. Yesterday!

Flea Fly

This is a repeat song,

Flea,

Flea, fly

Flea, fly, mosquito

Mosquito.

Calamine, Calamine, Calamine lotion,

Oh, no, no, no, not the lotion,

Itchy, itchy, scratchy, scratchy,

Think I got one on my backy,

Quick get the bug spray,

I think he went that a way.

Chhh, ugh, I got that bug.

The Forest

(Tune: Heaven is a Wonderful Place)

Oh the forest is

A wonderful place

Filled With

Frogs and snakes

I wanna see a salamanders face

The forest is a wonderful place

I wanna go there!

 

Going to Day Camp

(Tune:"Oh, Susanna")

Chorus:

Going to Day Camp,

So don't you cry for me.

I'll come back good and dirty,

So you'll never know it's me.

I scrubbed the night before I left,

My hair was nice and clean.

My mother was so proud of me,

But not for long you see.

While hiking out at Day Camp,

I found the perfect pet.

But I had to leave my friend behind,

Because he scared the Vet.

 

Leaders

(Tune: Barges)

You can fill in the x's with three of your favorite (or least favorite) leaders.

*Chorus: Leaders, I would like to go with you

I would like to kiss a Boy Scout too

Leaders, please don't throw me in the lake

I don't want to get bitten by a polka-dotted snake

Out of my tent flap, looking in the night

I can see the leaders, oh what a sight!

Curlers in their hair and cold cream on their face

They look like something from outer space! *

Out of my tent flap looking in the night

I can see the leaders have a fight

xxxxxx is at the door, xxxxxx is on the floor

And xxxxxx is screaming, "More, More, More!"

Leaders, I would like to be like you

I would like to have some privileges too.

Leaders, have you cookies that you hold?

Do you share with Boy Scouts brave and bold.

Out of my tent flap looking in the night

I can see those leaders having a fight

Silently goes a pillow through the air

And someone's bikini underwear.

Leaders, I don't want to be with you.

I would probably end up black and blue.

Leaders, have you cookies that you hold?

Do you share with Boy Scouts good as gold.

Out at Camp Again

(Tune: On the Road Again)

Out at camp again,

We're so glad to be out at camp again.

The life we love is camping

with all of our friends.

We're so glad to be out at camp again.

Out at camp again,

Hiking places that we've never been.

Seeing things that we may never see again.

We're so glad to be out at camp again.

 

Out at camp again,

Like a band of gypsies we sing round the fire.

We're the best of friends

And as long as we're together,

We won't tire, won't tire.

Out at camp again,

We're so glad to be out at camp again.

The life we love is camping with all of our friends.

We're so glad to be out at camp again.

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:

 

 

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are Biting

(Tune: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp)

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are biting

Hey there fellows, I've got one!

And between my fingernails I will pinch his little tail

'Till he promises not to bite me on my thumb!

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are biting

Hey there fellows, I've got two

And between my fingernails I will pinch their little tails

'Till they promise not to bite me on my shoe!

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are biting

Hey there fellows, I've got three

And between my fingernails I will pinch their little tails

'Till they promise not to bite me on my knee!

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are biting

Hey there fellows, I've got four

And between my fingernails I will pinch their little tails

'Till they promise not to bite me anymore!

Summer Camp

[Tune: Green Grow the Rushes]

I'll sing you one-o,

we are the campers-o.

What is your one-o?

One is one for summer camp, and ever more shall be it so!

I'll sing you two-o,

we are the campers-o.

What is your two-o?

Two, two, tie dyed shirts, drying in the breeze-o

One is one for summer camp, and ever more shall be it so!

[Continue: adding each verse and repeating backwards to, "One is one for summer camp, and ever more shall be it so!"]

Three, three, the mosquitoes [ouch!];

Four for the icy waters;

Five for the kyacks 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 counselors.

 

 

Take Me Out of This Camp, Please!

Tune: "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Take me out of this camp, please

Take me out of this zoo

I'm sick and tired of arts and crafts

And diving off all the same crummy rafts

All we do is clean the latrines

No one lets us have any fun

So its run, run, run away from here

'Til we can go home.

 

When I first came here I liked it

That was two days ago

Since then I've made macaroni beads

Bracelets and rings out of dried pumpkin seeds

I've made earrings carved out of leather

Brooches and Pins what a joy

But these jewels mean nothing to me

Because I'm a Boy!

Trail's End Song

Tune: Frere Jacques

I am hungry, I am thirsty

When is lunch?, When is swim?

Have you seen my buddy?

Can I have my snack now?

Hug a tree, Can we eat?

 

 

Food Songs

All You Etta

All you etta, think of all you etta,

All you etta think of all you et.

(Group repeats the leader)

Think of all the ________ you et,

All the ________ , ________

All you et,

Ohhhh . . .

(repeat, using different foods each time starting with appetizers and continuing through dessert)

Apples and Bananas

I like to eat, I like to eat

I like to eat green apples and bananas

I like to eat, I like to eat

I like to eat green apples and bananas

Repeat changing all the vowels to a,e,i,o,u (ex: A lake ta ate, A lake ta ate...)

 

Apple Pie

(Tune: Old Apple Tree)

'Neath the crust of the old apple pie,

There is something for you and for I,

It may be a pin that the cook has dropped in,

Or it may be a nice little fly,

Or it may be an old rusty nail,

Or some hair from a pussy cat's tail,

But whatever it be, it's for you and for me,

'Neath the crust of the old apple pie.

 

 

Bug Juice 1

(Tune: Auld Lang Syne")

A slimy, slip'ry, slith'rin' bug

Went creeping up mom's mug.

It swam and floated like a boat

In one gulp down mother's throat.

She choked and coughed and turned bright blue-

Oh, what a lovely hue!

She screamed and raised an awful stink-

Now she'll look before she drinks!

Bug Juice 2

(tune: "On Top of Old Smokey")

At camp with the Boy Scouts

They gave us a drink,

We thought it was Kool-Aid,

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 Kool-Aid,

But the bugs that were in it,

Were murdered with Raid.

We drank by the gallons,

We drank by the tons,

But then the next morning,

We all had the runs.

Next time you drink bug juice,

And a fly drives you mad,

He's just getting even,

'Cause you swallowed his dad.

 

The Cannibal Song

(Tune:"Row, Row, Row Your Boat")

Stir, stir, stir the soup

Taste it with a spoon

Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy

Hope she'll be done soon.

Sniff, sniff, sniff the meat

Salt it like you should

Tasty, tasty, tasty, tasty

Humans taste so good.

Slurp, slurp, slurp it down

Never get enough

Hope we trap more humans soon

We're crazy 'bout this stuff.

Whew, phew, burp, I'm full

Think I'm going to pop

Phooey, phooey, phooey, phooey

Guess I'll have to stop.

Gosh, darn, golly gee

Wish it wasn't so

Oh, well, what the heck

Pass me one more toe.

 

Camp Menu Song

Today is Monday! Today is Monday!

Monday bread and butter

*and all you little Boy Scouts, we wish the best to you.

Tuesday - string beans *

Wedensday – sou-oop

Thursday – roast beef

Friday – fish

Saturday – pay day

Saunday – church

(During each chorus you repeat the other days: Ex. – Wednesday, sou-oop, Tueday, string beans, Monday bread and butter, and all you little Boy scouts, we wish the best to you! Etc.)

Chewy, Chewy

(Tune: "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep")

Chewy, chewy, bar-b-que.

tough and stringy, through and through.

Give me catsup, pepper too;

typical Scout camper's stew.

Stomach churning like the flu;

Where's my other hiking shoe?

Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips

(Supercallifragilisticexpiallidosius)

Chorus:

Chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes

Monkey legs and buzzard eggs and salamander thighs

Rabbit ears and camel rears and tasty toe-nail pies

Stir them all together, it's Mama's Soup Surprise.

Oh, when I was a little kid I never liked to eat,

Mama'd 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 want she said.

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 just the thing, I'll get it in a wink,

It's full of lots of protein, and vitamins I think."

 

 

Chopped Liver

(Sung to the tune of Moon River)

Chopped Liver, onions on the side

My social life has died, from me

My friends shun me, they out-run me,

The smell of my breath, is slow death, sad but true

My odors' twice as bad as beer,

And people who drink beer agree,

I know that my breath will not end,

Always I'll offend, my halitosis friends

Chopped liver, in me.

Condiments

(Tune:the Generic Army Marching Cadence) (leader sings a line, everyone repeats)

Mayonnaise mayonnaise sure is white

Wish I stayed in bed tonight!

Ketchup ketchup sure is red

Gee I wish I stayed in bed!

Mustard mustard sure is yellow

Gee I wish I knew a fellow!

Day - O

Day - o , Day - ay - ay - o

Day old bakery's the one for me

Day - o Day - ay - ay - o

Day old bakery's the one for me

Come Mr Baker man

Bake me some donuts

Day old bakery's the one for me

Year old twinkies still look fresh

Day old bakery's the one for me

Stay away from cream filled stuff

Day old bakery's the one for me

Eat the donuts the cops don't want

Day old bakery's the one for me

See some green stuff - just cut it off

Day old bakery's the one for me

Noon to six is 2 for 1

Day old bakery's the one for me

Donuts stale but coffee's HOT!

Day old bakery's the one for me

Apple fritters - they slide right down

Day old bakery's the one for me

Scooter pies and twinkies don't mix!

Day old bakery's the one for me

Come Mr Baker man

Bake me some donuts

And . . . this . . . time . . . can . . . some . . . be . . . fresh

 

Doughnut Shop

(Tune: Turkey in the Straw)

Oh I walked around the corner and

I walked around the block

And I walked right into a doughnut shop

I picked up a doughnut and

I shook of the grease

And I handed the lady a five cent piece.

We-e-e-ll she looked at the nickel

And she looked at me

And she said "Kind sir would you pardon me!"

"There's a hole in the nickel

And it goes right through."

And I said "There's a hole in the doughnut too."

"Thanks for the doughnut. Good day!"

 

Eats Song

(Tune:"Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here")

Soup, soup, we all want soup,

Tip your bowl and drain it,

let your front teeth strain it.

Hark, hark, that funny sound,

listen that slurping round.

Meat, meat, bring on the meat,

Fresh and juicy cow meat,

ham and pickled pig feet,

Veal, lamb and pork chops too,

any kind of meat will do.

Fish, fish, we must have fish,

We don't want it bony,

nor a little phony.

Fresh, fresh, we won't eat stale,

any kind of fish but whale.

Pie, pie, we all want pie,

apple, peach and cherry,

Cheese and huckleberry,

Mince, pie, is very fine,

That's the way that Boy Scouts dine!

 

 

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

McDonalds 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 bring 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

 

Food Terrible Food

(Tune: Food Glorious Food)

Food terrible food, burnt sausage and mustard

We're not in the mood for cold porridge and custard

Fried eggs with their edges black

What next is the question

We're all gonna suffer from indigestion

Food terrible food, those soggy old cornflakes

That lumpy fruit duff, that's all that our cook makes

We have to eat the stuff, don't want to be rude

But food - horrible food - sickening food - terrible food

 

Fried Ham

Fried ham, fried ham, cheese and baloney,

And after teh maccaroni we’ll have onions, pickles and pretzels,

Then we’ll have some more fried ham, fried ham, fried ham.

Next verse, same as the first, ____________, whole lot worse.

At the blank, add the "change" you'd like to do in the next verse, e.g." underwater", "a whole lot louder", "with a French accent", Hillbilly accent, etc.

Fruit Salad

(Divide your group into sections, each one takes a different verse. The verses are chanted, not sung. Bring the verses in one by one and then using your hand indicate whether the Fruit Salad should be loud or soft!)

 

Apples, peaches, pears and plums!

Apples, peaches, pears and plums!

Banana-na-na-na-na-na!

Banana-na-na-na-na-na!

Grapes, grapes, doo-ah doo-ah!

Grapes, grapes, doo-ah doo-ah!

Papaya, papaya, p-p-papaya!

Papaya, papaya, p-p-papaya!

Watermelon, watermelon, <spit out seed> <spit out seed>

Watermelon, watermelon, <spit out seed> <spit out seed>

Raspberry, raspberry, ( phthhh phthhh phthhh)

Raspberry, raspberry, ( phthhh phthhh phthhh)

 

Go Bananas

This song is sung when, for example, during a meal at camp a group of kids gets together and shouts "Bananas!" The counselors all stand up and yell...

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

Great Green Globs

 

Version One:

Great green globs of

Greasy, grimy gopher guts

Munched up monkey meat

Little birdies' dirty feet

French-fried eyeballs

Swimming in a pool of barf

And I forgot my spoon

 

Version Two:

Great green globs of

Greasy, grimy gopher guts

Mutilated monkey feet

Chopped up baby parakeet

French fried eyeballs

Sailing in a cream puff

Oops! I forgot my spoon...

Ground Round

(Sung to the tune Downtown by Petula Clark)

When you eat meat but hate the meat that you're eating

then you've surely got, GROUND ROUND

It's so unnerving when they're constantly serving

in an eating spot, GROUND ROUND

I may be called a chopped steak, a salisbury or beef patty

No matter what it's called it's always overcooked and fatty

What can you do?

Go up to your waiter there, and loudly pound on your table,

stand up on your chair, and shout:

GROUND ROUND, always you're serving me,

GROUND ROUND, always you're conning me,

GROUND ROUND, why must it always be,

GROUND ROUND, Ground Round, ground round...

 

 

Jam O

I'll sing you jam O

Green grow the rushes O

What is your jam O

Jam is jam and all the same

And ever more shall be so

I'll sing you beans O

Green grow the rushes O

What is your jam O

Pork and beans in a little round tin

Sauce on top and in between

Jam is jam and all the same

And ever more shall be so

I'll sing you margarine

Green grow the rushes O

What is your jam O

Marg marg margarine

Pork and beans in a little round tin

Sauce on top and in between

Jam is jam and all the same

And ever more shall be so

Also:

Prunes in a sea of custard

Roast beef cooked in a baby's bath

Cocoa in the evening

Tums after every meal

Junk Food

(Tune: "Alouette" - An accumulating song)

*Chorus: Junk food, junk food; it's my favorite snack treat.

Junk food, junk food; frozen, fried, or sweet.

Will I eat an ice cream cone?

Yes, while my mom's on the phone.

On the phone; ice cream come; oh, oh, oh, oh, *

Will I chew some bubble gum?

If my mother gives me some.

Gives me some; bubble gum;

On the phone; ice cream cone, oh, oh, oh, oh, *

Will I munch potato chips?

Yes. with several kinds of dips

Kinds of dips; potato chips;

Gives me some; bubble gum:

On the phone; ice cream cone; oh, oh, oh, oh, *

Will I eat a chocolate bar?

For chocolate, I would travel far.

Travel far; chocolate bar;

Kinds of dips; potato chips;

Gives me some; bubble gum;

On the phone; ice cream cone; oh, oh, oh, oh, *

K-K-K-Katy

(Variation)

Mo-mo-mosquito, bloody mosquito

You're the only b-b-b-bug that I abhor

When the m-m-moon shines over the campsite

I will scratch my b-b-b-bites until they're sore

Ch-ch-ch-chicken, a la-la king-en

You're so g-g-g-good I want some more

When b-banquet is all over

I'll be waiting at the b-b-b-bathroom door

G-g-g-grapefruit, belligerent grapefruit

You're the only f-f-f-fruit that I detest

When I sp-spoon you from the rind

All the j-j-j-juice squirts right out on my vest

I-i-i-ice cream, c-c-c-cake-um

You're the very f-f-f-food that I adore

When I've f-finished with my salad

P-p-p-please come through the k-k-k-kitchen door

 

Let There Be Peas

(Tune:"Let There be Peace on Earth")

Let there be peas on Earth,

And take away broccoli;

Let there be peas on Earth,

For peas are what's meant to be.

Peas are delicious,

Round and firm and sweet;

Broccoli looks like a forest,

And trees were not meant to eat!

Please let there be peas on Earth,

But rid it of broccoli.

I'd like all peas on Earth,

But never the broccoli.

So, eat some peas,

Bring me some peas,

Peas are the best for me!

Let there be peas on Earth,

But take all the broccoli!

Milk

Don't give me no pop, no pop

Don't give me no tea, no tea

Just give me that milk,

Moo, moo, moo, moo, moo

Wisconsin Milk,

Moo, moo, moo, moo, moo

Give me a long M (Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm)

Give me a short M (Mm)

Give me a long I (Iiiiiiiiiiii)

Give me a short I (Ii)

Give me a long L (Lllllllllll)

Give me a short L (Ll)

Give me a long K (Kkkkkkkkkkk)

Give me a short K (Kk)

Give me a long MILK

Give me a short MILK

My Stomach Has Had It

(tune : "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean")

My breakfast lies over the ocean,

My dinner lies over the sea,

My stomach is in a commotion,

Don't mention my supper to me.

Chorus:

Bring back, bring back,

Oh bring Back my bucket to me, to me,

Bring back, bring back,

Oh bring Back my bucket to me, to me!

I really felt rotten this morning,

They tell me I really looked pale,

My stomach gave adequate warning,

To lean far out over the rail.

The sound of a stomach in motion,

A murmuring noise inside me,

I looked down and there on the water,

Was breakfast and dinner and tea.

 

 

No Bananas In The Sky

(Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes)

There are no bananas in the sky, In the sky

There are no bananas in the sky, In the sky

There's a sun and moon, And coconut cream pie

But there are no bananas in the sky, In the sky

No - Action of sweeping hands from crossed position across the chest outwards and away form the body

Bananas - Action of peeling a banana

Sky - Action of pointing upwards towards the sky

Sun - Action of putting hands against side of head palms facing forwards to make the shape of the sun

Moon - Action of putting hands to one side of head to make a pillow for the head to rest on as if asleep

Coconut cream pie - Action of feeding a hand sized pie into mouth

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!

 

Peanut Butter

Chorus: Peanut! Peanut Butter! and Jelly!

Peanut! Peanut Butter! and Jelly!

Peanuts!

First you take the peanuts and you

Pick ‘em, you Pick ‘cm, you pick ‘em, pick ‘cm, pick ‘em

Then you smash ‘cm, you smash ‘cm

You smash ‘em, smash ‘cm~ smash ‘em

Then you spread ‘em, you spread ‘em

You spread ‘em, spread ‘em spread ‘em. *

Grapes!

First you take the grapes and you Pick ‘em

You pick ‘em, you pick ‘em, pick ‘em, pick ‘em

Then you smash ‘em, you smash ‘em,

You smash ‘em, smash ‘em, smash ‘em

Then you spread ‘em, you spread ‘em

You spread ‘em, spread ‘em, spread ‘em *

Bread!

First you take the bread and you kneed it, you kneed it, you kneed it, kneed it, kneed it;

Then you bake it, you bake it, you bake it, bake it, bake it;

Then you slice it, you slice it, you slice it, slice it, slice it. **

Sandwich!

First you take the sandwich and you

Make it, you make it, you make it, make it, make it

Then you bite it, you bite it

You bite it, bite it, bite it

Then you chew it, you chew it

You chew it, chew it, chew it. *

(Final Chorus w/ peanut butter stuck to the roof of mouth.)

 

Piece of Pie

(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."

Pizza

(Repeated like "Flea")

Sauce

Sauce, cheese

Anchovies

Pizza

Eat alota, eat alota, eat alota pizza

Oh, no, don't drop the pizza

If you drop the pizza, nobody eatzza

Pizza and coke is scumdillishous

Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, burp!

Pork and Beans

Tune: My Bonnie

Last night as I lay on my pillow,

Last night as I lay on my bed,

A poor boy rose up and expounded,

I'll just tell you all that he said.

Chorus: Pork and beans, pork and beans,

Sold in those little round tins, round tins,

Pork and beans, pork and beans,

Sold in those little round tins.

He said, "Oh my stomach is aching,

And I've got a pain in my head,

My legs and my arms they are quaking,

I cannot lie still in my bed."

"I'm sorry I ate such a dinner,

Of pork and beans - nine tines,

I, like a poor young sinner,

Am suffering for my sins."

Porridge Tragedy

(Tune:Clementine)

In a camp down in the country

Dwelt some Scouts on holiday.

23 there were in number

Quite enough to take away.

In the camp, there was a Boy Scout

Who was like most macho boys.

He was either up to mischief

Or was kicking up a noise.

Rose he early every morning

At precisely half past four,

Then he'd go out and shout some war cries

Far too near the Leader’s door.

Then the Leader’, then the Leader’,

Soon began to jump and roar.

Just because that silly Boy Scout

Wouldn't let him belch and snore.

So he made the early riser

Take the porridge spoon and stir

First explaining how to do it

Lest an accident occur.

Then the Boy Scout, very anxious

Thought the porridge he could smell.

Put his head into the dixie,

Lost his balance, in he fell.

Saw his head above the porridge

He was looking mighty red.

How he wished that he'd kept silent,

And kept to his little bed.

When the Scouts went down for breakfast,

There were only 22.

Though the Leader called it porridge

They all thought that it was stew.

All you Boy Scouts, old and youthful,

Bear in mind this story sad.

Never spoil your Leader’s slumber.

Lest your fate should be as bad.

Quartermaster Store

Chorus:

My eyes are dim, I cannot see

I have not brought my specks with me

I have not brought my spectacles with me

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.

ants... Running through your pants,

Apes . . . eating all the grapes.

Beans . . . as big as submarines.

beans...That make you feel so mean,

Bear . . . with curlers in its hair.

Bees ... with little knobby knees.

Bread . . . with great big lumps like lead.

Buffaloes . . . with hair between their toes.

Butter . . . running in the gutter.

Cakes . . . that give us tummy aches.

Cheese . . . that makes you want to sneeze.

Chicken...the sight which makes you sicken,

Coke . . . enough to make you choke.

Eggs, eggs on little bandy legs...

Fishes . . . washing all the dishes

Flies . . . swarming 'round the pies

Foxes . . . stuffed in little boxes.

Frogs...Sitting on the logs,

Geek, ...Sitting by the creek,

Girls,...,Playing with their curls, ...

Goats . . . eating all the oats

Gravy... Rejected by the navy,

Kippers, kippers that go about in slippers...

La-dy-bugs, running through the mugs, ...

Lard . . . they sell it by the yard.

Lice, ...Bigger than the mice, ..

llamas, llamas, llamas wearing pink pajamas...

Meat...that knocks you off your feet,

Mice . . . running through the rice.

Moths . . . eating through the cloths

Owls . . . shredding paper towels.

Pepsi . . . that gives you apoplexy

Pie...That makes you want to die,

Roaches . . . sleeping in the coaches

Scouts . . . eating Brussels sprouts

Snakes . . . as big as garden rakes.

Soot . . . they grow it by the foot.

Staffers, ...Climbing in the rafters, ..

Steak, steak that keeps us all awake...

Tea, that taste just like the sea

Turtles . . . wearing rubber girdles.

Ravioli

(Tune:"Alouette") *Alternate for Ravioli ... "Camp Spaghetti" – sung in the mess hall

Ravioli, I like ravioli;

Ravioli, it's so good for me.

Do I have it in my hair?

Yes you have it in your hair.

In my hair?

OHHH...

Ravioli, I like ravioli;

Ravioli, it's so good for me.

 

Ravioli, I like ravioli;

Ravioli, it's so good for me.

Do I have it on my chin?

Yes you have it on your chin.

On my chin?

In my hair?

OHHH...

Ravioli, I like ravioli;

Ravioli, it's so good for me.

 

Continue with: Tie, shirt, skirt (pants), shoes, socks, floor. Repeat the items mentioned with each verse sung.

Sandwich Song

(Battle Hymn of the Republic)

I walk into a restaurant

And t his 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"

 

 

Shoe Fly Pie

Shoe fly pie and apple pan-dowdy

Makes your eyes light up and

Your stomach say howdy.

Shoe fly pie and apple pan-dowdy,

I never get enough of that wonderful stuff.

Mama, won’t you bake ...

Sweet Mama, for my sake ...

Hey Mama, Go to the oven and get some ever lovin’ -

Shoe fly pie and apple pan-dowdy...

 

Shortnin' Bread

Put on the skillet, slip on the lid,

Mama's gonna make a little short'nin' bread.

That ain't all she's gonna do,

Mama's gonna make a little coffee, too.

*Mama's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin',

Mama's little baby loves short'nin' bread,

Mama's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin',

Mama's little baby loves short'nin' bread.

Three little children, lyin' in bed

Two were sick and the other 'most dead

Sent for the doctor and the doctor said,

"Give those children some short'nin' bread." *

When those children, sick in bed,

Heard that talk about short'nin' bread,

They all got up and began to shout

Laughin' and a-singin' and a-dancin' about. *

Slip to the kitchen, slip up the lid,

Filled my pockets full of short'nin' bread;

Stole the skillet, stole the lid,

Stole the gal makin' short'nin' bread. *

Caught me with the skillet, caught me with the lid,

Caught me with the gal makin' short'nin' bread;

Paid six dollars for the skillet, six dollars for the lid,

Spent six months in jail eatin' short'nin' bread. *

The Soup Song

(Tune: Polly Wolly Doodle)

Oh I had some tea and soup called pea.

I was eating chicken noodle all day.

I found a big bone and was eating minestrone.

I was eating chicken noodle all day.

I felt good, I felt good, I felt real good today.

I had a big banana and I went to Soup Havana

I was eating chicken noodle all day.

I had tomato soup and baked potato soup.

I was eating chicken noodle all day.

I had a soup tornado and then a soup Alfredo.

I was eating chicken noodle all day.

I felt good, I felt good, I felt real good today.

I had a big banana and I went to soup Havana.

I was eating chicken noodle all day.

I don't want a card but some soup with Swiss Chard.

I want a Lamborgini and a soup with tortellini.

I was eating chicken noodle all day.

I felt good, I felt good, I felt real good today.

I had a big banana and I went to soup Havana.

I was eating chicken noodle all day!!

I was eating chicken noodle all the day! Hey!

 

Watermelon Song

You can plant a watermelon over my grave

And let the juice (SLUURP) slip through!

You can plant a watermelon over my grave

And that's all you have to do (be do be do be do)

Chocolate chip cookies taste so fine

But there's nothing like the taste of a watermelon RIIIIIIND!

Oh, you can plant a watermelon over my grave

And let the juice (SLUUURP) slip through!

 

Graces

Addams Family Grace

(Tune:"The Addams Family")

*Note: Cross arms when snapping fingers

 

Na na na nah (snap, snap)

Na na na nah (snap, snap)

Na na na nah (x3, snap, snap)

We thank the Lord for giving

The food we need for living

Be with us while we eat it,

Because we really need it

Na na na nah (sna,snap)

Na na na nah (snap, snap)

Na na na nah (x3, snap, snap) Dig In!

Optional Verses: Choose one

We thank you for our food Lord

For Mom & Dad and You Lord

We thank you for our food Lord

That gets us through the day!

We're thirsty and we're hungry

Want something in our tummy

The food looks mighty yummy

And so we thank the Lord.

We thank you Lord for giving

The food we need for living

For friends, fun and family

We thank you now oh Lord

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 Lord for giving,

The things we need for living

The food, the fun, the friendship,

The Boy Scout Family.

We thank you Lord for giving,

The food we need for living

And all our sins forgiven

And so we thank the Lord

We thank you for this food, Lord

For mom and dad and me, Lord

We thank you for this food, Lord

To get us through the day

We know that God is great

We know that God is good

We know that we should

Thank Him for our food.

We thank You, Lord for giving

The things we need for living

Like food and fun and friendship,

We thank You, Lord, today.

 

Alphabet Grace

(Tune:the first two lines of "The Alphabet Song")

A-B-C-D-E-F-G

Thank you, God for feeding me.

 

 

Amazing Grace

Tune: Amazing Grace

Amazing grace how great Thou art,

You meet my every need,

You quench my thirst,

You guard my home,

My soul and body feed.

Amen

Tune: Amen

A- Amen, A- Amen, A- Amen, Amen, Amen.

Hear the little children

A- Amen, Standing at the table,

A- Amen, Asking for your blessing

A- Amen, Amen!

Apples...

(Tune: ABCD)

Apples, tomatoes, potatoes, and peas

Thank you lord for all of these

Auld Lang Syne Grace

Tune: Auld Lang Syne

For all the bounty He provides,

Let us give Him thanks and praise.

Let's keep Him always in our hearts

As we live our Boy Scout days.

Back of the Bread

Back of the bread is the flour

And back of the flour is the mill

And back of the mill is the wind And the rain and the Father's will

Be Present At Our Table, Lord

(Tune: Doxology or Chim Chim Cheree)

Be present at out table Lord,

Be here and everywhere adored.

These mercies bless and grant that we

May live in fellowship with Thee.

Other last lines:

May live in harmony with Thee

May feast in Paradise with Thee.

May strengthened for Thy service be.

May spend ourt lives in serving Thee.

 

Be Present At Our Table

Tune: Chim Chim Cher-ee

Be present at our table Lord

Be here and everywhere adored

For food and drink and happy days

Accept our gratitude and praise.

Bed is Too Small

Bed is too small for my tiredness

Bring me a hilltop with trees

Tuck a cloud up under my chin

Wind*, blow the moon out, please

Rock me to sleep in a cradle of dreams

Sing me a lullaby of leaves

Tuck a cloud up under my chin

Wind*, blow the moon out please.

 

Bless Our Food

Tune: Make New Friends

Bless our food

We share with friends today.

Grant us peace

And Love along the way.

Bless This Food

Tune: Jingle Bells

Bless this food,

Bless this food,

Bless this very meal.

God you are so good to me,

This is how I feel.

 

Bless This Food

Tune: Edelweiss

Bless this food for our use,

Come O Lord and sit with us;

Make our hearts grow in peace,

Bring your love to surround us.

Friendship and peace,

May you bloom and grow,

Bloom and grow forever.

Bless our homes, bless our friends,

Bless our Boy Scouts together.

Bless This Food

Tune: Row Row Row Your Boat

Bless, bless, bless this food

Bless all present here.

And help us now to spread your love

To people far and near.

Bless Us Everyone

Tune: Jingle Bells

Bless this day bless this food

Bless us everyone

Guide us as we go our way

And fill our day with fun.

Bless This House

Tune: Edelweiss

Bless this house, bless this bread,

Come O Lord and sit with us;

Make our hearts grow in peace,

Bring your love to surround us.

Friendship and love, may they bloom and grow,

Bloom and grow forever.

Bless our friends, bless us all,

Bless our Boy Scouts together.

 

Blessing Hymn 2

Tune: Edelweiss

Bless our food, bless our friends

Come oh Lord and sit with us.

Make our talk glow with peace

Come with your love to surround us.

Friendship and peace

May they bloom and grow

Bloom and grow forever.

Bless our food, bless our friends,

Bless our dear land forever.

 

 

Blessing Hymn  1

Tune: Edelweiss

Come dear Lord, be our guest

As we gather together.

May our heart glow with love,

Keep us close to you ever.

Friendship and joy, may they bloom and grow,

Bloom and grow forever,

Bless our homes, bless our friends,

Bless our common endeavors.

Thank you God, for this day,

Bless all those who greet it.

May your love glow with peace,

May your love go forth from us.

Friendship and peace may they bloom and grow,

Bloom and grow forever.

Bless our friends, bless our work

Bless each of us forever.

 

 

 

 

Bless Our Friends

(Tune:"Edelweiss")

 

Bless our friends, bless our food,

Come, O Lord, and sit with us.

May our talk glow with peace,

Bring Your love to surround us.

Friendship and peace, may it bloom and grow,

Bloom and grow forever;

Bless our friends, bless our food,

Bless our loved ones forever.

Boy Scout Grace

(Turkey In the Straw)

Oh, I am a Boy Scout

So I say Grace when I eat.

Whether it's a full meal or a tasty little treat.

I can sing it, I can say it or sign it silently.

My grace is a thank you to God from me!

Please bless this good food and me!

Breakfast Prayer

(spoken, not sung)

Dear Lord,

Keep us from being like porridge

Slow to boil and hard to stir

Make us like Corn Flakes

Always prepared and ready to serve!

Circles of Love

(The Old Gray Mare)

The circles Common in my family.

Raining down from every tree,

Filling me with energy,

We hold hands to form a world of Harmony,

Singing the circles of Love.of Love are

Do Lord

Do Lord, oh do Lord

Oh do accept from me, Oh Lordy,

Do Lord, oh do Lord

Oh do accept from me, Oh Lordy,

Do Lord, oh do Lord,

Oh do accept from me

The thanks I give to Thee.

Do Wah Diddy

(There she goes just a walkin' down the street .)

Thank you Lord for the food that we receive,

Singing doo wa diddy diddy dum diddy doo.

Thanks to Thee for bread and butter and the meat,

Singing doo wa ditty diddy dum diddy doo.

Looks good (looks good)

Tastes Fine (taste fine)

Looks good, tastes fine

And we praise God for all time!

Singing doo wa diddy diddy dum diddy do.

Do We Ever?

(Waltzing Matilda )

Do we ever stop and pray

For the food we've had today,

Counting all our blessings one by one.

We are privileged to be here

Living out our Promise dear

Let us sing praises to our God.

Praise be to God

Praise be to God

Extending friendships far and near

They will live forever

Though we're not together.

Praise be to God

For our blessings here.

*The first half is sung to the verse tune and the second to the chorus tune.

 

Flintstones Grace

Tune: Flintstones Theme Song

God is -- great -- and God is -- good

And let us thank Him for our food.

God is -- great -- and God is -- good

And let us thank Him for our food.

Amen. Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-men.

Amen. Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-men.

God is -- great -- and God is -- good

And let us thank Him for our...

We'll thank Him for our...

We'll thank Him for our food!

 

For Goodness

(She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain)

Let us all thank God for goodness at this meal, (at this meal)

Let us all thank God for goodness at this meal, (at this meal)

Let us all thank God for goodness,

Let us all thank God for goodness,

Let us all thank God for goodness at this meal.

For Health and Strength

(can also be sung as a round)

For health and strength

And daily food

We praise thy name

Oh Lord

In this our camp/house

And all our days

Thy presence

Be adored

We praise thy name

We praise thy name

We praise thy name

O Lord

 

Friends

(Johnnie Appleseed Grace)

Oh, the Lord is good to us

And so we thank the Lord

For giving us the best of friends

The kind of love that never ends

The Lord is good to us.

From My Heart

Heart and Soul

From my heart

I give God thanks and praise.

From my heart For all these happy days.

Thankful for all the gifts I hold (long pause)

Thanks from my heart and soul!

Fruit From the Tree

(Tune: Animal Crackers In My Soup )

Fruit from the tree, and from the vine

Bread from the oven, tastes divine.

Gosh, oh gee but I have fun,

Counting my blessings one by one.

God is so very good to me,

Sends me strength and energy,

Thank you God eternally.

God Made the Mountains

Tune: I Love the Mountains

God made the mountains,

God made the rolling hills,

God made the flowers,

God made the daffodils,

God made the field of wheat,

For all the bread we eat,

Allelu-, allelu-, allelu-, alleluia

Allelu-, allelu-, allelu-, alleluia

(repeat and fade out.)

 

God is Great

(Tune: "Rock Around the Clock")

God is great, God is good

And we're gonna thank Him for our food

We're gonna thank Him morning, noon and night

We're gonna thank You, Lord,

you're outta sight!

Amen! Amen amen amen!

God's Word

(Morning Has Broken)

God's word is spoken,

Goodness surrounds me.

My word unbroken,

He sees my soul.

I praise Him with music,

I praise Him with laughter,

And 'til the hereafter,

I'll thank Him each day!

Golden Rule Grace

Goin' To Leave Ol' Texas (Old Texas)

I'm goin' to break [ I'm goin' to break ]

This bread with friends [This bread with friends]

Pray I please God [Pray I please God]

Before this day ends. [ Before this day ends ]

I'll try my best [ I'll try my best ]

To live this day [ To live this day ]

By the Golden Rule [ By the Golden Rule ]

Each and every way! [Each and every way! ]

 

 

Gratitude Grace

(Tune: Doxology or Chim Chim Cheree)

Lord gratitude we offer all,

Who labor that we may be fed;

O, dignify our toil for them.

Bring kinship through our daily bread.

 

He Hears

(Tune: On Top Of Old Smokey)

My God is so great

And I am so small,

But it doesn't matter

He hears when I call!

He hears when I whisper,

He hears when I shout

He hears my "thank you"

'Cause I'm a Boy Scout.

 

 

Hark to the Chimes

Hark to the chimes

Come bow your head

Thanks be to God

Who gives us bread

Amen

Johnny Appleseed

Oh, the Lord's been good to me.

And so I thank the Lord

For giving me the things I need

The sun, the rain and the apple seed;

Oh, the Lord's been good to me.

For every seed I sow

An apple tree will grow

And there will be apples there

Enough for the whole wide world to share

The Lord is good to me

I owe the Lord so much

For everything I see

I'm certain if, it weren't for him,

There'd be no apples on this here limb

Oh, He's been good to me.

Oh, and every seed I sow

Will grow into a tree.

And someday there'll be apples there

For everyone in the world to share.

The Lord is good to me.

(Different tune)

Oh, here I am 'neath the blue, blue sky

Doing as I please.

Singing with my feathered friends

Humming with the bees.

I wake up every day,

As happy as can be,

Because I know that with His care

My apple trees, they will still be there.

The Lord's been good to me.

I wake up every day

As happy as can be,

Because I know the Lord is there

Watchin' over all my friends and me

The Lord is good to me.

 

Keep Me

(Tammy)

Eternal Spirit, please hear my prayer.

Keep me, keep me in your tender care.

Bless all the children, by day and by night.

Keep me, keep me in your guiding light.

 

Kookaburra Grace

(Kookaburra)

Scouts, come and join in a grace with me *

Thanking God for all to see

Praise Him, O Praise Him

In humility.

*Round, parts come in here.

Lovely Treat

(This Old Man)

Bread and jam, bread and jam,

I am grateful, yes I am

I thank God kindly for the food I eat

Thank Him for this lovely treat.

May God Bless

(Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be)

May God bless the Scouts at this meeting

May God bless the food we are eating

May God bless the ones who are leading

May God bless Boy Scouts everywhere.

My God

(My Guy)

Before every meal- I show how I feel to my God,

There's nothing you can bet, that'll make me forget - To thank- My God

I gave my Boy Scout word of Honor

To serve my God-and I'm gonna

So I'm tellin' it came from the start

The praise comes from my heart to my God!! What you say?

My God! Who? (softer) My God!

Yeah!

Orchard and Ocean

(Tell Me Why)

Orchard and ocean, farm and field

We thank our maker for all they yield.

For earth and water, for flower and seed

We thank you God in thought, word and deed.

Our Father

(Tune: "Frere Jacques")

Our Father, Our Father

Once again, once again

We would ask your blessing,

We would ask your blessing

Amen, amen

 

Praise Ye The Lord

Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia

Praise ye the Lord

Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia

Praise ye the Lord

Praise ye the Lord

Alleluia

Praise ye the Lord

Alleluia

Praise ye the Lord

Alleluia

Praise ye the Lord!

 

Rainbow Grace

(Sing a Rainbow)

Red, and yellow, and pink, and green,

Purple, and orange, and blue.

We thank God for rainbows,

And good friends, and good food too!

 

Rock You Grace

(Tune:"We Will Rock You")

Heavenly Father, LORD and King,

You provide us with everything.

We've got Food on our plate,

Tastin' great.

Thank you for the food we already ate.

Singing thank you Father, thank you!

Thank you Father, thank you!

Someone

There Is a Tavern in the Town

There is someone who thinks of me

(thinks of me)

And makes me happy as can be (as can be)

A-and gives me bread, a place to rest my head,

The joy of friends and family!

(spoken) Thank you, Lord!

Spirit Eternal

(Pop Goes the Weasel)

God almighty,

Father of all

God the Spirit Eternal

Bless us each, one and all

Spirit Eternal.

Bless the children gathered about,

Bless adults, who lead them,

Bless the children 'round the world,

Please help feed them.

 

Thank Thee, Heavenly Father

(Jacob's Ladder)

Thank Thee, Thank Thee, Heavenly Father,

For Thy blessings, as we gather,

Give us peace and understanding,

Bless us all, O Lord.

(this can also be sung to the tune of Reuben)

Thank the Lord

(I'm a Little Teapot)

I am strong and healthy, thank the Lord.

I have bread, room and board

I have good friends and family

God takes very good care of me.

Thank You

(Tune: Doxology or Chim Chim Cheree)

We thank You God for each new day

For flowers strewn along the way

For blessings spread before us now

With grateful hearts our heads we bow.

 

Thank You Lord

(Tune:"Edeweiss")

Thank you Lord, on this day

For our many good blessings

Thank you Lord, on this day

For our many great friendships.

Glory to God, may you hear our prayer

Guide us on forever

Thank you Lord, on this day

For our blessings and friendships.

Lord we ask, as we go

Into all of life's pathways,

That each day we may know

You are calling us onward.

Glory to God may you hear our prayer,

Lead us on forever

So each day we may know

You are leading us onward.

Grant us Lord, on this day

Deeper insights and challenge

That each day, we may grow

In faith, and knowledge, and wisdom.

Glory to God may you hear our prayer,

Guide us on forever,

Grant us Lord on this day

Deeper insights and challenge.

Thanks Be To God

(Tune: "Windy")

Thanks be to God, the Father Almighty

Thanks be to God, who gives us this bread

Thanks be to God, the Spirit eternal

Thanks be to God forever

Thanks to God

(Tune: Taps)

Thanks to God, for our food

For our milk, for our stew, for our bread.

God is joy, God is love

Bow your head.

Today

Today, God our Father,

We thank you in prayer,

And ask you to bless

All the food that we share.

We ask you to keep us in your tender care.

Guide us this day, to choose the right way.

Amen.

 

Time To Eat

Ain't She Sweet

Time to eat,

Boy Scout snack time is a treat!

We thank God for his generosity—

Time to eat!

or

Time to eat,

Thankful Boy Scouts in each seat!

We thank You for your generosity-

Time to eat!

 

 

Wayfarer's Grace

by Elizabeth Worsfold

For all the glory of the way.

For Thy protection, night and day.

For roof-tree, fire and bed and board.

For friends and home, we thank Thee, Lord.

This can also be sung to For The Beauty of the Earth (Dix) 

We Know, We Know

(Tune: Hi Ho Hi Ho)

We know, we know,

From whom all blessing flow

We thank him then

We say Amen

We know, we know!

 

We Thank You Father

(Tune: "Lord of the Dance")

We thank you Father for our evening meal

For fun and friends and the happiness we feel

For blessing and guidance and love we pray

Be with us tomorrow and each new day

 

 

Yankee Doodle Grace

(Tune: "Yankee Doodle")

We thank you Lord for daily bread

For rain and sunny weather

We thank you Lord for this our food

And that we are together

Thank you, thank you, thank you Lord

Thank you, thank you, thank you Father

Thank you Lord for this our food

And that we are together.

 

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Grace

(Tune:"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah")

Zip a dee do dah, Zip a dee ay,

We are grateful for your blessings today.

We've plenty to eat, to drink and to share,

We sit at your table and see love everywhere.

 

 

 

 

Oldies But Goodies

 

Alone Again (Naturally)

 

Within a little while from now

If I’m not feeling any less sour

I promise myself to treat myself

And visit a nearby tower

And climbing to the top

Will throw myself off

In an effort to make it clear to who

Ever what it’s like when you’re shattered

Left standing in the lurch by the church

Where people saying:

"My God, that’s tough

She’s stood him up"

No point in us remaining

You may as well go home

Cause I did on my own

Alone again, naturally

To think that only yesterday

I was cheerful, bright and gay

Looking forward to wouldn’t do

The role I was about to play

But as if to knock me down

Reality came around

And without so much, as a mere touch

Cut me into little pieces

Leaving me to doubt

Talk about God and His mercy

Or if He really does exist

Why did He desert me?

And in my hour of need

I truly am indeed

Alone again, naturally

It seems to me that there are more hearts

Broken in the world that can’t be mended

Left unattended

What do we do? What do we do?

And looking back over the years

When everyone stands and fears

I remember I cried when my father died

Never wishing to dry the tears

And at sixty-five years old

My mother, God rest her soul,

Couldn’t understand why the only man

She had ever loved had been taken

Leaving her to stop

With the a heart so badly broken

Despite encouragement from me

No words were ever spoken

And when she passed away

I cried and cried all day

Alone again, naturally

Alone again, naturally

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.

 

Bicycle Built for Two

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true

I'm half crazy over the love of you

It won't be a stylish marriage

I can't afford a carriage

But you look sweet, upon the seat

Of a bicycle built for two

Davey, Davey here is your answer true:

You're half-crazy if you think

I would marry you!

If you can't afford a carriage,

You can't afford a marriage,

‘cause I won’t be jammed, and I won’t be crammed

On a bicycle built for two!

 

Blowing in the Wind

How many roads must a man walk down

Before they call him a man

How many seas must a white dove sail

Before she sleeps in the sand

How many times must the cannon balls fly

Before they're forever banned

Chorus:

The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

The answer is blowin' in the wind

How many years can a mountain exist

Before they're washed to the sea

How many years can some people exist

Before they're allowed to be free

How many times can a man turn his head

And pretend that he just doesn't see

How many times must a man look up

Before he reaches the sky

How many ears must one man have

Before he can hear people cry

How many deaths will it take till he knows

That too many people have died

Camptown Races

The Camptown ladies sing this song: Doo-dah! Doo-dah!

Camptown racetrack's five miles long. Oh! Doo-dah day!

I came down there with my hat caved in. Doo-dah! Doo-dah!

I went back home with a pocket full of tin. Oh! Doo-dah day!

Chorus

Going to run all night!Going to run all day!

I'll bet my money on the bobtail nag - Somebody bet on the bay.

The long-tail filly and the big black horse ...

They fly the track and they both cut across ...

The blind horse wallowed in a big mud hole ...

Can't touch bottom with a ten foot pole. ...

Old muley cow came onto the track ...

The bobtail flung her over his back ...

They flew along like a railroad car ...

Running a race with a shooting star ...

See them flying on a ten-mile heat ..

Round the racetrac, then repeat ..

I won my money on the gbobtail nag ...

I keep my money in an old tow bag ...

 

The Cat Came Back

The cat came back the very next day

Oh, the cat came back

They thought be was a goner,

But the cat came back

He just couldn’t slay away, away, away

Yeah! Yeah Yeah!

Old man Johnson had some problems of his own

He had a yellow cat that just

wouldn’t leave him alone,

He tried and he tried to give that cat away

He gave it to a man going far, far away.

Gave that cat to a nun gain’ way out west

Told him to give it to the one he loved best

Train jumped the track,

And then it jumped the trail.

And no one’s left alive today to tell the gory tale.*

Gave the cat to a boy with a five dollar note

Told him to take it up the river in a boat.

Tied a rock around its neck that weighted a

hundred pounds.

Now they drag the river for the little boy who drowned. *

Gave the cat to a man goin’ up in a balloon.

Told him to take it to the man in the moon.

Balloon touched down about ninety miles away

And where the man is today no one can say.*

The man around the corner said he’d shoot that cat on sight

So he loaded up his gun with two sticks of dynamite.

He waited and he waited for that cat to come around

Ninety-seven pieces of the man was all they found. *

Old man Johnson really wanted that cat dead,

So he took a stick of dynamite and taped it to his head.

He took him to the field out behind the old barn,

And now old man Johnson doesn’t have any arms. *

A-bomb dropped just the other day.

H-bomb followed in the very same way

China went, Russia went, then the USA.

The whole human race was up and gone without a trace.*

 

 

Cockles and Mussels

Chorus:

Alive, alive, Oh! Alive, alive, Oh!

Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive, Oh!

In Dublin's fair city,

Where the girls are so pretty,

I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone,

As she pushed her wheel barrow,

Through streets broad and narrow,

Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive, Oh!

She was a fishmonger, but it sure was no wonder,

For so were her father and mother before,

And they each pushed their wheel barrow,

Through streets broad and narrow,

Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive, Oh!

She died of a fever, and no one could save her,

And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone;

Her ghost wheels her barrow,

Through streets broad and narrow,

Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive, Oh!

Consider Yourself

Consider yourself at home,

Consider yourself one of the family,

We've taken to you so strong,

It's clear we're going to get along.

Consider yourself well in,

Consider yourself part of the furniture,

There isn't a lot to spare,

Who cares? Whatever we've got we share.

If there's a chance that we should meet some harder-days,

Empty larder-days, why grouse?

If there's a chance to meet somebody to foot the bill,

Then the drinks are on the house.

Consider yourself our mate,

We don't want to have no fuss,

For after some consideration, we can state:

"Consider yourself one of us."

Consider yourself at home,

Consider yourself one of the family,

We’ve taken to you so strong,

It's clear we're going to get along.

Consider yourself well in,

Consider yourself part of the furniture,

There isn't a lot to spare,

Who cares Whatever we've got we share.

If there's a chance to be la-di-da or uppity,

There's a cup of tea, for all,

It's nice to be handy with a rolling pin,

When the landlord comes to call!

Consider yourself our mate,

We don't want to have no fuss,

For after some consideration, we can state:

"Consider yourself one of us."

Country Roads

Jolm Denver

Almost heaven, West Virginia,

Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.

Life is old there, older than the trees,

Younger than the mountains,

Blowing like the breeze.*

Chorus:

Country Roads take me home

To the place I belong.

West Virginia, mountain Momma

Take me home, now county roads.

 

All my memories gather round her,

Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water.

Dark and dusty, paint it on the sky,

Misty taste of moonshine, teardrops in my eyes.*

I hear her voice in the morning as she calls me,

The radio reminds me of my home far away.

Riding down that road,

I get the feeling that I should of been home

Yesterday, yesterday. *

The Cruel War

The cruel war is raging,

Johnny has to fight,

I want to be with him,

From morning ‘til night. *

Chorus:

I want to be with you,

It grieves my heart so,

Won’t you let me go with you?

"No my love, no." *

Johnny, oh Johnny,

Morning, noon and night,

I think of you marching,

Left, right, left, right. *

I know you’re so gentle,

When you hold me tight,

Oh, how will they make you,

Get out there and fight? *

Johnny, oh Johnny,

Yes, I know you’re brave,

But oh! How I miss you,

It’s your love I crave.

Oh, why did the Army,

Take you form my side,

To go into battle,

Away from your bride? *

I’m counting the minutes,

The hours and the days,

Oh Lord, stop the cruel war,

For this my heart prays. *

I made my decision,

I will join up too,

Oh Johnny, dear Johnny,

I’ll soon be with you. *

We women are fighters,

We can help you win,

Oh, Johnny, I’m hoping,

That they’ll let me in. *

I’ll tie back my hair,

Men’s clothing I’ll put on,

I’ll march as your comrade,

As we march along. *

I’ll march as your comrade,

No one will ever know,

And I’ll be your comfort,

As on and on we go.

Johnny, oh Johnny,

I fear you are unkind,

I love you far better,

Than all of mankind.

I love you far better,

Than words can e’er express,

Won’t you let me go with you?

"Yes, my love, yes."

The cruel war is raging,

Johnny has to fight,

And I’ll be there with him,

From morning ‘til night.

 

 

Freedom Land

I’m on my way to freedom land

I’m on my way to freedom land

I’m on my way to freedom land

Great God I’m on my way

I’ll ask my mother to let me go

I’ll ask my mother to let me go

I’ll ask my mother to let me go

Great God I’m on my way

If she says no I’ll go anyhow,

If she says no I’ll go anyhow,

If she says no I’ll go anyhow,

Great God I’m on my way

I’ll ask my brother to go with me,

I’ll ask my brother to go with me,

I’ll ask my brother to go with me,

Great God I’m on my way

If he says no, I’ll go alone,

If he says no, I’ll go alone,

If he says no, I’ll go alone,

Great God I’m on my way

I’m on my way to Freedom Land

I’m on my way to Freedom Land (louder)

I’m on my way to Freedom Land (softer)

Great God I’m on my way

 

 

Doin What Comes Naturally

(Annie get your Gun)

Folks are dumb where I come from, they aint had any learnin'

Still they're happy as can be,

Doin what comes natur'lly. (Doin what comes natur'lly.)

Sister Sal who's musical has never had a lesson,

Still she's learned to sing off key,

Doin what comes natur'lly. (Doin what comes natur'lly.)

You don't have to know how to read or write

When you're out with a feller in the pale moonlight.

You don't have to come from a great big town

Not to go picking berries in an evening gown

That comes natur'lly. (Doin what comes natur'lly.)

My uncle out in Texas can't even write his name,

He signs his checks with X's, but they cash them just the same.

Grandpa Dick was always sick but never saw a doctor,

He just died at 93, Doin what comes natur'lly. (Doin what comes natur'lly

 

Dominique

(After the chorus, the next group goes into Swing Low while the first group continues Dominique)

Dominique, nique, nique o’er the land he plods along,

And sings a little song

Never asking for reward he just talks about the Lord

He just talks about the Lord

"Dominique, oh Dominique

Over the land he plods along

Never looking for reward

He just talks about the Lord, he just talks about the Lord,.

At a time when John Lackland

Over England was the king

Dominic was in the backland

Fighting sin like anything

Now a heretic one day

Among the thorn forced him to crawl

Dominic with just one prayer

Made him hear the good Lord's call

Without horses or fancy wagon

He crossed Europe up and down

Poverty was his companion

As he walked from town to town

To bring back the straying liars

And the lost sheep to the fold

He brought forth the Preaching Friars

Heaven's soldiers brave and bold

One day in the budding Order

There was nothing left to eat

Suddenly two angels walked in

With a load of bread and meat

Dominic once in his slumber

Saw the Virgin coat unfurled

Over Friars without number

Preaching all around the world

Grant us now oh Dominic

The grace of love and simple mirth

That we all may help to quicken

Godly love and truth on earth"

Don’t Fence Me In

Wild Cat Kelly, looking mighty pale,

Was standing by the sherrif's side,

And when that sherrif said "I'm sending you to jail,"

Wild Cat raised his head and cried :

Oh give me land, lots of land and the starry skies above,

Don't fence me in!

Let me ride through the wide open country that I love,

Don't fence me in.

Let me be by myself in the evening breeze,

Listenin' to the murmurin' of the cottonwood trees,

Send me off forever but I ask you please,

Don't fence me in.

Just turn me loose, let me straddle my ol’ saddle underneath the western skies.

On my cayuse let me wander over yonder ‘til I see the mountain rise.

I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences,

Gaze at the moon ‘til I lose my senses,

Can’t look at cobbles and I can’t stand fences,

Don’t fence me in.

Wild Cat Kelly, looking mighty pale,

Was seated by his sweetheart's side,

And when his sweetheart said "Come on let's settle down,"

Wild Cat raised his head and cried : CHORUS

 

Donkey Riding

Were you ever in Quebec,

Stowing timber on the deck?

Where there's a king with a golden crown,

Riding on a donkey?

Chorus

Hey ho! Away we go!

Donkey riding, donkey riding.

Hey ho! Away we go! Riding on a donkey.

Were you ever off the Horn,

Where it's always fine and warm?

Seen the Lion and the Unicorn,

Riding on a donkey. Chorus

Were you ever in Cardiff Bay,

Where the folks all shout "Hooray"?

Here comes John with his three-month pay,

Riding on a donkey. Chorus

 

 

 

Five Hundred Miles

If you miss the train I'm on,

you will know that I am gone,

You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.

A hundred miles, a hundred miles,

A hundred miles, a hundred miles,

You can hear the wistle blow a hundred miles.

 

Lord, I'm one, Lord I'm two,

Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four;

Lord, I'm five hundred miles from my home.

Away from home, away from home,

away from home, away from home,

Lord, I'm five hundred miles from my home.

Not a shirt on my back,

not a penny to my name,

Lord, I can't go back home this away.

This away, this away,

this away, this away,

Lord, I can't go back home this away.

 

Gift of Friends

God gave me a gift of friends.

Hey there friend, please try and understand.

It's so hard to say good-bye,

so let's leave it up to Him.

God gives a gift but He never takes away - a friend.

Hey there friend, wait for me.

Stay there friend, let's live eternally.

And we won't say good-bye,

for He came to set us free.

Hey there friend, come and walk along - with me.

God gave me a gift of friends.

Hey there gift, please try and understand.

It's so hard to say good-bye,

so let's leave it up to Him.

God gives a gift but He never takes away - a friend.

 

Grandma's Feather Bed

When I was a little bitty boy just up off a floor,

We used to go down to Grandma's house every monthend or so.

We'd chicken pie and country ham 'n homemade butter on the bread,

But the best darn thing about Grandma's house

Was her great big feather bed!

It was nine feet tall and six feet wide

And soft as a downy chick.

It was made from the feathers of forty-'leven geese,

It took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick.

It'd hold eight kids 'n four hound dogs

and a piggy we'd stolen from the shed.

We didn't get much

but we had a lot of fun,

On Grandma's Feather Bed!

After supper we'd sit around the fire,

The old folk's spit and chew,

Paw would talk about the farm and the war,

and Granny'd sing a ballad or two.

I'd sit and listen and watch the fire

'til the cobwebs filled my head.

Next thing I'd know I'd wake up in the morning.

In the middle of the old feather bed.

Well I love my Ma, I love my Pa,

Love Granny and Grandpa too,

Been fishing with my uncle, and wrassled with my cousin,

I even kissed Aunt Loo (ooouu!)

But if I ever had to make a choice,

I guess it ought to be said

That I'd trade them all plus the gal down the road,

For Grandma's feather bed!

 

Green Green

Well I told my mama on the day I was born,

"Don't you cry when you see I've gone,

There ain't no woman gonna settle me down,

I just got to be traveling on."

Green, green, it's green they say,

On the far side of the hill.

Green, geen, I'm goin' away

To where the grass is greener still.

Now, there ain't nobody in the whole wide world

Gonna tell me how to spend my time.

I'm just a good lovin/ ramblin' man, saying,

"Buddy, can you spare me a dime?

Yeah, I don't care when the sun goes down

Where I lay my weary head.

Green, green valley or rocky road,

It's there I'm gonna make my bed.

 

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.

I'd like to hold it in my arms and keep it company.

I'd like to build the world a home and furnish it with love,

Grow apple trees and honeybees and snow white turtle doves.

I'd like to see the world for once all standing hand in hand,

And hear them echo through the hills for peace throughout the land.

That's the song that I hear, let the world sing today.

A song of peace that echoes on and never goes away.

 

 

I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover

I'm looking over a four-leaf clover

That I overlooked before

One leaf is sunshine

The second is rain

Third is the roses that grow in the lane

No need explaining, the one remaining

Is somebody I adore

I'm looking over a four-leaf clover

That I overlooked before

Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here

Hail, hail, the gang's all here,

Never mind the weather, here we are together;

Hail, hail, the gang's all here,

Sure we're glad that you're here, too!

Hail, hail, the gang's all here,

We're a bunch of live ones, not a single dead one;

Hail, hail, the gang's all here,

Sure I'm glad that I'm here, too!

 

High Hopes

Next time your found

With your chin on the ground

There's a lot to be learned,

So look around!

Just what makes that little ol' ant

Think he'll move that rubber tree plant?

Anyone knows an ant can't

Move a rubber tree plant!

But he's got high hopes... he's got high hopes

He's got high apple pie in the sky hopes

So any time you're getting low

'Stead of letting go,

Just remember that ant.

Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.

Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.

Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.

When troubles call and your back's to the wall

There's a lot to be learned, that wall could fall.

Once there was a silly ol' ram,

Thought he'd punch a hole in a dam;

No one could make that ram scram,

He kept buttin' that dam

But he's got high hopes... he's got high hopes

He's got high apple pie in the sky hopes

So any time you're feeling bad

'Stead of feeling sad

Just remember that ram.

Oops there goes a billion kilowatt

Oops there goes a billion kilowatt

Oops there goes a billion kilowatt dam!

So keep your high hopes, keep your high hopes.

Keep your high apple pie in the sky hopes.

A problem's just a toy balloon

They'll be bursting soon

They're just bound to go POP!

Oops there goes another problem kerplop.

Oops there goes another problem kerplop.

Oops there goes another problem kerplop.

Kerplop!

 

House at Pooh Corner

Christopher Robin and I walked along

Under branches lit up by the moon.

Posing our questions for Owl and Eeyore

As our days disappeared all too soon.

But I've wandered much further

Today than I should

And I can't seem to find my way back to the wood.

Chorus:

So, help me if you can, I've got to get

Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one.

You'd be surprised, there's so much to be done.

Count all the bees in the hive.

Chase all the clouds from the sky.

Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh.

Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do

Got a honey jar stuck on his nose.

He came to me asking help and advice

And from here no one knows where he goes.

So I sent him to ask of the Owl, if he's there

How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear.

It's hard to explain how a few precious things

Can follow throughout all of our lives.

Now my childhood’s all done,

I stood watching my son

Sleeping there with my bear by his side.

So I tucked him in tight, and I turned off the light,

And I know that old bear whispered,

"Hey boy, good night."

Final Chorus:

Believe me if you can, I've finally come

Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one.

Whaddya know, there's so much to be done!

Count all the bees in the hive.

Chase all the clouds from the sky.

Back to the days of Christopher Robin,

Back to the ways of Christopher Robin,

Back to the days of Pooh!

Oooh, oooh, ooh, oooh, ooh...

Oooh, oooh, ooh, oooh, ooh!

I Want A Girl

I want a girl, just like a girl,

That married dear old Dad;

She was a pearl and the only girl,

That Daddy ever had,

She was a good old-fashioned girl with heart so true,

One who loves nobody else but you,

I want a girl, just like the girl,

That married dear old Dad.

 

 

I've Got Sixpence

I've got sixpence, jolly, jolly sixpence,

I've got sixpence to last me all my life.

I've got tuppence to spend and tuppence to lend

And tuppence to send home to my wife, (poor wife.)

No cares have I to grieve me,

No pretty little girls to deceive me.

I'm happy as a king, believe me,

As we go rolling, rolling home.

Rolling home, (Rolling home)

Rolling home, (Rolling home)

By the light of the silvery moon.

Happy is the day when a soldier gets his pay

As we go rolling, rolling home.

 

 

K-K-K-Katy

Jimmy was a soldier brave and bold,

Katy was a maid with hair of gold,

Like an act of fate,

Kate was standing at the gate

Watching all the boys on dress parade.

Jimmy with the girls was just a gawk

Stuttered ev'ry time he tried to talk,

Still that night at eight,

He was there at Katy's gate,

Stuttering to her this lovesick cry. (chorus)

No one ever looked so nice and neat,

No one could be just as cute and sweet,

That's what Jimmy thought,

When the wedding ring he bought,

Now he's off to France the foe to meet.

Jimmy though he'd like to take a chance,

See if he could make the Kaiser dance,

Stepping to a tune,

All about the silv'ry moon,

This is what they hear in far off France (chorus)

Chorus

"K-K-K-Ka-ty, beautiful Katy,

you're the only g-g-g-girl that I adore;

when the m-m-m-moon shines, over the cow-shed,

I’ll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door."

 

 

Liza

Every time I think of Liza,

Water come to me eye,

Every time I think of Liza

Water come to me eye.

Chorus

Come back, Liza, come back girl

Wipe the tear from me eye

Come back, Liza, come back girl

Wipe the tear from me eye.

Don't know why you went away,

Water come to me eye,

When you comin' home to stay

Water come to me eye. Chorus

Time go slow when love is past,

Water come to me eye,

When you come back time go fast

Water come to me eye. Chorus

Listen 'cause I'm callin' you,

Water come to me eye,

And my heart is callin' too,

Water come to me eye. Chorus

In the evening, when shadows fall

Water come to me eye.

Soon I'll hear my Liza's call,

Water come to me eye. Chorus

Standing there in the market place

Water come to me eye,

Soon I'll feel her warm embrace,

Water come to me eye. Chorus

Mariah

Away out west they’ve got a name

For wind and rain and fire.

The rain is Tess, the fire is Joe,

And they call the wind Mariah.

Mariah blows the stars around

And sets the clouds to flying

Mariah makes the mountains sound,

Like folks are up there dyin’.

Mariah ... Mariah ... They call the wind Mariah.

Before I knew Mariah’s name,

And heard her wailin’ whinin;,

I had a girl and she had me,

And the sun was always shining.

And then one day I left my gal

I left her far behind me,

And now I’m lost, so doggone lost

Not even God can find me.

Mariah, Mariah, they call the wind Mariah.

Away out west they have a name,

For wind and rain and fire.

But when you’re lost and all alone,

Where there ain’t no name for lonely.

For I’m a lost and lonely man,

Without a star to guid me,

Mariah, blow my love to me,

For I need here here beside me.

Mariah, Mariah, they call the wind Mariah.

One Man's Hands

One man's hands can't tear a prison down

Two men's hands can't tear a prison down,

But if two and two and fifty make a million,

We'll see that day come round.

We'll see that day come round.

One man's hands can't build a world of love..

One man's strength can't turn the world around, ...

One man's voice can't sing in harmony, ...

One man's eyes can't see the way ahead, ...

One man's hands can't build a world of love, ...

 

 

One Tin Soldier

Listen children to a story that was written long ago

About a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below.

On the mountain was a treasure, buried deep beneath a stone,

And the valley people swore they’d have it for their very own.

Chorus:

So go ahead and hate your neighbor,

Go ahead and cheat a friend

Do it in the name of heaven

You can justify it in the end.

There won’t be any trumpets blowing

Come the judgment day,

On the bloody morning after,

One tin soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill,

Asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they’d kill.

Came and answer from the kingdom, "With our brothers, we will share,

All the secrets of our mountain, all the treasures buried there."

Now the valley cried with anger, "Mount your horses, draw your swords."

And they killed the mountain people, so they got their just reward.

Now they stood beside the treasure, on the mountain dark and red.

They turned the stone and looked beneath it,

"PEACE ON EARTH" was all it said.

(note: the following two verses are NOT part of the original song, but they are great all the same!)

Now, the people of the valley, sad to see their kingdom dead,

Planted thoughts of warmth and friendship, brand new thoughts inside their heads.

They had learned a precious lesson - had to be a selfish fool.

From now on, the valley people kept it as their foremost rule.

From the people of the mountain, only one young boy did live,

And the people of the valley, all their love to him did give.

So, they kept him warm and cared for in a small, but happy, home,

And the valley people loved him as if he were their very own.

 

 

Piano Man

Billy Joel

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday

the regular crowd shuffles in

There's an old man sitting next to me

Makin' love to his tonic and gin

He say, Son can you play me a memory?

I'm not really sure how it goes

But it's sad and it's sweet

And I knew it complete

When I wore a younger man's clothes

Da da da de de da

da da de de da da da

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright.

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine

He gets me my drinks for free

And he's quick with a joke

Or to light up your smoke

But there's someplace that he'd rather be

He says Bill, I believe this is killing me

As the smile ran away from his face

Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star

If I could get out of this place

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright.

 

Now Paul is a real estate novelist

Who never had time for a wife

And he's talking with Davy

Who's still in the navy

And probably will be for life.

And the waitress is practicing politics

As the businessmen slowly get stoned

Yes, they're sharing a drink

They call loneliness

But it's better than drinking alone.

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday,

And the manager gives me a smile

'Cause he knows that it's me

They've been coming to see

To forget about life for awhile.

And the piano sounds like a carnival

And the microphone smells like a beer

And they sit at the bar and put

Bread in my jar

And say "Man, what are you doin' here?"

Da da da de de da

da da de de da da da

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight.

Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright.

Polly Wolly Doodle

I went down south to see my Sal,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day;

My Sal she is a spunky gal,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

Fare thee well, Fare thee well,

Mister gloom be on your way.

If you think you're gonna worry,

You can stop it in a hurry!

Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day!

Oh, my Sal, she is a maiden fair,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

With curly-eyes and laughing hair,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

Oh, grasshopper sitting on a railroad track

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

A-picking his teeth with a carpet tack,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

Oh, I went to bed, but it was no use,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

My feet sutck out for a chicken roost,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

Behind the barn, down on my knees,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

I thought I heard a chicken sneeze,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

He sneezed so hard with the whooping cough,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

He sneezed his head and tail right off,

Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

Oh, I eat watermelon, and I have for years.

Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day!

I like watermelon but it wets my ears.

Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day!

Maybe grass tastes good to a moo cow's mouth.

Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day!

But I like chicken 'cause I'm from the south.

Sing Polly Wolly doodle all the day!

Oh, a woodpecker pecks till he gets his fill.

Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day!

But the woodpecker pays 'cause it's on his bill.

Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day!

I feed my pigs with mollasses and yams.

Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day!

So they should be sweeter than they realy am.

Sing Polly Wally Doodle all the day.

 

Rocky Top

Wish that I was on ol' Rocky Top

Down in the Tennessee hills

Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top

Ain't no telephone bills

Once I had a girl on Rocky Top

Half bear, other half cat

Wild as a mink, but sweet as soda pop

I still dream about that.

Rocky Top, you'll always be

Home sweet home to me

Good ol' Rocky Top

Rocky Top, Tennessee,

Rocky Top, Tennessee

 

Once two strangers climbed ol' Rocky Top

Looking for a moonshine still

Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top

Reckon they never will

Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top

Dirt's too rocky by far

That's why all the folks on Rocky Top

Get their corn from a jar * Refrain

I've had years of crimped up city life

Trapped like a duck in a pen

All I know is it's a pity life

Can't be simple again * Refrain

Running Bear

*Chorus:

Oh, Running Bear loves Little White Dove

With a love as big as the sky

Oh, Running Bear loves Little White Dove

With a love that never dies!

On the banks of the rolling river

Stood Running Bear, Indian brave.

On the other side of the rolling river

Stood the lovely Indian maid.

Little White Dove was a-her name,

Such a lovely sight to see.

But their tribes fought with each other

So their love could never be. *

They couldn't swim the raging river,

Because the river was too wide.

He couldn't reach his Little White Dove

Waiting on the other side.

In the moonlight he could see her

Blowing kisses cross the waves.

Her little heart was beating faster

Waiting for her brave.

Running Bear jumped into the water

Little White Dove did the same.

As they swam on towards each other

Through the swirling water they came.

First their heads met, then their lips touched,

The rolling river pulled them down!

Now they'll always be together

In that happy hunting ground. *

Scarborough Fair

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

Remember me to the one who lives there

For she once was a true love of mine.

Have her make me a cambric shirt

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

Without a seam or fine needle worn

And she'll be a true love of mine

Have her wash it in yonder dry well

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

Where ne'er a drop of water e'er fell

And then she'll be a true love of mine

Dear, when thou hast finished thy task

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

Come to me, my hand for to ask

For thou then art a true love of mine

Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron

After the turn of the century

In the clear blue skies over Germany

Came a roar and a thunder

men had never heard

Like the scream and the sound of a big war bird

Up in the sky, a man in a plane

Baron von Richthofen was his name

Eighty men tried, and eighty men died

Now they're buried together on the countryside

 

Chorus:

Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more

The Bloody Red Baron was rollin' out the score

Eighty men died tryin' to end that spree

Of the Bloody Red Baron of Germany

 

In the nick of time, a hero arose

A funny-looking dog with a big black nose

He flew into the sky to seek revenge

But the Baron shot him down—

"Curses, foiled again!" CHORUS

Now, Snoopy had sworn that he'd get that man

So he asked the Great Pumpkin

for a new battle plan

He challenged the German to a real dogfight

While the Baron was laughing,

he got him in his sight

That Bloody Red Baron was in a fix

He'd tried everything, but he'd run out of tricks

Snoopy fired once, and he fired twice

And that Bloody Red Baron

went spinning out of sight CHORUS

Fade On Chorus Second Time

Suitors

There are suitors at my door, O-lê-lê-o bahia

Six or eight or may be more O-lê-lê-o bahia

And my father wants me wed, O-lê-lê-o bahia

Or at least that's what he said, O-lê-lê-o bahia

Chorus: O-lê-o la, O-lê-lê-o bahia

O-lê-o la, O-lê-lê-o bahia

O-lê-o la, O-lê-lê-o bahia

O-lê-o la, O-lê-lê-o bahia

I told him that I will, O-lê-lê-o bahia

When the rivers flow uphill, O-lê-lê-o bahia

And the fish begin to fly, O-lê-lê-o bahia

And the day before I die, O-lê-lê-o bahia

But tomorrow’s my wedding day, O-lê-lê-o bahia

And the rivers flow uphill, O-lê-lê-o bahia

And the fish began to fly, O-lê-lê-o bahia

And tomorrow I will die. O-lê-lê-o bahia

But my father he was right, O-lê-lê-o bahia

I’m a mother and a wife, O-lê-lê-o bahia

I’m as happy as can be, O-lê-lê-o bahia

In my bungalow for three! O-lê-lê-o bahia

OR!

So I left the very next day , O-lê-lê-o bahia

For at home I could not stay, O-lê-lê-o bahia

And with help from Him above, O-lê-lê-o bahia

I will find the one I love, O-lê-lê-o bahia

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Take me out to the ballgame,

Take me out to the crowd.

Buy me some peanuts and CrackerJacks,

I don't care if we never get back.

So it's root, root, root for the home team.

If they don't win it's a shame,

For it's 1, 2, 3 strikes you're out

At the old ball game!

 

Three Little Fishies

Down in the meadow

In a little bitty pool,

Swam three little fishies

And a mommy fishy, too,

"Swim" said the momma fishie,

"Swim if you can",

And they swam and they swam all over the dam.

Boop boop dittem dattem whattem Chu!

Boop boop dittem dattem whattem Chu!

Boop boop dittem dattem whattem Chu!

And dey fam and dey fam all over de dam.

"Stop" said the mama fishie

"Or you will get lost,"

But the three little fishies didn't wanna be bossed

The three little fishies went off on a spree,

And they swam and they swam

right out to the sea.

Boop boop dittem dattem whattem Chu!

Boop boop dittem dattem whattem Chu!

Boop boop dittem dattem whattem Chu!

And dey fam and dey fam ite out to de fee.

"Whee!" yelled the little fishies,

"Here's a lot of fun.

We'll swim in the sea till the day is done."

They swam and they swam and it was a lark,

Till all of a sudden they met a SHARK!!

"Help!" cried the little fishies,

"Gee! Look at all the whales!"

And quick as they could they turned on their tails.

And back to the pool in the meadow they swam,

And they swam and they swam

back over the dam.

 

Tingalayo

Chorus: Tingalayo, run my little donkey run

Tingalayo, run my little donkey run

Me donkey hee, me donkey haw

Me donkey sleep in a bed of straw

Me donkey short, me donkey wide

Don't get too close to his backside *Chorus

Me donkey walk, me donkey talk

Me donkey eat with a knife and fork

Me donkey eat, me donkey sleep

Don't get too close to his hind feet *Chorus

Me donkey laugh me donkey cry

Me donkey loves peanut butter pie *Chorus

Me donkey low, me donkey high

I love me donkey and I don't know why *Chorus

Me donkey sit, me donkey stand

Me donkey play the tuba in a big brass band *Chorus

 

The Titanic

Oh, they built the ship Titanic,

To sail the ocean blue

And they thought they had a ship

That 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:

Oh, it was sad, Lord, sad It was sad, Lord, sad

It was sad when the great ship went down

To the bottom of the sea (seeeee-eeeeee-eeeeea)

Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives

It was sad when the great ship went down.

Oh, they sailed from England, and

Were not far from shore,

When the rich refused to associate with the poor

So they put them down below,

Where they'd be the first to go

It was sad when the great ship went down.

It was the middle of the night

When they hit the block of ice

And they all decided that it wasn't very nice

To be stuck on a boat that wouldn't even float

It was sad when the great ship went down

Mrs. Brown turned around

Just to see her husband drown

As the great Titanic made a gurgling sound

So she wrapped herself in mink,

Just to see the great ship sink

It was sad when the great ship went down

They put the lifeboats out,

On the wild and stormy sea,

And the band struck up with

Nearer My God to Thee

Little children wept and cried,

As the waves rolled o'er the side

It was sad when the great ship went down

The Captain stood on deck,

With a teardrop in his eye

As the last boat left, he waved them all goodbye

The Captain tried to wire,

But the lines were all a’fire,

It was sad when the great ship went down.

Oh, the moral of this story, is very plain to see

Always wear a life preserver,

When you go off to sea

For the good Lord raised his hand, said the ship would never land

It was sad when the great ship went down

Oh, the Cal-i -forn-i -a not a dozen miles away

Never heard the SOS

‘cause the crew had hit the hay

Poor husbands and wives,

Little children lost their lives

It was sad when the great ship went down.

They built a sister ship

Which they named the Mary Lou

And the top half it was pink and

The bottom half was blue

But they christened her with beer,

And she sank right off the pier

It was sad when the great ship went down

Oh, they built another ship called the SS '92

And they thought they had a ship

That the water would not go through

Again they christened it with beer

and it sank right off the pier

It was sad when the great ship went down

 

 

 

 

There Is a Tavern In a Town

There is a tavern in the town (in the town)

And there my true love sits him down (sits him down)

And drinks his wine as merry as can be,

And never, never thinks of me!

Fare the well for I must leave thee

Do not let the parting grieve thee

But remember that the best of friends must part, must part

Adieu, adieu kind friends, adieu.

I can no longer stay with you, stay with you

I'll hang my heart on a weeping willow tree

And never ever think of thee !

.

The Unicorn

A long time ago when the earth was green

There was more kinds of animals

Than you've ever seen

They'd run around free

When the earth was being born

But the lovliest of them all was the Unicorn

Chorus:

There was green alligators

And long-necked geese

Some humpy-backed camels

And some chimpanzees

Some cats and rats and elephants

But sure as you're born

The lovliest of all was the Unicorn

Now God seen some sinnin'

And it gave him pain

And he says, "Stand back,

I'm going to make it rain."

He says, "Brother Noah

I'll tell you what to do

Build me a floating zoo, and

Take some of them..."

Green alligators

And long-necked geese

Some humpy-backed camels

And some chimpanzees

Some cats and rats and elephants

But sure as you're born

Don't you forget my Unicorn

Old Noah was there to answer the call

He finished makin' the Ark

Just as the rain started fallin'

And he called out

As they went through,

"Hey Lord, I got you..."

Green alligators And long-necked geese

Some humpy-backed camels

And some chimpanzees

Some cats and rats and elephants

But Lord I'm so forlorn

I just can't see no Unicorns

Then Noah looked out

Through the driving rain

Them Unicorns were hiding

Playin' silly games

Kickin' and splashin'

When the rain was pourin'

Oh, them silly Unicorns

There was green alligators

And long-necked geese

Some humpy-backed camels

And some chimpanzees

Noah cried "Close the door

'cuz the rain is pourin'

And we just can't wait for no Unicorns."

The Ark started movin'

It drifted with the tide

Them Unicorns looked up

From the rocks and they cried

And the waters came down

And sort of floated them away

And that's why you've never seen

A Unicorn to this very day

You'll see some green alligators

And long-necked geese

Some humpy-backed camels

And some chimpanzees

Some cats and rats and elephants

But as sure as you're born

You're never gonna see no Unicorns

White Wings

White wings they never grow weary

They carry me cheerily over the sea

Night falls I long for my dearie

I spread out my white wings

And sail home to thee.

Sail on, the ship lies to windward

So rig out your sails as we sail out to sea.

Sail on, the crew sings a shanty

The winds fill our topsail as we sail out to sea.

Sail! home, as straight as an arrow,

My yacht shoots along on the crest of the sea;

Sail! home, to sweet Maggie Darrow,

In her dear little home

She is waiting for me.

High up! where cliffs they are craggy

There's where, the girl of my heart waits for me

Heigh! ho, I long for you, Maggie

I'll spread out my "White Wings"

And sail home to thee.

Yo! ho, how we go! Oh! how the winds blow!

"White Wings" they never grow weary,

They carry me cherrily over the sea.

Night comes, I long for my dearie,

I'll spread out my "White Wings"

And sail home to thee.

What A Wonderful World

I see trees of green; red roses too

I see them bloom, for me and you

And I think to myself,

"What a Wonderful World"

*Chorus:

I hear babies cryin'; watch them grow

They'll learn much more than I'll ever know

And I think to myself,

"What a Wonderful World

 

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces of people going by

I see friends shaking hands, saying "How do you do?"

They're really saying "I love you"

*

I see skies of blue and clouds of white

The bright blessed days and the dark, sacred nights

And I think to myself, "What a Wonderful World"

Yes, I think to myself, "What a Wonderful World".

 

You Are My Sunshine

Chorus:

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,

You make me happy when skies are gray.

You'll never know dear, how much I love you;

Please don't take my sunshine away.

The other night dear, when I was sleeping,

I dreamt I held you in my arms.

When I awoke dear, I was mistaken;

So I hung my head and I cried.

I'll always love you and make you happy,

If you will only say the same,

But if you leave me to love another,

You'll regret it all some day.

You told me once, dear, you really loved me,

And no one else could come between.

But now you've left me and love another,

You have shattered all my dreams.

Here is a second series of verses, which read very much like a response to the original song!

Chorus:

I'm still your sunshine, your only sunshine

I'll always love you, though I'm away

I'm still your sunshine, just only yours dear

I'm coming home someday

 

In dreams you say, dear, I come to haunt you,

And leave you lonely to find I'm gone

I make you happy in dreams at nighttime,

But leave you lonely at break of dawn.

You said you love me, you'd make me happy,

I'll always love you, you know I'm true

I'll never leave you to love another,

I'll shine alone for you.

I know I told you I really love you

I know I promised my love would stay

I haven't left you to love another

Please keep faith while I'm away.

In every dream I'm with you always

My heart is longing for you alone

I'm coming back, dear, to make you happy

I'll be your sunshine, all your own.

Patriotic Songs

America

America, America,

Let us tell you how we feel

You have given us many treasures,

We love you so.

America, America,

Land of hope and liberty,

Freedom rings from every mountain,

From sea to sea

America the Beautiful

O, Beautiful for spacious skies,

For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties

Above the fruited plain.

America! America! God shed His grace on thee,

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea.

O, Beautiful for pilgrim's feet,

Whose stern, impassioned stress

A thoroughfare for freedom beat,

Across the wilderness!

America! America! God mend thin every flaw,

Confirm thy soul in self-control,

Thy liberty in law!

 

O, Beautiful, for heroes proved,

In liberating strife,

Who more than self their country loved,

And mercy more than life.

America! America, may God thy gold refine,

Till all success be nobleness,

And every gain divine.

O, Beautiful for patriot dream

That sees beyond the years,

Thine alabaster cities gleam,

Undimmed by human tears!

America! America! God shed his grace on thee,

And crown thy good with brotherhood,

From sea to shining sea.

God 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 prairies,

To the oceans, white with foam.

GOD BLESS AMERICA, my home sweet home.

GOD BLESS AMERICA, my home sweet home.

 

My Country, 'Tis of Thee

My country 'tis of thee,

Sweet land of liberty,

Of thee I sing;

Land where my fathers died,

Land of the pilgrims' pride

From every mountain side,

Let freedom ring.

 

The Star Spangled Banner

O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,

What so proudly we hailed

At the twilight's last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes and bright stars, Through the perlious night,

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;

O say, does that start spangled banner yet wave,

O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?

Yankee Doodle

Yankee Doodle went to town,

A riding on a pony,

Stuck a feather in his hat,

And called it macaroni.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

And with the girls be handy.1

Fath'r and I went to camp,

Along with Captain Goodwin.

And there we saw the men and boys,

As thick as hasty puddin'.

And there was Captain Washington,

Upon a slapping stallion,

A giving orders to his men,

I guess there was a million.

And then the feathers on his hat,

They looked so very fine, ah!

I wanted peskily to get,

To give to my Jemimah.

And there we saw a thousand men,

As rich as Squire David.

And what they wasted every day,

I wish it could be saved.

 

You're a Grand Old Flag

You're a grand old flag

You're a hot flying flag

And 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 brag

Let all the quaintants be forgot

Keep your eye on that grand old flag

Rounds

 

All Things Shall Perish

All things shall perish from under the sun

All things shall perish from under the sun

Music alone shall live

Music alone shall live

Never to die

Sing when you're happy, and sing when you're sad

Sing with the rising sun

Sing when the day is done

Singing is having fun, sing everyone

America

(sung as a 3 part round)

America, America

Let us tell you how we feel

You have given us many treasures

We love you so... (repeat3 times)

Banks of the Hanky Panky

Down on the banks of the Hanky Panky,

Where the bull frogs jump from bank to banky,

With a hee, hi, ho, hop,

Leaps off a lily with a KERPLOP.

 

 

Camp Minsi Trails Song

We think it’s great but you might call it madness

So stay here with us and you’ll forget your sadness

Happy campers are we having fun beneath the trees

And when we are gone you’ll remember our song,

(we are from)

Camp, Camp Minsi Trails

Camp, Camp Minsi Trails

Camp, Camp Minsi Trails

Camp, Camp Minsi Trails...

(Cross over song: Everyone starts with "Camp, Camp Minsi Trail", then 1 group continues while the other sings the verse, and then all join together at the end. Action: During "Camp, Camp Minsi Trails", do the King Tut)

 

 

Chairs To Mend

Chairs to mend, old chairs to mend

Mackerel, fresh mackerel

Any old rags? Any old rags ?

 

Come Follow

Come follow, follow, follow, folllow, follow , follow me.

Whither shall I follow, follow, follow; whither shall I follow, follow thee?

To the greenwood, to the greenwood, to the greenwood, greenwood tree.

 

Cuddly Koalas

(Tune:"Frere Jacques")

 

Cuddly koalas, cuddly koalas

Possums too, possums too

Wallabies and wombats, wallabies and wombats

Kangaroos, kangaroos.

 

 

Down at the Station

Down at the station, early in the morning

See the little puffing bellies standing in a row

Up comes a man and he turns a little handle

Puff, puff, choo, choo, away they go

Coffee (x 4)

Cheese and biscuits (x4)

Prunes and custard (x 4)

Beef and carrots (x4)

Soup!

 

Frere Jacques

(Brother John)

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping

Brother John? Brother John?

Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing

Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.

 

French:

Frere Jacques, frere Jacques,

Dormez-vous, dormez-vous?

Sonnent les mantines, sonnent les mantines:

Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong!

German:

Bruder Jakob, Bruder Jakob,

Schlaefst Du noch, schlaefst Du noch?

Morgenglocken laeuten, Morgenglocken laeuten,

Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong.

Frog Round

bananas bananas bananas bananas (low voice)

knee deep, knee deep, knee deep, knee deep, (medium)

tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes, (high)

Slice of bacon, slice of bacon, slice of bacon, slice of bacon,

Hear the lively song

Of the frogs in yonder pond

Crik, crik, crikkety crik

Brrrr....ump!

The first group starts with bananas, bananas, the next 3 groups come in one at a time ... this sounds like a frog pond. A final group sings the song over the sound of the frog pond!

Happiness

Happiness runs in a circular motion

Love is but a little boat upon the sea

Everybody is a part of everything, anyway,

You can do it all if you’ll let yourself be.

Happiness runs, happiness runs, happiness

Happiness runs, happiness runs runs.

Happiness runs, happiness runs, happiness

Happiness runs, happiness runs runs.

Why oh? Because! Why oh? Because!

Why oh? Because! Why oh? Because!

Harmony

(Start with first verse – section one continues singing and rest of the group goest to Swing Low, etc.,

until all four songs are being sung simultaneously)

 

Dominique, nique, nique

o’er the land he plods along,

And sings a little song

Never asking for reward

he just talks about the Lord

He just talks about the Lord

Swing low, sweet chariot,

Comin' for to carry me home;

Swing low, sweet chariot,

Comin' for to carry me home.

You get a line, I’ll get a pole, honey

You get a line, I’ll get a pole, babe.

You get a line, I’ll get a pole,

We’ll go down to the crawdad hole,

Honey, Sugar Baby, Mine.

Oh, when the Saints go marching in,

Oh, when the Saints go marching in,

Lord, I want to be in that number,

When the Saints go marching in.

 

 

Hear The Lively Song

Hear the lively song of the frogs in yonder pond,

Crick, crick, crickety crick, BARRRUMMP!

 

Hey-Ho Nobody Home

Hey ho, nobody home

Meat nor drink nor money have I none

Yet I will be happy

Hey ho, nobody home

 

 

Horsey, Horsey

I like to take a horse and buggy

As I go riding through the town

I like to hear old Dobbin’s clip clop

I like to feel those wheels go ‘round.

Horsey, horsey on your way

We’ve been together for many a day

So let your tail go swish

And your wheels go ‘round

Giddy up, we’re homeward bound.

 

I Love the Flowers

I love the mountains

I love the rolling hills

I love the flowers

I love the daffodils

I love the fireside

When all the lights are low

Boom di-a-dah, boom di-a-dah,

Boom di-a-dah, boom di-a-dah...

 

Inch Worm

Inch worm, inch worm

Measuring the marigolds

You and your arithmetic

Will probably go far

Inch worm, Inch worm

Measuring the marigolds

Seems to me you'd stop and see

How beautiful they are

Two and two are four

Four and four are eight

Eight and eight are sixteen

sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two

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.

 

Little Tommy Tinker

Little Tommy Tinker sat upon a clinker,

And he began to cry:

"Ma-ma! Ma-ma!"

Poor little innocent guy.

London’s Burning

London’s burning, London’s burning,

Look a-yonder, look a-yonder,

Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire,

And we have no water.

Make New Friends

Make new friends but keep the old

One is silver and the other gold

A circle's round, it has no end

That's how long I want to be your friend.

I have a hand, and you have another,

Put them together and we have each other.

Sew good friends wherever you may roam,

You'll be welcome in my heart and home.

You help me and I'll help you,

And together we will make it through.

A fire burns bright, it warms the heart,

We've been friends right from the very start.

New made friends like new made wine

Grow and mature to the end of the time!

Friends like you are one of a kind,

Very special, but hard to find.

Friends are real and friends are true,

If you love them they will love you too.

Cherish friendship in your breast

New is good, but old is best;

Across the miles, across the sea

Friends forever we will always be.

Make new friends, but keep the old:

Those are silver, these are gold

Friends like you are one of a kind,

Very special but hard to find.

So good friend wherever you may roam,

You'll be welcome in my heart and home.

French translation:

Fait des nouvelles amis, mais garde les vieux,

Un est fait en argent l'autre en or.

Un cercle est ronde, il n'a pas de fin,

Voici combien de temps je veux etre ton ami.

Spanish translation:

Amistad es lo que nos une (Friendship is that which unites us)

Y lo que nos hace progresar (And that which makes us grow)

Mein Foot

(sung as a 4-part round)

Split the singers into four groups. Each group sings one of the following lines:

1. Mein foot (meen foot) (on tonic, repeat as monotone)

2. Mein arm (meen ahm) (on median, repeat as monotone)

3. Mein elbow (meen ell-bow) (on dominant, repeat as monotone)

4. Mein little finger (meen litta-fin-ga) (on octave, repeat as monotone)

(Part 1 starts, repeating 'mein foot, mein foot'. continuously, then part 2 comes in. repeats their line, only a third higher. and so on.)

Mein Hut

My hat it has three corners,

Three corners has my hat.

And had it not three corners,

It would not be my hat!

Mein Hut der hat drei Ecken,

Drei Ecken Hat mein Hut

Und hat er keine drei Ecken,

Dann ist es nicht mein Hut.

The More We Get Together

The more we get together, together, together,

The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.

For your friends are my friends,

And my friends are your friends,

The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.

 

Music Shall Live

(German)

Though all things perish from under the sky,

Music and joy shall live,

Music and joy shall live,

Music and joy shall live, never to die.

Himmel und Erde mussen vergehn;

Aber die Musici,

Aber die Musici,

Aber die Musici, blieben bestehn.

 

Old Wooden Clock

Hark to the sound of the old wooden clock,

Tick-tock, tick-tock, ticktock, tick0tock

Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo.

Bong. Bong. Bong. Bong.

 

Peace Song

(to the tune of "Rose")

Peace, Peace, Peace, Peace,

Wars have been and wars must cease

We must learn to live together

Peace Peace Peace

 

Rose

(can also be sung as a round)

Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose

Will I ever see thee wed?

I will marry at thy will, Sire

At thy will.

I won't be my father's Jack.

I won't be my mother's Jill.

I will be a fiddler's wife

And fiddle when I will.

Ding, dong, ding, dong

Wedding bells on an April morn

Carve your name on a moss covered stone

On a moss covered stone

Heigh, ho, nobody's home

Meat nor drink nor money have I none

Yet I will be merry, merry

Heigh, ho, nobody's home.

Little bird, fly away

High upon a mountaintop

Why art thou flying through the shadows

On this dark hour?

Peace, peace, peace, peace

Wars will come and wars will cease

We must learn to live together

Peace, peace, peace

 

Rose is a haunting set of five songs, the tale of a young woman's life. Rose tells of her impending marriage. In Jack, the next song , she defies her parents, vowing to "be a fiddler's wife." Her marriage is described in Ding Dong. Unfortunately, with her marriage to the fiddler came poverty - "Heigh Ho, nobody's home." There is some debate over the meaning of the final song in the sequence, Ah Poor Bird - some believe that it talks about Rose after her death, her spirit unable to rest; others think it simply continues the description of her empoverished life, perhaps including her shame at being in her position.

Peace is not necessarily a part of the sequence, but it has the same general tune, and it is possible that it is in reference to the king mentioned in the first song, (if that is what "sire" refers to).

Each of these songs is beautiful on its own, and all can be sung as rounds. Also beautiful, though more complicated, is when the entire sequence is sung as a round, with different portions of the group singing different of the songs. (For smaller groups, two or three of the songs can be used; for a larger group, all could be attempted.) This series of songs can also be taught one at a time over a period of time.

 

 

 

 

Rosen fra Fyn

Rosen fra Fyn, Rosen fra Fyn,

Rosen fra Fyn, Rosen fra Fyn.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream

Row. row, row your boat

Gently down the stream;

Ha, ha fooled you all—

I’m a submarine!

Propel, propel, propel your vessel,

Placidly down the liquid solution;

Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically

Existence is but an illusion

Sing Sing

Sing, sing together. Merrily, merrily sing.

Sing, sing together. Merrily, merrily sing.

Sing, sing, sing, sing.

 

Soap and Towel

Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Soap, soap, soap and towel,

Towel and water please

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Wash your dirty knees.

 

Sweetly Sings The Donkey

Sweetly sings the donkey at the break of day.

If you do not feed him, this is what he'll say:

Hee haw, hee haw, hee haw, hee haw, hee haw.

 

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?

 

 

Three rodents with defective visual perception,

Three rodents with defective visual perception,

Observe how they perambulate,

Observe how they perambulate,

They all perambulated after the Agriculturist’s spouse,

Who severed their tails with a kitchen utensil;

Have you ever observed such a spectacle in your existence,

As three rodents with defective visual perception?

 

 

Why Doesn’t My Goose

Why doesn't my goose,

Sing as loud as thy goose

When I paid for my goose

Twice as much as thou?

White Coral Bells

White coral bells upon a slender stalk

Lily of the valley deck my garden walk

Oh, don't you wish that you could hear them ring

That will only happen when the fairies sing

Zulu Warrior

Ach-a-zimba-zimba-zimba

Ach-a-zimba-zimba-zoo

Ach-a-zimba-zimba-zimba

Ach-a-zimba-zimba-zoo

Hold it down you Zulu warrior

Hold it down you Zulu chief, chief, chief, chief

Hold it down you Zulu warrior

Hold it down you Zulu chief chief, chief, chief

(repeat with one side singing the verse and the other side chanting chief)

 

 

Crossovers

Good Night Ladies / Saints Go Marching In

This Little Light of Mine / Do Lord / Somebody Touched Me (when I was praying)

Rock My Soul / He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

Row Your Boat / Are you Sleeping / Three Blind Mice

She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain/Swing Low/ When the Saints

Dominique / Crawdad Song /Swing Low Sweet Chariot/ /When the Saints Go Marching In

 

Scout Themes

B.P. Spirit (Baden Powel Spirit)

I've got the B.P. spirit right in my head,

Right in my head, right in my head,

I've got the B.P. spirit right in my head to stay.

Right in my head to stay.

I've got the B.P. spirit deep in my heart,

Deep in my heart, deep in my heart,

I've got the B.P. spirit deep in my heart to stay.

Deep in my heart to stay.

 

I've got the B.P. spirit all 'round my feet,

All 'round my feet, all 'round my feet,

I've got the B.P. spirit all 'round my feet,

All 'round my feet to stay.

I've got the B.P. spirit all over me,

All over me, all over me,

I've got the B.P. spirit all over me,

All over me to stay.

Ballad Of B.P

(Sung to the tune of: "Let the sun shine in")

Our leaders told us something

they thought that we should know.

It's all about our movement

And how it came to grow.

They said 1907 (Nineteen o' seven)

was the year it all began...

At a camp on Brownsea Island

With a kind and gentle man.

From there our movement grew

For youth like me and you.

For youth of every place,

Of every creed and race,

And when we look ahead

At things that yet can be,

Let's be thankful for the vision

Of our founder called B.P.

 

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.

 

Boom, Boom

(Usually sung as a round.)

Boom, boom ain't it great to be Scouting?

Boom, boom ain't it great to be Outing?

Camping, Hiking All day long,

Boom, boom ain't it great to be Scouting?

 

 

 

By the Blazing Council Fire's Light

(Tune: 'Til We Meet Again)

By the blazing council fire's light

We have met in comradeship tonight,

Round about the whispering trees

Guard our golden memories;

And so, before we close our eyes in sleep,

Let us pledge each other that we'll keep

Scouting friendship strong and deep,

'Till we meet again

Brownie Smile Song

I have something in my pocket that belongs across my face

I keep it very close to me in a most convenient place.

I’m sure you couldn’t guess it if you guessed a long long while,

So I’ll take it out and put it on.. it’s a great big Brownie smile! (Cheese!)

Bunkum

[To the tune of My Bonnie]

Now Gavin inspected the Eagles

And afterwards mentioned to me

"Their campsite is utterly spotless"

It sounded like bunkum to me.

Now Craig went to Boks for supper,

He said you make jolly good tea,

They said "It's not tea Craig it's soup Craig"

It tasted like bunkum you see

The Scouters are terribly hunky

Their SWAT team is scary to see,

The women are flocking around them,

It all sounds like bunkum to me.

The PLs were sweating and slaving

To dig a new lavatory,

The Scouts kept on filling the old ones,

They're all full of bunkum you see.

 

By the Light of My Scout Flashlight

(By the Light of the Silvery Moon)

By the light of my Scout flashlight

Wish I could see, what it was that just bit my knee

Batteries, why-y did you fail me?

The chance is slim, the chance is slight

I can last through the night, with my Scout flashlight

 

 

Call A Scout

Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)

When you're down and feeling blue

CALL A SCOUT

They'll know just what to do

CALL A SCOUT

If you're ever in a hurry

Don't take the time to worry

All you have to do is shout

CALL A SCOUT!

 

If you need a helping hand

CALL A SCOUT

They'll take your garbage out

CALL A SCOUT

If the traffic that you meet

Has you scared to cross the street

They'll be there to help you out

CALL A SCOUT!

 

Now the Scouts are always helpful

Don't you see

They will lend a helping hand

To you and me

For they're wise in what they do

They are kind and cheerful too

And they always help you out

CALL A SCOUT!

Cookie Song

Tune: On My Honor

Chorus:

On my honor I will try

To sell Girl Scout cookies all day and night

We'll sell our cookies until they are gone.

Cause there's many more where they come from.

 

People don't need to know my name

They'll buy my cookies just the same

For three dollars a box, they get quite a treat

When they open their box to eat.

CHORUS

I've tucked away a box or two,

If you buy our cookies you'll have some to.

If you need samoas then we have some,

And there's plenty more

where they came from.

CHORUS

We sell our cookies at the grocery store,

and we even go door to door.

Our Thin Mints, they are really great

So freeze them now before it's too late

CHORUS

 

We've set a goal that we plan to keep,

To sell fifty boxes before we fall asleep

So buy several boxes so when we're gone,

You can still be munching and singing this song

CHORUS

With our profits we have lots of fun.

We sell and sell nearly a ton.

Were going camping, and horse riding too

and we even get to sleep at the zoo

CHORUS

Our cookie sale lasts only two weeks.

But we have lots of fun with the people we meet.

So buy our cookies before we go.

Cause we won't be back for a year or so.

CHORUS

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

 

Cub Scout Vespers

"Oh Christmas Tree"

As the night comes to this land,

On my promise I will stand,

I will help the pack to go,

As our pack helps me to grow.

Yes, I'll always give goodwill,

I'll follow my Akela still.

And before I stop to rest,

I will do my very best.

 

The First Aider's Song

(The Twelve Days of Christmas)

On the first day of camping the Leader sent to me

A boy who had skinned hisp poor knee

On the 2nd day of camping the Leader sent to me

Two banged heads, and a boy who had skinned his poor knee

three nose-bleeds . .

four mozzie bites . .

five nettle-stings . .

six boys with splinters . .

seven upset tummies . .

eight cuts and grazes . .

nine twisted ankles . .

ten homesick Leaders . .

eleven boys with measles . .

twelve angry parents . .

Footsteps on Distant Trails

(Tune: Santa Lucia)

Footsteps on distant trail

Campward are wandering

Birch fire and bubbling stew

Rich odors sending

Here is your heart's desire

Best when your feet shall tire,

Open air and pale and food and fire

Joy never ending

Campfires are burning low

No longer leaping

Scouts sing their evening song

Shadows come creeping

Sun sinks below the west

Goodnight, and may you rest

Blankets warm and by soft sounds caressed

Scouts all are sleeping.

G for Generosity

Oh, a good Girl Scout is hard to beat

She looks 100% from head to feet

She's got that smile, that style, that winning way

When you look at her you'll recognize her and you'll say

Now there's a girl I'd like to know

She's got that good old Girl Scout pep and go

Just to look at her is quite a treat

It's hard to beat a good Girl Scout

She wears a G for generosity

She wears an I for interest too

She wears an R for real life sportsmanship

She wears an L for loyalty, for loyalty

She wears an S for her sincerity

She wears a C for courtesy

She wears an OUT for outdoor life, outdoor life

And that Girl Scout is me!

Outdoor version:

She wears a ...

G for grubby fingernails

...I for insects too

...R for rolling sleeping bags

...L for leaky tents

...S for scrubbing pots and pans

...C for clean up too

..OUT for outdoor latrines, outdoor latrines

And that Girl Scout is me!

Leader Version:

She Wears a ...

.G for saying "Go to bed!"

I for "Isn't it done yet?"

R for ruining all our fun

L for "Let's do work, let's do work"

S for "Girl Scouts don't act that way"

C for crabbiness, for crabbiness

OUT for out of her mind, out of her mind!

You know my leader’s the best!!

 

Girl Scouts Together

Girl Scouts together

That is our song

Winding the old trails

rocky and long

Learning our motto

living our creed

Girl Scouts together

in ev'ry good deed

Good Night Boy Scouts

(Tune: Good Night, Ladies)

Good night Boy Scouts

Good night, Boy Scouts,

Good night Boy Scouts!

We’re going to leave you now.

Merrily we roll along, roll along, roll along,

Merrily we roll along, O’er the deep blue seal

Farewell Boy Scouts .... etc.

Sweet dream, Boy Scouts... etc.

Good Old Pico

Oh I don’t want no more of Boy Scout Camp

Hey Mom, I want to go

but they won’t let me go;

Hey Mom, I want to go home!

They say at good old Pico...

The staff is mighty fine.

They rule like Adolph Hiter,

And look like Frankenstein

The biscuits are mighty fine.

One rolled off the table,

And killed a friend of mine.

The chicken is mighty fine.

One jumped off the table,

And started marking time.

The coffee is mighty fine.

It looks like muddy water,

And tastes like turpentine.

The campers are mighty fine.

They all have runny noses,

And never are on time.

The Scoutmasters are mighty fine.

Their bellies are getting bigger,

And so are their behinds.

The girls are mighty fine,

They’re either under seven,

Or over ninety nine.

The aquatics staff is mighty fine,

They all went down at seven,

And won't be up 'til nine.

The water is mighty fine,

It’s full of frogs and fishes,

And freezing all the time.

The food is mighty fine,

You eat it up at seven,

And barf it up at nine.

The beds are mighty fine.

The springs, they pop out,

and wiggle up your spine.

The counselors are mighty fine.

But how the heck should I know,

I never do see mine.

The doctor is mighty fine,

My friend, he got a splinter,

His funeral is at nine.

The showers are mighty fine,

I share them with the spiders,

But they don't seem to mind.

The toilets are mighty fine.

I dropped my flashlight down one,

It still is shining fine.

The cake is really great.

The stuff I'm eating now,

Is still sticking to my plate.

The mosquitoes are really fine.

They’re as big as helicopters,

And biting all the time.

The snakes are kind of nice.

Whenever they get hungry,

They eat up all the mice.

The Whammy is too much

But let me just remind you,

He is not a Klutz.( Whammy = resident magician)

 

 

Great Spirit

(Tune: the chorus of "The Ballad Of The Green Berets")

Great Spirit watch o,er me today.

Keep me strong; show me the way.

Help me grow up straight and true,

And to know the right things to do.

 

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (Girl Scout Version)

He's got the whole world in his hands

He's got the whole wide world in his hands

He's got the whole world in his hands

He's got the whole world in his hands

He's got the darlin’, darlin’ daisies, in his hands ...

He's got the bouncy, bouncy brownies ...

He's got the jumping jumpy juniors ...

He's got the cool-cat cadettes ...

He's got the sexy, sexy seniors ...

He's got the loud-mouth leaders ...

 

I'm a Girl Scout

(actions in brackets)

Chorus:

I'm a Girl Scout

My hair is seaweed (stroke hair)

And my ears are made of leather (make ears with open hands)

And they flop in rainy weather (flop hands)

I'm tall as a hemlock (bring fists down from muscle man pose)

I'm tough as a "pine-nock" (muscle man pose) ….

I'm a hootin' tootin' Girl Scout from the West. Bang-bang! (like guns)

…. I'm a prim and proper Girl Scout from the East . Charmed, I'm sure! (present hand, like to be kissed)

…I'm a guy-grabbing Girl Scout from the North . Come here, fellas!(grab form in front of you)

…I'm a slow and slinky Girl Scout form the South … Hi, ya'll! (single wave in front of you)

I’m Glad that I’m a Boy Scout

[Tune: This is the Music Concert]

 

 

I’m glad that I’m a Boy Scout, Nothin’ else I’d rather be,

But if I weren’t a Boy Scout, a ......

A bird watcher I'd be

Hark a lark, flying through the park, SPLAT!

A plumber I would be

Plunge it, flush it, look out below!

A mermaid I would be

Bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop!

A carpenter I'd be

Two by four, nail it to the floor!

A secretary I'd be

z-z-z-z get the point, z-z-z-z get the point?

A teacher I would be

Sit down, shut up, throw away your gum!

An airline attendant me

Coffee, tea, or me, sir; here's your little bag, BLEH!

A typist I would be

Ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ZING!

A hippie I would be

Love and peace, my hair is full of grease!

A farmer I would be

Here's a cow, there's a cow, and here's another yuck!

A laundry worker I would be

Starchy here, starchy there, starchy in your underwear!

A cashier I would be

Twenty nine, forty nine, here is your change, sir!

A gym teacher I'd be

We must, we must, improve the bust!

A medic I would be

Turn around, drop your pants, jab, jab, jab!

A doctor I would be

Take a pill; pay my bill! I'm going golfing!

An electrician I would be

Positive, negative bbzzzzt zap

A fireman I would be

Jump lady, jump... whoa splat!

A cook I would be

Mix it, bake it; heartburn-BURP!

A ice cream maker I'd be

Tutti-frutti, tutti-fruitti, nice ice cream!

A politician I would be

Raise the taxes, lower the pay, vote for me on election day

A butcher I would be

Chop it up, grind it up, make a little patty!

A garbage collector I'd be

Pile that garbage. Pile that garbage. Pile it to the sky.

A [Domino's] pizza maker I'd be

30 minute, fast delivery!

A clam digger I would be

Dig one here, dig one there-Oh my frozen derriere!

Superman I would be

It's a bird, it's a plane, where is Lois Lane?

A cyclist I would be

peddle, peddle, peddle, peddle; ring, ring, ring!

A house cleaner I'd be

Ooh, a bug; squish it in the rug!

A baby I would be

Mama, Dada, I wuv you!

A Preacher I would be

Well, well, you never can tell; you might go to heaven, or

you might go to ...

A DJ I would Be,

Miles of smiles on the radio dial.

A Baker I would be,

Donuts! Eclairs! Buy My Buns!

A Lifeguard I would be,

Mouth to Mouth Resuscitate, What a way to get a date.

A Lawyer I would be,

Honest. I swear, My client wasn't there

An Engineer, I would be,

Push the button, push the button, kick the darn machine.

A Ranger I would be,

Get eaten by a bear, see if I care.

A Scoutmaster I would be,

Do this, do that, I'm gonna take a nap.

I'm Happy When I'm Hiking

(Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp)

I'm happy when I'm hiking, pack upon my back.

I'm happy when I'm hiking off the beaten track.

Out in the open country, that's the place for me.

With a true Scout friend to the journey's end.

Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty miles a day.

(Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp ...)

 

I'm Proud to be Me

I'm proud to be me

But I also see

You're just as proud to be you.

We may look at things a bit differently

But lots of good people do.

It's just human nature

So why should I hate you

For being as human as I?

We'll get and we'll give

And we'll live and let live

And we'll all get along if we try.

I'm proud to be me

But I also see

You're just as proud to be you. (It's true!)

You're just as proud to be you

International Scout Song

Ging gang goalie, goalie, goalie, goalie, whacha,

ging gang goo, ging gang goo (repeat)

Heyla, Hcyla,, shayla, heyla, sbayla, heyla oooooo (repeat)

Shalliwally, shalliwally, shalliwally, shalliwally, oobmpa, oohmpa

(Sung as a round, 2 parts. Each group sings "words" together and then separately. As 1 group sings words the other oohmpas.)

 

 

 

It's a Scouting World

(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 Scouting world

It's a Scouting world for all

It's a Scouting world for all

It's a Scouting world for all

It's a Scouting world

There is just one moon and a golden sun

And Scouting means friendship for everyone

Though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide

It's a Scouting world

Keep On Scouting

Tune: Call You Sweetheart

Let me keep on Scouting

Through the years to come

Let me know the pleasures

And the joy and fun,

Ever aiding others better men to be,

That, we know "Good Scouting"

Brings to you and me.

Kum Ba Yah with The Scout Law

A scout is Trustworthy, Lord, Kum ba yah,

A scout is Loyal, Lord, Kum ba yah.

A scout is Helpful, Lord . Kum ba yah

Oh, Lord, Kum ba yah

A scout is Friendly, Lord , Kum ba yah,

A scout is Courteous, Lord, Kum ba yah.

A scout is Kind, Lord, Kum ba yah

Oh, Lord, Kum ba yah

A scout is Obedient, Lord, Kum ba yah,

A scout is Cheerful, Lord, Kum ba yah.

A scout is Thrufty, Lord, Kum ba yah

Oh, Lord, Kum ba yah.

A scout is Brave, Lord, Kum ba yah,

A scout is Clean, Lord, Kum ba yah.

A scout is Reverent, Lord, Kum ba yah

Oh, Lord, Kum ba yah.

 

Leader’s Lament

Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic

I was glad to have a girl

Because my 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 1/2 past 7

When they called me to the fore

I said, "Oh no, I'm not equipped"

They said, "oh yes, what's more

We will train you in the basics

And outfit you for the corp."

And they shoved me out the door.

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 to string beads

Like all the noble Indians do

I had to learn to dig a trench

And how to use it too

And you should taste our 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 to

Forget what I had planned

And they say that 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 woodland

Just my girl scout troop and me

The handbook say that nature

Has a wealth of sights to see

It's true that we were sights

When we were found eventually

And I do this all for free!

I'm not meant to be a leader

I don't know which bird is which

My wiener forks all burn 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

Someone's got to be 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

And some days I just sit and wonder

What's the best way out

I guess when all is said and done

There isn't any doubt

I'm glad to be a scout.

So if you see me packing

For those weekend over nights

With a lot of happy scouts

A’gathering tents and pots and lights

We'll be back home when its over

Dirty, tired and covered with bites

But we've seen natures sights.

Glory, Glory, I'm a leader

Hallelujah, I'm a leader

They can carve it on my tombstone

"Here's a gal who did her best."

The Light of Scouting

(To the tune of Scotland the Brave)

We are the light of scouting

We bring fight to the eagles

We are the light of scouting

All o’er the world.

We’ll never be hiked under

Listen to our scouting thunder

We are the light of scouting

Throughout the world.

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 and keep my mind awakened.

To follow paths of righteousness.

On my honor I’ll do my best.

(hum tune until...)

To keep my body strengthened and keep my mind awakened

To follow paths of righteousncss.

On my honor I’ll do my best.

On My Honor

On my honor I will try

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

There's a reason here, for a reason above

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

People don't need to know my name

If I hurt 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 give it away, and you give it to me

And from now on great friends we'll be

We've made a promise to always keep

We will sing "Softly Falls" before we sleep

We’ll be Girl Scouts together, and when we're gone

We'll still be a-trying and a-singing this song...

(repeat first verse)

 

Once A Boy Scout Went To Camp

(Tune: "There's a Tavern in a Town")

Once a Boy Scout went to camp, went to camp

Went to camp without a lamp, without a lamp

Found a beetle lying in her bed

And this is what the Boy Scout said, Boy Scout said.

Little beetle, go away, go away

For in bed you can not stay, can not stay

Remember what the camp director said

No two people in one bed, in one bed.

Once a beetle went to camp, went to camp

Went to camp without a lamp, without a lamp

Found a Boy Scout lying in his bed

And this is what the beetle said, beetle said

Little Boy Scout go away, go away

For in bed you can not stay, can not stay

Remember what the camp director said

No two people in one bed, in one bed.

Once a Girl Scout went to camp, went to camp

Went to camp without a lamp, without a lamp

Found a spider lying in her bed

And this is what the Girl Scout said

Eeeeeek!!!!

 

Our Chalet Song

High up, high on the mountain,

We've founded our Chalet:

It's sloping roof and wide

Shall shelter us without a care,

And each Girl Scout and Guide,

Shall find a welcome there.

High up, high on the mountain,

We'll go to our Chalet. :

Our simple life is free,

Our hearts are light, our songs are gay,

We ever shall remember

The joys of our Chalet.

High up, high on the mountain,

We've founded our Chalet:

And this it's dedication

Shall never fail nor be undone

Each race, each creed, each nation

Beneath it's roof are one.

Our Paddles Clean and Bright

This song should be accompanied by an image in your mind’s eye: it’s night time, there’s a full moon out, you are sitting on the bank of a wide smooth river with tall pine trees on the banks, two Indians are paddling their canoe down the river, when they are first visible far up river you can only barely hear them, and so you will sing very softly, as they go by you can hear them best, and so you will sing regular, then, as they continue down river and fade from sight, you will sing softly...

Our paddles’ clean and bright,

Flashing like silver,

Quick as the wild goose flies,

Dip dip and swing.

Dip dip and swing them back,

Flashing like silver,

Quick as the wild good flies,

Dip dip, and swing.

Reach

Reach up for the sky

And open up your eyes

And let your troubles fade away, ay, ay, ay

Dream those dreams today

And melt your cares away

And open up your heart and sing

Live your life for every day

The old ones gone,

So don’t let this one slip away !

Just, Reach up for the sky

And open up your eyes

And let your troubles fade away, ay, ay, ay

Dream those dreams today

And melt your cares away

Just open up your heart and sing!

Robert Baden Powell

(Father Abraham)

Robert Baden Powell, had many scouts,

Many Scouts had Robert Baden Powell.

I am one of them, and so are you.

Let me show you what to do:

(Right hand, left hand, right leg, left leg,

turn around, node your head, stop

 

Scout Travelers

(Home on the Range)

Oh, give us a train or a boat or a plane

That will carry . . . Scouts away

To Paris or Rome,

Let us wander and roam

And discover new things each day

Relax on a trail, float over the waves all day

Or glide through the clouds, far over the crowds

But be home before five each day

 

On a broomstick we'll ride,

In a rowboat we'll glide

In a rocket we'll go to the moon

And our trip will be fun but soon will be done

Air pockets could end it too soon

Up, up, and away; let us orbit the far distant sun

Or deep on the floor of the sea let's explore

And as . . . Scouts we'll always have fun

 

Scout Wetspers

(Sing to the tune of 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 any tent flaps down?

Learn to swim so I won’t drown?

Have I done and have I tried

Everything to keep me dry?

 

The Scout Who Never Returned

[Tune: The Ship that Never Returned]

 

Let me tell you of a story

Of a Scout named (Johnny?) ,

On that tragic and fateful day;

Put his Scout knife in his pocket;

Kissed his dog and family;

Went to hike in the woods far away.

Well, did he ever return?

No, he never returned.

And his/her fate is still unlearned:

He may roam forever

In the woods and mountains,

He’s the Scout who never returned.

 

Citizens of [Tobyhanna], don't you think it's a scandal

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.

 

A Scouter's Smile

(Tune: ``When Irish Eyes are Smiling``)

When Scouters all are smiling,

Sure it's like a morn in spring

For amid their joy and laughter

You can hear the music ring.

When all the crowd are happy

And the night seems bright and gay,

With that fine old Scouting spirit,

Sure it wins you right away.

Softly Falls

Softly falls the light of day

As 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?

Listen Lord, O listen Lord,

As I whisper soft and low.

Bless my mom and bless my dad,

There is something they ought to know.

I will keep my honor bright,

The oath and law will be my guide.

Mom and dad this you should know,

Deep in my heart I love you so.

The Twelve Days of Boy Scout Camp

(Tune:"The 12 Days of Christmas")

On the first day of Boy Scout Camp my leader said to me...

"Be careful of poison ivy."

On the second day of Boy Scout Camp my leader said to me..

"Clean out the lats and

Be careful of poison ivy."

etc etc...

3rd day "Don't chew gum"

4th "Don't throw up!"

5th "Where's your hat?"

6th "Time for inspection."

7th "Take out the garbage."

8th "Eat your oatmeal."

9th "Where's my repellant?"

10th "Drop that snake."

11th "Not another seance."

12th "Where are your parents?"

 

 

 

When I First Came to this Pack

(When I First Came to this Land)

When I first came to this Pack

Some equipment I did lack

So I got myself a book, I did what I could.

And I called the book sneak a look.

But the kids were pretty good,

So I did what I could.

 

Whene'er You Make a Promise

Whene'er you make a promise,

Consider well its importance,

And when made,

Engrave it upon your heart.

 

Where Have all the Daisies Gone?

(tune: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?")

Where have all the Daisies gone,

long time growing

Where have all the Daisies gone,

in just a year

Where have all the Daisies gone,

Gone to Brownies every one

They've got so much to learn,

They've got so much to learn.

Where have all the Brownies gone,

growing up so fast,

Where have all the Brownies gone,

it took three years.

Where have all the Brownies gone,

Gone to Juniors every one.

There's still some more to learn,

There's still some more to learn.

Where have all the Juniors gone,

no longer little girls,

Where have all the Juniors gone,

middle school's this fall.

Where have all the Juniors gone

Gone to Cadettes every one.

It's groovy, so they say,

It's groovy, so they say.

Where have all the Cadettes gone,

young women standing tall,

Where have all the Cadettes gone,

high school draws near.

Where have all the Cadettes gone,

Gone to Seniors every one.

We love to be Girl Scouts,

We love to be GIRL SCOUTS!

 

 

Who'll Come A-Scouting?

(Tune: Waltzing Matilda)

Once a mighty soldier, beloved by his fellow men

Under the shade of the flag of the free

Took some youth and trained them

Taught them to be brave and true

Who'll come a-Scouting, a-Scouting with me

Keep on a-working, never a-shirking

Carry out the rules as you know them to be

And we'll sing as we put our shoulders and our brains to work

Who'll come a-Scouting, a-Scouting with me

Soon the little band grew, swelling to great number

Through other countries, one, two, three

Then around the world it spread, stronger, ever stronger

Who'll come a-Scouting, a-Scouting with me

Keep on praying, keep on saying

If we work hard enough, then we'll stay free

And we'll sing as we put our shoulders and our brains to work

Who'll come a-Scouting, a-Scouting with me

 

 

 

 

 

Silly Songs

 

A Sailor Went to Sea

Chorus:

A sailor went to sea sea sea

To see what he could see see see,

But all that he could see see see

Was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea.

Oh, Helen had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell.

When Helen went to heaven, the steamboat went to -

Hello, operator, just give me number nine.

If the line is busy, I'll kick your big -

Behind the old piano, there was a piece of glass.

Helen slipped upon it and hurt her little -

Ask me for a muffin, I'll give you some old bread,

And if you do not like it, just go and soak your head.

Ali Baba Had a Camel

(the tune to "BINGO")

Ali Baba had a camel.

And Ralphy was his name-O.

R-A-L-P-H

R-A-L-P-H

R-A-L-P-H

And Ralphy was his name

 

Ain't Gonna Rain No More

Chorus:

Oh, it ain't gonna rain no more, no more, it ain't gonna rain no more.

It rained last week and the week before, it ain't gonna rain no more. *

(Or "How in the heck can I wash my neck, if it ain’t gonna rain no more?)

Mary had a little lamb,

So goes the tale of yore.

She loved that little lamb so much,

She passed the plate for more.

Mary had a little lamb,

She kept it in the closet,

And every time she let it out,

It left a little deposit.

Mary had a little lamb,

She also had a bear,

Everyone saw her little lamb,

And no one saw her bear.

Mary had a little lamb,

She kept it by the heater,

And every time it turned around,

It burned its little seater.

Mary had a little lamb

She tied it to a pylon

10 000 volts shot up its ...leg

And turned its wool to nylon

Mary had a little watch

She swallowed it one day

And so she took some castor oil

To pass the time away

Mary is a proper girl

She goes to church on Sundays

She prays that she will have the strength

To chase the boys on Mondays

A bullfrog sat on a lily pad,

Looking up in the sky.

He fell right off that lily pad,

And got water in his eye.

 

Oh, a peanut sat on a railroad track,

Its heart was all a-flutter.

Along came the 5:05 –

Oops! Peanut butter.

A cow walked on the railroad track,

The train was coming fast.

The train got off the railroad track

To let the cow go past!

A hen and a chicken went for a walk

Just to stretch their legs

A motorcar came round the bend

TOOT TOOT Ham and eggs

Oh! the night was dark and dreary

The air was full of sleet

The old man stood out in the storm

His shoes were full of feet

A doctor fell into a well

And broke his collarbone.

We think that he should tend the sick

And leave the well alone.

A farmer slipped on the old barn roof

When rotten boards gave way,

And as he fell, he shrugged and said,

"It's time to hit the hay."

Humpty Dumpty fell right down

And landed on his head,

So, all the horses and the men

Had scrambled eggs and bread.

A skinny lady took a bath,

Without telling a soul,

And when she pulled out the plug,

She went right down the hole.

Mosquito he fly high,

Mosquito he fly low,

Old man mosquito he lit on me,

He ain't a-gonna fly no more.

I went to my girlfriend,

A pleasure I was seeking,

I missed her lips and kissed her nose,

And the gosh darn thing was leaking.

She died by the sewer,

By the sewer she did die.

The coroner decided,

That it was sewer-cide

 

A golf ball sailin' thru the air

Whizzed by a man a hummin'

He heard a caddy holler, "Fore!"

An' he thought three more were comin'

 

When boating, never quarrel

For you'll find, without a doubt

A boat is not the proper place

To have a falling out

"The coffee is exhausted, Sir"

The diner was advised

Says he, "It's been so weak of late

I'm really not surprised"

Said baby tern to mother tern

"Can I have a brother"

"Yes" said mom to baby tern

"One good tern deserves another"

There's a gal up in the hills

She's awfully shy and meek

She undresses in the dark

Because the mountains peak

Alice

Alice, where art thou going?

Upstairs to take a bath.

Alice, with legs like toothpicks,

And a neck like a giraffe.

Alice stepped in the bathtub,

Alice pulled out the plug,

Oh my Goodness, Oh my Soul,

There goes Alice down the hole!

Glub, glub, glub.

Annoying Song

(Tune:"The 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, ad nauseum! (getting louder each time)

 

Anne Marie Loves John Pierre

Anne Marie loves John Pierre

It's written on cafe sidewalks everywhere

John Pierre loves Anne Marie

It's written in a heart that's carved into a tree

Anne Marie, she said one day

I love you very much so let us run away

John Pierre, he said "Oui, oui!"

And ran to tell his friends, "I'm marrin' Anne Marie"

They ran off into the park

But they were getting hungrey and it was getting dark

They went home before too late

'Cause Anne Marie was seven and John Pierre was eight!

 

Ants go Marching

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 round and round, and into the ground

To get out of the rain, Boom, boom, boom ….

The ants go marching two-by-two...

 

Backwards Song

(*Tune: Turkey in the Straw)

Well I walked up the door and I opened the stairs

Said my pajamas and I put on my prayers.

Turned off the bed and jumped into the light

All because she kissed me good night!

Well, I woke up next morning and I scrambled my shoes

Shined up an egg and I toasted the news

Buttered my tie and took another bite

All because she kissed me never could resist me

All because she kissed me Good night!

Bee

(same tune as "Old Grogan's Goat")

There was a bee-i-ee-i-ee,

Sat on a wall i-all-i-all,

And he could sting i-ing-i-ing,

And that's not all-i-all-i-all,

There was a boy -i-oy-i-oy-i-oy,

Who had a stick -i-ick-i-ick,

He gave that bee-i-ee-i-ee,

An awful lick i-ick-i-ick,

 

And then that bee i-ee-i-ee

Began to sting i-ing-i-ing

He stung that boy i-oy-i-oy

Like anything i-ing-i-ing,

And then that boy i-oy-i-oy

Began to yell i-ell-i-ell

He told that bee i-ee-i-ee

To go to-

way down yonder in the corn-patch,

Where they don't sell lemonade or pop-pop-bang.

The Billboard Song

(Tune:"The Battle Hymn of the Republic", among others)

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 the rain the night before.

The wind and rain had done its work and this is what it bore:

Smoke Coca-cola cigarettes, chew Wrigley's Spearment beer.

Kennel Ration dog food makes your wife's complexion clear.

Simonize your baby with a Hersey's candy bar.

And, Texaco's the beauty cream that's used by all the stars.

As I continued on my walk and went upon my way,

I hadn’t gone another blcok when much to my dismay,

Another billboard caught my eye and like the one before,

The wind and rain had dones its work and this is what it bore:

Take your next vacation in a brand new Frigidare.

Play a Hammond organ in your Wal*mart underwear.

Doctors say that babies should smoke 'til they are three.

And people over 65 should bathe in Lipton (with flow through bags!)

Bingo

Farmer Brown he had a dog,

And Bingo was his name-o!

B-I-N-G-O,

B-I-N-G-O,

B-I-N-G-O,

And Bingo was his name-o!

Alternate chorus:

B with an I, I with a N,

N with a G, G with an O,

B-I-N-G-O,

And Bingo was his name-o!

Birdie Song

Oh... Up in the sky the big birdies fly,

While down in the nest the little birds rest...

Sssbhhh they’re sleeping!!!;

The bright sun comes up,

The dew goes away,

Good morning, good morning the little birds say. (Use motions)

 

Boogie, Woogie, Washer Woman

Down in the jungle where nobody goes

There's a boogie, woogie, washer woman washing her clothes

With a rub a dub here and a scrub a dub there

Boogie, woogie, washer woman washing her hair

Oops biddly otten botten wotten, OOOh!

Oops biddly otten botten wotten, OOOh!

Oops biddly otten botten wotten, OOOh!

A boogie, woogie, washer woman

Washing her hair

Yes, Sir!

Boom Boom Ain't it Great to be Crazy

Chorus:

Boom, Boom, ain't it great to be Crazy?

Boom, Boom, ain't it great to be Crazy?

Giddy and Foolish all day long

Boom, Boom, ain't it great to be Crazy!

Way down south where bananas grow

A flea stepped on a elephant's toe

The elephant cried with tears in his eyes

"Why don't you pick on someone your own size?"

Way up north were there's ice and snow

There was a penguin and his name was Joe

He got tired of black and white

So he wore pink slacks to the dance last night!

A horse and a flea and three blind mice

Sat on the curbstone shooting dice

The horse, he slipped and fell on the flea

Whoops! said the flea, there's a horse on me!

I bought a suit of combination underwear

Guaranteed not to rip or tear

I wore them six months and to my consternation

I couldn't get the darned thing off, I'd lost the combination!

I love myself. I think I'm grand.

When I go to movies, I hold my hand.

I put my arm around my waist,

And when I get fresh, I slap my face.

I call myself on the telephone

Just to hear my musical tone.

I ask myself for a heavy date,

And I pick myself up at half past eight.

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear,

And Fuzzy Wuzzy cut his hair.

So, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy.

No, by Jove, he wasn't, was he?

I take a swim in my swimming pool.

I jump from the board 'cause that's the rule.

I hit my head on cement and mortar.

Forgot to look - there was no water.

That one-eared cat who used to sit

Watching Grandma rock and knit

Swallowed a ball of bright red yarn,

And out came kittens with red sweaters on.

Once I had a little cat

And all she ate was yarn

And when those kittens came

They came with sweaters on!

Once I had a little dog

And all she ate was cans

And when those puppies came

They came in Ford sedans!

When Mary had a little lamb

The doctor was surprised

When Old Mac Donald had a farm

The doctor nearly died!

Bumble Bee

I’m bring home a baby bumble bee,

Won’t my mommy be so proud of me?

I’m bring home a baby bumble bee,

OUCH! He stung me!

I’m smashing up the baby bumble bee ...

Oooh, what a mess.

I’m licking up the baby bumble bee ...

Oooh, I feel sick.

I’m barfing up the baby bumble bee ...

Oh, what a mess.

I’m mopping up the baby bumble bee ...

All clean.

I’m bring home a baby bumble bee ...

(CLAP!) I got it before it got me!

The Bubblegum Song

(William Tell’s Overture)

* Chorus: Baruba, ruba, bubblegum

Baruba, ruba, bubble gum

Baruba, ruba, bubble gum

I bought some bubble gum!

My mom gave me a penny

To see Jack Benny

I did not see Jack Benny

I bought some bubble gum *

My mom gave me a nickle

To buy a pickle

I did not buy a pickle

I bought some bubble gum *

My mom gave me a dime

To buy a lime

I did not buy a lime

I bought some bubble gum *

My mom gave me a quarter

To buy some water

I did not buy some water

I bought some bubble gum *

My mom gave me a dollar

To buy a dog collar

I did not buy a collar

I bought some bubble gum *

My mom gave me a spanking

For buying all that bubble gum

I did not cry tears

I cried bubble gum!

 

Camp Granada

Hello Mudda, hello Fadda,

Here I am at Camp Granada.

Camp is very entertaining,

And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.

I went hiking with Joe Spivy;

He developed poison ivy.

You remember Leonard Skinner;

He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

All the counselors hate the waiters,

And the lake has alligators,

And the head coach wants no sissies,

So he reads to us from something called "Ulysses".

Now I don't want that this should scare ya,

But my bunk mate has malaria.

You remember Jeffrey Hardy,

They're about to organize a searching party.

Take me home, oh Mudda, Fadda,

Take me home, I hate Granada!

Don't leave me in the forest where

I might get eaten by a bear.

Take me home, I promise I will not make noise,

Or mess the house with other boys.

Oh, please don't make me stay,

I've been here one whole day.

Dearest Father, darling Mother,

How's my precious little brother?

Let me come home if you miss me,

I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me.

The beach sand, will burn your feet

And the mud here is three feet deep

The latrines smell, really yucky

And the lake even has a three-eyed ducky

The changing tent, is hot and sticky

And putting socks on sandy feet, is really icky

I think the Program Director, is a little manic

And the boats were made by the people who made Titanic

The bugs are, the size of grizzly bears

And my leader's size, almost could compare

The water tastes, just like a piece of tin

And in the lake yesterday I saw a shark's fin

The leaders here, don't know anything

The head lifeguard is a real ding-a-ling

Then there's this other one, who's really slow

On her cranky days we like to call her "Old Flo"

The camp director, is called Sunshine

The only thing she does, is sit on her behind

The first aid procedures are a little wacky

In general, the whole staff here is quacky

Making crafts, is super boring

The girl next to me, started snoring

Now we're singing, a stupid song

I can't believe I put up with this all day long

They make us eat, all our lunch

And if we don't, we'll get no punch

They made us clean, the toilet seat

And go for a ten-mile hike in this heat

We have to light fires, with just one match

And do a million steps, for just one patch

I wish that I, could go back home

Where those monstrous mosquitoes will leave me alone

I hate this place, I want to leave

Camping has turned into, my pet peeve

What did I do, to deserve all this?

I promise you, this camp I will never miss

Wait a minute, it stopped hailing,

Guys are swimming, gals are sailing.

Playing baseball, gee that's betta,

Mudda, Fadda, kindly disregard this letter!

 

Checkmate

(God Save The Queen)

King George, he had a date,

He stayed out very late,

He was the King.

Queen Mary paced the floor;

King George came home at four,

She met him at the door

God save the King.

Coming of the Frogs

(Tune:"The Battle Hymn of the Republic")

Chorus:

Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, croak, croak

Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, croak, croak

Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, croak, croak

The frogs keep hopping on.

Mine eyes have seen the horror of

the coming of the frogs.

They are sneaking through the swamps,

they are lurking under logs.

You can hear their mournful croaking

through the early morning fog.

The frogs keep hopping on.

The frogs have grown in numbers,

and their croaking fills the air.

There's no place to escape to

'cause the frogs are everywhere.

They've eaten all the flies and now they're

hungry as a bear.

The frogs keep hopping on.

I used to like the bullfrogs, like to feel their slimy skin.

Liked to put them in my teacher's desk

and take them home again.

Now they're knocking at the front door,

I can't let those frogs come in.

The frogs keep hopping on.

They have hopped into the living room

and headed down the hall.

They have trapped me in the corner

and my back's against the wall.

And when I open up my mouth to give a desperate call.

This is all that's heard:,

 

 

Crazy Herman

In a pad in a forest green

Boom - boom – boom – boom

Crazy Herman was surveying the scene,

Boom - boom – boom - boom

Saw a rabbit hopping by,

A’rapping at his door.

Boom - boom – boom - boom

Like help, like hlep came his kpleas,

Boom - boom – boom - boom

Agriculture man exterminate me,

Boom - boom – boom - boom

Little Rabbit don’t jump and shout,

Come in and we’ll hang out,

Boom - boom – boom – boom.

 

 

Down By The Bay

Down by the bay (echo)

Where the watermelons grow (echo)

Back to my home (echo)

I dare not go (echo)

For if I do (echo)

My mother will say... (echo)

Have you ever seen a... (insert silly line here)

Down by the bay!

Down by the sea,

Where the watermelons grow

There I would go

From way back home

But if I did

My ma would say...

Did you ever see a... (insert silly line here)

Down by the sea!

Silly lines (use one of these, or make up your own!)

 

The Drool Song

Just plant a watermelon seed upon my grave,

And let the juice run through,

Just plant a watermelon seed upon my grace,

That's all I ask of you.

Chicken and 'possums are might fine,

But there ain't no taste like a watermelon rind.

Just plant a watermelon seed upon my grave,

And let the juice run through.

Dust Mops

Over hill, over dale, we will dust the dusty trail

As the dust mops go dusting along.

Ouch! my head; Ouch! my tail, when we dust the dusty trail,

As the dust mops go dusting along.

Chorus: So it’s sweep, sweep, sweep,

We will never weep,

As we are singing this song!

In dust so deep, we never fall asleep,

As the dust mops go dusting along.

Over bed, under sled, we will dust until we’re dead,

As the dust mops go dusting along,

In the chair, in my hair, even in my underwear,

As the dust mops go dusting along. *Chorus)

In the school dust like fools, underneath the swimming pools,

As the dust mops go dusting along.

Over land, over sea, who the heck needs gravity?

As the dust mops go dusting along. (Chorus)

Ever Gone A’Fishin'

(Tune:"Turkey in the Straw)

Have you ever gone a’fishin'

On a bright and sunny day?

Have you ever seen a fish

Swim in and out the bay

With his hands in his pockets

And his pockets in his pants?

Have you ever seen a fish

Do the hootchie-cootchie dance?

Well, I have gone a’fishin'

On a bright and sunny day

And I have seen a fish

Swim in and out the bay

With his hands in his pockets

And his pockets in his pants

But I've never seen a fish

Do the hootchie-cootchie dance.

Have you ever gone a’fishin'

on a hot and sunny day

And you're sitting on a bench

and the bench gives way,

With an alligator snapping at

the seat of your pants,

And all the little fishies

doin' the hootchie kootchie dance.

Have you ever gone a’fishin’

On a cold, cold day

And seen all the little fishies

frozen solid in the bay,

With their hands in their pockets

and their pockets on their pants

And it's too darn cold to do

the hootchie kootchie dance.

Have you ever gone a’fishin’

on a rainy, rainy day,

And seen all the little fishies

with umbrellas in the bay,

With their hands in their pockets

and their pockets on their pants,

All the little fishies

doin' the hootchie kootchie dance.

Have you ever gone a’fishin’

On a hot and cold day,

And seen all the little fishies all

confused in the bay,

With their hands in their pockets

and their pockets on their shirts,

And they're too darn confused to

do the hootchie kootchie dance.

 

The Flea

(Tune: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic")

As one flea fly flew up the flue, the other flea fly flew down

As one flea fly flew up the flue, the other flea fly flew down

As one flea fly flew up the flue, the other flea fly flew down

As one flea fly flew up the flue, the other flea fly flew down

Glory, glory how peculiar! Glory, glory how peculiar!

Glory, glory how peculiar!

As (repeat the verse)!

As one pink porpoise popped up the pole

The other pink porpoise popped down (x4)

As one slick seal slid up the slide

The other slick seal slid down (x4)

As one striped snipe snuck up the pole

Another striped snipe snuck down (x4)

As one giggly girl giggled a giggle

Another giggly girl giggled too (x4)

As one black bug bled blue-black blood

The other black bug bled blue (x4)

As one pink poodle paddled up the pool

The other pink poodle paddled down (x4)

As one hedge hog edged up the hedge

The other hedge hog edged down (x4)

A busy buzzing bumble bee,

Was busily buzzing by (x4)

One photographer photographed

Another photographer's back (x4)

A spider espied a spider,

On another spider's back (x4)

As one dense digger dug into the ditch,

While the other dense digger dug out (x4)

One black bear backed up the bank

While the other black bear backed down (x4)

As one red rooster raced up the road

Another red rooster raced down (x4)

A big black bear bit a big black bug

And the big black bug bled blue (x4)

As one cruel croc crawled up the creek

The other cruel croc crawled down (x4)

As one strong swimmer swam in the sea

The other strong swimmer swam out (x4)

As one woodpecker pecked up the peg,

The other woodpecker pecked down

As one sly snake slipped up the slide,

The other sly snake slipped down

As one blue bat blew in the bowl,

The other blue bat blew out

As one drunk duck dove into the ditch,

the other drunk duck dropped dead

As one white whale whipped over the waves,

The other white whale whipped under

Frankenstein

(Tune: Clementine)

In a castle, on a mountain

Near the dark and murky Rhine,

Dwelt a doctor, the concoctor

Of the monster, Frankenstein.

 

Oh my monster oh my monster,

Oh my monster, Frankenstein,

You were built to last forever,

Dreadful scary Frankenstein.

In a graveyard near the castle,

Where the moon refused to shine,

He dug for noses and for toeses

For his monster, Frankenstein.

 

Frog Went A-Courtin'

Frog went a-coutrin' and he did ride,

unh-hunh, unh-hunh

Frog went a-coutrin' and he did ride,

unh-hunh,

Frog went a-coutrin' and he did ride,

Sword and a pistol by his side,

unh-hunh, unh-hunh

Rode up to Miss Mousie's door, ...

He gave three raps and a very loud roar. ...

He said, "miss Mousie, are you with'in?" ...

"Yes, I just sat down to spin," ...

He went right in and took her on his knee, ...

Said, "Miss Mousie, will you marry me?" ...

Miss Mousie, seh said, "I can't answer that...

Until I see my Uncle Rat, ...

Uncle Rat's in London Town, ...

And I don't know when he'll be down. ...

Without my Uncle Rat's consent, ...

I wouldn't marry the President," ...

Uncle Rat came reding home, ...

"Who's been here since I've been gone?" ...

"A very worthy gentleman, ...

He said he'd marry me if he can," ...

The first came in was an old brown cow, ...

Tried to dance and didn't know how, ...

The next came in was an old grey mare, ...

Hip stuck out and shoulder bare, ...

The next came in was a little black dog, ...

Chased Mis Mousie in a hollow log, ...

The next came in was an old tom cat, ...

Swallowed Miss Mousie slick as a rat, ...

Mr. Frog he went down to the lake, ...

And there he was swallowed by a big black snake, ...

Big black snake he swam to the lane, ...

And there was killed by a big man, ...

The big man he went to France, ...

And that's the end of my romance, ...

So here's the end of one, two, three, ...

The snake, the frog and Miss Mousie, ...

There's bread and cheese upon the shelf, ...

If you want any, just help yourself.

Fun

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.

Georgie

Every morning at half past eight

I go "naaaah" to Georgie.

And every morning at half past eight

He goes "naaaah" to me.

No need to knock, no need to ring

For as I rub my eyes,

I open my window,

Pop out my head,

And go "naaaah" to Georgie.

Then one morning at half past eight

I went "naaaah" to Georgie.

Opened my window,

Popped out my head

Down came the window

Off rolled my head

And "naaaah" went Georgie.

 

 

Good King Wenceslas

Using the tune of Good King Wenceslas, each group ‘sings’ an animal sound. Divide circle into groups: one group is sheep, cows, and pigs. When pointed to they call out their animal sound on the proper note for the song.

 

 

Got This Little Hunk of Tin

 

Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, rattle, crash, beep, beep.

Honk, hook, rattle, rattle, rattle, crash, beep, beep.

Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, rattle, crash, beep, beep.

Got this little hunk of tin,

Nobody knows what shape it’s in.

Got four wheels and a running board.

It’s a four-door, it’s a Ford.

Got no bottom, got no top

Throw out the anchor when you want to stop

Got no windows, got no breaks,

All it's got is small earthquakes.

 

Hand motions:

"Honk, Honk" - Tug Twice At Your Earlobe;

"Rattle Rattle Rattle" - Shake Your Head ‘No’ Back And Forth

"Crash" - Hit Your Chin With The Heel Of Your Palm;

"Beep beep!" - tap your nose twice with the fingers that are left in front of it

 

 

Herman the Worm

*Chorus: Sitting on my fence post

Chewing my bubblegum (chewing sound 4x)

Playing with my yo-yo (Doo whop, doo whop)

When along came Herman the Worm

Herman was this big (with fingers show an inch)

And I said, "Herman, baby, What happened?"

And he said, "Duh, I ate my dad"

And the very next day *

And I said "Herman, baby, What happened?"

And he said, "Duh, I ate my mom"

And the very next day *

And I said "Herman, baby, What happened?"

And he said, "Duh, I ate my brother" *

And I said, "Herman, baby, What happened?"

And he said, "Duh, I ate my sister" *

And I said, "Herman, baby, What happened?"

And he said, "Duh, I BURPED!"

Horse Fly

(Tune:"The More We Get Together")

Did you ever see a horse fly, a horse fly, a horse fly?

Did you ever see a horse fly, a horse fly, fly, fly?

Did you ever see a board walk, a board walk, a board walk?

Did you ever see a board walk, a board walk, walk, walk?

 

I Had a Little Chicken

(Tune:"Turkey in the Straw")

Well, I had a little chicken

And she wouldn't lay an egg

So I poured hot water all around her leg

And the little chicken hollered and the little chicken begged

And the gosh darn chicken layed a hard boiled egg!

Well, I had a little chicken

And she wouldn't lay an egg

So I poured hot chocolate all around her leg

And the little chicken hollered

And the little chicken begged

And the gosh darn chicken layed an Easter egg!

Well, I had a little chicken

And she wouldn't lay an egg

So I poured gun powder all around her leg

And the little chicken hollered

And the little chicken begged

And the gosh darn chicken layed a hand grenade!

I Must be Crazy!

I must be crazy,

Why don’t you come along?

I must be crazy,

To sing this song.

A skinny lady took a bath,

Without telling a soul,

And when she pulled out the plug,

She went right down the hole.

Mary had a little lamb,

She kept it in the closet,

And every time she let it out,

It left a little deposit.

I wish I were a fishy,

I'd like to be a bass,

I'd climb right upon them rocks,

And slide down on my ... fins.

When Mary had a little lamb,

The doctors were surprised,

But when Old McDonald had a farm,

You should have seen their eyes.

Mosquito he fly high,

Mosquito he fly low,

Old man mosquito he lit on me,

He ain't a-gonna fly no more.

I went to my girlfriend,

A pleasure I was seeking,

I missed her lips and kissed her nose,

And the gosh darn thing was leaking.

She died by the sewer,

By the sewer she did die.

The coroner decided,

That it was sewer-cide

Peanut sitting on a railroad track,

Its heart was all a flutter,

Along came Engine 209

Toot! Toot! It’s Peanut Butter!

Mary had a little lamb,

She also had a bear,

Everyone saw her little lamb,

And no one saw her bear.

Mary had a little lamb,

She kept it by the heater,

And every time it turned around,

It burned its little seater

 

If All of the Raindrops

If all of the raindrops

were lemon drops and gum drops,

Oh, what a world this would be!

I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide, goin'

Ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah,

If all of the raindrops

were lemon drops and gum drops,

Oh, what a world this would be!

If all of the rainbows

were Chicken McNuggets and BBQ sauce,

Oh, what a world this would be!

I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide, goin'

Ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah,

If all of the rainbows

were Chicken McNuggets and BBQ sauce,

Oh, what a world this would be!

If all the mosquitoes

were nacho Doritos,

Oh, what a world this would be!

I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide, goin'

Ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah,

If all the mosquitoes

were nacho Doritos,

Oh, what a world this would be!

If all of the black flies

were gorgeous guys and cute guys,

Oh, what a world this would be!

I'd stand outside with my arms open wide, goin'

Kiss, kiss kiss kiss, kiss kiss kiss, kiss kiss kiss,

If all of the black flies

were gorgeous guys and cute guys,

Oh, what a world this would be!

If all of the moonbeams,

were popsicles and ice cream

Oh, what a world this would be!

I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide, goin'

Ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah,

If all of the moonbeams,

were popsicles and ice cream

Oh, what a world this would be!

If all of the snowflakes

were lemon tarts and cupcakes

Oh, what a world this would be!

I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide, goin'

Ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah,

If all of the snowflakes

were lemon tarts and cupcakes

Oh, what a world this would be!

If all of the pinecones

were chocolate covered ice cream cones

Oh, what a world this would be!

I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide, goin'

Ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah,

If all of the pinecones

were chocolate covered ice cream cones

Oh, what a world this would be!

If all of the snowflakes

were Hershey bars and milkshakes

Oh what a snow it would be!

I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide, goin'

Ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah,

If all of the snowflakes

were Hershey bars and milkshakes

Oh what a snow it 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

 

 

If You're Happy and You Know It

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,

And you really want to show it,

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!

If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet! (stomp stomp)

… nod your head, (Ding dong!)

…shout amen! (AMEN!)

… Do all four! (clap clap, stomp, stomp, ding dong, AMEN!)

 

It Isn't Any Trouble

It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E

It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E

Whenever you're in trouble

It will vanish like a bubble

It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E

It isn't any trouble just to G-R-I-N Grin!

It isn't any trouble just to L-A-U-G-H

It's An Insect World

(Tune:"It's a Small World")

Chorus:

It's an insect covered world,

It's an insect covered world,

It's an insect covered world,

It's an insect world.

It's a world of centipedes, a world of moths,

It's a world of katydids, a world of wasps,

There's so much that we share

that it's time we're aware,

It's an insect world.

It's a world of beetles, a world of fleas,

It's a world of caterpillars, a world of bees,

In this world that we know

there is so much to show,

It's an insect world.

Itched Up

(John Brown's Body)

The Mosquitoes wore tuxedoes

And the blackflies wore black ties,

The bride she was a spider

And the groom he was a snake,

They were going to a wedding

In my Aunt Lucy's bedding,

And she was the wedding cake.

 

Glory, glory, hallelujah,

You don't feel itchy, Aunty,

Do ya?

Glory, glory, hallelujaih,

The bugs marched down the aisle.

 

The little honeymooners

Were nice and cozy in her bloomers,

And the guests all took their places

In Aunt Lucy's pillowcases.

The little beasts had such a feast,

They danced and flew and soared,

All while Aunt Lucy snored.

 

I Wish I Were A Little Bar of Soap

(Tune:"If You're Happy and You Know It")

Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap

Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap

Oh I'd slippy and I'd slidey over everybody's hidy

Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap

Oh I wish I were a little mosquito

Oh I wish I were a little mosquito

Oh I'd bitty and I'd bitey under everybody's nighty

Oh I wish I were a little mosquito

 

 

I'm a Nut

I'm a little acorn round,

Lying on the cold cold ground,

Somebody came and stepped on me,

That is why I'm cracked you see,

I'm a nut,(clap clap)

in a rut,(clap clap)

I'm crazy.

Called myself on the telephone,

Just to see if I was home,

Asked myself out for a date,

 

 

Gotta be ready by half past eight!

I'm a nut,(clap clap)

in a rut,(clap clap)

I'm crazy.

Took myself to the picture show,

Sat myself in the very first row,

Wrapped my arms around my waist,

Got so fresh I slapped my face!

I'm a nut,(clap clap) in a rut,(clap clap) I'm crazy.

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!

 

John Brown's Body

(Tune:"Battle Hymn of the Republic")

He jumped from 40 thousand feet without a parachute

He jumped from 40 thousand feet without a parachute

He jumped from 40 thousand feet without a parachute

And 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!

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

Alternate Chorus:

Gory, gory what a helluva way to die,

When you're hanging from your knickers in the middle of the sky,

Gory, gory what a helluva way to die,

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

They scraped him off the runway like a lump of strawberry jam, (x3)

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

They put him in a matchbox and they sent him home to Mum, (x3)

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

She put him on the mantelpiece for everyone to see, (x3)

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

She spread him on the toast when the vicar came to tea, (x3)

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

 

 

 

Junior Birdmen

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 that doorbell ringing, Ding Ding,

And you see that badge of Tin (Clink, Clink).

Then you will know junior birdmen,

It’s time to send those boxtops in.

B-I-R-D-M-E-N

Birdmen! Birdmen! EEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR!

Laundry Song

I live-y uppy tenement-y house-y

I live-y uppy twenty-first (thrity-first?) floor.

I do the wash-y, very BIG wash-y

Ruffles on the petticoat for ten cents more.

I like a pow wow (chow chow?) better than a bow wow

I like a little girl and she likes me!

One day in Hong Kong

A biggie man-ny came along

And he take my little girl away from me (Whee)

He take my little girl away from me.

 

Lemme

(divide your singers into two groups: one side sings the boy's lines, the other sings the girl's lines)

 

Girl: What's your name little boy?

Boy: My name is Lemme...

Girl: Lemme what little boy?

Boy: Lemme kiss you!

Boy: What's your name, little girl?

Girl: My name is Ida

Boy: Ida what, little girl?

Girl: I don't want to!

Girl: What's your name, little boy?

Boy: My name is Lemme

Girl: Lemme what, little boy?

Boy: Lemme kiss you!

Boy: What's your name, little girl?

Girl: My name is I'll-a

Boy: I'll-a what, little girl?

Girl: I'll ask my momma

Girl: What's your name, little boy?

Boy: My name is Lemme

Girl: Lemme what, little boy?

Boy: Lemme kiss you

Boy: What's your name, little girl?

Girl: My name is Ollie

Boy: Ollie what, little girl?

Girl: Ollie right! (kiss, kiss)

The Limerick Song

(Tune: Spanish Guitar)

Chorus: Aye-aye-aye-aye

In China they never grow chilly

So sing me another verse

That's worse than the first verse

Make sure that it's foolish and silly

A canner exceedingly canny

One morning remarked to his granny

A canner can can anything that he can

But a canner can't can a can, can he? Chorus

 

A tutor who tooted the flute

Tried to tutor two looters to toot

Said the two to the tutor Is it tougher to toot

Or to tutor two footers to toot? Chorus

A certain young fellow named Beebee

Wished to marry a lady named Phoebe

But, he said, I must see

What a minister's fee be

Before Phoebe be Phoebe Beebee. Chorus

 

 

Lions and Tigers and Bears

(Tune: When Johnny Comes Marching Home)

When lions are roaming on the plain, hurrah, hurrah

When lions are roaming on the plain, hurrah, hurrah

When lions are roaming on the plain

we fall on our knees and pray for rain

And we all go running up to the hills to get out of their way

Hey, hey, hey

When tigers go stalking in the wood . . .

All creatures do what they know they should

When bears are growling loud and long . . .

Everyone flees but the young and the strong

When rhinos go marching to the lake . . .

Trees do bend and the ground does shake

Little Bunny Fu-Fu

 

Little bunny Fu-fu, hopping though the forest,

Scooping 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 be good, and if you’re not good, I’m going to 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 to be good, and if you’re not good, I’m going to turn you into a goon - Poof! The moral of this story is . . . 'Hare today and goon tomorrow.'

 

 

Little Peter Rabbit

(Tune:"The Battle Hymn of the Republic")

Little Peter Rabbit had a flea upon his ear,

Little Peter Rabbit had a flea upon his ear,

Little Peter Rabbit had a flea upon his ear,

And he flicked it and it flew away

 

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 his back back back back.

Coming around the track track track track.

Little red caboose behind the train, TOOT, TOOT!

Little Skunk Song

(Tune:"Turkey in the Straw"... mostly)

Oh I stuck my head in a little skunk hole,

And the little skunk said, "Well bless my soul."

"Take it out, take it out, take it out, Remove it!"

Well, I didn't take it out, so the little skunk said,

"If you don't take it out, you'll wish you did!"

Take it out, take it out, take it out!"

PEE-U-O-O!! I REMOVED IT!

 

 

Magdalena Tagalena

Oh, Magdalena tagalena, Hootentimer, Potentimer

Hogan, Logan, Pogan was her name.

She had two hairs on the top of her head

One was alive and the other one was dead

She had two eyes in the middle of her head

One was green and the other one was red

She had a nose as long as a hose

It curled at the end and was red like a rose

She had two teeth in the middle of her mouth

One pointed north and the other pointed south

She had two hands on the ends of her arms,

One rang bells and the other rang charms!

She had two knees in the middle of her legs,

One liked bacon and the other liked eggs!

She had two feet as flat a mat

No one knew how she got around like that

Those two feet were sized forty-four and a half,

One took a shower and the other took a bath!

Her ears stuck out like the sails of a boat,

Her adams apple wandered up and down her throat

She loved to polish her finger nails,

She bought her polish in ten gallon pails.

She had two kids just the other day,

They took one look and they ran away!

A ten-ton truck hit poor Magdalena

The old turck driver had to get a new machina!

 

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.

Momma Don't Allow

Well Momma don't 'low no more singin' round here

Momma don't 'low no singin' round here

Well we don't care what Momma don't 'low

Gonna sing our heads off anyhow

Momma don't 'low no singin' round here

Well Momma don't 'low no duet singin' round here

Momma don't 'low no duet singing round here

Well we don't care what Momma don't 'low

Gonna sing our duets anyhow

Momma don't 'low no duet singing here

Well Momma don't 'low no D.H. Laurence here

Momma don't 'low no D.H. Laurence here

Well we don't care what Momma don't 'low

Gonna mail Lady Chatelaine anyhow

Momma don't 'low no D.H. Laurence round here

Well Momma don't 'low no (Something) round here

Momma don't 'low no (Something) round here

Well we don't care what Momma don't 'low

Gonna (Something) anyhow

Momma don't 'low no (Something) round here

Muff the Tragic Wagon

Chorus:

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.

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 would pass,

Tragic wagons never seemed

To need to stop for gas. *

Children live forever,

But not so children's toys,

Wagons can't forever be

A friend to little boys.

One gray day it happened

While Tommy took his nap,

A garbage truck ran over Muff and

Turned him into scrap. *

Little Tommy Pumpkin

Said just off the cuff,

There will never be another

Tragic wagon Muff.

The garbage man is guilty

Of wanton genocide

Little Tommy Pumpkin sits,

He never more can ride!

 

 

 

My Body

(Tune: My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean)

My body has calamine lotion.

My body's as sore as can be.

The flowers I picked for leaders.

Turned out to be poison ivee.

Don't touch, Don't touch,

You'll get a rash from ivee, ivy.

It will itch bad

And it looks worse than acne.

My Frog

( tune: "Brownie Smile Song")

I have something in my pocket that

I found behind a log.

My leader said to turn it loose, but

I want to keep my frog.

It's cool and green and slimy and

It wiggles in my hand.

I also have a wooly worm, and

A pocket full of sand.

My Froggie

Tune: "Blessed Be the Tie That Binds"

My froggie, he am an odd bird . . .

He ain't go no tail almost hardly.

He run and he jump and he fall on his sit---

Where he ain't got no tail almost hardly.

**Second verse, which has absolutely no relation to first**

I know just how ugly I are.

My face it ain't no shining star.

But I do not mind it because I'm behind it--

The feller out front gets the jar!

I eat my peas with honey,

I've done it all my life.

It makes the peas taste funny

But it keeps them on the knife.

 

 

My Leader

(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

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

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

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

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

My Uncle

(Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean -- Substitute someone else's name for "uncle" if you wish)

Chorus:

Bring back, bring back,

O bring back my uncle to me, to me.

Bring back, bring back,

O bring back my uncle to me, to me.

My uncle 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.

My uncle was proud of his whiskers,

To shave them would give him the blues. T

hey hung all the way to his ankles,

And he used them for shining his shoes. Chorus

My uncle had faith in a sailboat

He had built from an old hollow tree.

My uncle set sail for Australia,

Now my uncle lies under the sea. Chorus

My uncle 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 uncle 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

My Sweet Cream Soda Pop

(Tune:"I'm a Nut")

Romeo and Juliet

On a balcony they met.

Scram you guys, I got a date.

Shakespeare coming in a '48.

Chorus:

La de dah, my sweet cream soda pop.

La de dah, my sweet cream soda pop.

La de dah, my sweet cream soda pop.

La de dah, dah, dah.

Henry Ford was a grand old man.

Had four wheels and an old tin can.

Put them together and the darn thing ran.

Henry Ford was a grand old man.

Grampa's beard is getting long.

Getting longer day by day.

Gramma chews it in her sleep.

'Cause she thinks its shredded wheat.

Coca-Cola came to town.

Pepsi-Cola shot him down.

Dr. Pepper fixed him up.

Now we all drink 7-up.

I am just a little wildflower

Getting wilder by the hour

No one wants to sit by me

I'm as wild as I can be.

Newfoundland Hymn

Spoken: Open your hymnbooks

And turn to page 28

And if you can't find page 28

Turn to 14 twice!

If I had the wings of a SPARROW

Up to the woods I would fly (would fly)

There to remain as a SPARROW

Until the day that I die (I die)

Chorus:

Oooh lah lah, oooh lah lah, oooh lah

Oooh lah lah, oooh lah lah lah.

(Repeat): Oooh lah lah, oooh lah lah, oooh lah

Oooh lah lah, oooh lah lah lah.

Repeat using:

If I had the wings of a Turtledove (Rattlesnake!)

Straight to Camp ___________ I’d fly (I’d crawl!)

And there I would play with the counselors (What? Those nerds?"

Play there until I die (Drop dead!).

Amen.

Close your hymnbooks.

Good night.

And PRAISE THE LORD!

 

 

Nothing Song

Tune: Reuben, Reuben

Nothing, nothing. We sing nothing.

We sing nothing all day long.

We sing absolutely nothing.

How do you like our nothing song?

 

Old MacDonald Funky Style

Old MacDonald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O

And on that farm he had a pine tree-

Well they chopped down the old pine tree (Timber)

And they hauled it away to the mill. (la la la la)

Old MacDonald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O

And on that farm he had a home-

Home, home on the range

Where they chopped down the old pine tree (Timber)

And they hauled it away to the mill. (la la la la)

Old Mac Donald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O

And on that farm he had a dog...

Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone?

Oh where, oh where can he be?

Well, he's home, home on the range

Where they chopped down the old pine tree (Timber)

And they hauled it away to the mill. (la la la la)

Old Mac Donald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O

And on that farm he had a sweetheart-

Let me call you sweetheart! I'm in love with you.

Let me hear you whisper

Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone?

Oh where, oh where can he be?

Well, he's home, home on the range

Where they chopped down the old pine tree (Timber)

And they hauled it away to the mill. (la la la la)

Old Mac Donald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O

And on that farm he had a skunk's hole...

Well I stuck my head in a little skunk's hole

and the little skunk said-

Let me call you sweetheart! I'm in love with you.

Let me hear you whisper

Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone?

Oh where, oh where can he be?

Well, he's home, home on the range

Where they chopped down the old pine tree (Timber)

And they hauled it away to the mill. (la la la la)

 

 

Oley Oley Anna

 

Chorus: Oley Oley Anna,

Oley Oley Anna,

Oley Oley, Oley Oley,

Oley, Oley Anna

While climbing up the matterhorn,

All alone as I could be, I

Paused to stop up near the top

And heard this mystic melody... (Chorus)

While rocketing through space one day,

I found myself upon the moon.

An ectoplasm greeted me with,

"Have you heard the latest tune?" (Chorus)

While traveling through the darkest jungle,

The Taru tribe did appear.

And their native chant was sounding;

Just the sound that I had feared... (Chorus)

My ship was sinking in the ocean,

So I sent an SOS,

O’er the wire came an answer,

You don’t even have to guess.

Came a voice so bright and cheerful,

Bright, and cheerful as could be.

Said according to our survey, now

Your song is number 3... (Chorus)

Was trampling through the Belgzan Congo,

When a Man Man tribe appeared;

And their native song was chanting;

Just the sound that I bad feared. (Chorus)

On an island in the ocean,

While I waited to be found;

As I searched for bread and water,

Once again I heard this sound. (Chorus)

My plane had all it’s engines gone,

The wings would never keep me up.

I heard a voice that seemed to say,

"Now, let’s take it from the top!" (Chorus)

 

 

On Mules We Find

(Tune:"Auld Lang Syne")

On mules, we find two legs behind, and two we find before.

We stand behind before we find what the two behind be for.

When we're behind the two behind, we find what they be for.

So stand before the two behind, behind the two before.

 

 

One Through Ten

Chorus: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10,

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 and a (repeat)

Aha, Oho, Ehee, Whee

To market to market went my brother Jim,

When someone threw a tomato at him,

Now tomatoes are, soft, they don’t hurt the skin,

But this one did though it was still in the skin.*

A tramp at the back was a tattered and torn;

He was starving and started to eat at my lawn,

I said if you are hungry and need a light snack,

The grass grows much longer around in the back. *

I courted my girlfriend her name was Miss Brown,

She was up in the shower and couldn’t come down,

I said put on something on and be down in a tick,

She slipped on the soap and by God she was quick.*

Patty from Ireland bought a pair of water skis;

He thought he could master the techniques with ease,

But as you might guess he’s a bit of a dope,

He spent a year long with a lake for a slope *

 

The Nonsense Song

Oh, I was born, one night, one morn

When the whistle went boom boom!

You can fry a cake or bake a steak

When the mudpies are in bloom

Does six and six make nine?

Does ice grow on a vine?

Is old black Joe, an eskimo,

In the good old summertime?

Oh, de-loop the loop in the noodle soup

Just to give your socks a shine

I'm a guilty judge, I ate the fudge

Three cheers for Auld Lang Syne!

I cannot tell a lie,

I hocked an apple pie

‘twas in a tree, beneath the sea

Above the bright blue sky!

Oh they call me old Napolean,

but I'm not him at all.

I'm just a North Dakotian,

come up from old St. Paul.

I"ll sue them all for slander,

I'll make them all repent.

For How can I be Bonaparte

when I'm the president?

If easter eggs don't wash their legs

Their children will have ducks (quack quack)

I'd rather buy a lemon pie

For forty-seven bucks (too much)

Way down in Barcelonia

I jumped into a phonia

But that was all balonia

Red rooster blow your horn (toot toot!)

 

Pink Pajamas

(Tune: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic")

 

I wear my pink pajamas in the summer

When it's hot

I wear my flannel nightie 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

That's the time when you should see me

That's the time when you should see me

That's the time when you should see me

When I jump into my little bed with

Nothing on at all

Nosy, nosy what's it to ya?

I stripped right down but it’s no cooler,

Balmy breezes blowin’ through ya,

With nothing on at all.

 

I wake up in the morning with

My pillow on my head

My little tooshie-wooshie is a-hanging out of bed

And three times out of four times,

I wind up on the floor

So I don't drink Coca-Cola before bed anymore!

I wear my pink bikini in the summer when its hot

I wear my speedo swimsuit in the

Winter when it’s not

And sometimes in the springtime

And sometimes in the fall

I jump into my swimming pool

With nothing on at all.

 

Rubber Duckie

Rubber Duckie, you're the one,

You make bathtime lots of fun,

Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of you;

(woh woh, bee doh!)

 

Rubber Duckie, joy of joys,

When I squeeze you, you make noise!

Rubber Duckie, you're my very best friend, it's true!

(doo doo doo doooo, doo doo)

Chorus:

 

Said My Pajamas And Put On My Prayers

I climbed up the door, and opened the stairs;

I said my pajamas and put on my pray'rs,

I turned off the bed and crawled into the light

And all because you kissed me (kiss) goodnight.

Next morning I woke and scrambled my shoes;

I shined up an egg, then I toasted the news;

I buttered my tie, and took another bite;

And all because you kissed me (kiss) goodnight

By evening I felt normal, so we went out again

You said "Goodnight," and kissed me, I hurried home and then

I climbed up the door, and opened up the stairs;

I said my pajamas and put on my pray'rs;

I turned off the bed, and crawled into the light

And all because you kissed me (kiss) goodnight.

I powdered my hair, and pinned up my nose;

I hung up the bath, and I turned on my clothes;

I put out the clock, and wound the cat up tight;

And all because you kissed me (kiss) goodnight

I ran up the shade and pulled down the stair;

I curled up the rug, and I vacuumed my hair;

I just couldn't tell my left foot from my right;

And all because you kissed me (kiss) goodnight

By evening I felt normal, so we went out again

You said, "Goodnight," and kissed me, I hurried home and then

I lifted the preacher and called up the phone;

I spoke to the dog, and I threw your Ma a bone;

'Twas midnight, and yet the sun was shining bright,

And all because you kissed me (kiss) goodnight

 

 

Sarah the Whale

(Dixie)

In Frisco town there lived a whale

They fed her peanuts by the pail

And washtubs and bathtubs

And sailboats and schooners

Her name is Sarah and she's a peach

But don't put food within her reach

Or babies, or nursemaids

Or chocolate ice cream sodas

She loves to smile and when she smiles

You can see her teeth for miles and miles

And her tonsils and her spare ribs

And things too fierce to mention

Now what can you do in a case like that

There's nothing to do but sit on your hat

Or your toothbrush, or your best friend

Or anything else that's helpless

Schnell

(The Marine Corps Hymn)

From the ants in our petunia bed

To the crab grass in our lawn

We will fight them off with chemicals

Till the bugs and weeds are gone

We will use quarts and quarts of poison sprays

And we won't stop ‘til we're through,

The bugs and weeds are dying now

But the plants and trees are, too.

 

Skunk!

(Tune: "Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight")

1,2,3, A skunk is chasing me!

4,5,6, I'm running out of tricks!

7,8,9, He's getting closer all the time;

A foul concoction, he's spraying on me!

9,8,7, I sure stink like high heavens!

6,5,4, He's spraying me some more!

3,2,1, This stench I can't out run;

Oh, what a camp out, this turned out to be!

Sleepy Camper

What do you do with a sleepy camper?

What do you do with a sleepy camper?

What do you do with a sleepy camper

Early in the morning?

Chorus: Way hey late, ye risers.

Way hey late, ye risers.

Way hey late, ye risers.

Early in the morning.

 

Smile a While

Smile a while and give your face a rest

Stand up straight and elevate your chest

Stretch your hands up to the sky

While you watch them with your eye

Limber up and turn around a bit

As you were before and now you sit

Reach right out to someone near

Shake his hand and smile

The Song That Never Ends

This is the song that never ends,

‘Cause it goes on and on my friends,

Some people started singing it not knowing what it was

And they'll continue singing it forever just because,

This is the song that never ends.... (repeat, and repeat, and repeat...)

Stay On The Happy Side

(between choruses, do a series of knock-knock jokes, like the following:)

Chorus:

Stay on the happy side, always on the sunny side,

Stay on the happy side of life, YEE-HAW!

You will feel no pain as we drive you all insane, so

Stay on the happy side of life!

 

Leader: Knock knock!

All: Who's there?

Leader: Ether! (or Esther)

All: Ether who?

Leader: The Ether Bunny! HA HA HA...

Leader: Knock knock!

All: Who's there?

Leader: Nother!

All: Nother who?

Leader: Nother Ether Bunny! HA HA HA...

Leader: Knock knock!

All: Who's there?

Leader: Stella!

All: Stella who?

Leader: Stella ‘nother Ether Bunny! HA HA HA...

Leader: Knock knock!

All: Who's there?

Leader: Cargo!

All: Cargo who?

Leader: Cargo beep beep and run over all the Ether Bunnies! BOO HOO HOO...

Leader: Knock knock!

All: Who's there?

Leader: Boo!

All: Boo who?

Leader: Don't cry, the Ether Bunny will be back next year! YAY!

Leader: Knock, Knock!

All: Who's there?

Leader: Ya!

All: Ya who?

Leader: See, I told you he'd be back! HA HA HA HA!!

Supercaliforniasurfer

Chorus: Supercaliforniasurfer experts on the ocean

Even though that some of them do not wear suntan lotion

When they hit the waves real hard, they're always in the motion

Supercalifornia surfers experts on the ocean

Because I was afraid to surf when I was just a lad

My father took my board away and told me I was bad

But then one day I learned a word that every surfer knows

It's the biggest word you've ever heard

And this is how it goes! CHORUS

There Was An Old Lady

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.

I don't know why she swallowed a fly.

I guess she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider.

That wiggled and jiggled and tickled insider her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

I don't know why she swallowed a fly.

I guess she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a bird.

How absurd! To swallow a bird!

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider

That wiggled and jiggled and tickled insider her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

I don't know why she swallowed a fly.

I guess she'll die.

There Was A Young Woman Who Swallowed A Lie

There was a young woman who swallowed a lie

I don't know why she swallowed that lie,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was a young woman who swallowed a rule:

"Live to serve others!" (she'd learned it in school)

She swallowed the rule to go with the lie...

There was a young woman who swallowed some fluff

Lipstick and candy and powder and puff.

She swallowed the fluff to sweeten the rule...

There was a young woman who swallowed a line,

"I like 'em dumb, baby, you suit me fine."

She swallowed the line to tie up the fluff...

 

There was a young woman who swallowed a ring,

Looked like a princess, but felt like a thing.

She swallowed the ring to make up for the line...

There was a young woman who swallowed some Spock:

"Stay at home, mother, take care of your flock."

She swallowed the Spock to go with the ring...

One day this young woman woke up and she said,

"I've swallowed so much that I wish I was dead.

I swallowed it all to go with the Spock...

She went to her sisters, it wasn't too late

To be liberated, to regurgitate. She threw up the Spock....

And last but not least, she threw up the lie,

We all know why she threw up that lie. She will not die!

 

Three Little Angels

Three little angels all dressed in white

Tried to get to heaven on the end of a kite

But the kite tail was broken

And down they all fell

They couldn't get to heaven so they all went to...

(repeat with) Two little angels...

(repeat with) One little angel...

Three little devils all dressed in red

Tried to get to heaven on the end of a bed

But the bed post was broken

And down they all fell

They couldn't get to heaven so they all went to...

(repeat with) Two little devils...

(repeat with) One little devil...

Three little leprechauns all dressed in green

Tried to get to heaven on a sewing machine

But the needle was broken

And down they all fell

They couldn't get to heaven so they all went to...

(repeat with) Two little leprechauns...

(repeat with) One little leprechaun...

Three little Girl Guides all dressed in blue

Tried to get to heaven on the end of a shoe (or the end of a loo!)

But the shoelace was broken (the loo-chain was broken)

And down they all fell,

They couldn't get to heaven so they all went to...

(repeat with) Two little Girl Guides...

(repeat with) One little Girl Guide...

Three little martians all dressed in green

Tried to get to heaven on a washing machine

But the spinner was broken

And down they all fell,

They couldn't get to heaven so they all went to...

(repeat with) Two little martians...

(repeat with) One little martian...

Don't get exicted, don't lose your head,

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

The Tinkerbell Song

My name is Tinkerbell,

I don't remember well,

I need by mommy here,

To pick up all my gear.

I've been in camp so long

I had to learn this song

Oh won’t my mommy cheer

To see me with my gear

To Market, To Market

(tune: Sweet Betsy from Pike)

Chorus: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

To market to market, went my brother Jim,

When somebody threw a tomato at him.

Now tomatoes are soft, and they don't bruise the skin,

But this one killed Jim, it was wrapped in a tin.

Now Mary the milkmaid was milking the cow,

The trouble with Mary, she didn't know how.

Along came the farmer and gave her the sack,

So she turned the cow over and poured the milk back.

I called on my girlfriend, her name was Miss Brown,

She was having a bath and she couldn't come down,

I said, "Slip on something, you'd better be quick."

She slipped on the soap, and by gad she was quick.

I looked out my window too early one morn,

And there was a tramp, he was chompin' the lawn.

I said, "My young man, if you feel like a snack,

The grass is much longer around at the back."

 

 

The Tree Toad

(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!

 

Turkey In The Straw 2

Oh there was a soldier and he had a wooden leg

And he never had tobacco, so he always had to beg.

There's another old soldier, as sly as any fox

And he always had tobacco in his old tobacco box.

Says the first old soldier, "Will you let me have a chew?"

Says the second old soldier, "I'll be danged if I do!

If you'd save your money and keep it in your socks

You'd always have tobacco in your old tobacco box."

Oh I went to Cincinatti and I walked around the block

And I walked right into a doughnut shop

And I picked up a doughnut and I wiped off the grease

And I handed the lady a five-cent piece.

She looked at the nickel and she looked at me

And she said, " This nickle's no use to me

There's a hole in the middle and it goes right through."

Says I, "There's a hole in your doughnut, too."

Oh I had a little chicken and she had a wooden leg

The best dang chicken that ever laid an egg

She laid more eggs than any hen around the farm

And another wooden leg wouldn't do her any harm.

One day the little chicken just wouldn't lay an egg

So I poured hot water down the little chicken's leg

The little chicken hollered and the little chicken begged

And the danged old chicken laid a hard-boiled egg.

Two Little Fleas

(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"

 

 

 

The Wrong End

(Tune:"My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean")

Oh, rabbits have bright, shiny noses.

I'm telling you this as a friend.

The reason their noses are shiny:

The powder puff's on the wrong end.

Wrong end, wrong end,

The powder puff's on the wrong end, wrong end

Wrong end, wrong end,

The powder puff's on the wrong end.

The Window

The window, the window

The second-story window

If you don't know a nursery rhyme

We'll throw you out the window!

Mary had a little lamb,

its fleece was white as snow

And every where that Mary went -

She threw it out the window!

The window, the window...

(Repeat with other nursery rhymes until you run out! You can also divide your singing group into teams and sing this song as a competition.)Other Examples:

Little Jack Horner sat in his corner,

eating his Christmas pie

He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plumb -

And threw it out the window!

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet

eating her curds and whey

Along came a spider and sat down beside her -

And she threw it out the window!

Georgie porgie pudding and pie,

kissed the girls and made them cry

When the boys came out to play -

They threw him out the window!

Little boy blue, come blow your horn,

the sheep's in the meadow,

The cow's in the corn

Where is the boy who looks after the sheep?

We threw him out the window!

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick,

Jack jump over the candlestick or

We'll throw you out the window!

We Are Crazy

(same tune as "Frere Jacques")

We are crazy, we are crazy

We are nuts, we are nuts

Happy little morons, happy little morons

We are nuts, we are nuts.

We are crazy, we are crazy,

We are nuts, we are nuts,

Funny little moon men,

funny little moon men,

Brrm, brrm, eek! Brrm, brrm, eek!

(brrm = sort of car noise, and waggle finger over lips like a baby! On "eek!" make two little horns on head with index fingers)

 

The Weekend

[Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic]

I have seen the sky in darkness, I have seen it in the sun,

I have felt the rain upon me, I've enjoyed the snowy fun.

When the weather isn't cloudy or the wind it doesn't blow.

It isn't only raining, it's the weekend too, you know.

Glory, glory, it's the weekend! [Repeat.]

I can tell because it's raining and it's 42 below,

As we Scouts go marching on.

 

The Whipper Whopper Song (Eener Meener)

Chorus:

I'm singing - Eeny meeny and a miney mo, mo, mo, mo

Catch a Whipper Whopper by his toe,

And if he HOLLERS, HOLLERS, HOLLERS, let him go.

I'm singing - Eeny meeny and a miney mo, mo, mo, mo

I woke up Sunday morning,

I looked up on the wall,

The beetles and the bedbugs

Were playing a game of ball.

The score was 6 to nothing,

The beetles were ahead,

The bedbugs hit a homerun

And knocked me out of bed.

I went downstairs for breakfast,

I ordered ham and eggs,

I ate so many eggs

The ham ran down my legs.

 

I went outside to play,

I looked up in the sky,

I saw a little bluebird,

It poo-pooed in my eye.

My mother is a butcher,

My dad's a side of beef

And I'm the little hot dog

That runs around the street.

 

My father is a crook,

My mother is a spy,

And I'm the little big-mouth

That told the FBI.

I fell into the sewer,

And this is where I'll die,

Some people call it suicide,

I call it sewer-cide.

(Note: you should use discretion when singing the last verse as many people could consider it quite offensive.)

Weenie Man

I know a weenie man

He owns a weenie stand

He sells most anything from hot dogs on down

One day I'll join his wife

I'll be his weenie wife

Hot dog! I love that weenie man! (SWITCH)

I know a hot dog man,

He owns a hotdog stand,

He sells most anything from weenies on down,

One day I’ll join his wife,

I’ll be his hotdog wife

Weenie! I love that hotdog man! (SWITCH!)

I married the weenie man

We moved to Weenie Land

We had two weenie kids who blew up the cat, POP!

They went to weenie jail

We paid a weenie bail

Hot dog! Those weenie kids are bad!

Spiritual Songs

All Night, All Day

Chorus:

All night, all day

Angels watchin' over me my Lord

All night, all day

Angels watchin' over me

Day is dying in the west

Angels watchin' over me my Lord

Sleep, my child and take your rest

Angels watchin' over me

Now I lay me down to sleep

Angels watchin' over me my Lord

Pray the Lord my soul to keep

Angels watchin' over me

If I die before I wake

Angels watchin' over me my Lord

Pray the Lord my soul to take

Angels watchin' over me

If I live forever and a day

Angels watchin' over me, my Lord

Pray the Lord guard me always

Angels watchin' over me

Amazing Grace

(try Tune: Joy to the World, or House of the Rising Sun)

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,

That saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found,

Was blind but now I see.

T’was grace that taught my heart to fear,

And grace my fears relieved;

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares,

I have already come;

Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,

And grace will lead me home.

 

When we've been there ten thousand years,

Bright shining as the sun,

We've no less days to sing God's Praise,

Than when we first begun.

Amazing grace has set me free,

To touch, to taste, to feel;

The wonders of accepting love,

Have made me whole and real

.

 

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,

He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword,

His truth is marching on.

Chorus:

Glory, glory hallelujah!

Glory, glory hallelujah!

Glory, glory hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watch fires of a hundred circling camps;

They have builded Him an alter in the evening dews and damps;

I can read his righteous message by their dim and flaring lamps;

His day is marching on.

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;

He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat;

Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him, be jubilant, my feet!

Our God is marching on.

 

 

Because He Lives

God sent His son, they called Him Jesus,

He came to love, heal and for-give

He lived and died to buy my par-don,

An empty grave is there to prove

My Savior lives.

chorus

Because He Lives I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future

And life is worth the living

Just be-cause He lives.

How sweet to hold a newborn baby

And feel the pride and joy he gives;

But greater still the calm assurance

This child can face uncertain days

because He lives.

 

And then one day I'll cross the river,

I'll fight life's final ware with pain;

And then, as death gives way to vict'ry,

I'll see the lights of glory

and I'll know He lives.

The Church In The Wildwood

There's a church in the valley by the wildwood,

No lovelier spot in the dale;

No place is so dear to my childhood

As the little brown church in the vale.

chorus

O come to the church in the wildwood,

O come to the church in the vale;

No spot is so dear to my child hood

As the little brown church in the vale.

There's a church in the valley by the wildwood

'Tis the loveliest place in the dale;

Not a spot is so dear to my childhood,

As the little brown church in the vale.

Oh, how sweet, on a bright Sunday morning,

Just to list to the clear-ringing bell;

For its voice is so tenderly calling:

Oh, come to the church in the dell.

Brothers, now for the Savior let us rally,

Let us serve Him who never will fail;

"Gainst the foes of the truth let us sally

From the little brown church in the dale.

Far too long we have wandered after pleasures

And ignored the sweet plea of the Lord;

Let us strive for heavenly treasures-

Let us work for the blessed rewar

Let us offer ourselves anew to Jesus,

And the message of life gladly tell;

Let us cling to the Savior who frees us,

Let us love this bright spot in the dell.

 

 

Deep and Wide

Deep and wide, deep and wide

There's a fountain flowing deep and wide

Deep and wide, deep and wide

There's a fountain flowing deep and wide

 

 

Dem Bones Gonna Rise Again

 

The Lord he made Eden fair,

Dem bones gonna rise again,

He put Mr. Adam there!

Dem bones gonna rise again,

Took a rib from Adam's side,

Dem bones gonna rise again,

Made Miss Eve for to be his bride,

Dem bones gonna rise again.

Chorus:

I knowed it, knowed it,

Indeed I knowed it Brethren,

I knowed it, whee!

Dem bones gonna rise again.

To one tall tree they must not go,

There forever the fruit must grow.

Apples and pears and peaches and such,

But this one tree they mustn’t touch.

Around that tree old Satan slunk,

And at miss Eve his eye he wunk,

"Eve, those apples look mighty fine,

Take a bite, the Lord won't mind!"

First she took a little slice,

Smacked her lips and said 'twas nice,

So Eve took a tug, and Eve took a pull,

Soon she had her apron full!

Soon the Lord came a-walking round,

Spied those peelings on the ground,

"Adam, Adam, where art thou?"

"Here I'm Lord, I'm a coming now."

"You ate my applies, I believe."

"T'weren't me Lord, I 'spect 'twas Eve."

The Lord rose up in his mighty wrath

Told them "Beat it down the path."

They took a pick, and they took a plough,

That's why we're all working now.

There goes Adam down the track,

Crying Lord, Lord, give me my rib back!

 

Dona Nobis

Dona nobis, pacem, pacem

Dona nobis, pacem.

Dona nobis, pacem,

Dona nobis, pacem.

 

Down by the Riverside

 

Gonna lay down my burden,

Down by the riverside,

Down by the riverside,

Down by the riverside,

Gonna lay down my burden, Down by the riverside,

Down by the riverside.

Chorus: Ain't gonna study war no more, Ain't gonna study war no more,

Ain't gonna study war no more.

Ain't gonna study war no more,

Ain't gonna study war no more,

Ain't gonna study war no more.

Eternal Father, Strong To Save



Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bids the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.

O Christ, the Lord of hill and plain
O'er which our traffic runs amain
By mountain pass or valley low:
Where ever, Lord our brethren go,
Protect them by Thy guarding hand
From every peril on the land.

O Spirit, whom the Father sent
To spread abroad the firmament:
O wind of heaven, by Thy might
Save all who dare the eagle's flight,
And keep them by Thy watchful care
From every peril in the air.

O Trinity of love and power,
Our brethren shield in danger's hour;
From rock and temptest, fir and foe,
Protect them where soe'er they go;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad praise from air and land and sea.





 


Ezekial Saw Two Wheels A-Turnin’




 


 


Ezekial saw two wheels a turnin’,


Way in the middle of the sky.


A wheel within a wheel a turnin’,


Way in the middle of the sky.


One wheel ran by faith.


The other ran by the grace of God,


A wheel within a wheel a turnin’,


Way in the middle of the sky.



 


Ezekial saw two flames a-burning,


Way in the middle of the air.


A flame within a flame a-burning,


Way in the middle of the air.


One flame burned by faith,


The other burned by the grace of God,


Ezekiel saw two flames a-burning,


Way in the middle of the air.


Fill My Cup, Lord



Like the woman at the well I was seeking


For things that could not satisfy;


And then I heard my Savior speaking:


Draw from my well that never shall run dry.



chorus


Fill my cup, Lord! I lift it up, Lord!


Come and quench this thirsting of my soul;


Bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more,


Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole!



There are millions in this world who are craving


The pleasure earthly things afford;


But none can match the wondreous treasure


That I find in Jesus Christ my Lord.



So, my brother, if the things this world gave you


Leave hungers that won't pass away,


My blessed Lord will come and save you,


If you kneel to Him and humbly pray:




God's Love is Like a Circle


(Tune:"Puff the Magic Dragon")




God's love is like a circle,


A circle big and round.


And when you see a circle


No ending can be found.


That's how it is with God's love,


Goes on eternally,


Forever and forever more


I know that God loves me.



 


Give Me Oil For My Lamp



Give me oil for my lamp, keep it burning 


Give me oil for my lamp I pray 


Give me oil for my lamp, keep it burning 


Keep it burning till the light of day 



Chorus: 


     Sing Hosannah, sing Hosannah 


     Sing Hosannah to the King of Kings 


     Sing Hosannah, sing Hosannah 


     Sing Hosannah to the King 



Make me fishers of men keep me searching …Keep me searching till the light of day 



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 ...



Give me gas in my Ford, keep me truckin’ for the Lord...



Give me umption in my gumption, let me function...



Give me hot sauce for my taco, and I’ll witness in Morocco …



 


Green Grow the Rushes-O



I'll sing you one-o 


Green grow the rushes-o!  


What is your one-o? 


One is one and all alone 


And ever more shall be so. 



I'll sing you two-o,


Green grow the rushes-o!  


What is your two-o? 


Two two sinless boys 


Clothed all in green-o, 


One is one and all alone 


And ever more shall be so. 






 




He's Got the Whole World



He's got the whole world in his hands


He's got the whole wide world in his hands


He's got the whole world in his hands


He's got the whole world in his hands








 


 


 


Jacob’s Ladder


 


We are climbing Jacob’s ladder


We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,


We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,


Children of the cross.



Ev’ry round goes higher, higher... etc.


	


Sinner, do you love my Jesus ... etc.



If you love Him, why not serve Him ... etc.



Rise, shine, give God glory ... etc.



We are climbing higher, higher ... etc.



I Feel Like Traveling On



My heav'nly home is bright and fair,


I feel like traveling on,


Nor pain nor death can enter there,


I feel like traveling on.



chorus,


Yes, I feel like traveling on,


I feel like traveling on;


My heav'nly home is bright and fair,


I feel like traveling on.


Kumbaya



Kumbaya Lord, kumbaya


Kumbaya Lord, kumbaya


Kumbaya Lord, kumbaya


Oh Lord kumbaya



Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya



Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya



Someone’s singing, Lord, kumbaya



Someone’s praying, Lord, kumbaya



Kumbaya, Lord, kumbaya



 


 




Lord of the Dance 



Dance, then, wherever you may be


I am the Lord of the Dance, said he


And I'll lead you all whereever you may be,


And I'll lead you all in a life that's free



I danced in the morning when the earth was begun;


And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun;


I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth;


At Bethlehem I had my birth



I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees,


But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me.


I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;


They came with me and the Dance went on.



I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame.


The Holy people said it was a shame.


They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high;


They left me there on a cross to die.



I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black;


Its hard to dance with the devil on your back.


They buried my body and they thought I'd gone.


But I am the dance and I still go on.



They cut me down, and I leaped up high,


For I am the life that will never, never die.


I'll live in you if you'll live in me


For I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.



 


 


Michael Row the Boat Ashore




Michael row the boat ashore, Alleluiah 


Michael row the boat ashore, Alleluiah 







Oh Happy Day



Oh happy day (Oh happy day)


Oh happy day (Oh happy day)


When Jesus washed


Oh when He washed


When Jesus washed


He washed my sins away!



Oh happy day (Oh happy day)


Oh happy day (Oh happy day)


When Jesus washed


Oh when he washed


When Jesus washed


He washed my sins away!



Oh happy day


Oh happy day ..



He taught me how to watch


Fight and pray


Fight and pray!


And He'll rejoice in things we say


Things we say



 Oh happy day (Oh happy day)


Oh happy day (Oh happy day)


When Jesus washed


Oh when He washed


When Jesus washed


He washed my sins away!



He taught me how


to watch, fight and pray


Fight and pray!


We’ll live rejoicing


Ev´ry day, ev´ry day



Oh happy day, Oh happy day


When Jesus washed


Oh when He washed


He washed my sins away



 


Rise and Shine



Rise and shine and give God the glory glory. 


Rise and shine and give God the glory glory. 


Rise and shine and give God the glory glory. 


Children of the Lord.







 


Rock My Soul


(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! 



 


The Saints Go Marching In



Oh, when the Saints go marching in, 


Oh, when the Saints go marching in,


Lord, I want to be in that number, 


When the Saints go marching in.



And when the revelation comes...



And when the new world is revealed...


And when the sun refuse to shine...



And when they gather 'round the throne...



And on that hallelujah day...



And when the Saints go marching in...


Swing Low, Sweet Chariot



Chorus:


Swing low, sweet chariot, 


Comin' for to carry me home; 


Swing low, sweet chariot, 


Comin' for to carry me home.



 


I looked over Jordan, and what did I see, 


Comin' for to carry me home?


A band of angels coming after me, 


Comin' for to carry me home.



If you get to heaven before I do,


Comin' for to carry me home; 


Just tell all my friends that I'm a-coming too,


Comin' for to carry me home.



I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,


Comin' for to carry me home; 


But still my soul feels heavenly bound, 


Comin' for to carry me home.



I've never been to heaven, but I've been told,


Comin' for to carry me home; 


That the streets in heaven are paved with gold,


Comin' for to carry me home.



(Bass – "Swing low, char – i – ot, Swing low, char – i – ot", etc through chorus)


(Descant – "Swing low, Swing low", etc. through chorus)




 


 


Take My Hand, Precious Lord


(Words & music by Thomas A. Dorsey)



Precious Lord, take my hand


Lead me on, let me stand


I'm tired, I’m weak, I’m worn


Through the storm, through the night


Lead me on to the light


Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home



When my way grows drear 


Precious Lord linger near


When my light is almost gone


Hear my cry, hear my call


Hold my hand lest I fall


Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home



When the darkness appears 


And the night draws near


And the day is past and gone


At the river I stand


Guide my feet, hold my hand


Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home



Precious Lord, take my hand


Lead me on, let me stand


I'm tired, I’m weak, I’m worn


Through the storm, through the night


Lead me on to the light


Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home



 


Three Fishermen



There were three jolly fishermen.


There were three jolly fishermen. 


Fisher, fisher, men, men, men.


Fisher, fisher, men, men, men.


There were three jolly fishermen.



The first one's name was Abraham.


The first one's name was Abraham.


Abra, abra, ham, ham, ham.


Abra, abra, ham, ham, ham.


The first one's name was Abraham.



The second one was I-isaac. 


The second one was I-isaac.


I-i, i-i, zac, zac, zac.


I-i, i-i, zac, zac, zac.


The second one was Isaac.



The third one's name was Ja-acob. 


The third one's name was Ja-acob.


J-a, j-a, cub, cub, cub.


J-a, j-a, cub, cub, cub.


The third one's name was Ja-acob.



They all sailed up to Jericho. X 2


Jeri, jeri, co, co, co. Jeri, jeri, co, co, co.


They all sailed up to Jericho.



They should have gone to Amsterdam. X2 


Amster, amster, shh, shh, shh. X2


They should have gone to Amsterdam.



You must not say that naughty word. X2


Naughty, naughty, word, word, word. X2


You must not say that naughty word.



I'm going to say it anyway... X2


Amster, Amster, DAM DAM DAM x2


I went and said it anyway!



 


 


 


This Train 



This train is bound for glory, this train.


This train is bound for glory, this train.


This train is bound for glory,


Don't carry nothin' but the righteous and the holy.


This train is bound for glory, This train



This train don't carry no gamblers, this train.


This train don't carry no gamblers, this train.


This train don't carry no gamblers.


No crap shooters, no midnight ramblers.


This train don't carry no gamblers, This train.



This train don't carry no rustlers, this train, 


...Side-street walkers, or two bit hustlers 







This train is solid black now this train, 


... Where it carry you, you don't come back now 







This train is leavin' in the morning, this train.


...Great God a new day dawnin'!










.



 




 When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder


"Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." ! Corinthians 15:51, 52



 


When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more, 


And the morning breaks, eternal, bright, and fair; 


When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,


And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there. 



chorus




When the roll is called up yonder,


When the roll is called up yonder,


When the roll is called up yonder,


When the roll is called up yonder,


I'll be there.





On that bright and cloudless morning When the dead in Christ shall rise.


And the glory of His resurrection share 


When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,


And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there!



Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun,


Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care;


Then when all of life is over and our work on earth is done,


And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there!



 


Will the Circle Be Unbroken 



 


I was standing by my window on a cold & cloudy day 


When I saw the hearse come rolling for to carry my mother away 



Chorus: 	Will the circle be unbroken by and by, Lord, by and by? 




There's a better home a-waiting in the sky, Lord, in the sky 





Lord, I told that undertaker "Undertaker, please drive slow 


For this body you're a-hauling, Lord, I hate to see her go."



I followed close behind her, tried to hold up and be brave 


But I could not hide my sorrow when they laid her in the grave 



Went back home, Lord, my home was lonesome, 'cause my mother, she was gone 


All my brothers, sisters cryin', what a home, so sad and lone 



One by one the seats were emptied, one by one, they went away 


Now that family, they are parted, Will they meet again someday? 



Will the circle be unbroken, by and by Lord by and by, 


There's a better way to live now, we can have it if we try.



I was singing with my sisters, I was singing with my friends, 


And we all can sing together, 'cause the circle never ends.



I was born down in the valley where the sun refused to shine 


But I'm climbing up to the highland, gonna make that mountain mine!




Traditional Camp Songs



Alice the Camel



Alice the camel had, five humps,


Alice the camel had, five humps,


Alice the camel had, five humps,


So go Alice, go! 1 – 2 – 3 –  4 –5!



Alice the camel had four humps ... etc.


Alice the camel had three humps ... etc.


Alice the camel had two humps ... etc.


Alice the came had one hump ... etc.



Alice the camel had no hump ...


She’s a horse, of course!  (spoken)



 


The Ash Grove



The ash grove, how graceful, 


how plainly 'tis speaking 


The harp thro' it playing 


Has language for me


Whenever the light 


Through its branches is breaking 


A host of kind faces is gazing on me.



The friends of my childhood 


Again are before me 


Each step wakes a mem'ry as freely I roam. 


With soft whispers laden 


Its leaves rustle o'er me


The ash grove, the ash grove 


Alone is my home.



Down yonder green valley 


Where streamlets meander


When twilight is fading, I pensively rove


Or at the bright noontide in solitude wander


Amid the dark shades of


The lonely ash grove.


'Tis there where the blackbird 


Is cheerfully singing


Each warbler enchants 


With his notes from a tree


Ah, then little think I of sorrow or sadness 


The ash grove entrancing 


Spells beauty for me.



My laughter is over, my step loses lightness 


Old countryside measures 


Steal soft on my ears


I only remember the past and its brightness


The dear ones I mourn for again gather here.



From out of the shadows 


Their loving looks greet me


And wistfully searching 


The leafy, green dome 


I find other faces fond bending to greet me 


The ash grove, the ash grove 


Alone is my home.



 


Aunt Rhody



Go tell Aunt Rhody, go tell Aunt Rhody,


Go tell Aunt Rhody, the old gray goose is dead.



The one she's been saving, (x2)


To make a feather bed.



She died in the mill pond, (x2)


From standing on her head.



The goslings are mourning, (x2)


Because their mother's dead.



The old gander's weeping, (x2)


Because his mate is dead.



Bill Grogan's Goat



There was a man 


Now please take note 


There was a man 


Who had a goat 


He loved that goat 


Indeed he did 


He loved that goat 


Just like a kid!



One day that goat 


Was feeling fine 


Ate three red shirts 


Right off the line 


Bill took a stick 


Gave him a whack 


And tied him to 


A railroad track 



The whistle blew 


The train drew nigh 


Bill Grogan’s goat


Was doomed to die. 


He gave a moan 


Of mortal pain 


Coughed up the shirts 


And flagged the train! 



The Engineer, 


got out to see, 


What in the world,


this thing could be. 


And when he saw, 


It was a goat, 


Pulled out his knife,


And cut it’s throat. 



Now Billy Goat 


is really dead, 


He went to heaven, 


without a head. 


When he got there,


 St. Peter said, 


"Dear Billy Goat, 


where is your head?" 



I do not know, 


I can not tell, 


For all I know, 


It may be ... 


Way down yonder 


in the paw paw patch 


Way down yonder 


in the paw paw patch 



 


(Start singing Paw Paw Patch)




Charlie On The M.T.A



Spoken:  These are the times that try men's souls. In the course of our nation's history, the people of Boston have rallied bravely whenever the rights of men have been threatened. Today, a new crisis has arisen. The Metropolitan Transit Authority, better known as the M. T. A., is attempting to levy a burdensome tax on the population in the form of a subway fare increase. Citizens, hear me out! This could happen to you!



Let me tell ya of a story 


'bout a man named Charlie,


On a tragic and fateful day.


He put ten cents in his pocket,


Kissed his wife and family,


Went to ride on the M.T.A 



Did he ever return?


No, he never returned, 


And his fate is still unlearned.(What a pity!).


He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston,


He’s the man who never returned



Charlie handed in his dime


At the Kendall Square Station


And he changed for Jamaica Plains.


When he got there the conductor


Told him, "one more nickel,


"Charlie couldn't get off that train 



Did he ever return?


No, he never returned, 


And his fate is still unlearned. (Poor ol’ Charlie).


He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston,


He’s the man who never returned



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 in Roxbury?" 



Did he ever return?


No, he never returned, 


and his fate is still unlearned (Shame and scandal!)


He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston,


He’s the man who never returned



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. 



Did he ever return?


No, he never returned, 


and his fate is still unlearned (He may ride forever!)


He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston,


He’s the man who never returned.  



Now, you citizens of Boston, 


Don't you think it's a scandal 


How the people have to pay and pay?


Fight the fare increase! Vote for George O'Brien! 


Get poor Charlie off the M. T. A.



Did he ever return?


No, he never returned, 


and his fate is still unlearned (Just like Paul Revere!)


He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston,


He’s the man who never returned.  


He's the man who never returned. Ain't you Charlie?



COMMENTS: Written by Jacqueline Berman (now Steiner) and Bess Hawes as a campaign song for Walter A. O'Brien, the Progressive Party candidate in Boston's mayoral election. When Will Holt recorded the number as a pop song for Coral, the record company was astounded by a deluge of protests from Boston because the song made a hero out of a local "radical".  The record was hastily withdrawn and a new version recorded which eliminated O'Brien's claim to musical fame. In the later Kingston Trio release, Walter A. was changed to George to avoid advertising Commies on the air. 


 


Clementine



In a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine 


Dwelt 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 the 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 ‘jine’ his daughter, 


Now he’s with his Clementine.



In my dreams she still doth haunt me,


Robed in garments soaked with brine,


Though in life I used to hug her,


Now she’s dead I draw the line.



Listen Boy Scouts heed this warning,


To this tragic tale of mine,


Artificial Respiration


Could have saved my Clementine.



How I missed her, how I missed her, 


How I missed my Clementine 


‘til I kissed her little sister, 


And forgot my Clementine 




The Climate


(Tune:  Sweet Betsy from Pike)




Chorus:  Tooralee, tooralay,


(repeat the last line of the verse)


Tooralee, tooralay,


(repeat the last line of the verse)



 


We sing of the Polar bear fearless and bold,


He nevr feels hot and he never feels cold,


Because where he lives summer never occurs,


And the rest of the year he wears plenty of furs.


(chorus)


The crocodile lives in the tropical belt,


And neither the cold nor the hear ever felt,


Because in the winter his summer begin,


And the rest of the year he wears crocodile skin,  (chorus)



Now we poor unfortunates live in a clime,


That calls for at least three full suits at a time,


A thick one and thin one for days cold and hot,


And a medium weight for the days that are not.  (chorus)



 


 


 


Country Gardens


(English Folk Tune)



How many kinds of sweet flowers grow, 


In an English Country Garden? 


We’ll tell you now of some that we know, 


Those we miss you’ll surely pardon.



Daffodil, heartsease and phlox,


Meadowsweet and ladysmocks,


Gentian, Lupine and tall hollyhocks,


Roses,	foxglove and snowdrops, Blue forget-me-nots, 


In an English country garden.



How many insects come here and go,


In an English country garden?


We’ll tell you now of some that we know,


Those we miss you’ll surely pardon.



 


Fireflies, moths, gnats and bees,


Spiders climbing in the trees,


Butterflies drift in the gentle breeze,


There are snakes, ants that sting, and other creeping things, 


In an English country garden!



How many songbirds fly to and fro,


In an English country garden?


We’ll tell you now of some that we know,


Those we miss you’ll surely pardon.



Bobolink, cuckoo and quail,


Tanager and cardinal,


Bluebird, lark and thrush and nightingale,


There is joy in the spring, When the birds begin to sing,


In an English country garden!



 


 


Crawdad Song




You get a line, I’ll get a pole, honey


You get a line, I’ll get a pole, babe.


You get a line, I’ll get a pole,


We’ll go down to the crawdad hole,


Honey, Sugar Baby, Mine.








 


 


The Cremation of Sam McGee




There are strange things done in the midnight sun


By the men who moil for gold,


The Arctic trails have their secret tales


That would make your blood run cold;


The northern lights


Have seen queer sights,


But the queerest they ever did see


Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge


I cremated Sam McGee



Now Sam McGee was from Tennessee, 


Where the cotton blooms and blows.


Why he left his home in the South to roam 


‘round the Pole, God only knows.


He was always cold, but the land of gold 


Seemed to hold him like a spell;


Though he’d often say in his homely way 


That "he’d sooner live in hell"



On Christmas Day we were mushing our way 


Over the Dawson Trail.


Talk of your cold! Through the parka’s fold


It stabbed like a driven nail.


If our eyes we’d close, then the lashes froze


‘til sometimes we couldn’t see;


It wasn’t much fun, but the only one 


To whimper was Sam McGee.



And that very night, as we lay packed tight 


In our robes beneath the snow, 


And the dogs were fed, and the stars o’er head


Were dancing heel and toe, 


He turned to me,  and "Cap," says he, 


" I’ll cash in this trip, I guess; 


And if I do, I’m asking that you


Won’t refuse my last request."



Well, he seemed so low that I couldn’t say no; 


Then he says with a sort of moan:


"It’s the cursed cold, and it’s got right hold 


‘til I’m chilled clean through to the bone.


Yet ‘tain’t being dead- it’s my awful dread 


Of the icy grave that pains;


So I want you to swear that, foul or fair, 


You’ll cremate my last remains."



A pal’s last need is a thing to heed, 


So I swore I would not fail;


And we started on at the streak of dawn; 


But God! He looked ghastly pale.


He crouched on the sleigh, and he raved all day 


Of his home in Tennessee;


And before nightfall a corpse was all 


That was left of Sam McGee.



There wasn’t a breath in that land of death, 


And I hurried horror-driven.


With a corpse half hid that I couldn’t get rid, 


Because of a promise given;


It was lashed to the sleigh, and it seemed to say, 


"You may tax your brawn and brains,


But you promised true, and it’s up to you 


to cremate those last remains."



Now a promise made is a debt unpaid, 


And the trail has its own stern code.


In the days to come, though my lips were dumb,. 


In my heart how I cursed that load. 


In the long, long night, by the lone firelight, 


While the huskies, round in a ring, 


Howled out their woes to the homeless snows—


O God! How I loathed the thing.



And every day that quiet clay 


Seemed to heavy and heavier grow,


And on I went though the dogs were spent 


And the grub was getting low;


The trail was bad, and I felt half-mad,


But I swore I would not give in;


And I’d often sing to the hateful thing, 


and it harkened with a grin.



Till I came to the marge of Lake Lebarge, 


And a derelict there lay;


It was jammed in the ice, but I saw in a trice 


it was called the "Alice May."


And I looked at it, and I thought a bit, 


And I looked at my frozen chum,


Then "Here," said I with a sudden cry,’ 


is my crematorium."



 


Some planks I tore from the cabin floor, 


And I lit the boiler fire;


Some coal I found that was lying around 


And I heaped the fuel higher,


The flames just soared, and the furnace roared- 


Such a blaze you seldom see;


And I burrowed a hole in the glowing coal, 


And I stuffed in Sam McGee.



Them I made a hike, for I didn’t like 


To hear him sizzle so;


And the heavens scowled, and the huskies howled,


and the wind began to blow.


It was icy cold, but the hot sweat rolled 


Down my cheeks, and I don’t know why;


And the greasy smoke in an inky cloak 


Went streaking down the sky.



I don’t know how long in the snow 


I wrestled with grisly fear;


But the stars came out and they danced about 


Ere again I ventured near,


I was sick with dread, but I bravely said,


"I’ll just take a peep inside


I guessed he’s cooked, and it’s time I looked";


... then the door I opened wide.



And there sat Sam, looking cool and calm, 


In the heart of the furnace roar; 


And he wore a smile you could see for a mile, 


And he said: "please close that door. 


It’s fine in here, but I greatly fear 


You’ll let in the cold and storm


Since I left Plumtree, down in Tennessee, 


It’s the first time I’ve been warm."



There are strange things done in the midnight sun


By the men who moil for gold,


The Arctic trails have their secret tales


That would make your blood run cold;


The northern lights


Have seen queer sights,


But the queerest they ever did see



Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge



I cremated Sam McGee




 


The Cuckoo




Oh, I went to Peter’s flowing spring


Where the water’s so good


And I heard there the cuckoo


As he called from the wood.



Chorus:  Hold-di-ah....




Hold-di-ra kiki, a hol-di rah cuckoo (cuckoo)


Hold-di-ra kiki, a hol-di rah cuckoo (cuckoo)


Hold-di-ra kiki, a hol-di rah cuckoo (cuckoo) 


Hold-di-ra kiki, a oh!





After Easter comes sunny days


That will melt all the snow.


Then I’ll marry my maiden fair


We’ll be happy I know.





When I marry my maiden fair


What then can I desire?


Oh, a maid for her tending


And some wood for the fire.



 


 


 








Day - O 




Chorus:  


Day-o, day-o, Daylight come - and I wanna go home. 


Day-o, day-o, Daylight come - and I wanna go home.



Work all night on the steaming river, Daylight come and I wanna go home. 


Work so hard it make me shiver Daylight come and I wanna go home. 



Load bananas bunch by bunch,...


Skipped my supper, lost my lunch. ..



Come Mr. Tallyman, tally me bananas,,,,


Come Mr. Tallyman, tally me bananas...  



When morning comes my work is done... 


Sleep all day 'til the setting sun



Kissed my wife 'bout a quarter to eight... 


Back on the river - can't be late...


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 sling them o’er your shoulder,


Like a continental soldier?


Do your ears hang low?



Do your ears stick out?


Do they nearly reach your snout?


Can you squish them farther in?


Can you push them faruther out?


Do they hang out there?


Just a floppin’ in the air? 


Do your ears stick out?


Do your ears hang high?


Do they reach up to the sky?


Do they droop when wet?


Do they stand when dry?


Can you signal to your neighbor,


With a minimum of labor? 


Do your ears hang high?



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 Davy Crocket?  


Do your ears fall off?



Do your eyeballs droop? 


Do they wobble in your soup? 


Can you tie them in a knot? 


Can you tie them in a loop? 


Can you throw them o’er your shoulder, 


Like a continental soldier? 


Do your eyeballs droop? 



Does your nose hang down? 


Does it drag upon the ground? 


Can you tie it in a knot? 


Can you tie it in a crown? 


Can you throw them o’er your shoulder, 


Like a continental soldier? 


Does your nose hang down? 


 



Do your ears hang wide? 


Can you soar and can you glide? 


Can you hike the Grand Canyon? 


While you’re touching both sides? 


Do they get nice and soar, 


When you’re walking through the door? 


Do your ears hang wide? 



Do your ears hang askew? 


Can you use one stirring stew, 


While the other’s picking berries, 


Or making mountain dew? 


Can you hold an elevator, 


While you signal to a waiter? 


Do your ears hang askew? 



Do your ears fall off? 


When you sneeze or when you cough? 


When you’re slopping up the hogs, 


Do they wind up in the trough? 


Would they both be gone, 


If mommy didn’t sew them on? 


Do your ears fall off? 



Do your eyes bug out? 


Do they roll around your snout? 


Do you go cross-eyed, 


When you’re looking for a trout? 


Can you see your image clearer, 


Without looking in the mirror? 


Do your eyes bug out? 



 


 


Dona, Dona



On a wagon bound for market 


Lies a calf with a mournful eye 


High above him, there's a swallow 


Flying freely through the sky 



 Chorus


How the winds are laughing 




They laugh with all their might 


Laugh and laugh the whole day through 


And half the summer's night 


Singing dona, dona dona dona dona 


dona, dona dona dona doe 


dona, dona dona dona dona 


dona, dona dona dona doe.



 




"Stop complaining!" says the farmer 


"Who told you a calf to be? 


Why don't you have wings to fly with 


Like that swallow, proud & free?"  (chorus)



Calves are easily bound & slaughtered 


Never knowing the reason why 


But whoever treasures freedom 


Like the swallow will learn to fly.  (chorus)



 


Donkey Riding



Chorus: 


     Hey ho, away we go 


     Donkey riding, donkey riding 


     Hey ho, away we go 


     Riding on a donkey 



Were you ever in Quebec? 


Stowing timber on the deck 


Where there's a king with a golden crown 


Riding on a donkey 



Were you ever round the horn? 


Where it's always fine and warm 


See the lion and the unicorn 


Riding on a donkey 



Were you ever in Cariff Bay? 


Where the folks all shout, "Hurray!" 


Here comes John with his three months pay 


Riding on a donkey 



Were you ever in Timbucktoo? 


Where the Girl Guides dress in blue 


Where they come to welcome you 


Riding on a donkey 



Were you ever in Ottawa? 


Strangest place I ever saw 


Where the mounties keep the law 


Riding on a donkey 



 


 


 


 Drunken Sailor



*Chorus: 


Hooray up she rises, 


Hooray up she rises, 


Hooray up she rises, 


Early in the morning. 



What shall we do with the drunken sailor, 


What shall we do with the drunken sailor, 


What shall we do with the drunken sailor, 


Early in the morning? 







 


The Erie Canal



	Chorus:






Low bridge, ev'rybody down!


Low bridge, for we're comin' to a town!


And you'll always know your neighbor,


You'll always know your pal,


if you've ever naviagted on the Erie Canal.







I've got a mule, her name is Sal,


Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.


She's a good ol' worker and a good ol' pal,


Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.


We've hauled some in our day,


Filled with lumber, coal, and hay,


And now we know ev'ry inch of the way


From Albany to Buffalo.



We better get on our way, old pal,


Fiften miles on the Erie Canal.


'Cause you bet your life I'd never part with Sal,


Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.


Get up there mule, here comes a lock,


We'll make Rome 'bout six o'clock,


One more trip and back we'll go,


Right back home to Buffalo.



 


 


Found a Peanut



Found a peanut, found a peanut, 


Found a peanut last night. 


Last night, I found a peanut. 


Found a peanut last night. 



Broke it open, broke it open, 


Broke it open last night. 


Last night, I broke it open. 


Broke it open last night. 



Found it rotten, found it rotten, 


Found it rotten last night. 


Last night, I found it rotten. 


Found it rotten last night. 



Ate it anyway, ate it anyway, 


Ate it anyway last night. 


Last night, I ate it anyway. 


Ate it anyway last night. 



Got a tummyache, got a tummyache, 


Got a tummyache last night. 


Last night, I got a tummyache. 


Got a tummyache last night. 



Called the doctor, called the doctor, 


Called the doctor last night. 


Last night, I called the doctor. 


Called the doctor last night. 



Penicillin, penicillin, 


Penicillin last night. 


Last night, penicillin. 


Penicillin last night. 



Wasn't working, wasn't working, 


Wasn't working last night. 


Last night, it wasn't working. 


Wasn't working last night. 



Operation, operation, 


Operation last night. 


Last night, an operation. 


Operation last night. 



Died anyway, died anyway, 


Died anyway last night. 


Last night, I died anyway. 


Died anyway last night. 



Wouldn't take me, wouldn't take me, 


Wouldn't take me last night. 


Last night, they wouldn't take me. 


Wouldn't take me last night. 



Went the other way, went the other way, 


Went the other way last night. 


Last night, I went the other way. 


Went the other way last night. 



Found it all a dream, found it all a dream, 


Found it all a dream last night. 


Last night, I found it all a dream. 


Found it all a dream last night. 



Found a peanut, found a peanut, 


Found a peanut last night. 


Last night, I found a peanut. 


Found a peanut last night. 



Went to Heaven, went to Heaven, 


Went to Heaven just now, 


Just now I went to Heaven 


Went to Heaven just now 



Kicked an angel, kicked an angel, 


Kicked and angel just now, 


Just now I kicked an angel, 


Kicked an angel just now. 



Went the other way, went the other way 


Went the other way just now 


Just now I went the other way 


Went the other way just now. 



Kissed the Devil, kissed the Devil, 


Kissed the Devil just now 


Just now I kissed the Devil, 


Kissed the Devil just now 




The Fox 



Oh the fox went out on a chilly night, 


And he prayed for the moon to give him light


For he’d many a mile to go that night before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o


He had many a mile to go that night before he reached the town-o



He ran 'til he came to a great big pen 


where the ducks and the geese were kept therein


He said "One of you is going to grease my chin before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o


He said "One of you is going to grease my chin before I leave this town-o



He grabbed a duck by the neck and he swung a goose across his back


He didn't mind the 'quack, quack, quack' and the legs all dangling down-o, down-o, down-o 


He didn't mind the 'quack, quack, quack' and the legs all dangling down-o 



Well Old Mother Flipper-Flopper jumped out of bed 


And out of the window she popped her head


She cried, "John, John, the gray goose is gone! And the fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o


She cried, "John, John, the gray goose is gone! And the fox is on the town-o



So John, he ran to the top of the hill 


He blew his whistle so loud and shrill


Fox, he said, "I better flee with my kill or they'll soon be on my trail-o, trail-o, trail-o"


Fox, he said, "I better flee with my kill or they'll soon be on my trail-o"



Well, he ran 'til he came to his cozy den, 


And there sat the little ones - eight, nine ten


"Daddy" they said, "You’d better go back again 'cause it must be a might fine town-o, town-o, town-o


"Daddy" they said, "You’d better go back again 'cause it must be a might fine town-o, town-o, town-o



Then the fox and his wife, without any strife, 


cut up the goose with a fork and a knife


They never has such a supper in their life and the little one chewed on the bones-o, bones-o, bones-o


They never has such a supper in their life and the little one chewed on the bones-o




The Happy Wanderer



Chorus:


Val-der-ri, val-der-ra


Val-der-ri, val-der-ra ra ra ra ra ra


Val-der-ri, val-der-ra (the last line of the verse)




 


I love to go a-wandering


Along the mountain track


And as I go, I love to sing


My knapsack on my back



I love to wander by the stream


That dances in the sun


So joyously it calls to me


Come join my happy song



I wave my hat to all I meet


And they wave back at me


And blackbirds call so loud and clear


From every greenwood tree



 


High overhead, the skylards wing, 


They never rest at home.


But just like me, they love to sing, 


As o'er the world we roam.



Oh, may I go a-wandering


Until the day I die


And may I always laugh and sing


Beneath God's clear blue sky




Home on the Range




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.



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.



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,


Old Lady Leary left a 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!"


FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!



When you hear those bells go ding-a-ling, 


All join 'round and sweetly you must sing. 


And when the verse is at the end, in the chorus all join in: 


"There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight!"


Fire!  Fire!  Fire!



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!" 


Ifer!  Ifer!  Ifer!



 


If I Had a Hammer



If I had a hammer 


I'd hammer in the morning 


I'd hammer in the evening, all over this land 


I'd hammer out danger, 


I'd hammer out warning 


I'd hammer out the love between my brothers and my sisters 


All over this land. 



If I had a bell …


If I had a song … 



 


Now I’ve got a hammer, 


And I’ve got a bell,


And I’ve got a song, to sing, All over this land!


It’s a hammer of justice,


It’s a bell of freedom,


It’s a song about love between,


My brothers and my sisters,


All over this land.


It's a Small World



Chorus:




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, 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 



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 



It's a world of color, a pretty sight, 


Red and yellow and brown and black and white 


And yet under our skin, 


We are all kith & kin 


It's a small world after all.



Some may live in houses, in tents in shacks.


And what one man has yet another lacks 


There's so much that we share, 


That it's time we're aware 


It's a small world after all 



How we live our lives we must each decide, 


We each find our God who becomes our Guide 


Through the Guidance we find, 


Both in body & mind 


It's a small world after all 



 


Jamaica Farewell



Down the way where the nights are gay, 


And the sun shines brightly on the mountaintop,


I took a trip on a sailing ship,


And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop.



Chorus:


     But, I'm sad to say, I'm on my way, 


     Won't be back for many a day.


     My heart is down, my head is turning around, 


     I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town.


Sounds of laughter everywhere,


And the dancers swinging to and fro,


I must declare that my heart is there, 


Though I've been from Maine to Mexico.



 


Down at the market you can hear, 


Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear,


Ackie rice, salt fish are nice,


And the rum is fine any time of the year.



 


Johnny Vorbeck



There was a man from Briarcliff, his name was Johnny Vorbeck, 


He used to deal in sausages, and sauerkraut, and sekt, 


He made the finest sausages that you have ever seen, 


And one day he invented a sausage-making machine. 



Chorus: 


     Oh, Mister, mister, Johnny Vorbeck, how could you be so mean? 


     I told you you'd be sorry for inventing that machine. 


     Now all the neighbors’ cats and dogs will never more be seen 


     They'll all be ground to sausage-meat, in Johnny Vorbeck’s machine! 



One day a little Dutch boy, came walking in the store, 


He bought a pound of sausages, and laid them on the floor, 


The boy began to whistle, he whistled out a tune, 


And all the little sausages went dancing around the room. 



One day the machine was broken, the darn' thing wouldn't work, 


So Johnny Vorbeck, he crawled inside, to see what made it jerk 


His wife was having a nightmare, and walking in her sleep, 


She gave the CRANK, a heck of a YANK, and Johnny Vorbeck was meat! 



So if you have some cats and dogs you better keep them locked,


For if you don’t, I’m telling you,


You’re in for a big shock!


If ever you were to eat some meat from Johnny Vorbeck’s right now,


You’d hear the little sausages meow and bow wow wow!



 


 


Little Cabin in the Woods



Little cabin in the wood,


Little man by the window stood,


Saw a rabbit hopping by,


Knocking at the door.


"Help me, help me, help me", he said,


"’fore the hunter bops my head!"


Little rabbit come inside,


Safely you’ll abide.



 


Marching to Pretoria


(South American)



I’m with you and you’re with me and so we are all together,


So we are all together, so we are all together.


Sing with me, I’ll sing with you,


And so we will sing together, as we march along. (chorus)



	We are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria, Pretoria,


	We are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria hurray!



We have food, the food is good, and so we will eat together,


So we will eat together, so we will eat together.


When we eat, ‘t’will be a treat, and so let us sing together, 


As we march along (chorus)



 


 


 


 


The Men from Nairobi 



We're the men from Nairobi, and 


our team's a good one,


We play the Watusi, 


We're seven feet tall.


The cannibals may eat us,


but they'll never beat us,


'Cause we're the Nairobi, the best of them all.



Singing...Ungawa, Ungawa, Ungawa, Ungawa, Ungawa, Ungawa, Ungawa, Wa!



They sent fifteen men down from Killemenjaro,


But they didn't have what it takes!


What it Takes!


We took all our players out into the jungle,


And left them tied up for the snakes!


Poor Snakes!



The men from 'round Kenya 


Know our team's a good one


We played them 'bout this time last year.


Their number one hero


Was disqualified when he


Fell on a Nairobi spear


What a shaft!



The Mermaid Song



‘Twas Friday morn when we set sail 


And our ship wasn’t far from the land 


When our captain spied a fair mermaid 


With a comb and a glass in her hand 



* Chorus: 	Oh the ocean waves may roil






And the stormy winds may blow


But we poor sailors


Go skipping to the top


While the landlubbers lie down


Below, below, below


While the landlubbers lie down below.







Then up spoke the captain of 


Our gallant ship


And a well-spoken man was he


"I’ve married me a wife in old Salem town


And tonight a widow she’ll be,"  * 



Then up spoke the cook of 


Our gallant ship


And a red-hot cook was she.


"I care much more for my pots and pans


Than I do for the bottom of the sea."  *



Then up spoke the figurehead of 


Our gallant ship


And a well-carved figurehead was she.


I’d rather be the figurehead of this gallant ship,


Then a log at the bottom of the see.  *



Then three times around went 


Our gallant ship


And three times around went she.


Then three times around went our gallant ship


And she sank to the bottom of the sea .*


Michael Finnegan



There was a man named Michael Finnegan.


He grew whiskers on his chin-egan.


Wind came out and blew them in again.


Poor old Michael Finnegan, begin again.



There was a man named Michael Finnegan. 


He went fishing with a pin again, 


Caught a fish and dropped it in-egan. 


Poor old Michael Finnegan, begin again. 



There was a man named Michael Finnegan. 


Climbed a tree and barked his shin-egan, 


Took off several yards of skin-egan. 


Poor old Michael Finnegan, begin again. 




There was an old man named Michael Finnegan


He got drunk through drinking ginnigin


Thus he wasted all his tinnigin


Poor old Michael Finnegan (begin again)



There was an old man named Michael Finnegan



He kicked up an awful din-egan 


Because they said he could not sing-egan. 


Poor old Michael Finnegan, begin again. 



There was a man named Michael Finnegan. 


He got fat and then got thin again. 


Then he died and had to begin again. 


Poor old Michael Finnegan, begin again. 




 


My Bonnie




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


Bring back, Bring back, 


Oh bring back my Bonnie to me!



Oh blow ye winds over the ocean,


And blow ye winds over the sea,


Oh blow ye winds over the ocean


And bring back my bonnie to me!



The winds have blown over the ocean,


The winds have blown over the sea,


The winds have blown over the ocean, 


And brought back my Bonnie 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.



My Bonnie leaned over the gas tank,


The height of its contents to see


I lighted a match to assist her


Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.



Last night as I lay on my pillow,


Last night as I lay on my bed,


Stuck both my feet out of the window


Next morning the neighbors were dead!



My Bonnie's complexion was makeup


her face, it was beauteous to see


Until she got caught in a rainstorm


Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.



 


My mother's an apple pie maker


my father he fiddles for tin


My sister scrubs floors for a living


Oh boy, how the money rolls in



My breakfast lies over the ocean,


My luncheon lies over the rail,


My dinner is still in commotion,


Won’t someone please bring me a pail?



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!



Chorus: 


Clams, clams, clams, clams,


Oh clams & ice cream don’t agree with me!


Clams, clams, clams, clams,


Oh clams and ice cream don’t agree!




 


My Grandfather's Clock



My Grandfather's clock


Was too large for the shelf,


So it stood ninety years


On the floor. 


It was taller by half


Than the old man himself,


Though it weighed


Not a pennyweight more.



It was bought on the morn


Of the day he was born,


It was always


His treasure and pride,


And it stopped short,


Never to go again,


When the old man died.



In watching its pendulum


Swing to and fro,


Many hours he spent as a boy.


And in childhood and manhood


The clock seemed to know,


And it shared both


His sorrow and joy.



And it struck twenty-four


When he entered the door,


With a blooming


And beautiful bride,


And it stopped short,


Never to go again,


When the old man died.



Ninety years without slumbering,


Tick, tock, tick, tick,


It's life seconds numbering,


Tick tock, tick, tock,


And it stopped short, 


Never to go again, 


When the old man died.



My Grandfather said


That of those he could hire,


Not a servant


So faithful he found. 


It wasted no time


And it had one desire, 


At the end of the week


To be wound.



And it stayed in its place,


Not a frown upon its face,


And it's hands


Never hung by it's side,


And it stopped short,


Never to go again,


When the old man died.



Now it rang an alarm


In the still of the night, 


An alarm that for years


Had been dumb. 


We knew that his spirit


Was plumbing in flight,


That his hour of departure


Had come.



Still the clock kept its time


With a soft and muffled chime,


As we silently


Stood by his side,


And it stopped short,


Never to go again,


When the old man died.



Ninety years without slumbering,


Tick, tock, tick, tick,


It's life seconds numbering,


Tick tock, tick, tock,


And it stopped short, 


Never to go again, 


When the old man died.



 


My Hand on my Head



My hand on my head, what have I here?


This is my topnotcher, my Mama dear.


Topnotcher, topnotcher, dickey dickey doo,


That’s what I learned in my school, boom boom.



My hand on my brow, what have I here?


This is my sweat boxer, my mama dear.


Sweat boxer, topnotcher, dickey dickey doo,


That’s what I learned in my school.  


Boom!  Boom!



Eye ... eyeblinker, sweatboxer (forehead), topnotcher (head) ...



Nose ... smell sniffer.(or  hornblower)


Mustache ... soup strainer ...


Mouth ... food grinder ...


Chin ... chin chopper ...


Neck ... rubbernecker


Chest ... air blower ....


Stomach ... bread basket ...


Behind .... lap sitter ...


Thigh .. thighslapper ..


Knee ... knee knocker ...


Shin ... shinsplinter


Foot ... foot stomper ...




 


My High Silk Hat




One day, I took my hat upon the subway,


My high silk hat, my high silk hat.


I laid it on the seat beside me,


My high silk hat, my high silk hat.


A big, a-fat-a-lady sat upon it,


My high silk hat, my high silk hat.


A big, a-fat-a-lady sat upon it,


My high silk hat, my high silk hat.



Christopher Columbo, 


Now what do you think of that?


A big, a-fat-a-lady she sat upon my hat,


My hat she broke and that's no joke,


My hat she broke and that's no joke.


Christopher Columbo, 


What do you think of that,


Hmmm?




Oh Suzannah



I came 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 


Suzannah don't you cry 


Oh Suzannah, oh don't you cry for me 


I've come from Alabama 


With a banjo on my knee 



I had a dream de ot’er night, 


when ev'ry thing was still 


I thought I saw Susanna 


a-comin' down de hill 


De buckwheat cake was in her mouth, 


de tear was in her eye 


Says I, I'm comin' from de South, 


Susanna don't you cry. 


I soon will be in New Orleans, 


and den I'll look all 'round 


And when I find Susanna 


I'll fall upon de ground 


But if I do not find her, 


dis darkie'll surely die 


And when I'm dead and buried, 


Susanna don't you cry. 




Old Smoky



On top of Old Smokey 


All covered with snow 


I lost my true lover 


For a courting too slow 



For courting is a pleasure 


And parting is grief 


And a false hearted lover 


Is worse than a thief 



A thief will just rob you 


And take all you have 


But a false hearted lover 


Will lead you to the grave 



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 sky 



So come all young maidens 


And listen to me 


Never place your affections 


On a green willow tree 



The roots they will wither 


The leaves they will die 


You'll all be forsaken 


And never know why 



 


 


On Top of Spaghetti


(Tune:"On Top of Old Smokey")



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 through the garden and under a bush, 


And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush. 



The mush was as fertile, as fertile could be, 


And later that summer there sprouted a tree. 



The tree was all covered with beautiful moss, 


And on it grew meatballs in tomato sauce. 



So if you have spaghetti, All covered with cheese,


Hold onto you meatball, And don’t you dare sneeze!




 


Patsy Orey Orey Aye



In eighteen hundred and thirty-one,


American railroad had just begun,


American railroad bad just begun,


Workin’ on the railroad. *



* Chorus: 	Patsy Orey Orey Orey Aye






Patsy Orey Orey Orey Aye


Patsy Orey Orey Orey Aye


Workin’ on the railroad.



 






In eighteen hundred and thirty-two


Found myself with nothin’ to do....



In eighteen hundred and thirty-three


American Railroad hired me.



In eighteen hundred and thirty-four


I found my back was mighty sore...



In eighteen hundred and thirty-five


Found myself more dead than alive...



In eighteen hundred and thirty-six


I dropped a box of dynamite sticks...



In eighteen hundred thirty-seven


Found myself on the way to heaven...



In eighteen hundred and thirty-eight


Found my self at the pearly gate...



In eighteen hundred and thirty-nine


Found my self at the end of the line...



Eighteen Hundred and the big four ‘O’


Found myself with 10 more to go ...	1



Eighteen Hundred and forty-one, 


That's the year my story begun ...


 Eighteen hundred and forty-two, 


That's the year I caught the flu, 



Eighteen hundred and forty-three, 


That's the year I went to sea, 



Eighteen hundred and forty-four, 


That's the year I went to war, ,


 


Eighteen hundred and forty-five,


That's the year I caught the hives,


 


Eighteen hundred and forty-six,


I dropped me shovels and picked up me picks,



Eighteen Hundred and Forty-seven


That's the year I went to Heaven



Eighteen Hundred and Fourty-Eight,


St Peter said I was too late,



Eighteen Hundred and fourty-nine


The devil said I was on time.



Eighteen Hundred and fifty,


From now until eternity


 




Paw Paw Patch 



Picking up paw-paws; put ‘em in a basket.


Picking up paw-paws; put ‘em in a basket.


Picking up paw-paws; put ‘em in a basket.


Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.



 


Where, oh where, oh where is Suzie?


Where, oh where, oh where is Suzie?


Where, oh where, oh where is Suzie?


Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch


2. Come on, boys, let’s go find her. 


3. She’s the queen of old Hawaii. ...


4. She can teach you how to hula. ...


5. Oh boy, she is ugly. ...


6. We got married, had ten children. ...


7. Five were ugly, five could hula. ...



 


Peter's Fountain


(to the tune of "An Old Austrian")



The actions for this song are similiar to "An Old Austrian" - slap knees, clap hands ,  then snap fingers. BUT with each chorus, you snap your fingers the number of  times required for that verse:



Let's go back to Peter's fountain 


Where we've had so much fun 


We will look for those cuckoos 


And this time there's one:



Chorus:  Yo-delayyy, keeee.... 


Yo-delayy ki ki, yo-delayy cuckoo


Yo-delayy ki ki, yo-delayy cuckoo


Yo-delayy ki ki, yo-delayy cuckoo


Yo-delayy ki ki, yo! 



Let's go back to Peter's fountain 


I will go there with you 


We will count all the cuckoos 


And this time there's two



Chorus:  Yo-delayyy, keeee.... 


Yo-delayy ki ki, yo-delayy cuckoo, cuckoo


Yo-delayy ki ki, yo-delayy cuckoo, cuckoo


Yo-delayy ki ki, yo-delayy cuckoo, cuckoo


Yo-delayy ki ki, yo! 



Let's go back to Peter's fountain


We will have some tea


We'll look for the cuckoos,


And this time there's three! (Chorus & 3 "cuckoos"... etc.)



Let's go back to Peter's fountain 


We will look for them once more


We'll count all the cuckoos,


And now there are four!



Let's go back to Peter's fountain 


We will play some tricks


We'll look for the cuckoos


And now there are six!



Let's go back to Peter's fountain 


Where we'll visit my cousin


We will count all the cuckoos


And now there's a dozen!



Let's go back to Peter's fountain 


Where we've had so much fun


We will look for the cuckoos


But this time there's none!



Let's go back to Peter's fountain


Isn't this nifty


Once more look for cuckoos,


And this time there's fifty!





Peter's Fountain(#2)



Ho reak, oh leak reak, O le cuckoo


O leak reak, O le cuckoo


O leak reak, O le cuckoo


O leak reak O



Let us go to Peter's fountain


Where the water's so good


We will see the one cuckoo


As he sings in the woods



When we get to the fountain


We will all have some fun


We will find there two cuckoos


When we thought there was none



We'll go home from the fountain


And we'll all have some tea


We'll invite one more cuckoo


For a total of three



We'll go back to the fountain


To the waters once more


We will see one more cuckoo


In the woods there'll be four



When we got to the fountain


We met Peter's cousin


He's a cuckoo collector


And he says there's a dozen



We got to the fountain


And found we had blundered


We saw all the cuckoos


And counted one hundred



We went back to the fountain


And we pulled out a gun


We shot all thos cuckoos


And now there are none



 


 


 


Prunes 



No matter how young a prune may be 


He's always full of wrinkles. 


A baby prune is like his dad but he ain't wrinkled quite so bad. 


We have wrinkles on our face 


But a prune has wrinkles every place. 


No matter how young a prune may be 


He's always full of wrinkles 



 


The Red River Valley




From this valley, they say you are going, 


We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile, 


For my dear, you are taking the sunshine,


That has brightened our life for awhile.



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. 



'Tis a long time that I have been waiting 


For the words that you never would say, 


But today, my last hope, it has vanished 


For they say you are going away. 



Often think of the Red River Valley, 


Very lonely and sad shall I be. 


Do remember the heart you are breaking. 


Promise you will be faithful to me. 



When you sail far across the wide ocean, 


May you never forget those bright hours 


That we spent on the banks of the river 


In the evening among prairie flowers.



 


 


She Waded Into the Water


(Tune:"The Battle Hymn of the Republic")



She waded in the water and she got her toes all wet.


She waded in the water and she got her toes all wet. 


She waded in the water and she got her toes all wet. 


But she didn't get her (clap, clap)  wet, yet.







She went into the water and she finally got it wet.


She went into the water and she finally got it wet.


She went into the water and she finally got it wet.


Yes, she finally got her bathing suit wet!




 


She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain




 


She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes. 


She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes. 


She'll be coming around the mountain, 


She'll be coming around the mountain, 


She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes. 



 






'Automotive' verses:


Oh, she'll be draggin' round the mountain when she comes (Rrrmm, rrrmm!) . . 


Oh, she'll lay a strip of rubber when she comes (Eet, eet!) . . 


Oh, she'll drop her old transmission when she comes (Clunk, clunk!) . . 


Oh, her smog device got cloggy when she comes (Blaugh, blaugh!) . . 


Make up more verses, for example: radiator boiled over, steering


wheel fell off, tires went flat, etc


Finally:


She'll wind up in the junk yard when she comes (Quissh, quissh) . . 



 


 


Show Me The Way To Go Home




Show me the way to go home


I'm tired and I want to go to bed


I had a little drink about an hour ago


And it went right to my head


No matter where I roam


Over land or sea or foam


You will always hear me singing this song


Show me the way to go home




 


Indicate the way to my residence, 


Lord I’m fatigued and I want to retire,


Had a libation ‘bout an hour ago,


And it went right to my cerebellum


Wherever I may relevate, 


On sea or foam or phospate, 


You will always hear me crooning the tune,


Indicate the way to my residence.



 


Show me the way to reduce,


Oh Lord I’m fat and I want grow thin,


Had a little snack ‘bout an hour ago,


And it went right to my double chin.


Whatever I may eat,


Chicken or turkey or GOOSE!


You will always here me singing this song, 


Show me the way to re-


I don’t want to re-


But I’ve got to reduce.  (Gotta watch those calories!)




Sloop John B




We come on the sloop John B


My grandfather and me


Around Nassau town we did roam


Drinking all night, Got into a fight


Well I feel so broke up 


I want to go home



So hoist up the John B's sail


See how the mainsail sets


Call for the Captain ashore


Let me go home, let me go home


I wanna go home, yeah yeah


Well I feel so broke up, 


I wanna go home



The first mate he got drunk


And broke in the Cap'n's trunk


The constable had to come and take him away


Sheriff John Stone


Why don't you leave me alone, yeah yeah


Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home



 


So hoist up the John B's sail


See how the mainsail sets


Call for the Captain ashore


Let me go home, (let me go home)


I wanna go home, (let me go home)


Why don't you let me go home (Hoist up the John B's sail) 


I feel so broke up I wanna go home (Let me go home)



The poor cook he caught the fits


And threw away all my grits


And then he took and he ate up all of my corn


Let me go home


Why don't they let me go home


This is the worst trip I've ever been on



So hoist up the John B's sail


See how the mainsail sets


Call for the Captain ashore


Let me go home, let me go home


I wanna go home, I feel so broke up, 


I want to go home.


Sourwood Mountain




Chickens a-crowin' on Sourwood Mountain, *Hey, ding dang, diddle all day. 


So many pretty girls I can't count 'em, *Hey, ding dang, diddle all day.


Big dog bark and little one bite you, *Hey, ding dang, diddle all day. 


Big girl court and little one spite you, **Hey, ding dang, diddle all day. 



My true love's a blue-eyed daisy, *


If I don't get her, I'll go crazy. *


My true love lives at the head of the holler, *


She won't come and I won't foller. *



My true love lives over the river, *


A few more jumps and I'll be with her. *


Ducks in the pond, geese in the ocean, *


Devil's in the women if they take a notion. *



 


Spanish Guitar



Chorus:  Ring ching ching, Ring ching ching, 


Ring out ye bells, oh ring out ye bells, Oh ring out ye bells.


Ring ching ching, Ring ching ching,  Ring out ye bells, 


As I played on my Spanish guitar. Ching ching.




When I was a student at Cadiz,


I played on my Spanish guitar, Ching Ching.


I used to make eyes at the ladies,


I think of them still from afar, Ching ching.



I was four years a student at Cadiz,


Where nothing one’s pleasures could mar. (ching, ching.)


And where many a beautiful maid is,


Oh I strumm’d and I played my guitar, ching ching!



Oh, I sang serenades there at Cadiz,


‘til I got an attack of catarrh, ching ching.


Tho’ no more I cold serenadeez


Still I played on my Spanish guitar, ching ching.



When at last the train bore me from Cadiz,


The ladies all wept round the car, ching ching.


Oh, it grieved me to part from those ladies,


But I carried away my guitar, ching ching.





 


 


Sweet Betsey from Pike




Oh, don't you remember sweet Betsey from Pike,


Who crossed the big mountains with her husband Ike,


With two yoke of cattle, a large yellow dog,


A tall shanghai rooster and one spotted hog.



(chorus)


Too-ral lal loo-ral lal loo-ral lal la


Too-ral lal loo-ral lal loo-ral lal la



One evening quite early they camped on the Platte,


'Twas near by the road on a green shady flat'


Where Betsey, sore footed, lay down to repose,


With wonder Ike gazed on that Pike County rose!



Their wagon broke down with a terrible crash,


And out on the prairie rolled all kinds of trash,


A few little baby clothes done up with care,


'Twas rather suspicious to all on the square.



The shanghai ran off and their cattle all died,


That morning the last piece of bacon was fried.


Poor Ike was discouraged and Betsey got mad,


The dog drooped his tail and looked wondrously sad.



They stopped in Salt Lake to inquire the way,


When Brigham declared that sweet Betsey should stay;


But Betsey got frightened and ran like a deer


While Brigham stood pawing the ground like a steer.



They soon reached the desert, where Betsey gave out,


And down in the sand she lay rolling about;


While Ike, half distracted, looked on in surprise,


Saying, "Betsey get up, you'll get sand in your eyes."


Sweet Betsey got up in a great deal of pain,


Declared she'd go back to Pike County again;


But Ike gave a sigh and they fondly embraced,


And the traveled along with his arms 'round her waste.



They suddenly stopped on a very high hill,


With wonder looked down on old Placerville;


Ike sighed when he said, and he cast his eyes down,


"Sweet Betsey, my darling, we've got to Hangtown."



Long Ike and Sweet Betsey attended a dance;


Ike wore a pair of his Pike County pants;


Sweet Betsey was covered with ribbons and rings;


Say Ike, "You're an angel but where are your wings?"



A miner said "Betsey, will you dance with me?"


"I will that, you old hoss, if you don't make too free;


But don't dance me too hard, do you want to know why?


Dog gone you, I'm chock full of strong alkali!"



This Pike County couple got married of course,


And Ike became jealous, obtained a divorce.


Sweet Betsey, well satisfied, said with a shout,


"Good bye, you big lummox, I'm glad you've backed out!" 



 


 


This Land is Your Land




Chorus


This land in your land, this land is my land,


From California, to the New York Island,


From the redwood forests 


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 golden valley,


This land was made for you and me.



I've roamed and rambled 


And I followed my footsteps,


To the sparkling sands of 


Her diamond deserts,


And all around me a voice was sounding,


This land was made for you and me.



 


I followed your low hills 


And I followed your cliff rims,


Your marble canyons 


And sunny bright waters,


This voice came calling, 


As the fog was lifting,


This land was made for you and me.



As the sun was shining 


And I was strolling,


Through the wheat fields waving


And the dust clouds rolling,


I could feel inside me and see all 'round me


This land was made for you and me.



Nobody living, can ever stop me,


As I go walking down freedom's highway,


Nobody living can make me turn back.


This land was made for you and me




 


 


 


 


Titanic


(Serious version)



Chorus:	It was sad, so sad






It was sad when that great ship went down to the bottom of the






			Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives, 






It was sad when that great ship went down.







Well they built the ship Titanic


To sail the ocean blue


And they thought they had a ship


That the water’d never run through


It was on her maiden trip


That an iceberg hit the ship


It was sad when the great ship went down



They were so far from England


They were so far from shore


When the rich refused


To mingle with the poor


So they put them down below


Where they’d be the first to go


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



Well the iceberg was so tall


And the water was so cold


So the captain shouted out,


"Men, get those people from the hold!


Help put lifeboats over side!"


And so they did before they died


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



The ship was taking water


In the North Atlantic fog


When the first mate wrote


The last word in the log


The Captain tried to wire


But the wires were all on fire


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



The ship was sinking fast


And the seams about to burst,


When the captain shouted out,


"Save the women and children first!"


He kissed his wife goodbye


And wiped a teardrop from her eye


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



As they threw those lifeboats out


On that cold and stormy sea


And that Band Played On


"Nearer My God To Thee"


Those heroes saved the weak


As the ship began to leak 


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



The captain stood on deck


With a teardrop in his eye


As the last boat left


He waved them all goodbye


He knew he’d made a slip


So he went down with the ship


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



Well the moral we attain


From this tale of woe and pain


Is if you are rich and powerful


You needn’t be so vain


For in the good lord’s eyes


You’re the same as other guys


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



 


 


Titanic


(Optional lyrics)




Chorus:	It was sad, so sad






It was sad when that great ship went down to the bottom of the sea... 


Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives,


It was sad when that great ship went down.







Oh they built the ship Titanic 


To sail the ocean blue,


And they said it was a ship that 


The sea could never get through.


So they sent her off with cheers (By the Lords mighty hand)


And it sank right off the pier, (That ship would never land)


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



Little children wept and cried 


As the waves swept over the side.


And the band they played 


"Oh Lord, With us Abide."


The Captain tried to wire, 


But the lines were all on fire.


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



As they threw those lifeboats out


On that cold and stormy Sea


And the band played on


"Nearer My God To Thee"


Little children screamed and cried


As they tossed them over side


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



Mrs. Astor turned around


Just to see he husband drown


As the old Titanic gave


A gurgling sound


She wrapped herself m mink


Just to see the old boy sink


It was sad when that great ship went down *



 


 


So they built the sister ship 


Called S.S. Mary Lou,


And they thought they had a ship that 


The water would ne’er go threw.


But they christened her with beer, 


And she sank right of the pier.


It was sad when that great ship went down. *



Well the moral of the story


As you can plainly see


Is to wear a life preserver


Whene’er you go out to sea


The Titanic never made it


Across the raging foam


It was sad when that great ship went down. *




 


Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport




 


[Intro, softly spoken]:   An old Australian Stockman was lying, dying, but he gets himself up on one elbow, and he calls to his station hands and says . . . 



"I'm going, Blue; so 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, Speed, 


watch me wallabies feed, 


They're a dangerous breed, Speed, 


so watch me wallabies feed. 


Altogether now ...



Keep me cockatoo cool, curl


Keep me cockatoo cool.


Don't go actin' the fool, curl


Just keep me cockatoo cool. 


Altogether now ...



Let me wombats go loose, Bruce, 


let me wombats go loose. 


They're of no further use, Bruce, 


so let me wombats go lose. 



Take me koala back, Jack, take me koala back. 


He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac, so take me koala back. 



Keep me cockatoos cool, Curl, keep me cockatoos cool, 


Don't go acting the fool, Curl, just keep me cockatoos cool. 



Mind me platypus duck, Bill, mind me platypus duck. 


Don't let him go running amuck, Bill, mind me platypus duck. 



Play your didgeridoo, Blue, play your didgeridoo, 


Keep playing 'til I shoot through, Blue, play your didgeridoo. 



[haltingly with pathos]  Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred, ta-n m-e h-i-d-e wh-e-n I'm d-e-a-d 


[lively] So we tanned his hide, when he died, Clyde, and that's it hanging on the shed! 




Twelve Days of Camp



On the first day of summer camp, my mama sent to me,


 A box of oatmeal cookies.



On the second day of summer camp, my mama sent to me ...







Twelve Days of [Summer] Camp



On the first day of [summer] camp my family sent to me, A PFD in a pine tree.



2.  skinned knees 


3.  Bic pens 


4.  flashlights  


5.  Bathing suits 


6.  Bars of candy


7.  Missing Dollars 


  8.  Counselors Sleeping 


  9.  Pairs of skivvies


10.  noisy chipmunks 


11.  lost swimmers 


12.  Soggy towels 



Um Plucka



There was an old villain, who smoked a cigar,


Smoked a cigar, smoked a cigar,


There was an old villain who smoked a cigar, Smoked a cigar!



There was a young maiden who strummed a guitar ...



He told her he loved her, but oh! How he lied ..



She told him she loved him, but she didn’t lie ...



They were to be married, but she up and died ...



He went to her funeral, but just for the drive ...



He sat on her tombstone and laughed ‘til he cried ...



The tombstone tipped over, and squish-squash he died ...



She went up to heaven and fluttered and flied ...



He went down to Hades and sizzled and fried ...



Let this be a moral to lovers who lie ...




 


Vive L’Amour



Let ev’ry good fellow now join in a song,


Vive la compagnie!


Success to each other and pass it along,


Vive la compagnie




Chorus: Vive la, vive la vive l’amour, 




vive la, vive la, vive l’amour 


Vive l’amour, vive l’amour, 


vive la compagnie.





A friend on your left, and a friend on your right,


Vive la compagnie! 


In love and good fellowship let us unite, 


Vive la compagnie! 



Come all you good people and join in with me, Vive la compagnie


And raise up your voices in close harmony. Vive la compagnie



With friends all around us, we'll sing out our song, 


Vive la compagnie


We'll banish our troubles, it won't take us long. 


Vive la compagnie



Now wider and wider our circle expands, 


Vive la compagnie! 


We sing to our comrades in faraway lands, 


Vive la compagnie! 



Should time or occasion compel us to part, 


Vive la compagnie


These days shall forever enliven our heart. 


Vive la compagnie 



 


 


 


Waltzing Matilda



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."



Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong


Under the shade of a collibah tree,


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 beside the billabong,


Up jumped the swagman and seized him with glee;


And he sang as he talked to that jumbuck in his tuckerbag; **


You'll come a waltzine Matilda with me.


Down came the stockman riding on his thoroughbred;


Down came the troopers one, two three.


Where's the jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag? **


You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.



Up jumped the swagman and 


Plunged into the billabong,


"You'll never catch me alive," cried he.


And his ghost may be heard as your ride by the billabong, **


You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.




** replaces third line of chorus.



Working on the Railroad



I've been working on the railroad 


All the live long day 


I've been working on the railroad 


Just to pass the time away 


Don't you hear the whistle blowing 


Rise up so early in the morn 


Don't you hear the captain shouting 


Dinah blow your horn 



Dinah won't you blow 


Dinah won't you blow 


Dinah won't you blow your horn 


Dinah won't you blow 


Dinah won't you blow 


Dinah won't you blow your horn 



Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah.


Someone's in the kitchen I know,


Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah,


Strummin' on the old banjo, and singing




Fee-fi-fiddle-e-i-o


Fee-fi-fiddle-e-i-oooo


Fee-fi-fiddle-e-i-o (hold the o)


Strummin' on the old banjo.



Worms



Nobody likes me, everybody hates me 


I'm going down the garden to eat worms 


Long thin slimy ones, short fat fuzzy ones 


Ooey gooey, ooey gooey worms 



Long thin slimy ones slip down easily 


Short fat fuzzy ones don't 


Short fat fuzzy ones stick to your teeth 


And the juice goes (slurping noise) down your throat 



First I bite off their heads off,


Then I [slurping noise] the juice out,


And throw the skins away, 


Nobody knows how I survive 


On worms three times a day! 



Nobody loves me, everybody hates me 


Going down the garden to eat worms


Big ones fat ones skinny ones slimy ones


Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy, yum!



Uup come the first one, uup comes the second one


Uuuuup comes the third little worm 


Big ones fat ones, skinny ones, slimy ones 


Yukky, yukky,yukky, yukky, yuk!




You Can't Get to Heaven



Oh, you can't get to heaven (echo)


On roller skates. (echo)


You'll roll right by (echo) 


Those pearly gates. (echo) 



Oh, you can't get to heaven on roller skates. 


You'll roll right by those pearly gates. 


I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more. 


I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more. 


I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more. 


I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more. 







 


Winding Down




 


All Through the Night



Sleep my child and peace attend thee


All through the night


Guardian angels, God will lend thee


All through the night


Soft the drowsy hours are creeping


Hill and dale in slumber sleeping


I my loving vigil creeping


All through the night



While the moon her watch is keeping


All through the night


While the weary world is sleeping


All through the night


O'er the spirit gently stealing


Visions of delight revealing


Breathes a pure and hold feeling


All through the night



Though I roam a minstrel lonely


All through the night


My true harp shall praise thee only


All through the night


Love's young dream, alas, is over


Yet my strains of love shall hover


Near the presence of my lover


All through the night



Hark! A solemn bell is ringing


Clear through the night


Thou, my love, art heav'nward winging


Home through the night


Earthly dust from off the shaken


Soul immortal shalt not waken


With thy last dim journey taken


Home through the night



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



 


How my heart longs to sail away with you


As you sail across the ocean blue


But I must sit beside my window dear


And watch you sail away from here



Out of my window looking in the night 


I can see the barges flickering light 


Harbour ahead and anchorage in view 


I will find my resting place with you



Away from my window on into the night 


I will watch 'til they are out of sight 


Taking their cargo far across the sea 


How I'd wish that someday they would take me



Out of my window looking through the night


I can see the barges flickering light


People are sailing far and far away 


And I hope to go with them one day



 


Blowing in the Wind



How many roads must a man walk down


Before they call him a man


How many seas must a white dove sail


Before she sleeps in the sand


How many times must the cannon balls fly


Before they're forever banned



Chorus: 


The answer my friend, 


Is blowin' in the wind,


The answer is 


Blowin' in the wind


     



How many years can a mountain exist


Before they're washed to the sea


How many years can some people exist


Before they're allowed to be free


How many times can a man turn his head


And pretend that he just doesn't see



How many times must a man look up


Before he reaches the sky


How many ears must one man have


Before he can hear people cry


How many deaths will it take till he knows


That too many people have died



 


Both Sides Now



Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air


And feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way


But now they only block the sun they rain and snow on everyone


So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way



I've looked at clouds from both sides now, from up and down and still somehow


It's cloud's illusions I recall.  I really don't know clouds at all



Moons and Junes and ferris wheels the dizzy dancing way you feel


As every fairy tale comes real, I've looked at love that way


But now it's just another show, you leave 'em laughin’ when you go


And if you care don't let them know, don't give yourself away



I've looked at love from both sides now, from give and take and still somehow


It's love's illusions I recall.  I really don't know love at all



Tears and fears and feeling proud, to say, "I love you" right out loud


Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I've looked at life that way


But now old friends are acting strange 


They shake their heads, they say I've changed


But something's lost but something's gained in living every day



I've looked at life from both sides now, from win and lose and still somehow


It's life's illusions I recall.  I really don't know life at all.



 


Bridge Over Troubled Water



When you're weary, feeling small, 


When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all. 


I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough 


And friends just can't be found. 


Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down. 


Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down. 



When you're down and out, on the street, 


When evening falls, so hard, 


I will comfort you. 


I'll take your part, oh, when darkness comes 


And pain is all around. 


Like a bridge over troubled water, 


I will lay me down. 


Like a bridge over troubled water, 


I will lay me down. 



Sail  on, silver girl. Sail on by. 


Your time has come to shine. 


All your dreams are on their way. 


See how they shine. Oh, if you need a friend, 


I'm sailing right behind. 


Like a bridge over troubled water, 


I will ease your mind. 


Like a bridge over troubled water, 


I will ease your mind. 



 


Campfire Closing Song 


(Tune: Down in the Valley) 



Lets us all stand now - time we must go, 


Silently leaving - thoughts let us know, 


Thoughts let us know, thoughts let us know, 


Silently leaving - thoughts let us know. 





Watch the fire flicker - the last of the flame, 


But as we leave you - your friendship we claim, 


Your friendship we claim, yes, your friendship we claim, 


But as we leave you - your friendship we claim. 





Watch the red embers - a memory of light, 


We carry it with us, to show us the right. 


To show us the right, yes to show us the right. 


We carry it with us - to show us the right. 





Watch the hot ashes - once it was wood, 


Has changed through service - a blessing that's good. 


A blessing that's good, yes, a blessing that's good, 


Has changed through service - a blessing that's good. 





Watch the fire dying - but when it is dead, 


Always the memory - will lead us ahead. 


Will lead us ahead, yes, will lead us ahead, 


Always the memory - will lead us ahead. 












Cat's in the Cradle



A child arrived just the other day,


Came to the world in the usual way, 


But there were planes to catch 


and bills to pay,


He learned to walk while I was away 


He was talking before I knew it 


And as he grew he said:


"I'm going to be like you Dad, 


You know I'm going to be like you."



 


Chorus:


And the cat's in the cradle, 


and the silver spoon,


Little Boy Blue, and the Man in the Moon, 


"When you coming home?"


"Son, I don't know when,


We'll get together then, 


You know we'll have a good time then."



 


My son turned 10 just the other day,


Said, "Thanks for the ball now 


c'mon let's play.


Will you teach me to throw?" 


I said, "Not today,


I've got a lot to do," he said, "That's ok."


And he walked away and he smiled 


and he said,


"You know I'm going to be like you, Dad, 


You know I'm going to be like you."



 


He came from college just the other day,


So much like a man I just had to say, 


"I'm proud of you,


Won’t you sit for a while?"


He shook his head and said with a smile,


"What I’d really like, Dad, 


Is to borrow the car keys,


See you later can I have them please."



I've long since retired 


And my son's moved away 


I called him up just the other day 


"I'd like to see you, if you don't mind,"


He said, "I'd love to Dad, 


If I could find the time.


You see my new job's a hassle 


And the kids have the flu


But it's sure nice talking you Dad, 


It's been real nice talking to you."



And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me 


He'd grown up just like me, 


My boy was just like me.



Chorus:


And the cat's in the cradle, 


and the silver spoon,


Little Boy Blue, and the Man in the Moon, 


"When you coming home?"


"Dad, I don't know when,


But we'll get together then, dad, 


You know we'll have a good time then."



 


Corn









*Chorus: 


     Because our hands are strong,


     Our hearts are young,


     Our dreams are the dreams of:


     All ages on! 


     (Keep a dreamin’, keep a-dreamin', keep a dreamin’ on, x2)









What did we do when we needed some corn?


We ploughed and we sowed 'till the early morn.


What did we do when we needed some corn?


We ploughed and we sowed 'till the early morn.*



What did we do when we needed a town


We hammered and we nailed 


'til the sun went down


What did we do when we needed a town


We hammered and we nailed 


'til the sun went down *


What did we do when there's peace to be won


It's more than one man can do alone


So we gathered our friends 


From the ends of the Earth


To lend a hand in the hour of birth.*



We ploughed, we sowed,


We hammered and we nailed,


We worked all day


'till peace was real!



 


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.



 


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



Actions:  Sitting cross-legged in a circle, each person places their left hand face up between their left knee and their neighbour's right knee about a foot off the ground. Everyone places their right hands, palm down, on their right neighbour's upturned left hand. To the music (so these actions fit half of one line of the song) with your right hand, first you hit your neighbour's left hand, then your right knee, your left knee, the bottom of your left hand and then the top of your left hand twice.  The really hard part is switching directions. Usually initially the switching starts at the word blossoms (from Blossoms of snow.....) - so your left hand is now doing the hitting and the right hand remains stationary. Once they and you feel comfortable with that you can switch every time (therefore you'd switch twice a line).



 


Green Trees



Green trees around us


Bright stars above


Friends all around us In a world filled with love 


Taps sounding softly 


Hearts beating true


As we all say, 


Goodnight to you.


I’m Going to Leave Ol’ Texas


(The Cowman's Lament)



This is a melodic echo song that was intended to lull the cattle to sleep at night. The last word in each line is held until the echo person completes the same line.



I'm going to leave old Texas now


They've got no use for the long-horn cow


They've plowed and fenced my cattle range


And the people there are all so strange



I'll take my horse and I'll take my rope


And hit the trail upon a lope


Say adios to the Alamo


And turn my head toward Mexico



The hard, hard ground shall be my bed


And my saddle seat shall hold my head


And when my ride on Earth is done


I'll take my chances with the Holy One



I'll tell Saint Peter that I know


A cowboy's soul ain't white as snow


Yet in that far-off cattle land


He sometimes acted like a man



 


 


 




Greensleeves



Alas, my love, you do me wrong 


To cast me off discourteously, 


And I have lovéd you so long, 


Delighting in your company. 



Chorus: 


     Greensleeves was all my joy. 


     Greensleeves was my delight. 


     Greensleeves was my heart of gold, 


     And who but my Lady Greensleeves. 



I have been ready at your hand 


To grant whatever you would crave. 


I have both wagéd life and land, 


Your love and goodwill for to have. 



I bought thee petticoats of the best, 


The cloth so fine as might be. 


I gave thee jewels for thy chest, 


And all this cost I spent on thee.




 




I Climbed a Mountain



I climbed a mountain, I saw the other side


And I can sleep now because I'm satisfied


I saw a rich man who showed that he could care


I saw a poor man who had enough to share.



Chorus:  


And there was peace in the valley


And there was hope in the land


And there was joy in the children


And there was love, beautiful love 


In the heart of man.


I saw a schoolhouse where every child could come


I saw a table that welcomed everyone


I saw a city that had no slums to hide


I saw a prison that had no one inside. (chorus)



 


I saw a lion lay down beside a lamb


I saw a white dove asleep upon the sand


And I saw Caesar give up his mighty throne


And I saw Johnny as he came marching home. (chorus)



 


 


 


I Know A Place



I know a place, where no one ever goes


There's peace and quiet, beauty and repose 


It's hidden in a valley, beside a mountain stream


And lying there beside the stream 


I find that I can dream. 


Oh, what a place of beauty to the eye


Snow peaked mountains towering towards the sky 


Now I know that God has made this world for me. 



One can imagine, himself as in a dream 


Climbing a mountain or down a small ravine


The magic of this peace and quiet always will stay


To make this place a haven 


Each and every day


Oh how I wish I never had to leave


And all my life, such beauty to receive 


Now I know that God has made this world for me.



 


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!)



Lean On Me



Sometimes in our lives


We all have pain


We all have sorrow 


If, if we are wise 


We know that there's


Always tomorrow 



Chorus:


     Lean on me


     When you're not strong


     I'll be your friend


     I'll help you carry on 


     For it won't be long


     'Till I'm gonna need


     Somebody to lean on 


Please 


Swallow your pride 


If I have things 


You need to borrow 


For, no one can fill


Those of your needs 


That you won't let show



You just call on me brother


When you need a hand 


We all need somebody to lean on 


I just might have a problem


That you'd understand


We all need somebody to lean on







Leaving Old Texas


(The Cowman's Lament)


This is a melodic echo song that was intended to lull the cattle to sleep at night. The last word in each line is held until the echo person completes the same line.



I'm going to leave old Texas now


They've got no use for the long-horn cow


They've plowed and fenced my cattle range


And the people there are all so strange



I'll take my horse and I'll take my rope


And hit the trail upon a lope


Say adios to the Alamo


And turn my head toward Mexico



The hard, hard ground shall be my bed


And my saddle seat shall hold my head


And when my ride on Earth is done


I'll take my chances with the Holy One



I'll tell Saint Peter that I know


A cowboy's soul ain't white as snow


Yet in that far-off cattle land


He sometimes acted like a man



 


Linger



Hmmm, I want to linger


Hmmm, a little longer


Hmmm, a little longer here with you



Hmmm, it's such a perfect night


Hmmm, it doesn't seem quite right


Hmmm, that this should be my last with you



Hmmm, and come September


Hmmm, I will remember


Hmmm, our campfires bright and friendships true



Hmmm, and as the years go by


Hmmm, I'll think of you and sigh


Hmmm, this is good-night and not good-bye



 


 


Let There be Peace on Earth




Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me,


Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be,


With God as our Father, Brothers all are we,


Let me walk with my Brother, in perfect harmony.



Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now,


With ev’ry step I take, let this be my solemn vow,


To take each moment and lie each moment in peace, eternally!


Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.







Mandy




Mandy was a Bahama Girl


Mandy was a Bahama Girl






Chorus:


Mandy oh Mandy


Mandy, my love.




Dark brown hair and eyes of blue 


Prettiest girl I ever knew 




Married her on a summer's night


Happiest night of all my life (Chorus)



Married her in the Bahama sand


Put my wedding ring on her hand (Chorus)



Mandy had a little baby,


Had a little baby for the love of me (Chorus)



Baby made my Mandy cry,


Cried so hard she's soon to die (Chorus)



Buried her in the Bahama sand


Buried her with her wedding ring on her hand (Chorus)



Buried her on a Saturday night,


Saddest night in all my life (Chorus)



Mandy went to heaven, with her little baby,


Now I'm makin' love to a memory (Chorus)



Mandy was a Bahama Girl,


Mandy was a Bahama Girl ....





 


Moonshadow



Chorus:     	I'm being followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow


     		Leaping and hopping on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow.



And if I ever lose my eyes,


All my colors, they run dry


'Cause if I ever lose my eyes


A-way-ay-ay-way ay ay ay


I won't have to cry no more.



And if I ever lose my hands,


Lose my plow and lose my land,


'Cause if I ever lose my hands


O-way-ay-ay-way ay ay ay


I won't have to work no more.



And if I ever lose my legs,


I won't cry and I won't beg,


'Cause if I ever lose my legs


O-way-ay-ay-way ay ay ay


I won't have to walk no more.



And if I ever lose my mouth


All my teeth, North and South


'Cause if I ever lose my mouth,


O-way-ay-ay-way ay ay ay


I won't have to talk  um um (mouth closed)



But if I ever lose my friends,


All my world comes to an end,


If I ever lose my friends,


O-way-ay-ay-way ay ay ay


I won't have to love no more.






Morning Has Broken



Morning has broken, like the first morning, 


Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird. 


Praise for the singing, praise for the morning, 


Praise for them springing fresh from the word. 



Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven, 


Like the first dew fall on the first grass. 


Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, 


Sprung in completeness where His feet pass. 



Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning, 


Born of the one light Eden saw play. 


Praise with elation, praise every morning, 


God's re-creation of the new day. 



Cool the gray clouds roll, peaking the mountains, 


Gull in her free flight, swooping the skies. 


Praise for the mystery, misting the morning, 


Behind the shadow, waiting to shine. 



I am the sunrise, warming the heavens, 


Spilling my warm glow over the earth. 


Praise for the brightness of this new morning, 


Filling my spirit with Your great love. 



Mine is a turning, mine is a new life, 


Mine is a journey closer to You. 


Praise for the sweet glimpse, caught in a moment, 


Joy breathing deeply, dancing in flight. 



 


Morningtown Ride



Train whistle blowin', makes a sleepy noise


Underneath their blankets go all the girls and boys


Rockin', Rollin', Ridin', out along the bay


All bound for Morningtown, many miles a-way





Driver at the engine, Fireman rings the bell


Sandman swings the lantern to say that all is well


Rockin', Rollin', Ridin', out along the bay


All bound for Morningtown, many miles a-way





Maybe it is raining where our train will ride


All the little trave'lers are warm and snug in-side


Rockin', Rollin', Ridin', out along the bay


All bound for Morningtown, many miles a-way





Somewhere there is sunshine, somewhere there is day


Somewhere there is Morningtown, many miles a-way


Rockin', Rollin', Ridin', out along the bay


All bound for Morningtown, many miles a-way




All bound for Morningtown, many miles a-way



 






My Paddle











My paddle’s keen and bright


Flashing with silver


Follow the wild goose flight


Dip, dip and swing


Dip, dip and swing her back


Flashing with silver


Swift as the wild goose flies


Dip, dip and swing











(note: "My  Paddle" can be sung simultaneously with "Land of the Silver Birch" for a wonderful effect... start "Our  Paddle" a fifth higher than "Land of the Silver Birch")




My Wild Irish Rose



My wild Irish rose 


The sweetest flow'r that grows 


You may search everywhere 


But none can compare 


With my wild Irish rose 



My wild Irish rose 


The dearest flow'r that grows 


And some day for my sake 


She may let me take 


The bloom from my wild Irish rose 




O Shenandoah



O Shenandoah, O long to hear you,


Away, you rolling river,


O Shenandoah, I long to hear you,


Away, We’re bound away,


‘cross the wide Missouri..



I long to see your smiling valley,  (etc)



‘tis sev’n long year since last I saw you ... (etc)



O Shenandoah, I love your daughter....  I’ll take he ‘cross, the rolling water...



When first I took a rambling notion,  To leave your rolling river,


To sail across the briny ocean,  Away, We’re bound away, Across the wide Missouri.



O Shenandoah, I’m bound to leave you....


	Oh Shenandoah, I’ll not deceive you....




Odin 



In the land of Odin,


There lies a mountain,


Ten thousand miles, in the air


From edge to edge


This mountain measures,


Ten thousand miles square



Once every million years 


A little bird comes a winging


Sharpens its beak 


And then he swiftly disappears


And when this mountain


Has worn away


Into eternity will be


One single day.



In the land of Oden,


There lies a mountain


Ten thousand miles in the air


In the air


In the air.



Peace I ask of Thee O River



Peace I ask of thee, O river, peace, peace, peace.


When I learn to live serenely, cares will cease.


From the hills I gather courage, vision of the day to be,


Strength to lead and faith to follow, all are given unto me.


Peace I ask of thee, O river, peace, peace, peace.



Peace Like a River



I've got peace like a river, 


I've got peace like a river


I've got peace like a river, 


In my soul (in my soul!) 


I've got peace like a river, 


I've got peace like a river


I've got peace like a river,


In my soul (in my soul!)



I've got joy like a fountain,…



I've got love like an ocean..!)



So, I've got peace like a river, 


I've got joy like a fountain


I've got love like an ocean 


In my soul (in my soul!)


So, I've got peace like a river, 


I've got joy like a fountain


I've got love like an ocean 


In my soul (in my soul!)



I’ve got peace, joy, love, like a river …



 


Pennsylvania Song




 


Well, a peaceful calm settles over the camp


As the Pennsylvania sun goes down 


It's been a long two weeks and I just want to say


Thank you for all the fun 


Well, your parents will arrive tomorrow morn


Gonna take you away from here


And if the Lord is willing and the roads aren't bad


By dinnertime you'll be there



And I don't really wanna go home now 


I don't wanna go home 


All of God's children are happy when they roam 


I don't wanna go home



When you arrived two weeks ago


You were feeling kind of low


Because of all the friends you missed


And the comforts of home sweet home 


But now that you're leaving you can't help but think


Of all the good times you've had


And all the wonderful friends you've made 


Camp really wasn't so bad!



And I don't really wanna go home now


I don't wanna go home 


All of God's children are happy when they roam


I don't wanna go home



And I don't really wanna go home now 


I don't wanna go home 


All of God's children are happy when they roam 


I don't wanna go home




Puff the Magic Dragon



Chorus: 


     Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea 


     And frolicked in the autumn mist 


     In a land called Honalee 


     Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff 


     And brought him strings and sealing wax 


     And other fancy stuff. 



Together they would travel 


On a boat with billowed sail 


Jackie kept a lookout 


Perched on Puff's gigantic tail 


Noble Kings and Princes 


Would bow when'er they came 


Pirate ships would lower their flags 


When Puff roared out his name 



 


A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys 


Painted wings and giant's rings 


Make way for other toys 


One grey night it happened, 


Jackie Paper came no more 


And Puff that mighty dragon, 


He ceased his fearless roar 



His head was bent in sorrow, 


Green scales fell like rain 


Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane 


Without his lifelong friend, 


Puff could not be brave 


So Puff that mighty dragon 


Sadly slipped into his cave. 



 


 


 


Purple Light


(echo the first 5 lines, join together for the last 2)













Purple light...(echo)


In the canyon ...(echo)


Shines a light ...(echo)


Over me ...(echo)


With my three...(echo)


My good companions


My rifle my pony and me.













No more cows ... To be a ropin’, ...


No more strays ... Do I see ...


Just my three ...


My good companions; 


My rifle, my pony and me.



I will hang ... My sombrero...


On the limb ... Of a tree ...


For my three ...


My good companions; 


My rifle, my pony and me.



Whipporwill ... In the willow ...


Sings a sweet ... Melody ...


For my thre ..


My good companions; 


My rifle, my pony and me.



Purple Light ... in the canyon n...


That is where ... I long to be ...


With my three ...


My good companions; 


My rifle, my pony and me.


 




Que Sera Sera



When I was just a little girl [boy]


I asked my mother, "What will I be?


Will I be pretty [handsome], will I be rich?"


Here's what she said to me



Que Sera Sera


Whatever will be, will be


The future's not ours to see


Que Sera Sera



Since I am just a girl [boy] in school


I asked my teacher, "What should I try?


Should I paint pictures, should I sing songs?"


This was her wise reply



Que Sera Sera


Whatever will be, will be


The future's not ours to see


Que Sera Sera



When I grew up and fell in love


I asked my sweetheart, "What lies ahead?


Will we have rainbows day after day?"


Here's what my sweetheart said



Que Sera Sera


Whatever will be, will be


The future's not ours to see


Que Sera Sera



Now I have children of my own


They ask their mother [father], "What will I be?


Will I be pretty, will I be rich?"


I tell them, "Wait and see"



 


 


Red Balloon



Give me a red balloon on a long black string 


I can whistle and I can sing 


With my red balloon on a long black string 


I am richer than any king 



Chorus: 


     Laughs are many and tears are few 


     Life's exciting and always new 


     In a world of girls and boys 


     In a world of simple joys 



Give me a paper kite on a windy day 


Oh I think I'll fly away 


With my paper kite on a windy day 


Oh yes I'll fly away 



Give me a warm spring day and an apple tree 


There is nothing that I can't see 


When I look out from my apple tree 


Look up there and you'll see me 



Give me a jar of bubbles and a real good friend 


Oh I wish this day won't end 


With my jar of bubbles and a real good friend 


Oh I wish this day won't end 



 


The Rose



Some say love, it is a river


That drowns the tender reed


Some say love, it is a razor


That leaves the heart to bleed


Some say love, it is a hunger


An endless, aching need


But I say love, it is a flower


And you, it's only seed.




 


It's the heart afraid of breaking 


That never learns to dance, 


It's the dream afraid of waking 


That never takes the chance, 


It's one who won't be taken, 


Who cannot seem to give, 


And the soul afraid of dying 


That never learns to live. 


When the night has been too lonely 


And the road has been too long 


And you think that love is only 


For the lucky and the strong 


Just remember, in the winter 


Far beneath the bitter snow 


Lies the seed, that with the sun's love 


In the spring, becomes the rose. 



 


 


Say Why



Say when, will we ever meet again?


Say when, will we ever meet again?


Say when, will we ever meet again?


Say when, my friend, say when.



Say where, and I'll meet you right there


Say where, and I'll meet you right there


Say where, and I'll meet you right there


Say where, my friend, say where



Say why, do we have to say goodbye?


Say why, do we have to say goodbye?


Say why, do we have to say goodbye?


Say why, my friend, say why.



Say when, will we ever meet again 


Say where, and I'll meet you right there


Say why, do we have to say goodbye


Say when, say where, say why!




Say when, say where, say why, say who?




 


Sing, Sing a Song











Sing, sing a song


Sing out loud, sing out strong


Sing of good things, not bad


Sing of happy, not sad



Sing, sing a song 


Make it simple to last your whole life long 


Don't worry that it's not good enough 


For anyone else to hear 


Just sing, sing a song 


Sing, sing a song 


Let the world sing along 


Sing of love that could be 


Sing for you and for me 




 










So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh



I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again


Of the people I've met and the places I've been


Of some of the troubles that bothered my mind


And a lot of good people that I've left behind



So it's so long it's been good to know yuh


So long it's been good to know yuh


So long it's been good to know yuh


What a long time since I've been home


And I gotta be drifting along



The sweethearts they sat in the dark and they sparked


They hugged and they kissed in that dusty old dark


They sighed and they cried and they hugged


And they kissed, but instead of marriage


They talked like this, Honey, So long ... etc



I went to your family and asked them for you


They all said take her, oh, take her, please do


She can't cook or sew and she won't scrub your floor


So I put on my hat and tiptoed out the door


Saying: so long ... etc



I walked down the street to the grocery store


It was crouded with people both rich and poor


I asked the man, how is butter sold, he said


One pound of butter for two pounds of gold


I said, so long ... etc



My telephone rang and it jumped off the wall


That was a preacher a making a call, he said


We're getting ready to tie the knot


We're getting married, believe it or not


So long ... etc




The Streets of Laredo


(The Cowboy’s Lament)




As I walked out on the streets of Laredo, 


As I walked out in Laredo one day, 


I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen 


Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay. 



(chorus)


"Oh, beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly,


Play the Dead March as you carry me along, 


Take me to the green valley and lay the sod o'er me 


For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong." 



"I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy" 


These words he did say as I boldly stepped by, 


"Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story, 


I was shot in the breast and I know I must die." 



"Let sixteen gamblers come handle my coffin, 


Let sixteen cowboys come sing me a song, 


Take me to the graveyard and lay the sod o'er me 


For I'm a poor cowboy and I know I've done wrong." 



"My friends and relations, they live in the Nation, 


They know not where their boy has gone, 


He first came to Texas and hired to a ranchman


Oh, I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong."



"Go write a letter to my gray-haired mother, 


And carry the same to my sister so dear, 


But not a word of this shall you mention 


When a crowd gathers round you my story to hear." 



"Then beat your drum slowly and play your fife lowly, 


Beat the Dead March as you carry me along, 


We all love our cowboys so young and so handsome, 


We all love our cowboys although they've done wrong." 



"There is another more dear than a sister


She'll bitterly weep when she hears I am gone, 


There is another who will win her affections, 


For I'm a young cowboy and they say I've done wrong." 



 


"Go gather around you a crowd of young cowboys, 


And tell them the story of this, my sad fate; 


Tell one and the other before they go further 


To stop their wild roving before 'tis too late." 


"


Oh muffle your drums, then play your fifes merrily 


Play the Dead March as you go along 


And fire your guns right over my coffin, 


There goes an unfortunate boy to his home." 



"It was once in the saddle I used to go dashing 


Once in the saddle I used to go gay, 


First down to the dram-house and then to the card house 


Got shot in the breast, I am dying today." 



"Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin, 


Get six pretty maidens to carry my pall, 


Put bunches of roses all over my coffin, 


Put roses to deaden the clods as they fall." 



"Then swing your rope slowly, and rattle your spurs lowly, 


And give a wild whoop as you carry me along, 


And in the grave throw me and roll the sod o'er me 


For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong."



"Go bring me a cup, a cup of cold water 


To cool my parched lips," the cowboy said; 


Before I turned, the spirit had left him 


And gone to its Giver --- the cowboy was dead. 



We beat the drum slowly and played the fife lowly, 


And bitterly wept as we bore him along, 


For we all loved our comrade, so brave, young and handsome, 


We all loved our comrade although he'd done wrong.





 


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 night 


Falls the night. 



Then good night, peaceful night, 


Till the light of the dawn shineth bright; 


God is near, do not fear 


Friend, good night.



Fades the light, falls the night, 


O'er the vale, O'er the hill, O'er the sky; 


From afar, shines a star; 


Falls the night. 



Dear one, rest! In the West, 


Sable night, lulls the day; on her breast. 


Sweet, goodnight! Ah, so soon! 


Peaceful dreams. 



Soldier rest, gently pressed, 


To the calm, Mother Earth's waiting breast; 


Duty done, Like the sun,


Going West. 



Thanks and praise, for our day, 


'Neath the sun, 'neath the stars, 'neath the sky. 


As we go, this we know, 


God is nigh. 



Starry bright, Be you flight, 


To the goal, of the soul, shining white; 


God is near, have no fear, 


In His light. 



Sleep and dream, every beam, 


God keep watch o'er all thru the night 


We shall meet with the morn', 


So good night. 




 


Taps (Daylight)




Thanks and praise For our days


'Neath the sun 'Neath the stars 'Neath the sky


As we go This we know


God is nigh


 




The Water Is Wide 



The water is wide, I cannot get o’er


Neither have I wings to fly


Give me a boat that can carry two


And both shall row, my love and I. 



A ship there is and she sails the sea 


She's loaded deep as deep can be 


But not so deep as the love I'm in 


I know not if I sink or swim 



I leaned my back against an oak 


Thinking it was a trusty tree 


But first it bent and then it broke 


So did my love prove false to me 



I reached my finger into some soft bush 


Thinking the fairest flower to find 


I pricked my finger to the bone 


And left the fairest flower behind 



Oh love be handsome and love be kind 


Gay as a jewel when first it is new 


But love grows old and waxes cold 


And fades away like the morning dew 



Must I go bound while you go free 


Must I love a man who doesn't love me 


Must I be born with so little art 


As to love a man who'll break my heart 



When cockle shells turn silver bells 


Then will my love come back to me 


When roses bloom in winter's gloom 


Then will my love return to me



 


Where Have All the Flowers Gone



Where have all the flowers gone


Long time passing?


Where have all the flowers gone,


Long time ago?


Where have all the flowers gone?


Young girls picked them everyone,


When will they ever learn?


Oh when will they ever learn?




Where have all the young girls gone


Long time passing?


Where have all the young girls gone


Long time ago?


Where have all the young girls gone?


Gone to young men everyone, 


When will they ever learn?


     Oh when will they ever learn?



Where have all the young men gone


Long time passing?


Where have all the young men gone


Long time ago?


Where have all the young men gone?


Gone to soldiers everyone, 


When will they ever learn?


     Oh when will they ever learn?



Where have all the soldiers gone


Long time passing?


Where have all the soldiers gone


Long time ago?


Where have all the soldiers gone?


Gone to graveyards everyone, 


When will they ever learn?


     Oh when will they ever learn?



Where have all the graveyards gone


Long time passing?


Where have all the graveyards gone


Long time ago?


Where have all the graveyards gone?


Gone to flowers everyone, 


When will they ever learn?


     Oh when will they ever learn?




 


Weave



     Weave, weave, weave us together, 


     Weave us together in unity and love.


     Weave, weave, weave us together, 


     Weave us together, together in love.




 


 


 


White Coral Bells




White coral bells upon a slender stalk 


Lily of the valley deck my garden walk 


Oh, don't you wish that you could hear them ring 


That will only happen when the fairies sing




 




Wood Smoke


(Tune: Lili Marlene "...an old tune from war years")




With the scent of woodsmoke drifting through the air,


And the glow of firelight we always love to share


Visions of campfires all return


And as the fire begins to burn,


We dream of bygone campfires


And long for those to come.




Tongues of yellow flames are flickering up on high,


Twisting leaping fingers up to the starlit sky,


Voices recall songs old and new,


Songs once loved by our fathers too,


Who dreamed of bygone campfires


And longed for those to come.




Gently dying embers cast a rosy glow


Voices softly singing to tunes so sweet and low,


Softly upon the still night air,


Full youthful voices hushed in prayer


Who dream of bygone campfires


And long for those to come.



 


Yesterday



Yesterday 


All my troubles seemed so far away,


Now it looks as if they're here to stay 


Oh I believe in yesterday



Suddenly, 


I'm not half the man I used to be. 


There's a shadow hanging over me, 


oh yesterday came suddenly



Why she had to go, I don't know, 


She wouldn't say. 


I said something wrong, 


Now I long for yesterday.



Yesterday 


Love was such an easy game to play,


Now I lead a place to hide away,


Oh I believe in yesterday.



 


Borderline Crass



 


America the Ugly




Oh beautiful for smoggy skies - Insecticided grain!


For strip-mined mountains majesties, Above the asphalt plains. 


America, America! 


Man sheds his waste on thee, 


And hides the pines with billboard signs From sea to oily sea.



 


Biffy


(Bathroom In The Forest For You)



I know a place where no one likes to go,


There's peace and quiet, beauty and repose.


It's hidden in the bushes, beside a small ravi-i-ne,


The place that I am thinking of is Arnold's latri-i-nes.


Oh, how I wish I never had to go,


Cause when you do, you have to hold your nose.


Now, I know that flusher bowls were made for me. 




 


Camp Protest


Tune:  Battle Hymn of the Republic)




Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the camp


We have tortured every counselor and broken every lamp.


We sit in the dining hall all day, there’s nothing else to do,


There’s spiders in here too!




Glory, glory hallelujah,


It rained all day but it’s no cooler,


If the sun come out it’d be peculiar,


This camp has got to go!




 


Dead Dog Rover


(Tune:"I'm Looking Over This Four Leaf Clover")



I'm looking over my dead dog Rover 


That I over-ran with the mower.


First leg is missing, the second is gone.


Third leg is scattered all over the lawn.


No need explaining the one remaining


Is lying on my neighbor's roof.


I'm looking over my dead dog Rover


That I over-ran with the mower. 


Once more! That I over-ran with the mower.



Dead Skunk 



Crossing the highwy late last night


He should have looked left 


and he should have looked right


He didn't see the station wagon car


The skunk got squished and there you are 



You got your dead skunk in the middle of the road


Dead skunk in the middle of the road


Dead skunk in the middle of the road


and it's stinking to high heaven



They called and told me that ain't no rose


Roll up your window and hold your nose


You don't have to look, and you don't have to see


'Cause you can feel it in your olfactory



Yeh, you got your dead cat and 


your two dead dogs and on a moonlit night, 


you got your dead toad frogs


You got your dead rabbit and your dead racoon


The blood and guts there gonna make you swoon



Fat Girl Guide


(Tune: A Ram Sam Sam)



A fat Girl Guide, a fat Girl Guide


A skinny little Brownie and a fat Girl Guide


A fat Girl Guide, a fat Girl Guide


A skinny little Brownie and a fat Girl Guide


The Leaders, the Leaders


A skinny little Brownie and a fat Girl Guide


The Leaders, the Leaders


A skinny little Brownie and a fat Girl Guide



 


Fractured Bonnie 



The codfish lie dead in the ocean.


The bluefish lie dead in the sea.


They all died from water pollution,


Caused by the oil companies.



Don't swim, don't swim,


Remember the bluefish and cod, and cod.


It's not our sea, 


Texaco leased it from God.



What do you do with an drunken sailor?


What do you do with an drunken sailor?


What do you do with an drunken sailor?


Er-lie in the morning.


Put him in charge of an Exxon tanker. . .




Garbage Man's Daughter


 


I'm in love with the garbage man's daughter,


Who lives down by the mill.


I love the smell of her garbage,


But her breath is sweeter still.



Um slop slop. Um slop slop. 


Um slop slop.



Last night we strolled through the garbage,


Her greasy hand in mine,


Her clammy lips on the back of my neck,


Oh life is so divine.



 


 


 


Get Your Elbows Of The Table


(Tune:  If You’re Happy and you Know it)




Get your elbows of the table - (name of person)


Get your elbows of the table - (name of person)


We have seen you do it twice


And it isn't very nice


Get your elbows off the table (Name)




Various other body parts follow...




God Bless My Underwear


(Tune:"God Bless America")




God bless my underwear, my only pair.


Stand beside them, and guide them,


Through the rips, through the holes, 


Through the tears.


From the washer, to the dryer, 


To the clothesline in the air.


God bless my underwear, my only pair.




 


Granny's In the Cellar 



Granny's in the cellar.


Oh brother can't you smell her?


She's working at the greasy grimy stove.


In her eye there is some matter, 


That keeps drippin' in the batter.





And she whistles as the (sniff) 


Runs down her nose


Down her nose. Down her nose


And she whistles as the (sniff)


Runs down her nose.


In her eye there is some matter, 


That keeps drippin' in the batter.


And she whistles as the (sniff) 


Runs down her nose





Granny's in the cellar.


Oh brother can't you smell her?


Makin' jelly on her ol’ wood burning stove,


There are boils on her belly, 


They keep oozin' in the jelly, . (chorus)



 


Granny's in the cellar, 


Oh brother can't you smell her?


Cookin' peaches on her ol’ wood burning stove,


 On her lips there are leaches, 


They keep fallen' in the peaches. (chorus)



Granny's in the cellar.


Oh brother can't you smell her?


Cookin' fieldpeas on her ol' wood burning stove,


There are scabbies on her knees, 


They keep bleedin' in the peas. (chorus)



Granny's in the cellar.


Oh brother can't you smell her?


Cookin' brown rice on her ol’ wood burning stove,


In her hair there are some lice,


They keep fallin' in the rice, (chorus)



Auntie's in the attic,


A combin' out the static.


And itchin’ at the cooties in her long johns,


In her hand there is a membrane, 


That keeps cloggin' up the sink drain. . (chorus)



 


 


 


Humility Plus 



Oh, Lord it's hard to be humble, When your perfect in every way.


I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I gets better looking each day.


To know me is to love me. I must be a heck of a man.


Oh, Lord it's hard to be humble, But I’m doing the best that I can.




 


I Hate To Go a-Wandering


(I Love to Go a’Wandering)



I hate to go a-wandering


Along the mountain track


For every step I take I know


My pack will break my back.



Chorus:		Val de ri, val de rah,








Val de ri, val de rah-hah-hah-hah-hah-hah


Val de ri, val de rah,


My pack will break my back.









I shake my fist at all I meet


And they curse back at me


I hope those city slickers break


Their ankles on the street.



My sleeping bag is icy cold


The rocks they pierce right through


I hope some kindly providence


Will wish it all on you



I love to paddle in the stream 


It sparkles bright and sweet


I hope those tourists down below


Can taste my sweaty feet.



I cut my finger chopping wood


My hair the fire has singed


I hope some ranger rescues me


Ere I become unhinged.



I Just Lost my Underwear


(Tune:  Bye, Bye Blackbird)




I just lost my underwear, 


I don't care, I'll go bare. 


Bye, bye long johns. 


They were so very good to me. 


Tickled me, Hee, hee, hee. 


Bye, bye long johns. 


Wherever you would find them you would find me


With my trapdoor open wide behind me 


I just lost my underwear. 


I don't care, I'll go bare. 


Longjohns, Bye, Bye! 




 


Itsy Bitsy Scorpion




The itsy bitsy scorpion crawled up upon my shirt.


I smashed him with my hand, then threw him in the dirt,


When he stopped a squirming, I put him in my stew,


'Cause itsy bitsy scorpions taste good to me and you!



 


Little Black Things


(Tune:"Clementine")




Chorus:


     Little black things, little black things,


     Crawling up and down my arms. 


     If I wait 'til they have babies,


     I could start a black thing farm.



Haven't taken a bath in two weeks, 


And I never change my clothes.


I have got these little black things,


Where they come from heaven knows.



 


Once a cute girl tried to kiss me, 


But she jumped and gave a yell,


And I never got to ask her, 


Was it the black things or the smell.



When I go down to the subway,


I can always find a seat.


When the people smell me coming,


They all run into the street.




The Little Brown Mouse




Oh, the liquor was spilt on the bar room floor


And the bar was closed for the night


And the little brown mouse came out of his hole


And sat in the clear moonlight



Oh he lapped up the liquor on the bar room floor 


And on his haunches he sat 


And all night long you could hear him ROAR... 


"Bring on the puddy-tat!" 



Oh the cat came out about half past two 


And ate up the little brown mouse 


And the moral of the story is..... 


Never take a drink on the house! Hic! Meow! 



MacTavish is Dead 


(tune:  Irish Washerwoman)



Mac Tavish is dead and his brother don't know it, 


His brother is dead and MacTavish don't know it, 


They are both of them dead, and they're in the same bed, 


But they neither of them know that the other is dead. 




Mom, Wash My Underwear


(Tune:"God Bless America")



Mom, wash my underwear, 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 underwear, my only pair.


Mom, wash my underwear, my only pair.



 


Mountain Dew














Chorus:  Well, they call it that good old Mountain Dew


And them that refuse it are few.


I'lI hush up my mug if you fill up my jug


With that good old Mountain Dew!













I know a place ‘bout a mile down the road,


Where you lay down a dollar or two. 


If you go round the bend you will come back again 


With a jug of that good old Mountain Dew. 



By the foot of the hill there’s a neat little still


Where the smoke curls clear up to the sky,


Take a whiff o` the smell and you can plainly tell


There`s moonshine  a’ brewin` nearby.



For it fills the air with an odor so rare,


It’s bewitchin for both me and you,


As home you start to stroll you can 


Take a brimmin’ bowl


Or a bucketful of Mountain Dew



When that fragrance so rare starts to fill up the air


Then you know that they’re just about through


So pucker up your lips and take a few long sips


Of that good ol’ Mountain Dew.



My Uncle Bill owns that still on the hill,


An' he puts up a gallon or two (or three)


The buzzards in the sky get so high they cannot fly


Sniffin' that good old Mountain Dew 



Put away your pills it’ll cure all your ills


Be you Pagan, or Christian or Jew,


Take off your coat and we’ll grease up your throat


With a bucketful of Mountain Dew.



My Uncle Mort, he is sawed off and short,


An' he measures ‘bout four foot two (maybe three)


But he thinks he’s a gi’nt 


When you give him a pint


Of that good old Mountain Dew 



My Auntie Sue bought some Paris perfume,


An' it gave off a pretty P.U. (P-U!)


Well imagine her surprise when 


She had it analyzed,


It was only that good old Mountain Dew. 



My Uncle Gord had a beat up ol' Ford


It was dated ‘bout 19 - 0 - 2


Well it don't run on gas you jus' give it a glass


Of that good old Mountain Dew. 



My brother Hank has a US Army tank


He brung it back from World War II


He just pulls out the crank and he fills up that tank


With that good ol' Mountain Dew!



My old Uncle Fred has a still ‘neath his bed


Where he brews up a gallon or two (maybe three)


If his wife drinks it all, you can 


Hear that matin’ call


Just from drinking that good old Mountain Dew. (Oh Fre-ed!)



My Uncle Ted has no hair on his head,


Not even a strand or two (maybe three)


But he’d grow you a mop 


If you’d fill him to the top


With that good old Mountain Dew!



The Old Rev’rend Gus, you never heard him cuss


Not even a slip-up or two (maybe three)


But you should hear him swear 


When he doesn’t get his share,


Of that good old Mountain Dew.



My brother Don has a still in the john, 


Where he'll run off a gallon or two. 


When the Revenuers come rushin' 


He'd just give it a flush'n' 


There'd go that good old mountain dew. 



My Father's A Lavatory Cleaner 


(My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)



My father's a lavatory cleaner


He works both by day and by night


And when he comes home in the evening


He's covered all over in Shine



Up your buttons with Brasso


Its only three pence a tin


You can buy it or nick it from Woolworths


But I doubt if they'll have any in



Some say that he died of a fever


Some say that he dies of a fit


But I know what my father dies of


He died of the smell of the Shine



Up your buttons with Brasso


Its only three apence a tin


You can buy it or nick it from Woolworths


But I doubt if they'll have any in



Some say that he's buried in a graveyard


Some say that he's buried in a pit


But I know where my fathers buried


He's buried in six feet of Shine



Up your buttons with Brasso


Its only three apence a tin


You can buy it or nick it from Woolworths


But I doubt if they'll have any in



National Embalming School


(Tune:"O Tannenbaum", mostly)




We live for you, we die for you, 


National Embalming School. 


We do our best to give you rest, 


National Embalming School.


And when you die, we'll dig a hole,


 and bury you so deep and cold.


We live for you, we die for you, 


National Embalming School.



 


Post mortem, post mortem, post mortem, 


autopsy we must have.


Post mortem, post mortem, post mortem, 


autopsy we must have.


Cut! Slash! Gash! Bleed! 


We must know the reason. 


Glory how the body stinks! 


It must be out of season.



We live for you, we die for you, 


National Embalming School.




 


 


Ode(r) to His Shoes


(tune:  Clementine)




Rotten Reeboks, dirty sweat socks


Generating toxic fumes,


I’ve seen flies dead, stuck 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, ‘cuz 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 siter,


"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. 



Puff, the Magic Maggot 


Chorus:




Puff, the magic maggot lives in my trash


and frolics in banana peels and in the cigarette ash!


Puff, the magic maggot lives in my trash


and dines on month-old kitty litter and mildewed corn beef hash!





Little Teddy Tapeworm loved that maggot Puff.


He brought him dead dogs two weeks old, and scabs still moist with pus.


Together they would travel to the city morgue to eat.


Puff would get the bones and hair and Teddy would get the meat!



Maggots live forever, but tapeworms aren't too tough.


Teddy could eat the bones and hair,


 but he choked on the scabs with pus.


Puff was broken-hearted, losing Teddy really hurt,


But not as much as hunger did, so he ate him for dessert!



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.



 


Sneakers


(Tune: "Auld Lang Syne")




Should old worn sneakers be thrown out;


Or stink upon a shelf?


Should holey, moldy, gym socks walk


To the washer by themselves?


My smelly shoes, so torn and rank;


How comf'table to me!


My gym socks match them perfectly;


Let's my piggies wiggle free!




Splat 


Tune: Bingo



I know a man who had a dog


I hit it with my Pick-Up Truck


S-P-L-AT, S-P-L-AT, S-P-L-AT


I hit it with my pick up truck.




Spotted Bed Bugs 


Tune: Onward Christian Soldiers



Onward spotted bed bugs.


Marching up the sheets.


Tickle, tickle, tickle.


On poor Grandma's feet.


Grandma gets excited.


Grandpa gets his gun.


Boom, boom, boom, boom.


Boom, boom, boom, boom.


See those bed bugs run.


Onward spotted bed bugs.


Marching off the sheets.


Carrying off the wounded ---


And poor grandma's feet.



 


 


Seven Old Ladies


(Tune:  Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be?)












Chorus:  Oh dear, what can the matter be,


seven old ladies stuck in the lavatory


they were there from Sunday to Saturday,


and nobody knew they were there.











The first to go in was old Mrs. Flynn,


She prided herself on being so thin,


But when she sat down, she fell right in,


And nobody knew she was there.



The next to go in was old Mrs. Humphrey,


When she sat down, she got cozy and comfy,


But when she stood up she could not get her bum free,


And nobody knew she was there.



The next to go in was old Mrs. Dickel,


Who hurdled the door because she hadn't a nickel,


She got her foot caught, oh what a pickle,


And nobody knew she was there.



The next to go in was old Mrs. Slodder,


She was the Duke of Effington's daughter,


She went to pass so superfluous water,


And nobody knew she was there.



The next to go in was old Mrs. Brewster,


Who couldn't see as good as she used to,


When she sat down, she swore 


Somebody goosed her, 


And nobody knew she was there.



The next to go in was old Mrs. Fender


Who went in to fix a broken suspender,


It snapped and injured her feminine gender


And nobody knew she was there.



The next to go in was old Mrs. Draper


Who couldn't find the toilet paper,


All she could find was a rust paint scraper,


And nobody knew she was there.



The next to go in was old Mrs. Murry,


Who had to go in a heck of a hurry,


When she got there, there was no need to worry,


And nobody knew she was there.



The last to go in was old Mrs. Mason


There wasn't a place, so she went in the basin,


And that's the one that I washed my face in,


And nobody knew she was there.




Tom the Toad


(Tune: Oh, Christmas Tree)



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 Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad 


Why are you lying in the road? 


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 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 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? 


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? 


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. 


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 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? 



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? 



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, Tom the toad, oh, Tom the toad 


Why are you lying in the road 


You used to be so good and cautious, 


But now you just make me nauseous. 


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 


You used to be so big and sweet, 


But now you're just coyote meat 


Oh, Tom the toad, oh, Tom the toad 


Why are you lying in the road




Underwear 


(Over There)



Underwear, Underwear


How I itch in my woolen underwear


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 underwear



Underwear (2)


(Over There)



Underwear, underwear, 


Send a pair, send a pair, I can wear


For I left mine lying, on a line a drying


And now I need them they're not there


Underwear, underwear, 


Get a pair, get a pair, anywhere


The bugle's blowing, I must be going


For I've got to get there 


If I have to go there bare




 


 


The Worm Song



Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, I'm gonna eat some worms,


Big fat juicy ones, small skinny slimy ones, see how the big ones squirm



First you bite the heads off then you suck the juice out then you throw the skins away.


Nobody knows how I survive on worms three times a day.



The first one was easy, the second the squeezy, the third one got caught in my throat.


Nobody knows how I survive on worms three times a day.



 


 



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Scout Master’s Benediction




 


May the Great Master


Of all good Scouts be with us


‘Til we meet again.




May you run the race


At a good Scout’s pace


On the Trail


That leads to Him.






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