Misty's Campfire Book

As a girl member and now as an adult member, campfire is one of my favourite activities.  Here is a list of songs I've been compiling since I was a kid.

GRACES

ADDAMS FAMILY GRACE

Chorus:

Na na na nah (snap fingers twice)

Na na na nah (snap fingers twice)

Na na na nah, na na na nah, na na na nah (snap fingers twice)

We thank the Lord for giving,

The food we need for living.

Because we really need it,

And we like it too!

Repeat chorus

ALPHABET GRACE

Tune: ABC’s

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

Thank you God for feeding me.

BROWN COW GRACE

We thank the brown cow for the chocolate milk.

We thank the pig (oink oink) for the bacon on the grill.

We thank the egg for the chicken and the chicken for the eggs,

We thank the Lord for our daily bread.

DO WAH DIDDY GRACE

Tune: Do wah diddy

Thank you, Lord for the food that we receive

Singing, Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do.

Thanks to Thee for bread, butter and meat

Singing, Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do.

Looks good (looks good)

Tastes fine (tastes fine)

Looks good, tastes fine

And we praise God for all time

Singing Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do.

EDELWEISS GRACE

TUNE: Edelweiss

Bless our friends, bless our food,
Come, oh, Lord and be with us.
May our words glow with peace,
May your love surround us.
Friendship and love, may it bloom and grow,
Bloom and grow, forever.
Bless our friends, bless our food,
Come, oh, Lord and be with us.

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!

JOHNNY APPLESEED

Oh, the Lord's been good to me.
So now I thank the lord
For giving me the things I need
The sun, the rain and the appleseed;
Oh, the Lord's been good to me.
Johnny Appleseed! Amen!

MY LORD IS SO GREAT

My Lord is so great, so strong and so mighty

There’s nothing my Lord cannot do (clap, clap)

My Lord is so great, so strong and so mighty

There’s nothing my Lord cannot do (clap, clap)

The mountains are His, the valleys are His

The stars in the sky are His too.

My Lord is so great, so strong and so mighty

There’s nothing my Lord cannot do (clap, clap)

OUR DEAR FATHER

Tune:  Frère Jacques

Our dear father,

Our dear father.

Once again,

Once again.

We would ask Thy blessing,

We would ask Thy blessing.

Amen,

Amen.

PRAISE YE THE LORD (ALLELUIA)

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!

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!

SING YOUR PRAISE GRACE

Tune:  Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Sing, sing, sing Your praise,

To the Lord above.

For the day and for the food,

And for His lasting love.

WORLD HUNGER GRACE

For food in a world where many walk in hunger

For faith in a world where many walk in fear

For friends in a world where any walk alone

We give you humble thanks, oh Lord.

YANKEE DOODLE GRACE

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, Father

Thank you Lord for this our food

And that we are together.

ZIP A DEE DO DAH GRACE

Tune:  Zip a Dee Do Dah

Zip a dee do dah, zip a dee ay

I am grateful for God’s blessing today

I’ve plenty to eat, to drink and to share

I sit at God’s table and see love everywhere.

SECULAR GRACES

ADAMS FAMILY GRACE

We've filled our plates and dishes,
With food that is nutritious,
And all that we wish is,
To thank you very much.

Da da da da (snap snap)
Da da da da (snap snap)
Da da da da, da da da da,
Da da da da (snap snap)

ALPHABET GRACE

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

I thank you for feeding me

BARBIE GRACE

(tune: Barbie Girl)

I am thankful for- a chance to eat once more
It's fantastic, please quick pass it
Thanks for health and food, friends and family too
Tasty libation that is this creation

Come on eat it, You can't beat it!
Oh oh oh yeah 

Come on eat it, You can't beat it!
O-o-oo o-o-oo 

Come on eat it, You can't beat it!
Oh oh oh yeah 

Come on eat it, You can't beat it!
Amen, amen

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:  Row Your Boat)

Bless, bless, bless this food,

Bless all present here.

And help us now to spread the 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.

BROWN COW GRACE

I thank the brown cow for the chocolate milk.

I thank the pig (oink, oink) for the bacon on the grill.

I thank the chicken for the egg and the egg for the chicken,

And the Guiders for the breakfast we’re served.

FOR THE FOOD WE EAT

(tune:  Kum-Bah-Yah)

For the food we eat, we thank you,

For the friends we meet, kind and true.

For the fun we share, all day through,

We thank you, we thank you.

GIRL GUIDE WAY GRACE

(tune:  Auld Lang Syne)

For all the bounty we receive,

Let us offer thanks and praise.

And be courageous, strong and fair,

As we live the Girl Guide way.

MMM GRACE

(tune:  Linger)

Mmm - I am so thankful,

Mmm - that we’re together

Mmm - to share this food with each of you.

NAMASTE

(tune:  The More we Get Together)

Namaste means thank you,

Means thank you, means thank you.

Namaste means thank you,

Namaste thank you.

For good food and good friends,

And feelings that don’t end.

Namaste means thank you

Namaste, thank you.

SHAWN’S GRACE

(tune:  Fire’s Burning)

We’re thankful, we’re thankful

For friendships, for friendships

And for good food, and for good food

And hands that prepared it.

THANK YOU

(tune:  Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

Thank you for the food we eat,

Thank you for new friends we meet.

Thank you for our Guiding days,

As we learn in fun-filled ways.

May we always try to do

As we promised, duty true.

OPENING SONGS

AUSTRALIAN CAMPFIRE OPENING

Sit round the campfire, now night is here

All birds are resting, no one is near

Clap with your hands and tap with your feet, now

Sway oh so gently, keep with the beat

Oh-oh-oh-i-i, Oh-oh-oh-i

Oh-oh-oh-i-i, Oh-oh-oh-i

DUTCH FIRE OPENING

The wood has all be brought,

The fire is burning brightly,

The smoke soars up,

Our circle is completed

Our campfire is open.

EACH CAMPFIRE LIGHTS ANEW

Each campfire lights anew

The flame of friendship true.

The joy we’ve had in knowing you

Will last the whole year through.

And as the embers die away

We wish that we might ever stay.

But since we cannot have our way

We’ll come again some other day.

FIRE’S BURNING

Fire’s burning, fire’s burning

Draw nearer, draw nearer

In the gloaming, in the gloaming

Come sing and be merry.

FOUR SPIRITS CAMPFIRE OPENING

(Four girls stand just outside the campfire circle with lighted torches/candles.  Each walks into the circle and stands in the four compass directions.  Each speaks their part and then light the fire together)

NORTH:  I am the spirit of the North where the great game of Guiding began.

SOUTH:  I am the spirit of the South and I spread the love of Guiding to the world

EAST:  I am the spirit of the East and I spread the friendship of Guiding to the world

WEST:  I am the spirit of the West and I spread the worth of Guiding to the world

ALL:  Together we light the fire of friendship

HELLO!

Hello!  Hello!

Hello and how are you?

I’m fine.  I’m fine.

And hope that you are too.

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 whisper of friends.

The crackle of the fire

Which calls us to sing...

(begin opening song such as Fire’s Burning or similar)

I DON’T NEED A CAMPFIRE

I don’t need a blazing fire to sing a campfire song;

All I need are friends like you, to help me sing along.

The night wind strums her soft guitar;

Instead of flames, we’ll watch the stars;

No, I don’t need a campfire to sing a campfire song!

LIGHT THE WOOD

Light the wood, the campfire burns

We are gathered all around.

Now the flames are leaping high,

Lighting up the evening sky.

OH HOW LOVELY IS THE EVENING

Oh how lovely is the evening

Is the evening, is the evening

Birds will sing and bells are ringing

Ding dong ding dong

SUSSEX CAMPFIRE OPENING

Come, come, light up the fire.

Come, come, join in the ring.

Here find dreams to inspire, 

Stories to tell, music to sing.

TALL TREES

Tall tress that reach the sky,

Mountains and lakes near by.

Draw near my friends, 

Come sing my friends

Our campfire time in nigh.

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

WE’RE GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE

Tune:  Farmer in the Dell

We’re glad to see you here,

It gives us joy and cheer,

Sure, it’s true, we say to you,

We’re glad to have you here.

ROUNDS AND MULTI-PART SONGS

ANIMAL FAIR

I went to the animal fair

The birds and the bees were there

The big baboon by the light of the moon

Was combing his auburn hair

The monkey he got drunk (hiccup)

And sat on the elephants trunk

The elephant sneezed and fell to his knees,

And what became of the monk, the monk, the monk....

(split in two groups:  one sings “The Monk, the monk....”  continuously while the second group repeats the song, then switch)

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 

No, no, not yet!, not yet.....

(split in two groups:  one sings “not yet, not yet...” continuously while the second group repeats the song then switch)

Alternate Verses:

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....

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 says

Do it right now! right now, right now...

Girl Scouts, they never are quiet

The longer you’re near them the louder they get

Sometimes I think about muzzles

But something inside me says

Don’t do it yet, it yet, it yet...

BUDDIES AND PALS

You and me we’re gonna be partners

You and me we’re gonna be pals

You and me we’re gonna be partners, buddies and pals

CAMP WOOLSEY SONG

Some call it fun and some may call it madness

So come on along with us and forget your sadness

Happy campers are we having fun ‘neath the tress

And when we are gone we’ll e singing the song of...

Camp, Camp Woolsey

Camp, Camp Woolsey

Camp, Camp Woolsey

Camp, Camp Woosley

CUDDLY KOALAS

Tune:  Frère Jacques

Cuddly koalas, cuddly koalas

Possums too, possums too

Wallabies and wombats, wallabies and wombats

Kangaroos, kangaroos

FRÈRE JACQUES

Frère Jacques, frère Jacques

Dormez-vous?  Dormez-vous?

Sonnez lest matines, sonnez les matines

Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong

English:

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John.
Morning bells are ringing; Morning bells are ringing.
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong!

GING GANG GOOLI

Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha
Ging gang goo, Ging gang goo
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha
Ging gang goo, Ging gang goo

Hey-la, hey-la shey-la,
Hey-la shey-la hey-la ho.
Hey-la, hey-la shey-la,
Hey-la shey-la hey-la ho

Shalli-walli Shalli-walli Shalli-walli Shalli-walli
Oompa, oompa, oompa ….(At this point one group sings main verses and the other sings the oompa, switch when 1st group finishes oompa)

I LIKE THE FLOWERS

I like the flowers, I like the daffodils

I like the mountains, I like the rolling hills

I like the campfires light, when all the lights are low

Chorus:

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

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

(sung in 2 part round with one side singing the chorus and the other singing the verse, then switch)

MAKE NEW FRIENDS

Make new friends,

But keep the old.

One is silver

And the other’s gold

A circle’s round

It has no end.

That’s how long

I want to be your friend

MERRY GO ROUND

Oom-pah-pah (repeat 4 times then add next sound)

[this is the engine running the carousel]

Oom-sss-sss (repeat 4 times then add the next sound)

[this is the steam from the engine]

Omm-tiddle-dee-dee (repeat 4 times then add the next sound)

[this is the whistle]

Da-da-da, Da-da-da, Da-da-da, Da-da.  Da-da-da-da-da-da-da

[this is the organ]

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!

ROSE

Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose

Will I ever see thee wed?

I will marry at thy will,

Sire, at thy willl

Ding, dong, ding, dong

Wedding bells on an April morn

Carve thy name in a moss covered stone

In a moss covered stone

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 our boat

Gently round the lake

Don’t stand up and rock the boat

Cause that’s a big mistake

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

If you see a crocodile

Don’t forget to scream

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 cut off their tails with a carving knife

Did you ever see such a sight in your life

As three blind mice?

TZENA

Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,

Can't you hear the music playing in the village square?

Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,

Can't you hear the music playing in the village square?

Tzena, Tzena, join the celebration.

There'll be people there from every nation.

Dawn will find us dancing in the sunlight,

Dancing in the village square.

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

I ka-ma zimba-zimba-zimba

I ka-ma-zimba-zimba-zey

I ka-ma-zimba-zimba-zimba

I ka-ma-zimba-zimba-zey

Hold ‘em down, you Zulu warrior

Hold ‘em down, you Zulu chief chief, chief, chief - shhhh Mologay!

(split in two groups:  one group says “chief, chief...” continuously while the other sings the verse then switch)

ACTION SONGS

ALICE THE CAMEL

Alice the camel has five humps

Alice the camel has five humps

Alice the camel has five humps

So go Alice go! Boom boom boom

...repeat counting down until...

Alice the camel has no humps

Alice the camel has no humps

Alice the camel has no humps

Because Alice is a horse!

Actions: Everyone puts their arms around the shoulders of their neighbours. At each line, when you get to the number of humps, everyone bends their knees together. At "boom boom boom", everyone bumps bums with their neighbours!

ALIVE, ALERT, AWAKE

Tune:  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

ALLIGATOR

Alligator! Alligator!

Can be your friend, can be your friend, can be your friend too

The alligator is my friend he can be your friend too

If people would just understand that he needs friendship too!

Alligator! Alligator!

Can be your friend, can be your friend, can be your friend too

The alligator ate my friend he can eat your friend too

If people would just understand that he needs protein too!

ALOUETTE

All: Alouette, Gentille Alouette

Alouette, Je te plumerai

Leader: Je te plumerai la tete

All: Je te plumerai la tete

Leader: Et la tete

All: Et la tete

Leader: Alouette

All: Alouette

Oh, oh, oh, oh...

Alouette, Gentille Alouette

Alouette, Je te plumerai

Leader: Je te plumerai les yeux

All: Je te plumerai les yeux

Leader: Et les yeux

All: Et les yeux

Leader: Et la tete

All: Et la tete

Leader: Alouette

All: Alouette

Oh, oh, oh, oh...

Other parts:

La tete - head

Les yeux - eyes

Le nez - nose

Les oreilles - ears

La bouche - mouth

Le cou - neck

Les mains - hands

Les bras - arms

Le dos - back

Les pattes - legs

Les pieds - feet

Les orteilles - toes

Action: for each body part called, touch it while singing the appropriate line in the song.

A PIZZA HUT

Tune:  A Ram Sam Sam

A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut,

Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut

A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut,

Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut

Mc Donald's, Mc Donald's,

Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut

Mc Donald's, Mc Donald's,

Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut

Actions:

Pizza Hut: make a square in the air,

Kentucky Fried Chicken: flap your arms like you're doing the chicken dance

Mc Donald's: make an "M" in the air, starting in the middle of the letter; right hand curves right, left hand curves left.

A RAM SAM SAM

A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam

Gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam

A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam

Gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam

A rafi a rafi

Gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam

A rafi a rafi

gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam

Actions:

Ram sam sam: prop yourself up and bounce your backside on the floor three times

Gooli gooli...: drum your feet on the floor

A rafi: wave arms in the air

Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster and faster. Or alternatively, the song can be sung in a four-part round!

AUNTIE MONICA

Oh I have an auntie, an Auntie Monica

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

Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so

Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so

Verses:

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

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

Because her skirt is swinging, her skirt is swinging so...

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

BABY BUMBLE BEE

I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee

Won't my mommy be so proud of me

I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee

Ooh eee it stung me!

I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee

Won't my mommy be so proud of me

I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee

Ooh ee it's all over me!

I'm licking up my baby bumble bee

Won't my mommy be so proud of me

I'm licking up my baby bumble bee

Ooh ee it’s inside of me!

I’m throwing up my baby bumble bee

Won’t my mommy be so proud of me

I’m throwing up my baby bumble bee

Ooh ee what a mess!

CASTLE ON THE RIVER NILE

In my castle on the river Nile

I'm gonna live in elegant style

Inlaid diamonds on the floor

And a bamboo butler at my door

I'm gonna marry that prince from Kalamazoo

My blood's gonna change from red to blue

Entertain royalty all the while,

In my castle on the river Nile!

Actions: During each pair of lines in the song, you have time to complete the following series of hand actions:

1st line: Slap knees, slap knees, clap hands, clap hands, hand-over-hand, (switch) hand-over-hand

2nd line: fist-on-fist (twice), (switch hands) fist-on-fist (twice), right thumb over right shoulder (twice), left thumb over left shoulder (twice)

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

As I fan myself gaily like this, like this, like this....

CONEHEADS

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.

DO YOUR EARS HANG LOW

Do your ears hang low

Do they wobble to and fro?

Can you tie them in a knot?

Can you tie them in a bow?

Can you throw them over your shoulder

Like a continental soldier

Do your ears hang low?

DUM DUM DA DA

Dum-dum-da-da

Da-dum-dum-da-da

Da-dum-dum-dum-de-dum-da

Da-dum-dum-dum

Dum-dum-da-da

Da-dum-dum-da-da

Da-dum-dum-dum-de-dum-dum

Woah woah woah

Actions:

1st time through: drum hands on thighs

2nd time: two slaps on your thighs, two slaps on your right-hand neighbour's thigs, two slaps on your own thighs, two slaps on your left-hand neighbour's thighs, repeat

3rd time: two slaps on your thighs, cross your arms to do two slaps on each of your neighbours' closest thighs, uncross to do two slaps on your thighs, spread your arms to do two slaps on each of your neighbours' closest thighs, repeat

DUTCH SHOE GAME

You must pass this shoe from me to you, to you,

You must pass this shoe and do just what I do.

Actions:

Girls sit in a circle; everyone needs to have a shoe in front of them. Each girl takes their shoe in their right hand and passes it to the right in rhythm (on each of the bolded, italicized words). On the first "do", everyone keeps the shoe they have and taps it on the floor to their right. On "what", the same shoe is tapped on the floor to the left. On the second "do", everyone passes their shoe to their right-hand neighbour.

Repeat a number of times, getting faster and faster!

FATHER ABRAHAM

Father Abraham, had seven sons sir

Had seven sons, sir, Had Father Abraham

And they didn’t laugh

And they didn’t cry

All they did was go like this...

FIVE IN THE BED

(actions in brackets)

There were five in the bed and the little one said (make #5 with your hands)

“Roll over!  Roll over!” (roll motion with hands)

So they all rolled over and one fell out (roll motion)

And bumped his head and shouted out (knock on head, cup hands around mouth)

“Please remember to tie a knot in your pajamas (tie an invisible knot)

Sngle beds are only made for one, two, three, four!” (numbers 1, 2, 3, 4)

There were four in the bed and the little one said...

There were three in the bed and the little one said...

There were two in the bed and the little one said...

There was one in the bed and the little one said (clapping to the beat)

“I’ve got the whole bed to myself,

I’ve got the whole darn bed to myself,

I’ve got the whole bed to myself,

I’ve got the whole bed to myself!”

FORTY YEARS ON AN ICEBERG

Forty years on an iceberg

Rollin’ along with the tide

Nothing to wear but pajamas

Nothing to do but slide

The weather’s getting colder

The wind’s beginning to bite

I guess I better go out

And hug 1 polar bear tonight.  (increase number of polar bears each time through)

GA GOO WENT THE LITTLE GREEN FROG

Ga goo went the little green frog one day

Ga goo went the little green frog

Ga goo went the little green frog one day 

And his eyes went mmm, mmm, ahhh

Now we all know frogs go 

La di dah di dah

La di dah di dah

La di dah di dah

We all know frogs go

La di dah di dah

They don’t go mmm, mmm, ahhh.

GOING CRAZY

I am slowly going crazy

1-2-3-4-5-6 switch

Crazy going slowly am I

6-5-4-3-2-1 switch

GRAND OLE DUKE OF YORK

The grand ole Duke of York

He had ten thousand men

He marched them up to the top of the hill

And he marched them down again

And when they were up they were up

And when they were down they were down

And when they were only half way up 

They were neither up nor down.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PENGUIN COME TO TEA?

Have you ever seen 

A penguin come to tea?

Take a look at me

A penguin you will see

Penguins Attention

Penguins Begin

Right flipper...

Repeat adding each appendage:  left flipper, right foot, left foot, head out, tail out, tongue out.

Have you ever seen

A penguin come to tea?

Take a look at me

A penguin you will see.

Penguins attention,

Penguins dismissed.

HEAD AND SHOULDERS

Head and shoulders, knees and toes

Knees and toes, knees and toes

Head and shoulders, knees and toes

Eyes, ears, mouth and nose

HELLO, MY NAME IS JOE

Hello, my name is Joe

I have a wife and a dog and a family

I work (all day) in the button factory

One day, my boss came up to me and said,

“Hey Joe, are you busy?”

I said “No, heck no!”

“Then do this...”

Actions:  At the end of the 1st verse, pretend your punching a button with your right index finger,  then repeat using left index finger.  The one foot, both feet, then head.  Finish by collapsing exhausted

HERMAN THE WORM

Sittin’ on my front porch, chewin some bubblegum

Playin’ with my yo-yo

When along came Herman the worm

And he was this big

And I said “Herman, what happened?”

“I ate my Mother”

Verses:

“I ate my Father”

“I ate my Brother”

“I ate my Sister”

“I ate my Dog”

“I burped”

HEY, HEY, HEY, JUBILEE HEY

Hey, hey, hey!  Jubilee hey!

Hey, hey, hey!  Jubilee hey!

Ju-ba, ju-ba ko, ju-ba, ju-ba-ko

Ju-ba, ju-ba ko-ba-ko

Ju-ba, ju-ba-ko Hey!

HOKEY POKEY

You put your (right hand) in

You put your (right hand) out

You put your (right hand) in

And you shake it all about.

You do the hokey pokey

And you turn yourself around

That’s what it’s all about!

(Repeat using different body parts)

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-honk, rattle-rattle, rattle crash, beep-beep

Honk-honk, rattle-rattle, rattle crash, beep-beep

Honk-honk, rattle, crash, beep-beep

I’M A NUT

I’m an acorn, small and brown

Lying on the cold, cold ground

Everybody steps on me

That is why I’m cracked, you see

I’m a nut (click, click)

I’m a nut (click, click)

I’m a nut, I’m a nut, I’m a nut (click, click)

IN A CABIN IN A WOOD

In a cabin in a wood (trace a cabin outline with your index fingers)

A little old man by the window stood (trace a window outline)

Saw a rabbit hopping by (two fingers of one hand like rabbit ears, hopping)

Knocking at his door (knock with fist)

"Help me! Help me! Help me!" he said, (throw arms up for each "help me")

"Or the hunter will shoot me dead!" (make a finger gun, point, and shoot)

"Come little rabbit, come with me, (welcome gesture with hands)

Happy we will be." (hug yourself)

The first time through, sing the entire song with all the hand motions. The next time through, don't sing the last line, but still do the motions. Keep dropping lines until you're acting the entire song with no words and just hand motions. Finish up by singing the entire song one more time with all the hand motions.

IT’S NOT HARD

It’s not hard I tell you so

Just sing along and go like so

Actions:

1-slap hands on thighs

2-slap hands on thighs, clap hands

3-slap hands on thighs, clap hands, snap fingers, repeat

4-slap hands on thighs, cross arms slapping opposite thighs, slap thighs, clap hands, snap fingers, clap hands, slap thighs.

*TIP* If you ever get lost, just remember you’ll always slap your thighs on “so”

ITSY BITSY SPIDER

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout,

Down came the rain and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,

And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

LAPADA

Let’s all dance the Lapada, Lapada, Lapada.

Let’s all dance the Lapada, Lapadapada.

Dance: In a circle formation, everyone holds their neighbours' hands the first time through. Take 4 side-together steps to the left, then 4 to the right. Repeat for each verse with hands on the appropriate place on your neighbours' bodies, according to the question and answer with the Leader.

Leader: "Have we danced the Lapada?"

Group: "Yes!"

Leader: "Have we danced with your hands on your head?"

Group "No!"

Repeat the song, this time with your hands on your neighbours' heads. Then continue the questioning, using shoulder, waist, knees, ankles, and toes. The Leader asks the same series of questions, starting with the head each time and working through the list until she receives the answer "No".

LITTLE RABBIT FOO-FOO

Little rabbit Foo-Foo, hopping through the forest,

Scooping up the field mice, and bopping them on the head,

And down came the good fairy, and she said

“Little rabbit Foo-Foo, I don’t want to see you

Scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head”

“I’ll give you three chances, And then I’ll turn you into a good” But the very next day (repeat verse)

“I’ll give you two more chances...”

“I’ll give you one more chance...”

“I gave you three chances, so now I’ll turn you into a good” - Zap! The moral of the story is “Hare today, goon tomorrow.”

LONDON BRIDGE

London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.

London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady-o.

Build it up with sticks and stones, sticks and stones, sticks and stones

Build it up with sticks and stones, my fair lady-o.

MISS SUZY HAD A STEAMBOAT

Miss Suzy had a steamboat

The steamboat had a bell

Miss Suzy went to heaven

The steamboat went to...

Hello, operator,

Please give me number 9

And if you disconnect me

I’ll kick you in behind...

The yellow curtain

There was a piece of glass

Miss Suzy sat upon it

And hurt her little...

Ask me no more questions

Please tell me no more lies

The boys are in the bathroom

Zipping up their...

Flies are in the city

The Bees are in the hive

The boys and girls are kissing

In the D-A-R-K, dark

MY AUNT GRETE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And that puss, veeda veeda vuss has my aunt!

MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEAN

My bonnie lies over the ocean

My bonnie lies over the sea

My bonnie lies over the ocean

Oh, bring back my bonnie to me

Bring back, bring back,

Bring back my bonnie to me, to me

Bring back, bring back,

Bring back my bonnie to me

MY HAT HAS THREE CORNERS

My hat is has three corners

Three corners has my hat

If it has not three corners

Then it is not my hat

Actions:

My: hand on chest, Hat:  point to head, Three:  3 fingers, Corners:  point to elbow

The first time you sing the song do all the actions and words. Eliminate words only doing actions like the swimming song

ONE FINGER, ONE THUMB

One finger, one thumb, keep moving

One finger, one thumb, keep moving

One finger, one thumb, keep moving

And we’ll all be happy and gay!  (alternate: “And we’ll all be merry and bright!”)

Actions:  for each verse, stick out or pint to the body parts mentioned.  Repeat the song until you have added on one hand, two hands, one arm, both arms, one foot, both feet, one leg, both legs, stand up, sit down.

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.  (La-di-da)

I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river

I’ve got peace like a river in my soul.

I’ve got joy like a fountain, I’ve got joy like a fountain

I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul. (La-di-da)

I’ve got joy like a fountain, I’ve got joy like a fountain

I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul.

I’ve got love like an ocean, I’ve got love like an ocean

I’ve got love like an ocean in my soul.  (La-di-da)

I’ve got love like an ocean, I’ve got love like an ocean

I’ve got love like an ocean in my soul.

PEANUT BUTTER

CHORUS:

Peanut, peanut butter and jelly!

Peanut, peanut butter and jelly!

First you take the peanuts and you pick’em, you pick’em,

You pick’em, pick’em, pick’em

Then you take the peanuts and you crush’em, you crush’em

You crush’em, crush’em, crush’em

Next you take the peanuts and you spread’em, you spread’em,

You spread’em, spread’em, spread’em.

PIRATE SHIP

(actions in brackets)

When I was one (hold up one finger) I sucked my thumb (suck your thumb)

The day I went to sea (make waves with hand)

I climbed aboard a pirate ship (climb invisible ladder)

And the Captain (salute) said to me, 

“We’re going north (stomp foot in front of you)

South (stomp foot behind you)

East (stomp foot to the left)

West (stomp foot to the right)

And up the Irish sea (two hands beside each other, palms facing out, make and “up” motion towards your head)

A bottle of rum (drink from a bottle) to fill my tum (rub your belly)

And that’s the life for me!

When I was two (hold up two fingers) I tied my shoe (tie your shoe)

Three:  scraped my knee (brush your knee)

Four:  shut the door (shut an imaginary door)

Five:  did the jive (do a little dance)

Six:  picked up sticks (pick up imaginary sticks)

Seven:  went to heaven (point upward and act angelic)

Eight: closed the gate (close imaginary gate)

Nine:  stood in line (look impatient)

Ten:  did it again (look exasperated)

POOR LITTLE BUG ON THE WALL

Poor little bug on the wall

No one to love him at all

No one to wash his clothes, no one to tickle his toes

Poor little bug on the wall!

Repeat the song a number of times using different actions. For example:

Loud: sing really loud

Sad: sing really sadly

Underwater: sing with one finger drumming against lips

Opera: sing in an opera voice, hands clasped in front of body

etc.

PURPLE STEW

Making a purple stew,

Whip, whip, whip, whip

Making a purple stoobie-doobie-oobie-doobie

Purple potatoes, and purple tomatoes and 

You in my purple stew.

RAGS

I have a dog and his name is Rags,

He eats 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 wiggle waggle, zig zag

He goes flip-flop wiggle waggle, zig zag

He goes flip-flop wiggle waggle, zig zag

I love Rags and he loves me

My dog Rags, he loves to play

He rolls around in the mud all day.

I whistle (whistle) - he won’t obey

He always goes the other way

RAIN SONG

Snap fingers

Rub palms together

Slap hands on knees

Slap hands on floor

Stomp feet

Repeat doing actions backwards.

SHARK SONG

(As the shark gets bigger so does the mouth you make with your arms)

Baby shark, Doo-doo, doo da di doo

Baby shark, Doo-doo, doo da di doo

Baby shark, Doo-doo, doo da di doo

Baby shark, Doo-doo, doo da di doo

Mommy shark, doo-doo, doo da di doo

Daddy shark, doo-doo, doo da di doo

Grandpa shark, doo-doo, doo da di doo

Swimmer dude, doo-doo, doo da di doo

Hungry shark, doo-doo, doo da di doo

Swam away, doo-doo, doo da di doo

Swam too slow, doo-doo, doo da di doo

Lost a leg, doo-doo, doo da di doo

Happy shark, doo-doo, doo da di doo

Call 9-1-1, doo-doo, doo da di doo

It’s too late, doo-doo, doo da di doo

That’s the end, doo-doo, doo da di doo

STELLA ELLA OLLA

Stella ella olla, clap, clap, clap

Say yes, chico, chico, chico, chico, chec

Say yes, chico, chico, flow, flow

Flow, flow, flow

So 1-2-3-4-5

SWIMMING

Swimming, swimming in my swimming pool

When days are hot when days are cold, in my swimming pool

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

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

THERE ARE NO BANANAS IN THE SKY

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 a moon and a coconut cream pie

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

THREE SHARP TOOTH BUZZARDS

3 (hold up 3 fingers) sharp tooth (fingers curled up by mouth as teeth) buzzards (hunch shoulders, look mean)

3 sharp tooth buzzards (same actions)

3 sharp tooth buzzards (same actions)

Sitting on a dead tree (arms out as branches, head lolled to one side)

Oh LOOK (shade eyes with hand), One has flown A-way (point to the distance)

What A Shame (one hand at forehead in a dramatic gesture)

2 sharp tooth buzzards (same actions as above, but hold up 2 fingers)...

1 sharp tooth buzzard (same actions as above but hold up 1 finger)...

No sharp tooth buzzards (same actions, but shake finger "no" at "No")...

Oh, Look (shade eyes with hand), One has RE-turned (beckoning motion)

Let us RE-Joice (arms up in joy)!

T.I.R.O

Everyone stands in a circle and puts their arms around the backs of their neighbours - important not to pull on shoulders as then you can loose stability. Then everyone moves their right foot over top of their right neighbour's left foot (so that the right foot is between your right neighbour's feet with the leg being over top of the left one).

TIR (lean to right) TIR (lean to left) TIR (lean to right) O (lean to left)

TIR TIR TIR O (same as above)

TIR TIR TIR O (same as above)

TIR TIR O (same as above)

O (lean in) O (lean out) O (lean in) O (lean out)

TIR (lean to right) TIR (lean to left) TIR (lean to right) O (lean to left)

O (lean in) O (lean out) O (lean in) O (lean out)

TIR (lean to left) TIR (lean to right) O (lean to left)

Once you've got the actions all figured out, sing it faster!

TONY CHESTNUT

Tony Chestnut knows I love you

Tony Chestnut knows I love you

Tony Chestnut knows I love you

That’s what Tony Chestnut knows.

Actions:

Tony: touch toes then knees

Chestnut: touch chest then head

Knows : touch nose

I: touch eye

Love: hold hands over heart

You: point to someone

WADDLE-EE-ACHA

Waddle-ee-acha, waddle-ee-acha,

Doodle-ee-doo, doodle-ee-doo,

Waddle-ee-acha, waddle-ee-acha,

Doodle-ee-doo, doodle-ee-doo!

It's a simple little song, there ain't much to it,

All you've got to do is doodle-ee-doo it,

I like the rest but the part I like best

It goes: doodle-ee-doodle-ee-doo! Woo!

Actions: For each pair of lines in the song, you fit the following actions:

• Slap hands on thighs twice
• Clap hands twice
• With arms in held in front of chest, shake left hand over right hand twice, then right hand over left twice
• Left hand holding your nose, right hand holding your left ear, then right hand holding your nose and left hand holding your right ear, repeat

WHO STOLE MY CHICKENS AND MY EGGS?

Who stole my chickens and my eggs?

Who stole my chickens and my eggs?

Who stole my chickens?

Who stole my eggs?

Who stole my chickens and my eggs?

Actions:

1st time: Cross your arms, look grumpy and at the end of every line, stomp your foot twice

2nd time: Find a partner. Each person makes a "beak" with their right hand and a "bowl" with their left. Feed your "beak" in your partner's "bowl", then bring your "beak" to your mouth. Then switch hands - make a "beak" with your left hand and a "bowl" with your right, and repeat the action. You do two complete sets of actions (i.e. make four "beaks", two with each hand) during the first line of the song.

3rd time: With a partner, repeat the following clapping game throughout the song:

Cross-clap with partner (your left hand faces up, right hand faces down, hands held parallel to ground);

Clap with partner (clap their left hand with your right while simultaneously clapping your right hand with their left, hands perpendicular to ground);

Clap your own hands;

Repeat.

You do about 3 1/2 sets of actions for each line. If you've followed the clapping properly, you can then close the end of the verse with two straight claps of your own hands.

WITH MY HAND ON MYSELF

With my hand on myself, vat is das here? (touch top of head)

Das is mine topnotcher, ya mama dear. (touch top of head)

Topnotcher, topnotcher, ya mama dear. (touch top of head)

Dat’s vot I learned in der school, boom-boom.

With my hand on myself, vat is das here? (touch forehead)

Das is mine sweat brower, ya mama dear. 

Sweat brower, sweat brower, ya mama dear.

Dat’s vot I learned in der school, boom-boom.

Eye winker - touch eyes

Horn blower - touch nose

Soup strainer - touch teeth

Lunch eater - touch mouth

Chin chowser - touch chin

Rubbernecker - touch neck

Chest protector - touch chest

Breadbasket - touch belly

Foot stomper - touch foot

YOGI BEAR

I know someone you don't know

Yogi, Yogi

I know someone you don't know

Yogi, Yogi Bear

Yogi, Yogi Bear, Yogi, Yogi Bear

I know someone you don't know

Yogi, Yogi Bear

Yogi has a little friend

Boo-boo, Boo-boo

Yogi has a little friend

Boo-boo, Boo-boo Bear

Boo-boo, Boo-boo Bear, Boo-boo, Boo-boo Bear

Yogi has a little friend

Boo-boo, Boo-boo Bear

Yogi has a girlfriend too

Cindy, Cindy

Yogi has a girlfriend too

Cindy, Cindy Bear

Cindy, Cindy Bear, Cindy, Cindy Bear

Yogi has a girlfriend too

Cindy, Cindy Bear

They all have another friend

Ranger, Ranger

They all have another friend

Ranger, Ranger Smith

Ranger, Ranger Smith, Ranger, Ranger Smith

They all have another friend

Ranger, Ranger Smith

They all live in Jellystone

Jelly, Jelly

They all live in Jellystone

Jelly, Jellystone

Jelly, Jellystone, Jelly, Jellystone

They all live in Jellystone

Jelly, Jellystone

YELLS, CHANTS AND REPEATING SONGS

ALL GIRL GUIDES

I don't know but I've been told,

All Girl Guides are good as gold.

I am one, and I say it's true,

Guiding's great for me and you.

Chorus:

Sound off: 1, 2,

Sound off: 3, 4.

Bring it on down: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, - 3,4

Sparks wear clothes the colour of pink,

They are Guiding's first strong link.

They are cute and they are sweet

Sparkie girls are fun to meet.

Brownies have an orange tie

They're second level, me oh my.

They wear a uniform that's brown.

Their big smiles can erase a frown.

Girl Guide level is the next,

Blue is the colour that we expect.

They say that camping is big fun,

And they earn badges one by one.

Pathfinders care a lot,

Their service projects hit the spot.

Green ties are the emblem that they wear,

The Girl Guide promise they're proud to swear.

Senior Branches are red, navy, gold,

They are Girl Guides on the go.

With many and widening chances to soar,

Some Girl Guides go over seas and more.

Leaders wear no ties at all

They come all sizes, big and small.

They share their time and talents too.

They make Girl Guiding great for you.

BEAR SONG

The other day

I met a bear

A great big bear

Away out there! (repeat)

He looked at me

I looked at him

He sized up me

I sized up him! (repeat)

He said to me

"Why don't you run?

I see you ain't

Got any gun!" (repeat)

And so I ran

Away from there

But right behind

Me was that bear! (repeat)

Ahead of me

There was a tree

A great big tree

Oh, glory be! (repeat)

The nearest branch

Was ten feet up

I'd have to jump

And trust my luck! (repeat)

And so I jumped

Into the air

But I missed that branch

Away up there! (repeat)

Now don't you fret

Now don't you frown

'Cause I caught that branch

On the way back down! (repeat)

That is the end

There ain't no more

Unless I meet

That bear once more! (repeat)

And so I met

That bear once more

Now he's a rug

On my bedroom floor! (repeat)

BOOGALOO

(this song is best sung while everyone is standing in a circle stomping their feet... and VERY LOUD!!)

(leader) Let me see you boogaloo!

(everyone) SAY WHAT? (or: WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?)

(leader) Let me see you boogaloo!

(everyone) SAY WHAT? (or: WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?)

(leader) Let me see you boogaloo...

(everyone) We go: booga, booga, boogaloo! Booga, booga, boogaloo!

Actions:

Throughout the verse, everyone links arms with their neighbours and stomps their feet as hard as possible

Say what?: everyone leans in to the circle

Booga, booga, boogaloo: do a hokey-pokey sort of dance, turning around on the spot

Other Verses and Their Actions:

Crocodile: make a set of jaws with your arms, and chomp

Elephant: one arm up to your face as a trunk

Brush your teeth: one finger used as a toothbrush

Platypus: squeeze your lips between your fingers and make raspberry sounds

Porcupine: shake fingers out in front of your body stiffly, as if you were feeling the back of a porcupine!

BOOM CHICKA BOOM

I said boom chicka-boom!

I said boom chicka-boom!

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

Uh huh!

Oh yeah!

One more time...

Some Extra Verses:

Underwater: sing with fingers dribbling against your lips

Loud: as loud as you can!

Slowly: as slow and drawn out as possible

Opera: sing in an opera voice

Tongue in Cheek

CAMP WYOKA SONG

It is time for us to sing out about the campfire's glowing light,

All of us together, one purpose we all share,

To spread the friendship around the world, to each other we will say,

Join me in praying, for peace some day.

All around the world there's people with tears in their eyes,

It is now we must realise that we should take a stand,

For as we look amongst ourselves we have Canada to thank,

For all the peace and joy we share, in this great land.

I will always remember my days at summer camp,

I reflect upon the memories and friendships I have won,

Don't worry, Wyoka, I'll be back before too long,

Where love and friendship comforts me, all summer long.

It is time for us to sing out about the campfire's glowing light,

All of us together, one purpose we all share,

To spread the friendship around the world, to each other we will say,

Join me in praying, for peace someday.

CAN A WOMAN

Can a woman fly an airplane? Yes she can, yes she can!

Can a woman build a building? Yes she can, yes she can!

Can a woman fight a fire?

Can a woman change a tire?

Can a woman lead a choir?

Yes she can, yes she can!

Can a woman be a lawyer? Yes she can, yes she can!

Can a woman fix an engine? Yes she can, yes she can!

Can a woman be a drummer?

Can a woman be a plumber?

Can she play ball in the summer?

Yes she can, yes she can!

Can a woman be a doctor? Yes she can, yes she can!

Can a woman drive a tractor? Yes she can. yes she can!

Can a woman lead a nation?

Can she run a TV station?

Can she head a corporation?

Yes she can, yes she can!

Just you wait until we're older, then you'll see

We'll be women in tomorrow's history!

As we grow up through the years

We'll sing out loud and clear

Can we start the process here?

Yes we can, yes we can!!

DANS MON PAYS D’ESPAGNE

Dans mon pays d'Espagne, ole!

Il y a soleil come ca... (trace a big circle in front of you)

Dans mon pays d'Espagne, ole!

Il y a montagnes come ca... (trace a series of peaks in front of you)

Il y a soleil come ca... (trace a big circle in front of you)

(add on the remaining verses one by one)

Il y a bon vin come ca... (drink a glass of wine)

Il y a castanettes come ca... (snap fingers)

Il y a gitares come ca... (strum an invisible guitar)

Il y a seniors come ca... (stomp feet, strut)

Il y a seniorittas come ca.... (flare an invisible skirt, flip hair)

Il y a torro come ca.. (two fingers up on each side of head as horns)

EVERYWHERE WE GO

Everywhere we go

People always ask us

Who we are

So we tell them

We are the Girl Guides

Mighty, mighty girl guides

ALL:  We are the Girl Guides and we couldn’t be prouder

If you can’t hear us then we’ll shout a little louder

FIVE IN THE BED

There were five in the bed and the little one said, (make #5 with your hands)

"Roll over! Roll over!" (roll motion with hands)

So they all rolled over and one fell out (roll motion)

And bumped his head and shouted out, (knock on head, cup hands around mouth)

"Please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas, (tie an invisible knot)

Single beds are only made for one, two, three, four!" (number 1, 2, 3, 4...)

There were four in the bed and the little one said...

There were three in the bed and the little one said...

There were two in the bed and the little one said...

There was one in the bed and the little one said... (clapping to the beat)

"I've got the whole bed to myself,

I've got the whole darn bed to myself,

I've got the whole bed to myself,

I've got the whole bed to myself!"

FUNKY CHICKEN

(Leader) Let me see your funky chicken!

(All) What’s that you say?

1. Let me see your funky chicken!

1. What’s that you say?  I said...

CHORUS (Everyone)

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

One more time now!

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

Back in line now! (stomp feet 8 times)

Other verses: 

Mae West - flare invisable skirt

Dracula - one arm in front of face, peeking over it, then switch

Orangutan - dance around like monkey

GO BANANAS

This song is sung when, for example, during a meal at camp a group of kids gets together and shouts "Bananas!" The councillors 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

GIRL GUIDES

We are Girl Guides, it is true

We love life and so can you

Fun and learning, service too

Dn’t have time to feel real blue

CHORUS:

Sound off 1-2

Sound off 3-4

Bring it on down 1-2-3-4, 1,2,3-4!

Now my friends and now my foes

Don’t have time for all your woes

Marching dow this old street

Marching down with dancing feet

Girl Guides teach and Girl Guides learn

Making campfires really burn

Tying knots and lashing trees

Studying those honeybees

Nature’s fine but science too

Give Girl Guides new things to do

Chemistry, and computers, yes

Learning’s what we love best

Listen girls, now listen well

Guiding’s great, now come and yell

Guiding’s great it takes some time

We even learn to do some mime

Guiding’s more than cookies now

Planes and trains and cars, oh wow

History and crafts too

Makes Guides fun for me and you

Join with us and have some fun

Learning stuff till day is done

Girls you too can be a Guide

Girl Guides can be found world wide.

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 take a sip

Of soda fizz

Now don’t you fret

Now don’t you fear

That little worm, 

Had scuba gear!

GUIDING WORLD

It’s a Guiding World for both me and you

And it’s there in all that we see and do,

In the times we share, not a thing can compare

Come join our Girl Guide World

CHORUS:

We’re all part of a wide family

Sister Guides in many lands have we

Serving our world while we are having fun

Come join our Girl Guide world

It’s a pink Spark world you can plainly see

As I share with you and you share with me

By both game and song we learn friends get along

Come join our pink Spark World

It’s a Brownie World as we lend a hand

Circles join to make up a merry band

We help out at home and as far as we roam

Come join our Brownie World

It’s a blue Guide World for both me and you

In our own part of town there’s a lot we can do

Or by campfire light, you just know that it’s right

Come join our blue Guide World

It’s a Pathfinder World that you see in green

Through each challenge we meet, we build our self-esteem

We learn how to hold on, so our world won’t be gone

Come join our Pathfinder World

It’s a Senior Branch World in yellow, red and blue

Cadet, Junior Leader and Ranger too

As we enter the world with our banners unfurled

Come join our Senior Branch World

It’s a Guider’s World dressed in navy blue

Along with Link and Trefoil Guild too

To a one we agree as you surely can see

You should join our Girl Guide World.

HERE WE GO AROUND THE WORLD CENTRES

(tune: “Here we go ‘round the Mulberry Bush”)

Chorus:

Here we go around the world

Here we go around the world

Here we go around the world

To visit OUR CHALET.

At OUR CHALET we meet the Swiss

On mountain heights we climb like this

We might see a goat, or an Edelweiss

All at OUR CHALET

Chorus: (change last line to "To visit PAX LODGE")

From PAX LODGE we see the sights

Of London Town and city lights

We meet the English on rainy nights

While we're cosy at PAX LODGE

Chorus: ... To visit OUR CABANA

OUR CABANA's in Mexico

And off to a bull fight we all go

Arts and crafts to children we show

When staying at OUR CABANA

Chorus: ... And now we go to SANGAM

India's SANGAM is far away

But we'll see the life of Old Bombay

We'll dance and sing all through the day

When we go to SANGAM

These are the centres for Girl Scouts or Guides

We think of them with joy and pride

For we have travelled far and wide

All around the world.

HAM AND EGGS

Ham and eggs

Ham and eggs

I like mine fried nice and brown

I like mine fried upside down

Flip ‘em, flop ‘em

Flop’ em, flip’em

Ham and eggs

HENRY THE EIGHTH

I’m Henry the eighth, I am

Henry the eighth, I am, I am

I got married to the widow next door

She’s been married seven times before

And every one was an Henry (Henry!)

She wouldn’t have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam!)

I’m an eighth old man

I’m an Henry, Henry the Eighth I am!

Second Verse, same as the first

A little bit louder and a little bit worse! 

I PROMISE TO SHARE

I promise to share and be a friend

By showing we care, it’s love we send

Though the world is so wide

With love deep inside

It’s easy to be a friend, a friend

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!

MANATEES

Manatees are big and gray

Manatees eat plants all day

Manatees are very slow

Boats must watch out where they go

Leader:  Manatees

Girls: 1, 2

Leader:  Manatees

Girls 3, 4

Leader:  Manatees

Girls:  5, 6, 7, 8

All:  They’re great!

LION HUNT

Goin' on a lion hunt!

I'm not scared!

Look at all the beautiful flowers.

Oh-oh!

Deep, wide, river ahead!

Can't go over it!

Can't go under it!

Can't go around it!

Guess we gotta swim it!

Goin' on a lion hunt!

I'm not scared!

Look at all the beautiful flowers.

Oh-oh!

Tall, tall trees ahead!

Can't go over them!

Can't go under them!

Can't go around them!

Guess we gotta climb them!

Goin' on a lion hunt!

I'm not scared!

Look at all the beautiful flowers.

Oh-oh!

Deep, dark cave ahead!

Can't go over it!

Can't go under it!

Can't go around it!

Gotta go through it!

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

Goin' on a lion hunt...

I'm not scared...

Look at all the beautiful flowers...

Oh-oh...

Big, fuzzy nose ahead...

Two green eyes ahead...

Long, long whiskers ahead...

Long, sharp teeth ahead...

It's a LION!

RUN!!

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

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

Swim the river! Run!!

Through the mud! Run!!

Through the grass! Run!!

HOME!

90 YEARS OF GUIDING

(tune:  Ballad of the Green Beret)

In 1910 Girl Guides began

The vision of a single man

It was for boys first, that is true,

But girls soon showed what they could do!

CHORUS:

Keep the Promise and the Law

No-one ever can do much more

For 90 years Girl Guides have dared

To do their best to Be Prepared

Guides are not always dressed in blue

They now wear clothes of many a hue

Although with time, they change the tests

All they ask is to do your best

The time has passed, the years have flown

And our movement has now grown

If you search throughout the world

You will see our flag unfurled!

MOOSE SONG

There was a great big moose

Who liked to drink a lot of juice

There was a great big moose

Who liked to drink a lot of juice

Way-oh, way-oh

Way-oh way-oh way-oh way-oh

Way-oh, way-oh!

Way-oh way-oh way-oh way-oh

The moose's name was Fred

He liked to drink his juice in bed

The moose's name was Fred

He liked to drink his juice in bed

He drank his juce with care

But he spilt it in his hair

He drank his juice with care

But he spilt it in his hair

Now there's a sticky moose

Full of juice...

On the loose...

MY AUNT CAME BACK

Oh, my aunt came back,

From Holland too,

And she brought with her 

A wooden shoe (stamping your foot on the word shoe, keep stamping)

Oh my aunt came back,

From Old Japan

And she brought with her,

A waving fan (wave fan, continue to stamp foot)

Oh my aunt came back,

From Open Plain,

And she brought with her,

A walking cane (hold cane and move both feet, continue fanning, stamping)

PURPLE LIGHT

Purple Light (Purple light)

In the canyon (In the canyon)

That’s where I (That’s where I)

Long to be (Long to be)

With my three (With my three)

Good companions (Good companions)

My riffle, my pony and me

Whipper-will (whipper-will)

In the meadow (In the meadow)

Sings a soft (Sings a soft)

Melody (Melody)

With my three (with my three)

Good companions (Good companions)

My riffle, my pony and me

Gonna hang (gonna hang)

My sombrero (my sombrero)

On the limb (on the limb)

Of a tree (of a tree)

With my three (with my three)

Good companions (good companions)

My rifle, my pony and me

No more cows (no more cows)

To be ropin’ (to be ropin’)

No more strays (no more strays)

Will I see (will I see)

With my three (with my three)

Good companions (good companions)

My rifle, my pony and me 

THE PRINCESS PAT

The Princess Pat (egyptian pose)

Light infantry (salute)

They sailed across (wave motion in front of body with one hand)

The seven seas (number 7 with your finger, then make a "C" with one hand)

They sailed across (wave motion)

The channel two (two hands tracing a channel, then number 2 on one hand)

And took with them (throw a sack over your shoulder)

A rick-a-bamboo! (trace a wavy figure in front of you going down, bend knees as you go)

A rick-a-bamboo (same as before)

Now what is that? (shrug shoulders, hold out hands)

It's something made (bang one fist on top of the other)

For the Princess Pat (egyptian pose)

It's red and gold ("twirl" one arm down by your hip)

And purple too (flip hands as if you were saying "Oh my gosh!")

That's why it's called (cup hands in front of mouth, shout)

A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before)

Now Captain Dan (salute)

And his loyal crew (salute several times)

They sailed across (wave action)

The channel two (same as before)

But their ship sank (plug nose, one hand over head and waving as you bend knees)

And yours will too (point to others in the circle)

Unless you take (throw an invisible bag over your shoulder)

A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before)

A rick-a-bamboo (same as before)

Now what is that? (shrug shoulders, hold out hands)

It's something made (bang one fist on top of the other)

For the Princess Pat (egyptian pose)

It's red and gold ("twirl" one arm down by your hip)

And purple too (flip hands as if you were saying "Oh my gosh!")

That's why it's called (cup hands in front of mouth, shout)

(everyone together) A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before)

STINKY SKUNK

I’m a little stinky skunk

Sleeping under someone’s bunk

Nobody wants to sleep with me

I’m a stinky as can be!

Second verse, same as the first,

A little bit louder and a little bit worse

TARZAN

Tune: Tongo

Tarzan

Swingin' on a rubber band

Fell into a frying pan

Now Tarzan has a tan

Jane

Flying in her aeroplane

Crashed into a freeway lane (or: hit by a hurricane)

Now Jane has a pain, and Tarzan has a tan

Cheetah

Walking down the streeta

Hit by a cheese truck

Now Cheetah is velveeta, and Jane has a pain...

Shamu

Swimming in the ocean blue

Hit by a ski-doo (or: smashed into a red canoe)

Now Shamu's going to sue, and Cheetah is velveeta...

Monkey

Was swinging from tree to tree

Got stung by a bumblebee

Now Monkey is so funky, and Shamu’s gonna sue...

Roger

Was pitching for the Dodgers

Hit someone larger

Now Roger's not a Dodger, and Monkey is so funky...

Lion

Has got to keep on trying

To stop others from crying

Now Lion loves flying, and Roger’s not a Dodger...

King Tut

Doing the Egyptian strut

Fell into a rut

Now Tut's on his butt, and the Lion loves flying...

And that my friends is now the end!

THERE AIN’T NO FLIES ON US

There ain’t no flies on us!

There ain’t no flies on us!

There may be flies on some of you guys,

But their ain’t no flies on us!

Other group responds with:

Oh yeah???

There ain’t no flies on us!

There ain’t no flies on us!

There may be flies on some of you guys, 

But there ain’t no flies on us

(change it up to make it harder: skunks on some of you punks)

THUNDERATION

Thunder, thunder, thunderation

We're the Girl Guides Association

When we sing with determination

We create a sensation!

TONGO

Tongo

Jim de be na be i oh

Tongo

Oo pe oo kum ba yah

Oh wa lay

Mah lee pah mah lee way

OTHER FAVOURITE SONGS

AIKEN DRUM

There was a man lived in the  moon,

Lived in the moon, lived in the moon.

There was a man lived in the moon,

And his name was Aiken Drum

CHORUS:

And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle

And he played upon a ladle,

And his name was Aiken Drum

And his had was made of pudding

And his coat was made of turkey

And his belt was made of licorice

And his pants were made of fish sticks

And his buttons were made of walnuts

And his hair was made of spaghetti

And his eyes were made of jelly beans

And his mouth was made of marshmallow

AMAZING GRACE

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.

'Twas 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.

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

Down, around the town

Boom boom boom

The ants go marching two-by-two...

continue the verses with these changes:

Two-by-two: tie his shoe

Three-by-three: climb a tree

Four-by-four: close the door

Five-by-five: Do a jive

Six-by-six: pick up sticks

Seven-by-seven: go to Heaven

Eight-by-eight: close the gate

Nine-by-nine: check the time

Ten-by-ten: start again

BABY DUCK

Oh isn’t it a bit of luck

That I was born a baby duck

With rubber socks and rubber shoes

I can waddle where I choose

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack,

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack.

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

BEING A GUIDE WITH YOU

We’ll have a good time, singing a song,

Learning new things as we travel along.

Well it’s such a lot of fun being a Guide with you.

Make some good friends, try something new,

I’m doing new things I never thought I could do

And it’s such a lot of fun being a Guide with you

Being a Guide mean being a friend

Working together until the day’s end

Laughing along, singing a song, sharing a dream or two.

The future is ours, it’s just round the bend

I know I’m prepared and I’ve got a friend

And it’s such a lot of fun being a Guide with you.

Being a Guide means lending a hand

And being a Guide means taking a stand.

Spreading goodwill all over the land.

Making our dreams come true.

I’m singing it loud, I’m singing it clear,

‘Cause I’ve got a message I want you to hear

And it’s such a lot of fun being a Guide with you

Oh yeah, being a Guide:

Well it’s ever so much fun being a Guide with you.

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

Harry, Harry 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,

And I'll be damned if I'll 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

BOY AND A GIRL IN A LITTLE CANOE

Just a boy and a girl in a little canoe

When the moon is shining all around

As they dipped their paddles they didn’t even make a sound

Well they talked and they talked till the moon went in

And he said you better kiss me or get out and swim

So whatcha gonna do in a little canoe

When the moon is shinin’ all a, The moon is shinin’ all a, 

The moon is shinin’ all around

Get out and swim!

What the heck stay and neck for an hour or two

When the moon is shinin’ all a, the moon is shinin’ all a,

The moon is shining all around!

BROWNIE SMILE

There’s something in my pocket

That belongs across my face

I keep it very close to me

In a most convenient place

I bet you’ll never guess it

If you guess a long, long while

So I’ll take it out and put it on

It’s a great big Brownie smile!

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 an elephant’s toe

The elephant cried with tears in his eyes

“Why don’t you pick on someone your own size”?

A horse and a flea and three blind mice

Sat on the curbstone shooting dice

The horse, he slipped and fell on the flea

Woops! said the flea, there’s a horse on me!

I bough a suit of combination underwear

Guaranteed not to rip or tear

I wore them six months and to my consternation

I couldn’t et the darned thing off, I’d lost the combination!

I love myself.  I think I’m grand

When I go to the 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 pick myself up and half past eight

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 crock 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!

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 counsellors 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 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.

Wait a minute, it stopped hailing,

Guys are swimming, gals are sailing.

Playing baseball, gee that's betta,

Mudda, Fadda, kindly disregard this letter!

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

How I missed her, how I missed her, how I missed my Clementine

So I kissed her little sister, and forgot my Clementine

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 off the horn?

Where it's always fine and warm

Seen the lion and the unicorn

Riding on a donkey

Were you ever in Cardiff Bay?

Where the folks all shout, "Hurray!"

Here comes John with his three months pay

Riding on a donkey

DOWN BY THE BAY

Down by the bay

Where the watermelons grow

Back to my home

I dare not go

For if I do

My mother will say...

Have you ever seen a... (insert silly line here)

Down by the bay!

Silly Lines (use one of these or make up your own)

Did you ever see a llama, wearing pink pyjamas?

Did you ever see a goose, kissing a moose?

Did you ever see a whale with a polka-dot tail?

Did you ever see cat, wearing a hat?

Did you ever see a turtle, wearing a girdle?

Did you ever see a Quail, missing his tail?

Did you ever see a Mouse, sweeping out her house?

Did you ever see a dog, taking a jog?

Did you ever see a cow with a green eyebrow?

Did you ever see a bee with a sunburned knee?

Did you ever see a moose with a loose front tooth?

Did you ever see a bear, in his underwear?

Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie?

Did you ever see a bear combing it's hair?

Did you ever see a flower taking a shower?

Did you ever see a teacher kissing a creature?

Did you ever see a goat sailing a boat?

Did you ever see a snake baking a cake?

Did you ever see a hog walking a dog?

Did you ever see a dog dancing with a frog?

Did you ever see a bat kissing a cat?

Did you ever see a moose shaking it loose?

Did you ever see a toad running in the road?

Did you ever see a dog dancing with polliwogs?

Did you ever see a horse riding in a Porsche?

Did you ever see a witch digging a ditch?

Did you ever see a room clean by noon?

Did you ever see Earth shaking with mirth?

Did you ever see a plant eating an ant?

Did you ever see a man recycling a can?

Did you ever see a sprout come up with a shout?

Did you ever see an oak wearing a cloak?

Did you ever see a bike carrying Mike?

Did you ever see a goose drinking apple juice?

Did you ever see rats wearing silk hats?

Did you ever see beans as big as submarines?

Did you ever have a time when you couldn't make a rhyme?

This doggone's song gone on too long!

EENER MEENER (BEETLES & BEDBUGS)

I woke up Sunday morning, and 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

CHORUS:

Singing - Eeny, meeny, miney, miney mo

Catch a tigger-tigger by his toe

If he hollers, hollers, let him go

Singing - Eeny, meeny, miney, miney mo

I went downstairs to breakfast, I ordered ham and eggs

I at 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, and it popped right in my eye

CHORUS

My mother is a butcher, my dad’s a side of beef

And I’m a 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

CHORUS

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

FIVE GREEN AND SPECKLED FROGS

Five green and speckled frogs

Sat on a speckled log

Eating the most delicious bugs

Yum-yum!

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Now there are four green speckled frogs.

Four green and speckled frogs...

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

FOUR JOLLY BLACKSMITHS

There were four jolly blacksmiths so merry and free

Merry and free, merry and free.

They would go here they would go there

Like birds on a tree, on a tree, oh hey:

Oh hey, oh hey, like birds on a tree,

Like birds on a tree, like birds on a tree.

Oh hey, oh hey like birds on a tree,

like birds on a tree, oh hey.

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.

Verses:

It was rotten, it was rotten,

Ate it anyway, ate it anyway,

Got a tummyache, got a tummyache,

Called the doctor, called the doctor,

Penicillin, penicillin,

Wasn't working, wasn't working,

Operation, operation,

Died anyway, died anyway,

Died anyway last night.

Wouldn't take me, wouldn't take me,

Went the other way, went the other way,

Found a peanut, found a peanut,

Found a peanut last night.

Last night, I found a peanut.

Found a peanut last night.

GOING OVER THE SEA

When I was one, I swallowed a bun, going over the sea.

I jumped aboard a sailor ship and the sailor said to me.

Going over, going under, stand at attention like a soldier

With a one, two three.

When I was two, I tied my shoe...

When I was three, I climbed a tree...

When I was four, I shut the door...

When I was five, I danced the jive...

When I was six, I picked up sticks...

When I was seven, I counted to eleven...

When I was eight, I learned to skate...

When I was nine, I towed the line...

When I was ten, I started again...

GUIDE LAW SONG (NEW)

I challenge myself with the Guiding Law

To be honest and true

To be wise in the use of resources I have

To respect myself and others too

To know and to use my gifts and my skills

To protect our common world

Live with courage and strength

And to share in the joys

Of the Guiding sisterhood!

GUIDE LAW SONG (OLD)

A Guide’s honour is to be trusted, loyal is she

Helpful to others, a friend to all and a sister to each other

A Guide is courteous, loves animals, orders obeyed,

Smiles, sings, is thrifty, pure in thought, word and deed.

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 ... etc.

There's a fly on the frog on the bump ... etc.

There's a wing on the fly on the frog ... etc.

last verse:

There's a flea on the wing on the fly on the frog on the bump on the 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.

GUIDE MARCHING SONG

Chorus:

They are Guides, all Guides

And in unexpected places

You'll meet their friendly faces

And a ready hand besides

And there's not much danger

Of finding you're a stranger

For Commissioner or Ranger

They are Guides, all Guides

Who are these? Swinging along the road,

With a a pack on the back, a song in the heart, to ease the load? 

It is eighty years or more since they crowded through the door,

And they're coming along as gay and strong as ever they came before

Who are these? Living beneath the sky

While the simmering sun, the pattering rain, the clouds pass by

They will dine beneath the boughs and their leader always vows

That they're never afraid of wasps and hardly ever afraid of cows

Who are these? Sitting around the fire

They'll be happy to have your company if that is your desire

And the evening will be gay at the sunset of the day

With a song to sing and a tale to tell and many a tune to play

Who are these leaving the beaten track,

They are climbing high to the open sky and they won't turn back

You may join them where you will for the gate is open still

And the Guides of today can find their way to the path across the hill

They are Guides all Guides

At this moment you will find them

With one hundred years behind them

And a steady heart besides

For in need or danger

They’re friends with every stranger

And as Brownie, Guide and Ranger

They are Guides - all Guides!

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

(last line of each verse:) He's got the whole world in his hands

other verses:

He's got you and me brother/sister...

He's got the little bitty baby...

He's got everybody here...

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!

INCH WORM

Inch worm, inch worm

Measuring the marigolds

Could it be, stop and see

How beautiful they are

CHORUS:

Two and two are four

Four and four are eight

Eight and eight are sixteen

Sixteen and sixteen are thrity-two

Inch worm, inch worm

Measuring the marigolds

You and your aritmetic

You’ll probably go far

CHORUS

Inch worm, inch worm

Measuring the marigolds

Seem to me you’d stop and see

How beautiful they are

I LIKE TO EAT (APPLES & BANANAS)

I like to eat, I like to eat

I like to eat, eat, eat  apples and bananas

I like to eat, I like to eat

I like to eat, eat, eat  apples and bananas

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

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 honey bees 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.

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 Dorritos,

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 Dorritos,

Oh, what a world this would be!

If all of the blackflies 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 blackflies 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!

I’SE THE B’Y

I'se the b'y that builds the boat

And I'se the b'y that sails her!

I'se the b'y that catches the fish

And takes ‘em home to Lizer.

CHORUS:

Hip yer partner, Sally Tibbo!

Hip yer partner, Sally Brown!

Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton’s Harbour,

All around the circle.

I don't want your maggoty fish,

That's no good for winter,

I could buy as good as that

Down in Bonavista.

I took Lizer to a dance,

And faith but she could travel

And every step that she did take

Was up to her knees in gravel.

IT’S A SMALL WORLD

It's a world of laughter, a world of tears

It's a world of hopes and a world of fears

There's so much that we share

That it's time we're aware

It's a small world after all

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

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

I WISH I WERE A LITTLE BAR OF SOAP

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

JACK WAS EVERY INCH A SAILOR

Now, 'twas twenty-five or thirty years since Jack first saw the light.

He came into this world of woe one dark and stormy night.

He was born on board his father's ship as she was lying to,

'Bout twenty-five or thirty miles south-east of Bacaloo.

Chorus:

Jack was ev'ry inch a sailor,

Five and twenty years a whaler.

Jack was ev'ry inch a sailor;

He was born upon the bright blue sea.

When Jack grew up to be a man, he went to Labrador.

He fished in Indian harbour where his father fished before.

On his returning in the fog, he met a heavy gale,

And Jack was swept into the sea and swallowed by a whale.

The whale went straight for Baffin's Bay 'bout ninety knots an hour,

And ev'ry time he'd blow a spray, he'd send it in a shower.

"Oh, now," says Jack unto himself, "I must see what he's about."

He caught the whale all by the tail and turned him inside out.

JOHN JACOB JINGLE HEIMER SCHMIDT

John Jacob Jingle Hymer Schmidt

His name is my name too

Whenever we go out

The people always shout

"John Jacob Jingle Hymer Schmidt,"

Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra...

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

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree

Eating all the gum drops he can see

Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!

Leave some there for me

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!

KUMBAYA

Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya

Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya

Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya

Oh Lord kumbaya

Someone's crying my Lord, kumbaya

Someone's crying my Lord, kumbaya

Someone's crying my Lord, kumbaya

Oh Lord kumbaya

Repeat the verses with someone praying, singing, laughing, or anythng else you wish.

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

LEMME

What's your name little boy?

My name is Lemme...

Lemme what little boy?

Lemme kiss you!

What's your name, little girl?

My name is Ida

Ida what, little girl?

I don't want to!

What's your name, little boy?

My name is Lemme

Lemme what, little boy?

Lemme kiss you!

What's your name, little girl?

My name is Ask-a

Ask-a what, little girl?

Ask-a momma

What's your name, little boy?

My name is Lemme

Lemme what, little boy?

Lemme kiss you

What's your name, little girl?

My name is Allie

Allie what, little girl?

Allie right! (kiss, kiss)

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 camping days 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

LITTLE SKUNK SONG

Oh I stunck 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!

LU-LA

Lu-la le, lu-la le, lu-la lu-la lay,

Lu-la, lu-la, lu-la, lu-la, lu-la lay

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-egan,

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 a 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.

MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE

Michael row the boat ashore, Alleluiah

Michael row the boat ashore, Alleluiah

Sister help to trim the sail, alleluia (repeat)

Jordan's river is chilly and cold, alleluia (repeat)

Kills the body, but not the soul, alleluia (repeat)

Jordan's river is deep and wide, alleluia (repeat)

Meet my mother on the other side, alleluia (repeat)

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.

MY BODY HAS CALAMINE LOTION

My body has calamine lotion

My body’s as sore as can be

The flowers I picked for the 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, so, so, bad

And it looks worse than acne

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

NEWFOUNDLAND HYMN

Open your hymn books

And turn to page 28

And if you can't find page 28

Turn to 14 twice!

If I had the wings of a BUTTERFLY

Up to the mountains I'd fly (I'd fly)

There to remain as a BUTTERFLY

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 with similar verses for sparrow, buzzard, and turtle dove.

Amen.

Close your hymn books.

Good night.

And PRAISE THE LORD!

NINETY-NINE BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL

Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall,

Ninety-nine bottles of beer,

If one of those bottles should happen to fall,

Ninety-eight bottles of beer on the wall!

Ninety-eight bottles of beer on the wall,

Ninety-eight bottles of beer,

If one of those bottles should happen to fall,

Ninety-seven bottles of beer on the wall!

Continue counting backwards all the way to one bottle of beer:

One bottle of beer on the wall,

One lonely bottle of beer,

If that lonely bottle should happen to fall,

No more bottles of beer on the wall!

NOBODY LOVES ME

Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,

I think I'll go eat worms!

Big fat juicy ones,

Eensie weensy squeensy ones,

See how they wiggle and squirm!

Down goes the first one, down goes the second one,

Oh how they wiggle and squirm!

Up comes the first one, up comes the second one,

Oh how they wiggle and squirm!

I bite off the heads, and suck out the juice,

And throw the skins away!

Nobody knows how fat I grow,

On worms three times a day!

Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,

I think I'll go eat worms!

Big fat juicy ones,

Eensie weensy squeensy ones,

See how they wiggle and squirm!

O BE JOYFUL

1.  O be joyful; O be jubilant

Put your sorrows far away

Come rejoice and sing together

This happy day

2. O  Be   Joy   Full

O   Be  Happy on this day

3.  O be joy-ful, O be joy-ful

Oh be joyful on the happy day

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

ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI

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 than my poor meatball rolled out of the door

It rolled into the garden and under a bush

And than my poor meatball was nothing but mush

The mush was as tasty as tasty could be

Then early next summer it grew into a tree

The tree was all coveted with beautiful moss

It grew lovely meatballs with tomato sauce

So next time you eat s'getti all covered with cheese

Hang onto your meatball and don't ever sneeze!

ON MY HONOUR

On my honour I will try

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

There's a reason here, for a reason above

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

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 gave it away, and you gave it to me

And from now on great friends we'll be

We've got a promise to always keep

We will sing "Day is Done" before we sleep

We are Girl Guides together, and when we're gone

We'll still be a-trying and a-singing this song...

(repeat first verse)

ONE MAN SHALL MOW MY MEADOW

One man shall mow my meadow

Tow men shall gather it together

Two men and one more

Shall shear my lambs and ewes and rams

And gather my gold together

Three men shall mow my meadow

Four men shall gather it together

Four men, three men, two men and one more

Shall shear my lambs and ewes and rams

And gather my gold together

Five men shall mow my meadow

Six men shall gather it together

Six men, five men, four men, three men, two men and one more

Shall shear my lambs and ewes and rams

And gather my gold together

Seven men shall mow my meadow

Eight men shall gather it together

Eight men, seven men, six men, five men, four men, three men, two men and one more

Shall shear my lambs and ewes and rams

And gather my gold together.

OUR CABAÑA SONG

'Neath the grand Sierra Madre

On a plain in Mexico,

Lies our beautiful Cabaña,

Where Girl Scouts and Guides go.

Oh, come then to see the mountains,

The cactus and sunny skies;

Hear the cricket in the evening

And see the white moon arise.

When you see the warm red roofs

You think of hearts that glow with cheer

And the walls of sturdy stone work

Stand for friendship so dear.

Each day there is filled with laughter,

Each evening is filled with song,

And our stay in Our Cabaña

Gives us memories life-long.

When we go to Our Cabaña

We will find ourselves at home;

There's a greeting smile so friendly

And a handshake so warm.

So come now to Our Cabaña

World friendship to increase,

And carry to your homeland

International peace.

OUR CHALET SONG

High up, high on the mountain

We founded Our Chalet

High up, high on the mountain

We founded Our Chalet

Its sloping roof and wide

Will shelter us without a care

And each and every Guide

Shall find a welcome there

High up, high on a mountain

We'll go to Our Chalet

High up, high on a 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 founded Our Chalet

High up, high on the mountain

We'll go to Our Chalet

And this its dedication

Shall never fail nor be undone

Each race, each creed, each nation

Beneath its roof are one

PATHFINDER SONG

Pathfinders, Guiding along,

Sharing a promise and sharing a song,

Planning tomorrow, enjoying today.

Pathfinders, we're on our way.

Different roads to follow each day,

Learning through work and learning through play.

We'll do our best 'cause we're proud to say

Pathfinders, we've found our way.

There's a wide world waiting out there,

People to help, to show that we care.

We're learning now how best to prepare.

Pathfinders, we'll do our share.

Pathfinders, Guiding along,

Sharing a promise and sharing a song,

Planning tomorrow, enjoying today.

Pathfinders, we're here to stay.

PINK PAJAMAS

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 (whoo)

That's the time you oughta see me (whoo)

That's the time you oughta  see me (whoo)

That's the time you oughta see me 

When I jump into my little bed with nothing on at all (whoo)

Nosy, nosy what's it to ya?

Nosy, nosy what's it to ya?

Nosy, nosy what's it to ya?

When I jump into my little bed with nothing on at all. (whoo)

I was only, only joking

I was only, only joking

I was only, only joking

When I jump into my little bed with nothing on at all. (whoo)

I wear my pink bikini in the summer when it’s hot

I wear my Speedo swimsuit in the winter when it’s not

And somtimes in the springtime and sometimes in the fall

I jump into my little pool with nothing on at all (whoo)

I wake up in the morning with my pillow on my head

My little tooshie-wooshie is a-hangin out of bed

And three times out of four I end up on the floor

So I don’t drink Coca-Cola before bed anymore.

PROUD TO BE IN GUIDING

I’m proud to be in Guiding, it’s opened lots of doors

To frienship and to knowledge, I’ve gained the just rewards

I can tie knots on a bedroll, I can smile at everything

Yes I’m proud to be in Guiding, forever I will sing

CHORUS

I am proud to be in Guiding

Proud to be in Guiding

Yes, I’m proud to be in Guiding

With you my friends

I’m proud to be in Guiding, my Promise I hold true

I do my best in most things, my duty to my God too

I honour my friends and country, And help others when I can

Yes, I’m proud to be in Guiding, it’s made me who I am

I’m proud to be in Guiding, the Motto says it all

I’m prepared for almost anything, be it big or be it small

I’ll cherish all my mem’ries, of friends and knowledge found

And I’ll be proud to be in Guiding, when that hundred years come ‘round!

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.

The Lord said to Noah, "There's gonna be a floody, floody."

The Lord said to Noah, "There's gonna be a floody, floody."

Get your children out of the muddy muddy."

Children of the Lord.

So Noah, he built him, he built him an arky arky.

So Noah, he built him, he built him an arky arky,

Built it out of hickory barky barky.

Children of the Lord.

The animals they came in, they came in by twosies twosies,

The animals they came in, they came in by twosies twosies,

Elephants and kangaroosy roosies.

Children of the Lord.

Creatures, they came in three by threesy, threesy

Creatures, they came in three by threesy, threesy

Bugs and bears and bumblebeesy, beesy

Children of the Lord

Creatures, they came in four by foursy, foursy

Creatures, they came in four by foursy, foursy

Noah called out "Close the doorsy, doorsy"

Children of the Lord

It rained and poured for forty daysies daysies

It rained and poured for forty daysies daysies

Almost drove those animals crazy crazy

Children of the Lord.

The sun came out and dried up the landy landy

The sun came out and dried up the landy landy

Everything was fine and dandy dandy

Children of the Lord.

Now Noah sent dove to take a peeky, peeky

Noah sent dove to take a peeky, peeky

He came back with a twig in her beaky, beaky

Children of the Lord.

Creatures, they left, they left in threesies threesies,

Creatures, they left, they left in threesies threesies,

Must have been those birds and beesies beesies,

Children of the Lord.

This is the end, the end of my story, story

This is the end, the end of my story, story

So rise and shine and give God the glory, glory

Children of the Lord!

SANGAM SONG

The symbol of oneness, Sangam is our pride

Where love and affection don't change like the tide.

Regardless of colour, religion or creed,

To spread benevolence, we're sowing the seed.

Guides of all nations, together we stand,

In good will and friendship, united our band.

To help the weak and aged, we make ourselves strong.

To gain inspiration, we always sing this song.

Sangam, O Sangam. Symbol of oneness.

SAY WHY

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 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 when, will we ever meet again

Say where, and I'll meet you right there

Say why, say when, say where!

SISTER GUIDES

(tune: Edelweiss)

Sister Guides, sister Guides

We are thinking about you

'Round the world flags unfurled

Always ready to greet you

Promise and Law may we aim to keep

Standards higher and higher

In this way may we say

May God's blessing surround you.

SIX LITTLE DUCKS

Six little ducks that I once knew

Fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones too

But the one little duck with the feather on his back

He led the others with his quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack

He led the others with his quack, quack, quack.

Down to the river they would go

Wibble wobble, wibble wobble to and fro

But the one little duck with the feather on his back

He led the others with his quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack

He led the others with his quack, quack, quack.

Back from the river they would go

Wibble wobble, wibble wobble to and fro

But the one little duck with the feather on his back

He led the others with his quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack

He led the others with his quack, quack, quack.

S’MORES SONG

A marshmallow, a marshmallow

A graham cracker and a chocolate bar.

A marshmallow, a marshmallow

A graham cracker and a chocolate bar.

S’mores, s’mores camping is more fun when you have s’mores

S’mores, s’mores camping is more fun when you have s’mores.

SUITORS

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

Six or eight or maybe 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

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

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

STAY ON THE SUNNY SIDE

Chorus:

Stay on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Stay on the sunny side of life, YEE-HAW!
You will feel no pain as we drive you all insane, so
Stay on the sunny side of life!

(between choruses, do a series of knock-knock jokes, like the following:)

Leader: Knock knock!

All: Who's there?

Leader: Ether!

All: Ether who?

Leader: The Ether Bunny! HA HA HA HA...

Leader: Knock knock!

All: Who's there?

Leader: Nother!

All: Nother who?

Leader: Nother Ether Bunny! HA HA HA HA...

Leader: Knock knock!

All: Who's there?

Leader: Stella!

All: Stella who?

Leader: Stella Nother Ether Bunny! HA 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!

SINGING IN THE RAIN

I’m singing in the rain, just singing in the rain.

What a glorious feeling, I’m happy again.

Thumbs together (group echos)

Ratcha-cha-cha-ratcha-cha-cha-Ratcha-cha-cha (group echos)

Repeat adding:

Elbows together

Knees together

Toes together

Bum Out

Chin up

Tongue Out

SISTERS FOR A CENTURY

Sparks and Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders

Rangers, Trefoil Guild, Cadets

We’re all Girl Guides

We’re all Girl Guides

Adventure awaits us everyday

Learning new things and having our say

We’re all Girl Guides

We’re all Girl Guides

CHORUS:

We’ve been sisters for a century

Friendship like it ought to be

We’ve got a hundred years

Here’s to another hundred years

x 2

Hey!

From Our Cabana to Sangam

Pax Lodge to Our Chalet

We’re all welcome

We’re all welcome

All we need is an open mind

Up to a challenge and ready to be kind

We’re all welcome

We’re all welcome

CHORUS

We’ve got a hundred years, We’ve got a hundred years

We’ve got a hundred years, We’ve got a hundred years

We’re strong in vision

Confident in our mission

Lending hands whenever there’s need

Cleaning green spaces with a smile on our faces

Taking action, performing good deeds

We’ve got a hundred years, We’ve got a hundred years

We’ve got a hundred years, We’ve got a hundred years

Here’s to another hundred years

We’ve been sisters for a century

Friendship like it ought to be

We’ve got a hundred years

Here’s to another hundred years

SWINGING ALONG

Part 1

Swinging along the open road,

Swinging along under a sky that’s clear

Swinging along the open road

All in the fall, in the fall of the year

Swinging along, swinging along

Swinging along the open road

All in the Fall of the Year

Part 2

Swinging along the open road,

Under a sky that’s clear

Swinging along the open road

In the Fall of the year

Swinging along, swinging along

Swinging along the open road

All in the fall of the year.

TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC

If you go down in the woods today,

You're sure of a big surprise.

If you go down in the woods today,

You'd better go in disguise.

For every bear that ever there was,

Will gather there for certain because,

Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

Picnic time for teddy bears,

The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today.

Watch them, catch them unaware,

And see them picnic on their holiday,

See them gaily gad about;

They love to sing and shout, they never have any cares,

At six o'clock their mummies and daddies

Will take them home to bed,

Because they're tired, little teddy bears.

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

(sing 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

Oh, may I go a-wandering

Until the day I die

And may I always laugh and sing

Beneath God's clear blue sky

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly

I don’t know why she swallowed a fly

Perhaps she’ll die

The was an old lady who swallowed a spider

That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly

I don’t know why she swallowed a fly

Perhaps she’ll die

The 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 inside her

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly

I don’t know why she swallowed a fly

Perhaps she’ll die

Cat...imagine that!  She swallowed a cat.

Dog...what a hog!  She swallowed a dog.

Goat...She opened her throat and in walked a goat

Cow...I don’t know how she swallowed that cow

There was an old lady who swallowed a horse.  She died of course!

THERE’S A HOLE IN MY BUCKET

Henry: There's a hole in my bucket dear Liza, dear Liza

There's a hole in my bucket dear Liza, a hole.

Liza: Well, fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

Well, fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it.

Henry: With what shall I fix it ...

Liza: With a straw dear Henry ...

Henry: The straw is too long ...

Liza: Well, cut it dear Henry ...

Henry: With what shall I cut it ...

Liza: With an axe dear Henry ...

Henry: The axe is too dull dear Liza ...

Liza: Well, sharpen it dear Henry ...

Henry: With what shall I sharpen it ...

Liza: With a stone dear Henry ...

Henry: The stone is too dry dear Liza ...

Liza: Well, wet it dear Henry ...

Henry: With what shall I wet it ...

Liza: With water dear Henry ...

Henry: In what shall I fetch it ...

Liza: In a bucket dear Henry ...

Henry: There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza ...

THE TWELVE DAYS OF GUIDE CAMP

(tune of “The 12 Days of Christmas)

On the first day of Guide Camp my leader said to me...

“Be careful of poison ivy”.

On the second day of Guide Camp my leader said to me...

“Clean out the lats and Be careful of poison ivy”.

3rd day:  “Don’t chew gum”

4th day:  “Don’t throw up”

5th day:  “Where’s your hat?”

6th day:  “Time for inspection”

7th day:  “Take out the garbage”

8th day:  “Eat your oatmeal” 

9th day:  “Where’s my repellant?” 

10th day:  “Drop that snake” 

11th day:  “Not another séance”

12th day:  “Where are your parents?”

THEY ALL CALL IT CANADA

Side by side and step by step

Our fathers were marching along

They were building a road to the future

With a spade and a smile and a song.

Out of the wildness and out of the sand

Grew the land that we live in today.

Though the job to be done has barely begun,

There is one thing I'm proud to say:

My country is my cathedral

The northern sky its dome

They all call it Canada

But I call it home

The mountains, the lakes and valleys

Are friends that I have known

They all call it Canada

But I call it home

From the Atlantic to the Pacific

From the pole to the U.S.A.

We're on united brotherhood

And united we will stay

The people across the border

And far across the foam

They all call it Canada

But I call it home

THEY SAY THAT IN THE ARMY

They say that in the Army the cookies are divine

But one rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine

CHORUS:

Oh, I don’t want no more of army life

Gee mom, I wanna go

Back to Ontario

Gee mom, I wanna go home!

They say that in the Army the drink is mighty fine

You ask for Coca-Cola, they give you turpentine

They say that in the Army the tents are waterproof

You wake up in the morning, you’re floating on the roof

They say that in the Army the pay is mighty fine

They give you 90 dollars and take back eighty-nine

They say that in the Army the music is divine

You ask for Elvis Presley they give you Frankenstein

THIS LITTLE BROWNIE LIGHT OF MINE

This little Brownie light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine

This little Brownie light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine

This little Brownie light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, all the time, let it shine

Don't you (poof) my little light out, I'm gonna let it shine

Don't you (poof) my little light out, I'm gonna let it shine

Don't you (poof) my little light out, I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, all the time, let it shine

Hide it under a bush? Oh no! I'm gonna let it shine

Hide it under a bush? Oh no! I'm gonna let it shine

Hide it under a bush? Oh no! I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, all the time, let it shine

Take my little light around the world, I'm gonna let it shine

Take my little light around the world, I'm gonna let it shine

Take my little light around the world, I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, all the time, let it shine

THREE LITTLE ANGELS

Three little angels, all dressed in white

Tried to get to heaven on the end of a kite

Well the kite end got broken, down they fell

Instead of goin’ to heaven they all went to

Two little angels...

One little angel...

Three little devils all dressed in red

Tried to get to heaven on the end of a thread

But the thread end was broken, down they fell

Instead of goin’ to heaven they all went to...

Two little devils

One little devil

They all went to bed!

THIS OLD MAN

This old man, he played one,

He played knick-knack on my thumb

With a knick-knack, paddywhack

Give a dog a bone

This old man came rolling home.

Other verses:

Two...shoe

Three...knee

Four...door

Five...hive

Six...sticks

Seven...heaven

Eight...gate

Nine...down the line

Ten...in the den

THREE LITTLE SPARKIES

Three little Sparkies, all dressed in pink,

Tried to get to camp on the end of a mink,

But the mink had broke, and they all fell,

Instead of going to camp,

They all went to...

(repeat with) Two little Sparkies...

(repeat with) One little Sparkie...

Three little Brownies, all dressed in brown,

Tried to get to camp on the end of a crown,

(repeat as above)

Three little Girl Guides, all dressed in blue,

Tried to get to camp on the end of a shoe...

(repeat as above)

Three little Pathfinders, all dressed in green,

Tried to get to camp on the end of a bean...

(repeat as above)

Three little Rangers, all dressed in red,

Tried to get to get to camp on the end of a bed...

(repeat as above)

Three little leaders, all dressed in stripes,

Tried to get to camp on the end of a pipe...

(repeat as above)

Don't get excited,

Don't lose your head,

Instead of going to camp,

THEY ALL WENT TO BED!

THREE PIRATES

Three pirates came to London town.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Three pirates came to London town.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

CHORUS:

Yo ho, you lubbers

Yo ho, you lubbers

Yo ho.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

They halted at a way-side inn.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

They halted at a way-side inn.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

They halted at a way-side inn

And said, “Good Landlord, let us in.”

Oh landlord, have you good red wine?  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh landlord, have you good red wine?  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh landlord, have you good red wine

Enough to fill this cask of mine?

Oh yes sir, I have good red wine.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh yes sir, I have good red wine. Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh yes sir, I have good red wine

Enough to fill this cask of thine.

Oh landlord, have you hoards of gold?  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh landlord, have you hoards of gold?  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh landlord have you hoards of gold

Enough to fill the after hold?

Oh yes sir, I have hoards of gold.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh yes sir, I have hoards of gold.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh yes sir, I have hoards of gold

Enough to fill the after hold.

Oh landlord, have you daughter fair?  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh landlord, have you daughter fair?  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh landlord, have you daughter fair

With laughing eyes and curly hair?

Oh yes sir, I have daughter fair.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.  

Oh yes sir, I have daughter fair.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh yes sir, I have daughter fair

With laughing eyes and curly hair.

Oh landlord, will she marry me?  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh landlord, will she marry me?  Yo ho. Yo ho.

Oh landlord, will she marry me

And sail with me across the sea? 

Oh yes sir, she will marry thee.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh yes sir, she will marry thee.  Yo ho.  Yo ho.

Oh yes sir, she will marry thee

And sail with thee across the sea.

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, so sad

It was sad when the great ship went down

To the bottom of the sea

(Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives)

It was sad when the great ship went down.

Oh, they were not far from shore, when they heard a mighty roar

And 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.

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE SPARK

Twinkle twinkle little Spark,

Time to go, it's getting dark

Time to go back home to bed

Time to rest your weary head

Twinkle twinkle little Spark,

Time to go, it's getting dark!

TOM THE TOAD

Oh, Tom the toad, Oh, Tom the toad,

Why are you lying on the road?

Oh, Tom the toad, Oh, Tom the toad,

Why are you lying on the road?

You did not see the car ahead;

Now you're all marked with tire tread.

Oh, Tom the toad, Oh, Tom the toad,

Why are you lying on the road?

Oh Sam the Ham, oh Sam the Ham,

Why are you lying in the pan?

Oh Sam the Ham, oh Sam the Ham,

Why are you lying in the pan?

Did you not see the oven door

And now you're cooked forevermore!

Oh Sam the Ham, oh Sam the Ham,

Why are you lying in the pan?

Oh Jake the Snake, oh Jake the Snake

You didn't see that garden rake.

Oh Jake the Snake, oh Jake the Snake

You didn't see that garden rake.

You used to be so long and thin,

And now you are red and grim.

Oh Jake the Snake, oh Jake the Snake,

You did not see that garden rake.

Oh Tom the Snake, oh Tom the Snake,

Why did you jump into the lake?

Oh Tom the Snake, oh Tom the Snake,

Why did you jump into the lake?

You did not know you could not swim,

And now you are what's left of him,

Oh Tom the Snake, oh Tom the Snake,

Why did you jump into the lake?

Oh Sue the skunk, oh Sue the skunk,

Why did you make my tires go klunk?

Oh Sue the skunk, oh Sue the skunk,

Why did you make my tires go klunk?

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 did you make my tires go klunk?

Oh Sam the snake, oh Sam the snake,

Why do you lie out there and bake?

Oh Sam the snake, oh Sam the snake,

Why do you lie out there and bake?

You did not see that truck go by.

Now you look like a butterfly.

Oh Sam the snake, oh Sam the snake,

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, it’s fleece was white as snow

And everywhere that Mary went -

She threw it out the window

Little Jack Horner sat in his corner, eating his pudding 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 -

He threw them 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

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater, had a wife and couldn’t keep her

Put her in a pumpkin shell and -

Threw her out the window

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick

Jack jump over the candle stick -

Or we’ll throw you out the window!

WHENE’RE YOU MAKE A PROMISE

Whene’re you make a promise,

Consider well its importance.

And when made,

Engrave it upon your heart.

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE

Chorus:

When will they ever learn

When will they ever learn

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

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

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

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

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

WITCHCRAFT

If there was witchcraft I’d make two wishes

A winding road that beckons me to roam

And then I’d wish for a blazing campfire

To welcome me when I’m returning home

But in this real world there is no witchcraft

And golden wishes do not grow on trees

And so our daydreams must be

To welcome back these golden memories

Memories of friendship constant and true

Memories I’ll cherish, Girl Guide camp with you

WORLD CENTER SONG #1

Just to visit a world center is a thrill

Though the distance may deter us, go we will

We can meet old friends and new

Share our faiths and customs too

Where, though far from home we may be happy still.

Our Chalet is in the mountains it is Swiss

It is one place you should never give a miss

Climb a mountain, ski back down

You will never wear a frown

When you gather in a lovely home like this.

Come to London on the way to anywhere

Pax Lodge is here for everyone to share

See the great historic sites

Or the theatres at night

Knowing you've a home to greet you that will care

Our Cabana stands in Mexico - Ole!

And whoever goes to visit wants to stay

There's a welcome there for all

Secret friends on you may call

So that this is home for you in every way

There's an Indian experience come along

"Come together" here in Sangam with a song

Light a candle for our friends

And at last when daylight ends

We're together in our home where we belong.

WORLD CENTER SONG #2

In England the movement began,

Peace is here where Pax Lodge stands.

India is Sangam's home,

A place to stay whenever you roam.

At Our Cabana in Mexico,

You'll be welcomed when you go.

Our Chalet in Switzerland,

Finds Guides there always lend a hand.

When you travel by plane or car,

A Girl Guide home is never far.

The four World Centres open wide,

A home for each and every Guide.

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

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.

CLOSING SONGS AND VESPERS

BRETON FISHERMAN’S PRAYER

Protect me oh Lord for my boat is so small

Protect me oh Lord for my boat is so small

My boat is so small and your sea is so wide

Protect me oh Lord

Note: I find this vesper to be particularly effective when accompanied by sign language:

• Protect: cross arms over chest
• Me: point to yourself
• Oh: make an "o" with one hand
• Lord: Right hand making an "L", starting from about shoulder height and moving up and out from body
• Boat: hands pressed together as if in prayer but at a 90 deg. angle from body, move them away from body in a wavy motion

• Small: cup hands

• Sea: both hands as fists with thumbs tucked on outside of fist (the letter "S"); in a rowing motion
• Wide: hold up first three fingers of each hand, fingers spread apart (like a "W"); hands start next to each other in front of chest and move outward to each side

BROWNIE CLOSING

Our Lord our God

Thy children call

Grant us Thy peace

And bless us all

Goodnight....

DAYLIGHT TAPS

Thanks and praise, for our days

‘Neath the sun, ‘neath the stars, ‘neath the sky.

As we go, this we know

God is Nigh

EVENSONG

When the shadows softly gather

As we close our eyes in sleep

We would thank thee holy Father

For thy keep

Keep our loved ones free from sorrow

Be thou ever close beside

Help us play the game tomorrow

As thy Guides

IRA CONGO

Ira congo,

Ira congo by ay,

Ira congo by ay congo,

By ay, congo, by ay.

NOW RUN ALONG HOME

Now run along home and jump into bed

Say your prayers don’t cover your head

The very last thing I say unto you

“You dream of me, and I’ll dream of you”

SOFTLY FALLS

Softly falls the light of day

As our campfire fades away

Silently each Guide should ask

Have I done my daily task?

Have I kept my honour bright?

Can I guiltless sleep tonight?

Have I done and have I dared

Everything to be prepared?

SO LONG, FAREWELL

There's a sad sort of clanging 

From the clock in the hall

And the bells in the steeple too,

And up in the nurs'ry an absurd little bird

Is popping out to say "coocoo". 

Regretfully they tell us,

But firmly they compel us  

To say goodbye to you. 

So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, good night,

I hate to go and leave this pretty sight. 

So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, adieu, 

Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu. 

So long, farewell, Au'voir, auf wiedersehen, 

I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne 

So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, goodbye,

I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye, 

Good bye 

I'm glad to go,

I cannot tell a lie. 

I flit, I float, 

I fleetly flee, I fly. 

The sun has gone to bed and so must I 

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye,

Goodbye, 

Goodbye, 

Goodbye! 

TAPS

Day is done, gone the sun

From the lake, from the hills, from the sky

All is well, safely rest

God is Nigh

WE WHO HAVE COME HERE

We who have come here, come here together

And if we had all come, we would do wonders.