ymCA CAmP KAitOKe SOng BOOK 2 CAMP KAITOKE thiS BOOK BeLOngS tO: __________________________________________ CAMP KAITOKE 3 ALLigAtOr I’m being eaten by a alligator I’m being eaten by a alligator I’m being eaten by a alligator And I don’t like it very much Oh no, he’s got my toe (this part is repeat after me syle) (Chorus) Oh gee, he’s got my knee Oh my, he’s got my thigh Oh flip, he’s got my hip Oh fiddle, he seems to have my middle Oh boulder, he’s got my shoulder Oh heck, he’s got my neck Oh dread, he’s got my head ALiVe, AWAKe, ALert, enthuSiAStiC I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic! I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic! I’m alive, awake, alert! I’m Alert, awake, alive! I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic! 4 CAMP KAITOKE AntS gO mArChing Ants go marching ---- by ----- (one by one...and so on Hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching ___ by___(one by one...and so on) Hurrah, Hurrah! The ants go marching one by one(or whatever verse), The little one stopped to ________ And they all go marching Down to the ground To get out of the rain Bum, bum, bum 1 Suck his thumb 2 Tie his shoe 3 Climb a tree 4 Slam the door 5 Look at a beehive 6 Pick up Sticks 7 Find a profession 8 Close the gate 9 Make a rhyme 10 Pluck a hen AWeSOme A-W-E-S-O-M-E A-W-E-S-O-M-E! Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, are we! CAMP KAITOKE 5 BABy BumBLeBee I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee Won’t my mommy be so proud of me I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee Ouch! It stung me I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee Won’t my mommy be so proud of me I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee Oh, what a mess I’m licking up my baby bumblebee Won’t my mommy be so proud of me I’m licking up my baby bumblebee Oh, I feel sick I’m puking up my baby bumblebee Won’t my mommy be so proud of me I’m puking up my baby bumblebee Oh, what a mess I’m sweeping up my baby bumblebee Won’t my mommy be so proud of me I’m sweeping up my baby bumblebee Oh, what a mess I’ll never catch another bumblebee Won’t my mommy be so proud of me I’ll never catch another bumblebee Bzzzzzzz, (catch) 6 CAMP KAITOKE BAnAnA SOng Bananas of the Universe unite Peel bananas Peel, peel bananas Peel bananas Peel, peel bananas Chop bananas Chop, chop bananas Chop bananas Chop, chop bananas Mash bananas Mash, mash bananas Mash bananas Mash, mash bananas Eat bananas Eat, eat bananas Eat bananas Eat, eat bananas Go bananas Go, go bananas Go, bananas Go, go bananas CAMP KAITOKE 7 BABy ShArK Baby shark do do, do do do do Baby shark do do, do do do do Baby shark do do, do do do do Baby shark Mama Shark Papa Shark Grandma Shark Grandpa Shark Going to the beach Going for a Swim See a shark Swim away Swimming faster Shark attack Rescue mission CPR It’s not working Going to heaven Baby Shark BeAn SOng This is a repeat after me song. My dog Lima likes to roam One day Lima left his home He came back so nice and clean Where oh where had Lima been Lima been Lima been Where oh where has Lima bean Repeat subbing different bean names for the dog: Coffee Bean, Baked Bean, Kidney Bean, Espresso Bean, Soya Bean. 8 CAMP KAITOKE BeAr SOng This is a repeat after me song. The other day I met a bear Out in the woods, a-way out there He said to me, “Why don’t you run? I see you ain’t got any gun” And so I ran away from there But right behind me was that bear Ahead of me I saw a tree A great big tree oh glory be The nearest branch was 10 feet up I’d have to jump and trust my luck And so I jumped into the air But I missed that branch away up there Now don’t you fret Now don’t you frown Cause I caught that branch On the way back down That’s all there is there ain’t no more So what the heck you singing for CAMP KAITOKE 9 BeAVer SOng Come on beavers one and all Let’s all do the beaver call Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra Come on beavers two and three Let’s all climb the beaver tree Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra Come on beavers four and five Let’s all do the beaver jive Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra Come on beavers six and seven Let’s all go to beaver heaven Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra Come on beavers eight, nine, ten Let’s get up and do it again Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra I’m a beaver You’re a beaver We are beavers all And when we get together We do the beaver call (make a noise and action like a beaver) 10 CAMP KAITOKE BeD Bug SOng Late last night I looked upon the wall The skeeters and the bed bugs were playing a game of ball The score was 19-20, the skeeters were ahead The bed bugs hit a home-run and knocked me out of bed Singing, eany meany meany miny mo You gotta catch a bed bug bed bug by his toe And if he hollers hollers, gotta let him go Singing eany meany meany miny mo Hey, don’t forget the hey, HEY BirDie SOng This is a repeat after me song. Way up in the sky The little birds fly Way down in the nest The little birds rest With a wing on the left and a wing on the right The little bird sleeps all through the night Shhh! They’re sleep-ing The bright sun comes up, THE DEW GOES A-WAY Good morning! Good Morning, the little birds say CAMP KAITOKE 11 BLACK SOCKS This is a repeat after me song. Black socks they never get dirty The longer you wear them the blacker they get Sometimes I think I might wash them But something inside of me tells me not yet Not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet (Can be sung in a round) BLue JAy Way down yonder not far off A bluejay died of the whooping cough Well he whooped and he whooped and he whooped so hard He whooped his head and his tail right off Second verse, same as the first A little bit louder and a little bit worse (Chorus) Third verse, same as the first A little bit louder and a little bit worse (Chorus) 12 CAMP KAITOKE BOOm ChiCKA BOOm I said a boom chicka boom I said a boom chicka boom I said a boom chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chicka boom Oh yeah Uh huh One more time ___________ style Loud, whisper, southern, valley girl, opera, attitude, janitor, hippy, football, cave man BOOm BOOm Ain’t it greAt tO Be CrAZy A horse and a flea and three blind mice Sat on a curbstone shooting dice The horse he slipped and fell on the flea “Whoops!” said the flea, “There’s a horse on me!” Boom, boom! Ain’t it great to be crazy Boom, boom! Ain’t it great to be crazy Giddy and foolish the whole day through 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?” (Chorus) Way up north where there’s ice and snow There lived a penguin and his name was Joe He got so tired of black and white He wore pink slacks to the dance last night! (Chorus) CAMP KAITOKE 13 BugALOW Bugalow, bug, bugalow Bugalow, bug, bugalow Hey _______________ Hey what? Are you ready For what? To bug Bug what? Bugalow My hands are high my feet are low And this is how I bugalow Their hands are high, their feet are low and this is how they bugalow. CAPtAin JACK This is a repeat after me song. Hey, ho, Captain Jack! Meet me by the railway Track, With your_____ in your hand, You can be my _______man! Go left, Go left, Go boogie on down, Go left, Go left, Go right, Go right, Go right, Go boogie on down, Go right, Go right, Go left (Repeat) Spider; Spider-Man Bat; Batman Fish; Aqua Man Badge; Police Man Gingerbread: Gingerbread Man Vine; Jungle Man Fire; Fire Man Cave; Cave Man X; X-Man Iron; Iron Man Milk; Millk Man Snow; Snow Man Mail; Mail Man Stunt; Stunt Man Tin; Tin Man Super; Super Man 14 CAMP KAITOKE CuteSt WOrm The cutest worm I ever saw was stuck inside my soda straw the cutest worm I ever saw was stuck inside my soda straw, my soda straw I looked at him He looked at me I sized up him He sized up me He said to me don’t take a sip for if you do You’ll surely flip I took a sip and he went downed all through my pipes he must of drowned He was my pal He was my friend But now he’s gone And that’s the end CAMP KAITOKE 15 DeSPerADO There was a Desperado from the wild and wooly West He wore a big sombrero, and two guns across his chest He rode into Chicago just to give the West a rest And everywhere he went, he gave his Yee Ha! Chorus: He was a big tall man He was a (clap) Desperado From Cripple Creek Way out in Colorado And he horsed around just like a big tornado And everywhere he went, you heard his Yee Ha! He went to Navy Pier just to see the pretty sights He saw the ferris wheel and Lake Michigan at night He got SOOOO excited that he shot out all the lights (BANG!) And everywhere he went you heard his Yee Ha! [Chorus] 16 CAMP KAITOKE DiSCO Group: Hey ______! Person: Hey what!? Group: I said whatca gonna do, I said whatca gonna do? Person: I’m gonna step aside! Group: DISCO! Person: Roll my eyes! Group: DISCO! Person: Stomp my feet! Group: DISCO! Person: Do the bounce! Group: DISCO! Person: The boncy bounce! Group: DISCO! All: D-I-S-C-O, that’s the way we DISCO! Repeat CAMP KAITOKE 17 DOnut ShOP Well I walked around the corner and I walked around the block. And I walked right into a donut shop. And I picked up a donut Fresh from the grease And I handed the lady a five cent piece. Well she looked at the nickel And she looked at me And she said this nickel is no good for me There’s a hole in the middle and it goes right through I says lady there’s a hole in the donut too Thanks for the donut Good bye! FArm SOng When I first came to this wondrous land, I was not a wealthy man, So I bought myself a farm And I called my farm muscle and arm And the land was sweet and good I did, I did, I did what I could, oh yeah When I first came to this wondrous land, I was not a wealthy man, So I bought myself a horse And I called my horse diamond of course And I called my farm muscle and arm And the land was sweet and good I did, I did, I did what I could, oh yeah And I called my cow no milk now And I called my goat he don’t float And I called my duck outa luck And I called my chicken finger lickin And I called my wife love of my life 18 CAMP KAITOKE FOunD A PeAnut Found a peanut, found a peanut Found a peanut just now Just now I found a peanut Found a peanut just now Cracked it open, cracked it open Cracked it open just now Cracked it open, cracked it open Cracked it open just now It was rotten ... Ate it anyway ... Got a stomach ache ... Called the doctor ... Operation ... Died anyway... Was a dream ... Then I woke up ... Found a peanut … grAnD OLe DuKe OF yOrK The Grand ol’ Duke of York He had ten thousand men He marched them up the hill And then he marched them down again And when you’re up you’re up And when you’re down you’re down And when you’re only halfway up You’re neither up nor down CAMP KAITOKE 19 guitAr herO SOng Na na na na na Na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na From coast to coast Camp Kaitoke is the most I said From Coast to coast Camp Kaitoke is the most (Chorus) From East to West, Camp Kaitoke is the best From Dad to Mom, Camp Kaitoke is the bomb From moon to sun, Camp Kaitoke is number one hAiL tO the BuS DriVer Hail to the bus driver Bus driver, bus driver Hail to the bus driver Bus driver man He stomps on the clutch And the toilets go flush Hail to the bus driver Bus driver man He puts on the wipers And watches for snipers He crosses the line And says my driving’s fine 20 CAMP KAITOKE hermAn the WOrm This is a repeat after me song. Sittin’ on a fence post chewin’ my bubble gum (Chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp) Playin’ my yo-yo, (Do Whop! Do Whop!) When along came Herman the worm And he was this big So I said: “Herman, what happened?!?” And he said: I ate my sister (Chorus) I ate my mom (Chorus) I ate my dad (Chorus) I ate my grandma (Chorus) I ate my grandpa (Chorus) I burped! CAMP KAITOKE 21 hAVe yOu eVer Seen A FiShie? Have you ever see a fishie On a hot summer day Have you ever see a fishie Swimming in the bay With his hands in his pockets And his pockets in his pants And all the little fishies Do the loopdee-hoopdee dance You never did Uh uh You never will Uh uh Have you ever see a fishie On a cold winters day Have you ever see a fishie Frozen in the bay With his hands in his pockets And his pockets in his pants. And all the little fishies Do the loopdee-hoopdee dance? 22 CAMP KAITOKE You never did Uh uh You never will Uh uh Have you ever been a fishin On a hot summer day Have you ever been a fishin And the bridge gave way Alligators got ya By the seat of your pants And all the little fishies Do the loopdee-hoopdee dance You never did Uh uh You never will Uh uh in A CABin in the WOODS This is a repeat after me song. In a cabin in the woods. A little man by the window stood. Saw a bunny hopping by. Knocking at his door. Help me! Help me! Help me he said. Or the hunter shoot me dead. Come little rabbit come with me. Happy we will be Sung as many times as you can in different ways.. for example: quiet, loud, normal... the creepier the better at least once. iF yOu CAn Can you rebock can you bebop Can you jump back and knee knock Can you hut can you strut Can you do the butt Can you rake can you break Can you do the snake Can you clap can you tap Can you bust out in rap Can you smile can you frown Can you Bobby Brown Can you surf can you turf Can you do the poppa smurf Hit it La-la-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la-la CAMP KAITOKE 23 i KnOW A mOOSe This is a repeat after me song. I know a moose He liked to drink a lot of juice I know a moose He liked to drink a lot of juice Singin’ 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 (Chorus) He drank his juice with care but he spilled some in his hair He drank his juice with care but he spilled some in his hair (Chorus) Now he’s a sticky moose Because this moose is full of juice 24 CAMP KAITOKE Ping-POng BALL I like to play with a ping-pong ping-pong ball I like to play with a ping-pong ball Ping-pong ping-pong ball Ping ping-pong Ping ping-pong Ping ping-pong ping-pong I like to play with a ping-pong ping-pong ball I like to play with a ping-pong ball Ping-pong ping-pong ball Ping Ping-pong Ping-pong ping-pong ping-pong Hey! JOhnny APPLeSeeD Oh the Earth is good to me And so I thank the Earth For giving me the things I need The sun, the rain and the appleseed The Earth is good to me CAMP KAITOKE 25 Linger This is a repeat after me song. Mm Mm, I want to linger Mm Mm, A little longer Mm Mm A little longer here with you Snap, snap Mm Mm, It’s such a perfect night Mm Mm, It doesn’t seem quite right Mm Mm, That it should be my last with you Snap, snap Mm Mm, And come September Mm Mm, I will remember Mm Mm, Our camping days and friendships true Snap, snap Mm Mm, And as the years go by Mm Mm, I’ll think of you and sigh Mm Mm, This is good night and not good bye Snap, snap LittLe PieCe O’tin I’m a little piece o’ tin Nobody knows where I have been Got four wheels and a runnin’ board I’m a four door I’m a Ford Honk honk rattle rattle crash crash beep beep Honk honk rattle rattle crash crash beep beep Honk honk 26 CAMP KAITOKE the mArtiAn SOng This is a repeat after me song. Once I met a Martian, Who comes from Mars, He ate all my M&Ms, And my chocolate bars. He banged on my tambourine, And played on my kazoo, And then he showed me somethin’, He did the hula-hu. A hula, hula, hula, hu, ka tang, ka tang, ka tang, A glippity, gloppity, glippity, gloo, A hula, hula, hu. So if you meet a Martain, Who comes from Mars, Let him eat your M&Ms, And your chocolate bars. Let him bang your tambourine, And buzz on your kazoo, And maybe if you’re lucky, He’ll do the hula-hu. A hula, hula, hula, hu, ka tang, ka tang, ka tang, A glippity, gloppity, glippity, gloo, A hula, hula, hu. CAMP KAITOKE 27 mArShmALLOW SOng This is a repeat after me song. Oh Oh-lay-lay Oh-lay-lay-tiki-tomba A, masa, masa, masa O aluway, aluway, aluwah miLK SOng Give me a long M M.................. Give me a short m M Don’t give me no pop no pop don’t give me no tea no tea just give me that milk moo moo moo moo wisconsin milk moo moo moo moo Give me a long I Give me a short i (Chorus) 28 CAMP KAITOKE Give me a long L give me a short L (Chorus) Give me a long K give me a short k (Chorus) Give me a long milk CHOCOLATE..................... give me a short milk SKIM (Chorus) Oh CheSter This is a repeat after me song. Oh Chester have you heard about Harry Just got back from the army I hear he knows how to wear a rose Hip, hip, hooray for the army OLD mrS. LeAry Late last night when we were all in bed Old Mrs. Leary hung a lantern in the shed And when the cow kicked it over She winked her eye and said: “There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight!” FIRE, FIRE, FIRE WATER, WATER, WATER The second time you sing through this song, leave out the word “Bed” and just do the action, continue repeating song till all words are substituted for actions. Actions: Bed - hold hands to one side of head as if you were sleeping. Lantern - hang an imaginary lantern Cow kicked it over - kicking motion Wink - wink (of course) Hot Night - make motions as if fanning your face Fire - throw hands into the air with each “fire” Water- like throwing a bucket of water CAMP KAITOKE 29 PeACe LiKe A riVer I’ve got peace like a river I’ve got peace like a river I’ve got peace like a river in my soul In my soul Second verse – joy like a fountain Third verse – love like a mountain I’ve got peace like a river I’ve got joy like a fountain I’ve got love like a mountain in my soul In my soul Penguin SOng PENGUINS ATTENTION! PENGUINS BEGIN! Have you ever seen A penguin come to tea Take a look at me A penguin you will see PENGUINS ATTENTION! PENGUINS BEGIN! Right arm (Chorus) PENGUINS ATTENTION! PENGUINS BEGIN! Right arm, left arm (Chorus) PENGUINS ATTENTION! PENGUINS AT EASE! Action order: right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, bob your head, turn around 30 CAMP KAITOKE PirAte SOng When I was One I _________ the day I went to sea. I climbed aboard a pirate ship And the captain said to me We’re going: This way, that way Forward, backward, Over the Irish sea A bottle of juice to give me a boost And that’s the life for me Fill in the blanks with phrases that rhyme with the number up to ten PiZZA SOng This is a repeat after me song. Big Big and round Big and round and juicy Pizza Eat a lotta, eat a lotta, eat a lotta pizza Oh, oh italiana pizza Pepperoni, mushrooms, anchovies over a pizza mozzarella cheese and parmesan too Said cheese tomato sauce doesn’t matter what kind it is, doesn’t matter what kind it is, mmm, mmm, good CAMP KAITOKE 31 POLAr BeAr SOng 40 years on an iceberg Bobbing along on the tide Nothing to wear but pajamas Nothing to do but slide But the weather is getting colder And the wind is starting to bite I guess I’ll have to go out And high five one polar bear tonight Add more polar bears as the song goes on I guess I’ll stay in And try to keep warm tonight PrinCeSS PAt SOng The Princess Pat lived in a tree she sailed across the seven seas she sailed across the channel too and took with her a rig a bamboo A rig a bamboo, now what is that? its something made by the princess pat its red and gold and a purple too that’s why it’s called a rig a bamboo Oh, the captain Jack had a mighty fine crew he sailed across the channel two but his ship sank and yours will too if you don’t take a rig a bamboo 32 A rig a bamboo now what is that its something made by the princess pat its red and gold and a purple too that’s why it’s called a rig a bamboo CAMP KAITOKE Prune SOng A baby prune is like his dad But he ain’t wrinkled half so bad Now we have wrinkles on our face But Pruney has them every place No matter how young a prune is He’s always getting stewin’ We bow We bow again Little seed inside the prune Is it night or is it noon? Whose in there and what ya doin’ Little seed inside the prune We bow We bow again Purple Stew We’re making a purple stew We’re making a purple stew With purple potatoes And purple tomatoes And we want you A rOOStA ShA (Chorus) A roosta sha, a roosta sha, a roosta sha sha-hey A roosta sha, a roosta sha, a roosta sha sha-hey Thumbs Up (repeat) The Chorus is repeated, adding a new action: Knees Together Elbows Back Chin Up Butt out CAMP KAITOKE 33 Singin’ in the rAin I’m singing in the rain Just singing in the rain What a glorious feeling, I’m Happy again. THUMBS UP! (Leader says this and children repeat) (Chorus) Keep adding one at a time until you get to the end THUMBS UP! ELBOWS BACK! KNEES BENT! KNEES TOGETHER! BUTT OUT! CHEST OUT! HEAD BACK! TONGUE OUT! (Chorus) 34 CAMP KAITOKE tArZAn SOng Tarzan swinging on a rubber band Tarzan smacked into a frying pan Ouch that’s hurts Now Tarzan has a tan And he hope it don’t peel Like a banana Jane Cruisin’ in her airplane Jane Crashed into a freeway lane Ouch, that hurts Now Jane has a pain And Tarzan has a tan And he hope it don’t peel Like a banana Cheetah a groovin to the beata Cheetah got ate by an amoeba Now Cheetah is velveeta And Jane has a pain And Tarzan has a tan And he hope it don’t peel Like a banana CAMP KAITOKE 35 tiC-tAC SOng I like to go up high And do the butterfly I like to go down low And do the rodeo And then I jump right back And do the cabbage patch Then I stop, drop, And pop pop pop Hit it (Start the pattern, do it three times and then stop for the verse…stomp, clap, stomp,stomp, clap) Wait you need a tic-tac Because you ate a Big Mac Maybe you need a whole pack Hey look you got your friends back WiShy-WAShy WASher WOmAn Down in the jungle where nobody goes There is a Wishy-Washy Washer Woman washing her clothes She goes oo, ah, oo-oo, ah-ah That’s how the Washer Woman washes her clothes 36 CAMP KAITOKE yOgi BeAr I know a bear that lives in the woods, Yogi, Yogi, I know a bear that lives in the woods, Yogi, Yogi Bear, Yogi, Yogi Bear, Yogi, Yogi Bear, I know a bear that lives in the woods, Yogi, Yogi Bear. Yogi has a little friend, BooBoo, BooBoo, Bear... Yogi has a girlfriend, Cindy, Cindy Bear... Yogi has an enemy, Ranger, Ranger Smith... You can ask the kids for any other bears that they know of and make up a verse for each one. (i.e. I know a bear that loves the ice, polar, polar) CAMP KAITOKE 37 38 CAMP KAITOKE CAMP KAITOKE 39 Our Strength is in Community The YMCA is community centred. For 150 years, we’ve been listening and responding to our communities. Throughout the region we have the presence and partnerships to not just promise, but deliver, positive change. Do you have a YMCA story you want to share with us? We’d love to hear from you, visit our website or email us at: www.ymcawellington.org.nz 150years@ymcawellington.org.nz