COMMON CAMP SONGS
GIRL’S CAMP SONG
Tune: Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
The camp that we love the best of all
Winnataska is it’s name.
The spirit true, of each girl it knew
adds to it’s wondrous fame.
Kelly’s Creek we love, and the skies above,
fade to lovely evening’s glow.
And the mountains rise
‘gainst the blue blue skies.
Winnataska, we love you so.
AFTER CAMP SONG
We’re on the upward trail.
We’re on the upward trail.
Singing, singing, everybody singing.
Rolling on.
BOY’S CAMP SONG
Tune: High Above Cuyuga’s Waters
Words: D. R. Price
On the banks beside the waters,
stands the camp we love.
Hearts aglow, and voices raised
we lift our song above.
Hail to thee Camp Winnataska
to eternity.
Until we meet again next summer,
we’ll be true to thee.
MORNING BLESSING
Father, we thank you for the night,
and for the pleasant morning light,
for rest and food and loving care,
and all that makes the world so fair.
Help us to do the things we should,
to be to others kind and good,
in all we do in work or play,
to grow more loving every day.
Amen
AFTER BREAKFAST SONG
Run along now and clean up your huts.
Be good campers and don’t act like nuts.
The very same thing I say unto you,
You sweep for me dear, and I’ll sweep for you.
NOON BLESSING
Oh, the Lord is good to me,
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and so I thank the Lord,
for giving me the things I need,
the sun and the rain and the apple seed.
The Lord is good to me.
Amen.
AFTER LUNCH SONG
Run along now and jump into bed.
Be good campers and cover your head.
The very same thing I say unto you,
You sleep for me dear, and I’ll sleep for you!
SUPPER BLESSING
Be present at our table Lord.
Be here and everywhere adored.
Thy creatures bless and grant that we
may feast in fellowship with thee.
Amen
AFTER NIGHT ACTIVITY SONG
Good night, good night, good night _____ (Hut name)
Good night, good night.
Good night, good night, good night _____ (Hut name)
Good night.
(clapping) Hope you had a happy time, happy time, happy time,
Hope you had a happy time, we did too.
DAY IS DONE (TAPS)
Day is done.
Gone the sun.
From the lakes, from the hills,
from the skies.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Fading light
Dims the sight,
And a star
Lights the sky,
Gleaming bright;
From afar
Drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise,
For our days
‘Neath the sun,
‘Neath the stars,
‘Neath the sky;
As we go,
This we know;
God is nigh!
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IN THE STARS
In the stars His handy work I see.
On the wind He speaks with majesty.
Though He ruleth over land and sea.
What is that to me.
I will celebrate nativity.
For it has a place in history.
Sure He came to set His people free.
What is that to me.
‘Til by faith I met Him face to face.
Ah ah ah ah
And I felt the wonder of His grace.
Ah ah ah ah
Then I knew that He was more than just
a God who didn’t care,
who lived away out there, and
Now He walks beside me day by day.
Ever watching over me lest I stray.
Helping me to find the narrow way.
He’s everything to me.
JESUS, JESUS
Jesus, Jesus,
love him in the morning,
love him in the noon time.
Jesus, Jesus,
love him when the sun goes down.
Jesus, Jesus,
praise him in the morning,
praise him in the noon time.
Jesus, Jesus,
praise him when the sun goes down.
Jesus, Jesus,
serve him in the morning,
serve him in the noon time.
Jesus, Jesus,
serve him when the sun goes down.
SWING LOW
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming fore to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming fore to carry me home.
I looked over Jordan and what did I see?
Coming fore to carry me home?
A band of angels coming after me.
Coming fore to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming fore to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming fore to carry me home.
ALL NIGHT, ALL DAY
All night, all day,
angels watching over me, my Lord.
All night, all day,
angels watching over me. (Background singers - Angels)
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Now I lay me down to sleep, oh Lordy
angels watching over me, my Lord.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
angels watching over me. (Background singers - Angels)
All night, all day,
angels watching over me, my Lord.
All night, all day,
angels watching over me. (Background singers - Angels)
SEEK YE FIRST
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
and his righteousness.
And all these things shall be added unto you.
Allelu alleluia.
Ask and it shall be given unto you.
Seek and ye shall find.
Knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Allelu alleluia.
Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word,
that proceedeth from the mouth of God.
Allelu alleluia.
DO LORD
I’ve got a home in glory land that outshines the sun. (oh, Lordy)
I’ve got a home in glory land that outshines the sun.
I’ve got a home in glory land that outshines the sun.
Look away beyond the blue.
Chorus:
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me, (oh, Lordy)
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Look away beyond the blue.
I took Jesus as my Savior, you take Him, too, (oh, Lordy)
I took Jesus as my Savior, you take Him, too,
I took Jesus as my Savior, you take Him, too,
Look away beyond the blue.
(Repeat Chorus)
You took Jesus as your Savior, I’ll take Him, too, (oh, Lordy)
You took Jesus as your Savior, I’ll take Him, too,
You took Jesus as your Savior, I’ll take Him, too,
Look away beyond the blue.
(Repeat Chorus)
I’ll wear the robe and you wear the crown, (oh, Lordy)
I’ll wear the robe and you wear the crown,
I’ll wear the robe and you wear the crown,
Look away beyond the blue.
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(Repeat Chorus)
LOVE HIM IN THE MORNING
Love him in the morning
When you see the sun arising
Love him in the evening
Because he took you through the day
And in the in between times
When you feel the pressure rising
Remember that he loves you and
He promises to stay.
FATHER ABRAHAM
Father Abraham had many sons
and many sons had Father Abraham
And I am one of them
And so are you
So lets just praise the Lord
Right Arm
(Repeat with the following to add after Right Arm)
Left Arm
Right Foot
Left Foot
Nod your head
Turn around
Sit down
MICHAEL, ROW THE BOAT ASHORE
Michael, row the boat ashore,
Alleluia.
Michael, row the boat ashore,
Alleluia.
Got to reach the other side,
Alleluia.
Got to reach the other side,
Alleluia.
River Jordan’s deep and wide,
Alleluia.
River Jordan’s deep and wide,
Alleluia.
River Jordan’s wet and cold,
Alleluia.
River Jordan’s wet and cold,
Alleluia.
Chills the body not the soul,
Alleluia.
Chills the body not the soul,
Alleluia.
Michael, row the boat ashore,
Alleluia.
Michael, row the boat ashore,
Alleluia.
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KUM BA YAH
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah,
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah,
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah,
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah,
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah,
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah,
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah,
Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah,
Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah,
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah,
Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah,
Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah,
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah.
BLIND MAN
Blind man stood by the road and he cried,
Blind man stood by the road and he cried,
Blind man stood by the road and he cried,
He cried oh, oh, oh,
Show me the way.
Show me the way.
Show me the way.
The way to go home.
We all stood by the road and we cried,
We all stood by the road and we cried,
We all stood by the road and we cried,
We cried oh, oh, oh,
Show us the way.
Show us the way.
Show us the way.
The way to go home.
Jesus stood by the road and he cried,
Jesus stood by the road and he cried,
Jesus stood by the road and he cried,
He cried oh, oh, oh,
I am the truth.
I am the light.
I am the way.
The way to go home.
Jesus.
FATHER, I ADORE YOU
Father, I adore you,
Lay my life before you,
Oh, how I love you.
Spirit, I adore you,
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Lay my life before you,
Oh, how I love you.
Jesus, I adore you,
Lay my life before you,
Oh, how I love you.
Three in one, I adore you,
Lay my life before you,
Oh, how I love you.
PASS IT ON
It only takes a spark,
to get a fire going.
And soon all those around,
can warm up in it’s glowing.
That’s how it is with God’s love,
Once you’ve experienced it.
You spread his love, to everyone
You want to pass it on.
What a wondrous time is spring,
when all the trees are budding,
the birds begin to sing,
The flowers start their blooming!
That’s how it is with God’s love
Once you’ve experienced it,
You want to sing
It’s fresh like spring,
You want to pass it on.
I’ll shout it from the mountain top
(spoken - Praise God!)
I want my world to know,
the Lord of love has come to me
I want to pass it on.
I’ll shout it from the mountain top
(spoken - Praise God!)
I want my world to know,
the Lord of love has come to me, I want to pass it on.
PMA
Comanches, Blackfeet, Leaders, or Directors:
Hey Campers, how’s your PMA?
Campers: Boy are we enthusiastic, H-A-P-P-Y!
BABY BUMBLE BEE
I’m bringing home a baby bumble bee.
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me.
I’m bringing home a baby bumble bee.
Buzzy wuzzy wuzzy wuzzy whoops he stung me.
I’m bringing home a baby kitty cat.
What will my mommy think of that.
I’m bringing home a baby kitty cat.
Meow, meow, whoops she scratched me.
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I’m bringing home a baby snake named Kate.
Won’t my mommy run and get the rake.
I’m bringing home a baby snake named Kate.
Ssssssssssss whoops she bit me.
I’m bringing home a baby frog named Paul.
Won’t my mommy hide behind the wall.
I’m bringing home a baby frog named Paul.
Ribbit, ribbit, whoops there’s a wart.
I’m bringing home a baby dinosaur.
Won’t my mommy hide behind the door.
I’m bringing home a baby dinosaur.
(stomp feet quickly) Whoops he squashed me.
LITTLE GREEN FROG
Barumph went the little green frog, one day.
Barumph went the little green frog.
Barumph went the little green frog, one day.
And his eyes went yenk, yank, yonk.
Now I’ve heard a frog go floaty oaty oh
floaty oaty oh
floaty oaty oh
Now I’ve heard a frog go floaty oaty oh
But never go yenk, yank, yonk!
UMN, ANH
Umn, anh, went the little green frog one day.
Umn, anh went the little green frog.
Umn, anh went the little green frog one day.
And his eyes went umn, anh too.
Honk, honk went the big red truck one day.
Splish, splash went the little green frog.
And his eyes didn’t go umn, anh anymore.
‘Cause he got licked up by dog.
Arf, arf.
BOOM CHICK A BOOM
I said a boom chick a boom
I said a boom chick a boom
I said a boom chick a rocka chicka rocka, chicka boom
Uhhh huh ... Oh, yeah … one more time ...
Janitor style ... (broom) Underwater style (lips) etc.
BROWN SQUIRREL
Brown squirrel, brown squirrel, Shake your bushy tail,
Brown squirrel, brown squirrel, Shake your bushy tail,
Wrinkle up your little nose, put some nuts between your toes.
Brown squirrel, brown squirrel, Shake your bushy tail.
(Repeat faster and faster)
DIP, DIP AND SWING
My paddle’s keen and bright
Flashing with silver.
Swift as the wild goose flight
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Dip, dip and swing.
Dip, dip and swing her back
Flashing with silver
Follow the wild goose flight
Dip, dip and swing
Dip, dip and swing
FISHY IN A BOWL
Oh, I wish I were a fishy in a bowl, in a bowl.
Oh, I wish I were a fishy in a bowl, in a bowl.
I’d swim around so cutey,
and without my bathing suity.
Oh, I wish I were a fishy in a bowl, in a bowl.
Oh, I wish I were a little piece of orange, piece of orange.
Oh, I wish I were a little piece of orange, piece of orange.
I’d squishy and I’d squirty,
over everybody’s shirty.
Oh, I wish I were a little piece of orange, piece of orange.
Oh, I wish I were a little hypodermic, hypodermic.
Oh, I wish I were a little hypodermic, hypodermic.
I’d chase them until I caught them,
and I’d stick them in the bottom.
Oh, I wish I were a little hypodermic, hypodermic.
Oh, I wish I were a little English Sparrow, English Sparrow.
Oh, I wish I were a little English Sparrow, English Sparrow.
I’d sitty on the steeple,
And spitty on the people.
Oh, I wish I were a little English Sparrow, English Sparrow.
Oh, I wish I were a Pepsi-cola, Pepsi-cola.
Oh, I wish I were a Pepsi-cola, Pepsi-cola.
I’d go down with a slurpy,
And I’d come up with the burpy.
Oh, I wish I were a Pepsi-cola, Pepsi-cola.
Oh, I wish I were a little radio, radio.
Oh, I wish I were a little radio, radio.
I’d go click!
SHE’LL BE COMING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes. (toot, toot)
She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes. (toot, toot)
She’ll be coming round the mountain, she’ll be coming round the mountain,
she’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes. (toot, toot, yee haw)
She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes, (whoa back!)
She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes, (whoa back!)
She’ll be driving six white horses, she’ll be driving six white horses,
She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes, (whoa back, toot, toot, yee haw)
We will all go out to meet her when she comes, (hi babe)
We will all go out to meet her when she comes, (hi babe)
We will all go out to meet her, we will all go out to meet her,
We will all go out to meet her when she comes. (hi babe, whoa back, toot, toot, yee haw)
We will kill the old red rooster when she comes, (hack, hack)
We will kill the old red rooster when she comes, (hack, hack)
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We will kill the old red rooster, we will kill the old red rooster,
We will kill the old red rooster when she comes. (hack, hack, hi babe, whoa back, toot, toot, yee
haw)
We will have chicken and dumplings when she comes, (yum, yum)
We will have chicken and dumplings when she comes, (yum, yum)
We will have chicken and dumplings, we will have chicken and dumplings,
We will have chicken and dumplings when she comes, (yum, yum, hack, hack, hi babe, whoa
back, toot, toot, yee haw)
She will wear red pajamas when she comes, (scratch, scratch)
She will wear red pajamas when she comes, (scratch, scratch)
She will wear red pajamas, she will wear red pajamas,
She will wear red pajamas when she comes, (scratch, scratch, yum, yum, hack, hack, hi babe,
whoa back, toot, toot, yee haw)
She will have to sleep with Grandma when she comes, (snore, snore)
She will have to sleep with Grandma when she comes, (snore, snore)
She will have to sleep with Grandma, she will have to sleep with Grandma,
She will have to sleep with Grandma when she comes, (snore, snore, scratch, scratch, yum, yum,
hack, hack, hi babe, whoa back, toot, toot, yea haw)
BILL GROGAN’S GOAT
Bill Grogan’s goat, (echo)
was feeling fine. (echo)
Ate three red shirts, (echo)
from off the line. (echo)
Bill took a stick, (echo)
gave him a whack. (echo)
And tied him to (echo)
A railroad track. (echo)
The whistle blew. (toot, toot, toot)
The train grew nigh. (toot, toot, toot)
Bill Grogan’s goat (echo)
was doomed to die. (echo)
He gave three moans. (OH, OH, OH)
Of mortal pain. (OH, OH, OH)
Coughed up those shirts. (echo)
And he flagged the train. (echo)
AN AUSTRIAN WENT YODELING
An Austrian went yodeling
on a mountain top high,
When along came an avalanche,
interrupting his cry!
Oh, he went:
Chorus:
Yo-delayyy, keeee....
Yo-delayyy, keeee (swish!)
Yo-delayyy, keeee....
Yo-delayyy, keeee (swish!)
Yo-delayyy, keeee....
Yo-delayyy, keeee (swish!)
Yo-delayy keeee, yo!
Other Verses And Their Actions:
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Grizzly bear: grrr! (hands curled up into claws)
Saint Bernard: pant, pant! (hands up like paws, tongue hanging out)
Skier: stsch, stsch (hands back and forth)
Lumberjack: timber (hand at elbow of other hand like tree and then let it fall)
Hunter: Bang, bang (hands like guns)
Blackfoot: Pe-you (hold nose and swish other hand in front of nose)
MAGALENA
Chorus:
I say, Magalena - Hagalena oopa tokka wokka tokka olga nolga poga
was her name. Toot toot.
She had 7 hairs on the top of her head.
Three were alive and four were dead.
(Repeat Chorus)
She had two eyes in the center of her head.
One painted green and the other painted red.
(Repeat Chorus)
She had two ears on the side of her head.
One was iron and the other was lead.
(Repeat Chorus)
She had two holes in the center of her nose.
One was open and the other was closed.
(Repeat Chorus)
She had two teeth in the center of her mouth.
One pointed north and the other pointed south.
(Repeat Chorus)
She had two arms like a baseball bat.
One was skinny and the other was fat.
(Repeat Chorus)
She had two legs like a bathroom mat.
Don’t ask me how they got like that.
(Repeat Chorus)
Then one day poor Magalena got hit by a ten ton truck - OOHHH!
And the driver had to buy a new machine.
(Repeat Chorus)
CHESTER
Oh (make o shape coming from the mouth)
Chester (touch your chest)
have you (point away from self)
heard about (touch your ear)
Harry? (touch your hair)
Just (touch your chest)
got back (touch your back over your shoulder)
from the army. (crossing the arms touch first your left arm then your right arm)
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I (point to self)
hear he (touch your ear)
knows (touch your nose)
how to wear a rose. (make an o shape and put it over your left side of chest)
Hip (touch your right hip with your right elbow)
hip (touch your left hip with your left elbow)
hooray (raise first your right fist then your left fist into the air)
for the army. (crossing the arms touch first your left arm then your right arm)
WITH MY HAND ON MY SHOULDER
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my head thinker my darling, my dear.
Head thinker and that’s what I learned at the camp. (Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my eye winker, my darling, my dear.
Eye winker, head thinker and that’s what I learned at the camp. (Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my nose smeller, my darling, my dear.
Nose smeller, eye winker, head thinker and that’s what I learned at the camp. (Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my boy kisser, my darling, my dear.
Boy kisser, nose smeller, eye winker, head thinker and that’s what I learned at the camp. (Hut
name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my chin chopper, my darling, my dear.
Chin chopper, boy kisser, nose smeller, eye winker head thinker and that’s what I learned at the
camp. (Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my throat scratcher, my darling, my dear.
Throat scratcher, chin chopper, boy kisser, nose smeller, eye winker, head thinker and that’s what
I learned at the camp. (Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my heart breaker, my darling, my dear.
Heart breaker, throat scratcher, chin chopper, boy kisser, nose smeller, eye winker, head thinker
and that’s what I learned at the camp. (Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my tummy acher, my darling, my dear.
Tummy acher, heart breaker, throat scratcher, chin chopper, boy kisser, nose smeller, eye winker,
head thinker and that’s what I learned at the camp. (Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my hip shaker, my darling, my dear.
Hip shaker, tummy acher, heart breaker, throat scratcher, chin chopper, boy kisser, nose smeller,
eye winker, head thinker and that’s what I learned at the camp. (Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my knee knocker, my darling, my dear.
Knee knocker, hip shaker, tummy acher, heart breaker, throat scratcher, chin chopper, boy kisser,
nose smeller, eye winker, head thinker and that’s what I learned at the camp. (Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my shin scraper, my darling, my dear.
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Shin scraper, knee knocker, hip shaker, tummy acher, heart breaker, throat scratcher, chin
chopper, boy kisser, nose smeller, eye winker, head thinker and that’s what I learned at the camp.
(Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my ankle sprainer, my darling, my dear.
Ankle sprainer, shin scraper, knee knocker, hip shaker, tummy acher, heart breaker, throat
scratcher, chin chopper, boy kisser, nose smeller, eye winker, head thinker and that’s what I
learned at the camp. (Hut name)
With my hand on my shoulder and what’s this right here?
This is my toe stomper, my darling, my dear.
Toe stomper, ankle sprainer, shin scraper, knee knocker, hip shaker, tummy acher, heart
breaker, throat scratcher, chin chopper, boy kisser, nose smeller, eye winker head thinker and
that’s what I learned at the camp. (Hut name)
PATSY OREE-AY
Eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-one,
American railroad just begun,
American railroad just begun,
Working on the railroad.
Chorus:
Patsy oree - oree - ay.
Patsy oree - oree - ay.
Patsy oree - oree - ay.
Working on the railroad.
Eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-two,
Looking around for something to do,
Looking around for something to do,
Working on the railroad.
(Repeat Chorus)
Eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-three,
Railroad company accepted me,
Railroad company accepted me,
Working on the railroad.
(Repeat Chorus)
Eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-four,
Found my back was mighty sore,
Found my back was mighty sore,
Working on the railroad.
(Repeat Chorus)
Eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-five,
Found myself more dead than alive,
Found myself more dead than alive,
Working on the railroad.
(Repeat Chorus)
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Eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-six,
Stepped on a pile of dynamite sticks,
Stepped on a pile of dynamite sticks,
Working on the railroad.
(Repeat Chorus)
Eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-seven,
Found myself on the way to heaven,
Found myself on the way to heaven,
Working on the railroad.
(Repeat Chorus)
Eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-eight,
Pickin’ the lock at the pearly gate,
Pickin’ the lock at the pearly gate,
Working on the railroad.
(Repeat Chorus)
Eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-nine,
Floating around on the clouds sublime,
Floating around on the clouds sublime,
Working on the railroad.
(Repeat Chorus)
Eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-ten,
Let’s go back and start again,
Let’s go back and start again,
Working on the railroad.
(Repeat Chorus)
WAY UP YONDER
Way up yonder in the frozen north.
In the land of the Eskimos.
I got shipwrecked on the Mary Jane
And I don’t care if I never get home again.
Oh Lordy.
She’s my honey from the Honolulu’s.
Grand old place I know.
She’s in the wrong,
I’m in the right.
She stays out most every night.
The nights are six months long.
My dog Lima likes to roam.
One day he came roaming home.
Full of ticks and various things.
Where in the heck is Lima Bean?
A little bee-ay-ee-ay-ee
Sat on a limb-ay-imb-ay-imb
A little boy-ay-oy-ay-oy
Looked up at him-ay-im-ay-im
the little boy-ay-oy-ay-oy
picked up a stick-ay-ick-ay-ick
and gave that bee-ay-ee-ay-ee
an awful lick-ay-ick-ay-ick.
That little bee-ay-ee-ay-ee
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began to sting-ay-ing-ay-ing
that little boy-ay-oy-ay-oy
like everthing-ay-ing-ay-ing.
That little boy-ay-oy-ay-oy
began to yell-ay-ell-ay-ell
and told that bee-ay-ee-ay-ee
To go away down upon the Sewanee River
That’s where the bad bees go.
Hey!
MOTHER HUBBARD
Comanches and Blackfeet: Old Mother Hubbard she sent me to you.
Leaders and Campers:
What she say for me to do?
Comanches and Blackfeet: She say beat one hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
Leaders and Campers:
She say beat one hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
Comanches and Blackfeet: Old Mother Hubbard she sent me to you.
Leaders and Campers:
What she say for me to do?
Comanches and Blackfeet: She say beat two hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
(beating left fist on left leg)
Leaders and Campers:
She say beat two hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
(beating left fist on left leg)
Comanches and Blackfeet: Old Mother Hubbard she sent me to you.
Leaders and Campers:
What she say for me to do?
Comanches and Blackfeet: She say beat three hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
(beating left fist on left leg)
(tapping right foot)
Leaders and Campers:
She say beat three hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
(beating left fist on left leg)
(tapping right foot)
Comanches and Blackfeet: Old Mother Hubbard she sent me to you.
Leaders and Campers:
What she say for me to do?
Comanches and Blackfeet: She say beat four hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
(beating left fist on left leg)
(tapping right foot)
(tapping left foot)
Leaders and Campers:
She say beat four hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
(beating left fist on left leg)
(tapping right foot)
(tapping left foot)
Comanches and Blackfeet: Old Mother Hubbard she sent me to you.
Leaders and Campers:
What she say for me to do?
Comanches and Blackfeet: She say beat five hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
(beating left fist on left leg)
(tapping right foot)
(tapping left foot)
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Leaders and Campers:
(nodding head)
She say beat five hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
(beating left fist on left leg)
(tapping right foot)
(tapping left foot)
(nodding head)
Comanches and Blackfeet: Old Mother Hubbard she sent me to you.
Leaders and Campers:
What she say for me to do?
Comanches and Blackfeet: She say beat six hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
(beating left fist on left leg)
(tapping right foot)
(tapping left foot)
(nodding head)
(bouncing in seat)
Leaders and Campers:
She say beat six hammer like you see me do.
(beating right fist on right leg)
(beating left fist on left leg)
(tapping right foot)
(tapping left foot)
(nodding head)
(bouncing in seat)
(Continue song in reverse dropping one number and one movement)
The last verse is:
Comanches and Blackfeet: Old Mother Hubbard she sent me to you.
Leaders and Campers:
What she say for me to do?
Comanches and Blackfeet: She say beat no hammer!
Then all are silent!
JOHNNY REBECK
Once there was a Dutchman, his name was Johnny Rebeck.
He used to deal with sausages and sauerkraut by the peck.
One day he invented a wonderful machine.
Oh, Johnny Rebeck, Oh, Johnny Rebeck,
How could you be so mean?
Chorus:
Oh, Johnny Rebeck, Oh, Johnny Rebeck,
How could you be so mean?
I told you you’d be sorry for inventing that machine!
Now all the neighbors cats and dogs will never more be seen.
They’ll all be ground to sausages, in Johnny Rebeck’s machine!
One day a boy came walking, a-walking in the store.
He bought a pound of sausages, and laid them on the floor.
Then he began to whistle, and whistled up a tune.
And all the little sausages would dance around the room.
(Repeat Chorus)
One day the darn thing broke - Ugh!
It simply would no go - Ugh!
So Johnny Rebeck stuck in his neck to see what made it so.
His wife was having a nightmare, and walking in her sleep.
She gave the crank a heck of a yank 16
And Johnny Rebeck was meat!
(Repeat Chorus)
WE ARE THE RED MEN
We are the red men, strong and quaint.
In our feathers and war paint.
Pow-wow, pow-wow,
We are the men of the olden how.
We are the red men,
Feathers in our head men,
Down beneath the dead men,
Umph, pow-wow!
We come home from fighting afar.
Greeted by our long-nosed squaw.
Pow-wow, pow-wow,
We are the men of the olden how.
We are the red men,
Feathers in our head men,
Down beneath the dead men,
Umph, pow-wow!
We don’t fight with sticks or stones,
Bows and arrows, bricks or bones.
Pow-wow, pow-wow,
We are the men of the olden how.
We are the red men,
Feathers in our head men,
Down beneath the dead men,
Umph, pow-wow!
LOLLYPOP
L-O-DOUBLE L-Y
P-O-P spells lollypop, lollypop.
It’s the only decent kind of candy, candy.
Man that made it must have been a dandy, dandy.
L-O-DOUBLE L-Y
P-O-P, you see.
It’s a lick upon a stick,
Guaranteed to make you sick,
Lollypop for me.
When you come to the end of a lollypop,
And sit alone with the stick, ick, ick.
When you think of the one in the candy shop,
Of which you would like a lick, ick, ick.
When you think what the end of a lollypop,
Can mean for a tired tongue, ung, ung.
When your lollypop is all sucked and gone,
And you long for another one, un, un.
ICE WAGON
Here we go a riding on the ice wagon,
Riding on the ice wagon,
Riding on the ice wagon,
Here we go a riding on the ice wagon,
Listen to the tale of wo-o-o-ah!
Any ice today, lady? No-o-o!
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Well, here we go a riding on the ice wagon,
Riding on the ice wagon,
Riding on the ice wagon,
Here we go a riding on the ice wagon,
Listen to the tale of wo-o-o-ah!
Any ice today, lady? No-o-o!
Well, here we go a riding on the ice wagon,
Riding on the ice wagon,
Riding on the ice wagon,
Here we go a riding on the ice wagon,
Listen to the tale of wo-o-o-ah!
Any ice today, lady? Yes - fifty pounds!
JOHN JACOB JINKLEHEIMER SMITH
John Jacob Jinkleheimer Smith,
That’s my name, too.
Whenever I go out, people always shout:
There goes John Jacob Jinkleheimer Smith!
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da!
(Repeat, getting softer each time except for last line)
MISS EFFY
Oh, Miss Effy was her name and the way she won her fame
was being handy with a gun and she drove the men insane.
She would whip out her pistol and shoot most any guy,
then she’d sing out this alibi:
Chorus:
I didn’t know the gun was loaded,
And I’m so sorry my friend - MY FRIEND!
I didn’t know the gun was loaded,
And I’ll never ever do it again - AGAIN!
Well, one night she had a date with a wrestling heavyweight
and he tried a brand new hold she did not appreciate.
So she whipped out her pistol, and shot him in the knee,
then she sang out this little plea:
(Repeat Chorus)
Well, the millionaire in town started taking her around;
It was fine until he said, “Let’s one social night be wed.”
So she whipped out her pistol and shot him in the side
and she fell on her knees and cried:
(Repeat Chorus)
Well, one day she made a slip, shot the sheriff in the hip,
and the law took a hand and made Miss Effy take the stand,
And she said, “Oh, Your Honor, I’m sure you’ll let me loose
when you hear my one excuse!”
(Repeat Chorus)
Well, the jury all agreed that Miss Effy should be freed;
but the sheriff’s jealous wife was indignant, yes indeed,
So she borrowed that pistol, and shot that village bell,
and she sang out as Miss Effy fell:
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(Repeat Chorus)
HORSES RUN AROUND
Horses run around, their feet up off the ground,
and who will wind the clock while I’m away - away?
Go get the Listerine sisters got a beau
and the boys best friend is his mother - his mother.
While looking through a window, a second story window,
I fell and sprained my eyebrow on the pavement - the pavement.
Go get the ax there’s a hair on baby’s chin
and I hope that Grandma’s glasses will fit Jimmy - fit Jimmy.
While looking through a knothole, in grandpa’s wooden leg,
Why do they build the seashore near the ocean - the ocean.
Feed the baby garlic so you’ll find him in the dark,
And they dug up Jimmy’s grave to build a sewer - a sewer.
NOAH
The Lord said to Noah,
There’s going to be a flood-y, flood-y.
The Lord said to Noah,
There’s going to be a flood-y, flood-y.
Get those children (clap) out of the muddy, muddy.
Children of the Lord.
Noah, he built him,
He built him an ark-y, ark-y.
Noah, he built him,
He built him an ark-y, ark-y.
Made it out of (clap) hickory barky, barky.
Children of the Lord.
The animals they came in,
They came in by twosees, twosees.
The animals they came in,
They came in by twosees, twosees.
Elephants and (clap) kangaroosees, roosees.
Children of the Lord.
It rained and rained,
For forty daysees, daysees.
It rained and rained,
For forty daysees, daysees.
Almost drove those (clap) children crazy, crazy.
Children of the Lord.
The sun came out,
And dried up the land-y, land-y.
The sun came out,
And dried up the land-y, land-y.
Everything was (clap) fine and dandy, dandy.
Children of the Lord.
The animals they came out,
They came out by threesees, threesees.
The animals they came out,
They came out by threesees, threesees.
Must have been those (clap) birds and beesees, beesees.
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Children of the Lord.
So, rise and shine,
And give God your glory, glory.
So, rise and shine,
And give God your glory, glory.
Rise and shine and (clap) give God your glory, glory.
Children of the Lord.
LITTLE TOMMY TINKER
Little Tommy Tinker
Sat on a clinker
He began to cry - Ma-a - Ma-a!
Poor little innocent guy!
(sing once together then as a round)
SCOTLAND’S BURNING
Scotland’s burning!
Scotland’s burning!
Look out! Look out!
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
Pour on water! Pour on water!
False alarm! False alarm!
(sing through once together and then sing as a round)
MAKE NEW FRIENDS
Make new friends, but keep the old.
One is silver and the other gold.
A circle is round, it has no end.
And that’s how long I want to be your friend.
(sing through once together and then sing as a round)
MY DAME
My dame had a lame tame crane.
My dame had a crane that was lame.
Oh, I pray gentle Jane that
My dame’s lame tame crane
Drinks and comes home again.
(make a popping sound with mouth)
Wheeee!
(sing through once together and then as a round)
Motions: dame - show curves in the air
lame - tuck one hand under your arm
tame - put palm to head
crane -put wrist to head with hand sticking out
EACH CAMPFIRE LIGHTS ANEW
Each campfire lights anew,
The flame of friendship true.
The joy we’ve had in knowing you,
will last our whole life through.
And as the embers die away.
We wish that we might always stay.
But since we cannot have our way.
We’ll come again some other day.
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OH, YOU CAN’T GET TO HEAVEN
Oh, you can’t get to heaven, (echo)
on roller skates. (echo)
Cause you’ll roll right by (echo)
Those pearly gates. (echo)
All: Oh, you can’t get to heaven on roller skates. Cause you’ll roll right by those pearly gates.
Ain’t gonna grieve my Lord no more, no more, no more.
Oh, you can’t get to heaven, (echo)
In a rocking chair (echo)
Cause a rocking chair (echo)
Won’t get you there. (echo)
All: Oh, you can’t get to heaven in a rocking chair. Cause a rocking chair won’t get you there.
Ain’t gonna grieve my Lord no more, no more, no more.
Oh, you can’t get to heaven, (echo)
In a limousine (echo)
Cause the Lord don’t sell (echo)
No gasoline. (echo)
All: Oh, you can’t get to heaven in a limousine. Cause the Lord don’t sell no gasoline.
Ain’t gonna grieve my Lord no more, no more, no more.
Oh, you can’t get to heaven, (echo)
In a motorcar, (echo)
Cause a motorcar, (echo)
Won’t go that far. (echo)
All: Oh, you can’t get to heaven in a motorcar. Cause a motorcar won’t go that far.
Ain’t gonna grieve my Lord no more, no more, no more.
If you get there (echo)
Before I do (echo)
Just reach right down (echo)
And pull me through. (echo)
All: If you get there before I do, just reach right down and pull me through.
Ain’t gonna grieve my Lord no more, no more, no more.
If I get there (echo)
Before you do (echo)
I’ll reach right down (echo)
And pull you through. (echo)
All: If I get there before you do, I’ll reach right down and pull you through.
Ain’t gonna grieve my Lord no more, no more, no more.
MONDAY WASHDAY
Today is Monday,
Today is Monday.
Monday wash day.
All my loving brothers I wish the same to you.
Today is Tuesday,
Today is Tuesday.
Tuesday string beans, Monday wash day.
All my loving brothers I wish the same to you.
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Today is Wednesday,
Today is Wednesday,
Wednesday roast beef, Tuesday string beans, Monday wash day.
All my loving brothers I wish to same to you.
Today is Thursday,
Today is Thursday,
Thursday soup, Wednesday roast beef, Tuesday string beans, Monday wash day.
All my loving brothers I wish to same to you.
Today is Friday,
Today is Friday,
Friday fish, Thursday soup, Wednesday roast beef, Tuesday string beans, Monday wash day.
All my loving brothers I wish to same to you.
Today is Saturday,
Today is Saturday,
Saturday payday, Friday fish, Thursday soup, Wednesday roast beef, Tuesday string beans,
Monday wash day.
All my loving brothers I wish to same to you.
Today is Sunday,
Today is Sunday,
Sunday church, Saturday payday, Friday fish, Thursday soup, Wednesday roast beef, Tuesday
string beans, Monday wash day.
All my loving brothers I wish to same to you.
SIPPING CIDER
The cutest boy (echo)
I ever saw (echo)
Was sippin’ ci- (echo)
-der through a straw. (echo)
All: The cutest boy I ever saw was sipping cider through a straw.
I asked him if (echo)
He’d show me how (echo)
To sip some ci- (echo)
-der through a straw. (echo)
All: I asked him if he’d show me how to sip some cider through a straw.
He said, Of, course, (echo)
I’ll show you how (echo)
To sip some ci- (echo)
-der through a straw. (echo)
All: He said, Of course, I’ll show you how to sip some cider through a straw.
So cheek to cheek (echo)
And jaw to jaw (echo)
we sipped some ci- (echo)
-der through a straw. (echo)
All: So cheek to cheek and jaw to jaw we sipped some cider through a straw.
Then, suddenly (echo)
that straw did slip (echo)
And we were sip- (echo)
-ping lip to lip. (echo)
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All: Then, suddenly that straw did slip and we were sipping lip to lip.
That’s how I got (echo)
my mother-in-law (echo)
and forty-eight kids (echo)
to call me maw. (echo)
All: That’s how I got my mother-in-law and forty-eight kids to call me maw.
The moral of (echo)
the story is (echo)
don’t sip your ci- (echo)
-der through a straw. (echo)
All: The moral of the story is don’t sip your cider through a straw. SIP MILK!
HAPPY AM I
Happy am I at Winnataska
singin' a song the whole day long
Come and join in our song bum bum bum bum at Winnataska
Happy am I
H-A-double P-Y-A-M-I
(repeat clapping)
WINNATASKA’S BAND
Have you heard Winnataska's band? Umpa umpa ump pa pa.
Don't you think that it is grand? Umpa umpa ump pa pa.
And we all sit in a ring
And the leader pulls the string
And we all begin to sing
And we sing the same ole thing!
Tra la la la la la What a happy melody.
Tra la la la la la. Like the birdies in the trees (tweet tweet)
Tra la la la la la la. Won't you come and play with me?
Tra la la la la la la la la la la la la.
Winnataska, hats off to thee.
To your ideals true we will ever be.
Firm and strong united are we.
Here we hold our standards high,
Praises ring out to the sky.
Honors to all your days.
Rah rah rah (repeat clapping).
DESPERADO
There was a desperado from the wild and wooly west.
Who went into Chicago just to give the west a rest.
He wore a big sombrero and a gun beneath his vest,
and everywhere he went he gave a war-hoop.
Chorus:
He was a big bold man,
was this desperado
from Cripple Creek
way down in Colorado
and he horsed around
just like a wild tornado
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and everywhere he went
he gave his war-hoop
He went to Coney Island
just to take in all the sights
he saw the hoochi coochies
and the girls in purple tights.
He got so darned excited that
he shot out all the lights,
and everywhere he went
he gave his war-hoop.
(Repeat Chorus)
One day a fat policeman came
a walking down the street
he saw this desperado come a
strolling down his beat
he took him by the whiskers
and he took him by the seat,
and put him where he
couldn't give his war-hoop.
(Repeat Chorus)
Do an Indian war whoop!
RAIN BARREL SONG
Campers, come out and play with me,
And bring your dollies three.
Climb up my apple tree,
Look down my rain barrel, slide down my cellar door,
And we’ll be jolly friends forevermore.
Oh, she couldn’t come out and playIt was a lovely dayWith tearful eye she breathed a sigh
And I could hear her say,
I’m sorry camper, I cannot play with you,
My dolly has the flu, boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.
Ain’t got no rain barrel, ain’t got no cellar door,
But we’ll be jolly friends forevermore.
DUMMY LINE
Chorus:
Dummy Line, Dummy Line
Rise and shine on the Dummy Line
Rise and shine, I'll pay my fine
I'm ridin' on the Dummy on the Dummy Dummy Line.
Some folks say the Dummy don't run
but let me tell you what the Dummy done done.
Left Birmingham at half past one
and got to Winnataska at the setting of the sun.
(Repeat Chorus)
Had a brother, his name was Bill.
Fought in the battle of Bunker Hill.
Battle was hot, I will allow.
But it's an even hotter place where Bill is now.
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(Repeat Chorus)
Had a sister, her name was Jill.
Had a face like a lemon peel.
Had a wart on the end of her chin.
She said it was a dimple, but a dimple turns in.
(Repeat Chorus)
Three little tigers (kittens) on a Saturday night,
Tried to get to Heaven on the tail of a kite.
Kite tail broke and down they fell.
Instead of going to heaven they went to well!
(Repeat Chorus)
Horse and a flea and three little mice.
Sat in a corner a shootin' dice.
Horse he got up and sat on the flea.
And the flea said whoops there a horsy on me.
(Repeat Chorus)
Some folks say a preacher won’t steal.
But I found three in my cornfield.
One had a bushel and one had a peck.
And one had a cornstalk around his neck.
(Repeat Chorus)
Some folks say the Dummy don't run
but let me tell you what the Dummy done done.
Left Winnataska at half past one
and got to Birmingham at the setting of the sun.
(Repeat Chorus)
BE KIND TO YOUR WEB FOOTED FRIENDS
Be kind to your web-footed friends.
For a duck may be somebody’s mother.
Be kind to your friends in the swamp,
where the weather is always damp.
You may think that this is the end.
Well it is!
DOODLE LE DO
Please sing to me
that sweet melody
called Doodle le do
Doodle le do
I like the rest
but what I like best
is Doodle le do
Doodle le do
The simplest tune
there isn't much to it
You don't have to sing
Just Doodleydo it.
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I like to show
wherever I go
just Doodle le doodle
le do do
Repeat faster and faster!!!!
DO YOUR EARS HANG LOW?
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can ya tie 'em in a knot?
Can ya tie 'em in a bow?
Can ya throw them over your shoulder
like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
Repeat faster and faster!!!!
ANNA MAE
Anna Mae where are you going?
Upstairs to take a bath.
Anna Mae with legs like toothpicks
and a neck like a giraffe.
Anna Mae stepped in the bathtub
Anna Mae pulled out the plug
Oh my goodness, oh my soul
there goes Anna Mae down that hole
Anna Mae! Anna Mae! BURP!
Anna Mae how did you get there?
Did you slide down on the soap?
Anna Mae don't lose your patience
Anna Mae don't give up hope
Anna Mae are you still down there?
If so, here comes a rope.
Oh my goodness, oh my soul
here comes Anna Mae up that hole
Anna Mae! Anna Mae! BURP!
THE CALL OF THE FIRE
The call of the fire comes to us through the shadows,
That fall at the close of the day.
Each flame brings us peace and a calmness of spirit,
That drives all our troubles away.
We're thankful for nights and the rest that it bring us,
For days and the joys that they bring.
May we go on believing
In this love we're receiving
Just now round the fire as we sing.
TELL ME WHY
Tell me why the stars do shine,
Tell me why the ivy twines,
Tell me why the ocean's blue,
And I will tell you just why I love you.
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Because God made the stars to shine,
Because God made the ivy twine,
Because God made the oceans blue,
Because God made you that's why I love you.
I had a heart and it was true,
Now it has gone from me to you,
Take care of it as I have done,
For you have two hearts and I have none.
A gift that came from God above.
He created you for me to love.
He picked you out from all the rest.
And that is why I love you best.
GOD GAVE THE WISEMEN
God gave the Wisemen their wisdom
and to the poets their dreams
to father and mother
their love for each other
but he left me out so it seems.
I went around broken hearted
thinking life was an empty affair
But then God gave me you
It was then that I knew
He had given me more than my share.
With someone like you,
a pal so good and true
I'd like to leave the world
behind and go and find
a place that's known to God alone
just a spot to call our own.
We'll find a perfect piece
where joy will never cease
Somewhere beneath the western sky
just you and I
We’ll build a sweet little nest
somewhere out in the west
we'll watch the rest of the world go by.
HERE AT CAMP
Chorus:
Here at camp the trees grow tall,
Without the help of man.
Here at camp the rain drops fall,
Only if they can.
God made Winnataska and he gave it to campers just like us.
Winnataska campers follow faithfully.
While singing camp songs, always cheerfully
Bible, crafts and swimming rate the same with me,
We cannot count the many friends that we have made so far,
These things Winnataska girls we truly are.
(Repeat Chorus)
When time to go comes, we know what will last.
Not the disappointments, they'll stay in the past,
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The spirit of these campgrounds will forever grow,
In the hearts of Winnataska girls that we truly know.
DESERT SILVERY BLUE
Desert silvery blue beneath the pale moonlight
Coyotes yappin' lazy on the hill
Sleepy winks of lightening down the far skyline
(some may know it as - Silver stars a twinkling down the far skyline)
Time for mill and cattle to be still.
Chorus:
Slow down the lightning's far away
The coyotes nothing sceary
Just singing to his deary
Yo, ho I'm on a holiday
So settle down your cattle ‘til the morning.
Nothing out there on the plains that you folks need
Nothing out there seems to catch your eye.
Still you gotta watch em' or they'll all stampede
Plunging down some royal bank to die.
(Repeat Chorus)
A MAN WITHOUT A WOMAN
A man without a woman
Is like a fish without a tail.
A boat without a rudder.
A ship without a sail
A man without a woman
is like a wreck upon the sand.
But there’s one thing worse
in this universe
And that’s a woman, I said a woman,
I said a woman without a man.
Oh, you can roll a silver dollar
Across the ground and it will roll
across the ground
A woman never knows what a good man she’s got
until she turns him down, down, down, down.
Now listen my honey and listen to me
I want you to understand
The way a silver dollar goes from hand to hand
A woman goes from man to man.
I really mean it.
A woman goes from man to man.
Never give your heart just to one
There's no man worth it under the sun
Keep them all guessing and they'll adore you.
It's a lot of fun. Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
Eyes are blue for dear ole' Yale
Her lips are Harvard's hue, bum, bum
Her golden curls and big white bows
Are Southern's colors too, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
Alabama's crimson and white
And Auburn's orange and blue, bum, bum.
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For fifty thousand college boys
We're striving to be true.
And __________ too!
(Repeat as necessary inserting the name of Comanche and Blackfeet colleges)
YANKEE DIMES
Walked down the street,
Just the other day,
Saw a little boy giving yankee dimes away.
He wasn't a boy scout,
He wasn't a cub,
Just a little poor boy giving away his love.
Yankee dimes for sale,
Get yours today.
Yankee dimes for sale,
They're coming your way.
Give them to your girlfriend,
Or give them to your beau.
Make someone's day a better one to know.
Yankee dimes for sale,
Get yours today.
Yankee dimes for sale,
They're coming your way.
Yankee dimes for sale.
Yankee dimes for sale.
Yankee dimes for sale.
JODY AND THE KID
I would meet you in the morning
On your way down to the river
Waiting patient by the chinaberry tree
With my feet already dusty
From the pathway to the levy
With my little blue jeans rolled up to my knee
You would pay me no attention
As I tagged along beside you
Trying hard to copy everything you did.
But you couldn't keep from smiling
When you'd hear somebody saying
Lookie yonder, there goes Jody and the kid.
Even after we grew older
We could still be seen together
As we walked along the levy holding hands
And as surely as the season's
I had changed into a woman
And you'd lived enough to call yourself a man.
And I'd often lay beside you
In the coolness of the evening
‘Til the morning sun was shining on my head.
And at times when you were sleeping,
I would smile when I'd remember
How they used to call us Jody and the kid.
Now the world's a little older
And the years have changed the river
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There's houses where there didn't used to be.
And on Sundays you go walkin'
Down the pathway to the levy
With another little girl who looks like me.
And it makes the old folks smile
To see her tag along beside you
Doin' little things the way her mama did.
But it gets a little lonesome
When you hear somebody saying
Lookie yonder, there goes Jody and their kid.
MY FRIEND
My friend I think of you daily
I care and it's true
That we shared a lot together,
It's very rare when I see you
So I want you to know that God loves you,
And I do too,
And even though we're hardly ever near
I'll be talking to him . . .about you.
Chorus:
I'll be praying for you every morning
As I start the day with my Lord
I'll be praying that you're walking with Jesus
And abiding in His word.
For you see this Jesus of Nazareth
Means everything to me
He's taken my life, and cleansed my soul,
He's calmed an angry sea
So I want you to know that God loves you,
And I love you too,
And even though we're hardly ever near
I'll be talking to Him . . .about you.
(Repeat Chorus)
For you see you mean so much to me
You always make me smile
For you never give up and you never give in,
You keep going all the while
So I want you to know God loves you,
And I do too,
And even though we're hardly ever near,
I'll be talking to Him . . .about you.
(Repeat Chorus)
STREETS OF LONDON
Have you seen the old man, in the closed down market,
Picking up the papers in his worn out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride,
Hands hang loosely by his side.
Yesterday's papers telling yesterday's news.
Chorus:
So how can you tell me you're lonely,
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And say for you that the sun won't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something that will make you change your mind.
Have you seen the old girl, who walks the streets of London,
Dirt in her hair and her clothes all in rags?
She's no time for talkin', she just keeps on walkin'
Carrying her home in two carrier bags.
(Repeat Chorus)
In the all night cafe' at a quarter past eleven,
Same old man sitting there all alone.
Looking at the world over the rim of his teacup,
Each tea lasts an hour then he wonders home alone.
(Repeat Chorus)
Have you seen the old man, behind the seaman's mission,
Memories fading from the medal ribbons that he wears.
In this windy city, the rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero in a world who doesn't care.
(Repeat Chorus)
I’ll show you London and it will make you change your mind.
I’ll show you London and it will make you change your mind.
WHEN I LOVED HIM
He wasn't quite as handsome as some others I have known.
He wasn't good at conversation when we were alone.
But he had a way of making me believe that I belonged
And it felt like coming home when I found him.
Cause he seemed to be proud of me just walking holding hands.
I didn't think that money was the measure of this man.
But we seemed to fit together as he held me in his arms.
And it left me feeling warm when I loved him.
Cause he brightened up my days like the early morning sun.
And he made what I was doing seem worthwhile.
It's the closest thing to living that I guess I'll ever know.
And it made me want to smile when I loved him.
ALABAMA RAIN
Rainy days in mid-July
Country Sunday mornings
Dusty haze on summer highways
Sweet magnolia calling.
Chorus:
Now and then I find myself
Thinking of the days,
When we were walking
In the Alabama rain.
Drive-in movies, Friday nights
Drinking beer and laughing,
Somehow things were always right,
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I just don't know what happened.
(Repeat Chorus)
We were only kids but then,
I never heard it said
That kids can't fall in love and feel the same,
I can still remember the first time I told you I love you,
On a dusty mid-July,
Country summer's evening,
Weeping willow sang its lullaby
And shared a secret.
(Repeat Chorus)
AFTER DARK
After dark when everything is still,
And the moon comes creeping o'er the hill,
Oh I'll be listening to the waterfall
Whispering to me
Songs of natures call.
Oh, won't you come along?
Along the trail with me,
Leading through
The rustling pine trees.
Oh, I'll be waiting for another day.
Oh, Winnataska mine.
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