Songs, Skits,
Cheers, Run-ons,
and Jokes
Improve any group gathering
Compiled by
Diana Hatch
7/1/2012
A COMPILATION OF SONGS, SKITS, CHEERS, RUN-ONS & JOKES THAT
CAN BE USED FOR GROUP GATHERINGS.
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Contents
Fun Songs............................................................................................ 7
A CAMPER'S WORST FEARS ............................................................ 7
ALICE THE CAMEL ........................................................................... 8
AN AUSTRIAN WENT YODELING ..................................................... 9
ANNOUNCEMENTS ......................................................................... 9
APPLES AND BANANAS ................................................................. 10
BABY BUMBLE BEE........................................................................ 10
BLACK CROW'S SPIRIT................................................................... 11
BLACK SOCKS ................................................................................ 12
BOOM BOOM, AIN'T IT GREAT TO BE CRAZY! .............................. 13
BOOM CHICKA BOOM (a repeat-after-me song) ......................... 14
CAMP COOK’S SOUP SURPRISE .................................................... 14
COMING 'ROUND THE MOUNTAIN .............................................. 15
DO YOUR EARS HANG LOW? ........................................................ 16
FIVE GREEN AND SPECKLED FROGS .............................................. 17
FOUND A PEANUT ........................................................................ 18
THE GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK .................................................. 19
HERE FOR FUN .............................................................................. 19
IT'S A GOOD TIME TO GET ACQUAINTED ..................................... 20
I WISH I WERE A LITTLE BAR OF SOAP .......................................... 20
JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT......................................... 21
LITTLE COTTAGE IN THE WOOD (a song with actions) ................. 21
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LOLLIPOP ...................................................................................... 22
MOM, WASH MY UNDERWEAR ................................................... 23
MORE WE GET TOGETHER (THE) (a song with actions) ............... 24
MY BONNIE (a song with actions) ................................................ 24
OH, MY DARLIN’ CLEMENTINE ..................................................... 25
OLD MISS LEARY (HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT) ........ 26
OTHER DAY I MET A BEAR (THE) (a sing-after-me song) ............. 27
PINK PAJAMAS ............................................................................. 27
PRINCESS PAT (a song with actions) ............................................ 28
THE QUARTERMASTER'S STORE ................................................... 30
RISE AND SHINE (a song with actions) ......................................... 31
SONG THAT NEVER ENDS (THIS IS THE) ....................................... 32
THREE LITTLE FISHIES ................................................................... 32
THREW IT OUT THE WINDOW...................................................... 34
WE’RE HERE ................................................................................. 35
Patriotic Songs ................................................................................. 36
AMERICA (can be sung in a round) .............................................. 36
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL ............................................................ 36
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ................................................. 38
GOD BLESS AMERICA ................................................................... 38
I LOVE AMERICA ........................................................................... 39
MY COUNTRY, 'TIS OF THEE ......................................................... 40
STAR SPANGLED BANNER (THE)................................................... 41
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THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND ............................................................. 41
YANKEE DOODLE .......................................................................... 42
YOU’RE A GRAND OLD FLAG ......................................................... 42
Hymns and Quiet Songs.................................................................... 43
ABIDE WITH ME; ‘TIS EVENTIDE ................................................... 43
AKELA'S TRAIL ............................................................................... 44
AMAZING GRACE .......................................................................... 44
BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR ....................................................................... 45
BE KIND TO YOUR SCOUTING FRIENDS ........................................ 45
CANADIAN VESPERS ..................................................................... 46
COME THOU FONT ....................................................................... 46
FAMILIES CAN BE TOGETHER FOREVER ........................................ 48
HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION ......................................................... 49
HOW GREAT THOU ART ................................................................ 50
I AM A CHILD OF GOD................................................................... 51
I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS (can be sung in a round) ....................... 52
LINGER .......................................................................................... 52
TAPS .............................................................................................. 53
TRUSTY TOMMY ........................................................................... 54
WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS .................................... 54
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE................................................................ 55
YOU GOTTA SING .......................................................................... 55
Cheers ............................................................................................... 56
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Jokes & Run-Ons .............................................................................. 59
Skits .................................................................................................. 62
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Fun Songs
A CAMPER'S WORST FEARS
(Tune: "A Few of My Favorite Things" / Lyrics: Clare Mansfield)
Rain drops on Cub scouts and wet smelly gym socks.
Tent’s dark and crowded and sleeping on sharp rocks.
Small biting insects that fly in my ears;
These are a few of a camper's worst fears.
Building a fire with wet wood and matches.
Lighting the kindling that never quite catches.
Tryin' to endure the sarcasm and jeers,
These are a few of a camper's worst fears.
Chorus:
When the food stinks, and my back kinks,
And my patience has run dry,
I simply remember my snug bed at home
And, then I begin....to cry!
Running to catch up, I fall down the hillside.
Piles of wet laundry that smells like a skunk died.
Listenin' to night sounds that no-one else hears,
These are a few of a camper's worst fears.
Pond scum and algae in my swimming hole.
Hot tempers flaring and fights with my best pal.
Blisters and rashes for me and my peers,
These are a few of a camper's worst fears.
(Chorus)
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ALICE THE CAMEL
C
G
C
Alice the camel has 4 humps; Alice the camel has 4 humps,
C
G
C
Alice the camel has 4 humps, so go Alice go!
G
A
B (single notes)
Bump, bump, bump—
Alice the camel has 3 humps, Alice the camel has 3 humps
Alice the camel has 3 humps so go Alice go!
Bump, bump, bump—
Alice the camel has 2 humps, Alice the camel has 2 humps
Alice the camel has 2 humps so go Alice go!
Bump, bump, bump—
Alice the camel has 1 hump, Alice the camel has 1 hump
Alice the camel has 1 hump so go Alice go!
Bump, bump, bump—
Alice the camel has 0 humps, Alice the camel has 0 humps
Alice the camel has 0 humps,
C
G
C
G C
‘Cause Alice is a horse!
Everyone stands in a circle with arms linked. At each "number" everyone
bobs knees down and up again. At "bump-bump-bump" everyone bumps
hips alternate sides with neighbors.
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AN AUSTRIAN WENT YODELING***
D
A7
D
Oh, an Austrian went yodeling on a mountaintop high,
A7
D
When along came a coo-koo bird interrupting his cry:
A7
Ter-ree -ah.....
D
A7
Yo - del - ay - dee, Yo - del - ay - dee (ssh-ssh)
Yo - del - ay - dee, Yo - del - ay - dee (ssh-ssh)
Yo - del - ay - dee, Yo - del - ay - dee - Yo!
Grizzly Bear (grr-grr) *Each new verse’s sound effect is added to the
beginning of the strand of sound effects*
Puppy Dog (pant-pant)
Pussy Cat (meow-meow)
Jersey cow (squirt-squirt)
His Sweetheart (kiss-kiss)
Her father (BANG!!!) (Ends suddenly)
Everyone slaps their thighs, clap their hands, and then click fingers in time
to the music, and mimes as each new "character" appears in the story.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
C (1st pos.)
C (2nd pos.)
C (3rd pos.)
Announcements, announcements, announcements,
C
A terrible death to die, terrible death to die,
F
C
A terrible death to be talked to death,
G
C
A terrible death to die
C (1st pos.)
C (2nd pos.)
C (3rd pos.)
Announcements, announcements, announcements.
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APPLES AND BANANAS
C
I like to eat, eat, eat,
G7
Apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat,
C
Apples and bananas.
Then, swap every vowel out for long/short A, E, I, O U in following verses.
BABY BUMBLE BEE
G
D
G
I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee, (stroke imaginary creature in
hand)
C
D
Won't my Mommy be so pleased with me?
G
D
G
I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee,
Ouch! It stung me! (Spoken)
I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee, (squish palms together)
Won't my Mommy be so pleased with me?
I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee,
Eugh! All sticky!
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee,
(pretend to lick palms)
Won't my Mommy be so pleased with me?
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee,
Eew! Needs salt!
I'm throwing up my baby bumble bee, (clutch stomach and pretend to
heave!)
Won't my Mommy be so pleased with me?
I'm throwing up my baby bumble bee,
Ooh look! Carrots!
I'm cleaning up my baby bumble bee, (motion sweeping or mopping
the floor)
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Won't my Mommy be so pleased with me?
I'm cleaning up my baby bumble bee.
All gone now!
BLACK CROW'S SPIRIT
(Tune: "Battle Hymn of the Republic")
Black Crow's spirit's in the Happy Hunting Ground,
Black Crow's spirit's in the Happy Hunting Ground,
Black Crow's spirit's in the Happy Hunting Ground,
Ever so far a-wa-a-ay
Hia - hia - hiawatha
Minne-minne-minnehaha
Hia - hia - hiawatha
Ever so far a-wa-a-ay
Repeat the verse (and chorus) over and over again, missing one more word
at the end of the line each time and replacing it with an action:
Black = hands over eyes
Crow = mime bird's beak
Spirit = mime drinking
Happy = mime
laughter
Hunting = mime shooting with bow & arrow
Ground = stamp with R
foot
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BLACK SOCKS**LOOK INTO HOW TO SING THIS
Sing as a two-part round, one half singing the "verse" and the other half
"not yet, not yet, etc."
Black socks, they never get dirty,
The longer you wear them the stronger they get.
Sometimes I think I should wash them,
But something inside me says No, no, not yet.
Not yet, not yet, not yet...
Verse: G E CDEFEDCDEFEDCDCBC
G E CDEFEDCDEFEDCDCBC
not yet G(low)C(middle)
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BOOM BOOM, AIN'T IT GREAT TO BE CRAZY!
Chorus:
D
A7
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy
G
D
G
D
Silly and foolish all day long
A7 D
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!"
(Chorus)
Way down South where bananas grow
An ant 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)
Eli, Eli, he sells socks
A dollar a pair, a nickel a box
The longer you wear them the shorter they get
Throw 'em in the water and they don't get wet.
(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 pants to the dance last night!
(Chorus)
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BOOM CHICKA BOOM (a repeat-after-me song)
^
^
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom!
^
[Group echoes.]
^
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom!
^
[Group echoes.]
^
^
^
I said a-boom-chick-a-rock-a- chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-boom! [Group
echoes.]
Uh-huh! [Group echoes.]
On Yeah! [Group echoes.]
This time! [Group echoes.]
We sing! [Group echoes.]
HIGHER!
Variations: LOUDER, SLEEPY, EXCITED, ANGRY, or UNDER WATER.
CAMP COOK’S SOUP SURPRISE
(Tune: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious")
C
G
Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes,
G7
C
Monkey legs and buzzard eggs, and salamander thighs,
C7
F
Rabbit ears and camel rears, and tasty toenail pies,
C
G
C
Stir them altogether; it’s the Camp Cook’s soup surprise
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COMING 'ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
G
G
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (Choo
choo!)
G
D7
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (Choo
choo!)
G
G7
She'll be coming around the mountain
C
She'll be coming around the mountain
G
D7
G
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (Choo
choo!)
Variations:
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes (Whoa back!)
We'll all go out to meet her when she comes (Hi babe!)
She'll be wearing red pajamas when she comes (scratch, scratch!)
She'll have to sleep with Grandma when she comes (snore)
We'll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes (Yum yum!)
We'll all play hide and seek when she comes (Home free!)
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DO YOUR EARS HANG LOW?
G
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
D7
Can you tie them in a bow?
G
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder
Like a continental soldier?
G
D7
G
Do your ears hang low?
Do your ears hang high?
Do they reach up to the sky?
Do they droop when they’re wet?
Do they stiffen when they're dry?
Can you semaphore your neighbor
with a minimum of labor?
Do your ears hang high?
Do your ears fall off
when you give a great big cough?
Do they lie there on the ground
Or bounce up at every sound?
Can you stick them in your pocket
Just like ol’ Davy Crocket?
Do your ears fall off?
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EVERYWHERE WE GO (a repeat-after-me song)
Basic military marching chant/tune: The two lines alternate throughout the
song
C - C - C - A – C-E
Everywhere we go (Everywhere we go.....)
C - C - C - C – A-G
People want to know (People want to know ....etc.)
Who we are ....
And where we come from....
So we tell them ....
We're from (insert name of home town here)...
Mighty, mighty (insert name of home town here)....
And if they can't hear us .....
We sing a little louder.....
(Repeat, gradually get louder and move up in pitch at each repeat)
Last time: Change the last line to “They must be DEAF!!!”
FIVE GREEN AND SPECKLED FROGS
G
Five green and speckled frogs
C
Sitting on a speckled log
G
D
Eating the most delicious bugs – Yum yum!
G
One jumped into the pool
C
Where it was nice and cool
G
D7
G
Now there are four speckled frogs – Glub glub!
Four green and speckled frogs…
Three green and speckled frogs…
Two green and speckled frogs…
One green and speckled frog…
…Now there are no more speckled frogs
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FOUND A PEANUT
Tune: Oh My Darlin’ Clementine
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 right now.
Right now I cracked it open, cracked it open right now.
It was rotten, it was rotten, it was rotten just now.
Just now it was rotten, it was rotten just now.
(It continues…)
Ate it anyway…
got ill…
called the doctor…
operation had an operation just now…
he couldn't find it…
died anyway…
went to heaven…
got a job there…
selling peanuts…
but I dropped one…
then I found it…
(It restarts with) "Cracked it open"…
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THE GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK**Check lyrics*
D
Oh, the grand old duke of York
A
He had ten thousand men
D
G
He marched them up the hill
D
A
D
And he marched them down again
D
And when they were up they were up
A
And when they were down they were down
D
G
And when they were only half-way up
D
A
D
They were neither up nor down!
Actions:
Every time you sing the word "up", stand up. When you sing the word
"down", sit down. On "half-way up", stand up with knees bent. Repeat the
song a number of times, getting faster. To totally confuse everyone,
reverse the actions (e.g. sit down on "up", stand up on "down"!)
HERE FOR FUN
(Tune: Auld Lang Syne – a good opening song)
D
A7
D
G
We’re here for fun right from the start, so drop your dignity,
D
A
Bm
G A7 D
Just laugh and sing with all your heart, and show your loyalty.
D
A
D
G
May all your troubles be forgot, May this night be the best
D
Bm
Em
A7 F#7 Bm
G
A7 D
Join in the songs we sing tonight, be happy with the rest.
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IT'S A GOOD TIME TO GET ACQUAINTED
Tune: Tipperary Chorus
C
It's a good time to get acquainted
F
C
It's a good time to know
Who is sitting close beside you
D
D7 G
And smile and say "hello"
C
C7
F
E7
Goodbye lonesome feeling, farewell glassy stare
C
F
C
Here's my hand, my name is_____________
D
G
C
So put yours right there.
I WISH I WERE A LITTLE BAR OF SOAP
Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap
I'd go slidey, slidey, slidey over every-body's hidey
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap.
Slice of orange…I'd go squirty, squirty, squirty over everybody's
shirty
Green pea…I'd go skatey, skatey, skatey over everybody's platey
Foreign car…I speedy, speedy, speedy over everybody's feety
Sip of Coke..I'd go down with a slurp, and come up with a burp
English Sparrow…I'd sit up in the steeple and spit seeds at all the people
Mosquito..I'd go nippy and I'd go bitey under everybody's nighty
Onion…I'd go burpy and go smelly down in everybody's belly
Hunk o' Mud…I'd go ooey I'd go goey under everybody's shoe-ie
Striped skunk…I would sit up in the tree-sies, and perfume all the breezies
Radio…I'd go CLICK!
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JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
His name is my name, too!
Whenever I go out
The people always shout
There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Each repetition should become quieter and quieter, except
"Na-na-na-na-na-na-na" which children enjoy singing loudly.
LITTLE COTTAGE IN THE WOOD (a song with
actions)
D
A7
Little cottage in the wood (trace a cabin outline with your index
fingers)
D
Little man by the window stood (trace a window outline)
G
Saw a rabbit hopping by (two fingers of one hand like rabbit ears,
hopping)
A7
D
Knocking at his door (knock with fist)
D
"Help me! Help me! Help!" he said, (throw arms up for each "help
me")
A7
D
"Or the hunter shoots me dead!" (make a finger gun, point, and
shoot)
G
"Come little rabbit, come with me, (welcome gesture with hands)
A7
D
Happy we will be." (hug yourself)
The first time through, sing the entire song with all the hand motions.
Next, don't sing the first line, but still do the motions. Keep dropping lines
until you're acting the entire song with no words and just hand motions.
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LOLLIPOP
(Tune from “Harrigan” chorus)
G E7 A7
D7
G
L-o-double l-i-p-o-p spells lollipop (lollipop)
G
D7
It's the only decent of candy (candy)
G
Guy who made it must have been a dandy (dandy)
G E7 A7
D7
(C7) B7
L-o-double l-i-p-o-p you see.
G
Gm
G
C
G
It's a lick, on a stick, guaranteed to make you sick
G
D7 G
It's lollipop for me!
C-a-s-t-o-r O-i-l spells castor oil (castor oil)
It's the only decent kind of medicine (medicine)
Guy who made it must have been an Edison (Edison)
C-a-s-t-o-r O-i-l you see.
It's a lick on a spoon, guaranteed to kill you soon
It's castor oil for me!
B-u-b-b-l-e G-u-m spells Bubble Gum (Bubble Gum)
It's the only decent kind of chewing gum (chewing gum)
Guy who made it musta had a lot of fun (lotta fun)
B-u-b-b-l-e G-u-m you see.
It's a pop, and a chew, and a comie, too...
It's Bubble Gum for me!
O-U-T-H-O-U-S-E
Spells outhouse (outhouse)
It's the only decent kind of bathroom (bathroom)
The guy that made it must have been a really loon (real loon)
It's O-U-T-H-O-U-S-E spells outhouse (outhouse)
It's a hole in the ground, Don't fall in or you'll drown,
It's an outhouse for me!
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H-E-R-SH-E-Y (You have to sing the S-H fast) B-A-R spells Hershey
bar.
That's the only decent kind of candy (candy)
Man you made it must have been a dandy (dandy)
H-E-R-SH-E-Y-B-A-R spells Hershey bar, you see
It's a snack in a pack, guaranteed to make you fat
It’s Hershey bar for me -- not you, but me.
MOM, WASH MY UNDERWEAR
(Tune: "God Bless America")
Mom, wash my underwear; my only pair.
We can find them, and move them,
From the heap by the side of the chair.
To the washer, to the clothes line,
To my backpack, to my rear.
Mom, wash my underwear, my only pair.
Mom wash my underwear, my only pair!
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MORE WE GET TOGETHER (THE) (a song with
actions)
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
Variations:
The more we scout together...
The more we clap together…
The more we hop together…
STAND/SIT on the word ‘together’ and SWAY left/right on each word
‘friend’
MY BONNIE (a song with actions)
G
C
G
A7
D D7
My bonnie lies over the ocean, my bonnie lies over the sea
G
C
G
A
D7
G
My bonnie lies over the ocean, oh bring back my bonnie to me.
G
C
Am
D7
G
D7 G
Bring back, bring back, oh bring back my bonnie to me, to me
G
C
A7
D7
G
Bring back, bring back, oh bring back my bonnie to me.
Actions: start sitting or squatting down. Stand on next word that starts
with a B, then sit on next B word, up, down, up, down with each B word.
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OH, MY DARLIN’ CLEMENTINE
In a cavern, in the canyon, excavating for a mine
Lived a miner forty-niner, and his daughter, Clementine.
Chorus:
Oh, my darlin’, oh, my darlin’, Oh, my darlin’Clementine.
You are lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine
Light she was and like a fairy,
And her shoes were number nine
Packing boxes without topses
Were the shoes for Clementine
(Chorus)
She drove ducklings to the water
Every mornin’ just at nine.
Hit her foot against a splinter
Fell into the foaming brine
(Chorus)
Ruby lips above the water
Blowing bubbles soft and fine.
But, alas, I was no swimmer,
So I lost my Clementine.
(Chorus)
Now you children, learn the moral
Of this little tale of mine
CPR and swimmin’ lessons
Would have saved my Clementine
(Chorus)
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OLD MISS LEARY (HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN
TONIGHT)
D
A7
D
Late one night, when we were all in bed,
A7
D
Old Miss Leary left a lantern in the shed.
A7
D
And when the cow kicked it over, she winked her eye and said,
A7
D
It'll be a HOT time on the old town tonight.
FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!
Backwards Version:
Night one late
When bed in all were we
Old Leary Miss left a shed the lantern in.
And when the kick cowed it over
She eyed her wink and said,
It’ll be an old time on the hot town tonight.
ERIF, ERIF, ERIF!
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OTHER DAY I MET A BEAR (THE) (a sing-after-me
song)
C
F
The other day (echo), I met a bear (echo),
G
C
A great big bear (echo), Away out there (echo)
(Repeat each line separately, then all 4 lines together)
He looked at me
I looked at him;
He sized up me
I sized up him.
He said to me,
“Why don't you run?
I see you ain't
Got any gun.”
I said to him,
“That's a good idea.
So come on feet,
Away from here!”
And so I ran,
Away from there.
But right behind,
Me was the bear.
And then I see,
Ahead of me,
A great big tree
Oh, glory be!
The lowest branch
Was ten feet up,
I'd have to jump
And trust my luck!
And so I jumped,
Into the air.
But I missed that branch,
Away up there.
Now don't you fret,
Now don't you frown.
Cause I caught that branch,
On my way down.
The moral to,
This story is,
Don't talk to bears,
While in the woods.
That's it, that's all,
There ain't no more.
Unless I meet,
That bear once more.
(OR unless I meet, a dinosaur)
(Another ending:)
Next time I saw,
That great big bear,
He was a rug,
On the bathroom floor.
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Songs, Skits, Cheers, Run-ons, and Jokes
PINK PAJAMAS
I wear my pink pajamas, in the summer when it's hot.
I wear my flannel nighties in the winter when it's not.
And sometimes in the springtime and sometimes in the fall,
I jump right in between the sheets with nothing on at all.
Chorus:
Glory, glory, Hallelujah;
Glory, glory, What's it to ya?
Balmy breezes blowin’ through ya,
With nothing on at all.
PRINCESS PAT (a song with actions)
(Same tune as “The Other Day I Met a Bear”)
The Princess Pat ("Egyptian" pose)
Lived in a tree (straight line down)
She sailed across (ocean wave motion in front of body with one
hand)
The seven seas (number 7 with your finger, then make a "C" with
one hand)
She sailed across (ocean wave motion)
The channel, too (two hands tracing a channel, then number 2 on
one hand)
And took with her (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? (point hands)
It's something made (bang one fist on top of the other)
By 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)
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Now Captain Jack (salute)
Had a mighty fine crew (salute several times)
They sailed across (wave action)
The channel, too (same as before)
But their ship sank (plug nose, one hand over head & waving as you bend
knees)
And yours will too (point to others in the circle)
If you don't 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? (point hands)
It's something made (bang one fist on top of the other)
By the Princess Pat (Egyptian pose)
Its 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)
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Songs, Skits, Cheers, Run-ons, and Jokes
THE QUARTERMASTER'S STORE
D
G
There are snakes, snakes, big as garden rakes,
A7
D
In the store! (In the store!) In the store! (In the store!)
D
G
There are snakes, snakes, big as garden rakes,
A
A7
D
At the Quartermaster's store.
Chorus:
D
G
My eyes are dim I cannot see.
E7
A7
I did not bring my specs with me.
D
G
A7
D
I did not bring my spectacles with me.
2. Mice - Running though the rice
3. lice - living on the mice.
4. rats - big as alley cats.
5. roaches - big as football coaches
6. watches - big as sasquaches
7. snakes - big as garden rakes
8. bears - but no one really cares
9. beavers - with little meat cleavers
10. foxes - stuffed in little boxes
11. flies – swarming ‘round the pies
12. scouts – eating brussel sprouts
13. leaders – swatting at the skeeters
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RISE AND SHINE (a song with actions)
C
F
The Lord said to Noah, there's gonna be a floody, floody. (Repeat)
C
F
C
Get those children out of the muddy, muddy,
C
G
C
Children of the Lord. So...
Chorus:
C
F
Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory.
C
F
Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory.
C
F
C
Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory,
C
G
C
Children of the Lord.
The Lord said to Noah, you'd better build an arkie, arkie. (Repeat)
Build it out of gopher barkie, barkie, Children of the Lord. So...
(Chorus)
The animals they came in, they came in by twosies, twosies.
(Repeat)
Elephants and kangaroosies, roosies, Children of the Lord. So...
(Chorus)
It rained and it poured, for forty daysies, daysies. (Repeat)
Drove those animals nearly crazy, crazy, Children of the Lord. So...
(Chorus)
The animals, they came out, they came out by threesies, threesies.
(Repeat)
Learned about those birds and beesies, beesies, Children of the
Lord. So...
(Chorus)
The sun came out and dried up the landy, landy. (Repeat)
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Everything was fine and dandy, dandy, Children of the Lord. So...
(Chorus)
This is the end of this little story, story. (Repeat)
Everything is hunky dory, dory, Children of the Lord. So...
(Chorus)
Actions:
Rise: Raise both hands in the air
Shine: Make your arms into a sun shape above head
Glory, glory: sway arms above your head left to right.
SONG THAT NEVER ENDS (THIS IS THE)
D
A7
This is a song that never ends.
D
Yes it goes on and on my friends.
A7
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was,
And they'll continue singing it forever just because...
(Repeat)
THREE LITTLE FISHIES
G
G7
C
D7
Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool
G
G7
C
D7
Swam three little fishies and a mamma fishie too
G
G7
C
C#7
"Swim" said the mamma fishie "Swim if you can"
D7
C7
D7
G
they swam and they swam all over the dam.
Chorus: (same chord sequence)
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
And they swam and they swam all over the dam.
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"Stop" said the mamma fishie "or you'll get lost"
But the 3 little fishies didn't want to be bossed
So the 3 little fishies went off on a spree
And they swam and they swam right out to the sea.
(Chorus)
And they swam and they swam right out to the sea.
"Whee" said the little fishes "here's a lot of fun
We'll swim in the sea till the day is done"
So they swam and they swam and it was a lark
Till all of a sudden they saw a shark!
(Chorus)
Till all of a sudden they saw a shark!
"Help" cried the little fishies "Look at the whales!"
And quick as they could turned on their tails
And back to the pool in the meadow they swam
And they swam and they swam back over the dam.
(Chorus)
And they swam and they swam all over the dam.
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Songs, Skits, Cheers, Run-ons, and Jokes
THREW IT OUT THE WINDOW
D
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard
A7
To fetch her poor dog a bone
But when she got there the cupboard was bare
D
So she threw it out the window
Chorus:
D
A7
The window, the window, the second-story window
But when she got there, the cupboard was bare
(Note: always the 3rd line of the previous verse)
D7
So she threw it out the window
Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone?
Oh where, oh where can he be?
With his ears cut short and his tail cut long
I'll throw him out...
(Chorus)
Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony
He stuck a feather in his cap
And threw it out...
(Chorus)
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick,
Jack jumped over the candle stick.
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick,
And we’ll throw him out….
(Chorus)
Mary had a little lamb
who’s fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that May went,
She threw him out…..
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(Chorus)
Little Miss Muffett, sat on her tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey,
Along came a spider who sat down beside her
And threw her out….
(Chorus)
(Note: any nursery rhyme can be added in to this song)
WE’RE HERE
(Tune: Auld Lang Syne, Battle Hymn of the Republic, If You’re Happy & You
Know It, Oh Christmas Tree, or many others song tunes, just try them out! )
D
A7
We’re here because we’re here,
D
G
Because we’re here, because we’re here
D
A7
We’re here because we’re here,
D
G
Because we’re here, because we’re here
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Songs, Skits, Cheers, Run-ons, and Jokes
Patriotic Songs
AMERICA (can be sung in a round)
Dm Am Dm Am
America, America
Dm
Gm
Dm
Am
How can we tell you how we feel?
Dm
Gm
Dm
Am
You have given us your treasures,
Dm
Am
Dm
And we love you so.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
Words by Katharine Lee Bates / Melody by Samuel Ward
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood,
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern impassioned stress.
A thoroughfare for freedom beat,
Across the wilderness.
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law.
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O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life.
America! America!
May God thy gold refine.
Till all success be nobleness,
And ev’ry gain divine.
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years.
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears.
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood,
From sea to shining sea!
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BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are
stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
Chorus:
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat:
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.
(Chorus)
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.
(Chorus)
GOD BLESS AMERICA
God bless America, Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home
God bless America, My home sweet home.
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I LOVE AMERICA
Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic
I love this great America,
The land that God has blessed,
Where the hope that stirs the hearts of men
Will never be suppressed.
Through the flame of faith came forth a nation
Choice above the rest,
THIS GREAT AMERICA!
Chorus:
Glory to the land of freedom
Glory to the land of freedom
Glory to the land of freedom
I LOVE AMERICA!
I love this great America,
The land of liberty,
For I know the price of freedom
Countless others paid for me
Do we hear their call to carry on
And serve as valiantly?
THIS GREAT AMERICA!
(Chorus)
May all men be united
BY the bonds of brotherhood,
May we learn to love each other
For in every man is good.
Let us live in peace upon the land
Where men of valor stood,
THIS GREAT AMERICA
(Chorus)
I love God’s great America,
All equal in His sight.
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May we be as one In spirit
As we reach up for the right.
And may we have humility
To match our power and might,
THIS GREAT AMERICA!
(Chorus)
MY COUNTRY, 'TIS OF THEE
by Rev. Samuel F. Smith
My country, 'tis of Thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.
My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills,
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet Freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
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STAR SPANGLED BANNER (THE)
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
Words and music by Woody Guthrie
Chorus:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
As I was walking a ribbon of highway
I saw above me an endless skyway
I saw below me a golden valley
This land was made for you and me
(Chorus)
I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me
(Chorus)
The sun comes shining as I was strolling
The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
The fog was lifting a voice come chanting
This land was made for you and me
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YANKEE DOODLE
Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony,
Stuck a feather in his cap
And called it macaroni'.
Chorus:
Yankee Doodle keep it up,
Yankee Doodle dandy,
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.
Father and I went down to camp,
Along with Captain Gooding,
And there we saw the men and boys
As thick as hasty pudding.
(Chorus)
There was Captain Washington
Upon a slapping stallion
A-giving orders to his men
I guess there were a million.
(Chorus)
YOU’RE A GRAND OLD FLAG
by George M. Cohan
You're a grand old flag, you're a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of, the land I love,
The home of the free and the brave.
Ev'ry heart beats true, 'neath the Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
But should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
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Hymns and Quiet Songs
ABIDE WITH ME; ‘TIS EVENTIDE
D
A
G
D
Abide with me; ‘tis eventide. The day is past and gone;
D
A
G
A
D
The shadows of the evening fall; the night is coming on.
G
D
A
E
A
Within my heart a welcome guest, within my home abide.
Chorus:
A
D
A
D
O Savior, stay this night with me; behold ‘tis eventide.
A D
G
A
D
O Savior, stay this night with me; behold ‘tis eventide.
Abide with me; ‘tis eventide. Thy walk today with me
Has made my hear within me burn, As I communed with thee.
Thy earnest words have filled my soul and kept me near the side.
(Chorus)
Abide with me; ‘tis eventide, And lone will be the night
If I cannot commune with thee, Nor find in thee my light.
The darkness of the world, I fear, Would in my home abide.
(Chorus)
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AKELA'S TRAIL
Tune: It’s a Small World
It's a world of fun, it's a world of joy,
And a smile comes easy to every boy.
Things that we've learned today,
Lead along Akela's way.
We are Cub Scouts after all.
Chorus:
We are Cub Scouts after all,
To all Cub Scouts send the call.
Show Akela we stand tall,
We are Cub Scouts after all.
When we seek our quest, we will do our best,
On Akela's trail, we will never fail.
Without any doubt's,
We will be loyal Scouts.
We are Cub Scouts after all.
(Chorus)
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 has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
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Yes, when this heart and flesh shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the vale,
A life of joy and peace.
BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR
D
A7
D
D
A7
D
D
G
D
G
Fair is the sunshine; fairer the moonlight, and all the stars in heav’n
(E7) A
above.
D
B7
Em
A7
D
Bm
G
D
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer and brings to all the world
A7 D
His love.
Fair are the meadows, fairer the woodlands, robed in the flowers or
blooming spring. Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer, He makes the
sorrowing spirit sing.
D
A7 D D
A7 D D G D
Em E A7
Beautiful Savior! Lord of the nations! Son of God and Son of Man!
D
B7 Em
A7
A#dimBm
D
G
D A7
Thee will I honor, praise, and give glory, give praise and glory ever
D
more!
BE KIND TO YOUR SCOUTING FRIENDS
(Tune: Stars & Stripes Forever)
Be kind to your Scouting friends, that's a pledge from one Scout to
another.
Be kind to your leaders today, 'cause for helping they don't get any
pay.
Be kind to your neighbors and friends, 'cause by caring you follow
Scouting's letter.
... Scouting and friendship are grand,
And as we grow, the world will know, we've made things better.
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CANADIAN VESPERS
Tune: Oh Christmas Tree
Softly falls the light of day,
As our campfire fades away
Silently each Scout should ask,
Have I done my daily task?
Have I kept my honor bright,
Will I guiltless sleep tonight?
Have I done and have I dared,
Everything to be prepared?
COME THOU FONT
C
G
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
F
G
C
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
C
G
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
F
G
C
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Am
F
C
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Am
F
C
Sung by flaming tongues above.
C
G
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
F G
C
Mount of Thy redeeming love.
Sorrow I shall have in spirit,
Till released from flesh and sin,
Yet from what I do inherit,
Here Thy praises I’ll begin;
Here I raise my praises ever;
Here by Thy great help I’ve come;
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And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood;
How His kindness yet pursues me
Mortal tongue can never tell,
Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose me
I cannot proclaim it well.
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.
Oh that day when freed from sinning
I shall see Thy lovely face
Full arrayed in blood-washed linen
How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry
Bring Thy promises to pass
For I know Thy pow’r will keep me
Till I’m home with Thee at last
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Songs, Skits, Cheers, Run-ons, and Jokes
FAMILIES CAN BE TOGETHER FOREVER
A
B7
E
Em
I have a fam’ly here on earth.
Dm
D
They are so good to me.
A
Bm
E7
I want to share my life with them through all eternity.
Chorus:
Bm
E7
A
Fm
D
E
A
F7
Fam’lies can be together forever, through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
Bm
Bdim
A
F7
I always want to be with my own family,
Bm
C7
D
E7
A
And the Lord has shown me how I can. The Lord has shown me how
I can.
While I am in my early years, I’ll prepare most carefully,
So I can marry in God’s temple for eternity.
(Chorus)
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HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION
A
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
E
D
A
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
E
D
A
What more can He say than to you He hath said
A
Who unto the Savior, Who unto the Savior,
E
D
A
Who unto the Savior, for refuge have fled?
In every condition--in sickness, in health,
In poverty's vale or abounding in wealth,
At home of abroad, on the land or the sea
As thy days may demand, as thy days may demand
As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.
Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
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HOW GREAT THOU ART
C
F
O Lord my God when I in awesome wonder
C
G
C
Consider all the worlds thy hand has made,
C
F
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
C
G
C
Thy pow’r through- out the uni- verse dis- played;
Chorus:
C7
F
C
Then sings my soul, my savior God to thee,
G
C
How great thou art, how great thou art!
C7
F
C
Then sings my soul, my savior God to thee
Dm
G7
C
How great thou art, how great thou art!
When thru the woods and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze,
(Chrous)
And when I think that God, His Son not sparing;,
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in,
That on the Cross my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin,
(Chorus)
When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
And then proclaim,"My God, how great Thou art!"
(Chorus)
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I AM A CHILD OF GOD
C
F
C
I am a child of God, and He has sent me here,
A7
Dm
D7
G
Has given me an earthly home, with parents kind and dear.
Chorus:
C
G
G
C
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way.
C
F
Dm
G7
C
Teach me all that I must do, to live with Him someday.
I am a child of God, And so my needs are great;
Help me to understand his words, before it grows too late.
(Chorus)
I am a child of God. Rich blessings are in store,
If I but learn to do his will, I’ll live with him once more.
(Chorus)
I am a child of God. His promises are sure;
Celestial glory shall be mine, if I can but endure.
(Chorus)
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I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS (can be sung in a
round)
G
Em
C (Am)
D7
I love the mountains. I love the rolling hills.
G
Em
C (Am)
D7
I love the flowers. I love the daffodils.
G
Em
C (Am)
D7
I love the fireside. When all the lights are low.
Chorus:
G
Em
Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah.
C (Am)
D7
Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah.
G
Em
Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah.
C (Am)
D7
Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah.
We walk together. Hike by the quiet stream.
Watch for the sunrise, breathing the air so clean.
When we're together, sharing our fondest dreams.
(Chorus)
LINGER
C
Dm7
(Mmm) I want to linger (Mmm) a little longer.
G7
C
(Mmm) A little longer here with you.
(Mmm) It's such a perfect night, (Mmm) It doesn't seem quite right.
(Mmm) That this should be our last with you.
(Mmm) Come next September (Mmm) we will remember
(Mmm) Our camping days and friendships true.
(Mmm) And as the years go by, (Mmm) we'll think of you and sigh.
(Mmm) It's just goodnight and not good-bye
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Optional 2nd part: (Single note singing)
G—E------------------------G—F------------O—OooooooooooooooO—Oooooooo
G—F------------------------G—E------------O—OooooooooooooooO—Oooooooo
TAPS
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the sea, from the hills, from the sky.
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.
Fading light, dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright.
From afar, drawing 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.
Sun has set, shadows come.
Time has fled, scouts must go to their beds.
Always true to the promise that they made.
Then good night, peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn shineth bright;
God is near, do not fear; friend, good night.
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TRUSTY TOMMY
Tune: Yankee Doodle
TRUSTY Tommy was a Scout, LOYAL to his mother.
HELPFUL to the folks about, and FRIENDLY to his brother.
COURTEOUS to the girls he knew, KIND unto his rabbit,
OBEDIENT to his father too, and CHEERFUL in his habits.
THRIFTY saving for a need, BRAVE but not a faker.
CLEAN in thought and word and deed, and REVERENT to his Maker.
WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS
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When I survey the wondrous cross
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On which the Prince of glory died
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My richest gain I count but loss
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And pour contempt on all my pride
Forbid it Lord, that I should boast
Save in the death of Christ my God
All the vain things that charm me most
I sacrifice them to His blood
See, from His head, His hands, His feet
Sorrow and love flow mingled down
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were a present far too small
Love so amazing, so divine
Demands my soul, my life, my all
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YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
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You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
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You make me happy when skies are gray
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You'll never know dear, how much I love you
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Please don't take my sunshine away
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
But when I awoke dear, I was mistaken
And I hung my head and cried
YOU GOTTA SING
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You gotta sing when your spirit says sing,
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You gotta sing when your spirit says sing,
Am
When your spirit says sing,
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You gotta sing right along,
Am
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You gotta sing when your spirit says sing.
Optional Verses:
You gotta shout, You gotta wiggle, You gotta dance, You gotta laugh, You
gotta stop.
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Cheers
Artillery
Begin slowly clapping, increase in speed: then slow down until
finally the last time the hands are not brought together.
Cheese Grater
Pretend to grate cheese and say, "great, great, great. Great!"
Cheerio
“Cheerio! Cheerio! Cheerio!” (In a British accent)
Constitution
“We the people, (thumbs pointing back to your shoulders)
APPROVE!” (Throw a fist into the air)
Egg Beater
Stand, bend knees and quickly wiggle your knees in and out…like
the old fashioned egg beaters. Put hand on head to make handle.
Use the other hand to turn the crank.
Fire Engine
Divide the group into four sections:
(1) Rings the bell fast, DING;
(2) Honks the horn, HONK, HONK, HONK;
(3) Sounds the siren, Rrrr, Rrrr, Rrrr;
(4) Clangs the clanger, CLANG, CLANG, CLANG.
Have all four groups do their parts together.
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Fred Flintstone
Shake hands over the head and say, "Yabba-dabba-doo"!
Ghost, scary
With hands up, say "Whooooooooo!" in a shaky, singing voice.
Great Going
Have one half of the audience say, "Great" and the other half say,
"Going." Alternate each side 3 times and then direct “Great” by
sweeping upward for them to say the word softly at first, getting
louder. Direct “going” by punching the air up high for them to shout
it loud!
Handkerchief
Tell the group that they are supposed to applaud as long as the
handkerchief (you are about to throw) stays in the air. When it hits
the floor they stop applauding. VARIATION: Catch the handkerchief
instead of letting it fall to the ground. Use big throws, little throws,
throw to someone in the audience.
Ketchup Bottle
Pretend to hold a bottle of ketchup in one hand and slap with other
hand to get ketchup out, many times.
Match
Pretend to strike a match on the seat of your pants, it lights on the
second try. Look at it burn, shake your hand and yell
"YEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOW!"
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One handed
Hold up one palm high.
One handed, with feeling
With one palm held up high, take your other index finger and
scratch the palm that is held up high.
Paper Bag
Make motions to simulate blowing up a paper bag, 3 times, and
then pop it,
slapping your hands together while saying "POP!" loudly.
Pennsylvania University
Draw right fist back to shoulder, then throw punch while yelling
“P.U.”!
Photographer
The leader says, “1, 2, 3!”….the group replies with, “CHEEEESE!!”
Rainstorm
To simulate rain, have everyone pat one finger of the right hand on
the palm of the left hand. Gradually increase the intensity of the
storm by increasing the fingers. Decrease the number of fingers as
the storm passes.
Relay
First person in row claps next person's hand and so on down to the
end of the row.
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Supersonic
Everyone stands, wave arms & pretends to cheer. Sit down wait a
moment, and THEN make sounds.
Tonsils
Everyone opens their mouth real big, with tongues out, and
everyone says "Aaaaaah!"
Tonto
Leader says "Where does Tonto take his trash?" The audience yells
in reply, "To de dump, to de dump, to de dump dump dump," to the
rhythm of a running horse in a sing-song manner while clapping
hands on thighs. (Like Lone Ranger)
Tony the Tiger
Shout, "Grrrreat! And thrust fist upward Tony the Tiger style.
Jokes & Run-Ons
Run-ons are great to get the audience’s attention or
participation. Run-ons can be used to interrupt the speaker
(planned), they can be used at the beginning or end, or
between skits/songs—they are fun ways to play-on-words, be
silly, or keep the audience’s interest. Run-ons are all scripted
and the MC should know and approve what run-ons you are
going to.
-Boy 1:
Boy 2:
Boy 1:
Boy 2:
Tonight we are going to be talking about ancient Greece.
(walks on stage carrying a can of Crisco.)
No, no; not that kind of grease. You know Greece, the place.
Oh yeah, that’s in back of the cafeteria.
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-Did you hear about the kid that always wore two different colors of
socks?
Yeah, his mother told him to never touch matches!
-Customer: Why is this cake you brought me all smashed?
Waiter: Because you said you wanted a cup of coffee and a piece
of cake and to step on it!!!
-What did one hot dog say to another?
Hi, Frank!
-What kind of cheese do dogs like on their pizza?
Mutts-erella!
-Why did the tomato blush?
Because he saw the salad dressing.
-Why is the river the richest thing in the forest?
Because it has many banks.
-Pardon me; do you have a watermelon patch?
Why? Is your watermelon leaking?
-When do you stop at green and go at red?
When you eat a watermelon!
-What do you call a grandmother who cracks jokes?
A gram-cracker.
-A Scout walks by the campfire dragging a rope. Another Scout
walks by and says "What are you doing dragging that rope?" The
first Scout replies "Have you ever tried pushing one?" **Then a
while later do this run-on**:
A Scoutmaster walks by the campfire dragging a fully uniformed
Scout by the leg (it happened to be the same Scout from the skit
earlier), and another Scoutmaster walks by and says "What are you
doing dragging that Scout?" The first Scoutmaster replies "Have you
ever tried pushing one?"
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-1st person: Walks across stage with the word OUT on a piece of
paper taped to a coat hanger.
2nd person: Asks, "What are you doing."
1st person: Says, "Hanging out!"
Variation:
1st person: Walks across stage with the word OUT 2 on a piece of
paper taped to a coat hanger.
2nd person: Asks, "What are you doing now."
1st person: Says, "Hanging out, too!"
-BOY: (Runs on stage with his hands grasping his waist. He yells:)
Help! It’s all around me. It’s all around me. Help!
CUBMASTER: What’s all around you?
BOY: My belt!
*Then later do:*
"Help! They're all around me!"
"What?"
"Cheesy run-ons!”
-And now an address from our scoutmaster:
"I live at 111 xxxx Rd. Thank You."
HERE ARE SOME WEB SITES WITH LOTS MORE RUN-ONS/JOKES:
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/joke/show-jokes-wolf.asp
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/jokes.asp
http://www.scoutscan.com/songs/runons.html
http://www.depotdan.com/cub/jokes/cub_jokes.htm
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Skits
Tips for successful skits:
1- Keep them short - never longer than 3 to 5 minutes so that they
can be easily memorized.
2- Homemade skits or songs may seem funny to the writers but
often are not funny to the audience.
3- Use cue cards and scripts if you need to. Rehearse until everyone
is comfortable and has memorized their parts.
4- Everyone has to speak or sing loudly and clearly.
5- Avoid gross, vulgar, offensive or un-Scout-like topics or content.
6- A "volunteer" is never chosen at random from the audience. The
"volunteer" is pre-selected person, a "shill" or "plant."
7- Have a Master of Ceremonies to keep skits and songs moving.
8- Keep your program fast paced and get everyone involved!
There are so many great and fun skits!
To keep this booklet small, I’ve listed some websites that have
hundreds of skits for whatever type of skit you might need:
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/skit_search.asp
http://www.ultimatecampresource.com (click on ‘camp skits’ on LH
side)
http://www.scoutorama.com/skit/
http://www.usscouts.org/macscouter/Skits/BBSkits.asp
http://www.usscouts.org/clipart/ScoutDoc/Skits/BBSkits.pdf
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