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Table of Contents
Songs to get you through the Camping Day
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11
The Announcement Song.....11
We Love You.....11
You Are My Sunshine......11
Here We Sit Like....11

Morning Songs
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12
O, Canada (English)........................................................................................................................12
O, Canada (French)........................................................................................................................12
Good Morning, Happy Campers!...................................................................................................12
Alive, Awake, Alert, Enthusiastic.........13
Rise and Shine (and Give God the Glory)......................................................................................13
Way Up in the Sky.....14

Graces
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14
Johnny Appleseed.....14
Johnny Appleseed (Spanish).................................................14
Superman Grace.....14
Yankee Doodle Grace...14
Rub-a-dub-dub..14
Spiderman Grace....15
Tony the Tiger Grace.......15
Call Me Maybe Grace....15
Alleluia Grace.......15
For Health and Strength.15
Cool Runnings Grace.15
Thank you God....15
Cowboy Grace...15
We Will Rock You Grace.16
Jesus was a Cool Dude..16
Alphabet Grace....16
Politician Grace...16
Addams Family Grace..16
Jaws Grace....17
God is Great Grace....17
Morning has Come....17
Thanks be to God...17

Mealtime Songs
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18
All You Et-ta........18
Jesus Loves Me.......18
Oh, Ive never seen a *...................19
Oh, Id rather be a *.......................................................................................................................19
We are cabin * off all!.....................................................................................................................19
Elbows Songs....19
Brown Squirrel.20
Jello in a Bowl....20
There Ain't no Flies on Us....20
Toast Rap20

Flagpole Songs
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21
Taps......21
Taps: Remix..21

Toothy Time Songs

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21
You Brush Your Teeth.....21
Potty Patrol......21
Brush your Teeth (Alligator Style).................................................................................................22
Brush, Brush, Brush your Teeth....22
Boys are Better....22

Wandering Around Camp Songs

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22
The Song That Never Ends22
Shoogey Shoogey Cheer.....23
Everywhere We Go...23
We're From Camp Tanner....23
I Know A Song That Gets On Everybody's Nerves...23
The Telephone Song....24
Oh, *, Youre a funny one..24
"A" You're Adorable..24

Cheers
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24
Vacuum...24
Cheese Grater...25
Watermelon25
Charlie Brown..25
Rocketship..25
Microwave..25
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Fantastik..25
Tony the Tiger.25
Three Cheers25
Awkward26
Ol.26
CIT Song...26
Round of Applause...26

Fire Starters
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26
The Damper Song..26
Fire's Burning...26
Little Tommy Tinker.27
Burn Baby Burn..27
Im on Fire.27
Old Lady Leary.27
Oh Here We Are..27
Never Play with Matches28
Can You Dig that Crazy Fire.28
Additional Firestarter Ideas..28

Fast Songs with Dancing

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28
I am Chiquita Banana..28
Pony..28
The Muffin Man..29
Bang Bang..29
Boogie Woogie Washer Woman..29
Three Blue Pigeons30
The Beaver Cheer...30
I'se the b'y..31
The Ohn Song..31
Wigalow...32

Fast Songs with Actions

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32
Crazy Elephant....32
Bananas Unite..32
B-a-n-a-n-a-s.33
The Llama Song..33
No Bananas in the Sky.33
Rags...33
The Grand Old Duke of York...34
The Noble Captain Kirk...34
Singin in the Rain........34
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Forty Years on an Iceberg.....35

Man of the Sea.....35
The Ratlin Bog..35
Button Factory.36
Mamma Dont Allow.36
Father Abraham..36
Alligator Song...36
Penguin Song.37
Tanner Clap...37
Little Green Frog.37
Auntie Monica..37
Who's the King of the Jungle?....................................................................................................38
Dum Dum Diddy.38
It's Not Hard.38
Ram Sam Sam.....39
Pizza Hut.39
Alice the Camel.39
Great Big Buffalo..39
Im a Little Piece of Tin.40
Tinkerboxer..40
Little Red Caboose....40
One Finger, One Thumb....41
Tony Chestnut..41
Happy all the Time (inright, outright)...........................................................................................42

Call and Response / Repeat-after-me Fast Songs

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Ravioli ....42
Milk...42
Your Momma Dont Wear No Socks....43
Flea Fly....43
A Way Down the Road...................................................................................................................43
Boogaloo..44
Day-O...44
Tarzan.....45
The Princess Pat.45
Boom Chicka Boom..46
Old Hiram's Goat...46
Llama Instruments......46
Sharks...47
The Bear Song..47

Hey Burrito......48
Hey Banana...48
Alouette......48
Alouetteski....48
The Littlest Worm I Ever Saw...49
Great Big Moose...49
Sippin Cider...49
60s party..50

Fast Rounds / Harmony / Two-Part Songs

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50
C-H-I-C-K-E-N...50
Rufus Rustus....51
Black Socks...51
Speed Socks...51

Audience Participation Fast Songs

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Humpty Dump..51
The Window.....52
Walking the Lobster.....52
Pirates Life for Me.......52
Hot Sauce on my Chicken..52

Miscellaneous Fast Songs

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53
Pick a Bale of Cotton...53
Do your Ears Hang Low?..............................................................................................................53
Yogi Bear...53
Bubble Gum....54
Weenie Man....54
I am Slowly Going Crazy...54
Little Red Wagon...55
The Twinkie Song..55
Jaws...55
OReilly is Dead55
The Bear went Over the Mountain...56
Rejoice in the Lord....56
Michael Finnegan..56
Swans on the Pond...56
Turkey in the Straw...57
Humzinger..57
John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt....58
Little Chickie....58
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The Schnitzel Song...58

I Had a Chicken..58
The Ants Go Marching...59
I've Got the Joy59 & 60
I Love my Rooster.....60
Ive Got a Head Like a Ping Pong Ball....60
Doughnut Shop....61
I'm a Nut..61
The Fishing Song62
The Long Legged Sailor62
Piccolo Mini..62
Little White Box..62
She Jumped into the Water..63
Pink Pyjamas.63
I am a C...63
Bingo....64

Medium Songs with Actions

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64
Wally the Wall.....64
Little Cabin in the Woods.....64
Swimming, Swimming....65
I'm a.....65
George Washington Bridge......65
Bananas for the Lord...66
Baby Bumblebee....66
My Bonnie.....67
Calamine Lotion.....67
Rolling Over the Billows.....67
If I Weren't a Camper...68 & 69
An Old Austrian.....69
Hoiman the Woim....69
Pass the Other Udder...70
Grab Another Hand.....70

Call and Response/Repeat-after-me Medium Songs

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71
The Martian Song......71
Da Moose....71
The Little Duckie Song....72
Hippie Hunt...72
Bear Hunt...72
Sweet Love of God.....73
You Can`t Get to Heaven...73
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We're From the 50s aka Ungrease Grease.......74

Medium Songs with Harmony/Rounds/Multiple Parts

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74
Animal Fair....74
Propel, Propel, Propel your Vessel....74
Sam, Sam, The Lavatory Man.....74
Martian Hop..75
Fruit Salad.....75
Kookaburra....75
Brown Car..76
Low Rider......76
Harry Potter..76
Fish and Chips and Vinegar..76
Alphabet / Baa Baa Black Sheep / Twinkle Twinkle...77

Audience Participation Medium Songs

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78
Quartermaster's Store........78
The Fruit of the Spirit.....78
Down By the Bay...78
Bean Song..78
Good Old Noah...79
The Pickle Song.....79

Miscellaneous Medium Songs

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79
'Tis a Gift to be Simple.79
I Like To Eat (Apples and Bananas)...............................................................................................79
Pharoah, Pharoah.....80
Deep and Wide....80
Short'nin' Bread..80
Little Rabbit Froo-Froo...81
Oh I Wish I Was....82
The Billboard Song...82
The Cat Came Back...83
Six Little Ducks......83
Boom Boom Aint it Great to be Crazy...84
Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe.....84
The Farmer and the Maiden....85
Do Lord...85
This Little Light of Mine....85
Theres A Hole in My Bucket...86
Boa Constrictor...86
Little Skunks Hole....87
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Sparkling Fishes.....87
On Top of Spaghetti.....87
If All the Raindrops...87
Dont Pick up Explosives...88
Bicycle Built for Two...88
The Aardvark Song...88
I Love Bananas......89
Give me Oil in my Lamp....89
Tom the Toad89 & 90
Worms........91
One More Step.....91
Camp Granada..92
I Know an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly...93
Green Grow the Rushes-O....94
The Crocodile...94
Mahna Mahna..94

Slow Songs with Actions

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95
Father, I Adore You..95
Peace like a River...95
Awesome God..95
Listen to the Water...96
Making Rain..96

Slow Songs with Harmony / Multiple Parts

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96
I Like the Mountains......96
Barges...97
Sanctuary....97
Banana Sanctuary...97
What does the Lord Require of You.....97
Siyahamba..98
Land of the Silver Birch..99
My Paddles Keen and Bright...99
Oh, When the Saints go Marching in..99
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Classic Version)................................................................................100
Goodnight, Ladies......100
Fill my Cup..100
White Coral Bells.....100
Music Alone Shall Live..100

Miscellaneous Slow Songs

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101
If I had a Hammer...101
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Five hundred Miles.....101

Puff the Magic Dragon..102
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?.............................................................................................102
Make New Friends..102
Leavin on a Jet Plane...103
Right Beside....103
Mules (Tune: "Auld Lang Syne")..................................................................................................104
Today (While the Blossoms).........................................................................................................104
Linger....104
This Land is Your Land....105
Swing Low (modified version)......................................................................................................105
On my Honour..105
Pass It On....106
Father and Son.106 & 107
The Gypsy Song....107
Cats in the Cradle..107 & 108
Kumbaya...108
Kumbaya: Remix..108
Rock-a-my soul..109
Wide, Wide..109
Magic Penny...109
One Tin Soldier..110
All My Life's a Circle....111
If I had the Wings of an Eagle....111
When I First Came to this Land......112
Circle Game..112
Blowin in the Wind.113
Amazing Grace...113
The General.113 & 114

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Songs

to get you through the Camping Day

The Announcement Song

Announcements, announcements, announcements!
Baloney, baloney, baloney!
A terrible death to die, A terrible death to die,
A terrible death to be talked to death, a terrible death to die!
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
Baloney, baloney, baloney!
We sold our cow (mooooo!)
We sold our cow (mooooo!)
We have no use for your bull now (for your bull now!)
We Love You
(Sing this song as much as possible to Bandaid, Bubbles, and Roo.)
We love you *, oh yes we do!
When youre not near us, were blue.
You treat us very well, its true---uuu!!!!
Oh, *, we love you!
You Are My Sunshine
(Sing this song as a thank you to all who need it!)
You are my sunshine, My only sunshine.
You make me happy, when skies are grey.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.
Here we sit like
Here we sit like birds in the wilderness,
Birds in the wilderness,
Birds in the wilderness.
Here we sit like birds in the wilderness
Waiting for the rest to come.
Other verses:
Here we sit like bumps on a cedar log Here we sit like frogs on a lilypad
(Encouraged: add more verses)
(Encouraged: used someones name: Waiting for Verv to come, Waiting for Cabin 5 to come)

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Morning Songs
O, Canada (English)
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O, Canada (French)
O Canada!
Terre de nos aeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'pe,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une pope
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempe,
Protgera nos foyers et nos droits
Protgera nos foyers et nos droits.
Good Morning, Happy Campers!
Good morning, happy/fellow campers,
With your hands and face as clean as mine.
Good morning, happy/fellow campers,
You sure are looking fine (ha, ha, ha!)
Howd you all enjoy your morning dip in the lake? (Great!)
Hows about some breakfast for your tummys sake?
Good morning, happy/fellow campers,
With your hands and face as clean as, your appetite as keen as, your conscience as serene as
mine!

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Alive, Awake, Alert, Enthusiastic

(to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
I'm alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic
I'm alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic I'm alert, awake, alive
I'm awake, alive, alert,
I'm alive, awake, alert enthusiastic!
Rise and Shine (and give God the glory)
Chorus: Rise and shine, and give God the glory, glory,
Rise and shine, and give God the glory, glory,
Rise and shine and, (clap), Give God the glory, glory,
Children of the Lord.
The Lord told No-ah,
Theres gonna be a flood-y, flood-y,
Lord told No-ah,
Theres gonna be a flood-y, flood-y,
Get those children,
Out of the mud-dy, mud-dy,
Children of the Lord. Chorus.
The Lord told Noah,
To build an arky arky,
Lord told Noah,
To build an arky arky,
Out of twigs and hickory barky barky,
Children of the Lord. Chorus.
The animals they ca-ame,
They came in twosies twosies,
Animals they came,
They came in twosies twosies,
Elephants and kangaroosies roosies
Children of the Lord. Chorus.
It rained and poured,
For forty daysies daysies,
Rained and poured,
For forty daysies daysies,
Nearly drive those animals crazy crazy,
Children of the Lord. Chorus.

Finally, yes finally,

The rain it did stoppy stoppy,
Finally, yes finally,
The rain it did stoppy stoppy,
Landed on a mountain toppy toppy,
Children of the Lord. Chorus.

Then Noah sent Dove,

To Take a peekie peekie,
Then Noah sent Dove,
To Take a peekie peekie,
Dove came back with,
Twig in beakie beakie,
Children of the Lord. Chorus.
The animals they left,
They left in threesies threesies,
The animals they left,
They left in threesies threesies,
Must have been those,
Birds and beesies beesies,
Children of the Lord. Chorus.
This is the end
The end of our story story,
This is the end,
The end of our story story,
Everything is hunky dory dory,
Children of the Lord.Chorus.

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Way Up in the Sky

Way up in the sky, the big birdies fly,
While down in the nest, the litt-le birds rest,
With a wing on their left and a wing on their right,
The little birds sleep all through the night.
Shhhhhhh THEY'RE SLEEEEPING!
The BIG sun comes up, the DEW GOES A-WAY.
"Good morning, good morning, good morning!", they say.

Graces
Johnny Appleseed
Oh, the Lord's been good to me.
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need:
The sun, the rain and the appleseed;
The Lord's been good to me.
[clap] Johnny Appleseed, Amen!
For every seed I sow
An apple tree will grow.
And there will be an apple tree
For everyone in the world to see.
The Lord is good to me.
[clap] Johnny Appleseed, Amen!

Johnny Appleseed in Spanish

Dios se acord de m,
Y a El le agradeezco
Porque me dio
Un Corazn
Y as amar su creacin,
Dios se acord de mi.

Superman Grace
(To the tune of Superman)
Thank you God, for giving us food!
Thank you God, for giving us food!
Our daily bread, we're getting fed!
Thanks you God, for giving us food! Amen.

Yankee Doodle Grace

(Tune of Yankee Doodle)
We thank you Lord for daily bread
For rain and sunny weather
We thank you Lord for this our food
And that we are together
Thank you, thank you, thank you Lord
Thank you, thank you, thank you Father
Thank you Lord for this our food
And that we are together.

Rub-a-dub-dub
Rub-a-dub-dub
Thanks for the grub. Yay, God!

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Spiderman Grace
(To the tune of Spiderman)
Saving Grace, Saving Grace
Bless the food before you stuff your face.
Thank the Lord, and the cooks,
For the food and how good it looks.
LOOK OUT! Here comes a big amen, AMEN!
Tony the Tiger Grace
Grrrrrrrrrrrr-ace!

For Health and Strength

(this is a round)
For health and strength and daily food
We praise thy name Oh, Lord.

Cool Runnings Grace

Feel the rhythm feel the rhyme,
Thank the lord its dinner time!
(can be changed to breakfast or lunch also)

Call Me Maybe Grace

(To the tune of "Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen)
Hey, I am hungry,
And there is food,
So thank the Lord,
He's an awesome dude!

Thank you God

(by Linnea Good)
Thank you God for the rain and land,
Thank you God for our workin hands,
Thank you for food for body and soul.
Its gonna get colder
and were gonna get older,
So we better get bolder and eat.

Hey I am thirsty,
And there is water,
So thank the Lord,
He's an awesome father!
Alleluia Grace
Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia (Group 1)
Praise ye the Lord (Group 2)
Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia (Group 1)
Praise ye the Lord (Group 2)
Praise ye the Lord (Group 2)
Alleluia (Group 1)
Praise ye the Lord (Group 2)
Alleluia (Group 1)
Praise ye the Lord (Group 2)
Alleluia (Group 1)
Praise ye the Lord (slow and all together)
Cowboy Grace
(Tune: The Lone Ranger)
God is great and god is good
And we thank him for our food
By his hand we all are fed
Give us Lord our daily bread!
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We Will Rock You Grace

(campers can keep rhythm by slapping their palms against their legs twice, followed by clapping
their hands once, in a continuous pattern)
God, You are a good God
Please accept this grace
As we sit and feed our face
We've got food on our plates
We think that's great
Pretty soon we'll be puttin' on weight
We will, we will Thank You, Thank You!
We will, we will thank You!
Amen!
Jesus was a Cool Dude
(to the tune of We Will Rock You)
Jesus was a cool dude,
40 days with no food,
Then he wrote the golden rule and that's O.K.
He's got love on his face, Full of grace!
He's spreadin' his word all over the place!
Singin', We will, we will Praise him yeah, praise him
We will, we will Praise him yeah, praise him
Alphabet Grace
(Tune: the Alphabet Song)
A-B-C-D-E-F-G thank you God for Feeding Me
Politician Grace
God bless the politicians; help us not to see through their white lies
God bless the food we're eating, cause its overtaxed and overpriced
Addams Family Grace
(Tune: "The Addams family")
Were thirsty and were hungry
Want something in our tummy
The food looks mighty yummy
And so we thank the Lord.
A-a-amen (Snap x2) A-a-amen (Snap x2) A-a-amen, A-a-amen, A-a-amen (Snap x2)

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Jaws Grace
(Tune: Jaws Theme; Action: Shark Fin on head)
God is great and
God is good and
Let us thank him for our food,
Amen!
God is Great Grace
(Tune: "Rock Around the Clock")
God is great, God is good
And we thank Him for our food
We're gonna thank God morning, noon and night
Lord our God is outta sight!
Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen!
Morning has Come
(In a roundadd more parts each day)
(Can also use Evening has come or Noontime has come)
Morning has come, the board is spread,
Thanks be to God, who gives us bread.
Praise god for bread!
Thanks be to God
Thanks be to God, the Father almighty
Thanks be to God, who gives us our bread
Thanks be to God, the Father almighty
Thanks be to God forever.

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Mealtime Songs
Remember: Other songs work well at mealtimes too, including Donkey Riding, and all music
from The Little Mermaid.
All You Et-ta
(To the tune of Alouette)
All you et-ta, think of all you et-ta
All you et-ta think of all you et.
Think of all the potatoes you et
Think of all the potatoes you et
Potatoes you et, potatoes you et
All you et, all you et, OH!

All you et-ta, think of all you et-ta

All you et-ta think of all you et.
Think of all the chicken you et
Think of all the chicken you et.
Chicken you et, chicken you et
Potatoes you et, potatoes you et
All you et, all you et, OH!

(Keep adding verses until you have covered everything in the meal)
(OR - throw in "Think of all the slugs you et - and the song ends on a EEEEWWWW!)
Jesus Loves Me
(actions: slap, slap, clap. slap, slap, clap.) (slap=hit the table)
Jesus loves me, this I know,
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong;
They are weak but He is strong.
Refrain: Singing Na na na na na na na na, Hey!
Na na na na na na na na, Hey!
Na na na na na na na na, Hey!
Na na na na na na na na.
Sing about His love, about His love-a-sing about.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Sing about His love, about His love a-sing.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Sing about His love, about His love-a-sing about,
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Sing about His love, about His love-a-sing.
The Bible tells me so.
(Refrain: begin with Yes, Jesus loves me!)
Jesus loves me when I'm good,
When I do the things I should.
Jesus loves me when I'm bad,
Even though it makes Him sad. (Refrain)

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Oh, Ive never seen a *

Oh, Ive never seen a butter fly, a butter fly, a butter fly,
Oh, Ive never seen a butter fly, fly, fly
A butter fly, fly, fly
*the cabin has to come up with a compound word that does exist but that doesnt make sense
when you think about it a different way. (Butterflies exist, but butter cant fly).
Examples: barn dance, dragon fly, hog call, hot dog stand, mountain peak (peek)
Oh, Id rather be a *
Oh, Id rather be a twinkie, a twinkie,
Oh, Id rather be a twinkie than a Cupcake
(For this song, choose something like someones camp name, and then that staff member and
their cabin has to respond)
We are cabin * off all!
We are cabin smartest of all, smartest of all, smartest of all
We are cabin smartest of all, calling cabin #!
* each cabin has to pick a superlative trait they have (prettiest, loudest, quietest, happiest, etc)
Elbows Songs
[Use campers name who puts their elbows on the table]
Mabel, Mabel if you're able,
Get your elbows off the table.
This is not a horse's stable,
But a first-class dining table. STAND UP!
Their Counsellor then chooses an appropriate punishment:
Round the flagpole you must go, you must go, you must go.
Round the flagpole you must go -- My Fair Lady, oh!
Skip around the dining hall, skip around the dining hall,
Skip around the dining hall, skip skip skip!
Skip around the dining hall, skip around the dining hall,
Skip around the dining hall, skip skip skip!
Heres to Mabel and the way she does the *
Heres to Mabel and the way she does the *
Heres to Mabel and the way she does the *
The *!
* = brown squirrel, donkey, sizzles like bacon, spells their name with their butt,
muscle man, witch, rocket, proposes to a Sr Staff member, sings a love song to the cooks, etc.
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Brown Squirrel
Brown squirrel, Brown squirrel
Swish your bushy tail
Brown squirrel, Brown squirrel
Swish your bushy tail
Put a peanut in your paws
Shove it up your little schnoz
Brown squirrel, Brown squirrel
Swish your bushy tail
Jello in a bowl
Jello in bowl, jello in a bowl
Wiggle-woggle, wiggle woggle,
Jello in a bowl!
(Each cabin then responds with something else, like soup on a ladle or spaghetti on a
plateoften its fun to choose from items at the table)
There Ain't no Flies on Us
There ain't no flies on us! There ain't no flies on us!
There may be flies on some of you guys, But there ain't no flies on us!
(Can add new verses, like there aint no skunks on usmay be skunks on some of you punks)
Toast Rap
(to the beat of We will rock you)
All across the nation coast to coast,
People always ask me, what do I like most,
I dont wanna brag, I dont wanna boast,
I just tell them that I like toast!
Yeeaaahh toooaaassst!

Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept,

Des oiseaux dans la fentre,
Jean Chrtien, Eifel Tower
Les pamplemousse est trs fantastique.
Frrreeench Toooooassttt!

Early in the morning about 6am

You spread a little butter and you spread a little jam,
So if youre like me, dont be shy,
You put that bread down into the slot,
Stand up straight and look em in the eye,
and push down the levers till the wires get hot,
And if they say that toast is crummy,
and you make toaasst!
Just shake your head,
Yeeeaaaahh toooaaasst!
cause you know that its yummy!
Yeeeaaah toooaasst!
When the first cavemen came in from the drag,
Didnt know what would go with the bacon and the egg,
Must have been a genius got it in his head,
Plug the toaster in the wall and buy a bag of bread.
Yeeeaaaahhh toooaaast!
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Flagpole Songs
(see also slow songs for Linger, Make New Friends, etc.)
Taps
Day is done, gone the sun
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky
All is well, safely rest;
God is nigh.
Taps: Remix
(with actions)
Day is done, day is done, day is done
Gone the sun, gone the sun, gone the sun
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky
All is well, all is well, all is well,
Safely rest, safely rest, safely rest
God is nigh, God is nigh, God is nigh!

Toothy Time Songs

You Brush Your Teeth
When you wake up in the morning at a quarter to 1 & you just cant wait to have some fun,
You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch....
When you wake up in the morning at a quarter to 2 & you just cant find something to do,
You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch....
When you wake up in the morning at a quarter to 3 & you just want to hum a tweedle dee dee,
You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch....
When you wake up in the morning at a quarter to 4 & you think you hear a knock at the door,
You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch....
When you wake up in the morning at a quarter to 5 & you just can't wait to feel alive,
You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch....
(can add or change verses; can ask for rhyming suggestions)
Potty Patrol
Cause we are the potty patrol and we patrol the potties
If its yellow let it mellow
If its brown flush it down
If its green go see Bandaid
And if its purple feed it to the CITs and tell them its Kool aid

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Brush your teeth (Alligator Style)

(Sung to the tune of Alligator)
Brush your teeth, brush your teeth
And take a pee and take a pee and take a pee too
Brush your teeth, brush your teeth
And take a pee and take a pee and take a pee too
The potty patrol is my friend they could be your friend too
if campers would just understand that they need hygiene too
Wash your hands, wash your hands
And go to the flagpole and go to the flagpole and go to the flagpole
Wash your hands, wash your hands
And go to the flagpole and go to the flagpole and go to the flagpole
The potty patrol is my friend they could be your friend too
if campers would just understand that they need hygiene too
Brush, Brush, Brush Your Teeth
Boys are Better
(Tune: Row Row Row your boat)
Boys are better than girls you see,
Brush, brush, brush your teeth. At least two times a day.
Cause we sit down when we pee!
Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, Fighting tooth decay.
Floss, floss, floss your teeth. Every single day.
Gently, gently, gently, gently, Whisking Plaque away.
Rinse, rinse, rinse your teeth Every single day.
Swishing, swishing, swishing, swishing, Fighting tooth decay.

Wandering Around Camp Songs

The Song That Never Ends
This is the song that never ends,
It just goes on and on my friends,
Some people started singing it not knowing what it was
And theyll continue singing it forever just because,
This is the song that never ends....

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Shoogey Shoogey Cheer

Hey there (insert name of your group/campsite/unit/whatever), you're a real cool cat!
You got a lot of this and a lot of that!
So stand up now and shake your rear!
And show us how to do the Shoogey Shoogey Cheer!
And a boom shoogey, shoogey, shoogey, shoogey (turn left, shake hips side to side)
And a boom shoogey, shoogey, shoogey, shoogey (turn right, shake hips side to side)
And an up, shoogey, shoogey, shoogey, shoogey (point your hands to the sky)
And a down, shoogey, shoogey, shoogey, shoogey (point your hands down to ground)
Everywhere We Go...
(this is a repeat-after-me cheer)
(this is good to build cabin morale or for when hiking to Mount Tanner)
Everywhere we go
People always ask us
Who we are
So we tell them
We're from [Cabin # or Camp Tanner]
Mighty, mighty [Cabin # or Camp Tanner]
And if they can't hear us
Well shout a little louder
(Repeat, gradually get louder and move up in pitch at each repeat) (until - VERY loudly.....)
Repeat entire cheer except last line which you change for: They must be DEAF!!!!
We're From Camp Tanner
Oh, we're from Camp Tanner, and we're on the best team!
We play the Watoochees--they're seven feet tall!
The cannibals may eat us, but they'll never beat us,
'Cause we're from Camp Tanner and we're on the ball!
Sing along, sing along, sing along, sing along: oongawa, oongawa, oongawa, oongawa, Oongawa,
oongawa, oongawa-wa!
Oongawa, oongawa, oongawa, oongawa, Oongawa, oongawa, oongawa-wa!
I Know A Song That Gets On Everybody's Nerves
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves,
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves,
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves,
And this is how it goes...

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The Telephone Song

Singer 1: "Hey Ducky"
Ducky- "I think I hear my name"
Everyone (or Singer 1)- "Hey Ducky"
Ducky - "I think I hear it again"
Everyone (or Singer 1)- "You're wanted on the telephone"
Ducky - "If it isn't Fender I'm not at home"
Everyone - "with a ring a ding, ding, ding, ding oh yeah, with a ring, a ding, ding, ding, ding, oh
yeah"
*Then you all sing to Fender or whoever was called.
Oh, *, Youre a funny one
Oh, Buddy, youre a funny one,
Your head like a pickled onion
Your nose like a stuffed tomato
But youre still my friend
Your teeth are so rotten
They bend like a piece of cotton
Your eyes like fried eggs
And your legs like tree stumps
"A" You're Adorable
"A," you're adorable, "B," you're so beautiful, "C," you're a cutie pie
"D," you're delightful "E," you're exciteful F," you're a feather in my arms.
"G," you look good to me, "H," you're so heavenly, "I," you're the one I idolize.
"J," we're like Jack and Jill, "K," you're so kissable, "L," youre the love of my life.
"M," "N," "O," "P," I could go on all day.
"Q," "R," "S," "T," alphabetically speaking, you're OK.
U," made my life complete, "V," means you're very sweet, W" "X" "Y" "Zed."
It's fun to wander through the alphabet with you To tell you what you mean to me.

Cheers
Vacuum
That deserves a vacuum cheer.
Plug it in and it sucks!

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Cheese Grater
That deserves a cheese grater cheer.
Get out your cheese!
That was grate, grate, grate, grate, grate! (while acting like you are grating cheese)
Watermelon
That deserves a watermelon cheer.
Take 3 big bites!
Hum, hum, hum (while acting like your eating 3 bites of watermelon)
Spit out the seeds!
Pt-pt-pt-pt. (spitting out seeds sound)
Charlie Brown
That deserves a Charlie Brown cheer.
Good Grief!
Rocketship
That deserves the rocketship cheer.
(make a thumbs up)
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Blast off! (move your thumb upwards like it is blasting off)
(when it reaches top hight turn your thumb upside down into a thumbs down and make a
spitting/farting type sound with your mouth as you bring it down)
Microwave Cheer
That deserves a microwave cheer.
(Everyone holds up their pinkies and waves with them)
Fantastik
That deserves a Fantastik cheer.
Get out your spray bottles.
That was psh, psh, psh, (act like youre spraying the spray bottle)
Fannnn-tastik! (Wipe off the spray with a cloth)
Tony the Tiger
That deserves a Tony the Tiger cheer.
That was GRRRREAT!
Three Cheers
Leader: Lets give three cheers to __________________.
All: Hip-hip hooray! Hip- hip hooray! Hip- hip hooray!
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Awkward
(done whenever a staff does something awkward)
Awk-ward, awk-ward, awk-ward!
Ole!
Ole! Ole, ole, ole! Ole! Ole! HEY HEY HEY!
CIT Song
S-U-P-P-O-R-T
Thats the way we help our CITs,
Our CITs, Uh-huh our CITs. (4 claps)
Dynamite and outta sight,
Thats the way they are tonight,
Our CITs, Uh-huh our CITs. (4 claps)
Round of Applause
Clap your hands in a circle.

Fire Starters
The Damper Song
You put the damper in, (Push in)
You pull the damper out, (Pull out)
The smoke goes up the chimney just the same, (Spiral hand motion up)
Glory, glory, hallelujah, (wave hands side to side)
The smoke goes up the chimney just the same. (Spiral hand motion up).
(Do hand motions as you sing the lines. Keep singing the song over and over, each time leaving
out another line. Continue doing the hand motions until you do the whole song with just hand
motions.)
Fire's Burning
(this is a round)
Fire's burning, fire's burning
Draw nearer, draw nearer
In the gloaming, in the gloaming
Come sing and be merry
(note: gloaming is the time in the evening when the sun is setting: twilight)

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Little Tommy Tinker

Little Tommy Tinker
Sat upon a clinker
He began to cry: "Oh, Ma! Ma!"
Poor little innocent guy.
[actions: stand up on Oh, Ma! and raise your hands like the wave] [note: a clinker is a hot coal:
you need to explain this to campers.]
Burn Baby, Burn
Burn baby burn, cha cha!
Disco Inferno
Burn baby burn, cha cha!
Disco Inferno
Im on Fire
(Tune: My darling Clementine; can be sung in a broad southern accent)
I'm on Fire, I'm on Fire
But I know just what to do I will stop all of my running
Drop and roll's the thing to do
Old Lady Leary
Late last night when we were all in bed
Old Lady Leary left the lantern in the shed
And when the cow kicked it over she winked her eye and said,
There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight. Fire! Fire! Fire!
Cheer, boys, cheer, the school is burning down
Cheer, boys, cheer, it`s the hottest spot in town
Cheer, boys, cheer, now that summer`s come around
There`ll be a hot time in the old town tonight. Fire! Fire! Fire!
Oh Here We Are
(Tune: The bear song)
Oh, here we are (repeat)
About our fire (repeat)
And here well stay (repeat)
Until we tire (repeat)

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Never Play with Matches

(Tune: Frere Jacques; can be sung in a round)
Never, never play with matches
If you do, if you do,
You might burn your fingers, you might burn your fingers.
That won't do.
That won't do.
Other verses: You might burn your house down, You might burn the forest down, You might
burn the craft cabin down
Can you Dig that Crazy Fire
Can you dig that crazy fire?
Can you dig it? Can you dig it?
Can you dig that crazy fire?
Can you dig it? Can you dig it?
Hey look theres a fire on the barnyard fence
Hey look theres another one coming down the lane
More (ooh), More (ooh)
Get that son of a fire off my tractor!
Additional Firestarters:
Why not take any popular song about fire and teach a chorus?
(Light my Fire, Great Balls of Fire, Ring of Fire, Londons Burning)

Fast Songs with Dancing

I am Chiquita Banana
I am Chiquita Banana and Im here to say,
If you want to get rid of your teacher today,
Put a Chiquita Banana peel on the floor, and
Wooooo! She flies out the door!
Well, the teacher was hurt
And the banana was bruised
So they all went on a banana sea cruise
(Dance party here:) Ba da, da da da da, da da Ba da, da da da da, da
Ba da, da da da da, da da
Da da da da da da da CHIQUITA!
Pony
Here we go, on my pony,
Ridin on my big fat pony,
Here we go, on my pony,
Ridin on my pony.

Front to front to front, my baby,

Back to back to back, my baby,
Side to side to side, my baby,
Ridin on a pony!

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The Muffin Man

Person 1:
Do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man?
Do you know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane?
Response:
Yes I know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man.
Yes I know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane.
(This song can be like Ride the Pony where a few people start it and then each person joins in
when theyre invited. Action: Hands on head like a muffin, bending knees up and down. The
muffin man call also live in Tokyo, or anywhere you choose.)
Bang Bang
(Person 1 to Person 2): Bang Bang choo choo train let me see you do your thing
(Person 2): I cant
(Person 1): Why not?
(Person 2): Because I cant
(Person 1): Why not?
(Person 2):Because my back is achin and my shoes are too tight and my hips are shakin from
the left and to the right
(this continues until all people have been added)
Boogie Woogie Washer Woman
Down by the river where nobody goes,
There's a boogie-woogie washer woman washing her clothes,
She washes them here, she washes them there,
That's how the washerwoman washes her clothes.
She goes: boogie, woogie, woogie, yeah! boogie, woogie, woogie, yeah!
She goes: boogie, woogie, woogie, yeah!
The boogie-woogie washer woman washes her clothes!
[next verses: drying, hanging, wearing]

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Three Blue Pigeons

Three blue pigeons,
Sitting on a fence,
Three blue pigeons,
Sitting on a fence,
Oh no! One has flown A-WAY!
To take a trip around the world,
Singin hey bop shu-bop shu-bop shu-bop,
Singin hey bop shu-bop shu-bop shu-bop,
Singin hey bop shu-bop shu-bop shu-bop,
Singin hey!
(Continue: two blue pigeons, until no pigeons, then one can come back) (Encouraged: wild
dancing around the campfire for the flying)
(Also Encouraged: Props/People as pigeons)
(Also Encouraged: Change pigeon to whatever suits the theme you need)
The Beaver Cheer
Beaver none, beaver one, lets all have some beaver fun
Ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch (make "beaver teeth" with fingers, move hands alternately
up and down on each "ch")
Beaver two, beaver three, let's all climb the beaver tree
Ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch (tree climbing action on each "ch")
Beaver four, beaver five, let's all do, the beaver jive
Ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch (John Travolta dance on each "ch")
Beaver six, beaver seven, let's all go to beaver heaven
Ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch (flap arms like wings on each "ch")
Beaver eight, beaver nine, STOP! It's beaver time!
[Dance wildly] Go beaver! Go beaver! Go beaver!

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I'se the b'y

I'se the b'y that builds the boat,
And I'se the b'y that sails her.
I'se the b'y that catches the fish,
And takes them home to Liza.
Chorus: Hip your partner Sally Tiboo, hip your partner Sally Brown,
Fogo, Twillingate, Morton's Harbour, all around the circle.
(For the chorus, do the classic square dance arm-hooking dance around the campfire)
Sods and rinds to cover the flake,
Cake and tea for supper.
Codfish in the spring of the year,
Fried in maggoty butter. Chorus.
I don't want your maggoty fish,
They're no good for winter.
I can buy as good as that,
Way down in Bonavista. Chorus.
I took Liza to a dance,
Faith but she could travel.
And every step that she did take,
Was up to her knees in gravel. Chorus.
The Ohn Song
Ohn, and ohn, and ohn, and ohn and ohn and Ving,
and ohn, and ohn, and ohn and ohn and Ving-a,
and ohn, and ohn, and ohn and ohn and Bine,
and ohn, and ohn, and ohn and ohn and Bine-a,
and ohn, and ohn, and ohn and ohn and Roompa,
and ohn, and ohn, and ohn and ohn and K-nap!
ONE MORE TIME! (repeat)
Actons- Ohn: slightly bouncing up and down
-Ving: right arm flapping like a wing
-Ving-a: both arms flapping like wings
-Bine: right leg kicking in front of body
-Bine-a: both legs kicking
-Roompa: stick bum out
-K-nap: stop all other actions and clap both arms together imitating a beak (think
"ALLIGATOR")
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Wigalow
Leader: Hey Docker (insert name here)
Person: Yeah
Leader: Are you ready to wig
Person: Wiga what
Leader Wigalow
Person : With my hands up high and my feet down low this is how I do the wigalow
(Do some kind of dance with the motion)
Wigalow, wigalow, this is how I do the wigalow (Everyone then does the motion)

Fast Songs with Actions

Crazy Elephant
There was a crocodile (chomping motion with arms)
Na na na, na na na, na na na,
An orangutan (monkey action)
na na na!
A foxy snake (slithery snake motion with hand)
And an eagle flying (flap arms)
A rabbit (make rabbit ears)
A beaver (make beaver teeth)
A crazy elephant! (make elephant trunk with one arm swinging)
[Repeat the song a number of times, taking out an animal
each time till all you're left with are the actions!]
Bananas Unite
B-a-n-a-n-a-s! B-a-n-a-n-a-s! B-a-n-a-n-a-s! B-a-n-a-n-a-s!
Bananas Unite! (clap hands above head)
Peel bananas, peel peel bananas. ( bring hands down to sides in round motions)
Peel bananas, peel peel bananas.
Slice bananas, slice slice bananas. (slice hands in front)
Slice bananas, slice slice bananas.
Moosh Bananas, moosh moosh bananas. (mush fists together)
Moosh Bananas, moosh moosh bananas.
Eat Bananas, eat eat bananas. (pretend to eat what youve just mushed)
Eat Bananas, eat eat bananas.
Go bananas, go go bananas. (jump around like crazy)
Go bananas, go go bananas.
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B-a-n-a-n-a-s
B-a-n-a-n-a-s! B-a-n-a-n-a-s! B-a-n-a-n-a-s! B-a-n-a-n-a-s!
Go bananas, go go bananas
Go bananas, go go bananas
You can peel em to the left,
You can peel em to the right,
You can peel em down the middle and *hungh* take a bite!
The Llama Song
Happy llama, sad llama,
Totally rad llama,
Super llama, drama llama, big, fat mama llama,
Baby llama, crazy llama,
Don't forget Obama llama,
Fish, fish, moooore fish.
Turtle, uh, unicorn, peacock, Moooore fish.
No Bananas in the Sky
There are no bananas in the sky, in the sky
There are no bananas in the sky, in the sky
There's a sun, and a moon
And a coconut cream pie
But there are no bananas in the sky, in the sky!
(You say it and ever time you do it you take out one word but you keep doing the actions)
Rags
I know a dog, his name is Rags.
He eats so much that his tummy sags,
His ears flip flop, and his tail wig wags.
And when he walks, he goes zig zag.
He goes flip flop, wiggle waggle, zig zag.
He goes flip flop, wiggle waggle, zig zag.
He goes flip flop, wiggle waggle, zig zag.
I love Rags and he loves me.

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The Grand Old Duke of York

The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.
And when they were up they were up,
And when they were down they were down,
And when they were only half-way up,
They were neither up nor down!
Actions: March on the spot the whole time, but move your height to up (very tall, on toes)
halfway up (a little hunched), down (all the way crouched).
The Noble Captain Kirk
(Tune - "The Grand Old Duke of York")
The noble Captain Kirk,
He had 500 men.
He beamed them up to the Enterprise,
And he beamed down again.
And when they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down,
And when they were only halfway up,
They were nowhere to be found.
Singin in the Rain
Im singin in the rain, just singin in the rain
What a glorious feeling,
Im [clap] happy again!
Thumbs together! (said by leader and repeated by all)
A teete tah a teete tah a teete tah tah a teete tah a teete tah a teete tah tah
Repeat: (with thumbs together, then at the clap you go back to your body being normal)
Continue to add different actions (leader says and group repeats):
Thumbs together, Elbows in, Knees together, Toes in, Bum out, Tongue out

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Forty Years on an Iceberg

Forty years on an iceberg (make the number 10 four times with your hands),
Sailing across the sea (make waves with hands),
Nothing to wear but pyjamas (pretend to put on pyjamas),
Nothing to do but ski (pretend to ski).
The air was cold and frosty (cross your arms and shiver),
The frost began to bite (squeeze tip of nose)!
I had to hug my polar bear (hug your neighbours),
To keep me warm at night, Oh!
[Hum the first line instead of singing it and repeat. Continue until all lines are hummed.]
Man of the Sea
Man of the sea, bobbin up and down like this!
Sailing the ocean, bobbin up and down like this!
Well you dont know how hard it is,
bobbin up and down like, bobbin up and down like, bobbin up and down like this!
(Add verses: swabbing up the deck, hoisting up the sails, hiking up your pants)
The Ratlin Bog
Chorus: Hi ho the ratlin bog,
The bog down in the valley-o.
Hi ho the ratlin bog,
The bog down in the valley-o.
Now in that bog there was a hole
A rare hole a ratlin hole
And the hole was in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-o. Chorus.
Add (hole, tree, limb, branch, twig, nest, egg, bird, wing, feather, speck, elfegretchin)
Now on that speck there was a elfegretchin,
A rare elfegretchin and a ratlin elfegretchin,
And the elfegretchin was on the speck
And the speck on the feather,
And the feather is on the wing
And the wing on the bird
And the bird in the egg,
And the egg was in the nest

And the nest on the twig,

And the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the hole,
And the hole was in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-o.

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Button Factory
Hello, my name is Joe
I have a wife, and a dog, and a family,
And I work in a button factory,
One day, my boss said to me, "Hey Joe, are you busy?"
I said, "No".
"Then push the button with your left hand."
(Add hands and feet and head and tongue until Joe finally says that he is busy!)
Mamma Dont Allow
Mamma don't allow no hand clapping round here,
Mamma don't allow no hand clapping round here,
We dont care what Mamma dont allow,
We're gonna clap our hands any old how!
Mamma don't allow no hand clapping round here.
(Other verses: foot stomping, knee slappin, hog callin, carrying on (do all 4))
Father Abraham
Father Abraham had seven sons sir and seven sons sir had Father Abraham,
and they didnt laugh and they didnt cry,
all they did was go like this:
with the left (arm), and the right (arm),
and the left (leg), and the right (arm),
and the head, and the bum!
(options are endless and can be in any order)
Alligator Song
Chorus: Alligator, alligator
Can be your friend, can be your friend, can be your friend TOO! x2
The Alligator is my friend,
He could be your friend too.
If people would just understand,
That he needs friendship too. Chorus.
The alligator ate my friend,
He could eat your friend too.
If people would just understand,
That he needs protein too. Chorus.

An alligator's always glad,

He never sings the blues.
I'd rather have him as my friend,
Than wear him for my shoes. Chorus.

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Penguin song
Penguins attention, penguins begin.
Right Flipper!
Chorus: Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea
Take a look at me, a penguin you will see!
Penguins Attention, Penguins begin.
Then add on different body parts
Right flipper, left flipper, right foot, left foot, bum out, way out, tongue out
After adding all parts:
Penguins attention, penguins dismissed.
Tanner Clap
(you clap the number of times it says)
1234,1,2,1,2 1234,1,2,1,2
1234,1234,1-2-3-4 (Repeat three times)
The fourth time: 1234,1,2,1,2 1234,1,2,1,2 1234,1234,1!
Little green frog
"Mmm llll!" went the little green frog one day,
[Blink, stick tongue out] "Mmm llll!" went the little green frog.
"Mmm llll!" went the little green frog one day,
And they all went Mmm llll aaah!
But we all know frogs go, (clap) La di da di dah
(clap) La di da di dah (clap) La di da di dah
We all know frogs go, (clap) La di da di dah
They don't go Mmm llll aaah!
(Can add verses such as: We all know frogs go pop in the microwave, zzz in the blender, splat on
the windshield, etc.)
Auntie Monica
Chorus: I have an Auntie, an Auntie Monica (woo!)
She has an outfit the best you ever saw!
And her feather goes swaying, swaying to and fro,
Her feather goes swaying, swaying to and fro! Chorus.
Verses: feather goes swaying, hat goes swinging, skirt goes swinging, purse goes swinging, outfit
goes swinging
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Who's the king of the jungle?

Who's the king of the jungle? (oo oo) (and put arms like gorilla)
Who's the king of the sea? (bubble bubble bubble) (fingers pretend to be bubbles)
Who's the king of the universe? (hands make a circle)
And who's the king of me? (point to own chest)
His name is J-E-S-U-S (yes!) (and punch air)
He's the king of me!
He's the king of the universe
The jungle and the sea! (bubble bubble bubble)
Dum Dum Diddy
Dum dum diddy,
Di dum dum diddy,
Di dum dum diddy,
Di dum di dum dum dum
Dum dum diddy,
Di dum dum diddy,
Di dum dum diddy di dum
ACTIONS (all done in strict time to the rhythm of the music)
1 : alternately slap knees and clap hands
2 : slap knees twice/clap hands twice
3 : knees/clap/knees/left shoulder/knees/clap/knees/right shoulder
4 : knees/clap/left elbow/left shoulder/knees/clap/right elbow/right shoulder
5: knees/shoulders/head/up/head/shoulders/knees/clap
6 : knees/left hand on right ear & right hand on nose/knees/right hand on left ear & left hand on
nose
It's Not Hard
It's not hard I tell you so, Just sing along and go like so!
It's not hard I tell you so, Just sing along and go like so!
Actions:
1st verse: slap hands on thighs
2nd verse: slap hands on thighs, clap hands
3rd verse: slap hands on thighs, clap hands, snap fingers; repeat, end by slapping hands on
thighs again. This action is repeated once for each line
4th verse: slap hands on thighs, cross arms to slap hands on opposite thighs, slap hands on
thighs, clap hands, snap fingers, clap hands, slap thighs. This action is repeated once for each
line.
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Ram Sam Sam

A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam,
Guli guli guli guli guli and a ram sam sam.
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam,
Guli guli guli guli guli and a ram sam sam.
A rafi, a rafi,
Guli guli guli guli guli and a ram sam sam.
A rafi, a rafi,
Guli guli guli guli guli and a ram sam sam.
Pizza Hut
(to the tune of Ram Sam Sam)
A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut,
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut.
A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut,
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut.
McDonald's, McDonald's,
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut.
McDonald's, McDonald's,
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut.
Alice the Camel
Alice the camel has five humps. (can also start with ten)
Alice the camel has five humps.
Alice the camel has five humps.
So go, Alice, go. (bump wildly into your neighbours)
(Continue removing humps until)
Alice the camel has no humps.
Alice the camel has no humps.
Alice the camel has no humps.
So Alice is a horse of course.
Great Big Buffalo
(Done with great big buffalo, itty bitty buffalo and ginormous buffalo)
Great big buffalo,
Going round the mountain,
Far, far away. (repeat to here)
E-e-e.
Far, far away.
E-e-e-.

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Im a Little Piece of Tin

I'm a little piece of tin,
Nobody knows where I have been.
Got four wheels and a running board,
I'm a four door, Im a Ford.
Honk-honk, rattle-rattle-rattle, crash - beep-beep,
Honk-honk, rattle-rattle-rattle, crash - beep-beep,
Honk-honk!!
Optional Actions :
Line 1: Draw "box" shape in the air
Line 2 : shake head from side to side and wag finger
Line 3 : indicate "wheels" and flat "running board"
Line 4 : as line 2
Honk-honk : mime honking "horn"
Rattle-rattle : grip imaginary steering wheel and rattle from side to side Crash : hit forehead
Beep-beep : "beep" end of nose
One way to sing it: The whole point of this song is to sing it through ONCE
If anyone sings "rattle-rattle" after the fourth "Honk-honk" insist that they did it wrong and
make them sing it again.... and again.... and again (someone ALWAYS sings an extra
"rattle-rattle!")
Tinkerboxer
Mine hand on mine self, und vat ist das here?
Das ist mine tinkerboxer, ya Mama dear,
Tinkerboxer, tinkerboxer, ya ya ya ya,
Dats vat we learn in de schule, ya ya.
Then add: Sightseer, Hornblower, Loudspeaker, Telephoner, Chinwagger, Rubbernecker,
Breadbasket, Sitter-downer, Knee-bender, Seat-kicker
Little Red Caboose
Little red caboose, Chug! Chug! Chug!
Little red caboose, Chug! Chug! Chug!
Little red caboose, behind the train
Going down the track, track, track, track
Smokestack's on my back, back, back, back.
Little red caboose, Behind the train.
Woooooo! Woooooo!
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One finger one thumb

One finger, one thumb, keep moving.
One finger, one thumb, keep moving.
One finger, one thumb, keep moving.
And we'll all be happy today.
One finger, one thumb, two fingers, two thumbs, keep moving, [Repeat three times ]
And we'll all be happy and gay.
Add in turn:
One elbow, Two elbows / One foot, Two Feet
One leg, Two legs / One head, One tongue
Tony Chestnut
[to the tune of head and shoulders]
Verse 1: Tony Chestnut knows I love you.
Knows I love you, knows I love you.
Tony Chestnut knows I love you.
That's what Tony knows.
Actions:
Tony: touch your toes then touch your knees
Chestnut: pat your chest then tap your head
Knows: touch your nose
I: point to an eye
Love: hold both hands over heart
You: point to someone
Verse 2: Hes back from the front, back from the front.
He shouldered arms, and faced defeat.
Hes back from the front, back from the front.
That's what Tony knows.
[cheered] Hip hip hooray!
Actions:
back = touch your back
front = touch your front
shouldered = touch your shoulder
arms = touch your arms
defeat = touch your feet
hip = touch your hip
hooray = pump your fist

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Happy all the time (inright, outright)

I'm inright [point in], outright [point out], upright [point up], downright [point down]
Happy all the time [clap with each word]
I'm inright [point in], outright [point out], upright [point up], downright [point down]
Happy all the time [clap with each word]
Since Jesus Christ came in
And took away my sin I'm
I'm inright [point in], outright [point out], upright [point up], downright [point down]
Happy all the time [clap with each word] [Repeat faster and faster each time]

Call and Response / Repeat-after-me Fast Songs

Ravioli
(tune Alouette)
Chorus:
Ravioli, we love ravioli
Ravioli, stuffed with lots of beef!
Leader: Do you like it in your hair? Group: Yes I like it in my hair!
(Replace hair with: shirt, pants, shorts, socks, nose, mouth, etc...)
Leader: In your hair!
Group: In my hair! (add on each new verse) OOOOOHHHHH! Chorus.
Milk
Give me a long M: M..................
Give me a short m: M!
Chorus: Don't give me no pop, no pop,
Don't give me no tea, no tea,
Just give me some milk.
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
(one person sticks out thumbs and another pulls them as if milking a cow)
Chocolate milk.
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Then call for an I, an L and a K followed by the chorus each time.

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Your Momma Dont Wear No Socks

(L: leader A: all)
L: Your Momma don't wear no socks
A: A-ding-dong
L: I was there when she took them off
A: A-ding-dong
L: She threw them in a trench
A: A-ding-dong
L: Boy they made quite a stench
A: A-ding-dong-dong-dong-dong, A-ding-dong-dong-dong-dong, A-ding-dong.
(Encouraged:Chime in counsellor names) Other Example Lines:
She threw them under the bed, Left all the cockroaches dead.
She served them up for lunch. But no one wanted to much.
She threw them over a fence. This song don't make no sense.
She threw them in the sky. Now the birdies are refusing to fly
She threw them in the soup. Now nobody wants a scoop
Flea Fly
Flea! (echo)
Flea, Fly! (echo)
Flea, Fly, Flo! (echo)
Vista! (echo)
Cooma-lada, Cooma-lada, Cooma-lada Vista! (echo)
Oh, no, no, no, not the Vista! (echo)
Eenie Meanie, Decimeanie, Ooh Walla walla Meanie!(echo)
Exameanie, Zalameanie, Ooh Walla wa! (echo)
I said a- Beet Billy Oaten Boaten, Bo-bo bot scadeeten daten shhhhhh! (attempted echo)
A Way Down the Road
A way down the road, (echo)
Not so very far off, (echo)
A Jay bird died, (echo)
Of the whooping cough! (echo)
Well he whooped so hard, (echo)
And he whooped so long, (echo)
That he whooped his head, (echo)
And his tail right off. (echo)
(Gets louder and louder and finally the last time after being so loud you say the last line
and his tail right off quietly)

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Boogaloo
Leader: Let me see your funky chicken.
Crowd: What's that you say?
Leader: I said let me see your funky chicken.
Crowd: What's that you say?
Everyone: I said, Ooh, ah funky chicken, ooh ah, One more time, Ooh, ah funky chicken, ooh ah,
get back in line!
Other verses: Michael Jackson, Pink Flamingo, Bacon Sizzle, Buddy Body Roll, Fender Shake,
Big Banana, Llama teeth, Breaking Dishes, Make up new ones!
End with let me see your Boogaloo!
Day-O
(By Harry Belafonte) (Repeat after me)
Chorus: Day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home.
Work all night til the morning come,
Daylight come and me wan' go home.
Stack banana till the mornin' come,
Daylight come and me wan' go home. Chorus.
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana,
Daylight come and me wan' go home.
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana,
Daylight come and me wan' go home. Chorus.
It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home.
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home. Chorus.
(optional verse:) A beautiful bunch a' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home.
Hide the deadly black tarantula,
Daylight come and me wan' go home. Chorus.

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Tarzan
(Repeat After Me)
Tarzan,
Swinging from a rubber band,
Crashed in to a frying pan,
Now Tarzan has a tan.

Shamu,
Swimming in the ocean blue,
Smashed into a green canoe,
Now Shamus gonna sue.

Jane,
Flying in an aeroplane,
Crashed in to a freeway lane,
Now Jane has a pain.

Charlie,
Riding on his Harley,
Smashed into Bob Marley
Now Charlies really gnarly

Cheetah,
Rocking to the beat-a,
Hit by a cheese truck (or rocked into the street-ah),
Now Cheetah is Velveeta.
The Princess Pat
(Repeat After Me)
The Princess Pat,
Fine infantry,
She sailed across,
The 7 seas.
She sailed across,
The channel too,
And she brought with her
A Ricky Bamboo!
Chorus: A Ricky Bamboo,
Now what is that,
Its something made by the Princess Pat.
Its red and gold,
And purple too.
Thats why its called,
A Ricky Bamboo!

Now Captain Jack,

And his mighty fine crew,
They sailed across,
The channel too
But his ship sank,
And yours will too,
If you dont take...
A Ricky Bamboo! Chorus.
The Princess Pat,
Saved Captain Jack,
She reeled him in,
And brought him back.
She saved his life,
And his crews too,
And do you know how....
With the Ricky Bamboo! Chorus.

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Boom Chicka Boom

(Repeat After Me)
I said a boom,
I said a boom chick a boom,
I said a boom chick a rocka chick a rocka chick a boom.
I said all right!
I said oh-kay!
I said one more time...
Other versions:
Janitor style (broom push a broom, broom push a mop a push a mop a push a broom),
Astronaut (moon look a moon, moon look a comet look a comet look a moon)
Valley girl (I said like boom, I said like boom chick a boom, I said like boom does my hair match
my dress match my shoes chick a boom, I said like alight, etc.)
Barnyard style (I said a moo, I said a moo chick a moo, I said a moo chick a quack a chick a
quack a chick a moo)
Harley Davidson style (I said a vroom, I said a vroom shift a vroom, I said a vroom shifta rocka
shift a rocka shift a vroom)
Atomic style (I said a BOOM ) end of song
Old Hiram's Goat
(Repeat After Me)
Old Hiram's goat,
For that old goat,
Was a feeling fine,
Wasn't doomed to die,
Ate three red shirts,
He coughed and coughed,
Right off of the line.
In mortal pain,
Well, Mrs. Murphy the cook,
Coughed up those shirts,
She beat him black
And flagged the train.
And tied him to,
But the engineer,
The railroad track.
Was colour blind,
Singin' 'au revoir",
So he took those shirts,
But not 'Good-bye',
As a go ahead sign.
Llama instruments
Down by the river side.
Dancin' with my llama.
Yip gone speelin'.
Speelin' on my (insert instrument, example Guitar).
Guitar guitar guitar ala guitar guitar guitar ala guitar
guitar guitar ala guitarrr guitar ala.

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Sharks
[Get the whole camp doing the beat: doo doo do do do do do]
A boy and a girl, (doo doo do do do do do)
Went out on a date,
They went for a swim,
They swam in the lake,
They swam so far,
So very far,
When along came the SHARKS!
Group: doo doo do do do do do (very loudly now)
Chorus: Papa shark (make a shark mouth with arms up and down), Mama shark (make a shark
mouth with sides and in front), Brother shark (make a shark mouth with arms to the left), Sister
shark (make a shark mouth with arms to the right), Baby shark (make a shark mouth with hands
together and use a small voice), Grandpa shark (make a shark mouth with fists and make a deep
voice)
They got an arm (flail one arm), The other arm (flail other arm as well) They got a leg (flail a leg
as well), The other leg (flail other leg as well) They got the head (bob head),
Then all was red, Because they were dead.
Because of the SHARKS! Chorus.
The Bear Song
The other day, I met a bear,
A great big bear, Oh way out there. (Repeat all together)
He looked at me, I looked at him,
He sized up me, I sized up him. (Repeat all together)
He said to me, "Why don't you run?
I see you ain't, Got any gun."
And so I ran, Away from there,
But right behind me, Was that bear.

Now don't you fret, And don't you frown,

Cause I caught that branch, On the way back down!

In front of me, There was a tree,

A great big tree, Oh glory be!

This is the end, There aint no more,

Unless I meet, That bear once more.

The lowest branch, Was ten feet up,

I'd have to jump, And trust my luck.

And so I met, That bear once more,

Now hes a rug, On my bedroom floor!

And so I jumped, Into the air,

But I missed that branch, A way up there.
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Hey Burrito
(This is a repeat after me song that gets progressively louder)
Hey Burrito!
Hey hey hey Burrito
Mmm yeah, Burrito yeah,
Taco Bell, Taco Bell,
Guacamole, Cinnamon Twist!
Hey Banana
Hey Banana! Hey hey hey Banana!
Mmm yeah, Banana yeah, (Grocery Store of Choice) (Gr0cery Store),
Sweet and fruity, Yellow and brown!
Alouette
Alouette, Gentille Alouette,
Alouette, je te plumerai.
Leader : Je te plumerai la tte
All : Je te plumerai la tte
Leader : Et la tte
All :Et la tte
Leader : Alouette
All : Alouette, Ohhhhhh
Continue with other body parts in French like : les yeux, le cou, le dos, les pattes, etc.
Alouetteski
(aka Russian Alouette)
Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya
Alouetteski, Gentille Alouetteski,
Alouetteski, je te plumerai.
Leader : Je te plumerai la tteski.
All : Je te plumerai la tteski.
Leader : Et la tteski
All :Et la tteski
Leader : Alouetteski
All : Alouetteski, Ohhhhhh
Continue with other body parts in French/Russian (lets call it Frussian) like : les yeuxa vitch , la
bouchka, le nezakoff, etc.

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The Littlest Worm I Ever Saw

(tune of The Other Day I Met a Bear)
The littlest worm, I ever saw,
Was stuck inside, My soda straw! (repeat all together)
He said to me, Don't take a sip,
For if you do I'll surely flip! (repeat)
I took a sip, And he went down,
All through my pipes, He must have drowned! (repeat)
(Sadly) He was my pal, He was my friend,
But now he's gone, And that's the end! (repeat)
The moral of, This story is.
Don't tale a sip, Of soda fizz! (repeat)
Great Big Moose
(Repeat After Me)
There was a great big moose!
He liked to drink a lot of juice.
There was a great big moose!
He liked to drink a lot of juice.

He drank his juice with care.

But he spilt it in his hair.
He drank his juice with care.
But he spilt it in his hair. Chorus.

Chorus: [add wild actions here]

Singin' way oh way oh
Way oh way oh way oh way oh
Way oh way oh
Way oh way oh way oh way oh

Now hes a sticky moose.

A sticky moose on the loose!
Now hes a sticky moose.
A sticky moose on the loose! Chorus

The moose's name was Fred.

He liked to drink his juice in bed.
The moose's name was Fred.
He liked to drink his juice in bed. Chorus.
Sippin Cider
(Tune: The other day I met a bear)
The cutest boy, I ever saw,
Was sippin cider through a straw,
I asked him if, he'd show me how,
To sip that cider through a straw.
He said of course, He'd show me how,
To sip that cider through a straw.

First cheek to cheek, then jaw to jaw,

We sipped that cider through that straw,
Then all at once, that darn thing slipped,
And we were sipping lip to lip.

That's how I got my mother -in- law,

And 49 kids that call me ma.
The moral of, this story is~
Don't sip that cider through a straw. DRINK MILK!
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60s party
It's a sixties party from a sixties movie (index fingers up and down)
See the surfers (hand as though shielding eyes from sun, looking one way)
On their surfboards (hand as though shielding eyes from sun, looking the other way)
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na! (jump and put hands out like surfing)
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na! (same on the other side)
It's a sixties party from a sixties movie
See the swimmers in the ocean
Swimmie Swimmie Swimmie Swim! (move arms as though swimming)
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na! Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na!
See the jellyfish on the beaches
Squishy Squishy Squishy Squish (stamp out imaginary jellyfish with foot)
See the tanners on their towels
Ouchie Ouchie Ouchie Ouch! (pat hands on arms as though burned)
See the lifeguards on their towers
Flexie Flexie Flexie Flex! (Flex arms showing off muscles)
See the pirates on their ship
Arr matey, Arr Matey (Make finger into hook and act like a pirate)
Note: each time you need to add each action so by the end you have a string of actions

Fast Rounds / Harmony / Two-Part Songs

C-H-I-C-K-E-N
C- that's the way you begin
H- that's the next letter in
I- Youre in the middle of the word
And C- Youve already heard
K now youre nearing the end
E- just-a roundin the bend
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
That is the way you spell chicken
(This and Rufus Rustus do actually harmonize if you can keep from yelling the whole time.)

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Rufus Rustus
(sung with C-H-I-C-K-E-N)
Oh, Rufus Rustus Johnson Brown,
Watcha gonna do when the rent comes round?
Watcha gonna do, watcha gonna say,
When the rent comes round and you aint got the pay?
(This is alternately sang as When you cant pay the rent til the rain goes away)
You know and I know and everybody knows,
You cant pay the rent if you aint got the dough!
Oh, Rufus Rustus Johnson Brown,
Watcha gonna do when the rent comes round?
Black Socks
Black Socks, they never get dirty,
The longer you wear them, the stronger they get.
Sometimes, I think I should wash them,
But something keeps telling me, no no not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet
Speed Socks
Speed Socks, they never get dirty/slower,
The higher you wear them, the faster you get.
Sometimes, I think I should lower them,
But something keeps telling me, no no not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet

Audience Participation Fast Songs

Humpty Dump
Humpty dump
Hump humpty dumpty-dumpty
Humpty dump
Hump humpty dumpty-dumpty
(Then, choose a nursery rhyme, like this):
Little Miss Muffett, sat on her tuffett,
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider and sat down beside her,
And OOH AIN'T THAT FUNKY NOW!
(can be played in teams, half the campfire against the other half)

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The Window
The window, the window
Well throw you out the window
If you don't know a commercial song
We'll throw you out the window!
(then each team has to come up with a song from commercial or theyre out)
Walking the Lobster
Walking the lobster, walking the lobster, walk walk walk walk walking the lobster.
Walking the lobster, walking the lobster, walk walk walk walk walking the lobster.
Audience member: Did you say corn on the cobster?
Leader: No, I said walking the lobster!
Audience: OOOOOOHHHH....
Walking the lobster, walking the lobster, walk walk walk walk walking the lobster.
Audience brings in anything that rhymes with lobster. Loose rhymes are encouraged.
Pirates Life for Me
When I was one I'd just begun, goin over the sea
I climbed aboard a pirate ship [action: climbing ladder], and the Captain said to me,
"We're going this way, that way, forwards, backwards, [move body right, left, front, back]
Over the Irish Sea [move hand like wave]
A bottle of rum to warm me tum, [take a drink, rub yer belly]
And that's the life for me," [slap thigh]
Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da [twisty action]
(Get the campers to volunteer ideas)
When I was two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine,
When I was ten I started again, the day I went to sea...
Hot Sauce on my Chicken
To the window, to the kitchen, to the kitchen
Put hot sauce on my chicken, oooh thats finger-lickin
Mmmm yum yum yum yum, Mmmm yum yum yum,
Chicken
(Audience then suggests other things to put on the chicken)

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Miscellaneous Fast Songs

Pick a Bale of Cotton
Pick, pick, pick, pick, pick a bale of cotton,
Pick, pick, pick, pick, pick a bale a day.
Pick, pick, pick, pick, pick a bale of cotton,
Pick, pick, pick, pick, pick a bale a day.
Chorus:
Oh Lordy! Pick a bale of cotton.
Oh Lordy! Pick a bale a day.
Oh Lordy! Pick a bale of cotton.
Oh Lordy! Pick a bale a day.
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton,
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day.
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton,
Jump down turn around pick a bale a day. Chorus.
Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie 'em in a knot,
Can you tie 'em in a bow?
Can you throw 'em over your shoulder,
Like a Continental soldier?
Do your ears. . . hang. . .low?
Yogi Bear
(Tune: Camptown Races)
I know someone you dont know Yogi, Yogi
I know someone you dont know
Yogi Yogi Bear
Yogi Yogi Bear
Yogi Yogi Bear
I know someone you dont know
Yogi Yogi Bear

Actions:
Yogi: wave arms- one either side of your head
Boo-Boo: pat an invisible short person
Cindy: 1 hand twirling in hair, 1 on hip
Ranger Smith: make a finger gun, "shoot" people
Jellystone: shake whole body

Other verses as follows: (same pattern as before) Yogi has a little friend, Boo Boo, Boo Boo; Yogi
has a girlfriend too, Cindy, Cindy; Yogi has an enemy, Ranger Ranger; They all live in Jellystone,
Jelly, Jelly

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Bubble Gum
My mom gave me a nickel to buy a pickle,
I did not buy a pickle,
I bought some bubble gum.
Chorus: Ni ni ni ni ni bubble gum
Ni ni ni ni ni bubble gum
Ni ni ni ni ni bubble gum
I bought some bubble gum!
My mom gave me a dime to buy some thyme,
I did not buy some thyme,
I bought some bubble gum. Chorus.
My mom gave a quarter to go and pay the porter,
I did not pay the porter,
I bought some bubble gum. Chorus.
Weenie Man
I know a Weenie man, he owns a weenie stand,
He sells most everything from hot dogs on down (down down down). (Or: to hamburgers)
Some day I'll join his life,
I'll be his weenie wife,
Hot dog, I love that weenie man.
I know a Weenie man, he owns a weenie stand,
He sells most everything from hot dogs on down (down down down).
Some day well have a son,
Well call him Frank for fun,
Hot dog, I love that weenie man.
I am Slowly Going Crazy
I am slowly going crazy, 1 2 3 4 5 6 switch!
Crazy going slowly am I 6 5 4 3 2 1 switch!
(get faster and faster until you sing it all in one nanosecond.)

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Little Red Wagon

You cant ride in my little red wagon
Front seats broken
And the back seats saggin
CHUG!...CHUG!CHUG, CHUG, CHUG!
SECOND VERSE, SAME AS THE FIRST
A WHOLE LOT LOUDER AND A WHOLE LOT WORSE!
The Twinkie Song
Dough - the stuff they put in twinkies,
Ray - the guy who buys me twinkies,
Me - the guy Ray buys them for,
Fa - a long long way for twinkies,
So - I think I'll have a twinkie,
La - la la la la la twinkie,
Tea - no thanks I'll have a twinkie,
And that brings us back to
Dough - twinkie twinkie twinkie dough.
Jaws
(Tune: Do Re MI/The Twinkie Song)
JAWS - A mouth, a great big mouth
TEETH - The things that kinda crunch
BITE - The friendly sharks "hello"
US - His favourite juicy lunch
BLOOD - That turns the ocean red
CHOMP - That means the shark's been fed
GULP - That means that we are dead
and that brings us back to
JAWS! JAWS! JAWS! JAWS! JAWS!
OReilly is Dead
OReilly is dead and ORiley don't know it,
ORiley is dead and OReilly don't know it.
They're both of them dead and they're in the same bed,
And neither one knows that the other is dead!

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The Bear Went Over the Mountain

(to the tune of For Hes a Jolly Good Fellow)
The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
To see what he could see.
He saw a bar of ex lax,
He saw a bar of ex lax,
He saw a bar of ex lax,
And what do you think he did?
He ate the bar of ex lax,
He ate the bar of ex lax,
He ate the bar of ex lax,
And what do you think he did?
He made another mountain,
He made another mountain,
He made another mountain,
And that is the end of it all.
Rejoice in the Lord
Rejoice in the Lord always,
And again I say rejoice Rejoice in the Lord always,
And again I say rejoice Rejoice, rejoice,
And again I say rejoice Rejoice, rejoice,
And again I say rejoice.
[repeat: can get faster each time]
Michael Finnegan
I know an old man named Michael Finnegan.
He grew whiskers on his chin-egan.
He shaved them off but they grew in again,
Poor old Michael Finnegan, begin again.
Swans on the Pond
Swans on the pond, swans on the pond,
Lookin like a fool, with your swans on the pond.
Beaks turned sideways, making us a heart,
God only knows what happens when they fart!

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Turkey in the Straw

(This is only the chorus: there are many verses you can learn and bring to camp!)
Turkey in the straw Haw haw haw,
Turkey in the hay Hey hey hey,
Roll 'em up an' twist 'em up a high tuc-ka-haw,
An' twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw!
Humzinger
Chorus: Humzinger zinger, humzinger zinger, hum zing zing zing!
She sat on the front porch and strummed her guitar,
Strummed her guitar, strummed her guitar. (repeat) Chorus.
He sat down beside her and smoked his cigar,
Smoked his cigar, smoked his cigar. (repeat) Chorus.
He said that he loved her but oh, how he lied,
Oh, how he lied, oh, how he lied. (repeat) Chorus.
They were to be married but she up and died,
She up and died, she up and died. (repeat) Chorus.
He went to her funeral but just for the ride,
Just for the ride, just for the ride. (repeat) Chorus.
He sat on her gravestone and laughed till he died,
Laughed till he died, laughed till he died. (repeat) Chorus.
She went to heaven and flip, flop she flied,
Flip, flop she flied, flip, flop she flied. (repeat) Chorus.
He went the other way and sizzled and fried,
Sizzled and fried, sizzled and fried. (repeat) Chorus.
The moral of the story is dont tell a lie,
Dont tell a lie, dont tell a lie. (repeat) Chorus.

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John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt

John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt,
His name is my name too.
Whenever I go out, the people always shout,
There goes John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt.
Tah, Dah, Dah, Dah, Dah, Dah, Dah.
(Get louder and louder then softer)
Little Chickie
Oh I had a little chickie and she wouldn't lay an egg
Oh I had a little chickie and she wouldn't lay an egg
Oh I had a little chickie and she wouldn't lay an egg
So I poured hot water up and down her leg
I poured hot water up and down her leg
and the gosh darn chickie laid a hard boiled egg
Other things to run on the chickie's leg
Hot oil Fried egg
Food colouring - Easter Egg
Hot cocoa Chocolate egg
Egg Beater Scrambled egg
Hunter Poached egg
Garbage Rotten Egg
Gun Powder Handgrenegg

I Had a Chicken
I had a chicken (bawk bawk),
No eggs would it give (no eggs!), x2
And my wife said,
Honey, this just aint funny,
Were losin money,
Cause no eggs would it give.
One day a rooster (cock-a-doodle-doo),
Flew into our yard (nneeeww),
And caught that chicken (bawk),

Right off of her guard!

The Schnitzel song

SCHNIIITZEL!!!!!
Schnitzel, the favourite treat,
For all the boys and girls to eat.
Shes laying eggs now, like she never used to,
Schnitzel man can serve it quick;
Ever since that rooster, flew into our yard. x2
Its the schnitzel on a stick!
Verses: Dog-Pooched eggs,
"NO MORE SPOONS! USE YOUR HANDS!"
Cow- Egg Nog, Dino- Egg-stinction
Says the friendly Schnitzel man.
Gum Tree- Chiclets
"Make sure you take an extra one for later in your lederhosen!
La-di-da la-di-da la-di la-di-da la-di-da, La-di-da la-di-da la-di ladida la-di-da!
(Or can Yo-de-yo)

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The Ants Go Marching

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah!
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb,
And they all go marching down to the ground,
To get out of the rain.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Following verses the same with these changes: 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8, 9x9, 10x10 The
little one stops to say "THE END"
(end with: And they all go marching down around the town BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!)
I've Got the Joy
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, (Where?)
Down in my heart! (Where?)
Down in my heart!
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart,
Down in my heart to stay.
And if the Devil doesn't like it he can sit on a tack, (OUCH!)
Sit on a tack! (OUCH!)
Sit on a tack!
And if the Devil doesn't like it he can sit on a tack,
Sit on a tack today.
Ive got the peace that passes understanding down in my heart, (Where?)
Down in my heart! (Where?)
Down in my heart!
Ive got the peace that passes understanding, down in my heart,
Down in my heart to stay.
Ive the got love of Jesus, love of Jesus down in my heart, (Where?)
Down in my heart! (Where?)
Down in my heart!
Ive the got love of Jesus, love of Jesus down in my heart,
Down in my heart to stay.
Cont. on next page

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I've got the wonderful love of my precious redeemer way down in the depths of my heart,
(Where?)
Down in the depths of my heart, (Where?)
Down in the depths of my heart.
I've got the wonderful love of my precious redeemer way down in the depths of my heart; Down
in the depths of my heart to stay!
I Love my Rooster
I love my rooster, my rooster loves me
I feed my rooster on green berry leaves.
My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo
Dee doodle-y-doodly-y-doodle-y-do.
Skunk phee-ew
Puddy Tat Thufferin Thuccotash
Tweety Bird I tought I taw a puddy tat
Road Runner beep beep nnneeeeoowwwww
100 lb canary Polly want a cracker NOW
500lb mouse Here kitty kitty kitty
Pig Duh..th-th-thats all, folks!
Ive Got a Head Like a Ping Pong Ball
Ive got a head like a ping-pong ball
Ive got a head like a ping-pong ball
Ive got a head like a ping-pong ball
Like a ping, like a ping-pong ball
Ive got a head like a ping-pong
ping-pong ping-pong ping-pong ping-pong ball
Ive got a head like a ping-pong ping-pong ping-pong ping-pong ball
Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping PONG!
Ive got a head like a pong-ping ball
Ive got a head like a pong-ping ball
Ive got a head like a pong-ping ball
Like a pong, like a pong-ping ball
Ive got a head like a pong-ping
pong-ping pong-ping pong-ping pong-ping ball
Ive got a head like a pong-ping pong-ping pong-ping pong-ping ball
Pong Pong Pong Pong Pong Pong Pong Pong Pong PING!

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Doughnut Shop
Well I ran around the corner and I ran around the block
And I ran right into a doughnut shop
And I picked up a doughnut right out of the grease
And I handed the lady a five cent piece
A five cent piece, a five cent piece
I handed the lady a five cent piece
Well she looked at the money and she looked at me
And she said, "This money is no good, you see.
There's a hole in the middle and it goes right through."
And I said, "There's a hole in the doughnut, too."
Doughnut, too, Doughnut, too
And I said, "There's a hole in the doughnut, too!"
Thanks for the doughnut. So long.
I'm a Nut
I'm a little acorn brown,
Lying on the cold, cold ground,
Everybody steps on me,
That is why I'm cracked you see!
Chorus: I'm a nut! (ch ch = click with tongue twice)
I'm a nut! (ch ch)
I'm a nut! I'm a nut! I'm a nut! (ch ch)
Called myself on the telephone,
Just to hear if I'm at home,
Asked myself out on a date,
Picked me up at half past eight! Chorus.
Took myself to the movie show,
Stayed too late and said: Let's go!,
Put my arms around my waist,
If I get fresh Ill slap my face! Chorus.

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The Fishing Song

(Tune: Turkey in the Straw)
Have you ever been a fishin',
On a hot and dirty day,
With all the little fishes,
Swimmin' up and down the bay.
With your hands in your pockets and your pockets in your pants and all the fishies,
Doin' the Hoochie-Koochie dance,
Tra-la-la-la, Tra-la-la-la, Tra-la-la-la-la, Tra-la-la-la,
With your hands in your pockets and your pockets in your pants and all the fishies,
Doin' the Hoochie-Koochie dance.
The Long Legged Sailor
Have you ever ever ever in your long legged life,
Seen a long legged sailor with a long legged wife?
No I've never ever ever in my long legged life,
Seen a long legged sailor with a long legged wife!
Next verses:
Have you ever ever ever in your short legged life...
Have you ever ever ever in your one legged life...
Have you ever ever ever in your bow legged life...
Have you ever ever ever in your knock kneed life...
Have you ever ever ever in your pigeon toed life...
Last verse: Have you ever ever ever in your long legged life,
Seen a short legged sailor with a one legged wife?
No I've never ever ever in my bow legged life,
Seen a knock kneed sailor with a pigeon toed wife!
Piccolo Mini
[this song just has the same words over and over, but the emphasis changes] [FYI, the
Piccolominis were a noble family in Italy]
Piccolo Mini, picCOlo mini Piccolo Mini PiCO-Lo Mini Piccolo MIni piCOlo mini piccolo mini PIC -olo miNI piccoLO mini piccolo mini
picCOlo mini.
Little White Box
Here I have a little white box I keep my Jesus in,
I take him out and [kiss kiss kiss] and put him back again.
Here I have a little black box I keep my Devil in,
I take him out and SMASH HIS FACE and put him back again.
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She Jumped into the Water

(Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)
She jumped into the water and she got her toe all wet,
She jumped into the water and she got her toe all wet,
She jumped into the water and she got her toe all wet,
But she didnt get her [clap, clap] wet, yet.
Glory, glory, hallelujah. Glory, glory, hallelujah. Glory, glory, hallelujah.
But she didnt get her [clap, clap] wet, yet.
(add body parts: chin, knee, leg)
Last verse: She jumped into the water and she finally got it wet,
She jumped into the water and she finally got it wet,
She jumped into the water and she finally got it wet,
Oh yes, she finally got her bathing suit wet, yet.
Pink Pyjamas
(Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)
I wear my pink pyjamas in the summer when it's hot,
I wear my tightie-wighties in the winter when it's not.
And sometimes in the springtime and sometimes in the fall,
I jump into my little bed with nothing on at all.
That's the time you oughta see me,
That's the time you oughta see me,
That's the time you oughta see me,
When I jump into my little bed with nothing on at all.
2nd time: Nosy, nosy what's it to ya?, Nosy, nosy what's it to ya?
Nosy, nosy what's it to ya? When I jump into my little bed with nothing on at all.
3rd time: Rosy, rosy buck-petunia. Rosy, rosy buck-petunia. Rosy, rosy buck-petunia. When I
jump into my little bed with nothing on at all.
I am a C
I am a C
I am a C-H
I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N And I have C-H-R-I-S-T In my H-E-A-R-T
And I will L-I-V-E E-T-E-R-N-A-L-L-Y
(and a new verse!) I love the L
I love the L-O
I love the L-O-R-D J-E-S-U-S And I am L-I-V-I-N-G
By His W-O-R-D
And I will N-E-V-E-R R-E-G-R-E-T I-T
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Bingo
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-o!
[repeat, each time replacing one letter with a clap]

Medium Songs with Actions

Wally the Wall
Wally the wall goes [stand like a wall].
He looks at me and goes [stand like a wall].
He never laughs or sings,
Never does anything,
Wally the wall goes [stand like a wall].
then continue with other objects that are very still: Gary the Grass, Laura the Lamp, etc.
(Encouraged: Use counsellor real names for the names of the objects)
Little Cabin In The Woods
Little cabin in the woods,
Little man at the window stood,
Saw a rabbit hopping by,
Knocking at his door.
"Help me, help me, help me," he said, "Or the hunter will shoot me dead."
"Come, little rabbit, come with me, Happy we will be."
Actions:
Little cabin - draw shape of cabin in air
Little man at the window stood - hold hands up to eyes like binoculars looking out window
Rabbit hopping by - hold hand in "peace" sign with two fingers extended to look like rabbit ears,
and move hand from one side to the other in "hopping" motion
Knocking at my door- pretend to knock help me,
Help me - throw arms up in air
Shoot me dead - pretend shooting
Come little rabbit - "come here" gesture with finger
Happy we will be - stroke one hand with the other
Keep repeating; with each repeat replace a line of the song with the appropriate action until no
words are sung.
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Swimming, Swimming
Swimming, swimming,
In my swimming pool.
When days are hot, when days are cold,
In my swimming pool.
Breast stroke, side stroke, fancy diving too.
Oh don't you wish you never had anything else to do But...
[repeat song using actions for first line, then repeat using actions for first two lines, etc until the
whole song is done through actions only]
I'm a
(to the tune of "if you're happy and you know it")
I'm a knife, fork, spoon, spatula [cha cha cha]
I'm a knife, fork, spoon, spatula [cha cha cha]
I'm a knife, fork, spoon
I'm a knife, fork, spoon
I'm a knife, fork, spoon, spatula [cha cha cha]
Actions for each item...
For knife, clap your hands together straight over your head
For fork, hold your arms apart like fork prongs
For spoon, make a circle over your head with your arms
For spatula, make hold your arms more square than you did for the fork.
For cha cha cha, make up your own motions!
George Washington Bridge
George Washington Bridge, George Washington Washington Bridge,
George Washington Bridge, George Washington Washington Bridge,
George Washington Bridge, George Washington Washington Bridge,
George Washington Bridge, George Washington Washington Bridge,
Da da da.!
Option one: divide the camp in three groups as follows:
Group one: Sings the song and sways with hands above head like a bridge
Group two: Speaks: Plank chisel chisel, plank chisel chisel (Actions = slap thighs, snap twice)
Group three: Speaks: Um pea soup, Um pea soup (clap hands, tap left foot, tap right foot)
Option two: divide the camp into one group per syllable (five groups)
Each group only sings their syllable and when they sing it they have to stand up or sit down (like
My Bonnie)
The whole camp sings Da da da
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Bananas for the Lord

Hes the peach of my saviour,
Hes the apple of my eye,
He bears his fruit in season,
And his love will never die.
He pears down my branches,
When my branches get too high,
And thats why Im bananas for the Lord. (chomp)
Hes the vine and were the branches.
Hes the vine and were the branches.
Hes the vine and were the branches,
And thats why Im bananas for the Lord.
Baby Bumblebee
I'm bringing home my baby bumblebee,
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me?
I'm bringing home my baby bumblebee OOO EEE!! It stung me!!
I'm squishin' up my baby bumblebee,
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me?
I'm squishin' up my baby bumblebee EWW EEE!! Its all over me!!
I'm lickin' up my baby bumblebee,
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me
I'm lickin' up my baby bumblebee EWW EEE!! Its inside of me!!
I'm barfin' up my baby bumblebee,
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me?
I'm barfin' up my baby bumblebee EWW EEE!! Its all over me!!
I'm wipin' up my baby bumblebee,
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me?
I'm wipin' up my baby bumblebee Bye-Bye baby bumblebee!!

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My Bonnie
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
My Bonnie lies over the sea.
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
Please bring back my Bonnie to me.
Bring back, Bring back,
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me.
Bring back, Bring back,
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.
* Variations: stand/sit down every time you say a word that starts with B
Calamine lotion
(*Tune: My bonnie)
My body needs calamine lotion,
My body's all red you can see.
The flowers I picked for my mommy,
Turned out to be poison ivy!
Dont' touch, don't touch, don't touch the leaves of three, of three!
Don't touch, don't touch, don't touch the leaves of three!

Rolling Over the Billows

(begin alternating clapping and thigh slapping)
It's cheese, cheese, cheese that makes the mice go round,
It's cheese (cheese), cheese (cheese), cheese that makes the mice go round,
It's cheese, cheese, cheese that makes the mice go round,
It's cheese that makes the mice go round!
(everyone puts arms around everyone and sways wildly)
Chorus: Oh!!! Rolling over the billows, rolling over the sea,
Rolling over the billows and the deep blue sea. (Hey!)
Rolling over the billows, rolling over the sea,
Rolling over the billows and the deep blue sea.
(Continue this pattern with the following verses:)
Its mice, mice, mice that make the cats go round.
It's cats, cats, cats that make the dogs go round...
It's dogs, dogs, dogs that make the boys go round...
It's boys, boys, boys that make the girls go round...
Its girls, girls, girls that make the love go round
It's love, love, love that makes the world go round...

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If I Weren't A Camper
If I weren't a Camper, the next thing I would be, (Ohhhh)
If I weren't a Camper...
A bird watcher I would be.
Hark a lark, in the park, eew SPLAT!
Optional Verses: Truck driver..."Oh dear, can't steer, put the stupid thing in gear!"
Carpenter...Take a two by four and nail it to the floor!
Baby doll..."Hug me, kiss me, take me home! MOIX (Kiss)!"
Flight attendant...Heres your coffee, heres your tea, here's your paper bag, BLEH!
Cheerleader...Go go, fight fight, gee I hope I look alright!
Plumber...Plunge plunge, flush flush, look out below! SWOOSH!
Plumber...Bang, Bang, Smack, Smack, Showing off my plumbers crack.
Politician...Raise the taxes, lower the pay, vote for me on Election Day!
Engineer...Push the button, push the button, kick the darn machine.
Nerd... Hey baby hows it goin how about a date. SNORT!
Valley Girl... Totally, like for sure, I just got a manicure.
Teacher...Sit down, be quiet, throw away your gum!
Typist...Ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ZING!
Hippie...Love and peace, my hair is full of grease!
Farmer...Give, Bessy, give, the baby's gotta live!
Laundry worker...Starchy here, starchy there, starchy in your underwear!
Cashier...Twenty nine, forty nine, here's your change, sir!
Gym teacher...We must, we must, we must improve our bust!
Cook...Mix it, bake it up; heartburn-BURP!
Butcher...Chop it up, grind it up, make a little patty!
Garbage collector...Lift it up, dump it out, get the good stuff.
Clam digger...Dig one here, dig one there-Oh my frozen derriere!
Superman...It's a bird, it's a plane, where is Lois Lane?
Cyclist...peddle, peddle, peddle, peddle; ring, ring, ring!
House cleaner...Ooh, a bug; squish it in the rug!
Preacher...Well, well, you never can tell; you might go to heaven, or you might go to ...
DJ ...Spinning Justin Timberlake, gotta go to commercial break
Baker...Donuts! Eclairs! And cupcakes to share
Lifeguard ...CPR Resuscitate, What a way to get a date.
Lawyer...Honest. I swear, My client wasn't there
Munchkin...Follow the yellow brick road, follow the yellow brick road
Director...Do this, do that, now I think I'll take a nap.
Chef...Bake the cake, grill the meat, Yum! Now its time to eat
Bus driver...Swerve, swerve, skid, skid, oops I almost hit a kid.
Ambulance driver... Scrape 'em off the pavement, put 'em in a bag.
Grave digger...You dig six feet down, plant 'em in the ground.
Grave robber...Six feet up, chuck 'em in the truck.
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Boxer...Left jab, right jab, upper hook, cross.

Fence post...(just stand stock still).
Priest...Hallelujah, amen, pass the plate around again.
Pizza maker... Toss it, turn it, throw it in the air. Toss it, turn it, - got it in my hair
Girl Guide... Hey there Doctor, Hey there Rookie, come on down and buy a cookie
Hairdresser...twist it, tease, it tie it in a bow
An Old Austrian
(Get the camp doing the rhythm: slap, clap, snap; slap, clap, snap)
An old Austrian went yodeling on a mountaintop high,
When along came an avalanche, interrupting his cry!
Chorus: Yo-eee ya, keeee....
Oh ya ki ki, Oh ya ki koo (swish!)
Oh ya ki ki, Oh ya ki koo (swish!)
Oh ya ki ki, Oh ya ki koo (swish!)
Oh ya ki ki, ohhh
Other Verses:
Grizzly bear: grrr!
Saint Bernard: pant, pant!
Jersey cow: squirt, squirt!
Pretty girl: kiss, kiss!
Her father: bang bang!
Girl Scout: Cookies? (After the last verse, along comes a Sudden End, ending the song)
Hoiman the Woim
Sittin on a fence post,
Chewin my bubble gum, (smack, smack, smack, smack)
Playin with my yoyo, (wiro wiro)
When along came Hoiman the woim, and he was this big-I said Hoiman what happened?
I ate my mother!
Then:
I ate my father! (hands get a little further apart for this verse)
I ate my sister! (hands get a little further apart for this verse)
I ate my brother! (hands get a little further apart for this verse)
I burped! (hands back to original size)

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Pass the Other Udder

Well they grow things mighty big out in Alberta,
But there's nothing in the world that can compare,
To a cow that we once had us,
And the name of her was Gladys,
Oh, you should have seen the neighbours stop and stare.
She stood 10 feet tall and had one purple eyeball.
It took 10 of us to milk her, here is why:
She had 27 spigots,
And the neighbours all bought tickets,
Just to come and hear our family proudly cry:
Pass the other udder over to the other brother,
Pass the other udder over this a-way,
So I pass the other udder over to the other brother,
Surely had our hands full ev-ery day.
(Repeat faster)
Grab Another Hand
Grab another hand, grab a hand next to you,
Grab another hand and sing this song,
Grab another hand, grab a hand next to you,
Grab another hand and sing, sing this song,
Ah-la-la-la-la-la-le-lu-ia
Ah-la-la-la-la-le-lu-ia
Ah-la-la-la-la-la-le-lu-ia
Ah-la-la-la-la-la-le- Alleluia
Other verses: pat another back, tweak another cheek, bump another bum

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Call and Response/Repeat-after-me Medium Songs

The Martian Song
Once there was a martian,
Who came from Mars.
He ate all my Skittles,
And my chocolate bars.
He banged on my tambourine,
And buzzed on my kazoooooo.
And then he showed me,
The hula hula hoo.
A hula hula hula hoo,
Ka chang ka chang ka chang.
Lippity loppity lippity loo,
The hula hula hoo.

So if you meet that martian,

Who comes from Mars.
Let him eat all your Skittles,
And your chocolate bars.
Let him bang on your tambourine,
And buzz on your kazoooooo.
And if youre lucky,
Hell do the the hula hoo.
A hula hula hula hoo,
Ka chang ka chang ka chang.
Lippity loppity lippity loo,
The hula hula hoo.

Da Moose
(You can use this as a lesson not to eat before you swim)
Da moose, da moose,
Swimming in de water.
Eating his supper.
Where did he go?
He go to sleep.
Go to sleep.
(Repeat louder a second time before moving to the third verse)
Dead moose, dead moose,
Floating in de water.
Not eating any supper.
Where did he go?
He decompose.
Decompose.

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The Little Duckie Song

(This song has actions, too!)
Leader: There was a tiny little duckie with a great big bill,
He rests his little head on the windowsill,
He saw the other duckies flying happily by,
And a tear would fill his eye (All: Awww!)
Chorus (sung by everyone):
Little Duckie, dont you cry,
Dont be afraid to aim for the sky,
Open up your wings and really give it a try,
If you really want to fly!
Leader: So the tiny little duckie wandered out of his place,
He opened up his wings and he fell flat on his face,
He turned right back around and he walked back in the door,
He said, Im not going to try anymore! (All: Awww!) Chorus.
Leader: The tiny little duckie said Ive made up my mind!
Ill try and try again until I make it this time,
He held his head up high like any proud ducky should,
And when he flew, he said, I knew I could. (All: Awww!) Chorus.
Hippie Hunt
(same as Bear Hunt. See below)
Chorus: Going on a hippie hunt, Gonna catch a weird one.
Long hair, granny glasses! Look at all them bare feet.
Bear Hunt
(Repeat After Me)
Going on a bear hunt, Gonna catch a big one. I'm not scared
Look at all the flowers. Nice day.
Oh no! A [insert obstacle]!
It's dark in here.
Can't go over it.
I see two shining lights.
Can't go under it.
I feel something furry.
I guess we have to go through it
I feel a c-c-c-cold nose.
I feel s-s-s-sharp teeth.
Chorus, [then add obstacles, until]
It's a bear!!!
Oh, no! A cave!
[Then run back through all the obstacles
Can't go over it.
youve already hit.]
Can't go under it.
*can substitute bear for lion
Guess we have to go into it.
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Sweet Love of God

Chorus: I like bananas, I think that mangoes are sweet.
I like papayas (papayas), but nothing can beat,
The sweet love of god.
Doo wop, doo doo doo wop, doo doo doo wop, doo doo.
The sweet love of god.
Doo wop, doo doo doo wop, doo doo doo wop, doo doo.
I went in circles five miles an hour
Trying to find my Heavenly Father
My world was sweet but then it turned sour
Then I let God in received his power.
And he said: 1, 2, 3: Chorus
You Can`t Get to Heaven
(Repeat After Me)
Oh, you can't get to heaven, (echo each phrase)
On roller skates,
'Cause you'd roll right by,
Those pearly gates.
Together: Oh you can't get to heaven on roller skates,
'Cause you'd roll right by those pearly gates.
I ain't gonna grieve my Lord no more.
Chorus: I ain't gonna grieve my Lord no more x3
Oh, you can't get to heaven,
In a rocking chair,
'Cause a rocking chair,
Won't get you there.

Oh you can`t get to heaven,

On bubblegum,
`Cause bubblegum,
Sticks to your thumb.

Oh you can't get to heaven,

In a limousine,
'Cause God don't sell,
No gasoline.

Oh you can`t get to heaven,

In a red balloon,
`Cause a red balloon,
Stops at the moon.

Oh, you can't get to heaven,

In (insert person`s name)`s car,
'Cause (person`s name)`s car,
Won't go that far.

Oh you can`t get to heaven,

In your birthday suit,
`Cause you can`t get by,
Just by lookin` cute.

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We're From the 50s aka Ungrease Grease

(tune of we`re from Camp Tanner good for time warp meal or campfire!)
Oh, we're from the 50s, and we're on the best team!
We rock and we roll and we slide all around,
The eighties revive us but they`ll not out-jive us.
'Cause we're from the 50s and we are profound.
Grease along, grease along, grease along, grease along:
Un-grease, grease, un-grease, grease, ungreased, grease ungreased, grease,
ungreased, grease, ungreased grease, un grease grease gease
Un-grease, grease, un-grease, grease, ungreased, grease ungreased, grease,
ungreased, grease, ungreased grease, un grease grease gease

Medium Songs with Harmony/Rounds/Multiple Parts

Animal Fair
I went to the animal fair,
The birds and the beasts were there,
The big baboon by the light of the moon,
Was combing his auburn hair.
The monkey fell out of his bunk,
And slipped on the elephant's trunk,
The elephant sneezed and fell to his knees,
And that was the end of the monk-ey! Monkey monkey monkey....
Propel, propel, propel your vessel
(Tune: Row Row Row your boat, which is a round)
Propel, propel, propel your vessel,
Placidly down the liquid solution,
Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically,
Existence is but a delusion.
Sam, Sam, The Lavatory Man
Sam, Sam, the lavatory man,
Sam, Sam, the lavatory man,
Chief inspector of the out-house can,
Scoopin up the poop of with his little tin can.
Toilet paper, toilet paper, paper towels,
Second verse: Poop, poop, poopity poop, etc.
Listen to the rumble of the human bowels.
Were going down, down, under the ground,
Look at all the poop just floating around,
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Martian Hop
(remember to harmonize all three parts!)
Ooh maow maow, pa pa ooh maow maow,
Pa pa oh maow maow, pa pa ooh maow maow,
Ooh maow maow, pa pa ooh maow maow,
Pa pa oh maow maow, pa pa ooh maow maow.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, Martian Hop!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, Martian Hop!
Fruit Salad
The parts are as follows:
(start with one, bring in the others, then get loud loud loud, then get quiet)
1: Grapes, grapes, grrr-apes. Grapes, grapes, grrr-apes.
2: Apples, peaches, pumpkin pie! Apples, peaches, pumpkin pie.
3: Water-MELON! Water-MELON!
4: Banana na, na, nanana, Banana na, na, nanana.
Kookaburra
(Can be sung as a round)
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Merry, merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra!
Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be! Ha ha ha.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Eating all the gumdrops he can see.
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me! Ha ha ha.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Counting all the monkeys he can see.
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
That's not a monkey that's me! Ha ha ha.
Kookaburra sits on a rusty nail,
Gets a boo-boo in his tail.
Cry, Kookaburra! Cry, kookaburra!
Oh how life can be! Ha ha ha.

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Brown Car
I get around in a brown car,
It's brown. [shoulder shrug]
I get around town because my car is brown.
People always ask me how I get around, [clap]
I get around in a brown car,
It's brown.
It's brown, it's brown, it's brown, it's brown...
Low Rider
I get around in a low rider,
It's low. [get low]
I get around town because my ride is low.
People always ask me how I get around, [Baaam!!!]
I get around in a low rider,
It's low.
It's low, its low, its low
Harry Potter
(snap, snap, snap, snap...rhythmically throughout)
1: Snape, Snape, Severus Snape
2: .....Dumbledore
3: Ron, Ron, Ron Weasley!
4: Hermione, Hermione, Hermione
5: Harry Potter, Harry Harry Potter
Fish and Chips and Vinegar
Fish and chips and vinegar, vinegar, vinegar,
Fish and chips and vinegar,
Pepper, pepper, pepper, salt!
One of bottle pop, two bottle of pop, three bottle of pop, four bottle of pop,
five of bottle pop, six bottle of pop, seven, seven bottle of pop.
Don't throw your junk in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard.
Don't throw your junk in my backyard, my backyard's full.
* sing all verses once all together then split up into the three groups and sing all three at the
same time

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Alphabet / Baa Baa Black Sheep / Twinkle Twinkle

Each of these songs is a round by itself.
Alphabet Song
A - B - C - D - E - F - G,
H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P,
Q - R - S - T U- V,
W - X - Y and Z.
Now I know my A - B - C's,
Next time won't you sing with me?
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the master, one for the dame,
One for the little boy, who lives down the lane.
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
Twinkle, Twinkle
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
These three songs also all have the same tune. So if you sing them each once through, (you
probably have to teach the,), then you divide the campfire into three groups, one for each song.
Then point to each group and get them so sing aloud at their part. The resulting song could go
something like this:
Baa, baa, black sheep, E F G, H I wonder what you are One for the T U V
Like a X Y lane
Twinkle, black sheep, A B Cs
Next time wonder three bags full
(Of course, each time will be different, as you point at different parts)

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Audience Participation Medium Songs

Quartermaster's Store
Chorus
: My eyes are dim, I cannot see I have not brought my specs with me,
I have - not - brought my specs with me. (Make up rhyming verses like the following)
There was Buddy, Buddy, getting really muddy in the store (in the store!), in the store (in the at
the store!).
There was Buddy, Buddy, getting really muddy in the quartermasters store. Chorus.
The Fruit of the Spirit
The Fruit of the Spirit's not an apple,
The Fruit of the Spirit's not an apple.
If you want to be an apple,
Then you might as well be,
Cause youll never be a Fruit of the Spirit.
And the Fruits are Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. (One more time!)
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control.
[take suggestions for fruit for the following verses]
Down by the bay
Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
For if I do,
My mother will say...
"Did you ever see a bear, combing his hair, down by the bay?"
[Take suggestions from campers on different verses. Its always fun to take suggestions based on
staff names: "Did you ever see Toast / making a roast/ Down by the bay"]
Bean Song
My dog Lima likes to roam,
One day Lima left his home,
He came back all nice and clean,
Where oh where had Lima been?

Lima been, Lima been,

Where oh where has Lima bean?
*Repeat subbing different bean names for the dog.
(Coffee, Pinto, Espresso, Mexican Jumping, Jelly etc)

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Good Old Noah

(Tune: Old MacDonald)
Good old Noah built an ark, Like God told him to!
And on that ark he took two lions, Like God told him to!
With a roar, roar here and a roar, roar there.
Here a roar! There a roar! Everywhere a roar! roar!
Good old Noah built an ark, Like God told him to!
[Create more verses by inserting other animals and their sounds, take suggestions from campers
on animalsalways funny to pick animals that dont make sounds.]
The Pickle Song
Dont put a pickle on my burger cause it reminds me,
Of my girl.
No dont put a pickle on my burger cause it reminds me,
Of my g-i-i-i-irl.
The audience participation bit is adding verses as needed for example: Dont clip your nose hairs
in my bathroom, dont eat lasagna in my bed, etc.

Miscellaneous Medium Songs

'Tis a gift to be simple
(Tune: Lord of the Dance; classic Quaker song)
'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free.
'Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be.
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
We will be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we shall not be ashamed.
To turn, turn, turn will be our delight,
And well turn, turn, turn, til we come round right.
I Like To Eat (Apples and Bananas)
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
[Repeat changing all the vowels to a,e,i,o,u (ex: A lake ta ate, A lake ta ate...) ]

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Pharoah, Pharoah
(tune: Louie Louie)
Chorus: I said-a Pharaoh, Pharaoh, Ooh baby
Let my people go! Huh-ah (pull elbows in, then put hands up high) Yeah yeah yeah yeah...
I said-a Pharaoh, Pharaoh, Ooh baby Let my people go!
Well, the burning bush told me just the other day,
That I should come over here and say,
Got to get my people out of Pharaoh's hand,
And lead them on over to the promised land. Chorus.
Well, all of God's people came to the Red Sea,
With Pharaoh's army coming after me,
I raised my rod, stuck it in the sand,
And all of God's people walked across dry land. Chorus.
Well all of Pharaoh's army was coming too,
So what do you think that I did do?
I raised my rod and cleared my throat,
And all of Pharaoh's army did the dead man's float. Chorus.
Deep and Wide
Deep and wide, deep and wide,
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide.
Deep and wide, deep and wide,
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide.
(Repeat, taking out one word each time and replacing with hmmmm, leave the and in until the
last verse when you sing it all humming)
Short'nin' Bread
Chorus: Mama's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby love short'nin' bread.
Mama's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby loves short'nin' bread.
Went to the doctor and the doctor said,
Feed that baby short'nin' bread.
Went to the doctor and the doctor said,
Feed that baby shortnin' bread. Chorus.

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Little Rabbit Froo-froo

Little Rabbit Froo-froo,
Hopping through the forest,
Scooping up the field-mice,
And bopping them on the head.
(Spoken) : Along came a Good Fairy, and she said :
"Little Rabbit Froo-froo, I don't want to see you
Scooping up the field-mice, and bopping them on the head.
(Spoken): I'll give you THREE chances,
and if you don't behave I'll turn you into a Goo-oo-oon!
Repeat with 2 more chances and 1 more chance.
Little Rabbit Froo-froo,
Hopping through the forest,
Scooping up the field-mice,
And bopping them on the head.
(Spoken): Along came a Good Fairy, and she said :
"Little Rabbit Froo-froo, I don't want to see you
Scooping up the field-mice, and bopping them on the head.
(Spoken): I gave you THREE chances, and you STILL didn't behave!"
And she turned him into a Goo-oo-oon!
And the moral of the story is: "Hare today - Goon tomorrow!"

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Oh I Wish I Was
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 slippery and go slidey, over everybody's hidey,
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap. (bar of soap)
Oh, I wish I was a little bottle of pop, (bottle of pop)
Oh I wish I was a little bottle of pop, (bottle of pop)
I would go down with a slurpy, and I'd come up with a burpy,
Oh, I wish I was a little bottle of pop. (bottle of pop)
Oh, I wish I was a little mos-ki-to, (mos-ki-to)
Oh, I wish I was a little mos-ki-to, (mos-ki-to)
Oh, I'd itchy and I'd bitey, under everybody's nighty,
Oh, I wish I was a little mos-ki-to. (mos-ki-to)
Oh I wish I were a little bitty orange
Oh I'd go squirty squirty squirty over everybody's shirtey
Oh I wish I were a little bitty orange
Oh I wish I was a little hunk of mud
Oh I wish I were a little hunk of mud
Oh I'd ooey and I'd gooey under everybody's shoey
Oh I wish I were a little hunk of mud
The Billboard Song
As I was walking down the street,
So take your next vacation in a brand new Frigidaire,
One dark and gloomy day,
Learn to play piano in your winter underwear,
I came upon a billboard,
Doctors say that babies should smoke until they're three,
And much to my dismay,
And people over 65 should bathe in Lipton Tea,
The sign was torn and tattered,
With a flow-thru tea bag.
From the storm the night before,
The wind and rain had done it's work,
And this it what I saw:
Smoke Coca-Cola Cigarettes,
Chew Wrigley's Spearmint beer,
Ken-L Ration dog food keeps your wife's complexion clear,
Simonize your baby with a Hershey's candy bar,
And Texaco's the beauty cream that's used by all the stars!

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The Cat Came Back

(by Harry S Miller)
Now, Old Mr. Johnson had troubles all his own.
He had a yellow cat, who wouldn't leave his home.
He tried, and he tried to give the cat away.
He gave it to a man going far, far away.
Chorus: But the cat came back the very next day.
The cat came back. They thought he was a gonner,
But the cat came back. He just couldn't stay away. Meow.
Now, the man around the corner swore he'd kill the cat on sight.
So, he loaded up his shotgun with nails & dynamite.
He waited & he waited for the cat to come around....
97 pieces of the man is all that was found. Chorus.
So, he gave it to a man going up in a balloon.
He told him for to take him to the Man in the Moon.
The balloon came down about 90 miles away.
Where the man is now, well I dare not say. Chorus.
So, he gave it to a man going way out west.
Told him to take him to the one he loved the best.
First the train hit the track, then it jumped the rail.
Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale. Chorus.
Now the cat was a possessor or a family all his own,
With 7 little kittens, til there came a cyclone.
It tore the houses all apart and tossed the cat around.
The air was filled with kittens, but not one was ever found. Chorus.

Six Little Ducks

Six Little ducks that I once knew,
Fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones too.

Home from the river they would come,

Wibble wobble wibble wobble ho-hum-hum. Chorus.

Chorus: But the one little duck with the feather on his back
He lead the others with his quack, quack, quack.
Quack, quack, quack. Quack, quack, quack.
He lead the others with his quack, quack, quack
Down to the river they would go,
Wibble wobble wibble wobble to and fro. Chorus.
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Boom Boom Aint it Great to Be Crazy

Chorus: Boom boom ain't it great to be crazy,
Boom boom ain't it great to be crazy,
Silly and foolish all day long,
Boom boom ain't it great to be crazy?
Verse 1: A horse and a flea, and three blind mice,
Sat on a curbstone shootin' dice,
The horse he slipped and fell on the flea,
"Whoops" said the flea, "there's a horsey on me!" Chorus.
Verse 2: Eli, Eli, he sells socks,
Five cents a pair and a dollar a box,
The longer you wear them, the stronger they get,
Put 'em in the water, and they don't get wet! Chorus.
Verse 3: A man bought a pair of combination underwear,
He wore them six months without a single tear,
He wore them six months without exaggeration,
He couldn't get them off 'cause he forgot the combination! Chorus.
Verse 4: Way down South where bananas grow,
A monkey 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.
Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe
There was a boy and a girl in a little canoe,
And the moon was shining all around,
As he dipped his paddle,
They didn't even make a sound.
Well they talked and they talked,
Till the moon grew dim,
Then he said you better kiss me,
Or get out and swim.

So you know what to do in a little canoe,

When the moon shinin' all-a,
The moon shinin' all-a,
The moon shinin' all-a,
The moon shinin' all around,
Get out and swim!

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The Farmer and the Maiden

The Farmer and the Maiden,
They were courtin mighty fine.
Down by the garden,
They didnt know I was there,
The maiden she was pretty,
And the farmer he was fine.
When he asked her if he could,
This was her reply:

I mean the laundryIll never let you do it again.

And there was Grandma, swingin on the outhouse door,
Without her nightie.
Baby can you ask for more?
She asked for Grandpa.
Baby can you ask for more?
Ten dollars please.! [jazz hands]

You can do it if you wanna,

But you better do it right,
You better not do it like you did the other night.
Cause if you do,
Im telling you Ill never let you do it again!
Do Lord
Chorus: Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me,
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me,
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me,
Way beyond the blue. (horizon)
I've got a home in Glory Land, that outshines the Sun,
Outshines the Sun;
Yes, outshines the Sun.
I've got a home in Glory Land, that outshines the Sun
Way beyond the blue. (horizon)
(End with Chorus: Do Lord)
This little light of mine
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!
Other verses: Hide it under a bushel, NO! I'm gonna let it shine.
Dont let Satan pfft it out, Im gonna let it shine.

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Theres A Hole in My Bucket

(can be sung in two groups/by two cabins while hiking, etc)
Theres a hole in my bucket dear Liza, dear Liza,
Theres a hole in my bucket dear Liza, a hole.
Well, fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Well, fix it dear Henry; dear Henry, Fix it.
With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, with what?
With a straw dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a straw dear Henry; dear Henry, a straw
The straw is too long, dear Liza Then cut it, dear Henry
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza With an ax, dear Henry
The ax is too dull, dear Liza Then sharpen it, dear Henry
With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza With a stone, dear Henry
The stone is too dry, dear Liza Then wet it, dear Henry
With what shall I wet it, dear LizaWith water, dear Henry
With what shall I fetch it, dear Liza With a bucket, dear Henry
Theres a hole in the bucket, dear Liza
Boa Constrictor
I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor, a boa constrictor, a boa constrictor
I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor And I don't know what to do
He progressively eats more and you say: Oh no there goes my toe, Oh gee he's got my knee, Oh
my there goes my thigh, Oh hum there goes my bum, Oh darn there goes my arm, Oh heck he's
got my neck.
Oh gee he's [strangled noises as if dying]

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Little Skunks Hole

I stuck my head in a little skunks hole,
The little skunk said, "God bless my soul!"
Take it out, take it out, take out, and remove it!
I didn't take it out.
And the little skunk said
"If you don't take it out, You'll wish you had,
Take it out! Take it out! Take it out!
Peee-uuu! I removed it!
Sparkling Fishes
Once I had three sparkling fishes,
In my bowls and in my dishes,
One day one went belly up,
So I turned it into jelly up.
On Top of Spaghetti
On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table, it rolled on the floor,
And then my poor meatball rolled out of the door.
It rolled in the garden and under a bush,
And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush.
The mush was as tasty as tasty could be,
And early next summer it grew to a tree.
The tree was all covered with beautiful moss.
It grew great big meatballs and tomato sauce.
So if you eat spaghetti all covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatball and don't ever sneeze.
If All the Raindrops
If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gum drops,
Oh, what a rain it would be!
I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide,
Ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah.
If all of the raindrops were lemon drops and gum drops,
Oh, what a world this would be!
Other possible verses:
If all the snowflakes were chocolate bars and milkshakes
If all the sunbeams were bubblegum and ice cream
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Dont Pick up Explosives

Dont pick up explosives,
Leave them alone,
Call the police on the telephone. (Repeat whole verse)
Explosives are such useful tools,
Used by experts who follow the rules.
If you find them leave them alone,
Call the police on the telephone!
Bicycle Built for Two
Daisy, Daisy, give me you answer true.
I'm half-crazy all for the love of you.
It won't be a stylish marriage; I can't afford a carriage;
But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two.
Henry, Henry, here is your answer true;
I'm not crazy over the likes of you.
If you can't afford a carriage, forget about the marriage;
I won't be jammed, I won't be crammed on a bicycle built for two.
The Aardvark Song
This is the start of a large dark aardvark song.
Ne ne ne ne, ne ne ne ne, yeah yeah yeah!
There were two large dark aardvarks in the park,
They were missing from the zoo.
The police were searching high and low.
They havent seen them have you?
Where were they going? What was their reason?
Oh I get it - its aardvark mating season!
So if you see two aardvarks in the park,
Do not be a spy, you're not the FBI!
This is the end of the large dark aardvark song.
Ne ne ne ne, ne ne ne ne, yeah yeah yeah!

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I Love Bananas
(tune: Pink Pajamas aka Battle Hymn of the Republic)
I love bananas, coconuts, and grapes.
I love bananas, coconuts, and grapes.
I love bananas, coconuts, and grapes.
That's why they call me Tarzan of the Apes
(Repeat. Each time subtract a word off the end and replace it with a grunt)
Give me Oil in my Lamp
Give me oil in my lamp, keep it burnin'
Give me oil in my lamp I pray (Hallelujah!)
Give me oil in my lamp keep it burnin'
Keep it burnin' til the break of day.
Chorus: Sing Hosanna sing Hosanna sing Hosanna to the King of Kings.
Sing Hosanna sing Hosanna sing Hosanna let us sing!
Other verses:
Give me gas in my Ford, keep me truckin for the Lord
Give me wax on my board, keep me surfin for the Lord
Give me wheels for my skates, then I'll roll to Heavens gate.
Tom the Toad
(tune: Oh Christmas tree)
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad,
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad,
Why are you lying in the road?
You did not see that car ahead,
And you were flattened by the tread.
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad,
Why are you lying in the road?
Verses (Follow above pattern):
Oh, Kitty Cat, Oh, Kitty Cat - Why does your tongue hang out like that? (You running from the
mutts, Then that truck spread out your guts.)
Oh Fred the Fish, Oh Fred the Fish, Why are you lying on the dish? (You did not see the hook
ahead, And now your head is stuffed with bread.)
Oh Bill the Bug, oh Bill the Bug, What are you doing on the rug. (You did not see the foot ahead,
and now youre just a spot of red, )
Oh Rog the Dog, Oh Rog the Dog, Why did you jump on that green log? (You used to like to play
and track. But now you are a vultures snack. )
Cont. on next page
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Oh Al the Gater, Oh Al the Gater You should have waited until later. (You sat upon the yellow
line, and now you're just a streak of slime)
Oh Sue the Skunk, Oh Sue the Skunk Why do you make my tires go thunk? (You did not look
from East to West. Now on the road there's such a mess.)
Oh Turtle Ted, Oh Turtle Ted, Your shell's all broken, so's your head (In the road you thought
you'd travel, Now you're ground into the gravel. )
Oh Billy Bat, Oh Billy Bat, Why are you lying still like that? (Along the road you swooped and
flapped, But a trucker's windshield got you zapped!)
Oh Jake the Snake, Oh Jake the Snake, Why are you lying on the lake? (You did not see the
motor boat, And now your guts are all afloat )
Oh Joel the Mole, Oh, Joel the Mole, Why did you fall into that hole? (You used to be so short
and fat, And now you are a great big SPLAT. )
Oh, Tom the Cat, Oh, Tom the Cat, Why did you have to chase that Rat? (You were so soft, you
loved to purr, But now you're just blood, bones and fur)
Armadillo Bob, Armadillo Bob, Why did you leave your nice safe log? (Your armor made you
brave I think, Now lying on the road you stink. )
Oh Sam the Snake, Oh Sam the Snake, Why do you lie out there and bake? (You did not see that
truck go by, Now you look like a butterfly. )
Oh Possum Pete, Oh Possum Pete, There's nothing left but hair and feet (You thought you'd beat
that bus across Now you look like a pile of moss.)
Arm'dillo Tex, Arm'dillo Tex, Why are you looking so perplexed? (Across the yellow line you
strayed, The truck hit you - like a grenade! )
Oh Froggie Fred, Oh Froggie Fred, Why do you lie there stone-cold dead? (You didn't look as
you jumped out, A ten-ton truck ran up your snout! )
Oh Swallow Sam, Oh Swallow Sam, What turned your body into jam? (In the air you'd quickly
speed, An eighteen-wheeler made you bleed. )
Oh Doggie Spot, Oh Doggie Spot, Upon the road you're such a blot. (Out in the lane you boldly
went, Now your bod's not worth a cent!)
Oh Bunny Ben, Oh Bunny Ben, Why is your body flat and thin? (Out on the road you quickly
jumped, You didn't count on getting bumped.)
Oh, Chicken Cluck, you never slowed, As you went running cross the road. (Despite the other's
evidence, Please tell us why you had no sense)
I ran across! I ran across! In memory of those we lost! I ran across! I ran across! In memory of
those we lost!
I had to prove to Tom & Sue, & Sam & Pete, I could get through! I ran across! I ran across!
In memory of those we lost.

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Worms
Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,
Guess Im gonna go and eat worms,
Long thin slimy ones, short fat and juicy ones,
Itsy bitsy fuzzy wuzzy worms,
First you bite the heads off, Then you suck the juice out.
Then you throw the rest away.
Long thin slimy ones, short fat and juicy ones,
Itsy bitsy fuzzy wuzzy worms!
One More Step
One more step along the world I go,
One more step along the world I go;
From the old things to the new,
Keep me traveling along with you.
Chorus:
And it's from the old I travel to the new; keep me traveling along with you.
Round the corner of the world I turn,
More and more about the world I learn;
All the new things that I see,
You'll be looking at along with me. Chorus.
As I travel through the bad and good,
Keep me traveling the way I should;
Where I see no way to go,
Youll be telling me the way, I know. Chorus
Give me courage when the world is rough,
Keep me loving though the world is tough;
Leap and sing in all I do,
Keep me traveling along with you. Chorus
You are older than the world can be,
You are younger than the life in me;
Ever old and ever new,
Keep me traveling along with you. Chorus.

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Camp Granada
Hello Muddah, hello Faddah,
Here I am at Camp Granada.
Camp is very entertaining,
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.
I went hiking with Joe Spivy.
He developed poison ivy.
You remember Leonard Skinner?
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.
All the counselors hate the waiters,
And the lake has alligators.
And the head coach wants no sissies,
So he reads to us from something called Ulysses.
Now I don't want this should scare ya,
But my bunkmate has malaria.
You remember Jeffrey Hardy?
They're about to organize a searching party.
Take me home, oh Muddah, Fadduh.
Take me home, I hate Granada!
Don't leave me out in the forest,
Where I might get eaten by a bear.
Take me home, I promise I will not make noise,
Or mess the house with other boys.
Oh, please don't make me stay,
I've been here one whole day.
Dearest fadduh, darling muddah,
How's my precious little bruddah?
Let me come home, if you miss me,
I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me.
Wait a minute, it's stopped hailing.
Guys are swimming, guys are sailing.
Playing baseball, gee that's bettah,
Muddah, Faddah kindly disregard this letter!

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I Know an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird.
How absurd to swallow a bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider... (add to fly, etc)
I know an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that. She swallowed a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird...
I know an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog to swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
I know an old lady who swallowed a goat.
Opened her throat and down went the goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog...
I know an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I don't know how she swallowed the cow.
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat...
I know an old lady who swallowed a horse
She's dead of course!

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Green Grow the Rushes-O

I'll sing you one,
O Green grow the rushes,
O What is your one, O?
One is one and all alone,
And evermore shall be so.
I'll sing you two,
O Green grow the rushes,
O What are your two, O?
Two, two, lily-white boys,
Clothed all in green,
O, One is one and all alone,
And evermore shall be so.
Three, three, the rivals
Four for the Gospel makers
Five for the symbols at your door
Six for the six proud walkers
Seven for the seven stars in the sky

Eight for the eight bold rangers

Nine for the nine bright shiners
Ten for the ten commandments
Eleven for the eleven who went to heaven
Twelve for the twelve Apostles

The Crocodile
She sailed away on a sunny summer day,
On the back of a crocodile.
"You see," said she, "he's as tame as tame can be,
I'll ride him down the Nile."
The croc winked his eye as she bade them all goodbye,
Wearing a happy smile
At the end of the ride, the lady was inside,
And the smile was on the crocodile!
Mahna Mahna
Mahna Mahna!
Do doo do-do-do.
Mahna Mahna!
Do do-do do.
Mahna Mahna!
Do doo do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do-doo do do do do-doo do!

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Slow Songs with Actions

Father, I Adore You
Father, I adore You.
And I lay my life before You.
How I love You.
Jesus, I adore You
Spirit I adore You
3-in-1 I adore You
Peace Like a River
Ive got peace like a river,
Ive got peace like a river,
Ive got peace like a river,
In my soul. (In my soul) x2
Verses:
Ive got Joy like a fountain
Ive got Love like an ocean
[Then do a verse with all three]
Makes me love everybody
Awesome God
Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord. (echo)
Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord. (echo)
For he, (echo)
Will lift, (echo)
You up. (echo)
Higher and higher.
And he will lift you up, cause
Our God is an awesome God.
He reigns from Heaven above,
With wisdom power and love,
Our God is an awesome God.
(Encouraged, do one verse with actions and one verse with claps to the beat)

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Listen to the water

I saw some ducks by the waterside. (Quack Quack)
Rolling down the river
Saw some ducks by the waterside. (Quack Quack)
Rolling down the river
Chorus: Listen to the water, listen to the water.
Rolling down the river.
Listen to the water, listen to the water.
Rolling down the river.
Verses: I saw some flowers by the waterside (pick em and smell em, sniff)
I saw some fish by the waterside (fish sound, fish sound)
I saw some geese by the waterside (honk honk)
Making Rain
[the leader walks around the circle, each person begins doing the action of the leader when the
leader gets to him/her.]
Rub hands together.
Snaps.
Short claps.
Stomping.
Short claps.
Snaps.
Rub hands together.

Slow Songs with Harmony / Multiple Parts

I Like the Mountains
I like the mountains,
I like the rolling hills.
I like the flowers,
I like the daffodils.
I like the fireside,
When all the lights are low.

I like the ocean,

I like the open sea.
I like forest,
I like the bumblebees.
I love the stars at night,
When the moon is shining bright.

Boom dee adda, Boom dee adda Boom dee adda, Boom dee adda
(One group sings boom dee adda while the other sings I like the mountains)

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Barges
Chorus: Barges, I would like to go with you,
I would like to sail the ocean blue.
Barges, have you treasurers in your hold?
Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?
Out of my window looking in the night,
I can see the barges flickering light.
Silently flows the river to the sea,
And the barges too go silently. Chorus.
Out of my window looking in the night,
I can see the barges shimmering light.
Starboard shines green and port is glowing red,
I can see the barges from my bed. Chorus.
How my heart longs to sail away with you,
I would like to sail the ocean blue.
But I must stay beside my window dear,
As I watch you sail away from here. Chorus.
Sanctuary
Lord, prepare me, to be a sanctuary.
Pure and holy, tried and true.
With Thanksgiving, I'll be a living,
Sanctuary for You.
Banana Sanctuary
Lord, prepare me to be a big banana.
Soft and fruity, yellow and brown.
At Thanksgiving, I'll have bananas,
Please no turkey for me.
What does the Lord Require of You
(By Jim Strathdee)
1: What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you?
Part 2: To seek justice, and love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.
Part 3: Justice, Kindness, Walk Humbly with your God.

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Siyahamba
Zulu: Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos',
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos',
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos',
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos,
Siyahamba, hamba,
Siyahamba, hamba, Oh,
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos'.
Siyahamba, hamba,
Siyahamba, hamba, Oh,
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos'.
English: We are marching in the light of God,
We are marching in the light of God,
We are marching in the light of God,
We are marching in the light God,
We are marching, marching,
We are marching, marching, Oh,
We are marching in the light of God.
We are marching, marching,
We are marching, marching, Oh,
We are marching in the light of God.
French (optional): Nous marchons dans la lumire de Dieu,
Nous marchons dans la lumire de Dieu,
Nous marchons dans la lumire de Dieu,
Nous marchons dans la lumire de Dieu,
Nous marchons, nous marchons,
Nous marchons, nous marchons, Oh,
Nous marchons dans la lumire de Dieu.
Nous marchons, nous marchons,
Nous marchons, nous marchons, Oh,
Nous marchons dans la lumire de Dieu.
(normally, end with the Zulu version)

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Land of the Silver Birch

Land of the silver birch, home of the beaver, Down in the forest, deep in the lowlands,
Where still the mighty moose wanders at will.
My heart cries out for thee, hills of the north.
Blue lake and rocky shore,
Blue lake and rocky shore,
I will return once more.
I will return once more. Refrain.
Refrain:Boom de de ah dah, Boom de de ah dah,
Boom de de ah dah, Bo-o-o-o-m.
(and now for some long-lost verses.)
High on a rocky ledge,
I'll build my wigwam.
Close by the water's edge,
Silent and still.
Blue lake and rocky shore,
I will return once more. Refrain
My Paddles Keen and Bright
(this goes in a round with Land of the Silver Birch)
My paddle's keen and bright,
Flashing with silver.
Follow the wild goose flight,
Dip, dip and swing.
Dip, dip and swing her back,
Flashing with silver.
Swift as the wild goose flies,
Dip, dip and swing.
Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In
(Harmonizes with the classic version of Swing Low)
Oh, when the saints go marching in.
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Lord, how I want to be in that number.
When the saints go marching in.

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Classic Version)

Chorus: Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home;
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home.

If you get there before I do,

Comin' for to carry me home,
Tell all my friends I'm comin' too,
Comin' for to carry me home.

I looked over Jordan,

And what did I see,
Comin' for to carry me home,
A band of angels comin' after me,
Comin' for to carry me home. (Repeat chorus)
Goodnight, Ladies
(Harmonizes with the classic version of Swing Low and Oh when the saints)
(you can also use goodnight campers instead of ladies)
Goodnight, ladies! Goodnight, ladies!
Goodnight, ladies! Its time to say goodnight.
Fill my Cup
Fill my cup up, let it overflow,
Fill my cup up, let it overflow,
Fill my cup up, let it overflow,
Let it overflow with love.

Jesus loves me this I know,

For the Bible tells me so,
Little ones to him belong,
They are weak but he is strong

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,

That saved, a wretch like me,
I once was lost, but now Im found,
I was blind, but now I see.
White Coral Bells
(Round)
White coral bells upon a slender stalk,
Lily of the valley deck my garden walk,
Oh, dont you wish that you could hear them ring?
That can only happen when the fairies sing.
Music Alone Shall Live
(This is a round)
All things shall perish under the sky,
Music alone shall live,
Music alone shall live,
Music alone shall live, never to die.
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Miscellaneous Slow Songs

If I Had a Hammer
(by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays)
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning.
I'd hammer in the evening, all over this land!
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out warning,
I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters,
All over this land, Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo.
If I had a bell, I'd ring in the morning.
I'd ring in the evening all over this land!
I'd ring out danger, I'd ring out warning,
I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters,
All over this land, Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo.
If I had a song, I'd sing it in the morning.
I'd sing in the evening all over this land!
I'd sing out danger, I'd sing out warning,
I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters,
All over this land. Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo.
Well, Ive got a hammer and Ive got a bell,
And Ive got a song to sing all over this land!
It's the hammer of justice, It's the bell of freedom,
It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters,
All over this land. Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo.
Five Hundred Miles
If you miss the train Im on,
Not a shirt on my back, Not a penny to my name,
You will know that I am gone.
Lord, I cant go back home this away.
You can hear the whistle blow five hundred miles.
This away, this away, this away, this away,
Lord, I cant go back home this away.
Five hundred miles, Five hundred miles,
Five hundred miles, Five hundred miles,
You can hear the whistle blow five hundred miles.
Lord, Im one, Lord, Im two, Lord, Im three,
Lord, Im four, Lord, Im five hundred miles away from home.

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Puff the magic dragon

(by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow)
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea,
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee,
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff,
And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh!
Chorus: Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea,
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee.
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail,
Jackie Paper kept a lookout perched on Puffs gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow wheneer they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flag when puff roared out his name. Oh! Chorus.
A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys,
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys,
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more,
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar. Oh! Chorus.
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. Oh! Chorus x 2

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

(by Pete Seeger)
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing, I wanna know,
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago,
Where have all the flowers gone?
Theyve gone to young girls every one.
When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?
Next verses: Young girls go to young men, young men go to soldiers, soldiers go to graveyards,
graveyards go to flowers, finish with Where have all the flowers gone?
Make New Friends
Make new friends, but keep the old,
One is silver, and the other's gold.
New-made friends, like new made wine,
Age will mellow and refine.

Make new friends, but keep the old,

One is silver, and the other's gold.
A circles round that never ends,
And that's how long Ill be your friend.
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Leavin on a Jet Plane

(by John Denver)
All my bags are packed, Im ready to go,
Im standing here outside your door,
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye.
But the dawn is breakin, its early morn,
The taxis waitin, hes blowin his horn,
Already Im so lonesome, I could die.
Chorus: So kiss me and smile for me,
Tell me that youll wait for me,
Hold me like youll never let me go.
Cause Im leavin on a jet plane,
Dont know when Ill be back again.
Oh babe, I hate to go.
Theres so many times Ive let you down,
So many times I've played around,
I tell you now, they dont mean a thing.
Every place I go, Ill think of you.
Every song I sing, Ill sing for you.
When I come back, Ill bring your wedding ring. Chorus.
Now the time has come to leave you,
One more time, let me kiss you,
Then close your eyes, Ill be on my way.
Dream about the days to come,
When I wont have to leave alone,
About the times, I wont have to say. Chorus.
But, Im leavin on a jet plane,
Dont know when Ill be back again.
Oh babe, I hate to go.
Right Beside
Chorus: Right beside, right beside,
Thats where Ill always be.
Right beside, right beside,
Youve got a friend in me.

Right beside, right beside,

Thats where Ill always be.
And if it hurts inside dont run dont hide,
Youve got a friend in me. Chorus.

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Mules
(Tune: "Auld Lang Syne")
On mules we find two legs behind,
And two we find before;
We stand behind before we find,
What the two behind be for.
When we're behind the two behind,
We find what these be for;
So stand before the two behind,
And behind the two before.
Today (While the Blossoms)
Chorus: Today, while the blossoms still cling to the vine,
Ill taste your strawberries, Ill drink your sweet wine,
A million tomorrows shall all pass away,
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine, today.
Ill be a dandy, and Ill be a rover,
Youll know who I am by the songs that I sing,
Ill feast at your table, Ill sleep in your clover,
Who cares what the morrow shall bring. Chorus.
I cant be contented with yesterdays glory,
I cant live on promises winter to spring,
Today is my moment, now is my story,
Ill laugh and Ill cry and Ill sing. Chorus.
Linger
Mm-mm, I want to linger,
Mm-mm, a little longer,
Mm-mm, a little longer here with you. (my friends)
Mm-mm, it's such a perfect night,
Mm-mm, it doesn't seem quite right,
Mm-mm, that this should be our last with you.
Mm-mm, and come September,
Mm-mm, we will remember,
Mm-mm, our camping days and nights with you, my friends.
Mm-mm, and as the years go by,
Mm-mm, I'll think of you and sigh,
Mm-mm, this is "goodnight" but not "good-bye".

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This Land is Your Land

(original by Woody Guthrie)
(there are other verses you can learn and bring to camp if youd like)
(be sure to know where Bonavista is before you teach this song)
Chorus: This land is your land,
This land is my land,
From Bonavista
To Vancouver Island,
From the Arctic Circle,
To the Great Lake waters,
This land was made for you and me.
(repeat chorus)

Verse: As I was walking,

That ribbon of highway,
I saw above me,
That endless skyway,
I saw below me,
That golden valley,
This land was made for you and me.

Swing Low (Modified Version)

Chorus: Swing loooooow sweet chariot,
Stop by and let me ride.
Swing loooooow sweet chariot,
Stop by and let me ride.
Well I looked over Jordan, and what did I see,
Stop by and let me ride.
But a band of angels comin' after me,
Stop by and let me ride. Chorus.

If you get to heaven before I do,

Stop by and let me ride.
Tell all my friends I'm a comin' too,
Stop by and let me ride. Chorus.

On my Honour
On my honour I will try,
There's a duty to be done and I say aye.
There's a reason here for a reason above,
My honour is to try and my duty is love.

I've tucked away a song or two,

If you're feeling blue, there's one for you.
If you need a friend, then I will come,
Theres plenty more where I come from.

People don't need to know my name,

If I hurt someone, then I'm to blame.
If I help someone, I help me,
And thats the way that it should be.

Come with me where a fire burns bright,

You can even see better by candlelight.
You find more meaning in a campfire's glow,
Than you would find in a year or so.

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Pass It On
(By Kurt Kaiser)
It only takes a spark to get a fire going.
And soon all those around, can warm up in 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 wish for you my friend, this happiness that I've found.
You can depend on Him, it matters not where you're bound.
I'll shout it from the mountain top - PRAISE GOD
I want the world to know; the Lord of love has come to me,
I want to pass it on.
Father and Son
(by Cat Stevens)
It's not time to make a change, just relax, take it easy.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.
I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy,
To be calm when you've found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you've got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
It's always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.
It's not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to go through.
Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.
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All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it.
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them They know not me.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.
The Gypsy Song
(start very quiet, louder, then quiet, as if sung by gypsies passing by)
Hey ho nobody home,
Meat nor drink nor money have I none.
Yet shall I be merry, merry, merry.
Hey ho nobody home
Cats in the Cradle
(by Harry Chapin)
A child arrived just the other day,
He came to the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew,
He said, "I'm gonna be like you, dad.
You know I'm gonna be like you."
Chorus: And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."
My son turned ten just the other day.
He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play.
Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today,
I got a lot to do." He said, "That's ok."
And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed,
Said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah. Chorus.
Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
"Son, I'm proud of you. Can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head, and he said with a smile,
"What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please?" Chorus.
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I've long since retired and my son's moved away.

I called him up just the other day.
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind."
He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's got the flu,
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad.
It's been sure nice talking to you."
And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me. My boy was just like me.
Revised Chorus: And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, Dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."
Kumbaya
Chorus: Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya,
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya,
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya,
O Lord, kumbaya.
Someones crying, my Lord, kumbaya,
Someones crying, my Lord, kumbaya,
Someones crying, my Lord, kumbaya,
O Lord, kumbaya. Chorus.
(Then: praying, laughing, singing)
Kumbaya: Remix
Kumbaya, kumbaya,
Kumbaya, kumbaya,
Kumbaya, kumbaya,
Kumbaya, kumbaya.

Somebodys crying, Lord, kumbaya, whoah,

Somebodys crying, Lord, kumbaya, whoah,
Somebodys crying, Lord, kumbaya, whoah,
Singing rain, storm, fire, wind, kumbaya. Chorus.

(Then: praying, laughing, singing)

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Rock-a-my Soul
Rock-a-my soul in the bosom of Abraham (x3) Oh, rock-a-my soul.
So high I can't get over it, So low I can't get under it, So wide I can't get round it,
Oh, rock-a-my soul.
Rock, rock, rock-a-my soul (x3) Oh, rock-a-my soul.
Wide, Wide
Wide, Wide as the ocean,
High as the heavens above,
Deep, Deep as the deepest sea is my Saviour's love I feel so unworthy still am a child of his care
for his love teaches me that his love reaches me everywhere
Magic Penny
Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away,
Love is something if you give it away,
You'll end up having more.
Its just like a magic penny,
Hold on tight and you won't have any,
Lend it, spend and you'll have so many,
Theyll roll all over the floor!
For, Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away,
Love is something if you give it away,
You'll end up having more.

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One Tin Soldier

(by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter)
Listen, children, to a story,
That was written long ago,
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain,
And the valley-folk below.
On the mountain was a treasure,
Buried deep beneath the stone,
And the valley-people swore,
They'd have it for their very own.
Chorus: Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.
So the people of the valley,
Sent a message up the hill,
Asking for the buried treasure,
Tons of gold for which they'd kill.
Came an answer from the kingdom,
"With our brothers we will share,
All the secrets of our mountain,
All the riches buried there." Chorus.
Now the valley cried with anger,
"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"
And they killed the mountain-people,
So they won their just reward.
Now they stood beside the treasure,
On the mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it...
"Peace on Earth" was all it said. Chorus.

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All My Life's a Circle

(by Harry Chapin)
All my life's a circle, sunrise and sundown,
The moon rolls through the night time,
Till the day break comes around,
All my life's a circle, but I can't tell you why,
The seasons spinning round again,
The years keep rolling by.
It seems like I've been here before, I can't remember when
But I got this funny feeling, That we'll all be together again
There's no straight lines that make up my life
And all my roads have bends
There's no clear cut beginnings, and so far no dead ends.
I've found you a thousand times, I guess you've done the same
But then we'll lose each other, It's just like children's games
As I see you here again, the thought runs through my mind
Our friendships like a circle, Let's go round one more time.
If I had the Wings of an Eagle
If I had the wings of an eagle
Up to the woods I would fly. (would fly!)
There to remain as an eagle,
Until the day that Id die. (Id die!)
CHO-rus!
Ungawa ungawa, ungawa,
Ungawa Ungawawa, (Once more!)
Ungawa ungawa, ungawa,
Until the day that Id die.
Other verses: flutterby, buzzard, etc.

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When I First Came to this Land

When I first came to this land,
I was not a wealthy man,
So I built myself a shack, and I did what I could.
And I called my shack, "Break my back",
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
Verses to add (add one more each time, but always end with the shack):
Called my farm, Muscle in my arm
Called my cow, "No milk now"
Called my horse, Lame of course
Called my duck, Out of Luck
Called my donkey, Horse gone wonky
Called my wife, "Run for your life
Called my son, My works done
Circle Game
(by Joni Mitchell)
Yesterday a child came out to wander,
Caught a dragonfly insider a jar.
Fearful when the skies are full of thunder,
And tearful at the falling of a star.
Chorus: And the seasons, they go round and round,
And the painted ponies go up and down.
We're captives on the carousel of time.
We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came,
And go round and round and round in the circle game.
Now the child's grown ten times round the seasons,
Skated over ten clear frozen streams,
Words like "when you're older" must appease her,
And promises of someday make her dream. Chorus.
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now,
Cartwheels turn to cartwheels through the town,
And they tell her "take your time, it won't be long now,
Before you drag your feet to slow the circle down." Chorus.
Now the child of yesterday's grown twenty,
Although some dreams are lost, some grandeurs coming true,
There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty,
Before the last revolving year is through. Chorus.
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Blowin in the Wind

(By Bob Dylan)
How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove fly, before she sleeps in the sand?
And how many times must a cannon ball fly, before they're forever banned?
Chorus: The answer my friend is blowin in the wind, the answer is blowin in the wind.
How many years can a mountain exist, before it is washed to the sea?
How many years can some people exist, before they're allowed to be free?
And how many times can a man turn his head, and pretend that he just doesn't see? Chorus.
How many times must a man look up, before he sees the sky?
And how many ears must one man have, before he can hear people cry?
And how many deaths will it take till we know that too many people have died? Chorus. x2
Amazing Grace
This song can also be sung to the tune House of the Rising Sun (It starts, There is a house, in
New Orleans)
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found, was blind, but now, I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear, the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far and Grace will lead us home.
When we've been here ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise, then when we've first begun.
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.

The General
(by Dispatch)
There was a decorated general with a heart of gold,
That likened him to all the stories he told,
Of past battles, won and lost, and legends of old,
A seasoned veteran in his own time.

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On the battlefield, he gained respectful fame,

With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name,
He grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on his face,
And always urged his men on.
But on the eve of a great battle with the infantry in dream,
The old general tossed in his sleep,
And wrestled with its meaning.
He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen,
And walked slowly out of his tent.
All the men held tall with their chests in the air,
With the courage in their blood and a fire in their stare,
And it was a gray morning and they all wondered how they would fare,
Till the old general told them to go home.
Chorus:
He said: I have seen the others and I have discovered,
That this fight is not worth fighting.
I have seen their mothers,
and I will no other,
to follow me where I'm going.
So, take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose,
You are young men you must be living.
Take a shower, shine your shoes you got no time to lose,
You are young men you must be living.
Go now you are forgiven.
But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders,
Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders,
The general said he would do his own duty but would extend it no further,
The men could go as they pleased.
Not a man moved, their eyes gazed straight ahead,
Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said,
And the old general was left with his own words echoing in his head,
He then prepared to fight.
Chorus.
Go now you are forgiven,
Go now you are forgiven.
Go now you are forgiven, go! X2
Go now you are forgiven,
Go now you are forgiven.
Go now you got to be, got to be, got to be here.
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