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[[Image:Christliche Pfadfinder.jpg|thumb|360px|Singing Girl Guides in Germany]] | |||
'''Scouting songs''' have long played a major role in [[Scouting]]. Whether sung around [[campfires]] late at night, [[hiking]] through wooded [[trails]], in the dining hall, or as a requirement to enter into a [[campsite|camp's]] program area, Scout [[songs]] are a way for Scouts to have fun and express themselves. | '''Scouting songs''' have long played a major role in [[Scouting]]. Whether sung around [[campfires]] late at night, [[hiking]] through wooded [[trails]], in the dining hall, or as a requirement to enter into a [[campsite|camp's]] program area, Scout [[songs]] are a way for Scouts to have fun and express themselves. | ||
== Songs == | == Songs == | ||
There are hundreds of Scouting songs. | There are hundreds of Scouting songs. In the United States, for example, such commonly heard songs as ''The Mermaid Song'', ''The Princess Pat'', ''Can't Get To Heaven'', or ''Boom Chicka Boom'' are ones that have been carried through the years and are heard during the summer at camps around the country. Each camp tends to have their own adopted version of a song, and often their own songs too. | ||
[[Girl Scouting]] events will often have competitions to see which [[Troop]] knows more songs. | [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scouting]] events in the U.S. will often have competitions to see which [[Troop]] knows more songs. | ||
== The Lyrics == | == The Lyrics == | ||
<br /> | === Herman The Worm === | ||
Sittin’ on the fence post, chewin’ my bubble gum<br /> | |||
[smack smack smack smack]<br /> | |||
Playin’ with my yo yo- woo woo<br /> | |||
When along came Herman the worm, and he was this big!<br /> | |||
I said, “Herman, what happened?”<br /> | |||
”I ate my mom.” [or, “I ate breakfast.”]<br /> | |||
Sittin’ on the fence post, chewin’ my bubble gum<br /> | |||
[smack smack smack smack]<br /> | |||
Playin’ with my yo yo- woo woo<br /> | |||
When along came Herman the worm, and he was this big!<br /> | |||
I said, “Herman, what happened?”<br /> | |||
“I ate my dad.” [or, “I ate lunch.”]<br /> | |||
Sittin’ on the fence post, chewin’ my bubble gum<br /> | |||
[smack smack smack smack]<br /> | |||
Playin’ with my yo yo- woo woo<br /> | |||
When along came Herman the worm, and he was this big!<br /> | |||
I said, “Herman, what happened?”<br /> | |||
“I ate my sister.” [or, “I ate dinner.”]<br /> | |||
Sittin’ on the fence post, chewin’ my bubble gum<br /> | |||
[smack smack smack smack]<br /> | |||
Playin’ with my yo yo- woo woo<br /> | |||
When along came Herman the worm, and he was this big!<br /> | |||
I said, “Herman, what happened?”<br /> | |||
“I ate my brother.” [or, “I ate dessert.”]<br /> | |||
Sittin’ on the fence post, chewin’ my bubble gum<br /> | |||
[smack smack smack smack]<br /> | |||
When along came Herman the | Playin’ with my yo yo- woo woo<br /> | ||
I said | When along came Herman the worm, and he was this small!<br /> | ||
I said, “Herman, what happened?”<br /> | |||
“I burped.”<br /> | |||
[[Swimming]], swimming, in the | === Swimming Hole === | ||
When days are hot when days are cold, in the swimming hole | [[Swimming]], swimming, in the swimming hole<br /> | ||
When days are hot, when days are cold, in the swimming hole<br /> | |||
Side stroke, [[breast stroke]], fancy diving too<br /> | |||
Don't you wish you never had anything else to do<br /> | |||
''[With each repeat of the song, eliminate parts until there is no more to say, and only the actions are left]'' | ''[With each repeat of the song, eliminate parts until there is no more to say, and only the actions are left]'' | ||
=== The Princess Pat === | |||
[A repeat-after-me-song] | [A repeat-after-me-song] | ||
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A Rick-a-bamboo<br /> | A Rick-a-bamboo<br /> | ||
CHORUS:<br /> | |||
A Rick-a-bamboo<br /> | A Rick-a-bamboo<br /> | ||
Now, what is that?<br /> | Now, what is that?<br /> | ||
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A Rick-a-bamboo<br /> | A Rick-a-bamboo<br /> | ||
CHORUS | |||
Now Princess Pat<br /> | |||
Saw Captain Jack<br /> | |||
She reeled him in<br /> | |||
She brought him back<br /> | |||
She saved his life<br /> | |||
And his crew's too<br /> | |||
And she did it with<br /> | |||
A Rick-a-bamboo<br /> | A Rick-a-bamboo<br /> | ||
CHORUS | |||
(see: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) | |||
=== Father Abraham === | |||
Father [[Abraham]] had seven sons<br /> | Father [[Abraham]] had seven sons<br /> | ||
Seven sons had Father Abraham<br /> | Seven sons had Father Abraham<br /> | ||
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With a left! [start swinging left arm.]<br /> | With a left! [start swinging left arm.]<br /> | ||
''[With every repeat, add another motion. After left would come right, where you swing your right arm now too. Then left leg, right leg, and wiggle -where you then wiggle your entire body.]'' | ''[With every repeat, add another motion. After left would come right, where you swing your right arm now too. Then left leg, right leg, and wiggle -where you then wiggle your entire body.]'' | ||
=== Froggy === | |||
''[Clap knees and then hands to get a beat. The beginning of every line is said on a "knee clap".]''<br /> | ''[Clap knees and then hands to get a beat. The beginning of every line is said on a "knee clap".]''<br /> | ||
This is a repeat after me song<br /> | This is a repeat after me song<br /> | ||
Dog<br /> | |||
Dog [[cat]]<br /> | Dog [[cat]]<br /> | ||
Dog cat | Dog cat mouse<br /> | ||
[[ | [[Frog]]gy!<br /> | ||
Itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny little | Itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny tiny little froggy<br /> | ||
Jump, jump, jump little froggy<br /> | Jump, jump, jump little froggy<br /> | ||
Gobble up all those little worms and spiders<br /> | |||
Fleas and flies are scrump-tadidily-icious<br /> | |||
Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, CROAK!!! | |||
Faster!!!<br /> | Faster!!!<br /> | ||
''[With each repeat, the song is sung faster.]'' | ''[With each repeat, the song is sung faster or slower.]'' | ||
<br /><br /> | <br /><br /> | ||
=== The Fast Food Song === | |||
A Pizza Hut, A Pizza Hut<br /> | A Pizza Hut, A Pizza Hut<br /> | ||
Kentucky Fried Chicken<br /> | Kentucky Fried Chicken<br /> | ||
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A Burger King and a Dairy Queen<br /><br /> | A Burger King and a Dairy Queen<br /><br /> | ||
=== [[The Mermaid (ballad)|The Mermaid Song]] === | |||
Chorus:<br /> | Chorus:<br /> | ||
Oh the ocean waves may roll, and the stormy winds may blow,<br /> | Oh the ocean waves may roll, and the stormy winds may blow,<br /> | ||
But we poor | But we poor sailors go skipping to the top,<br /> | ||
While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below!<br /> | While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below!<br /> | ||
While the land lubbers lie down below!<br /><br /> | While the land lubbers lie down below!<br /><br /> | ||
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Twas Friday morn, when we set sail,<br /> | Twas Friday morn, when we set sail,<br /> | ||
And we weren't very far from the land (from the land!)<br /> | And we weren't very far from the land (from the land!)<br /> | ||
When our captain spied a lovely | When our captain spied a lovely mermaid<br /> | ||
With a comb and a brush in her hand (in her hand!)<br /><br />Chorus<br /><br /> | With a comb and a brush in her hand (in her hand!)<br /><br />Chorus<br /><br /> | ||
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And she sunk... to the bottom... of the sea... (OF THE SEA...!)<br /><br />Chorus<br />''[It is now sung slowly and sorrowfully, but only for the first line. Everything after "but we poor sailors" is sung extremely fast.]'' | And she sunk... to the bottom... of the sea... (OF THE SEA...!)<br /><br />Chorus<br />''[It is now sung slowly and sorrowfully, but only for the first line. Everything after "but we poor sailors" is sung extremely fast.]'' | ||
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=== Little Red Wagon === | |||
You can't ride in my little red wagon<br /> | You can't ride in my little red wagon<br /> | ||
Front wheel's broken and the axel's dragging<br /> | Front wheel's broken and the axel's dragging<br /> | ||
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''[Each verse gets louder and louder]'' | ''[Each verse gets louder and louder]'' | ||
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== Camp, Staff, and Order Songs == | == Camp, Staff, and Order Songs == | ||
=== Oregon Trail Council - Camp Baker Staff === | |||
We are Camp Baker staff from Western Oregon.<br /> | We are Camp Baker staff from Western Oregon.<br /> | ||
We're glad you came to Baker, you'll have a lot of fun.<br /> | We're glad you came to Baker, you'll have a lot of fun.<br /> | ||
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=== [[Minsi Trails Council]] - [[Camp Minsi|Minsi Alma Mater]] === | |||
By the shores of old Stillwater, with its azure blue.<br/> | By the shores of old Stillwater, with its azure blue.<br/> | ||
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Give a cheer that all may hear it; Hail all hail Minsi! <br/><br/> | Give a cheer that all may hear it; Hail all hail Minsi! <br/><br/> | ||
=== Great Valley Council - Camp Mosey Wood === | |||
Some call it fun and others call it madness.<br /> | Some call it fun and others call it madness.<br /> | ||
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Happy campers are we, having fun 'neath the trees,<br /> | Happy campers are we, having fun 'neath the trees,<br /> | ||
And when we are gone, we'll remember this song.<br /> | And when we are gone, we'll remember this song.<br /> | ||
Oh camp, Camp Mosey Wood, camp, Camp Mosey Wood, camp, Camp Mosey Wood, camp, Camp Mosey Wood, | Oh camp, Camp Mosey Wood, camp, Camp Mosey Wood, camp, Camp Mosey Wood, camp, Camp Mosey Wood, CAM | ||
[[Category:Scouting]] | [[Category:Scouting]] | ||
