On this page you will find Standing Action Songs, Sitting Action Songs, Really Loud Songs, Just Singing
Songs and Quiet Songs.
STANDING ACTION SONGS
THERE ARE NO BANANAS IN THE SKY
Actions:
"no" = make a cross with fingers
"bananas" = draw a crescent with your fingers
"sky" = point upwards
"sun"= show a small circle with your hands
"moon" = show a medium circle with your hands
"apple pie" = show a giant circle with your hands
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 GREAT BIG APPLE PIE
But there are no bananas in the sky, in the sky.
Each time the song is repeated, one more action is done without saying the words. After the whole song is done in silence, it is sung again with all the words and actions included.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A-FISHING?
Actions:
"ever been a-fishing" = pretend you are casting a fishing rod
"sunny day" = show a flat sky above your head
"fishies swimming up and down the way" = make a fish-swimming movement with one hand, then the other
"hands"= hold up your hands
"pockets" = pat where front pockets would be
"pants" = pat where back pockets would be
"fishy wishy dance" = wiggle your hips from side to side
Have you ever been a-fishing
On a bright sunny day
With all the little fishies swimming up and down the way?
With their hands in their pockets
And their pockets in the pants
And all the little fishies do the fishy wishy dance.
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
And all the little fishies do the fishy wishy dance.
Do the song once with medium-sized actions, then repeat with very small actions, then with very big actions, then with robot actions, then super-fast actions.
THREE CHUCKLE BUZZARDS
Actions:
"three" (or two or one) = hold up three fingers (or two or one)
"chuckle" = flap your arms like chicken wings
"buzzards" = wiggle up and down
"dead tree" = form a weird tree shape
"away" = move your right arm backwards
"shame" = move your left arm backwards
"returned" = move your right arm forwards
"rejoice" = move your left arm forwards
Three chuckle buzzards
Three chuckle buzzards
Three chuckle buzzards sitting in a dead tree.
One flew away
What a shame.
Two chuckle buzzards
Two chuckle buzzards
Two chuckle buzzards sitting in a dead tree.
One flew away
What a shame.
One chuckle buzzard
One chuckle buzzard
One chuckle buzzard sitting in a dead tree.
One flew away
What a shame.
No chuckle buzzards
No chuckle buzzards
No chuckle buzzards sitting in a dead tree.
One has returned
Let us rejoice.
One chuckle buzzard
One chuckle buzzard
One chuckle buzzard sitting in a dead tree.
One has returned
Let us rejoice.
Two chuckle buzzards
Two chuckle buzzards
Two chuckle buzzards sitting in a dead tree.
One has returned
Let us rejoice.
Three chuckle buzzards
Three chuckle buzzards
Three chuckle buzzards sitting in a dead tree.
BUMBLEBEE SONG
Actions:
"bring home a baby bumblebee" = cup your hands and wave them around
"squishing up a baby bumblebee" = pretend to squish something between your hands
"licking up a baby bumblebee" = pretend to lick your hands
"throwing up a baby bumblebee" = pretend to throw up
"mopping up a baby bumblebee" = pretend to be mopping the floor
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee
Won't my mummy be so proud of me
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee.
Ouch! It stung me!
I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee
Won't my mummy be so proud of me
I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee.
Eww! It's all over my hands!
I'm licking up a baby bumblebee
Won't my mummy be so proud of me
I'm licking up a baby bumblebee.
Uuhhhh. I feel sick...
I'm throwing up a baby bumblebee
Won't my mummy be so proud of me
I'm throwing up a baby bumblebee.
Eww! What a mess!
I'm mopping up a baby bumblebee
Won't my mummy be so proud of me
I'm mopping up a baby bumblebee.
There, that's better!
CUDDLY KOALA
Actions:
"cuddly koala" = hug yourself and move from side to side
"possum too" = make circles with your index finger and thumb and hold them up to your eyes
"wallabies and wombats" = make paws with your hands
"kangaroo" = hop like a kangaroo
Cuddly koala, cuddly koala
Possum too, possum too
Wallabies and wombats, wallabies and wombats
Kangaroo, kangaroo.
This song works really well as a round.
TWO WOODPIGEONS
Two woodpigeons and they were black and white.
Hey!
Sandy he belongs to the mill
And the mill belongs to Sandy still
Sandy he belongs to the mill
And the mill belongs to Sandy.
Two girls start off this song - one is bent at the waist and the other is standing straight. At the word Hey! They start bowing continuously until the end of the song. Then these two girls pick two more 'woodpigeons', so the song starts "Four woodpigeons", and there are two girls bent at the waist and two girls standing straight (alternating). Then these four girls pick four more...etc. When a high number is reached, it is best to form a circle so everyone can see.
PIRATE SONG
Actions:
"[number]" = hold up that many fingers
"sea" = make waves with your hands
"climbed aboard" = pretend to climb a ladder
"Captain" = salute
"north, south, east, west" = point each direction with one leg
"up the Irish Sea" = kick your leg up
"bottle of rum" = pretend to drink from a bottle
"tickle my tum" = rub tummy
"the life for me!" = give thumbs up
When I was one, I sucked my thumb [pretend to suck thumb]
The day I went to sea
I climbed aboard a pirate ship
And the captain said to me
We're going north, south, east, west
And up the Irish Sea
A bottle of rum to tickle my tum
And that's the life for me!
Continue with other numbers as follows:
When I was two, I tied my shoe [pretend to tie shoe]...
When I was three, I climbed a tree [pretend to climb]...
When I was four, I shut the door [pretend to shut door]...
When I was five, I did a dive [pretend to do a dive]...
When I was six, I picked up sticks [pretend to pick up sticks]...
When I was seven, I went to heaven [point upwards]...
When I was eight, I shut the gate [pretend to shut a gate]...
When I was nine, I sat to dine [pretend to sit on a chair and eat]...
When I was ten, I began again...
Finish
CRAZY ELEPHANT
Actions:
"snappy alligator" = hold your arms straight out in front of you and pretend they are alligator jaws
"orangutan" = scratch your armpits like a monkey
"flying fox" = pretend to do freestyle with your arms
"silver fish" = put your palms together and pretend your hands are a fish
"bunny" = both hands flapping on your head like bunny ears
"beaver" = make two front 'teeth' with one finger from each hand
"crazy elephant" = twirl one finger in circles, indicating 'crazy'
"na na na..." = 3 steps to the left and clap, 3 steps to the right and clap
There was a snappy alligator, an orangutan
A flying fox and a silver fish.
A bunny, a beaver, a crazy elephant.
Na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na.
Each time the song is repeated, one more action is done without saying the words. After the whole song is done in silence, it is sung again with all the words and actions included.
I AM A LITTLE BUDGERIGAR
Actions:
"budgerigar" = flap your arms like wings
"tummy ache" = move your arms in front of your tummy
"where I live" = draw an outline of a house with your fingers
"stingy" = move your hand across your palm with a flourish
"herring" = use your hands to make fish swimming movements
"don't like it" = shake your head vigorously
"I'd rather" = nod your head
"coca cola" = pretend to drink from a can
"icecream" = pretend to eat icecream from a bowl
I am a little budgerigar
I have a big tummy ache
Because the people where I live
Are very stingy.
They feed me herring every day
And I don't like it no way.
Coz I'd rather, yes I'd rather
Coca-cola and icecream.
Do the song once with medium-sized actions, then repeat with very small actions, then with very big actions, then with robot actions, then super-fast actions.
BIG BUFFALO
Actions:
"big" - make a big round shape with your arms
"buffalo" - wave your hands above your head like ears
"coming round" - make circles above your should with one hand
"the mountain" - use one thumb to point behind you
"long ago" - move your hands up and down in front of your body in parallel lines
"yip" - act like you are conducting
Biiiig buffalo
Coming round the mountain
Long long ago
Biiiig buffalo
Coming round the mountain
Long long ago
Long long ago
Yip yip yip
Long long ago
Yip yip yip
Biiiig buffalo
Coming round the mountain
Long long ago
Repeat with 'enormous' buffalo, then with 'tiny' buffalo - changing the size of all the actions, and the volume of the song, appropriately.
SWIMMING POOL
Actions:
"swimming" - pretend to do breaststroke
"swimming pool" - draw a square with your hands in front of you
"hot" - wipe brow
"cold" - hug self and pretend to shiver
"breaststroke" - pretend to do breaststroke
"sidestroke" - pretend to do sidestroke
"fancy diving" - pretend to do
"oh don't you wish that you had" - waggle finger in the air
"but" - slap your bottom
Swimming, swimming, in my swimming pool
When days are hot, when days are cold
In my swimming pool.
Breaststroke, sidestroke, fancy diving too
Oh don't you wish that you had nothing else to do
But
Each time the song is repeated, one more action is done without saying the words. After the whole song is done in silence, it is sung again with all the words and actions included.
ALIVE ALERT AWAKE
Actions:
"alive" - tap both hands on head
"alert" - had both hands on shoulder
"awake" - cross both arms over your chest
"enthu-" - slap knees
"-ast-" - clap hands
"-ic" - snap fingers
I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic
I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic
I'm alive, alert, awake
I'm awake, alert, alive
I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic
Repeat, getting faster each time.
ALICE THE CAMEL
Alice the camel has 5 humps
Alice the camel has 5 humps
Alice the camel has 5 humps
So go, Alice, go
Boom, boom, boom
Alice the camel has 4 humps...
Alice the camel has 3 humps..
Alice the camel has 2 humps...
Alice the camel has 1 hump...
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Coz Alice is a HORSE of course!
Form a conga line and weave around the room, speeding up with each verse.
I CAN IGGLE
Actions:
"iggle" - move your hips
"wiggle" - wiggle your body
"jump back" - jump backwards
"giggle" - hide your face behind your hands like you are giggling
"rock" - pretend to play guitar
"freak" - throw up your hands
"move to the beat" - dance on the spot
"Reeboks" - touch your foot
"beatbox" - pretend to rap
"knee-knocks" - knock your knees together
"surf" - pretend to surf
"turf" - pretend to play golf
I can iggle, I can wiggle
I can jump back and giggle
I can rock, I can freak
I can move to the beat
I can Reeboks, I can beatbox
I can jump back and knee-knocks
I can surf, I can turf
I can do the papa smurf - hit it
Nah nah nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah nah.
SKAMARE
A rhythmic clap is maintained throughout the song.
Leader: skamare, skamare!
All: skamare!
Leader: skamare, skamare!
All: skamare!
Na [person’s name] wa si ku hizi
Anaringa ringa sana
Anatoa weskamare
Anatoa weskamare
Anadunda dunda, anadunda dunda, anadunda dunda
Anadush!
Anadunda dunda, anadunda dunda, anadunda dunda
Anadush!
The leader picks one person to perform a small dance, which everyone then copies. During the first ‘anadunda dunda, anadunda dunda, andunda dunda, anadush!’ the chosen person does their dance. During the second ‘anadunda dunda, anadunda dunda, andunda dunda, anadush!’ everyone copies the chosen person in their dance.
FIVE BLIND JELLYFISH
Actions:
“five” = hold up five fingers
“blind” = cover eyes with hands
“jellyfish” = wibble whole body
“sitting on a rock” = swing hands from side to side
“whee!” = throw hands up to the side
“sigh” = hands down by sides
Five blind jellyfish.
Five blind jellyfish.
Sitting on a rock, whee!
Sitting on a rock, whee!
One has gone away.
Sigh.
Repeat with four blind jellyfish, then three, then two, then one.
BEAVER
Beaver one, beaver all
Let’s all do the beaver crawl.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.
[make claws with first two fingers on each hand, move from side to side]
Beaver two, beaver three
Let’s all climb the beaver tree.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.
[make claws with first two fingers on each hand, pretend to climb tree]
Beaver four, beaver five
Let’s all do the beaver jive.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.
[make claws with first two fingers on each hand, move diagonally]
Beaver six, beaver seven
Let’s all go to beaver heaven.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.
[make claws with first two fingers on each hand, gradually raise hands higher]
Beaver eight, beaver nine
Stop! It’s beaver time.
Go beavers, go beavers!
Go, go, go beavers!
[make circles in front of body, using only first two fingers on each hand]
AUNTIE MONICA
Actions:
“hat is swinging” = hands on either side of head waving back and forward
“feather’s swinging” = one arm above head waving from side to side
“muff is swinging” = arms swinging in front of body
“skirt is swinging” = arms swinging by sides
“aunt is swinging” = whole body moving side to side
Oh I have an Auntie
An Auntie Monica
And when she goes shopping
They all say ooh-la-la
Because her hat is swinging
Her hat is swinging so
Because her hat is swinging
Her hat is swinging so.
Oh I have an Auntie
An Auntie Monica
And when she goes shopping
They all say ooh-la-la
Because her feather’s swinging
Her feather’s swinging so
Because her feather’s swinging
Her feather’s swinging so.
Because her hat is swinging
Her hat is swinging so
Because her hat is swinging
Her hat is swinging so.
Oh I have an Auntie
An Auntie Monica
And when she goes shopping
They all say ooh-la-la
Because her skirt is swinging
Her skirt is swinging so
Because her skirt is swinging
Her skirt is swinging so.
Because her feather’s swinging
Her feather’s swinging so
Because her feather’s swinging
Her feather’s swinging so.
Because her hat is swinging
Her hat is swinging so
Because her hat is swinging
Her hat is swinging so.
Oh I have an Auntie
An Auntie Monica
And when she goes shopping
They all say ooh-la-la
Because my aunt is swinging
My aunt is swinging so
Because my aunt is swinging
My aunt is swinging so.
Because her skirt is swinging
Her skirt is swinging so
Because her skirt is swinging
Her skirt is swinging so.
Because her feather’s swinging
Her feather’s swinging so
Because her feather’s swinging
Her feather’s swinging so.
Because her hat is swinging
Her hat is swinging so
Because her hat is swinging
Her hat is swinging so.
ANIMAL FAIR
Actions:
“combing his auburn hair” = pretend to comb hair
“wheee” = sliding motion with hand
“fell on its knees” = slap knees
We 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 – CLAP
And slid down the elephant’s trunk – WHEEEEE!
The elephant sneezed, and fell on its knees,
But what became of the monkey, monkey, monkey, monkey....
One half of the group repeats “monkey, monkey, monkey” while the other group sings the song again. Then they switch.
PENGUIN SONG
Actions:
“attention” = stand straight with arms by sides
“salute” = salute
“right flipper” = flap right arm
“left flipper” = flap left arm
“right leg” = flap right leg
“left leg” = flap left leg
“nod your head” = nod head
“turn around” = spin around continuously
Did you ever see
A penguin come to tea?
Take a look at me
A penguin you will see.
Penguins attention!
Penguins salute!
Right flipper...
Left flipper...
Right leg...
Left leg...
Nod your head...
Turn around...
Sit down! (to finish)
Add in one action each time, continuing each action throughout the song.
REINDEER SONG
Actions:
“my reindeer flies sideways” = lie on ground and flap on your side
“yours flies upside down” = lie on back and make flying motions
“your reindeer is dead” = freeze in strange death position
My reindeer flies sideways
Yours flies upside down.
My reindeer flies sideways
Your reindeer is dead.
BANANAS OF THE WORLD
Actions:
“unite” = bring arms up to clap above head
“peel” = bring arms gradually down body, palms up
“chop” = make chopping motions with hands
“mash” = tap one fist on the other twice, then swap
“eat” = shove hands towards face
“go bananas” = throw arms up and down
Bananas of the world, unite!
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas
Chop bananas, chop, chop bananas
Chop bananas, chop, chop bananas
Mash bananas, mash, mash bananas
Mash bananas, mash, mash bananas
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas
Go bananas, go, go bananas
Go bananas, go, go bananas
Bananas of the world, unite!
40 YEARS ON AN ICEBERG
Forty years on an iceberg [show four fingers on left hand, and fist on right]
Across the ocean wide [make signs of waves]
Nothing to wear but pyjamas [pull imaginary pyjamas up your leg]
Nothing to do but slide [move hands in diving motion]
The wind was cold and icy [hug self]
The frost began to bite [poke the person next to you]
I had to hug my polar bear [hug the person next to you]
To keep me warm at night!
FRED THE MOOSE
Actions:
“great big moose” = hands above head as antlers
“drink a lot of juice” = pretend to drink
“way-oh” = move arms in stirring motion in front of body
“name was Fred” = move hand across chest to indicate name
“drink his juice” = drinking motion with hands
“in bed” = head on hands, eyes closed
“drank his juice with care” = drinking motion with hands
“in his hair” = run hands down head
This is a repeat after me song! (This is a repeat after me song!)
There was a great big moose (There was a great big moose)
Who liked to drink a lot of juice (Who liked to drink a lot of juice)
There was a great big moose (There was a great big moose)
Who liked to drink a lot of juice (Who liked to drink a lot of juice)
Singing way-oh, way-oh (Singing way-oh, way-oh)
Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh (Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh)
Waaay-oh, way-oh (Waaay-oh, way-oh)
Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh (Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh).
The moose’s name was Fred (The moose’s name was Fred)
He liked to drink his juice in bed (He liked to drink his juice in bed)
The moose’s name was Fred (The moose’s name was Fred)
He liked to drink his juice in bed (He liked to drink his juice in bed)
Singing way-oh, way-oh (Singing way-oh, way-oh)
Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh (Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh)
Waaay-oh, way-oh (Waaay-oh, way-oh)
Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh (Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh).
He drank his juice with care (He drank his juice with care)
But he spilled it in his hair (But he spilled it in his hair)
He drank his juice with care (He drank his juice with care)
But he spilled it in his hair (But he spilled it in his hair)
Singing way-oh, way-oh (Singing way-oh, way-oh)
Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh (Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh)
Waaay-oh, way-oh (Waaay-oh, way-oh)
Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh (Way-oh, way-oh, way-oh, way-oh).
Now there’s a sticky moose (Now there’s a sticky moose)
Full of juice (Full of juice)
On the looooooose (On the looooooose)!
PENGUIN RACE
This is more a story than a song. The leader tells the story using any combination of actions that she likes and everyone performs the actions as she instructs. When there is no action instructed, everyone is clapping their knees as fast as they can.
Actions:
“jump” = jump into air and wave hands above head calling “wheee”
“underwater jump” = jump into air and wave hands above head calling “wheee”, then duck down and wibble fingers across lips
“right turn” = arm movement towards right
“left turn” = arm movement towards left
“tunnel” = duck down and clap hand over mouth calling “wooooo”
“dog on road” = push hand out in front, make squealing noise of brakes, then kick foot saying “booof”, and draw arc with arm saying “awooooo”
“caterpillar on road” = push hand out in front, make squealing noise of brakes, then wiggle pinkie finger along making squeaking noise.
HIPPOPOTAMUS SONG
Actions:
“what” = shrug right shoulder
“can make” = shrug left shoulder
“a hippopotamus” = shrug both shoulders
“smile” = move body in forward circle
“him walk for more than a” = shrug both shoulders
“mile” = move body in forward circle
“party with paper hats” = make cone shape on head
“to make him fat” = show rounded stomach
“that’s not what hippos do” = shake head and waggle finger side to side
“ooze through the gooze without any shoes” = throw arms up and down and jump
“wade through the water” = make wading movements with arms
“lips turn blue” = point to lips
“that’s what hippos do” = point
“shhhh” = put finger to lips
“tune on the old violin” = pretend to play violin
“whistling wind” = put hand to ear
“taa-daa” = turn side on and waggle outstretched hands
What can make a hippopotamus smile?
What can make him walk for more than a mile?
It’s not a party with paper hats,
Or a barrel of candy to make him fat.
That’s not what hippos do.
They ooze through the gooze without any shoes
Wade through the water til their lips turn blue.
That’s what hippos do.
Shhhh...
[in whisper] What can make a hippopotamus smile?
What can make him walk for more than a mile?
It’s not a tune on the old violin,
Or listening to the whistling wind.
That’s not what hippos do.
[really loud] They ooze through the gooze without any shoes
Wade through the water til their lips turn blue.
That’s what hippos do.
Taa-daa!
SINGING IN THE RAIN
We’re singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I’m hap-hap-happy again.
Add in the following actions one at a time:
Elbows in
Knees bent
Toes together
Bums out
Chin down
Tongue out
And finally...sit down!
ALLELUIA
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-lei-luia
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-lei-lu-ia
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-lei-luia
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-lei *pause*
Lei- lu-ia
Grab another hand, grab the hand next to ya,
Grab another hand and sing this song.
Grab another hand, grab the hand next to ya,
Grab another hand and sing *pause*
Sing this song.
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-lei-luia
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-lei-lu-ia
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-lei-luia
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-lei *pause*
Lei- lu-ia
Pat another back, pat the back next to ya,
Pat another back and sing this song.
Pat another back, pat the back next to ya,
Pat another back and sing *pause*
Sing this song.
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-lei-luia
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-lei-lu-ia
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-lei-luia
Ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-lei *pause*
Lei- lu-ia
Bump another rump, bump the rump next to ya,
Bump another rump and sing this song.
Bump another rump, bump the rump next to ya,
Bump another rump and sing *pause*
Sing this song.
SITTING ACTION SONGS
LITTLE RABBIT FOO FOO
Actions:
"Little Rabbit Foo Foo hopping through the forest" - make bunny ears with one hand and make it 'hop' around
"picking up" - make a scooping action
"bopping them" - 'bop' one fist with your open hand
"down came" - wiggle your fingers as you move your hands downwards
"I don't want to see you" - waggle one finger
"[number]" - hold up that many fingers
"I turn" - point to self
"you into" - point to someone else
"Goon" - flick your fingers outwards
Little Rabbit Foo Foo
Hopping through the forest
Picking up the field mice
And bopping them on the head.
Down came the Good Fairy
And she said
"Little Rabbit Foo Foo
I don't want to see you
Picking up the field mice
And bopping them on the head.
I'll give you three chances before
I turn you into a Goon!"
But the very next day...
The song continues giving 2 chances, then 1 chance until
"I've given you three chances
so now I'm going to turn you
Into a GOON"
And the moral of the story is:
Hare today, goon tomorrow!
MY SHIP SAILED FROM CHINA
Actions:
Sit with legs straight out in front of you.
"like this" - first verse waving one hand backwards and forwards
"like this" - second verse waving both hands
"like this" - third verse waving both hands and moving one leg back and forwards over the other leg
"like this" - fourth verse waving both hands and crossing and uncrossing both legs (straight out)
"like this" - fifth verse waving both hands and crossing and uncrossing both legs and nodding head
"like this" - sixth verse waving both hands and crossing and uncrossing both legs and nodding head and sticking tongue in and out
"like this" - seventh verse collapse on the floor.
My ship sailed from China
With a cargo of tea
All laden with presents
For you and for me
They brought me a fan
Just imagine my bliss
When I found myself going
Like this, like this, like this.
Repeat 7 times until you collapse.
JUNK FOOD SONG
Actions:
"Pizza Hut" - shape the outline of a house with your hands
"Kentucky Fried Chicken" - flap your arms like a chicken
"McDonalds" - make an M with your fingers
“jumbo jet” = arms outspread
“wobbly helicopter” = spin fingers around
“rocket” = arms above head
“Ford Escort” = make big steering wheel with arms
“Mini” = make tiny steering wheel with arms
“Ferrari” = make ‘zoom’ motion with arm
“Action Man” = show muscles
“Barbie doll” = stroke hair
“Transformers” = make robotic actions
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
McDonalds, McDonalds
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
McDonalds, McDonalds
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
A jumbo jet, a jumbo jet
A wobbly helicopter and a jumbo jet
A jumbo jet, a jumbo jet
A wobbly helicopter and a jumbo jet
A rocket, a rocket
A wobbly helicopter and a jumbo jet
A rocket, a rocket
A wobbly helicopter and a jumbo jet
A Ford Escort, a Ford Escort
A Mini, Mini, Mini and a Ford Escort
A Ford Escort, a Ford Escort
A Mini, Mini, Mini and a Ford Escort
Ferrari, Ferrari
A Mini, Mini, Mini and a Ford Escort
Ferrari, Ferrari
A Mini, Mini, Mini and a Ford Escort
An Action Man, an Action Man
A Barbie doll and an Action Man
An Action Man, an Action Man
A Barbie doll and an Action Man
Transformers, Transformers
A Barbie doll and an Action Man
Transformers, Transformers
A Barbie doll and an Action Man
GREEN GRASS GROWS
Actions:
"green grass grows all around" - pat the ground all around you
"hole" - make an O with your hands
"tree" - elbow in front of you, arm raised up into a fist
"branch" - hold your arm horizontally in front of your face, making a fist
"twig" - hold arm as for 'branch' and have 1 finger sticking out
"leaf" - make a small O with your thumb and forefinger
"nest" - cup your hands together to make a bowl
"bird" - flap your arms at your sides
"wing" - hold out one arm pretending it is a wing
"feather" - hold out your arm as for 'wing' and have 1 finger sticking out
"flea" - hold a small shape between thumb and forefinger
"elephant" - fling your arms out
There was a tree (there was a tree)
Such a pretty little tree (such a pretty little tree)
That you ever did see (that you ever did see)
And the tree was in a hole,
And the hole was in the ground,
And the green grass grows all around, all around
And the green grass grows all around
And on that tree (and on that tree)
There was a branch (there was a branch)
Such a pretty little branch (such a pretty little branch)
That you ever did see (that you ever did see)
And the branch was on the tree
And the tree was in a hole
And the hole was in the ground,
And the green grass grows all around, all around
And the green grass grows all around
And on that branch...there was a twig
And on that twig...there was a leaf
And on that leaf...there was a nest
And in that nest...there was a bird
And on that bird...there was a wing
And on that wing...there was a feather
And on that feather...there was a flea
And on that flea...there was an ELEPHANT!
Shout the word ELEPHANT loudly to end the song.
YOGI BEAR
Actions:
"Yogi" = wag your hands as ears on the top of your head
"Booboo" = run your finger over your lips
"Cindy" = pretend to twirl your hair
"Ranger" = pretend to shoot people with guns
"Jellystone" = wobble all over
I know someone you don't know
Yogi, Yogi
I know someone you don't know
Yogi, Yogi Bear
Yogi, Yogi Bear
Yogi, Yogi Bear
I know someone you don't know
Yogi, Yogi Bear
Yogi has a little friend
Booboo, Booboo
Yogi has a little friend
Booboo, Booboo Bear
Booboo, Booboo Bear
Booboo, Booboo Bear
Yogi has a little friend
Booboo Booboo Bear
Yogi has a girlfriend
Cindy, Cindy
Yogi has a girlfriend
Cindy, Cindy Bear
Cindy, Cindy Bear
Cindy, Cindy Bear
Yogi has a girlfriend
Cindy, Cindy Bear
Yogi has an enemy
Ranger, Ranger
Yogi has an enemy
Ranger, Ranger Smith
Ranger, Ranger Smith
Ranger, Ranger Smith
Yogi has an enemy
Ranger, Ranger Smith
They all live in Jellystone
Jelly, Jelly
They all live in Jellystone
Jelly, Jellystone
Jelly, Jellystone
Jelly, Jellystone
They all live in Jellystone
Jelly, Jellystone
Now you all know Yogi Bear
Yogi, Yogi
Now you all know Yogi Bear
Yogi, Yogi Bear
Yogi, Yogi Bear
Yogi, Yogi Bear
Now you all know Yogi Bear
Yogi, Yogi Bear.
EDELWEISS
Actions:
There is a 6-beat clapping action that requires everyone to sit cross-legged in a circle with their knees touching. Everyone puts their right hand palm-down above their right knee, and their left hand palm-up above their left knee. This means that their right hand is resting on their neighbour's left hand.
Clap once with your right hand on your neighbour's left hand.
Clap once on your right knee.
Clap once on your left knee.
Clap once on the back of your left hand.
Clap twice on the top of your left hand.
Repeat for the rest of the song.
Edelweiss, edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me.
Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, edelweiss
Bless my homeland for ever.
CECIL THE CATERPILLAR
Actions:
"my friend" = point to self
"this big" = hold hands apart (increasing distance for each repeat, except the last)
"what happened?" = throw arms out in wonder
Cecil was a caterpillar, Cecil was my friend
One day I went to Cecil's house
And he was this big
I said "Cecil, what happened?"
"I ate a whole cabbage leaf"
Repeat the chant, changing the last line to increasing amounts of cabbages (eg 'a whole cabbage patch', 'all the cabbages in [suburb], 'all the cabbages in [state]', 'all the cabbages in Australia', 'all the cabbages in the world').
Once you get to 'world', the next verse sees Cecil back as a tiny caterpillar, and his answer to the question is "I was sick".
DEM BONES
Chorus:
I know it, know it (double clap hands on legs, double clap hands)
Indeed I know it sister (twirl fingers with elbow on opposite palm)
I know it weeee! (double clap hands on legs, single clap hands, throw hands up)
Dem bones gonna rise again (double clap hands on legs, double clap hands)
The Lord decided to make a man
Dem bones gonna rise again (double clap hands on legs, double clap hands)
He took some clay and he took some sand
Dem bones gonna rise again (double clap hands on legs, double clap hands)
Took a rib from Adam's side
Made Miss Eve to be his bride.
Put 'em in a garden, all cool and nice
Called that garden Paradise.
Peaches, pears, plums and such
But of this tree you must not touch.
The serpent did go round that trunk
And at Miss Eve his eye did 'wunk'.
In the morn, the Lord came round
And spied the apple cores on the ground.
Adam you must leave this place
And earn your bread by the sweat of your face.
So he took a pick and he took a plough
And that's why we're all working now.
This is the end, there ain't no more
Adam got the apple and Eve got the core.
WHADILIACHA
Actions:
Repeat the same series of actions to each verse:
Slap knees twice
Clap hands twice
Tap right fist on left fist twice, then left fist on right fist twice
Shake right hand over left hand twice, then right hand over left hand twice
Shake right thumb over shoulder twice, then left thumb over shoulder twice
Whadiliacha, whadiliacha
Doodly doo, doodly doo
Whadiliacha, whadiliacha
Doodly doo, doodly doo
It’s a simple song
And there ain’t much to it
All you gotta do
Is doodly doo it
I like the rest
But the part I like the best
Goes doodly
Doodly doo – WOO!
The song is repeated, getting faster each time.
DUM DUM DIDDY
The song is repeated with a different set of actions each time.
Dum dum diddy
Di dum dum diddy
Di dum dum diddy
Di dum dum diddy
Dum dum diddy
Di dum dum diddy
Di dum dum diddy dum.
First set of actions:
Slap own knees twice
Slap knees of person on your left twice
Slap own knees twice
Slap knees of person on your right twice
Second set of actions:
Slap own knees twice
Slap own knees twice with your arms crossed
Slap own knees twice
Slap twice with your right hand on the knees of the person on your right, and your left hand on the knees of the person on your left
Third set of actions:
With left arm outstretched, slap left wrist with right hand
With left arm outstretched, slap left inner elbow with right hand
Keep right hand on left inner elbow and fold left arm over right arm (Indian style)
Stretch out right arm, with left hand still on right inner elbow
Fourth set of actions:
Slap own knees twice
Touch your nose with your left hand, and your left ear with your right hand
Slap own knees twice
Touch your nose with your right hand and your right ear with your left hand
OLD MACDONALD
Actions:
“big cow” = spread hands apart vertically
“little cow” = bring hands together vertically
“fat cow” = spread hands apart horizontally
“thin cow” = bring hands together horizontally
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm he had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
Big cow, little cow
Little cow, big cow
Fat cow, thin cow
Thin cow, fat cow.
Repeat, adding a new animal each time (longer words such as hippopotamus make it much more amusing).
LOOKING FOR A LION
Actions:
“climb the tree” = make climbing motions with hands
“ugh” = make fists and ‘yes’ motion
“through the swamp” = make sweeps with arms
“yuk” = shake hands
“climb the cliff” = make climbing motions with hands
“phew” = wipe brow
“through the cave” = hands close to chest and tiptoe
“shh” = finger to lips
Looking for a lion (Looking for a lion)
[high-pitched] I don’t see no lion (I don’t see no lion)
[low voice] I’m not afraid (I’m not afraid)
[happy voice] I’ve got my shotgun (I’ve got my shotgun)
Coming to a tree (Coming to a tree)
Climb the tree – ugh! (Climb the tree – ugh!)
Looking for a lion (Looking for a lion)
[high-pitched] I don’t see no lion (I don’t see no lion)
[low voice] I’m not afraid (I’m not afraid)
[happy voice] I’ve got my shotgun (I’ve got my shotgun)
Coming to swamp (Coming to a swamp)
Through the swamp – yuk! (Through the swamp – yuk!)
Looking for a lion (Looking for a lion)
[high-pitched] I don’t see no lion (I don’t see no lion)
[low voice] I’m not afraid (I’m not afraid)
[happy voice] I’ve got my shotgun (I’ve got my shotgun)
Coming to a cliff (Coming to a cliff)
Climb the cliff – phew! (Climb the cliff – phew!)
Looking for a lion (Looking for a lion)
[high-pitched] I don’t see no lion (I don’t see no lion)
[low voice] I’m not afraid (I’m not afraid)
[happy voice] I’ve got my shotgun (I’ve got my shotgun)
Coming to a cave (Coming to a cave)
Through the cave – shh! (Through the cave – shh!)
[whisper] Looking for a lion (Looking for a lion)
[scream] LOOK, A LION! (LOOK A LION!)
[scream] Shoot the lion, shoot the lion (Shoot the lion, shoot the lion)
[scream] I missed him! (I missed him!)
Through the cave – shh! (Through the cave – shh!)
Down the cliff – phew! (Down the cliff – phew!)
Through the swamp – yuk! (Through the swamp – yuk!)
Down the tree – ugh! (Down the tree – ugh!)
And you know what?
I was a-lyin’ the whole time!
HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS
Actions:
“he’s got the whole world” = draw large circle with hands
“in his hands” = bring hands together palm up
“he’s got the teeny-tiny Daisies” = push one hand down on imaginary small child’s head
“he’s got the itsy-bitsy Brownies” = join thumb to finger like Itsy-Bitsy Spider
“he’s got the jazzy-jazzy Juniors” = flick one hand out from hips
“he’s got the classy-classy Cadettes” = hands on hair and look prissy
“he’s got the sassy-sassy Seniors” = waggle one finger
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands.
He’s got the teeny-tiny Daisies in his hands
He’s got the teeny-tiny Daisies in his hands
He’s got the teeny-tiny Daisies in his hands
He’s got the teeny-tiny Daisies in his hands
He’s got the itsy-bitsy Brownies in his hands
He’s got the itsy-bitsy Brownies in his hands
He’s got the itsy-bitsy Brownies in his hands
He’s got the itsy-bitsy Brownies in his hands
He’s got the jazzy-jazzy Juniors in his hands
He’s got the jazzy-jazzy Juniors in his hands
He’s got the jazzy-jazzy Juniors in his hands
He’s got the jazzy-jazzy Juniors in his hands
He’s got the classy-classy Cadettes in his hands
He’s got the classy-classy Cadettes in his hands
He’s got the classy-classy Cadettes in his hands
He’s got the classy-classy Cadettes in his hands
He’s got the sassy-sassy Seniors in his hands
He’s got the sassy-sassy Seniors in his hands
He’s got the sassy-sassy Seniors in his hands
He’s got the sassy-sassy Seniors in his hands
sssss
REALLY LOUD SONGS
THERE AIN'T NO FLIES ON US
Actions:
"us" = point to self
"you guys" = point to other team
There ain't no flies on us.
There are no flies on us.
There might be flies on some of you guys,
But there ain't no flies on us.
The girls are divided in two teams. One team sings it at a whisper, the other team responds by singing it a bit louder, and it gets louder each time until each team is screaming at the other.
OLD MOTHER LEARY
Late last night
When we were all in bed
Old Mother Leary lit a lantern in her 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!
This song starts really soft and gets louder each time it is repeated until it is a yell. Be careful that you are not yelling "Fire!" in a place where others could hear you and get worried.
THUNDERATION
Thunder, thunder, thunderation
We are the Girl Guides Association
When we work with determination
We create a sensation.
This song starts really soft and gets louder each time it is repeated until it is a yell.
JUST SINGING SONGS
AUSSIE OUTBACK GARDEN
What do you do when you go to the loo
In an Aussie outback garden?
You pull down your pants and paralyse the ants
In an Aussie outback garden.
Grab a big gum leaf, wipe your underneath
Cover up the lot with a big pile of snot.
That's what you do when you go to the loo
In an Aussie outback garden.
This song sounds best if sung in a posh English voice.
QUARTERMASTER'S STORE
Example: There was [Jane], [Jane]
[Singing in the rain]
In the store, in the store.
There was [Jane], [Jane]
[Singing in the rain]
In the Quartermaster's store -
Behind the door!
My eyes are dim, I cannot see
I have not brought my specs with me
I have not brought my specs with me.
Change to a different person's name, and a different rhyming phrase each time it is sung.
MY FATHER'S A CLEANER OF TOILETS
My father's a cleaner of toilets
He cleans them all day and all night
And when he comes home in the evening
He smells like the smell of the sh...
Shine up your buttons with Brasso
It's only 10 cents for a tin
You can buy it or nick it from Woolies
Provided they've got any in.
Some say that he died of a fever
Some say that he died of a fright
But I know damn well what he died of
He died of the smell of the sh..
Shine up your buttons with Brasso
It's only 10 cents for a tin
You can buy it or nick it from Woolies
Provided they've got any in.
Some say that he's buried in gravel
Some say that he's buried in grit
But I know damn well where he's buried
He's buried in 10 feet of sh...
Shine up your buttons with Brasso
It's only 10 cents for a tin
You can buy it or nick it from Woolies
Provided they've got any in.
I AM SLOWLY GOING CRAZY
I am slowly going crazy
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Crazy going slowly am I
6 5 4 3 2 1 switch
I am slowly going crazy
*pause* 2 3 4 5 6 switch
Crazy going slowly am I
6 5 4 3 2 *pause* switch
Continue repeating, each time missing out one more number, and pausing appropriately.
MY HIGHLAND GOAT
My highland goat
Was doing fine
He ate three shirts
Off my back line.
I took a stick
And gave a whack
And tied him to
The railway track.
The whistle blew
The train grew nigh
My highland goat
Was sure to die.
I took a knife
And cut that rope
And set him free
My highland goat.
Alternative versions of this song involve holding the last syllable of each line - "my highland gooooooaaat/was doing fineeeeeeee', or repeating the last syllable of each line - "my highland goatie-oatie-oatie/was doing finey-iney-iney", or repeating this whole line - "my highland goat (my highland goat)/was doing fine (was doing fine)".
GING GANG GOOLIE
Ging gang goolie goolie goolie goolie
Watcha ging gang goo
Ging gang goo
Ging gang goolie goolie goolie goolie
Watcha ging gang goo
Ging gang goo
Hayla, oh halya shayla
Oh hayla shayla, shayla woah-oah
Hayla, oh halya shayla
Oh hayla shayla, shayla woah.
Shallywally shallywally shallywally shallywally
Oompa, oompa, oompa
One group continues the 'oompa' while the other group sings the song again. Then they switch.
TOM THE TOAD
Oh Tom the Toad, oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying on the road?
Oh Tom the Toad, oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying on the road?
You did not see that passing car
And now you're smeared upon the tar.
Oh Tom the Toad, oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying on the road?
Oh Tom the Toad, oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying on the road?
You failed to see the car ahead
And now you're marked with tyre tread.
Oh Tom the Toad, oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying on the road?
Oh Tom the Toad, oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying on the road?
TEN IN THE BED
There were ten in the bed
And the little one said
Roll over, roll over
So they all rolled over
And one fell out
With his head bashed in
And his guts hanging out.
Please remember
To tie a knot in your pyjamas
Single beds are only made for
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
There were nine in the bed...
This continues to count down until the final line 'single beds are only made for ONE' is shouted.
APPLES AND BANANAS
I like to eat, I like to eat
Apples and bananas
I like to eat, I like to eat
Apples and bananas.
'A' (replace all the vowels with 'a')
Aye layke ta ate, aye layke ta ate,
Aapples and banaynays...
Continue with E, I, O, U, then finish with another normal round.
BOOM CHIKA BOOM
I said a boom chika boom (repeat)
I said a boom chika boom (repeat)
I said a boom chika rocka chika rocka chika boom (repeat)
Oh yeah? (repeat)
Alright (repeat)
One more time
Insert style (fast, slow, operatic, underwater, robotic, posh, gruff, angry, sad)
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To market, to market went my brother Jim
When somebody threw a tomato at him
Now tomatoes are soft and they don't bruise the skin
But the one that killed Jim, it was wrapped in a tin!
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I called on my girlfriend, her name was Miss Brown
She was having a bath and she couldn't come down
I said "slip on something, you'd better be quick"
She slipped on the soap and, my word, she was quick!
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Mary the milkmaid was milking a cow,
The problem with Mary, she didn't know how
So along came the farmer and gave her the sack
So she turned the cow over and poured the milk back!
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I looked out of my window, early one morn
And I saw a tramp who was munching the lawn
I said "my good man, if you're after a snack,
The grass is much longer around at the back!"
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OH YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN
Chorus: I ain't gonna grieve (ai-eee, ai-eee) my Lord no mo-or-ore
I ain't gonna spit, or swear, I ain't gonna pull my best friend's hair
I ain't gonna grieve (ai-eee, ai-eee) my Lord no mo-or-ore.
Oh you'll never get to heaven in *insert name*'s car
Cause *insert name*'s car won't get that far.
Oh you'll never get to heaven in a limousine
Cause the Lord ain't got no gasoline.
Oh you'll never get to heaven in a baked bean tin
Cause a baked bean tin has beaked beans in.
Oh you'll never get to heaven in a biscuit tin
Cause the Lord don't let no crummy ones in.
Oh you'll never get to heaven in a bottle of gin
Cause the lord won't let no spirits in.
Oh you'll never get to heaven in a jumbo jet
Cause the lord ain't built no runway yet.
Oh you'll never get to heaven in an elastic bra
Cause an elastic bra won't stretch that far.
Oh you'll never get to heaven on roller skates
Cause you'll roll right past those pearly gates.
Oh you'll never get to heaven on a Boy Scout's knee
Cause a Boy Scout's knee's too knobbly.
Oh you'll never get to heaven in a ping pong ball
Cause a ping pong ball is far too small.
If you get to heaven before I do
Please dig a hole and pull me through.
If I get to heaven before you do
I'll dig a hole and spit on you.
The end, the end there is no more
Said St Peter and closed the door.
FOUND A PEANUT
Found a peanut, found a peanut,
Found a peanut last night.
Last night I found a peanut,
Found a peanut last night.
It looked rotten, it looked rotten,
It looked rotten last night.
Last night it looked rotten,
It looked rotten last night.
Ate it anyway...
Got a tummy ache...
Called the doctor...
He operated...
Died anyway...
Went to heaven...
Didn't like it...
Tried the other one...
Found my friends there...
Found a peanut...
FIVE LITTLE ANGELS
Five little angels, all dressed in white
Tried to get to heaven on the end of a kite.
The kite string was broken and down they all fell
So instead of going to heaven they all went to...
Five little devils, all dressed in red
Tried to get to heaven on the end of a bed.
The bed post was broken and down they all fell
So instead of going to heaven they all went to...
Five little Girl Guides, all dressed in blue
Tried to get to heaven on the end of a shoe.
The shoe string was broken and down they all fell
So instead of going to heaven they all went to...
Five little Boy Scouts, all dressed in green
Tried to get to heaven on the end of a screen.
The scre-een was broken and down they all fell
So instead of going to heaven they all went to...
Don't be mistaken, don't be misled,
Instead of going to heaven, they all went to BED.
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
One group continues to chant “not yet” while the other group sings the song again, then they switch.
SID THE SNAKE
Oh Sid the Snake, oh Sid the Snake
Why are you floating in the lake?
Oh Sid the Snake, oh Sid the Snake
Why are you floating in the lake?
You did not see the motor boat
That came along and slit your throat.
Oh Sid the Snake, oh Sid the Snake
Why are you floating in the lake?
Oh Sid the Snake, oh Sid the Snake
Why are you floating in the lake?
JUMPED WITHOUT A PARACHUTE
He jumped without a parachute from 40 000 feet
He jumped without a parachute from 40 000 feet
He jumped without a parachute from 40 000 feet
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
Suspended by your braces when you don’t know how to fly
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
He landed on the runway like a lump of strawberry jam
He landed on the runway like a lump of strawberry jam
He landed on the runway like a lump of strawberry jam
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
Suspended by your braces when you don’t know how to fly
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
They scraped him off the runway with a little silver spoon
They scraped him off the runway with a little silver spoon
They scraped him off the runway with a little silver spoon
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
Suspended by your braces when you don’t know how to fly
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
They sent him home to mother in a small white envelope
They sent him home to mother in a small white envelope
They sent him home to mother in a small white envelope
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
Suspended by your braces when you don’t know how to fly
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
She placed him on the mantelpiece for everyone to see
She placed him on the mantelpiece for everyone to see
She placed him on the mantelpiece for everyone to see
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
Suspended by your braces when you don’t know how to fly
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
She put him on the table when the vicar came to tea
She put him on the table when the vicar came to tea
She put him on the table when the vicar came to tea
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
Suspended by your braces when you don’t know how to fly
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
He put him on his toast and he ate him up for tea
He put him on his toast and he ate him up for tea
He put him on his toast and he ate him up for tea
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
Suspended by your braces when you don’t know how to fly
Glory, glory, what a hell of a way to die
And he ain’t gonna jump no mor-or-ore.
I’M A NUT
I was just an acorn brown
Lying there upon the ground
Someone came and stepped on me
That is why I’m cracked you see.
I’m a nut, I’m a nut
I’m a nut, I’m a nut, I’m a nut
Called myself on the telephone
Just to see if I was home
Asked myself out for a date
Told myself not to be late.
I’m a nut, I’m a nut
I’m a nut, I’m a nut, I’m a nut
Took myself to the picture show
Sat myself in the very back row
Put my arms around my waist
Got so fresh I slapped my face.
I’m a nut, I’m a nut
I’m a nut, I’m a nut, I’m a nut
SIPPIN’ CIDER
This is a repeat after me song! (This is a repeat after me song!)
The cutest boy (The cutest boy)
I ever saw (I ever saw)
Was sipping cider (Was sipping cider)
Through a straw (Through a straw).
[All] The cutest boy I ever saw
Was sipping cider through a straw.
I asked him if (I asked him if)
He’d show me how (He’d show me how)
To sip some cider (To sip some cider)
Through a straw (Through a straw).
[All] I asked him if he’d show me how
To sip some cider through a straw.
He said of course (He said of course)
He’d show me how (He’d show me how)
To sip some cider (To sip some cider)
Through a straw (Through a straw).
[All] He said of course he’d show me how
To sip some cider through a straw.
So cheek to cheek (Now cheek to cheek)
And jaw to jaw (And jaw to jaw)
We sipped some cider (We sipped some cider)
Through a straw (Through a straw).
[All] So cheek to cheek and jaw to jaw
We sipped some cider through a straw.
Then all at once (Then all at once)
That straw did slip (That straw did slip)
I sipped some cider (I sipped some cider)
From his lips (From his lips).
Then all at once that straw did slip
I sipped some cider from his lips.
Now forty-nine kids (Now forty-nine kids)
And a mother-in-law (And a mother-in-law)
All sip some cider (All sip some cider)
Through a straw (Through a straw).
Now forty-nine kids and a mother-in-law
All sip some cider through a straw.
The moral of (The moral of)
This story is (This story is)
Not to sip cider (Not to sip cider)
Through a straw (Through a straw).
The moral of this story is
Not to sip cider through a straw.
YELLOW BIRD
There was a yellow bird (There was a yellow bird)
With a yellow bill (With a yellow bill)
He landed on (He landed on)
My window sill (My window sill).
I coaxed him in (I coaxed him in)
With a bit of cheese (With a bit of cheese)
And then I broke (And then I broke)
Both of his knees (Both of his knees).
There was a yellow bird (There was a yellow bird)
With a yellow bill (With a yellow bill)
He landed on (He landed on)
My window sill (My window sill).
I coaxed him in (I coaxed him in)
With a can of Tizer (With a can of Tizer)
Then put him in (Then put him in)
The liquidiser (The liquidiser)
There was a yellow bird (There was a yellow bird)
With a yellow bill (With a yellow bill)
He landed on (He landed on)
My window sill (My window sill).
I coaxed him in (I coaxed him in)
With a bit of bread (With a bit of bread)
And then I smashed (And then I smashed)
His little head (His little head).
FLEA FLY
Flea (Flea)
Flea fly (Flea fly)
Flea fly mosquito (Flea fly mosquito)
Calamine calamine calamine lotion (Calamine calamine calamine lotion)
Oh no no no not the lotion (Oh no no no not the lotion)
Itchy itchy scratchy scratchy up and down my backy nacky (Itchy itchy scratchy scratchy up and down my backy nacky)
Beep went the bug when I sprayed it with the spray can (Beep went the bug when I sprayed it with the spray can)
[All] Sssssssshhhhhhhhhh
DOWN THE RIVER
Down the river, oh down the river
Oh down the river, we go, we go.
Down the river, oh down the river
Oh down the O-hi-o.
Viva la viva la viva l'amor
Viva la viva la viva l'amor
Viva la viva la viva l'amor
Viva la campanile!
The river is up and the channel is deep
The wind is steady and strong
Oh won't we have a jolly good time
As we go sailing along.
HARDSHIPS OF CAMP
Leaders go by motor car, Assistants go by bus
Patrol Leaders have bicycles and never make a fuss
Seconds they have roller skates and roll along the way
But all the poor old Girl Guides get is marching all the way.
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
When they're all away at camp.
Leaders they have turkey, and Assistants they have duck
Patrol Leaders have chicken and they think themselves in luck
Seconds they have bully beef and sometimes they have lamb
But all the poor old Girl Guides get is bread and butter and jam.
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
When they're all away at camp.
Leaders they have coffee, and Assistants they have tea
Patrol Leaders have cocoa and they drink it down with glee
Seconds they have hot milk, and sometimes they have cold
But all the poor old Girl Guides get is water when they're told.
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
When they're all away at camp.
Leaders they have feather beds, Assistants they have springs
Patrol Leaders have mattresses and think themselves as kings
Seconds they have pillow slips and stuff them all with straw
But all the poor old Girl Guides get is sleeping on the floor.
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
When they're all away at camp.
Leaders they have scented soap, Assistants they have Pears
Patrol Leaders have Lavender and give themselves such airs
Seconds they have Sunlight soap to make their faces shine
But all the poor old Girl Guides get is Lifebuoy all the time.
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
When they're all away at camp.
Leaders they are married, and Assistants are engaged
Patrol Leaders are courting even though they're under age
Seconds they are trying, and sometimes they succeed
But all the poor old Girl Guides get is Scouts with knobbly knees.
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
That's the way they treat the Girl Guides
When they're all away at camp.
B AY BAY
B ay bay
B ee bee
B - bye - bikki - bye - bee - bye - bow
Bikki - bye - bow - boo - you - boo - bikki - bye - bow - boo.
C ay say
C ee see
C - sigh - sikki - sigh - see - sigh - sow
Sikki - sigh - sow - soo - you - soo - sikki - sigh - sow - soo.
D ay day
D ee dee
D - die - dikki - die - dee - die - doe
Dikki - die - doe - doo - you - doo - dikki - die - doe - doo.
Continue through the remaining consonants of the alphabet.
HAPPY ALL THE TIME
We're downright, upright, inright, outright happy all the time
We're downright, upright, inright, outright happy all the time
Since we came to camp, we've made a lot of friends.
We're downright, upright, inright, outright happy all the time
Repeat faster
ONCE I SAW THREE CATS
Once I saw three cats, and they were wearing hats
Tra la la la la la la la la la, three little cats
And then I saw three dogs, and they were wearing clogs
Tra la la la la la la la la la, heigh-ho!
Once I saw three coots, and they were wearing boots
Tra la la la la la la la la la, three little coots.
And then I saw three whales, and they were wearing veils
Tra la la la la la la la la la, heigh-ho!
Once I saw three doves, and they were wearing gloves
Tra la la la la la la la la la, three little doves.
And then I saw three ants, and they were wearing pants
Tra la la la la la la la la la, heigh-ho!
HUNDRED LEGGED WORM
Said the hundred legged worm
As he gave a little squirm
Where is that leg of mine?
If it can't be found,
I'll have to hop around
On my nine hundred
And ninety nine.
Hop a long, hop hop
Hop a long, hop hop
Where is that leg of mine?
If it can't be found
I'll have to hop around
On my nine hundred
And ninety nine.
NICKY NACKY NOO
WIth my hand on this place, what have I here?
This is my brain-boxer, my teacher dear
Brain-boxer, brain-boxer
Nicky, nicky, nicky noo
That's what they taught me
When I went to school
Brain-boxer = head
Eye-sighter = eyes
Ear-basher = ears
Nose-wiper = nose
Chatter-boxer = mouth
Nut-cracker = teeth
Chin-wagger = chin
Rubber-necker = neck
Chest-protector = chest
Bread-basket = bread
Gravel-rasher = knees
Bobby-sockser = ankles
Beetle-crusher = feet
FIVE ELEPHANTS
One elephant went out one day
Out on a spider's web to play
He had such enormous fun
That he called for another elephant to come.
Two elephants went out one day
Out on a spider's web to play
They had such enormous fun
That they called for another elephant to come.
Three elephants went out one day
Out on a spider's web to play
They had such enormous fun
That they called for another elephant to come.
Four elephants went out one day
Out on a spider's web to play
They had such enormous fun
That they called for another elephant to come.
Five elephants went out one day
Out on a spider's web to play
They had such enormous fun
That they called for another elephant to come.
LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND
Little Johnny England
He went a-wandering
He went a-wandering all day long
He went a-wandering
Tossing up his pannikin
He went a-wandering all day long.
You are the butcher
You are the baker
You are the candlestick maker
You the linen weaver
You the linen draper
You are the broker
We're all the broker's men.
I am the butcher
I am the baker
I am the candlestick maker
I'm the linen weaver
I'm the linen draper
I am the broker
We're all the broker's men.
QUIET SONGS
CAMPFIRE'S BURNING
Campfire's burning, campfire's burning
Draw nearer, draw nearer
In the gloaming, in the gloaming
Come sing and be merry.
Repeat as a round to open campfire.
SWEDISH FIRE SONG
Light up the fire and form a ring
Let the music echo
Cheerful hearts are calling
Where the flames leap strong and high
Revealing all around us
Fire and song remind us
How our promise binds us
Holding us in one
Burn clear against the sky
Your song is always new
So sing with us and light our way
Until the fire burns through.
SIT ROUND THE CAMPFIRE
Sit round the campfire, now night is here
All birds are resting, no-one is near
Clap with your hands and tap with your feet
Now sway oh so gently, keep with the beat
Oh-oh-oh-i-i, oh-oh-oh-i
Oh-oh-oh-i-i, oh-oh-oh-i
HOLA-HI
Gather round the fire tonight, hola hi, hola ho
Let us sing with all our might, hola hi-la-ho
We remember those happy days, hola hi, hola ho
Spent in the light of a campfire blaze, hola hi-la-ho
First a round and then a song, hola hi, hola ho
Then some yells though not too long, hola hi-la-ho
We remember those happy days, hola hi, hola ho
Spent in the light of a campfire blaze, hola hi-la-ho
Round the world our campfires burn, hola hi, hola ho
While our thoughts to B-P turn, hola hi-la-ho
We remember those happy days, hola hi, hola ho
Spent in the light of a campfire blaze, hola hi-la-ho
MAKE NEW FRIENDS
Make new friends, but keep the old
One is silver and the other gold.
A circle is round, it has no end
And that's how long I want to be your friend.
Repeat as a round.
THIS LITTLE GUIDING LIGHT
Actions:
"Guiding light' = hold up index finger
"hide it under a bush" = hold up index finger and cover it with other hand, then remove other hand
"blow my little light out" = pretend to blow out your index finger
"round the world" = move your index finger in a circle in front of you
This little Guiding light of mine
I'm going to let it shine
This little Guiding light of mine
I'm going to let it shine
This little Guiding light of mine
I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Hide it under a bush, oh no-
I'm going to let it shine
Hide it under a bush, oh no-
I'm going to let it shine
Hide it under a bush, oh no-
I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Don't you blow my little light out
I'm going to let it shine
Don't you blow my little light out
I'm going to let it shine
Don't you blow my little light out
I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Take my little light round the world,
I'm going to let it shine
Take my little light round the world,
I'm going to let it shine
Take my little light round the world,
I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
This little Guiding light of mine
I'm going to let it shine
Hide it under a bush, oh no-
I'm going to let it shine
Take my little light round the world,
I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
QUIETLY
Quietly in the morning, quietly when dawn is near
Quietly in the sunrise, quietly God is there.
Listen for God in quietness, listen and you may hear
Listen for God in stillness, listen for God is there.
Quietly in the springtime, quietly when leaves appear
Quietly in the greenness, quietly God is there.
Listen for God in quietness, listen and you may hear
Listen for God in stillness, listen for God is there.
Quietly in the evening, quietly when stars appear
Quietly in the stillness, quietly God is there.
Listen for God in quietness, listen and you may hear
Listen for God in stillness, listen for God is there.
Quietly we are gathered, quietly for night is near
Quietly close beside us, quietly God is there.
Listen for God in quietness, listen and you may hear
Listen for God in stillness, listen for God is there.
A SMILE
A smile is such a simple thing
It brightens up your face
But when it's gone, it's hard to find
Its secret hiding place.
But far more wonderful it is
To see what a smile can do
You smile at me,
I smile at you
And so one smile makes two!
SCRAPE NO FIDDLESTICKS
Scrape no fiddlesticks, touch no key
Blow no horn, but sing with me.
Beat no drum, tweedle-dum-dum
Come along girls, now sing with me.
Shh-tweedle-dee
Shh-tweedle-dee
Shh-tweedle-dee
Sing with me.
ZULU WARRIOR
Hey comma zimba zimba zimba
Hey comma zimba zimba zay
Hey comma zimba zimba zimba
Hey comma zimba zimba zay
Hold him down, you Zulu warrior
Hold him down, you Zulu chief
Chief, chief, chief.
HEIGH HO
Heigh ho, anybody home?
Meat nor drink nor money have I none
Yet I will be ha-a-a-appy.
GUIDE MARCHING SONG
Who are these?
Swinging along the road
With a pack on their backs
A song in their hearts
To ease the load?
It's a hundred years or more
Since they crowded through the door
And they're coming along, as happy and strong,
As ever they came before.
They are Guides all Guides
And in unexpected places.
You'll meet their friendly faces
And a ready hand besides.
And there's not much danger
Of finding you're a stranger
For Commissioner or Ranger
They are Guides, all Guides.
Who are these?
Living beneath the sky
While the shimmering sun
The pattering rain
The clouds pass by?
They will dine beneath the boughs
And their leader always vows
That they're never afraid of wasps
And hardly ever afraid of cows.
They are Guides all Guides
And in unexpected places.
You'll meet their friendly faces
And a ready hand besides.
And there's not much danger
Of finding you're a stranger
For Commissioner or Ranger
They are Guides, all Guides.
Who are these?
Sitting around the fire
They'll be happy to have
Your company if that is your desire.
And the evening will be gay
At the sunset hour of day
With a song to sing,
And a tale to tell
And many a tune to play.
They are Guides all Guides
And in unexpected places.
You'll meet their friendly faces
And a ready hand besides.
And there's not much danger
Of finding you're a stranger
For Commissioner or Ranger
They are Guides, all Guides.
YOUTH IS CALLING
Youth is calling as we climb
Open air in rain or shine
Youth is calling, fair and fine
Oh who'll come a-roving with me?
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha
Out along the highway clear
Stalwart friends and right good cheer
Friends are not afraid to share
Oh who'll come a-roving with me?
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha
Up the rugged mountainside
Winding path with careless stride
Through fair nature's countryside
Oh who'll come a-roving with me?
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha
Underneath the starry sky
Campfire glimmers closely by
Winds that whistle, pines that sigh
Oh who'll come a-roving with me?
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish-ha-ha-ha-ha
Hoh-la-hee-holy-holy Ish
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
U-V-U-V-D ha ha ha ha
SING EVERYBODY SING
Sing, everybody, sing
Hey-dee-roon-a
Sing, everybody, sing
Hey-dee-roon-a
Sing, everybody, sing
Hey-dee-roon-a
Sing, everybody, sing
Hey-dee-roon.
Clap, everybody, clap
Hey-dee-roon-a
Clap, everybody, clap
Hey-dee-roon-a
Clap, everybody, clap
Hey-dee-roon-a
Clap, everybody, clap
Hey-dee-roon.
SNOWY RIVER ROLL
Give me a man who's a man among men
Who'll stow his white collar and put down his pen
Who'll blow down a mountain and build you a dam
That's bigger and better than old Uncle Sam!
Roll, roll, roll on your way
Snowy River, roll on your way
Roll on your way until Judgement Day
Snowy River roll.
Sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's hail
And sometimes it blows up a blizzardly gale
Sometimes there's fire and sometimes there's flood
And sometime you're up to your eyeballs in mud.
Roll, roll, roll on your way
Snowy River, roll on your way
Roll on your way until Judgement Day
Snowy River roll.
Give me bulldozers and tractors and hoses
And diesel to ease all my troubles away
With the help of the Lord and of good Henry Ford
The Snowy will roll on her way.
Roll, roll, roll on your way
Snowy River, roll on your way
Roll on your way until Judgement Day
Snowy River roll.
Don't bring your sweetheart unless she's your wife
For here you must follow the bachelor's life
When woman is woman, a man is a fool
You'd get much more work done by a bow-legged mule.
Roll, roll, roll on your way
Snowy River, roll on your way
Roll on your way until Judgement Day
Snowy River roll.
HI-DI-HO
'Tis a life of joy enchanted
O'er the mountain breaks the spring
Sunbeams slanting, wild birds chanting
Do you wonder that I sing?
Hi-di-ho hi-di-ho
Hi-di-hi-di-hi-di-ho
Hi-di-ho hi-di-ho
Hi-di-hi-di-ho
Mighty summits stretch before me
Dwarfing every human thing
Nature's glory, round me, o'er me
Do you wonder that I sing?
Hi-di-ho hi-di-ho
Hi-di-hi-di-hi-di-ho
Hi-di-ho hi-di-ho
Hi-di-hi-di-ho
Here are treasures, truer, dearer
Than the crowded ways can bring
Faith seems clearer, heavens nearer
Do you wonder that I sing?
Hi-di-ho hi-di-ho
Hi-di-hi-di-hi-di-ho
Hi-di-ho hi-di-ho
Hi-di-hi-di-ho
JUBELANA
Jubelana, let us rejoice
Guides all over the world
Jubelana, come raise your voice
Let our song be heard.
Far and near, come let us share
Sending a message of courage and joy
Sorrow will vanish, dark clouds be banished
When our song echoes all over the world.
Jubelana, let us rejoice
Guides all over the world
Jubelana, come raise your voice
Let our song be heard.
For by tomorrow, you'll want to follow
The path that was shown us so long ago
With wisdom he gave us our vision and made us
United in friendship all over the world.
Jubelana, let us rejoice
Guides all over the world
Jubelana, come raise your voice
Let our song be heard.
INTERNATIONAL CAMP SONG
Here we are, from near and far
In camp together for fun
We work together, and we play together
And we laugh together in the sun.
Ev'ry day our hearts are gay
And life is wonderful fun
For you're my friend and you're my friend
We are Guides, every one.
When night is near, the stars appear
The Southern Cross rides high
While campfires flicker and our hearts beat quicker
And our songs echo round the sky.
To their refrain, we'll live again
These days of friendship and fun
For you're my friend, and you're my friend
We are Guides, every one.
MY PIGEON HOUSE
My pigeon house I open wide
And I set all my pigeons free.
They flap their wings and they fly around
And they perch on the tallest tree.
And when they return from their merry merry flight
They close their eyes and they say good night.
Coo coo, coo coo, coo coo, coo coo
Coo coo, coo coo, coo coo.
KUM BA YAH
Kum ba yah my Lord
Kum ba yah
Kum ba yah my Lord
Kum ba yah
Kum ba yah my Lord
Kum ba yah
Oh Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's crying Lord,
Kum ba yah
Someone's crying Lord,
Kum ba yah
Oh Lord, kum ba yah
Someone's crying Lord,
Kum ba yah
Oh Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's singing Lord,
Kum ba yah
Someone's singing Lord,
Kum ba yah
Oh Lord, kum ba yah
Someone's singing Lord,
Kum ba yah
Oh Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's praying Lord,
Kum ba yah
Someone's praying Lord,
Kum ba yah
Oh Lord, kum ba yah
Someone's praying Lord,
Kum ba yah
Oh Lord, kum ba yah.
RAIN
A great way to quieten down the campfire after the action songs, and get everyone ready for the quieter songs.
The leader starts doing an action and slowly moves round the campfire. Girls join in with the action when the leader gets to them, and they must continue that action until the leader comes by again with a new action.
First action – rubbing palms together
Second action – two-fingered clap
Third action – normal clapping
Fourth action – slapping knees
Fifth action – normal clapping
Sixth action – two-fingered clap
Seventh action – rubbing palms together
Silence.
ROVER
See those clouds, rolling on their way
See those stars, shining so gay
Hear the wind in the tall pine trees
And you'll know exactly why I'm free
I am a Rover, rolling along
Rover, singing a song
I am a Rover, until the day I die
Have few friends, but they are true
The mountains, flowers, the sea of blue
I'm just a wanderer, never standing still
And I must go onwards to the hills
I am a Rover, rolling along
Rover, singing a song
I am a Rover, until the day I die
Through this world I'm bound to roam
Without a bed, a fire or a home
But I have a friend and a friend that is true
And that my comrade, that is you
I am a Rover, rolling along
Rover, singing a song
I am a Rover, until the day I die
BARGES
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
Barges, I would like to go with you
I would like to sail the ocean blue
Barges, have you treasures 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
Starboard shines green and port is glowing red
I can see them flickering far ahead
Barges, I would like to go with you
I would like to sail the ocean blue
Barges, have you treasures in your hold
Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?
SOMEWHERE THERE’S A FOREST
Somewhere there's a forest
Where you can stand and dream
And walk alone beside the waters
Of a forest stream.
Where quietness and peace of mind
Are waiting there for you to find
So leave the noisy world behind
For just a little while.
Somewhere there's a seashore
Where the wind is blowing free
And wheeling seagulls call above
The music of the sea.
Where quietness and peace of mind
Are waiting there for you to find
So leave the noisy world behind
For just a little while.
Somewhere there's a hillside
Where you can climb at dawn
And wonder at the sunrise
As another day is born.
Where quietness and peace of mind
Are waiting there for you to find
So leave the noisy world behind
For just a little while.
POURQUOI DONC ATTENDRE DEMAIN
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Ecoute ce chant, ce chant dans le vent,
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Entends-tu ce chant, ce chant dans le vent,
Le chant de ceux qui ont faim
Ils ont faim de pain, ils ont faim de paix
Dis, n’as-tu rien a donner?
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Ecoute ce chant, ce chant dans le vent,
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Entends-tu ce chant, ce chant dans le vent,
Le chant de ceux qui ont soif?
Soif de verite, et soif d’etre aimes
Dis, n’peux-tu les desalterer?
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Ecoute ce chant, ce chant dans le vent,
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Entends-tu ce chant, ce chant dans le vent,
Le chant de ceux qui ont peur
Oui, peur de la vie, et peur de la mort
Dis, n’peux-tu les rassurer?
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Ecoute ce chant, ce chant dans le vent,
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Entends-tu ce chant, ce chant dans le vent,
Le chant de ceux qui ont cru,
Ils croient a la vie, ils croient a l’Amour,
Avec eux, crois donc et puis va!
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
Ecoute ce chant, ce chant dans le vent,
Pourquoi donc attendre demain
SING HOSANNA
Give my oil in my lamp, keep me burning,
Give me oil in my lamp, I pray,
Give my oil in my lamp, keep me burning,
Keep me burning 'till the break of day.
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King of Kings!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King.
Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising,
Give me joy in my heart, I pray,
Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising,
Keep me praising 'till the break of day.
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King of Kings!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King.
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving,
Give me love in my heart, I pray,
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving,
Keep me serving 'till the break of day.
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King of Kings!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King.
Give me peace in my heart, keep me resting,
Give me peace in my heart, I pray.
Give me peace in my heart, keep me resting,
Keep me resting 'till the break of day.
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King of Kings!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King.
SING FOR JOY
Sing for joy, sing for love,
Sing for peace, sing for happiness,
Sing as you journey along.
If one man turns to listen to the message that you bring,
One day the world will sing your song.
Joy is for bringing to those who are sad.
Joy is a gift that is free.
Joy is the gladness that brightens each day.
Joy is a song for you and me.
Sing for joy, sing for love,
Sing for peace, sing for happiness,
Sing as you journey along.
If one man turns to listen to the message that you bring,
One day the world will sing your song.
Love is for giving wherever you go.
Love is for showing you care.
Love is compassion and friendship and trust.
Love is a song for everywhere.
Sing for joy, sing for love,
Sing for peace, sing for happiness,
Sing as you journey along.
If one man turns to listen to the message that you bring,
One day the world will sing your song.
Peace is for spreading all over the world.
Peace is the ending of war.
Peace is for justice and freedom and truth.
Peace is a song for everywhere.
Sing for joy, sing for love,
Sing for peace, sing for happiness,
Sing as you journey along.
If one man turns to listen to the message that you bring,
One day the world will sing your song.
TZENA
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,
Can't you hear the music playing in the village square?
*Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,
Can't you hear the music playing in the village square?
Tzena, Tzena, join the celebration.
There'll be people there from every nation.
Dawn will find us dancing in the sunlight,
Dancing in the village square.
To be sung as a four-part round, with the next group joining in at the asterisk.
SWINGING ALONG
Low part:
Swinging along the open road
Under a sky that’s clear
Swinging along the open road
In the fall of the year.
Swinging along, swinging along
Swinging along the open road.
All in the fall of the year.
High part:
Swinging along the open road
Swinging along under a sky that’s clear
Swinging along the open road
All in the fall, in the fall of the year.
Swinging along, swinging along
Swinging along the open road.
All in the fall of the year.
LINGER
Mmm I want to linger
Mmm a little longer
Mmm a little longer here with you.
Mmm it’s such a perfect night
Mmm it doesn’t seem quite right
Mmm that this should be our last with you.
Mmm and come September
Mmm we shall remember
Mmm our camping days and friendships true.
Mmm and as the years go by
Mmm we’ll think of you and sigh
Mmm this is goodnight and not goodbye.
Mmm I want to linger
Mmm a little longer
Mmm a little longer here with you.
SAY WHEN
Say when, will we ever meet again
Say when, will we ever meet again
Say when, will we ever meet again
Say when, my friend, say when.
Say why, do we have to say goodbye
Say why, do we have to say goodbye
Say why, do we have to say goodbye
Say why, my friend, say why.
Say where, and I'll meet you right there
Say where, and I'll meet you right there
Say where, and I'll meet you right there
Say where, my friend, say where.
Say when, will we ever meet again
Say why, do we have to say goodbye
Say where, and I'll meet you right there
Say when, say why, say where!
COCKLES AND MUSSELS
In Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty,
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone,
She wheeled her wheel barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive-oh!
Alive, alive-oh!
Alive, alive-oh!
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive-oh!
She was a fishmonger, but it sure was no wonder,
For so were her father and mother before,
And they each wheeled their barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive-oh!
Alive, alive-oh!
Alive, alive-oh!
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive-oh!
She died of a fever, and no one could save her,
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone;
But her ghost wheels her barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive-oh!
Alive, alive-oh!
Alive, alive-oh!
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive-oh!
FRENCH CATHEDRAL BELLS
Orléans
*Beaugency
Notre-Dame de Paris
Vendôme, Vendôme
To be sung as a four-part round, with the next group joining in at the asterisk.
CANADIAN VESPERS
Softly falls the light of day
As our campfire fades away.
Silently each Guide should ask
Have I done my daily task?
Have I kept my honour bright?
Shall I guiltless sleep tonight?
Have I done and have I dared
Everything to be prepared?
THE OCEAN IS THE BEGINNING OF THE EARTH
The ocean is the beginning of *the earth
The ocean is the beginning of the earth
All life comes from the sea
All life comes from the sea.
To be sung as a four-part round, with the next group joining in at the asterisk.
OUR CHALET SONG
High up, high on the mountain
We founded Our Chalet
High up, high on the mountain
We founded Our Chalet.
Its sloping roof and wide
Will shelter us without a care
And each Girl Scout and Guide
Shall find a welcome there.
High up, high on a mountain
We'll go to Our Chalet
High up, high on a mountain
We'll go to Our Chalet.
Our simple life is free
Our hearts are light, our songs are gay
We ever shall remember
The joys of Our Chalet.
High up, high on the mountain
We founded Our Chalet
High up, high on the mountain
We'll go to Our Chalet.
And this its dedication
Shall never fail nor be undone
Each race, each creed, each nation
Beneath its roof are one.
WORLD SONG
Our way is clear as we march on
And see! Our flag on high
Is never furled throughout the world
For hope shall never die!
We must unite for what is right
In friendship true and strong
Until the earth
In its rebirth
Shall sing our song! Shall sing our song!
All those who loved the true and good
Whose promises were kept
With humble mind, whose acts were kind
Whose honour never slept.
These were the free
And we must be
Prepared like them to live,
To give to all
Both great and small
All we can give! All we can give!
ONE VOICE
[sung by one person] I am one voice and I am singing
I am one voice and I am singing
I am one voice and I am singing
I am not alone.
[sung by two people] We are two voices, we are singing
We are two voices, we are singing
We are two voices, we are singing
We are not alone.
[sung by ten people] We are ten voices, we are singing
We are ten voices, we are singing
We are ten voices, we are singing
We are not alone.
[sung by whole campfire] We are a hundred voices, singing
We are a hundred voices, singing
We are a hundred voices, singing
We are not alone.
[sung by whole campfire] We are a thousand voices, singing
We are a thousand voices, singing
We are a thousand voices, singing
We are not alone.
[sung by whole campfire] We are ten thousand voices, singing
We are ten thousand voices, singing
We are ten thousand voices, singing
We are not alone.
[sung by whole campfire] We are a million voices, singing
We are a million voices, singing
We are a million voices, singing
We are not alone.
[sung by whole campfire] We are ten million voices, singing
We are ten million voices, singing
We are ten million voices, singing
We are not alone.
[sung by whole campfire] We are one voice and we are singing
We are one voice and we are singing
We are one voice and we are singing
We are not alone.
LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH
Land of the silver birch
Home of the beaver
Where still the mighty moose
Wanders at will
Blue lake and rocky shore
I will return once more
Boom did-y-ah-dah
Boom did-y-ah-dah
Boom did-y-ah-dah, boom
My heart is sick for you
Here in the lowlands
I will return to you
Hills of the north
Blue lake and rocky shore
I will return once more
Boom did-y-ah-dah
Boom did-y-ah-dah
Boom did-y-ah-dah, boom
Swift as a silver fish
Canoe of birch bark
Thy mighty waterways
Carry me forth
Blue lake and rocky shore
I will return once more
Boom did-y-ah-dah
Boom did-y-ah-dah
Boom did-y-ah-dah, boom
Here where the blue lake lies
I'll set my wigwam
Close to the water's edge
Silent and still
Blue lake and rocky shore
I will return once more
Boom did-y-ah-dah
Boom did-y-ah-dah
Boom did-y-ah-dah, boom
CANOE SONG
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.
GO WELL AND SAFELY
Go well and safely,
Go well and safely,
Go well and safely,
The Lord be ever with you.
Stay well and safely,
Stay well and safely,
Stay well and safely,
The Lord be ever with you.
IT’S A SMALL WORLD
It's a world of laughter, a world of tears
It's a world of hopes and a world of fears
There's so much that we share
That it's time we're aware
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world
There is just one moon and one golden sun
And a smile means friendship to everyone
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world.
AULD LANG SYNE
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And there’s a hand my trusty friend
And give a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
BROWNIE SMILE
There's something in my pocket
That belongs across my face.
I keep it very close to me,
In a most convenient place.
I bet you'll never guess it
If you guess a long long while,
So I'll take it out and put it on.
It's a great big Brownie smile!
VOGELLISI
Wenn du nuemme wuesst
Wo d’s Vogellisi waer
Vogellisi chunnt wo Adelbode har
Adelbode liegt in Berner Oberland
D’s Berner Oberland ist schoe-oe-oen.
D’s Oberland, d’s Oberland
D’s Berner Oberland ist scho-oe-oen.
D’s Oberland, d’s Oberland
D’s Berner Oberland ist schoen.
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 to love
People don't need to know my name
If I do any harm, then I'm to blame
If I help somebody, I've helped me
And that's the way that it should be.
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 to love
I've tucked away a song or two
If you're feeling low, there's one for you
If you need a friend, then I will come
There are plenty more where I come from.
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 to love.
Come with me where a fire burns bright
We can see much better by a candle’s light
But we’ll find more meaning in a campfire's glow
Than we’ll ever learn in a year or so.
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 to love.
We've made a promise to always keep
We’ll sing "Day is Done" before we sleep
We are Girl Guides together, and when we're gone
We'll still be trying and singing this song...
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 to love.
