SONGS FOR SCOUTS
Together…together…come on…
it’s fun for
you!
Together…we’re there for…
each other …
every time
Together our promise & teamwork –
are just fine!
In Girl Scouts –
it’s time for
celebration…
With all of our new friends…
yeah, yeah
All our dreams… fun & exploration
There really is
no end!
Every girl–
is special
in their own way
We make each other strong-
each other strong
We’re not the same –
we’re
different in our own way
Together’s where we belong!
We’re in this troop together –
having fun -
with our friends
making things –
helping others
We’re in the troop together
And it shows - when we stand –
hand in hand
– see our dreams
come true
Girl Scouts gather around
we’re on board & fun bound
Girl Scouts growing strong
trying things
& singing songs
Girls Scouts everywhere
wave your
hands up in the air
That’s the way we do
…let’s get to it
Time to show the
world that
We’re in this troop together –
having fun -
with our friends
making things –
helping others
We’re in this troop together
And it shows - when we stand –
hand in hand
– see our dreams
come true!
Girl Scouts gather around
we’re on board & fun bound
Girl Scouts growing strong
trying things
& singing songs
Girls Scouts everywhere
wave your
hands up in the air
That’s the way we do
…let’s get to it
Time to show the
world
THAT WE’RE GIRL SCOUTS 802!
G-G-G-Girl Scouts, glorious Girl Scouts!
You're the only wonderful girls that rate our
best.
And when you march by, under your troop flags,
We'll be cheering for your G-G-G-G-Green
{B-B-B-B-Blue} vests!
Da-dum, dum, da,
da,
Da-dum, dum, da,
da, da, dum,
da-dum, dum, dum
Dum,
dum, da, da,
Da-dum, dum, da,
da,
Da-dum, dum, da, da,
da, dum.
First time through: pat both knees
twice, then right hand to left shoulder twice; pat knees twice, then left hand
to right shoulder twice.
Second time through: pat both
knees once, then right hand to left shoulder once; pat knees once, then left
hand to right shoulder once; pat knees, then cross arms, uncross arms and then
snap fingers.
Third time through: left hand on
right elbow, flutter right hand; right hand on left elbow, flutter left hand.
Fourth time through: brush hands,
then right hand on left elbow; left hand on right elbow.
Fifth time through: cross arms,
lean alternately forward and back.
Swimming, swimming, [Forward strokes]
In the swimming hole. [Make circle with arms]
Sometimes it's hot, [Wipe brow]
Sometimes it's cold, [Wrap arms around yourself]
In the swimming hole. [Make circle with arms]
Breast stroke, side stroke, [Do strokes]
Fancy diving too. [Position as if about to
dive]
Oh, don't you wish you never had anything else to
do [Shrug and throw arms up]
But ...[Do song again,
faster]
I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect
harmony.
I'd
like to hold it in my arms and keep it company.
I'd
like to build the world a home and furnish it with love,
Grow
apple trees and honey bees and snow white turtle doves.
I'd
like to see the world for once all standing hand in hand,
And
hear them echo through the hills for peace throughout the
land.
That's
the song that I hear, let the world sing today.
A
song of peace that echos on and never goes away.
[Tune : It's A Long Way to
It's a good time to get acquainted
It's a good time to know
Who is sitting close beside you
And to smile and say hello: "Hello"
Goodbye lonesome feeling,
Farewell glassy stare,
Here's my hand, my name is [say your name]
So put yours right there.
Let there be peace on
earth and let it begin with me:
Let there be peace on earth the peace that was
meant
to be.
With God as Creator, we're a family,
Let me walk with my family in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me; let this be my moment
now.
With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow;
To take each moment and live each moment in peace
eternally.
Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with
me.
We're all together again, we're here, we're here,
We're
all together again, we're here, we're here.
And
who knows when, we'll be all together again?
Singing
all together again, we're here!
It
only takes a spark to get a fire going,
And
soon all those around can warm up to its glowing,
That's
how it is with Scouting,
Once
you've experienced it;
You
spread your joy to everyone,
You
want to pass it on.
What
a wondrous time is spring when all the trees are budding,
The
birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming.
That's
how it is with Scouting,
Once
you've experienced it;
You
want to sing, it's fresh like spring,
You
want to pass it on.
I
wish for you my friend, this happiness that I've found,
You
can come join in, it matters not where you're bound,
I'll
shout it from the mountain tops
I
want the world to know,
The
joy of friends has come to me,
I
want to pass it on.
This little Scouting light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
[Repeat twice more.]
Let
it shine all the time, let it shine.
All
around the neighborhood, I'm gonna let it shine. ...
Hide
it under a bushel--NO!-- I'm gonna
let it shine. ...
Don't
you try to blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine. ...
All
around this world of ours, I'm gonna let it shine.
...
Let every good Scout now
join in a song,
Vive la compagnie.
Success to each other and pass it along.
Vive la Compagnie.
Chorus
Vive la, vive la, vive l'amour,
Vive la, vive la, vive l'amour,
Vive l'amour, vive l'amour,
Vive la compagnie.
Come all you good people and join in with me,
Vive la compagnie.
And raise up your voices
in close harmony.
Vive la compagnie.
A friend on your left and a friend on your right,
Vive la compagnie.
In love and good fellowship let us unite.
Vive la compagnie.
With friends all around us, we'll sing out our
song,
Vive la compagnie.
We'll banish our troubles, it won't take us long.
Vive la compagnie.
Now wider and wider our circle expands,
Vive la compagnie.
We sing to our comrades in faraway lands.
Vive la compagnie.
Should time or occasion compel us to part,
Vive la compagnie.
These days shall forever enliven our heart.
Vive la compagnie.
I says
a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.]
I says
a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.]
I says
a-boom-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.]
Uh-huh! [Group echoes.]
On Yeah! [Group echoes.]
This time! [Group echoes.]
We sing! [Group echoes.]
HIGHER!
Each time a leader adds a
different variation such as: LOWER, WHISPER, LOUDER, TONGUE-IN-CHEEK, SEXY,
GROOVY (COOL).
[This
song cycles so that certain verses can be repeated until the singers
tire of it.]
I'm
bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Won't
my Mommy be so proud of me,
I'm
bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Ooh,
he stung me!
I'm
squashing up my baby bumblebee,
Won't my Mommy
be so proud of me,
I'm
bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Ooh,
now its all over my hands!
I'm
licking off my baby bumblebee
Won't my Mommy
be so proud of me,
I'm
bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Ooh,
that made me sick!
I'm
throwing up my baby bumblebee
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me,
I'm
bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Ooh,
now the floor is all messy!
I'm
scraping up my baby bumblebee
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me,
I'm
bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Ooh,
he stung me a again!
Variations:
I'm
bringing home a baby rattlesnake,
Won't
my darling Mommy really shake.
Ooh,
he bit me!
I'm
stomping on my baby rattlesnake, etc.
I'm
bringing home a baby grizzly bear,
Won't
my Mommy beat it out of there.
[One suggested scenario
involves shooing off the bear; having to clean up after the mess (scat) left
behind, and finally bring the bear back to clean up after itself.]
Deep
and wide, deep and wide, there's a fountain flowing deep and wide. [Repeat.]
Sing the words as written the
first time through. Then, instead of saying the word "deep", make a
gesture (one hand above the other) to show depth. The next time, also show
"wide" by speading hands out to the side
for width. Continue with "fountain" (make a fountain-like gesture),
and "flowing" (make a rippling gesture with hands moving from one
side to the other at chest level).
[Tune:
Do
your ears hang low, do they wobble to and fro?
Can
you tie them in a knot, can you tie them is a bow?
Can
you throw them o're your shoulder like a continental
soldier?
Do
your ears hang low?
Do
your ears stick out, can you waggle them about?
Can
you flap them up and down as you fly around the town?
Can
you shut them up for sure when you hear an awful bore?
Do
your ears stick out?
Do
your ears stand high, do they reach up to the sky?
Do
they droop when they're wet, do they stand up when they're dry?
Can
you semaphore your neighbor with the minimum of labor?
Do
your ears stand high?
Do
your ears flip flop, can you use them for a mop?
Are
they stringy at the bottom, are they curly at the top?
Can
you use them for a swatter, can you use them for a
blotter?
Do
your ears flip flop?
Do
your ears stretch wide, do they flap from side to side?
Do
they wave in the breeze from the slightest little sneeze?
Can
you soar above the nation with a feeling of elation?
Do
your ears stretch wide?
[Rhythm: Same as "Froggie"]
Flea.
Flea, fly.
Flea, fly, mosquito.
Swat
'em!
Calamine, calamine, calamine lotion.
Oh,
no more calamine lotion.
Itchy, itchy, scratchy, scratchy, got one on my backy, backy.
Ohy, ohy, owwy,
owwy, wish he'd go away.
Quick
get the bug spray, I think he went that-a-way---shhhhhh!
[Make can-spraying motions.]
Froggie!
Dog, cat.
Dog, cat, mouse.
Froggie!
Itsy bitsy, teeny weeny little bitty
froggie.
Jump, jump, jump, little froggie.
Spiders
and flies are scrum-deli-icious.
Ribbit, Ribbit, Ribbit,
Ribbit, Ribbit, Ribbit, Ribbit, Croak.
Actions: Set up a
clap/lap-slapping rhythm, and repeat each line after the leader. On the first
run-through, do it slowly; with each repetition go
faster, until the audience tires.
[Audience
echos each line and sets up clap/lap-slapping
rhythm.]
Goin' on a lion hunt.
Goin to catch a big one.
I'm
not afraid.
Look,
what's up ahead?
Mud!
Can't go over it.
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
Gotta go
through it.
[Make sloshing sounds and move hands as if slogging.]
Sticks. [Snap fingers.]
Tree. [Make gestures climbing up and down.]
Gate. [Make gate-opening gestures.]
River. [make swimming gestures.]
Cave. [Go in it and find lion. Reverse all motions quicky to get home.]
Head and shoulders, knees
and toes, knees and toes.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Eye and ears, and a mouth and a nose.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Touch the appropriate body part
each time it's mentioned. Second time: don't say the word 'head' aloud, but
still touch it. Each verse thereafter, add another body part that you touch but
don't mention aloud.
[Tune:
This is the Music Concert]
Now
I'm a [Boy/Girl] Scout, as you can plainly see.
But
if I weren't a [Boy/Girl] Scout, ...
1. A bird watcher I'd be
Hark a lark, flying through the park, SPLAT!
2. A plumber I would be
Plunge it, flush it, look out below!
3. A mermaid I would be
Bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop,
bloop!
4. A carpenter I'd be
Two by four, nail it to the floor!
5. A secretary I'd be
z-z-z-z get the point, z-z-z-z get the point?
6. A teacher I would be
Sit down, shut up, throw away your gum!
7. An airline attendant I'd
be
Coffee, tea, or me, sir; here's your little bag, BLEH!
8. A typist I would be
Ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka,
ticka, ZING!
9. A hippie I would be
Love and peace, my hair is full of grease!
10.
A
farmer I would be
Here's a cow, there's a cow, and here's another yuck!
11. A laundry worker I would
be
Starchy here, starchy there, starchy in your underwear!
12.
A
cashier I would be
Twenty nine, forty nine, here is your change, sir!
13.
A
gym teacher I'd be
We must, we must, improve the bust!
14.
A
medic I would be
Turn around, drop your pants, jab, jab, jab!
15.
A
doctor I would be
Take a pill; pay my bill! I'm going golfing!
16.
An
electrician I would be
Positive, negative; turn on the juice--ZZZT!
17.
A
fireman I would be
Jump lady! Jump lady! Whoo-ooah! GOTCHA!
18.
A
cook I would be
Mix it, bake it; heartburn--BURP!
19.
A ice cream maker I'd be
Tutti-frutti, tutti-fruitti, nice ice cream!
20.
A
politician I would be
Raise the taxes, lower the pay, vote for me on election day!
21.
A
butcher I would be
Chop it up, grind it up, make a little patty!
22.
A
garbage collector I'd be
Lift it, dump it, sort out the goodies!
23.
A
[Domino's] pizza maker I'd be
30 minute, fast delivery!
24.
A
clam digger I would be
Dig one here, dig one there--Oh my frozen derriere!
25.
Superman
I would be
It's a bird, it's a plane, where is
26.
Get away, get away, get away, Clark
27.
A
cyclist I would be
peddle, peddle, peddle, peddle; ring, ring, ring!
28.
A
truck driver I'd be
Here's a curve, there's a curve. HERE'S A BETTER
CURVE! [Makes outline of shapely
woman.]
29.
A
house cleaner I'd be
Ooh, a bug; squish it in the rug!
30.
A
baby [toddler] I would be
Mama, Dada, I wuv you!
31.
A
Preacher I would be
Well, well, you never can tell; you might go to
heaven, or you might go to hell!
Finally: A
[Opposite organization] Scout I would be!
If it's raining and you know it clap
your hands (twice). [Repeat.]
If
it's raining & you know it then your clothes will surely show it.
If
it's raining and you know it clap your hands (twice).
If
the mud is only knee deep, stamp your feet (twice). [Repeat.]
If
the mud is only knee deep, and you wish that it were hip deep,
If
the mud is only knee deep, stamp your feet (twice).
If
the wind is really blowing, shake your head (twice). [Repeat.]
If
the wind is really blowing, and your permanent is
going,
If
the wind is really blowing, shake your head (twice).
If
the temperature is falling, rub your hands. [Repeat.]
If
the temperature is falling, and your spirits are appalling,
If
the temperature is falling, rub your hands.
If you're happy and you know it [clap your hands
(twice).]
[Repeat.]
If
you're happy and you know it then you really ought to show it.
If
you're happy and you know it [clap your hands (twice).]
2.
Stamp your feet.
3.
Give the sign [Scout sign].
4.
Shout 'HOORAY.'
5.
Do all four.
Same
format as "If You're Happy" but substitute:
clap your fingers; knock your knees.
I'm a little hunk of tin,
nobody knows what shape I'm in.
Got
four wheels and a running board, I'm a four-door, I'm a Ford.
Honk-honk,
rattle-rattle, don't crash, beep-beep
[repeat twice more]
Honk-honk, honk-honk, honk-honk.
Actions:
honk---pull ears; rattle---shake head; crash---cover face with hands;
beep---push on nose with flat of hand
I've got that Scouting spirit up in my head, up in
my head, up in my head.
I've
got that Scouting spirit up in my head, up in my head to stay.
2. I've got that Scouting
spirit deep in my heart.
3. I've got that Scouting
spirit down in my feet.
4. I've got that Scouting
spirit all over me.