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August 2017 edition

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Spirit of Scouting

The spirit of scouting is all in a flame, and the start of a campfire is not without aim.

From the start of a glow as a Beaver Scout joins, as they make their first Promise and pay subs with their coins.

The flickering starts as they move up to Cubs, and start to learn how to deal with life’s rubs.

And then on to Scouts - the flames dance high in the sky, as they begin to understand what little value is in the word “I”.

Through Explorers and Network the flames climbing higher, as they carry on helping keep scouting on fire.

And then “whoosh” the embers fly off high into the night, and become the next lot of leaders - to our great delight!

So as you watch the flames flicker and glow remember that’s the “Spirit of Scouting” you all help to grow"

Parbrook Cubs 2 August 2017


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ContentsSpirit of Scouting.........................................................................................2Contents......................................................................................................3Other camp fire songs.................................................................................4

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10...............................................................................53 Chocolate éclairs................................................................................63 Scary buzzards (chant, actions)..........................................................6Aint no flies on us (yell).........................................................................6Animal Fair (round)................................................................................7Baby bumble bee...................................................................................7Baby duck (chant)..................................................................................7Banana Republic (actions).....................................................................8Blue jay (chant, repeat after me)...........................................................8Boom Chicka Boom (chant, repeat after me)........................................8Campfire’s burning (round)....................................................................9Cecil was a caterpillar............................................................................9Coca Cola came to town (repeat after me)..........................................10Coffee..................................................................................................10Cottage in a wood (actions).................................................................10Cow kicked Fred (chant)......................................................................11Crazy Moose (repeat after me)............................................................11Everywhere we go (repeat after me)...................................................11Fish and chips and vinegar (round).....................................................12Freddie the zebra.................................................................................12From out the battered elm tree (round)..............................................12Funky chicken (actions).......................................................................13Gas man cometh..................................................................................13Ging Gang Gooli (round)......................................................................14Grand old Duke of York (actions).........................................................14Great American Railway......................................................................14Green grass grew all around................................................................15Green Grow the Rushes.......................................................................16Grey Squirrel (actions).........................................................................16Head, shoulders, knees and toes (actions)..........................................16He jumped from 40 thousand feet.......................................................17Hole in my bucket................................................................................17Hotter than hot (chant)........................................................................17I am the music man.............................................................................18I’m being eaten by a great big dragon................................................18I saw a bee-ie-ie...................................................................................19I saw a bird (repeat after me)..............................................................19I wish I was a little bar of soap.............................................................20If I was not at this camp fire (actions).................................................20Kum-by-ya...........................................................................................20Land of the Silver Birch........................................................................21



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Let’s get funky now.............................................................................21My name is Joe (chant, repeat after me).............................................22My ship sailed from China....................................................................22Old Mrs Leary (actions)........................................................................22On top of spaghetti..............................................................................23Pirate ship (the day I went to sea, actions)..........................................23Princess Pat (repeat after me, actions)................................................24Quartermaster’s store..........................................................................25Simon RIP.............................................................................................25Scout hymn..........................................................................................26Show me the way to go home.............................................................26Singing in the rain (actions).................................................................26Sussex by the sea................................................................................27Swing low sweet chariot......................................................................27The ants go marching one by one.......................................................27Today’s Monday...................................................................................28We are the red men.............................................................................28(Be kind to your) web footed friend.....................................................28What shall we do with the drunken sailor?..........................................29When I first came to this land..............................................................29Wind-up Akela......................................................................................30Woman stood at the churchyard door.................................................30You’ll never get to heaven...................................................................31Zombie song........................................................................................32

Other camp fire songsHere are some other song titles but words for these songs are not included in this booklet.



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B I N G O Da de da de da de da How will you be in 100 years

from now? I’m a nut I put my hand in the

woodpeckers hole If you’re happy & you know it Nobody loves me/eat worms

Old Bill Bailey One man went to mow Old Macdonald had a farm She’ll be coming round the

mountain Ten in the bed Waltzing Matilda Wani-wani-waki We are going down the valley



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Songs included in this booklet are those that we sing at our camp fires and have the version of the words that we use. Other versions may be available and the words from these and many other songs sung at camp fires may be found on the Internet.

We’ve put links to this songbook and sites with song lyrics on our website at www.parbrook.org.uk/ldr/resources.htm

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10(Chorus)

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,

It’s a jolly good song and I’ll sing it again

I went to market with my Uncle Jim.Somebody threw a tomato at him,Tomatoes are usually wrapped in a skin,But this one was different, it came in a tin.

Mary the milkmaid was milking a cow,The trouble with Mary she didn't know how,Along came the farmer and gave her the sack,So she turned the cow over and poured the milk back.

I called on my girlfriend, her name was Miss Brown,She was having a bath so she couldn't come down,I said slip on something be down in a tick,She slipped on the soap and by gum she was quick

I saw an old man who was tattered and torn,Eating the grass on my front lawn.I said if you’re hungry, in a need of a snack,The grass is much longer around at the back.

I was walking in Horsham along the High Street,When I saw a young man with no shoes on his feet,It happened that money I had and to spare,So I went to a fruit shop and bought him a pear.

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,It’s a jolly good song but this is the end.



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3 Chocolate éclairs3 chocolate éclairs, 3 chocolate éclairs, 3 chocolate éclairsSitting on a plate – gobble, gobble, gobble

2 chocolate éclairs, 2 chocolate éclairs, 2 chocolate éclairsSitting on a plate – gobble, gobble, gobble

1 chocolate éclair, 1 chocolate éclair, 1 chocolate éclairSitting on a plate – gobble, gobble, gobble

No chocolate éclairs, no chocolate éclairs, no chocolate éclairsSitting on a plate - throw up

1 chocolate éclair, 1 chocolate éclair, 1 chocolate éclairSitting on a plate - throw up

2 chocolate éclairs, 2 chocolate éclairs, 2 chocolate éclairsSitting on a plate - throw up

3 chocolate éclairs, 3 chocolate éclairs, 3 chocolate éclairsSitting on a plate.

3 Scary buzzards (chant, actions)There were three (three fingers) scary buzzards (bird claws) sitting (sitting motion) in a dead tree (stand on one leg with arms out)Then one flew (follow flying bird with finger) away

There were two scary buzzards etc until no scary buzzards

Aint no flies on us (yell)There aint no flies on us,There aint no flies on us,There may be flies on some of you guys,But there aint no flies on us.

There aint no bugs on us,There aint no bugs on us,There may be bugs on some of you thugs,



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But there aint no bugs on us.

There aint no fleas on us,There aint no fleas on us,There may be fleas on some of your knees,But there aint no fleas on us.

Animal Fair (round)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 (THUMP!)And slid down the elephant's trunk, (WHEEE!)The elephant sneezed and fell on his kneesAnd what became of the monkey monkey monkey…One half of the singers keep chanting "Monkey monkey monkey" in rhythm while the other half repeats the verse, then swap over; continue.

Baby bumble beeI've got a little baby bumble bee (cup hands)Won't my mummy be pleased with meI've got a little baby bumble beeOoh, ah, it stung me.

I'm squashing up my baby bumble bee (squash hands)Won't my mummy be pleased with meI'm squashing up my baby bumble beeOoh, ah, blood.

I'm licking up my baby bumble bee (lick hands)Won't my mummy be pleased with meI'm licking up my baby bumble beeOoh, ah, no salt

Baby duck (chant)Wasn't it a bit of luckThat I was born a baby duck? With yellow socks and yellow shoes So I could waddle where I choose

Quack, quack, quack quack quack (turning round on the spot) Quack, quack, quack quack quack

Repeat 3 times



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Banana Republic (actions)Bananas of the world Unite!Peel Bananas, peel peel BananasShake Bananas, shake shake BananasChop Bananas, chop chop BananasMash Bananas, mash mash BananasEat Bananas, eat eat BananasGo Bananas, go go BananasBananas of the world Unite

Blue jay (chant, repeat after me)Way down yonder and not very far offA blue jay died of the whooping coughHe whooped so hard with the whooping coughThat he whooped his head and tail right off

Repeat it louder, faster, slower, quieter etc

Boom Chicka Boom (chant, repeat after me)I said a Boom Chicka BoomI said a Boom Chicka BoomI said a Boom Chicka Rocka Chicka Rocka Chicka Boom

Uh huh, Oh yeah, One more time, _______ style



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Janitor Style:I said a broom sweep-a broomI said a broom sweep-a broomI said a broom sweep-a mop-a sweep-a mop-a sweep-a broom

Rocket Style:I said a Zoom Chicka ZoomI said a Zoom Chicka ZoomI said a Zoom take a rocket take a rocket to the moon

Photographer Style:I said a zoom clicka zoom.I said a zoom clicka zoom.I said a zoom clicka Smile Watch the Birdie clicka zoom.

Thunderstorm Style:I said a boom crasha boomI said a boom crasha boomI said a boom crasha flasha crasha flasha crasha boom

Librarian Style:I said a book read a bookI said a book read a bookI said book choose a novel keep it quiet read a book

Fire Style:I said a OUCH chicka OUCHI said a OUCH chicka OUCHI said a OUCH burnt my finger in the fire chicka OUCH



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You can also use the original words and try opera singer style, grandpa style (with lips wrapped over teeth), underwater style (wiggle finger over lips)

Campfire’s burning (round)Campfires burning, campfires burningDraw nearer, draw nearerIn the gloaming, in the gloamingCome sing and be merry

Cecil was a caterpillarCecil was a caterpillar, Cecil was my friendThe last time I saw Cecil he was *this* big (fingers about an inch apart)How big? This bigI said "Ooh Cecil, what have you done?"He said "I've eaten all the leaves off all the cabbages in the garden"

Cecil was a caterpillar, Cecil was my friendThe last time I saw Cecil he was *this* big (hands about six inches apart)How big? This bigI said "Ooh Cecil! What have you done?"He said "I've eaten all the leafs off all the cabbages in the street"

And so on, until Cecil is so big that you have to run across the circle to indicate size, and Cecil's eaten all the leafs off all the cabbages in the Universe

Cecil was a caterpillar, Cecil was my friendThe last time I saw Cecil he was *this* big (fingers about an inch apart)How big? This bigI said "Ooh, Cecil! What have you done?"He said "I've been sick"



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Coca Cola came to town (repeat after me)Coca - Cola came to town, Diet Pepsi shot him down,Dr. Pepper picked him up, Now they all drink Seven-Up.

(Chorus) Honk-honk, rattle-rattle, crash, Beep-beep!

Honk-honk, rattle-rattle, whoosh, Beep-beep!



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Romeo and Juliet, On a balcony they met.Romeo said to Juliet, “You’re the smelliest girl that I’ve seen yet.”

Superman flying through the air,In his sexy underwear,Looking for his Lois Lane -Is it a bird or is it a plane? Jaws went swimming in the sea,Caught a diver for his tea.

Chopped him up into little chunks,Then spat out his swimming trunks.

Birdy, birdy, in the sky Dropped a present from on high.Looks like chocolate, tastes it too, Oh my gosh, it's birdy poo



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CoffeeCoffee, coffee, coffee, coffeeCheese & biscuits, cheese & biscuits, cheese & biscuits, cheese & biscuitsFruit and custard, fruit and custard, fruit and custard, fruit and custardBeef and carrots, beef and carrots, beef and carrots, beef and carrotsFish and chips, fish and chips, fish and chips, fish and chipsSoup!

Sounds like a steam train starting off from a station, picking up speed and then heading off into a tunnel

Cottage in a wood (actions)In a cottage in a wood (draw cottage outline with your index finger)Little old man at the window stood (hold hands up to eyes like binoculars)Saw a rabbit running by (two fingers of one hand like rabbit ears, hopping)Frightened as could be (cross arms across chest and twist from side to side)

"Help me, help me, help," she said (throw arms up air – one for each help me)"Before the huntsman shoots me." (make a finger gun, point and shoot)"Come, little rabbit, come with me (beckon with finger)Happy we will be." (stroke one hand with the other)

Keep dropping lines until you're acting the entire song with no words and just hand motions. Finish up by singing the entire song one more time with all the hand motions.

Cow kicked Fred (chant)A cow kicked Fred in the head in the barnThe Doctor said it would do him no harmSo we all kicked Fred in the head in the barn

Second verse, same as the firstBut a little bit louder, a little bit worse

Crazy Moose (repeat after me)There was a crazy mooseWho liked to drink a lot of juiceThere was a crazy mooseWho liked to drink a lot of juice

(Chorus) Singing way-oh, way oh

Way-up, way-up, way-up, way-up



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Way oh, way ohWay-up, way-up, way-up, way-up

The moose's name was Fred he liked to drink his juice in bed He drank his juice with care but he spilt some in his hair All his hair went stiff so he combed it in a quiff His friends began to laugh so he had to take a bath As the water went down Fred the moose began to drown

chorus this time only: Singing glug-glug-glug-glug etc. Now let's all count to five Fred the moose is back alive

Everywhere we go (repeat after me)Everywhere we go,People always ask us,Who we are,Where we come from,So we tell them, We're from Horsham,Mighty, mighty Horsham,And if they can’t hear us,We shout a little louder…

Keep getting louder and louder until you are singing as loud as you can. End by singing 'they must be deaf' instead of 'we shout a little louder'.

Fish and chips and vinegar (round)Fish and chips and vinegar, vinegar, vinegarFish and chips and vinegar, pepper pepper pepper saltOh you can't put your muck in our dustbin, our dustbin, our dustbinOh you can't put your muck in our dustbin, our dustbin's fullOne bottle top, two bottle tops, three bottle tops, four bottle topsFive bottle tops, six bottle tops, seven seven bottle topsSing right through all together then split into 3 groups. First starts with fish while others wait, then when first moves on to dustbin the second starts with fish and work through to the end.

Freddie the zebraFreddie the zebra has 5 stripes,Freddie the zebra has 5 stripes,Freddie the zebra has 5 stripes,So go Freddie go, boom, boom, boomContinue counting down 4...3...2...1... until...



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Freddie the zebra has no stripes,Freddie the zebra has no stripes,Freddie the zebra has no stripes,'Cause Freddie is a horse

Sometimes listed as Alice the camel

From out the battered elm tree (round)From out the battered elm tree, The owl’s voice we hear,And from the distant forest,The cuckoo answers clear,Cuckoo, cuckoo,Twitt, twitt twoo, Cuckoo, cuckoo,Twitt, twitt twoo

Funky chicken (actions)(Leader) Have you seen my funky chicken?(All) WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY? (Leader) Have you seen my funky chicken?(All) WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY? I said....

(Chorus - everyone) Ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo,

One more time,Ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo,

Stand in line (Stomp feet eight times) Other Verses:

Funky monkey Funky crocodile

Funky farmer

Funky lion

Funky frog



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Gas man cometh'Twas on a Monday morning the gas man came to call.The gas tap wouldn't turn - I wasn't getting gas at all.He tore out all the skirting boards to try and find the mainAnd I had to call a carpenter to put them back again.

Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.'Twas on a Tuesday morning the carpenter came round.He hammered and he chiselled and he said: "Look what I've found:your joists are full of dry rot, but I'll put them all to rights".Then he nailed right through a cable and out went all the lights!

Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.'Twas on a Wednesday morning the electrician came.He called me Mr. Sanderson, which isn't quite the name.He couldn't reach the fuse box without standing on the binAnd his foot went through a window so I called the glazier in.

Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.'Twas on a Thursday morning the glazier came roundWith his blow torch and his putty and his merry glazier's song.He put another pane in - it took no time at allBut I had to get a painter in to come and paint the wall.

Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.'Twas on a Friday morning the painter made a start.With undercoats and overcoats he painted every part:Every nook and every cranny - but I found when he was goneHe'd painted over the gas tap and I couldn't turn it on!

Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.On Saturday and Sunday they do no work at all;So 'twas on a Monday morning that the gasman came to call...

Ging Gang Gooli (round)Ging gang gooli gooli gooli gooli watchaGing gang goo, ging gang goo.Ging gang gooli gooli gooli gooli watchaGing gang goo, ging gang goo.

Hay la, hay la shay la,Hay la shay la hay la ho-o.Hay la, hay la shay la.Hay la shay la hay la ho.

Shally wally, shally wally, shally wally, shally wallyUmpa, umpa, umpa, umpa!

One part of the group repeats the umpa, umpa etc. while the other repeats the verse



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Grand old Duke of York (actions)Oh, the Grand Ole Duke Of York,He had ten thousand men,He marched them up to the top of the hill,And he marched them down again.And when they were up they were upAnd when they were down they were downAnd when they were only half way up,they were neither up nor down.

Actions: Stand up for the word up, sit down for the word down

Great American RailwayIn eighteen hundred and sixty one,The American Railway was begun,The American Railway was begun,The great American Railway

(Chorus) Patsy atsy ori ay, Patsy atsy ori ay,Patsy atsy ori ay, the great American railway

In eighteen hundred and sixty two, I found myself with nothing to do In eighteen hundred and sixty three, The overseer accepted me In eighteen hundred and sixty four, My hands were tired & feet were sore In eighteen hundred and sixty five, I found myself more dead than alive In eighteen hundred and sixty six, I happened to tread on some dynamite sticks In eighteen hundred and sixty seven, I found myself half way to heaven In eighteen hundred and sixty eight, I found myself at the Pearly Gates In eighteen hundred and sixty nine, A cherub's harp and wings were mine In eighteen hundred and sixty-ten, If you want any more, you can sing it again

Green grass grew all aroundRepeat after me the verses – all sing the chorus

There was a treeAll in the wood The tallest tree That you ever did see

Now, the tree was in a hole, And the hole in the ground

And the green grass grew all around, all around, and the green grass grows all around

And on that tree - there was a branch - the biggest branch - that you ever did see



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Now the branch was on the treeAnd the tree was in a hole, And the hole 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 nest – the neatest nest – that you ever did seeAnd in that nest – there was an egg – the roundest egg – that you ever did seeAnd in that egg – there was a bird – the biggest bird – that you ever did seeAnd on that bird – there was a wing – the fluffiest wing – that you ever did seeAnd on that wing – there was a flea – the smallest flea – that you ever did see

Now the flea was on the wingAnd the wing was on the bird,

And the bird was in the egg,And the egg was in the nest,

And the nest was on the branch,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.

Green Grow the RushesLeader: I’ll sing you one hoGroup: Green grow the rushes ho, What is your one ho?Leader: One is one and all alone and ever more shall it be so. Two, two the lily white boys, Cloth-ed all in green ho ho Three, three the rivals Four for the Gospel makers Five for symbols at your door Six for the six proud walkers Seven for the seven stars in the sky Eight for the April rainers Nine for the nine bright shiners Ten for the Ten Commandments Eleven for the eleven who went to Heaven Twelve for the Twelve Apostles



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Grey Squirrel (actions)Grey squirrel, grey squirrel, wag your bushy tailGrey squirrel, grey squirrel, wag your bushy tailPut a nut between your toes, then you wipe your dirty noseGrey squirrel, grey squirrel, wag your bushy tail

Repeat missing a line each time but still doing its actions until you do the whole song in silence. Then go through one more time but much faster

Head, shoulders, knees and toes (actions)Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.And eyes and ears, and mouth and a nose.Head, 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 until you do the whole song in silence. Then go through one more time singing all parts but much faster.

He jumped from 40 thousand feetHe jumped from forty thousand feet without a parachuteHe jumped from forty thousand feet without a parachuteHe jumped from forty thousand feet without a parachuteAnd he aint gonna jump no more

(Chorus) Glory, glory what a hell of a way to die

suspended by your braces from a lamppost in the skyGlory, glory what a hell of a way to die

And he aint gonna jump no more (without his boots on)

He was the last to leave the aeroplane but the first to hit the ground They scraped him off the tarmac like a lump of strawberry jam They put him in an envelope and sent him home to mum They put him on the mantle piece for everyone to see Now all the family has strawberry jam for tea When you jump, remember that you've got to pull the string



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Hole in my bucketThere's a hole in my bucketAkela, AkelaThere's a hole in my bucketAkela, a hole

Well fix it, Ja-ca- laJacala, JacalaWell fix it, JacalaJacala fix it

With what shall fix it… With straw…The straw is too long… Then cut it…With what shall I cut it… With an axe…The axe is too blunt… Then sharpen it…With what shall I sharpen it… With a stone…The stone is too dry… Then wet it…With what shall I wet it… With water…In what shall I fetch it… With a bucket…There's a hole in my bucket…

Hotter than hot (chant)My name is __________ and do you know what I’ve got?What have you got?I’ve got _____________ (e.g. a stick) that is hotter than hotHow hot is hot?Batman and SupermanCan’t take the heatCan’t take the heat like ____________ (nominate next person) can

I am the music manI am the music man,I come from down your way, And I can play, What can you play,

I can play… piano (pia pia piano, piano piano, pia pia piano, pia piano) Big bass drum (boom boom boom) Triangle (ting a ling a ling) Bagpipes (nasal sound of “Scotland the brave”) Trombone (umpa umpa umpapa) Viola (via via viola) Dambusters

I’m being eaten by a great big dragonI’m being eaten by a great big dragon



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I’m being eaten by a great big dragonI’m being eaten by a great big dragonAnd I don’t like it very much

Oh no, he eaten my toe

I’m being eaten by a great big dragon, etc

Oh me, he swallowed my kneeOh flip, he swallowed my hipOh fiddle, he swallowed my middleOh heck, he swallowed my neck

Last time – Oh dread, he swallowed my (slurp)

I saw a bee-ie-ieI saw a bee ie, ie, ie, ieSit on a wall e-all, e-all, e-all, e-allAnd it did buzz e-uzz, e-uzz, e-uzz, e-uzzAnd that was all e-all, e-all, e-all, e-all

Second verse hum first line, third verse hum first and second etc. After a completely hummed song go through and sing the words one last time

I saw a bird (repeat after me)I saw a birdwith a yellow billIt landed onmy window sill

I coaxed it in:

…with a loaf of bread, and then I stroked its fluffy head …with a piece of trout, and then I pulled its feathers out …with a lump of cheese, and then I whacked, its little knees …with my sister Pat, and then I fed it, to my ginger cat …with a slice of pie, and then I poked, it in the eye …with an ice cream cone, and then I hit it, with my mobile phone …with a plate of spaghetti, cut off its wings, with my machete …with some lemonade, then blew it up, with a hand grenade …with a Take That poster, and then I put it, in the pop-up toaster …with a can of Tizer, and then I put it, in the liquidiser …with a bowl of trifle, and then I shot it, with my air rifle …with a Chicken Chow Mein, put a straw up its nose, sucked out its brain



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I wish I was a little bar of soapIf you're happy and you know it

Oh I wish I was a little bar of soapOh I wish I was a little bar of soapI’d go slippy, slippy, slidey, over everybody’s hideyOh I wish I was a little bar of soap

Little candle flame - I'd be so very bright, and go out every night Little Mosqui -to - I'd be itchy and I'd be bitey, under everybody's nighty Fishy in the sea- I’d swim around so cute, without my bathing suit Little can of pop - I'd go down with a slurp, and come up with a burp Little slippery root - I'd stick up in the trail, and I'd flop you on you tail Little safety pin - And everything that's busted, I would hold until I rusted Little Tangerine - When you peel me I would squirt, onto everybody's shirt

Oh I wish I was a little radioOh I wish I was a little radioI’d turn off with a click

If I was not at this camp fire (actions)If I was not at this camp fireSomewhere else I’d rather beIf I was not at this camp fire

A farmer I would beYou’d hear me all day long, singing out my songDigging ditches, digging ditches, sitting down milking the cowDigging ditches, digging ditches, sitting down milking the cow

A dancer I would beYou’d hear me all day long, singing out my songBallet dancing, ballet dancing, groovy groovy discoBallet dancing, ballet dancing, groovy groovy disco

Kum-by-yaKum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah [Repeat twice more.]Oh Lord, kum ba yahOther versesSomeone’s sleeping Lord, Someone’s crying Lord, Someone’s singing Lord, Someone’s laughing Lord, Someone’s praying, Lord, Someone’s Scouting, Lord, Someone’s camping, Lord



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End with a hummed verse

Land of the Silver BirchLand of the silver birch, home of the beaver,Where still the mighty moose wanders at will;

(Chorus)Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more,

Boom-diddy-ai-dai, boom-diddy-ai-dai, boom-diddy-ai-dai, boom.

My heart grows sick for you here in the lowlands,I will return once more, hills of the North.

Swift as a silver fish, canoe of birch-bark,Thy mighty waterways carry me home;

Here, by the blue lake's shore, I'll place my wigwam,Close to the water's edge, silent and still;

This song is based on an aboriginal Canadian (Indian) canoeing song

Let’s get funky now(Chorus)

Humpt-dee Dump, Hump Hump dee Dumpty DumptyHumpt-dee Dump, Hump Hump dee Dumpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wallHumpty Dumpty had a great fallAll the king’s horses all the king’s men saidWhoo! Let’s get funky now

Jack and Jill went up the hillto fetch a pail of waterJack fell down and broke his crown and saidWhoo! Let’s get funky now

Little Jack Horner sat in his cornereating his Christmas pieHe stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum and saidWhoo! Let’s get funky now

Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffeteating her curds and wheyAlong came a spider and sat down beside her, and saidWhoo! Let’s get funky now



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My name is Joe (chant, repeat after me)Hello. My name's Joe, And I work at the button factory.One day my boss came up to me and he said: ”Hello Joe are you busy, are you busy, are you busy are you Joe?”And I said “No”So he said "Press this button with your left hand."So I did.

A chant rather than a song; actions start at the end of each "verse" and carry on, adding "right hand," "left foot," "right foot," "nose," "tongue."

Last verse:Hello. My name's Joe, And I work at the button factory.One day my boss came up to me and he said: ”Hello Joe are you busy, are you busy, are you busy are you Joe?”And I said “Yes”

My ship sailed from ChinaMy 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...

You repeat this song and with each verse add an extra action. First you wave your right arm, then your right and left arm, then you add your right leg, then left leg and finally you nod your head.

Old Mrs Leary (actions)Five nights ago,When we were all in bed (hold hands to one side of head as if you were sleeping)Old Mrs. Leary left the lantern in the shed (hang an imaginary lantern)When the cow kicked it over (kicking motion)She winked her eye and said (wink)It'll be a hot time, in the old town, tonight! (fan your face)

FIRE, FIRE (throw hands into the air with each "fire")Pour on water, pour on waterSave my children, save my childrenJump lady, jump!

Continue with same words for 4 nights ago, 3 nights ago etc



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On top of spaghettiOn top of spaghetti,All covered with cheese,I lost my poor meatball,When somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table,And on to the floor,And then my poor meatball,Rolled out of the door.

It rolled in the garden,And under a bush,And then my poor meatball,Was nothing but mush.

So if you eat spaghetti,All covered with cheese,Hold on to your meatball,Whenever you sneeze.

Pirate ship (the day I went to sea, actions)When I was one I'd just begun, the day I went to sea,I climbed aboard a pirate ship and the Captain said to me,"We're going this way, that way, forwards, backwards, over the Irish Sea.A bottle of rum to warm me tum, and that's the life for me,"me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me.

When I was two I lost my shoe the day I went to sea When I was three I made the tea… When I was four I locked the door… When I was five I was just alive… When I was six I brought a twix… When I was seven I came from Devon… When I was eight I was almost late… When I was nine the ship was mine… When I was ten I started again, the day I went to sea,



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Princess Pat (repeat after me, actions)The Princess Pat (Egyptian hand movement & hips)Lived in a tree (Arms up over heads, making a tree shape)She sailed across (wave hands over water)The seven seas (Seven fingers then form letter C with hand)She sailed across (Repeat hand wave over water)The Channel too (thumb and finger channel, two fingers)And took with her (sling bag over shoulder)A Ric-a-dam-doo (hands wave down move hips)

(Chorus)A Ric-a-dam-doo (hands wave down)

Now what is that? (Right hand out, palm up, then left hand out, palm up)It’s something made (Make 2 fists, hit together, left over right, right over left)

For the Princess Pat (repeat Egyptian move)It’s red and gold (hand on right hip)

And purple too (hand on left hip)That's why it’s called (Cup hands around mouth)

a Ric-a-dam-doo (repeat motion)

Now Captain Jack (stand at alert)and his loyal crew (salute)They sailed across the channel too (thumb and finger channel, two fingers)but their ship sank (hold noses and move body down)and yours will too (point at somebody else)if you don't take (sling bag over shoulder)a Ric-a-dam-doo (hands wave down)



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Now Princess Pat (repeat Egyptian move)Saved Captain Jack (stand at alert)She reeled him in (fishing rod action)She brought him backShe saved his lifeAnd his crew tooBecause she had a Ric-a-dam-doo

Quartermaster’s storeThere are rats, rats, as big as alley cats,In the store, in the store.There are rats, rats, as big as alley cats,In the Quartermaster’s store.

(Chorus)My eyes are dim, I can not see.

I have not brought my specs with me Apes - eating all the grapes. Beans - as big as submarines Bees - with little knobby knees. Butter - running in the gutter Cakes - that give us tummy aches Cheese - that makes you want to sneeze. Coke - enough to make you choke. Fishes - washing all the dishes. Flies - swarming ‘round the pies. Foxes - stuffed in little boxes. Goats - eating all the oats Gravy - enough to float the navy Mice - running through the rice Moths - eating through the cloths Owls - shredding paper towels. Scouts – eating Brussels sprouts Snakes - as big as garden rakes

Simon RIPSimon had an uncle, an uncle very richOne day he said to Simon, I’ll give you two and six



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Simon feeling thirsty, went into a shopTen ginger beers and ten lemonades and Simon went off pop, bang

(Chorus) More work for the undertakerAnother little job for the tombstone maker

Up at the local cemetery, on his tombstone you will seeSimon RIP

Simon had an auntie, an auntie very poorOne day she said to Simon, I’ll make you scrub the floorSimon didn’t like it and went upstairs to bedHe tried to climb the banisters and fell down on his head, bang

Simon went to work one day without his overcoatThey made him scrub the railway lines with a bar of Sunlight soapAlong came an express train, Simon was in the tracksWould you believe he rolled up his sleeves and pushed that engine back, bang

Scout hymnNow as I start upon my chosen way,In all I do, my thoughts, my work, my play;Grant as I Promise, Courage, Lord for meTo be the best, the Best that I can be.

Help me to keep my Honour shining brightMay I be loyal in the hardest fight;Let me be able for my task and thenTo earn a place among my fellow men.

Open mine eyes to see things as I should,That I may do my daily turn of goodLet me be ready, waiting for each needTo keep me clean in thought and word and deed.

So as I journey on my chosen way,In all I do, my thoughts, my work, my play,Grant as I Promise, Courage, Lord for meTo be the best, the Best that I can be.

Show me the way to go homeShow me the way to go home, I’m tired and I want to go to bed.Oh, I had a little drink about an hour ago, and it went right to my head.Wherever I may roam, on land or sea or foam.You will always hear me singing this song: Show me the way to go home.

Fancy word version:Indicate the way to my habitual abode, I’m fatigued and I want to retire.



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Oh, I had a little liquid sixty minutes ago, and it went right to my cerebellum.Wherever I may perambulate, on land or sea or atmospheric bubbles.You will always hear me humming this melody: Indicate the way to my habitual abode.

Singing in the rain (actions)I’m singing in the rain, just singing in the rainWhat a glorious feeling, I’m happy again

Hold up (group echoes)Thumbs out (group echoes)A root ti toot, a root ti toot, a root ti toot taA root ti toot, a root ti toot, a root ti toot ta

Sing through again with thumbs out and then after next “hold up”, add: Elbows in Knees bent Toes together

Bum out Head down Tongue out

Sussex by the seaNow is the time for marching, now let your hearts be gayHark to the merry bugles, sounding along our waySo let your voices ring , my boys, and take your time from meAnd I'll sing you a song as we march along, of Sussex by the Sea.

For we're the men from Sussex, Sussex by the Sea,We plough and sow and reap and mow, and useful men are we:And when you come to Sussex, whoever you may be,You can tell them all that we'll stand or fall for Sussex by the Sea.

Oh Sussex, Sussex by the Sea, good old Sussex by the SeaYou can tell them all that we'll stand or fall, for Sussex by the Sea.

Swing low sweet chariot(Chorus)

Swing low, sweet chariot, comin’ for to carry me home;Swing low, sweet chariot, comin’ for to carry me home.

I looked over Jordan, and what did I see, Comin’ for to carry me home;A band of angels coming after me, Comin’ for to carry me home.If you get to heaven before I do, Comin’ for to carry me home;Just tell all my friends that I’m a coming too, Comin’ for to carry me home.I’m sometimes up and sometimes down, Comin’ for to carry me home;But still my soul feels heavenly bound, Comin’ for to carry me home.



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I’ve never been to heaven, but I’ve been told, Comin’ for to carry me home;That the streets in heaven are paved with gold, Comin’ for to carry me home.

The ants go marching one by oneThe ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,The ants go marching one by one, the little one stops to shoot his gun,And they all went marching, down to the ark to get out of the rainBoom, boom, boom.

Two by two - to tie his shoe Three by three - to climb a tree Four by four - to close the door Five by five – more dead than alive Six by six - to pick up sticks Seven by seven - to look at heaven Eight by eight - to talk to his mate Nine by nine - to tell the time Ten by ten - to say THE END

Today’s MondayToday’s Monday, today’s MondayMonday’s washing day, everybody happy? You bet your life we are.

Today’s Tuesday, today’s TuesdayTuesday’s sou-oop, Monday’s washing day, everybody happy? You bet your life we are.

Wednesday – roast beefThursday – string beansFriday – fishSaturday – pay daySunday - church

We are the red menWe are the Red Men, tall and quaint, in our feathers and war paint

(Chorus) Pow-wow, pow-wow, we’re the men of the Old Dun Cow,

All of us are Red Men, Feathers-in-our-head-men,Down-among-the-dead-men, Pow-wow, pow-wow.

We can fight with sticks and stones, bows and arrows, slings and bonesWe come back from hunts and wars, Greeted by our long-nosed squawsWe love Cub Scouts, yes we do, eat their innards in a stew



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(Be kind to your) web footed friendOh be kind to your web-footed friendFor a duck may be somebody's motherIt lives all alone in a swampWhere the weather is always damp.You may think that this is the endWell it is but to prove that I’m a liarI’m going to sing it againOnly this time I’m going to sing it higher (or lower)

What shall we do with the drunken sailor?What shall we do with a drunken sailor? (4 times)Early in the morning.

(Chorus) Way-hay, up she rises,Way-hay, up she rises,Way-hay, up she rises,

Early in the morning. Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober Pull out the bung and wet him all over Put him in the scuppers with the deck pump on him Heave him by the leg in a running bowline Tie him to the taffrail when she's yard-arm under Put him in the bilge and make him drink it, Shave his belly with a rusty razor, Soak 'im in oil till he sprouts some flippers, Put 'im in bed with the Captain's daughter

When I first came to this landWhen I first came to this landI was not a wealthy manSo I got myself a shackAnd I did all I couldAnd I called my shack 'Break my back'But the land was sweet and goodAnd I did all I could



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When I first came to this landI was not a wealthy manSo I got myself a cowAnd I did all I couldAnd I called my cow 'No milk now'And I called my shack 'Break my back'But the land was sweet and goodAnd I did all I could

Hen - 'Now and then'Donkey - 'Horse gone wonky'Wife - 'Run for your life'Son - 'My work's done'

Wind-up AkelaOnce a Pack of Cub Scouts camped in an open fieldUnder the shade of an old oak treeAnd they sang as they watched and waited ‘till the sun went down"Who’ll come and wind up Akela with me"

(Chorus) Wind up Akela, wind up Akela, who’ll come and wind up Akela with me

and they sang as they watched and waited ‘till the sun went down"Who’ll come and wind up Akela with me."

Down came Bagheera, bringing cups of orange squash,up jumped the Cubs and grabbed them with gleeand they sang as they drank and mumbled through the biscuit crumbs"Who’ll come and wind up Akela with me."In went the Cubs all tucked into their sleeping bagsup spoke the youngest "I want to do a wee!"and they sang as they argued whose turn it would be next"Who’ll come and wind up Akela with me."Up strode Akela, bringing back the youngest Cub"You’d better watch your step" said he"For I’ve heard you singing ever since this afternoonwho’ll come and wind up Akela with me.Silence descended all across the camping groundAll the tents were quiet, one, two, threeSave for one little voice, which murmured as he went to sleep"Who’ll come and wind up Akela with me."



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Woman stood at the churchyard doorA woman stood at a churchyard door oo-oo-oo-oo, ah-ah-ah-ahWhere many a woman had stood before oo-oo-oo-oo, ah-ah-ah-ahSaw three corpses carried in oo-oo-oo-oo, ah-ah-ah-ahEach did wear a ghastly grin oo-oo-oo-oo, ah-ah-ah-ahThe worms crawled in and the worms crawled out oo-oo-oo-oo, ah-ah-ah-ahIn at the ears and out at the snout oo-oo-oo-oo, ah-ah-ah-ahThey went in thin and came out stout oo-oo-oo-oo, ah-ah-ah-ahWoman to the corpses said oo-oo-oo-oo, ah-ah-ah-ahWill I be like you when I'm dead? oo-oo-oo-oo, ah-ah-ah-ahCorpses to the woman said.......YES!!!

You’ll never get to heavenYou'll never get to Heaven (Oh you'll never get to Heaven)In an old Ford car (in an old Ford car)'Cos an old Ford car ('cos an old Ford car)Won't get that far (won't get that far)Oh you'll never get to Heaven in an old Ford car'Cos an old Ford car won't get that farI ain't gonna grieve....... my Lord no moreI ain't gonna grieve my LordI ain't gonna grieve my LordI ain't gonna grieve - my Lord no more

You'll never get to Heaven: on a ping pong ball, 'Cos a ping pong ball...... is much too small in a limousine, 'Cos the Lord don't sell...... no gasoline in a Jumbo Jet, 'Cos the Lord aint got..... no runways yet in a Girl Guide's arms. 'Cos the Lord don't want.... those feminine charms on a Boy Scout's knee, 'Cos a Boy Scout's knee'.......s too knobbly in a rocking chair, 'Cos the Lord don't want..... no rockers there in a wicker chair, 'Cos the Lord don't want..... no baskets there in a biscuit tin, 'Cos a biscuit tin's..... got biscuits in in an apple tree, 'Cos an apple tree’s......got roots you see on roller skates, 'Cos you'd slip right past...... them Pearly Gates with a dog as a pet, 'Cos the Lord ain't got ....... no lamp-posts yet



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on a blade of glass, 'Cos a blade of glass..... will cut your finger with a bottle of gin, 'Cos the Lord won't let....... no spirits in in *******'s pants, 'Cos *******'s pants........ are full of ants on water skis, 'Cos the angels don't........ like hairy knees

Oh I want to go to Heaven and I want to do it right, so I'll go up to Heaven, all dressed in whiteOh one fine day, and it won't be long, you'll look for me and I'll be goneAnd if you get to Heaven, before I do, just drill a hole and pull me throughBut if I get to Heaven, before you do, I'll drill a hole, and spit on youThat's all there is, there is no more, St Peter said, as he shut the doorOh there's one more thing, I forgot to tell, If you don't go to Heaven, you'll go to...bedAnd that's the end, St. Peter said, as he closed the gates, and went to bed

Zombie song(Chorus)

Have you ever seen, a zombie come to tea?Take a look at me, and a zombie you will see.

Zombies attention, Zombies begin!

One Arm ! Repeat chorus whilst doing actions One Arm, Two Arms ! Repeat chorus One Arm, Two Arms, One Leg ! Repeat chorus One Arm, Two Arms, One Leg, Two Legs ! Repeat chorus One Arm, Two Arms, One Leg, Two Legs, Nod Yours Head ! Repeat chorus One Arm, Two Arms, One Leg, Two Legs, Nod Yours Head & Turn Around ! Repeat chorus Last Verse: Zombies Attention, Zombies Sit Down !

Sometimes listed as the penguin song – just replace zombies with penguins


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