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A Ram Sam Sam

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
A rafi, a rafi,
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
A rafi, a rafi,
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam



Alternate Lyrics

A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
McDonald's, McDonald's
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut

A Burger King, a Burger King
Long John Silvers and a Burger King
A Burger King, a Burger King
Long John Silvers and a Burger King
Red Lobster, Red Lobster
Long John Silvers and a Burger King

A Dairy Queen, a Dairy Queen
Chucky Cheese and a Dairy Queen
A Dairy Queen, a Dairy Queen
Chucky Cheese and a Dairy Queen
Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers
Chucky Cheese and a Dairy Queen

Actions:
Pizza Hut: Make shape of hut in air
Kentucky Fried Chicken: Flap elbows up and down
McDonalds: Put hands on top of head for arches
Burger King: Put hands on head with fingers up to make crown
Long John Silvers: Mimic sword play
Red Lobster: Hold up arms and bring fingers down on thumbs like lobster claws
Dairy Queen: Mimic milking a cow
Chucky Cheese: Mimic throwing a pizza in air
Roy Rogers: Mimic riding a horse.


A good Cub Scout,
A good Cub Scout,
A new Tiger Cub and a good Cub Scout
A good Cub Scout,
A good Cub Scout,
A busy young Wolf Cub and a good Cub Scout
We are Cub Scouts!
We are Cub Scouts!
A growing fast Bear Cub and a good Cub Scout
We are Cub Scouts!
We are Cub Scouts!
A pack leading Webelos and a good Cub Scout




 
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A Song That Gets on Everybody's Nerves

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
And this is how it goes...

(repeat forever)



 
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Ain't No Bugs on Me

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:Oh, there ain't no bugs on me, on me.
There ain't no bugs on me
There may be bugs on some of you mugs
But there ain't no bugs on me.

Oh there ain't no flies on me, on me.
There ain't no flies on me.
There may be flies on some of you guys
But there ain't no flies on me.

Well, the Juney bug comes in the month of June
The lightning bug comes in May
Bed bug comes just any old time
But, they're not going to stay

Well, a bull frog sittin' on a lily pad
Looking up at the sky
The lily pad broke and the frog fell in
He got water all in his eye.

There ain't no frogs on us.
There ain't no frogs on us.
There might be frogs on some of you dogs,
But there ain't no frogs on us.

Mosquito he fly high
Mosquito he fly low
If old mosquito lands on me
He ain't a gonna fly no mo'

A peanut sittin' on a railroad track
His heart was all a flutter
Along come a choo-choo on the track
Toot! Toot! Peanut butter!

A cow walked on the railroad track,
the train was coming fast.
The train got off the railroad track
to let the cow go past!

As I went walking through the woods
Humming a tune so gaily
The wind come whistling through the trees
And froze my ukelele

Oh there ain't no lobsters on me
There, ain't no lobsters on me
There may be lobsters On some of you mobsters
But there ain't no lobsters on me.

Oh it ain't gonna rain no more no more
It ain't gonna rain no more
How in the heck can I wash my neck
When it ain't gonna rain no more?

Well little bugs have littler bugs.
Up on their backs to bite'em
And the littler bugs have still littler bugs
And so ad infinitum.

We had a cat down on our farm
It had a ball of yarn
When those little cats were born
They all had sweaters on

She lay down by the sewer
And by the sewer she died
And at the coroner's inquest
They called it sewer side

We had a goat down on our farm
It ate up old tin cans
When those little goats were born
They came in Ford sedans

Some people say that fleas are black
But I know that ain't so
'Cause Marry had a little lamb
Whose fleece was white as snow

Mary had a little lamb,
so goes the tale of yore.
She loved that little lamb so much,
she passed the plate for more.

I woke up in the morning,
I glanced upon the wall.
The roaches and the bedbugs
were having a game of ball.

The score was six to nothing,
the roaches were ahead.
A bedbug hit a home run
and knocked me out of bed!

The chamber maid came to my bed
Get up you lazy sinner
We need the sheets for table cloths
And it's almost time for dinner

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To try out Jack's new flivver
The car broke down a mile from town
And dumped them in the river.

A doctor fell into a well
and broke his collar bone.
We think that he should tend the sick
and leave the well alone.

A farmer slipped on the old barn roof
when rotten boards gave way,
And as as he fell, he shrugged and said,
'It's time to hit the hay.'

Humpty Dumpty fell right down
and landed on his head,
So, all the horses and the men
had scrambled eggs and bread.



 
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Akela

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:See the B-I-N-G-O song.

We have a leader we all love,
Akela is his name-o.
A-K-E-L-A
A-K-E-L-A
A-K-E-L-A
Akela is his name-o.



 
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Akela's Trail

Intended for:Tiger Scouts, Wolf Scouts, Bear Scouts
Notes:Tune: It's a Small World
Lyrics:It's a world of fun, it's a world of joy,
And a smile comes easy to every boy.
Things that we've learned today,
Lead along Akela's way.
We are Cub Scouts after all.

Chorus:
We are Cub Scouts after all,
To all Cub Scouts send the call.
Show Akela we stand tall,
We are Cub Scouts after all.

When we seek our quest, we will do our best,
On Akela's trail, we will never fail.
Without any doubt's,
We will be loyal Scouts.
We are Cub Scouts after all.
- Chorus




 
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All God's Critters

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:The Tune: (very low, please turn up your sound)
Lyrics:Chorus:
All God's critters got a place in the choir
Some sing lower and some sing higher
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire
And some just clap their hands or paws,
Or anything they got now.

Listen to the bass, it's the one on the bottom
Where the bullfrog croaks and the hippopotamus
Moans and groans with a big t'do
And the old cow just goes moo.

The dogs and the cats they take up the middle
While the honeybee hums and the cricket fiddles,
The donkey brays and the pony neighs
And the old coyote howls.
Chorus

Listen to the top where the little birds sing
On the melodies with the high notes ringing,
The hoot owl hollers over everything
And the jaybird disagrees.

Singin' in the night time, singing in the day,
The little duck quacks, then he's on his way.
The 'possum ain't got much to say
And the porcupine talks to himself.
Chorus

It's a simple song of living sung everywhere
By the ox and the fox and the grizzly bear,
The grumpy alligator the the hawk above,
The sly raccoon and the turtle dove.
Chorus



 
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All the Raindrops

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:If all the raindrops 
Were lemondrops and gumdrops 
Oh, what a rain that would be! 
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide 
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah 
If all the raindrops 
Were lemondrops and gumdrops 
Oh, what a rain that would be! 
 
If all the snowflakes 
Were candy bars and milkshakes 
Oh, what a snow that would be! 
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide 
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah 
If all the snowflakes 
Were candy bars and milkshakes 
Oh, what a snow that would be! 
 
If all the sunbeams 
Were bubblegum and ice cream 
Oh, what a sun that would be! 
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide 
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah 
If all the sunbeams 
Were bubblegum and ice cream 
Oh, what a sun that would be!



 
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All You Etta

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:The Tune (Alouette):  
Fun after dinner for a filler or while doing dishes.
Lyrics:Chorus:
All you etta, think of all you etta,
All you etta think of all you et.

Think of all the [bread] you et,
All the [bread],
All you et,
Ohhhh . . .
- Chorus

(Repeat replacing [bread] with each food you had.)


Ravioli
Chorus:
Ravioli, I like ravioli.
Ravioli, it's the best for me.

Leader: Have I got it on my chin?
All: Yes, you've got it on your chin.
Leader: On my chin?
All: On your chin.
All: Oooooooooh... into Chorus.

(Repeat replacing [chin] with tie, shirt, pants, shoes, stove, tent, ... until tired of it)

Leader: Is it all over?
All: Yes, it's all over.
Leader: GOOD!






 
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America

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From ev'ry mountainside
Let freedom ring.

My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills,
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.

Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees,
Sweet freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathes partake,
Let rocks for silence break,
The sound prolong.

Our fathers' God to Thee,
Author of liberty
To thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright,
With freedom's holy light,
Protect us by thy might,
Great God, our King.




 
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America, the Beautiful

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self the country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for halcyon skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the enameled plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till souls wax fair as earth and air
And music-hearted sea!

O beautiful for pilgrims feet,
Whose stem impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till paths be wrought through
wilds of thought
By pilgrim foot and knee!

O beautiful for glory-tale
Of liberating strife
When once and twice,
for man's avail
Men lavished precious life!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till selfish gain no longer stain
The banner of the free!

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till nobler men keep once again
Thy whiter jubilee!



 
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Announcements

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:Announcements, announcements, announcements!
What a terrible way to die,
A terrible way to die,
A terrible way to be talked to death.
A terrible way to die.

Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(London Bridge)
Make the announcements short and sweet,
Short and sweet,
Short and sweet.
Make the announcemnts short and sweet,
They're so BORING!

Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(Ever Seen a Windmill)
Have you ever seen a windbag,
A windbag, a windbag?
Have you ever seen a windbag?
Well, there's one right now.
Swings this way and that way,
And this way and that way,
Have you ever seen a windbag?
Well there's one RIGHT NOW!

Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(Freres Jaques)
Words of wisdom,
Words of wisdom.
Here they come,
Here they come.
Boring words of wisdom,
Boring words of wisdom.
Dum, dum, dum,
Dum, dum, dum.


Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor)
What do you do with a loud Cubmaster?
What do you do with a loud Cubmaster?
What do you do with a loud Cubmaster,
Early in the evening?

Hit him in the face with a chocolate cream pie!
Hit him in the face with a chocolate cream pie!
Hit him in the face with a chocolate cream pie,
Early in the evening!

Announcements, announcements, announcements!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Throw the announcements overboard and listen to them scream.
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Ha Ha! Fooled you,
I'm a submarine.

Announcements, announcements, announcements!
The man stood up to talk.
He talked real long and hard.
He talked so long I wrote this song,
On the lid of a can of lard!
He's got something to say.
I'm sure it must be good.
But if he talks too long today,
we'll leave its understood.

Announcements, announcements, announcements!
We've got a silly cheer,
That you've just got to hear!
It makes no sense we're sure you know,
The announcements have to GO!




 
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Ants Go Marching

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching one by one, 
The little one stops to suck his thumb 
And they all go marching down to the ground 
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 
 
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching two by two, 
The little one stops to tie his shoe 
And they all go marching down to the ground 
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 
 
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching three by three, 
The little one stops to climb a tree 
And they all go marching down to the ground 
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 
 
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching four by four, 
The little one stops to shut the door 
And they all go marching down to the ground 
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 
 
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching five by five, 
The little one stops to take a dive 
And they all go marching down to the ground 
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 
 
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching six by six, 
The little one stops to pick up sticks 
And they all go marching down to the ground 
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 
 
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching seven by seven, 
The little one stops to pray to heaven 
And they all go marching down to the ground 
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 
 
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching eight by eight, 
The little one stops to shut the gate 
And they all go marching down to the ground 
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 
 
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching nine by nine, 
The little one stops to check the time 
And they all go marching down to the ground 
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 
 
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah 
The ants go marching ten by ten, 
The little one stops to say 'THE END' 
And they all go marching down to the ground 
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!  



 
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Apples and Bananas

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:I like to eat, I like to eat, eight apples and bananas
I like to eat, I like to eat, eight apples and bananas

(Repeat replacing all vowels with the long "a", "e",
"i", "o", "u")
For example:
A lAke tA Ate, A lAke tA Ate, Ate Aapples And bAnAnAs ...




 
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Baby Bumble Bee
A Favorite Song

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:User your leader's name instead of 'my leader' if it fits. Or, 'my counselor', 'Scoutmaster', or other title.
Lyrics:(cup hands carrying bee)
I found at camp a baby bumble bee
Won't my leader be so proud of me?
I found at camp a baby bumble bee...
Ouch! It stung me!

(squish hands together)
I'm squashing up my baby bumble bee
Won't my leader be so proud of me?
I'm squashing up my baby bumble bee...
Ew! What a mess!

(put hand in front of mouth like licking)
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee
Won't my leader be so proud of me?
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee...
Ugh! I feel sick!

(hold stomache and bend over)
I'm barfing up my baby bumble bee
Won't my leader be so proud of me?
I'm barfing up my baby bumble bee...
Oh! Another mess!

(pretend mopping, then stand tall and proud)
I'm mopping up my baby bumble bee
Won't my leader be so proud of me?
I'm mopping up my baby bumble bee...
Hey, leader, aren't you proud of me?

I found at camp a baby bumble bee
(clap loud)I got it before it got me!



 
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Baby Shark

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The fun of this song is in the actions. As the shark gets bigger, so does its mouth you make with your hands and arms.
Lyrics:(shark mouth with hands connected at wrist)
Baby shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Baby shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Baby shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Baby shark

(shark mouth with forearms connected at elbows)
Momma shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Momma shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Momma shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Momma shark

(shark mouth with full arms)
Daddy shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Daddy shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Daddy shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Daddy shark

(same as Daddy, but with fists instead of fingers to look like no teeth)
Grandpa shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Grandpa shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Grandpa shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Grandpa shark

(swimming crawl motion with arms)
Swimmer dude, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Swimmer dude, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Swimmer dude, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Swimmer dude

(hand on top of head like shark fin. Other hand rubbing stomache with hungry look on face.)
Hungry shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Hungry shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Hungry shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Hungry shark

(backcrawl swimming motion with arms)
Swam away, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Swam away, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Swam away, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Swam away

(same backcrawl, with very frantic actions)
Swam too slow, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Swam too slow, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Swam too slow, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Swam too slow

(hop on one leg to beat)
Lost a leg, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Lost a leg, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Lost a leg, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Lost a leg

(hand on head like shark fin. Other hand rubs stomache with a very satisfied look on face.)
Happy shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Happy shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Happy shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Happy shark

(push cellphone numbers to beat)
Call 9-1-1, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Call 9-1-1, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Call 9-1-1, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Call 9-1-1

(make any dieing actions you want. finger across neck, grabbing heart, fainting away,...)
It's too late, Doh-doh, doh, doh
It's too late, Doh-doh, doh, doh
It's too late, Doh-doh, doh, doh
It's too late

(point to your bottom)
That's the end, Doh-doh, doh, doh
That's the end, Doh-doh, doh, doh
That's the end, Doh-doh, doh, doh
That's the end



 
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Battle Hymn of the Republic

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:Mine eyes have seen the glory
of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage
where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He has loosed the fateful lightning
of His terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.

Chorus: Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on

In the beauty of a stable
Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His presence
that transfigures you and me,
And he died to make men holy,
Let us live to make men free;
While God is marching on.
Chorus



Chicken Sandwich
I walk into a restaurant
And this is what I cry:
'I want a chicken sandwich,
Cup of coffee, piece of pie.'
Oh, you will surely hear me
Sing this song until I die!
'I want a chicken sandwich,
Cup of coffee, piece of pie.'



It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E
It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E
There isn't any trouble that won't vanish like a bubble,
If you only take the trouble just to S-M-I-L-E.

It isn't any trouble just to G-R-I-N, grin.

It isn't any trouble just to L-A-U-G-H

It isn't any trouble just to HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!



I went fishing at the lake
With worms and pole and pail,
To catch a fish for supper,
But instead I caught a whale.
I climbed upon his slippery back,
And took myself a ride,
But he swam so fast I slipped right off,
And landed right inside.

Glory, glory hallelujah,
That's a tall tale I told to ya,
Shakes and shivers running through ya,
(Spoken) Here comes another one, worse than the other one.

An astronaut invited me
To take a ride in space.
We blasted off one morning,
For a most unusual place.
We landed on a planet,
After many weeks of flight;
We saw three-headed elephants,
A most unusual sight.

Glory, glory hallelujah
That's a tall tale I told to ya.
Do you believe that it is true, ya?
(Spoken) Well it's not!

I dug a hole to plant a tree
One warm and sunny day.
I dug so deep I couldn't get out
To run and jump and play.
I thought to keep on digging
Was the best thing I could do.
So I made a hole clean through the earth,
And then I fell right through.

Glory, glory hallelujah
That's the last tale I'll tell to ya,
Aren't you glad that I am through, ya?
(Spoken) Thank goodness!!




 
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Battle Hymn Scouting Verses

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:The Weekend
I have seen the sky in darkness, I have seen it in the sun,
I have felt the rain upon me, I’ve enjoyed the snowy fun.
When the weather isn’t cloudy or the wind it doesn’t blow.
It isn’t only raining, it’s the weekend too, you know.
Glory, glory, it’s the weekend!
Glory, glory, it’s the weekend!
I can tell because it’s raining and it’s 42 below,
As we Scouts go marching on.


Ode to a Den Leader
After raising six sweet daughters, I was glad to have a son.
I thought of all the games we'd play, the picnics, hikes and fun.
I thought of how we'd sit and talk for hours when day is done.
Oh, wasn't I the foolish one.

Chorus:
Glory, glory, I'm a leader.
How'd I get to be a leader?
All I ever wanted was to have a little fun
Cub Scouting with my son.

I tried to make excuses and their pleas to ignore.
I said, 'I'm not equipped!' they said, 'Oh, yes you are, what more,
We will train you in the basics and outfit you for the corps.'
And they shoved me out the door.

Chorus

They taught me how to sing a song and how to tie a knot.
They taught me how to do a skit, make puppets on the spot.
They taught me all I'd need to know, at least that's what I thought.
'Til a Cub came in with a snake that he'd caught!

Chorus

The time arrived for hiking, just my Webelos den and me.
They say the woods are full of many sights for you to see.
I know we sure were sights when we were found, eventually.
And I do this all for free.

Chorus

But even though I mumble and I grumble and I pout
And many times I wonder what's the best way to get out.
When all is said and done there really isn't any doubt.
I'm glad to be a scout!

Glory, glory, I'm a leader!
I'm so glad to be a leader!
When all is said and done and then they lay me to my rest,
They'll say I did my best!



 
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Be a Good Scout

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:Be a good Scout, and always wear a smile,
Be a good Scout, be cheerful all the while,
It's the creed, yes indeed, that a Scout must practice gaily.

Help those in need - do a Good Turn daily,
Be a good Scout - be Loyal, Clean and Brave,
Never say die, just let your banner wave,
On your honor, do your best
When they put you to the test.
And always be a good scout.


Deanna Durbin sang this in the 1938 movie "That Certain Age" - View Video



 
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Be Kind to Your Webfooted Friends

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:Be kind to your web-footed friends
For that duck may be somebody's mother,
She lives in a nest in a swamp
Where the weather is always damp.

You may think that this is the end,
Well it is, but to prove we're all liars,
We're going to sing it again,
Only this time we'll sing a little higher.

[Repeat the song but sing it a bit higher. Continue for as many rounds as you can stand.]

Finally, end with:
You may think that this is the end....
Well you're right!


Be kind to your old umbrella,
For some day it may be under the weather.
Be kind to your old pair of shoes,
And they'll keep out the rain and mud.


Be kind to your fur-bearing friends,
For a skunk may be somebody's brother.
Be kind to your friends with the stripes
Including raccoons and snipes.



 
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Beaver Dance

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:This was THE most popular song at camp
Lyrics:Beavers One, Beavers All,  
Let's all do the Beaver crawl!  
(make crawling motions with hands or crawl on ground)  
 
Beavers Two, Beavers Three,  
Let's all climb the Beaver tree!  
(make motion like climbinb a tree)  
 
Beavers Four, Beavers Five,  
Let's all do the Beaver Jive!  
(do hand jive motions)  
 
Beavers Six, Beavers Seven,  
Let's all go to Beaver heaven!  
(do hand prayer, close eyes, and sway)  
 
Beavers Eight, Beavers Nine,  
STOP! - - It's Beaver Time!  
(Do crazy dance and Nah, Nah, Na-nah singing of Hammer Time song)  



 
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Bill Grogan's Goat
A Favorite Song

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:

Leader sings and then everyone repeats at each (*)
Lyrics:Bill Grogan's goat,* was feeling fine.*
Ate three red shirts,* right off the line.*

Bill took a stick,* gave him three whacks,*
And tied him to,* the railroad tracks.*

The whistle blew,* the train grew nigh;*
Bill Grogan's goat,* was doomed to die.*

He gave three moans,* of mortal pain,*
Barfed up those shirts,* and flagged that train.*

The Engineer,* got out to see,*
What in the world,* this thing could be.*

And when he saw,* It was a goat,*
Pulled out his knife,* and cut it's throat.*

Now Billy Goat* is really dead,*
He went to heaven,* without a head.*

And when he got there,* St. Peter said,*
'Dear Billy Goat,* where is your head?'*

I do not know,* I can not tell,*
For all I know,* It just may be ...*

Way down yonder in the paw paw patch.*

(can migrate right into the Paw Paw Patch song)




 
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Billboard Song

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Lyrics:Version 1
As I was walking down the street a billboard caught my eye.
The advertising that was there would make you laugh or cry.
The wind and rain had almost washed that old billboard away.
But the advertising painted there would have that billboard say:

Have a smoke of Coca-Cola. Chew catsup cigarette's.
Watch Lillian Russell wrestle with a box of oysterettes.
Pork and beans will meet tonight in a finish fight.
Hear Chauncey DePeeuw speak upon sapolio tonight.

Bay rum is good for horses; it is the best in town.
Castoria cures the measles, if you pay ten dollars down.
Teeth extracted without pain, a nickel or half a dime.
Ingersolls are selling now, a little behind the times.

Chew Wrigleys for that headache. Eat Campbells for that cough.
There's going to be a swimming bee at the village watering trough.
Buy a case of ginger-ale, it makes the best of broth.
Shinola's good to curl the hair, it will not rub it off!


Version 2
As I was walking down the street one dark and gloomy day
I came upon a billboard and much to my dismay
The sign was torn and tattered from the storm the night before
The wind and rain had done it's work and this is what I saw:

Smoke Coca-Cola cigarettes, chew Wrigley's Spearmint beer,
Ken-L Ration Dog Food keeps your wife's complexion clear
Simonize your baby with a Hershey's candy bar
And Texaco's the beauty cream that's used by all the stars.

So take your next vacation in a brand new Frigidaire
Learn to play the piano in your winter underwear
Doctors say that babies should smoke until they're three
And people over 65 should bathe in Lipton Tea.



 
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BINGO

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-I-N-G-O
(clap)-I-N-G-O
(clap)-I-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O
And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
And Bingo was his name-o.




 
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Boa Constrictor

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Lyrics:I’m being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
I’m being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
I’m being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
And I don’t like it very much.

Oh no, he swallowed by toe.

Oh gee, he’s up to my knee.

Oh fiddle, he’s up to my middle,

Oh heck, he’s up to my neck.

Oh dread, he swallowed my (gurgling, gagging noises)



 
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BoogaLoo

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:(have everyone stand in a circle linking arms around their neighbors' shoulders or waists. everyone stomps their feet loudly as marching in place to the beat.)
(when the leader yells out, everyone else has their heads bowed. They raise their heads to yell out "What's that you say?")

Leader: Let me see your BoogaLoo!
All: What's that you say?
Leader: I say, Let me see your BoogaLoo!
All: What's that you say?
Leader: I say, Let me see your BoogaLoo!
All: What's that you say?
All: (everyone unlinks arms and boogies around ) I say, ooh, ah ah ah, ooh. Ooh, ah ah ah, ooh.

Leader: (to get everyone linked back up and start their feet stomping again) Aaaand, we're marching, we're marching, we're marching, marching, marching.

Leader: Let me see your Frankenstein!
All: What's that you say?
Leader: I say, Let me see your Frankenstein!
All: What's that you say?
Leader: I say, Let me see your Frankenstein!
All: What's that you say?
All: (everyone unlinks arms and walks around like Frankenstein) around ) I say, aaargh, grrr, ... like Frankstein sounds.

Additional Verses:
Let me see your Elephant.
Let me see you Eat Peanut Butter.
Let me see your Grizzly Bear.
Let me see you Kung Fu Fighting.
... more as you can imagine.



 
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Boom Boom Ain't It Great to be Crazy

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:Chorus:
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy? (or Camping, or Scouting, or ...)
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy?
Giddy and foolish the whole day through
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy?

A horse and a flea and three blind mice
Sat on a curbstone shooting dice
The horse he slipped and fell on the flea
'Whoops,' said the flea, 'There's a horse on me!'
- Chorus

Way down South where bananas grow
A grasshopper stepped on an elephant's toe
The elephant cried, with tears in his eyes
'Why don't you pick on someone your own size?'
- Chorus

Way up North where there's ice and snow
There lived a penguin and his name was Joe
He got so tired of black and white
He wore pink pajamas to the dance last night!
- Chorus

Eli, Eli had some socks
A dollar a pair and a nickel a box
The more you wear 'em the better they get
And you put 'em in the water and they don't get wet!
- Chorus

Late last night, I had a real strange dream,
Ate a nine-pound marshmallow my mom gave me,
When I woke up, I knew somethinf was wrong,
I looked around and saw my pillow was gone!
- Chorus




 
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Boom Chicka Boom
A Favorite Song

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:There are always new verses being thought up - please email me with yours Here
Lyrics:(repeat each line after song leader)

I said a Boom Chicka Boom
I said a Boom Chicka Boom
I said a Boom Chicka Rocka Chicka Rocka Chicka Boom
Uh huh
Oh yeah
One more time ______ style.

Janitor Style:
I said a Broom Sweep-a Broom
I said a Broom Sweep-a Broom
I said a Broom Sweep-a Mop-a Sweep-a Mop-a Sweep-a Broom

Valley Girl Style:
I said like boom chicka boom
I said a totally boom chicka boom
I said like boom chicka like rocka chicka like gag me with a spoon

Baseball Style:
I said a boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka rocka hit that softball to the moon.

Barn-yard Style:
I said a moo chicka moo
I said a moo chicka moo
I said a moo chicka watch your step, don't track it in the room.

Race Car Style:
I said a vroom shifta vroom
I said a vroom shifta vroom
I said a vroom shifta grind-a shifta grind-a shifta vroom

Astronaut Style:
I said a moon shoot the moon
I said a moon shoot the moon
I said a moon blast-me shoot-me blast-me shoot-me-to-the-moon

Flower Style:
I said a bloom chicka bloom
I said a bloom chicka bloom
I said a bloom chicka blossom smell those flowers chicka bloom

Parent Style:
I said a boom GO TO YOUR ROOM
I said a boom GO TO YOUR ROOM
I said a boom GO TO YOUR ROOM and don't come out 'til next June.

Cheerleader Style:
I said a Boom-Go-Fight-Boom
I said a Boom-Go-Fight-Boom
I said a Boom Go-Fight-Win Go-Fight-Win Go-Fight-Boom

Taco Bell Style:
I said a bean chicka bean
I said a bean chicka bean
I said a bean and cheese burrito and a nacho supreme.
 
Arnold Schwarznegger Style: (Dana Q. Pack 75 in Long Beach) 
[speak it slowly with a heavy 'Ahnold' accent and shoot a gun on every BOOM] 
Ich spracht Boom Chicka Boom  
Ich spracht Boom Chicka Boom  
Ich spracht Boom Chicka Rocka Chicka Rocka Chicka Boom  
Ah hah  
Oh ja  
Noch ein mal ______ style. 

McDonalds Style:
I said a Big Mac and Fries
I said a Big Mac and Fries
I said a Big Mac and Fries and dont forget to Super Size.

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.

End of the World Style:
I said a Doom Chicka Doom.
I said a Doom Chicka Doom.
I said a Doom Chicka *Huge Explosion Noise* Chicka *Huge Explosion Noise* Chicka Doom.

Homie Style:
I said a grill shiny grill
I said a bling chinga bling
I said a Honda Civic rims a-spinnin' on my Limousine

Fonzie Style:
I said a vroom chicka vroom
I said a vroom chicka vroom
I said a vroom chicka aaaaaaye chicka aaaaaaye chicka vroom

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

Space Style:
I said a space chicka space
I said a space chicka space
I said there's a Pluto there's a Mars there's the Earth and there's the stars

Surfer Style:
I said a dude chicka dude
I said a dude chicka dude
I said a dude chicka wipe out chicka WHOA chicka dude

Conservation Style:
I said a tree hug a tree
I said a tree hug a tree
I said save the whales, save the gas, save the water, hug a tree

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

Bee Style:
I said a Bzzzz chicka Bzzzz
I said a Bzzzz chicka Bzzzz
I said a Bzzzz flower nectar pollen honey chicka Bzzzz



There are other Styles to say the normal lyrics rather than making up other words:
Baby style
Grandpa style - with lips wrapped over teeth
Frankenstein style
Opera Singer
Underwater - wiggle finger over lips




 
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Brother John - multi-lingual

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:Are you sleeping, are you sleeping
Brother John, brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding, ding, dong. Ding, ding, dong.

French:
Frere Jacques, frere Jacques,
Dormez-vous, dormez-vous?
Sonnent les mantines, sonnent les mantines:
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong.

German:
Bruder Jakob, Bruder Jakob,
Schlaefst Du noch, schlaefst Du noch?
Morgenglocken laeuten, Morgenglocken laeuten,
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong.

Spanish:
Fray Felipe, Fray Felipe
Duermes tu, duermes tu?
Toca las companas, toca las companas
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.

Italian:
Fra Giovanni, Fra Giovanni,
Dormi tu, dormi tu?
Suona la campana, suona la campana,
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong.

Danish:
Mester Jakob, mester Jakob
Sover du, sover du?
Hører du ej klokken, hører du ej klokken.
Bim bam bum, bim bam bum.

Finnish:
Yacko Koolta, Yacko Koolta
Herio, herio
Kello yasa soita, kello yasa soita
Pim pom pume, pim pom pume.

Swedish:
Broder Jakob, Broder Jakob,
Sover du, sover du?
Hor du inte klockan. Hor du inte klockan.
Ding, ding, dong. Ding, ding, dong.

Dutch:
Broeder Jacob, Broeder Jacob
Slaapt gij nog, slaapt gij nog
Hoor de klokken luiden, hoor de klokken luiden.
Bim, bam, bom, bim, bam, bom.

Polish:
Panie Janie, Panie Janie
Rano wstań, rano wstań?
Wszystkie dzwony biją, wszystkie dzwony biją
Bim bam bom, bim bam bom.



 
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Buffalo Gals

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:Chorus: Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight?
Come out tonight, Come out tonight?
Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight,
And dance by the light of the moon.

As I was walking down the street,
Down the street, down the street,
A pretty gal I chance to meet
Under the silvery moon.
Chorus

I asked her if she'd stop and talk,
Stop and talk, Stop and talk,
Her feet covered up the whole sidewalk,
She was fair to view.
Chorus

I asked her if she'd have a dance, have a dance, have a dance
I thought that I might get a chance to shake a foot with her
Chorus

I danced with a gal with a hole in her stockin',
And her heel kep' a-rockin' and her toe kep' a-knockin',
I danced with a gal with a hole in her stockin',
And we danced by the light of the moon.
Chorus

I asked her if she'd be my wife,
Be my wife, be my wife
Then I'd be happy all my life,
If she'd marry me.
Chorus



 
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Bug Juice

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune: (On Top of Old Smokey)
Lyrics:At camp with the Boy Scouts,
they gave us a drink.
We thought it was kool-aid
because it was pink.

But the thing that they gave us
would gross out a moose,
for that great-tasting pink drink
was really bug juice.

It looked fresh and fruity
like tasty kool-aid
but the bugs that were in it
were murdered with raid.

We drank it by gallons.
We drank it by tons.
But, then the next morning
we all had the runs.

So if you drink bug juice
and a fly drives you mad
he's just getting even
because you swallowed his dad.



 
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Call a Scout

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune: If You're Happy
Lyrics:When you're down and feeling blue,
Call a Scout.
They will know just what to do,
Call a Scout.
If you're ever in a hurry,
Don't take the time to worry,
All you have to do is shout,
Call a Scout.

If you need a helping hand,
Call a Scout.
They'll take your garbage out,
Call a Scout.
If the traffic that you meet,
Has you scared to cross the street,
They'll be there to help you out,
Call a Scout.

Now the Scouts are always helpful,
Don't you see.
They will lend a helping hand,
To you and me.
For they're wise in what they do.
They are kind and cheerful too.
And they always help you out.
Call a Scout.



 
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Camp

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:The busses that you ride in,
they say are mighty fine.
But when they turn a corner,
they leave the wheels behind.

Chorus:
Hey, Ma, I wanna go
But, they won't let me go
Hey, Ma, I wanna go home!

The leaders that they have here,
they say are mighty fine.
But when you get up closer,
they look like Frankenstein.

The first aid that they give you,
they say is mighty fine.
But if you cut your finger,
you're left with only nine.

The water that they have here,
they say is mighty fine.
But when you try to drink it,
it tastes like turpentine.

The biscuits that they serve you,
they say are mighty fine.
But one rolled off the table
and killed a pal of mine.

The spaghetti that they serve you,
they say is mighty fine.
They rinse it the toilet
and drain it on the line.

The cocoa that they serve you,
they say is mighty fine.
It's good for cuts and bruises
and tastes like iodine.

The tents that you sleep in,
they say are mighty fine,
But whoever said this
has never slept in mine.

The toilets that they have here
are the best that they can get.
Last night my tent mate had to go,
they haven't found him yet.

Campfires that they have here
they say are mighty bright.
You wake up in the morning
and there's not a tree in sight.

The nurses that they have here
they say are mighty fine.
But if you break a finger
they break the other nine.

The girls that they have here
they say are mighty fine.
But they're either under seven
or over ninety-nine.



 
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Camp Granada

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:Hello muddah, hello faddah 
Here I am at Camp Granada 
Camp is very entertaining 
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining. 
 
I went hiking with Joe Spivy.
He developed poison ivy.
You remember Leonard Skinner 
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.
 
All the counselors hate the waiters
And the lake has alligators 
And the head coach wants no sissies 
So he reads to us from something called Ulysses. 
 
Now I don't want this should scare ya 
But my bunkmate has malaria. 
You remember Jeffrey Hardy 
They're about to organize a searching party. 
 
Take me home, oh muddah, fadduh 
Take me home, I hate Granada!
Don't leave me out in the forest 

Where I might get eaten by a bear.

Take me home, I promise I will not make noise,
Or mes the house with other boys.
Oh, please don't make me stay,
I've been here one whole day.

Dearest fadduh, darling muddah,
How's my precious little bruddah?
Let me come home, if you miss me
I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me.
 
Wait a minute, it's stopped hailing. 
Guys are swimming, guys are sailing 
Playing baseball, gee that's bettah 
Muddah, faddah kindly disregard this letter!


Follow On version
 
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh. 
I am back at Camp Granada. 
And I'm writing you this letter 
Just to say my compound fracture's getting better. 
 
No one here knows where my trunk is 
And my bunk is where the skunk is. 
And this year the food's improving 
'Cause the little black things in it are not moving.  
 
Our camp nurse is quite a swimmer.  
She says swimming makes you slimmer. 
Her name's Mrs. Balagreeni. 
Have you ever seen a whale in a bikini? 
 
All our bathrooms have such thin doors. 
Gee, I wish they'd move them indoors. 
We're all tired of Mother Goose here. 
So next Friday night they're having Lenny Bruce here.  
 
Let me stay, oh Muddah, Fadduh. 
Let me stay, I love Granada. 
Every night the camp fire's really keen. 
Oh mom, please send some Ovaltine. 
 
Let me stay, out here in mother nature's land 
And tip-toe through the tulips grand. 
To leave would be a shame. 
Besides, I'd miss the poker game.  
 
Please don't worry, Fadduh, Muddah. 
I'll take care of little brudda. 
He plays ball here and he rows here 
And I hope they teach him how to blow his nose here. 
 
He wakes up at half past six and 
Goes directly to the quick sand. 
He was lonely, now he's better. 
He's like all of us except his bed is wetter.  
 



 
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Can't Get to Heaven

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:Oh, you can't get to Heaven in an old Ford car
'Cause an old Ford car won't get that far

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in a ping pong ball
'Cause a ping pong ball is much too small

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in a limousine
'Cause the Lord ain't got no gasoline

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in a Sabre Jet
'Cause the Lord ain't got no runways yet

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in a Girl Scout's arms
'Cause the Lord don't fall for those feminine charms

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in a rocking chair
'Cause the Lord don't want no lazybones there

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in a wicker chair
'Cause the Lord don't want no baskets there

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in a biscuit tin
'Cause a biscuit tin's got biscuits in

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in an apple tree
'Cause an apple tree's got roots you see

Oh, you can't get to Heaven on roller skates
You'd roll right by them Pearly Gates

You'll never get to heaven in your girlfriend's bra
'Cause your girlfriend's bra can't stretch that far

Oh, you can't get to Heaven on a Honda bike
'Cause you'll get halfway, then you'll have to hike

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in our row boat
'Cause our row boat won't even float.

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in dirty jeans
'Cause heaven's got no washing machines.

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in a Kleenex box
'Cause God don't like no dirty snots.

Oh, you can't get to Heaven on a pair of skis
You'll shuss right through St. Peter's knees.

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in our Leader's pants
'Cause his pants are full of ants

Oh, you can't get to Heaven on water skis
'Cause the angels don't like hairy knees

Oh, you can't get to Heaven with powder and paint
'Cause it makes you look like what you ain't

Oh, you can't get to Heaven in a strapless gown
'Cause that gown thing might fall right down

Oh I want to go to heaven, and I want to do it right
So I'll go up to heaven all dressed in white

Oh one fine day, and it won't be long
You'll look for me, and I'll be gone

And if you get to heaven before I do
Just drill a hole and pull me through

But if I get to heaven before you do
I'll drill a hole and spit on you

Well if I get to heaven, before you do
I'll plug that hole, with shavings and glue

That's all there is, there is no more
St. Peter said, as he shut the door

Oh there's one more thing I forgot to tell
If you don't go to heaven, you'll go to...bed

And that's the end, St. Peter said
As he closed the gates, And went to bed.





 
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Cannibal King

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:The Cannibal King with the big nose ring
Fell in love with the cute young maid
And every night by the pale moonlight
It sounded like this to me...

Ah-rump (kiss kiss), Ah-rump (kiss kiss)
Ah-rump, Ditty-aye-dee-a-a-a
Ah-rump (kiss kiss), Ah-rump (kiss kiss)
Ah-rump, Ditty-aye-dee-a-a-a

As the years went by like one, two, three
Soon there was a family
And every night by the pale moonlight
It sounded like this to me...

Ah-rump ma-ma, Ah-rump, pa-pa
Ah-rump, Ditty-aye-dee-a-a-a
Ah-rump ma-ma, Ah-rump, pa-pa
Ah-rump, Ditty-aye-dee-a-a-a

As the years went by like one, two, three
Soon a bigger family.
And every night by the pale moonlight
It sounded like this to me...

Ah-rump gran-ma, Ah-rump gran-pa
Ah-rump, Ditty-aye-dee-a-a-a
Ah-rump gran-ma, Ah-rump gran-pa
Ah-rump, Ditty-aye-dee-a-a-a

As the years went by like one, two, three
Soon there was no family
And every night by the pale moonlight
It sounded like this to me...

Ah-rump (silent pause), Ah-rump (silent pause)
Ah-rump, Ditty-aye-dee-a-a-a
Ah-rump (silent pause), Ah-rump (silent pause)
Ah-rump, Ditty-aye-dee-a-a-a



 
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CHICKEN

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:Oh, C, that's the way it begins
Oh, H, that's the second letter in
I, I am the third
Oh, C, that's the fourth letter in this word
Oh, K, I'm fillin' in
E, I'm near the end
Oh, C H I C K E N - that am the way to spell Chicken.

Oh, Rufus, Rastus, Johnson Brown
Whatcha gonna do when the rent comes round?
Whatcha gonna say, whatcha gonna pay,
Whatcha gonna do no the judgment day?
Oh, you know, I know, rent means dough.
Landlord'll throw you out in the snow.
Oh, Rufus, Rastus, Johnson Brown
Whatcha gonna go when the rent comes round?



 
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Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:Oh, when I was a camper, I never liked to eat;
the cook put things upon my plate, I'd dump them on his feet;
but then one day he made this soup, I ate it all in bed;
I asked him what he put in it, and this is what he said.

Chorus:
Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes;
monkey legs and buzzard eggs and salamander thighs;
rabbit ears and camel rears and tasty toenail pies;
stir them all together, it's called Sludge Soup Surprise.

I went into the bathroom and stood beside the sink;
I said I'm feeling slightly ill, I think I'd like a drink;
The cook he said, "I've just the thing, I'll get it in a wink;
it's full of lots of protein, and vitamins I think."
- Chorus



 
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Chivalrous Shark

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:Download Tune
Lyrics:Most chivalrous fish of the ocean
To ladies forbearing and mild,
Though his record be dark,
is the man-eating shark,
Who will eat neither woman nor child.

He dines upon seamen and skippers,
And tourists his hunger assuage,
And a fresh cabin boy
will inspire him with joy
If he's past the maturity age.

A doctor, a lawyer, a preacher,
He'll gobble one any fine day,
But the ladies, God bless 'em
He'll only address 'em
Politely and go on his way.

I can readily cite you an instance
Where a lovely young lady of Breem,
Who was tender and sweet
and delicious to eat
Fell into the bay with a scream.

She struggled and flounced in the water,
And signaled in vain for her bar,
And she'd surely been drowned
if she hadn't been found
By a chivalrous man-eating shark.

He bowed in a manner most polished
Thus soothing her impulses wild.
"Don't be frightened," he said,
"I've been properly bred,
And will eat neither woman nor child."

Then her proffered his fin and she took it
Such gallantry none can dispute.
While the passengers cheered
as the vessel they neared
And a broadside was fired in salute.

And they soon stood alongside the vessel,
When a life-saving dinghy was lowered
With the pick of the crew,
And her relatives too
And the mate and the skipper aboard.

So they took her aboard in a jiffy,
And the shark stood attention the while,
Then he raised on his flipper
and ate up the skipper
And went on his way with a smile.

And this shows that the prince of the ocean,
To ladies forbearing and mild,
Though his record be dark
Is the man-eating shark,
Who will eat neither woman nor child.



 
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Clementine

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:
Lyrics:In a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine,
Lived a miner, forty-niner, and his daughter Clementine.

Chorus:
Oh my darling, Oh my darling, Oh my darling Clementine,
You are lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Light she was, and like a fairy, and her shoes were number nine,
Herring boxes without topses, sandals were for Clementine.

Drove she ducklings to the water every morning just at nine,
Hit her foot against a splinter, fell into the foaming brine.

Ruby lips above the water, blowing bubbles soft and fine,
Alas for me! I was no swimmer, so I lost my Clementine.

In a churchyard near the canyon, where the myrtle does entwine,
There grow roses and other posies, fertilized by Clementine.

Then the miner, forty-niner, soon began to peak and pine,
Thought he oughter join his daughter, now he's with his Clementine.

In my dreams she still does haunt me, robed in garments soaked in brine,
While in life I used to hug her, now she's dead I draw the line.

How I missed her, how I missed her, how I missed my Clementine,
Until I kissed her little sister, and forgot my Clementine.

Now you Scouts all heed my warning in this tragic tale of mine,
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation would have saved my Clementine.



 
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Climbing up Sunshine Mountain

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Lyrics:We’re climbing up Sunshine Mountain (climbing actions)
Where the little breezes blow (make blowing noises with hand around mouth)
We’re climbing up Sunshine Mountain (climbing actions)
Faces all a glow (make actions to cool down face with hands)
Turn your back on all your troubles (turn around)
Reach up to the sky (stretch arms above head reaching for sky)
We’re climbing up Sunshine Mountain (climbing actions)
You and I, You and I (point to yourself then to someone not currently singing)

(When you have gone through the song on your own, the scout that you pointed to sings with you. Then, you each point to another so 4 are singing, then 8, ... until everyone sings it once.)



 
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Coming of the Frogs

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic
Lyrics:Mine eyes have seen the horror
of the coming of the frogs.
They are sneaking thru the swamps
and they are lurking in the logs.
You can hear their mournful croaking
through the early morning fog.
The frogs keep hopping on.

Chorus:
Ribbet, ribbet, ribbet, croak, croak.
Ribbet, ribbet, ribbet, croak, croak.
Ribbet, ribbet, ribbet, croak, croak.
The frogs keep hopping on.

The frogs have grown in numbers
and their croaking fills the air.
There's no place to escape
because the frogs are everywhere.
They've eaten all the flies
and now they're hungry as a bear.
The frogs keep hopping on.
(Chorus)

They've hopped into the living room
and headed down the hall.
They've have trapped me in the corner
and my back's against the wall.
And when I opened up my mouth
to give a warning call,
This was all I heard.
(Chorus)



 
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Crazy Moose

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:(audience repeats after leader)

There was a crazy moose (there was a crazy moose)
Who liked to drink a lot of juice (who liked to drink a lot of juice)
There was a crazy moose (there was a crazy moose)
Who liked to drink a lot of juice (who liked to drink a lot of juice)

Chorus
Singing way-oh, way oh (singing way-oh, way-oh)
Way-up, way-up, way-up way-up (way-up, way-up, way-up, way-up)
Way oh, way oh (way oh, way oh)
Way-up, way-up, way-up, way-up (way-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 spilled some in his hair.

Now he’s a sticky moose.
A moose covered in juice.

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.
Singing glug-glug-glug-glug

Now let's all count to five.
Fred the moose is back alive.



 
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Cub Scouts Whistle While They Work

Intended for:Tiger Scouts, Wolf Scouts, Bear Scouts
Notes:Tune: Whistle While You Work
Lyrics:Cub Scouts whistle while they work!
(whistle)
They pitch right in, and laugh, and grin,
And whistle while they work.

Cub Scouts hum a merry tune!
(hum)
They hum all day at work and play,
They hum a merry tune.

Before they join the Scouts,
They have to know the rule,
Of being courteous and kind
In both their home and school.

Cub Scouts whistle while they work!
(whistle)
They do their bit, they never quit,
Cub Scouts whistle while they work.




 
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Daniel Boone

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:Daniel Boone was a man, 
Yes, a big man! 
With an eye like an eagle 
And as tall as a mountain was he! 
 
Daniel Boone was a man, 
Yes, a big man! 
He was brave, he was fearless 
And as tough as a mighty oak tree! 
 
From the coonskin cap on the top of ol' Dan 
To the heel of his rawhide shoe; 
The rippin'est, roarin'est, fightin'est man 
The frontier ever knew! 
 
Daniel Boone was a man, 
Yes, a big man! 
And he fought for America 
To make all Americans free! 
 
What a Boone, what a do-er, 
What a dream come-er true-er was he! 
 



 
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Davy Crockett

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:Born on a mountain top in Tennessee
Greenest state in the Land of the Free
Raised in the woods so's he knew every tree
Kilt him a b'ar when he was only three.
Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier!

In eighteen thirteen the Creeks uprose
Addin' redskin arrows to the country's woes
Now, Injun fightin' is somethin' he knows
So he shoulders his rifle an' off he goes.
Davy, Davy Crockett, The man who don't know fear!

Off through the woods he's a marchin' along
Makin' up yarns an' a singin' a song
Itchin' for fightin' and rightin' a wrong
He's ringy as a b'ar and twice as strong.
Davy, Davy Crockett, The buckskin buccaneer!

Andy Jackson is our general's name
His reg'lar soldiers we'll put to shame
Them redskin varmints us volunteers'll tame
'Cause we got the guns with the sure-fire aim.
Davy, Davy Crockett, The champion of us all!

Headed back to war from the ol' home place
But Red Stick was leadin' a merry chase
Fightin' and burnin' at a devil's pace
South to the swamps on the Florida Trace.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Trackin' the redskins down!

Fought single-handed through the Injun War
Till the Creeks was whipped an' peace was in store
And while he was handlin' this risky chore
Made hisself a legend for evermore.
Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier!

He give his word and he give his hand
That his Injun friends could keep their land
And the rest of his life he took the stand
That justice was due every redskin band.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Holdin' his promise dear!

Home fer the winter with his family,
Happy as squirrels in the ol' gum tree,
Bein' the father he wanted to be,
Close to his boys as the pod and the pea.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Holdin' his young 'uns dear!

But the ice went out and the warm winds came
And the meltin' snow showed tracks of game
And the flowers of Spring filled the woods with flame
And all of a sudden life got too tame.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Headin' on West again!

Off through the woods we're ridin' along
Makin' up yarns and singin' a song
He's ringy as a b'ar and twice as strong
And knows he's right 'cause he ain't often wrong.
Davy, Davy Crockett, The man who don't know fear!

Lookin' fer a place where the air smells clean
Where the trees is tall and the grass is green
Where the fish is fat in an untouched stream
And the teamin' woods is a hunter's dream.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Lookin' fer Paradise!

Now he'd lost his love an his grief was gall
In his heart he wanted to leave it all
And lose himself in the forests tall
But he answered instead his country's call.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Beginnin' his campaign!

Needin' his help they didn't vote blind
They put in Davy 'cause he was their kind
Sent up to Nashville the best they could find
A fightin' Spirit and a thinkin' mind.
Davy, Davy Crockett, The man who don't know fear!

The votes were counted and he won hands down
So they sent him off to Washin'ton town
With his best dress suit still his buckskins brown
A livin' legend of growin' reknown.
Davy, Davy Crockett, The Canebrake Congressman!

He went off to Congress and served a spell
Fixin' up the Gover'ment and laws as well
Took over Washin'ton so we heared tell
And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Seein' his duty clear!

Him and his jokes travelled all through the land
And his speeches made him friends to beat the band
His politickin' was their favorite brand
And everyone wanted to shake his hand.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Helpin' his legend grow!

He knew when he spoke he sounded the knell
Of his hopes for White House and fame as well
But he spoke out strong so hist'ry books tell
And patched up the crack In the liberty Bell.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Seein' his duty clear!

When he come home his politickin' done
The western march had just begun
So he packed his gear and his trusty gun
And lit out grinnin' to follow the sun.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Leadin' the pioneer!

He heard of Houston and Austin and so
To the Texas plains he jest had to go
Where freedom was fightin' another foe
And they needed him at the Alamo.
Davy, Davy Crockett, The man who don't know fear!

His land is biggest and his land is best
From grassy plains to the mountain crest
He's ahead of us all meetin' the test
Followin' his legend into the West.
Davy Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier!



 
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Day-O

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:Hear It 
 
Chorus
Day-o, me say day-o 
Daylight come and me wanna go home, 
Day-o, me say day-o 
Daylight come and me wanna go home. 
 
Work all night 'til the mornin' come, 
Daylight come and me wanna go home, 
Stack banana 'til the mornin' come, 
Daylight come and me wanna go home. 
 
Come mister tally man, tally me banana, 
Daylight come and me wanna go home, 
Come mister tally man, tally me banana, 
Daylight come and me wanna go home. 
Chorus 
 
A beautiful bunch o' ripe bananas, 
Daylight come and me wanna go home, 
Lift six hand, seven hand, eight hand bunch, 
Daylight come and me wanna go home. 
 
Come mister tally man, tally me banana, 
Daylight come and me wanna go home, 
Come mister tally man, tally me banana, 
Daylight come and me wanna go home. 
Chorus 
 
Day-o, me say day-o, 
Daylight come and me wanna go home. 
 



Day Old Bakery
Chorus:
Day-o, me say day-o
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.
Day-o, me say day-o
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.

Year old Twinkies still look fresh.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.
But if you eat 'em you get a rash.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.

Stay away from the cream-filled stuff.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.
See some green stuff, just cut it off.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.

Noon to six it's 2 for 1.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.
A chocolate doughnut and a Cinnabun.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.

Donuts stale but the coffee’s hot!
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.
I'll share the cup that I just bought.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.

Apple fritters, they slide right down.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.
They taste as good, second time around.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.

Eat the donuts the cops won't buy.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.
Jelly-filled ones bounce real high.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.

Come Mr. Baker Man, bake me some doughnuts.
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.
Day-o, me say day-o
Day Old Bakery's the one for me.




 
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Deep in the Heart of Cub Scouts

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:The Tune: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Lyrics:Where Tigers growl,
And Wolf cubs howl,
Deep in the heart of Cub Scouts.

Where big Bears tramp,
And Webelos camp,
Deep in the heart of Cub Scouts.

Where Den Leaders walk,
And Cubmasters talk,
Deep in the heart of Cub Scouts.

The Blue and Gold,
Stands big and bold,
Deep in the heart of Cub Scouts.


The stars at night,
are big and bright,
deep in the heart of Texas.

The prairie sky
is wide and high,
deep in the heart of Texas.

The sage in bloom
is like perfume,
deep in the heart of Texas.

Reminds me of,
the one I love,
deep in the heart of Texas.

The coyotes wail,
along the trail,
deep in the heart of Texas.

The rabbits rush,
around the brush,
deep in the heart of Texas.

The cowboys cry,
"Ki-yip-pee-yi,"
deep in the heart of Texas.

The dogies bawl,
and bawl and bawl,
deep in the heart of Texas.



 
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Dixie

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:I wish I was in the land of Cotton
Old times there are not forgotten
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land

In Dixie Land where I was born in
early on one frosty morning'
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land

Chorus
Then I wish I was in Dixie
Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie Land
I'll take my stand
To live and die in Dixie
Away! Away! Away!
Down South in Dixie.
Away! Away! Away!
Down South in Dixie.

Ole Missus marry "will the weaver"
Willum was a gay deceiver
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land
But when he put his arm around er,
He smiled fierce as a forty pounder,
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land

His face was sharp as a butcher's cleaver
But that did not seem to grieve 'er
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land
Ole Missus acted the foolish part
And died for a man that broke her heart
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land

Now here's a health to the next ole Missus
An' all the gals that want to kiss us;
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land
But if you want to drive 'way sorrow
Come and hear this song tomorrow
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land

There's buckwheat cakes and Injun batter,
Makes you fat or a little fatter;
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land
Then hoe it down and scratch your gravel,
To Dixie's Land I'm bound to travel,
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land



 
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Do Your Ears Hang Low

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Lyrics:Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them over your shoulder like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

Do your ears hang high?
Do they reach up to the sky?
Do they droop when they're wet?
Do they stiffen when they're dry?
Can you semaphore your neighbor with a mimimum of labor?
Do your ears hang high?

Do your ears hang 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 hang wide?

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 hang askew?
Can you use one stirring stew,
while the other’s picking berries,
or making mountain dew?
Can you hold an elevator,
while you signal to a waiter?
Do your ears hang askew?

Do your ears fall off?
When you give a great big cough?
Do they lie there on the ground?
Or bounce up at every sound?
Can you stick them in your pocket like little Davy Crockett?
Do your ears fall off?

Do your eyeballs droop?
Do they wobble in your soup?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a loop?
Can you throw them o’er your shoulder,
Like a continental soldier?
Do your eyeballs droop?

Does your nose hang down?
Does it drag upon the ground?
Can you tie it in a knot?
Can you tie it in a crown?
Can you throw it over your shoulder,
Like a continental soldier?
Does your nose hang down?

Do your eyes bug out?
Do they roll around your snout?
Do you go cross-eyed,
When you’re looking for a trout?
Can you see your image clearer,
Without looking in the mirror?
Do your eyes bug out?




 
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Dog Bean

Intended for:All Scouts
Preparation:Have at least one accomplice that has a dog name ready.
Notes:You should pronounce 'been' formally like 'bean'.
If you start with less obvious names and work towards the obvious, it may take new guys longer to figure out the joke.
Lyrics:My dog Rover likes to roam
One day Rover left his home
He came back, nice and clean
Where oh where had Rover been?
Rover been, Rover been
Where oh where had Rover been?

[Say this part]
Hey, Joe! (or Bob or Larry or ...)
Yeah?
Do you have a dog?
Yeah!
What's your dog's name?
Jelly!

Joe's dog Jelly likes to roam
One day Jelly left his home
He came back, nice and clean
Where oh where had Jelly bean?
Jelly bean, Jelly bean
Where oh where had Jelly bean?

[Continue asking for other dog names]
Other verses:
Jumping, Mister, Navy, Kidney, Garbanzo, Lima, Coffee




 
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Down By the Bay

Intended for:Tiger Scouts, Wolf Scouts, Bear Scouts
Lyrics:Chorus:
Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...

Did you ever see a moose, kissing a goose,
Down by the bay?
Chorus

Did you ever see a whale, with a polka dot tail,
Down by the bay?
Chorus

Did you ever see a fly, wearing a tie,
Down by the bay?
Chorus

Did you ever see a bear, combing his hair,
Down by the bay?
Chorus

Did you ever see llamas, eating their pajamas,
Down by the bay?
Chorus

Did you ever see an octopus, dancing with a platypus,
Down by the bay?
Chorus

Did you ever have a time, when you couldn't make a rhyme,
Down by the bay?




 
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Drunken Sailor

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:What do you do with a drunken sailor?
What do you do with a drunken sailor?
What do you do with a drunken sailor?
Early in the morning?

Chorus:
Way, hay up she rises,
Way, hay, up she rises,
Way, hay, up she rises,
Early in the morning!

Verses:
Put him in the scuppers with the hose pipe on him.

Hoist him aboard with a running bowline.

Put him in the brig until he's sober.

Make him turn to at shining bright work.

Put him in a boat and row him over.

Hoist him up to the topsail yardarm.

Give 'im a taste of the bosun's rope-end.

Take 'im and shake 'im and try an' wake 'im.

Soak 'im in oil till he sprouts a flipper.

Shave his belly with a rusty razor.

That's what you do with a drunken sailor.





What do you do with a sleepy camper,
What do you do with a sleepy camper,
What do you do with a sleepy camper,
Early in the morning?

Chorus
Way, hey late ye risers
Way, hey late ye risers
Way, hey late ye risers
Early in the morning.

Throw him the lake with his pants on backwards.
Throw him the lake with his pants on backwards.
Throw him the lake with his pants on backwards.
Early in the morning.
Chorus

Hit him in the face with a sopping beachtowel.
Hit him in the face with a sopping beachtowel.
Hit him in the face with a sopping beachtowel.
Early in the morning.
Chorus

Put him into bed an hour sooner.
Put him into bed an hour sooner.
Put him into bed an hour sooner.
Early in the morning.
Chorus



 
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Eddie Koochie Catchinary

Intended for:All Scouts
Lyrics:Chorus:
Eddie Koochie Catchinary Toesinary Moesinary Sammy Gammy Wacky Brown
WHO?
Eddie Koochie Catchinary Toesinary Moesinary Sammy Gammy Wacky Brown
Fell into the well,
Fell into the well,
Fell into the deep dark well.

Susie Jones was milking in the barn
Saw him fall and ran inside to tell her mom that...
- Chorus

Susie's Mom was Baking Cracklin Bread
Called old Joe and told him that her Susie said that...
- Chorus

Then Old Joe he laid his plow aside
Grabbed his cane and hobbled into town and cried that...
- Chorus

To the well everybody came
What a shame it took so long to say his name that...
Eddie Koochie Catchinary Toesinary Moesinary Sammy Gammy Wacky Brown
WHO?
Eddie Koochie Catchinary Toesinary Moesinary Sammy Gammy Wacky Brown -
DROWNED!




 
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Erik the Viking

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:The Tune: (Mr. Ed)
Lyrics:A Norse is a Norse of course, of course,
But who's ever heard of a snoring Norse,
Unless, of course, that snoring Norse is
That viking, Erik the Red.

Go right to the source and ask a Norse
If he ever rode on a viking horse.
A member of the Viking force
Is the famous Erik the Red.

Vikings like to sail around to pass the time of day.
But Erik the Red will always sail after his old beard turns gray.

A Norse is a Norse, of course,
And the loudest of all the snoring Norse
Is the famous Norse who looks like a horse,
The famous, Erik the Red.




Mr. Ed
A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
and no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed.

Go right to the source and ask the horse
he'll give you the answer that you'll endorse.
He's always on a steady course.
Talk to Mr. Ed

People yakkity yak a streak and waste your time of day
But Mister Ed will never speak unless he has something to say.

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
and this one'll talk 'til his voice is hoarse.
You never heard of a talking horse?
Well listen to this.
'I am Mister Ed.'



 
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Everywhere We Go

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:(Leader sings a line and all repeat)

Everywhere we go-o
Pe-ople want to know-o
Who we a-are
And where we come from
So we tell them
We're from [name of town]
Mighty, mighty [town]
And if they can't hear us
We sing a little louder

(Repeat, get louder each time until you reach your limit)

...
And if they can't hear us
They must be DEAF!!!!


An alternate version:
Everywhere we go-o
Pe-ople want to know-o
Who we a-are
And, So we tell them
We're the [name of group]
Mighty, mighty [group]
And if they can't hear us
We sing a little louder




 
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Fee Fly
A Favorite Song

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:Just repeat each line after the leader. Each time through going faster and louder.
Lyrics:Fee.
Fee Fly.
Fee fly Flow.
Kum a lotta, kum a lotta, kum a lotta vee sta.
Oh no, no not the vee sta.
Hex a meeny hex a meeny oh walla walla meeny Des a meeny heya meeny oh walla wa.
Be bill oaten scoten bo bo be de dotten.
Bo bo be de dotten.
Bo bo be de dotten.
Shhhhhhhhh




Another version...

Flee.
Flee Fly.
Flee Fly Mosquito.
Calamine, Calamine, Calamine Lotion.
Oh no, no no not the lotion.
Itchy, itchy, scratchy, scratch
Ooh, I got one down my backy.
Ick went the Bug when I sprayed him with the Spray
Can.
Shhhhhh!!




Another version...

Dog.
Dog Cat.
Dog Cat Mouse.
Froggie!!!
Itsy bitsy, teenie weenie, little-bitty Froggie!
Jump, jump, jump Little Froggie
Gather up all the little wormies and spiders.
Wormies and spiders, scrum-didili-icious.
Ribbit Ribbit Ribbit Ribbit Croak
Shhhhhh!!





Another version...


Cheese.
Cheese Sauce.
Anchovies.
Pizza!
Eatta Lotta, Eatta Lotta, Eatta Lotta Pizza.
Oh No, Don't Drop The Pizza.
If You Drop The Pizza Nobody Eatza.
Pepperoni sausage, scrump-didili-icious!
Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Belch!



Another version...

Vee.
Vee vi.
Vee vi vo.
Vista.
Cumallotta cumallotta cumallotta Vista.
Ah na na na na na vista.
Esseemeenie desseemeenie, koala walla meenie.
Yip bap biddildee bang Ting tang tung, oh yea!



 
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Finest Pack of Cub Scouts

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:The Tune: (Yellow Rose of Texas)
Lyrics:We're the finest Pack of Cub Scouts,
That you have ever seen.
We're loyal and we're honest,
We're never rude or mean.
We're proud to wear our uniform,
We like the Gold and Blue.
You know that you can count on us,
To live our Promise true.

We follow our Akela,
We always do our best.
We work on our advancement,
We rarely stop to rest.
We learn while earning badges,
Cub Scouts know more than most.
We learn to be good citizens,
About that we can boast.

We love our God and country,
We respect our fellow man.
We're busy doing good turns,
We help each time we can.
We're proud to be Americans,
We fly our flag to show
Our land is free for you and me
To live and learn and grow.




 
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Food

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune: The Gang's All Here (just the chorus which comes about 35 seconds into the music)
Lyrics:Soup, soup, we all want soup,
Tip your bowl and drain it,
Let your whiskers strain it,
Hark, hark, that funny noise,
Listening to the gurgling, boys.

Meat, meat, we must have meat,
Fresh and juicy cow meat,
Ham and pickled pigs feet,
Veal, lamb and pork chops too,
Any kind of meat will do.

Fish, fish, we all want fish,
Fish that isn't bony,
Nor a little phony.
Fresh fish, we won't eat stale,
Any kind of fish but whale.

Pie, pie, we all want pie,
Apple, peach and cherry,
Cheese and huckleberry,
Mince pie is very fine.
That's the way that we boys dine!



 
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Found a Peanut

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:Tune: (Clementine)
Lyrics:Found a peanut, found a peanut,
found a peanut just now.
Just now I found a peanut,
found a peanut just now.

It was rotten, it was rotten,
it was rotten just now.
Just now it was rotten,
it was rotten just now.

Additional verses...:
Ate it anyway
Got a stomachache
Called the doctor
Had surgery
Died anyway
Went to Heaven
Forgot my teddy bear
Went after it
Back in Heaven
Kicked an angel
Went the other way
Found a peanut
Threw it away



 
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Frankenstein

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:Tune: (Clementine)
Lyrics:In a castle, on a mountain,
Near the dark and murky Rhine.
Dwelt a doctor, the concoctor,
Of the monster, Frankenstein.

Chorus
Oh my monster, oh my monster,
Oh my monster, Frankenstein.
You were built to last forever,
Dreadful scary Frankenstein.

In a graveyard, near the castle,
Where the sun refused to shine,
He found noses and some toeses
For his monster Frankenstein.
Chorus

So he took them and he built him,
From the pieces he did find.
And with lightning he animated
The scary monster Frankenstein.
Chorus

Scared the townsfolk, scared the Police,
Scared the kids did Frankenstein,
Til with torches, they did chase him,
To the castle by the Rhine.
Chorus




 
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Fried Ham

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Lyrics:Fried ham, fried ham
Cheese and bologna
And after the macaroni
We’ll have onions, pickles and pretzels
And then we’ll have some more fried ham,
Fried ham, fried ham!

Same song, second verse, English accent little bit worse ...
Same song, third verse, Southern accent little bit worse ...
Same song, fourth verse, Opera style little bit worse ...
Same song, fifth verse, Robot style little bit worse ...
Same song, sixth verse, Tongue stuck to teeth little bit worse ...
and on and on and on ...



 
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Ghost Chickens in the Sky

Intended for:All Scouts
Preparation:Nothing really needed at all, but we had some action during each chorus with 'chickens' (wearing disposable rubber gloves like swim caps) and a farmer (with a cardboard cut out axe) chasing each other around. Also if someone knows the guitar chords for the original song it adds a lot to have the accompaniment
Notes:The Tune: (Ghost Riders in the Sky)
Lyrics:A chicken farmer went out one dark and dreary day, 
He stopped to sit beside the coup to break along his way, 
When all at once a rotten egg hit him in the eye, 
It was a sight he dreaded...Ghost Chickens in the sky. 
 
(Chorus) 
Bawk, bawk bawk bawwwwwkk, 
Bawk, bawk bawk bawwwwwkk, 
Ghost Chickens in the sky 
 
The farmer had raised chickens since he was twenty-four 
Been workin' for the Colonel some thirty years or more 
Raisin' all thise chickens then sending them to fry 
Now they want revenge... Those chickens in the sky.  
(Chorus) 
 
Their beaks were black and shiny, their eyes a burnin' red, 
They had no meat or feathers, these chickens all were dead. 
They picked the farmer up and he died by the claw. 
They cooked him extra crispy...and ate him with coleslaw. 
(Chorus - repeat last line)



Ghost Riders in the Sky

An old cowpoke went rdin' out one dark and windy day.
Upon a ridge, he rested as he went along his way.
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw,
A-plowing through the ragged sky and up a cloudy draw.

Yipppie aye-aaa
Yippie aye-ooh
Ghost riders in the sky.

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel.
Their horns were black and shining and their hot breath he could feel.
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky.
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry.
Yippie-aye-aaa
Yippie-aye-ooh
Ghost riders in the sky.

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat.
They're riding hard to catch that herd, but they ain't caught 'em yet.
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky,
On horses snorting fire as they ride hard hear them cry.
Yippie-aye-aaa
Yippie-aye-ooh
Ghost riders in the sky.

As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name.
"If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range,
Then, cowboy, change your ways today or with us you will ride.
A-trying to catch the devil's herd across these endless skies."
Yippie-aye-aaa
Yippie-aye-ooh
Ghost riders in the sky.




 
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Gilligan's Island

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:Tune:
Lyrics:Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
a tale of a fateful trip.
That started from this tropic port,
aboard this tiny ship.

The mate was a mighty sailing man,
the skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day,
for a three hour tour.
a three hour tour.

The weather started getting rough,
the tiny ship was tossed.
If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
the Minnow would be lost,
the Minnow would be lost.

The ship took ground on the shore of this
uncharted desert isle,
with Giligan, the skipper too,
The millionaire, and his wife,
The movie star,
The professor, and MaryAnn,
here on Gilligan's Isle.

So this is the tale of our castaways,
they're here for a long, long time.
They'll have to make the best of things,
it's an uphill climb.

The first mate, and his skipper too,
will do their very best
to make the others comfortable
in this tropic island nest.

No Phones, No lights, No Motorcars,
Not a single luxury.
Like Robinson Crusoe
It's primitive as can be.

So join us here each week, my friend,
you're sure to get a smile,
from seven stranded castaways,
Here on Gilligan's Isle!



 
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Ging Gang Goolee

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:Tune:
Lyrics:Ging Gang Goolee, Goolee,
Goolee, Goolee Watcha
Ging Gang Goo Ging Gang Goo
Ging Gang Goolee, Goolee,
Goolee, Goolee Watcha
Ging Gang Goo Ging Gang Goo

Hayla, Hayla Shayla, Hayla Shayla Hayla Ho-o-o!
Hayla, Hayla Shayla Hayla Shayla Hayla Ho-o-o!
Shalawally hallway shalawally shalawally!
Oompah, Oompah, Oompah, Oompah!



 
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Go Bananas

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Lyrics:Bananas unite! (place hands together straight up over head)
Bananas split! (open arms and place at sides)
Pick bananas, pick, pick bananas (reach up and pick bananas from a tree)
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas (peel a banana in your hand)
Smash bananas, smash, smash bananas (clap hands)
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas (stuff banana in mouth and sing with mouth full)
Go bananas, go, go bananas! (do a crazy dance)



 
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God Bless America

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune:
Lyrics:God bless America, land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her,
Through the night, with a light from above.

From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam.
God bless America, my home sweet home.

God bless America, my home sweet home.





 
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God Bless My Underwear

Intended for:All Scouts
Notes:The Tune: (God Bless America)
Lyrics:God bless my underwear, my only pair.
Stand beside them, and guide them,
Through the rips, through the holes, through the tears.
From the washer, to the dryer, to my backpack, to my rear.
God bless my underwear, my only pair.
God bless my underwear, or I'll be bare.

God bless my underwear
That I wear down there.
I outgrow them, then throw them,
Those who wear them will never be square
When the bully, gives a wedgie
Pray that they won’t ever tear
God bless my underwear, my only pair.
God bless my underwear, or I’ll need to share.



 
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Goin' On a Lion Hunt

Intended for:Cub Scouts
Notes:Audience repeats each line afte leader.
Lyrics:Chorus:
Goin' on a lion hunt.
Got me a gun.
I'm not afraid.
Look, what's up ahead?

A Gate!
Can't go over it.
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
Gotta go through it.
[Make creaking sound and open gate with hand]
- Chorus

Tall Grass!
Can't go over it.
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
Gotta go through it.
[Push grass out of the way with hands]
- Chorus

A River!
Can't go over it.
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
Gotta swim through it.
[swimming motion]
- Chorus

A Tree!
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
Can't go through it.
Gotta climb over it.
[Climbing motions]
- Chorus

Quicksand!
Can't go over it.
Can't go under it.
Can't go trhough it.
Gotta walk around it.
[carefully side-step around a large area]
- Chorus

A Mountain!
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
Can't go through it.
Gotta hike over it.
[hike uphill]
- Chorus

A Cave!
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
Can't go over it.
Gotta go through it.
[hold a light out in front and walk forward]
- Chorus

Spiderwebs!
Can't go around it.
Can't go through it.
Can't go over it.
Gotta go under it.
[scrunch down protecting head with hands]
- Chorus

Spiderwebs!
Can't go around it.
Can't go through it.
Can't go over it.
Gotta go under it.
[scrunch down protecting head with hands]
- Chorus

Bushy Tail!
Big Eyes!
Bigger Teeth!
Bigger Roar!
A Lion!!!
Let's get out of here -
[leader yells out the obstacle and everyone quickly does the actions]
Spiderwebs! - under the spiderwebs,
Cave! - out of the cave,
Mountain! - over the mountain,
Quicksand! - around the quicksand,
Tree! - over the tree,
River! - through the river,
Grass! - through the grass,
Gate! - through the gate.

Whew, we made it!



 
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