Song Title Song Lyrics Song Type
Agalena Fagalena

Chorus: Agalena Fagalena oakatoka wockatocka ockatocka woka was her name, what a shame.

1st Verse: She had seven hairs in the middle of her head, three were alive and four were dead oh,

(chorus)

2nd Verse: She had two eyes in the middle of her head, one was green and the other was red, oh,

(chorus)

3rd Verse: She had two teeth in the middle of her mouth, one pointed north and the other pointed south oh,

(chorus)

4th Verse: She had two bazonks in the middle of her chest, one pointed east and the other pointed west oh,

(chorus)

5th Verse: She had two navals in the middle of her belly, one filled with peanut butter, the other filled with jelly oh,

(chorus)

 

Fast
All Night, All Day

Chorus:

All night, all day, angels watching over me my Lord.

All night, all day, angels watching over me.

1st verse:

Now I lay me down to sleep, angels watching over me my Lord.

Pray the Lord my soul to keep, angels watching over me. (chorus)

2nd verse:

If I die before I wake, angels watching over me my Lord.

Pray the Lord my soul to take, angels watching over me. (chorus)

3rd verse:

Thy love go with me all night, angels watching over me my Lord.

Wake me with the morning light, angels watching over me. (chorus)

 

Slow
Allelu

Chorus: Allelu, Allelu; everybody sing Allelu, for the Lord has risen it is true, everybody sing Allelu.

1st Verse: God said He would send his son, Allelu, Allelu. So salvation would be won, Alleluia.

(chorus)

2nd Verse: Christ was born in Bethlehem, Allelu, Allelu. So that man would live again, Alleluia.

(chorus)
3rd Verse: Thirty years He walked in the land, Allelu, Allelu. To all in need He lent His hand, Alleluia.

(chorus)

4th Verse: On the hardwood of the cross, Allelu, Allelu. He suffered and He died for us, Alleluia.

(chorus)

5th Verse: On the third day He did rise, Allelu, Allelu. Now He lives no more to die, Alleluia.

(chorus)

6th Verse: Now we too can live anew, Allelu, Allelu. Live in him need all we do, Alleluia.

 

Fast
Alouette

Alouette, gentile alouette, alouette, jete plumerai.  Jete plumarai la tete, jete plumarai la tete. Et la tete, et la tete. Oh!

 

Fast
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace!  How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me

I once was lost, but now I’m found,  was blind, but now I see.

Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved;

How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come;

Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.

When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun,

We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise, than when we first begun.

Amazing Grace has set me free, to touch, to taste, to feel;

The wonders of accepting love, have made me whole and real.

 

Slow
Amen

A-men

A-men

Amen, Amen, Amen

 

Graces
America

[This song is sung in a round with all three verses at once.]

America, America, shall I tell you how I feel?

You have given all your graces, I love you so.

Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose, will I ever see thee wed?

I will marry at thy will sire, at thy will.

Love, love, love, love, the gospel in one word is love.

Love your neighbor as your brother/sister, I love you so.

 

Slow
America The Beautiful

Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. For purple mountain’s majesty, above the fruited plain. America, America, God shed his grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.

 

Slow
An Austrian Went Yodeling

Verse: An Austrian went yodeling on a mountain top high, when along came a coo coo bird, interrupting his cry. (chorus)
Chorus: Oooh-laaaay-aaaah, oh de lay kee kee ah, oh de lay coo coo. (Repeat this verse and add on according to the following):
• 2 coo coo birds (COO,COO)
• 3 coo coo birds (COO,COO,COO)
• avalanche (SWISH)
• grizzly bear (RAHR)
• counselor (QUIET!)
• camper (Do we have to?)
• SDP (11:30 already?)

 

Fast
Auld Lang Syne / I Understand

 [Sung together: Auld Lang Syne is begun first, with I Understand beginning when part 1 says "old”]

I understand, just how you feel, your love for me, was so unreal,

It's over now, but it was grand, I understand my love, I understand.

If you ever should change your mind, come back to me and you will find,

Me waiting there, at your command, I understand my love, I understand.

Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind, 

Should old acquaintance be forgot in days of auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne.

We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.

 

Slow
Baby Bumble Bee

I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee

Won't my mommy be so proud of me

I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee

Ouch, it stung me!

I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee

Won't my mommy be so proud of me

I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee

Ouch, it's all over me!

I'm licking up my baby bumble bee

Won't my mommy be so proud of me

I'm licking up my baby bumble bee

Ugh, I don't feel so good!

I'm barfing up my baby bumble bee

Won't my mommy be so proud of me

I'm barfing up my baby bumble bee

Oh, eww what a mess!

I'm sweeping up my baby bumble bee

Won't my mommy be so proud of me

I'm sweeping up my baby bumble bee

Oh, my mommy wasn't so proud of me!

 

Fast
Baby Shark (see Jaws)

Baby shark do do, do do do do,

Baby shark do do, do do do do,

Baby shark do do, do do do do, Baby shark!

(Sung while moving thumb and pointer finger open and closed). (Repeat by replacing Baby shark with the following words. Each listed action is done while singing.)

Momma shark- two hands together at the wrist

Daddy shark- two arms together

Gramma shark- hands together as fists

Grandpa shark- arms together with elbow facing front

Saw a shark- one hand on forehead above eyes like blocking sun Swam real fast- front crawl Shark attack- arms spinning above head Lost a leg- hold on leg by the ankle and jump

Happy shark- hand on forehead like a fin

 

Fast
Back of the Bread

In back of the bread is the flour

In back of the flour is the mill

In back of the mill is the wind and the rain

And the father's will

 

Graces
Bamboo

Chorus: River, she come down, river, she come down.

1st verse:

You take a stick of bamboo, you take a stick of bamboo,

You take a stick of bamboo and throw it on the water.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, Hannah.

(chorus)

2nd verse:

You travel on the river, you travel on the river,

You travel on the river, you travel on the water.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, Hannah.

(chorus)

3rd verse:

My home's across the river, my home's across the river,

My home's across the river, my home's across the water.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, Hannah.

(chorus)

 

Slow
Barges

CHORUS:

Barges, I would like to go with you,

I would like to sail the ocean blue

Barges, have your treasures in your hold, do you fight with pirates brave and bold?

VERSE 1:

Out of my window looking in the night, I can see the barges flickering light

Silently flows the water to the sea and the barges too go silently

 (CHORUS)

VERSE 2:

Out of my window looking in the night, I can see the barges flickering light

Starboard shines green and port is glowing red, I can see the barges up ahead

 

(CHORUS)

VERSE 3:

Out of my window looking in the night, I can see the barges flickering light

But I must stay here by my window dear as the barges sail away from here

(CHORUS)

 

Slow
Battle Hymn of the Republic

Chorus:            Glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory Hallelujah, his truth is marching on.

Verse:              Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.
He is trampling out the vinyards where the grapes of wrath are born.
He has loosed the fateful lightening of His terrible swift sword,
His truth is marching on.

(chorus)

 

Fast
Beaver Song

Beavers 1 beavers all

Lets all do the beaver call!

(fha fha fha, fha fha fha, fha fha fha fha fha fha fha)

Beavers 2, beavers 3

Lets all climb the beaver tree

(fha fha fha, fha fha fha, fha fha fha fha fha fha fha)

Beavers 4 beavers 5

Lets all do the beaver jive

(fha fha fha, fha fha fha, fha fha fha fha fha fha fha)

Beavers 6 beavers 7

(fha fha fha, fha fha fha, fha fha fha fha fha fha fha)

Lets all go to beaver heaven

Beavers 8 beavers 9

STOP! Its beaver time!

(fha fha fha, fha fha fha, fha fha fha fha fha fha fha)

(fha sound is made by sucking air through your 2 front teeth while pushing on them with your bottom lip).

 

Fast
Bill Grogan's Goat

 [Call and repeat each line]

Bill Grogan's Goat

Was feeling fine

Ate three red shirts

Right off the line

Bill took a stick

Gave him a whack

And tied him to

The railroad track

The whistle blew

The train grew nigh

Bill Grogan's goat

Was sure to die.

He gave three gulps

Of awful pain

Coughed up those shirts

And flagged the train

 

Fast
Billboard

Put up a billboard upon the hill, those crazy billboards give me such a thrill.

When I was younger, and just a child, those crazy billboards drove me wild.

Knock, knock:

Who's there?

____________________

____________________ who?

[Repeat the verse. The blank spaces should be filled in with little sayings such as: 

Riflery Director, Riflery Director who? Shoot up a billboard... ]

 

Fast
Bingo

There was a farmer who 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

Repeat -each time you sing the next verse substitute a letter with a clap.

 

Fast
Bird Song

Way up in the sky, the little birds fly,

While down in the nest, the little birds rest.

With a wing on the left, and a wing on the right,

The little birds sleep, all through the night.

Shhhh - they're sleeping.

The bright sun comes up, THE DEW GOES AWAY,

Good Morning, Good Morning, the little birds say!

 

Fast
Blowin' in the Wind

How many roads must a man walk down

Before they call him a man

How many seas must a white dove sail

Before she sleeps in the sand

How many times must the cannon balls fly

Before they're forever banned


Chorus:

The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

The answer is blowin' in the wind

How many years can a mountain exist

Before they're washed to the sea

How many years can some people exist

Before they're allowed to be free

How many times can a man turn his head

And pretend that he just doesn't see

Chorus

How many times must a man look up

Before he reaches the sky

How many ears must one man have

Before he can hear people cry

How many deaths will it take till he knows

That too many people have died


Chorus

 

Slow
Blue Jay Died

 [Call and repeat each line]

Way down south and not long ago.

A blue jay died of a whoopin' cough.

Well, he whooped and he whooped and he whooped all day.

And he whooped his head and his tail right off.

Second verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit worse!

 

Fast
Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
So bring back my Bonnie to me

Bring back, Bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, Bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me

(Start sitting down, on every “B” word stand or sit)

 

Fast
Boom Chicka Boom

I said a Boom - chicka - Boom (Repeat)
I said a Boom - chicka - Boom (Repeat)
I said a Boom - chicka wocka - chicka wocka - chicka boom (Repeat)
All right (Repeat)
Uh huh (repeat)

Repeat using the following alterations on the original chorus.

Astronaut Style:

I said a Zoom - chicka - Zoom (Repeat)
I said a Zoom - chicka - Zoom (Repeat)
I said a Zoom - chicka rocka – take a rocket – to the moon (Repeat)
All right (Repeat)
Uh huh (repeat)

Janitor Style:

I said a Broom - sweepa - Broom (Repeat)
I said a Broom - sweepa - Broom (Repeat)
I said a Broom – sweepa mopa - sweepa mop – up the room (Repeat)
All right (Repeat)
Uh huh (repeat)

Valley Girl Style:

I said like Boom - chicka - Boom (Repeat)
I said like Boom - chicka - Boom (Repeat)
I said like Boom - chicka like wocka - chicka like gag me with a spoon (Repeat)
All right (Repeat)
Uh huh (repeat)

Under Water Style (done by moving finger up and down over lips):

I said a Boom - chicka - Boom (Repeat)
I said a Boom - chicka - Boom (Repeat)
I said a Boom - chicka wocka - chicka wocka - chicka boom (Repeat)
All right (Repeat)
Uh huh (repeat)

Thunderstorm Style:

I said a Boom - crasha - Boom (Repeat)
I said a Boom - crasha - Boom (Repeat)
I said a Boom - crasha flasha - crasha flasha - crasha boom (Repeat)
All right (Repeat)
Uh huh (repeat)

 

Fast
Bubble Gum

Chorus: Aumpa umpa bubblegum, aumpa umpa bubblegum

1st Verse: My mommy gave me a penny, she told me to buy Jack Benny, but I didn’t buy Jack Benny, instead I bought bubblegum.

(chorus)

2nd Verse: My mommy gave me a nickel, she told me to buy a pickle, but I didn’t buy a pickle, instead I bought bubblegum.

(chorus)

3rd Verse: My mother gave me a dime, she told me to buy a lime, but I didn’t buy a lime, instead I bought  bubblegum.

(chorus)

4th Verse: My mother gave me a quarter, she told me to buy a porter, but I didn’t buy a porter, instead I bought bubblegum.

(chorus)

5th Verse: My mother gave me a dollar, she told me to buy a collar, but I didn’t buy a collar, instead I bought bubblegum.

 

Fast
By Old Phantom

By old Phantom's rippling waters, where the campfire's bright.

Keep the flames of friendship burning, in our hearts tonight.

Here we gather, in the twilight, loyal friends so true.

Building in our hearts fond memories, Phantom Lake of you.

 

Slow
Chester

Oooooo

Chester have you heard about Harry,

just got back from the army.

I hear he knows how to wear a rose,

Hip hip hurray for the army.

(Song gets faster and faster and uses hand motions)

 

Fast
Close Your Eyes

Chorus:

So close your eyes. You can close your eyes it's alright.

I don't know no love songs, and I can't sing the blues anymore.

But I can sing this song, and you can sing this song

When I'm gone.

1st verse:

Well, the sun is surely sinking down, and the moon is slowly rising,

but this old world still keeps spinning round, and I still love you.

(chorus)

2nd verse:

Tomorrows gonna be another day. We're gonna have a good time,

and no one's going to take that time away, you can stay as long as you like.

(chorus)

 

Slow
Cool Cat

Hey there _______ you’re a real cool cat, you’ve got a lot a lot of this and a lot a lot of that! So come on down and play the Boogie Woogie game! Hands. . . . . . . Up! (hold the s until the individual called down raises their hands in the air) Chigga Chigga a Chigga Chigga, Hands down chigga chigga a chigga chigga. (Repeat)

 

Fast
Country Roads

Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah River -
Life is old there

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads

All my memories gathered
round her
Miner
s lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine
Teardrops in my eye

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads

I hear her voice 
In the mornin
hour she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
And drivin’
down the road I get a feelin
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, now country roads
Take me home, now country roads

 

Fast
Da Moose

Da moose Da moose! (Repeat)

Was swimmin’ in dee wata (Repeat)

Eatin’ his suppa (Repeat)

Where did he go? (Repeat)

He went to sleep (Repeat)

He went to sleep (Repeat)

He went to sleep man (fast, Repeat)

(repeat song 3 times. First very quietly, then very loudly, the last part is to be sung as if you are crying)

Da moose da moose (Repeat)

Not swimming in dee wata (Repeat)

Not eatin his suppa (Repeat)

Where did he go? (Repeat)

He de-com-posed (Repeat)

He de-com-posed (Repeat)

He de-com-posed  man. (fast, Repeat)

 

Fast
Davenport

D-A-V-E-N-P-O-R-T spells davenport, davenport.

It's the only place to stay up late on late on,

it's the only place to have a date on, date on,

it's a hug and a squeeze and "Oh ______________, please",

davenport for me, I don't mean armchair, davenport for me.

[In the blank space, insert a name]

 

Fast
Death Went a Knockin'

Chorus:            And he said no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Cause I ain't got on my traveling shoes
Ain't paid my dues
And he said no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Cause I ain't got on my traveling shoes

lst verse:           Death came a knockin at that sinner's door
And he said hey there sinner are you ready to go (chorus)

2nd verse:         Death came a knockin at that gambler's door
And he said hey there gambler are you ready to go (chorus)

3rd verse:         Death came a knockin at that liar's door
And he said hey there liar are you ready to go (chorus)

4th verse:          Death came a knockin at that Christian's door
And he said hey there Christian are you ready to go

New chorus:     And he said yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
Cause I just put on my travelin shoes
Just paid my dues
And he said yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
Cause I just put on my travlin shoes

[When done in rounds, each side takes every other line—it goes back and forth]

 

Fast
Do Your Ears Hang Low

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?

Yes, my ears hang low

Yes, they wobble to and fro

I can tie them in a knot

I can tie them in a bow

I can throw them over my shoulder

Like a continental soldier

Yes, my ears hang low!

Do your teeth hang out?

Do they rub against your snout?

Can you use them like a pick?

Can you take them in and out?

Can they do the boogie woogie

Like they do in any movie?

Do your teeth hang out?

Yes, my teeth hang out

Yes, they rub against my snout

I can use them like a pick

I can take them in and out

Yes, they do the boogie woogie

Like they do in any movie

Yes, my teeth hang out!

You can never change your nature

That is quite beyond your reach

If you're born to be a lemon

You can never be a peach

But the law of compensation,

This good lesson tries to teach

You can always squeeze a lemon

But you cannot squeeze a peach!

 

Fast
Dona Dona

Chorus:

How the winds are laughing, they laugh with all their might, laugh and laugh the whole day through and (clap) half the summers night.

Dona dona dona dona dona dona dona, dona dona dona do, dona dona dona dona dona, dona dona dona do.

1st Verse:

On a wagon bound for market, there's a calf with a mournful eye. High above him here's a swallow winging swiftly through the sky.

(Chorus)

2nd Verse:

"Stop complaining" said the farmer, "who told you a calf to be, why don't you have wings to fly with, like the swallow so proud and free?"

 

(Chorus)

3rd Verse:

Calves are easily bound and slaughtered, never knowing the reason why, but whoever treasures freedom, like the swallow must learn to fly.

(Chorus)

 

Slow
Edleweiss

Edleweiss, Edleweiss, every morning you greet me.

Small and white, clean and bright, you look happy to meet me.

Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow, bloom and grow forever,

Edleweiss, Edleweiss, Bless my homeland forever.

 

Slow
Ezekiel

Ezekiel saw two wheels a rolling, way in the middle of the air

A wheel within a wheel a rolling, way in the middle of the air

One wheel ran by faith, the other ran by the grace of God

A wheel within a wheel a rolling, way in the middle of the air

Ezekiel saw two flames a-burning, way in the middle of the air,

A flame within a flame a-burning, way in the middle of the air,

One flame burned by faith, and the other burned by the grace of God,

Ezekiel saw two flames a-burning,

Way in the middle of the air.

 

Slow
Father Abraham

Father Abraham, has many sons

And many sons have Father Abraham

I am one of them and so are you

So, let's just praise the Lord

(right hand, left hand, right foot, left foot, head, butt, tongue)

 

Fast
Five Hundred Miles

If you miss the train I’m on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow five hundred miles
Five hundred miles
Five hundred miles
Five hundred miles
Five hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow five hundred miles.
Lord, I’m one
Lord, I’m two
Lord, I’m three
Lord, I’m four
Lord, I’m five hundred miles away from home.
Not a shirt on my back
Not a penny to my name
Lord, I can’t go back home this away
This away, this away,
this away, this away
Lord, I can’t go back home this away.

 

Slow
Flea Fly

[Call and repeat each line, increase speed each time]

Flea (repeat)

Flea Fly (repeat)

Flea Fly Fo (repeat)

Vistae (repeat)

Kumalada, Kumalada, Kumlada Vistae (repeat)

Oh, no, no, no, no, not the vistae (repeat)

Eenie meenie decimeenie oowala wala meenie exameenie sala meenie ooh wala wap (repeat)

Beep biddily oten boten bo bop ba-deet dot bo bop ba-deet dot shh (repeat)

 

Fast
Flicker

The flicker of the campfire, the wind in the pines,

The moon in the heavens, the stars that shine,

A place where people gather, meet friends of all kinds,

A place where all man's troubles are always left behind.

So, give me the light of the campfire, so warm and bright.

Give me some friends to sing with, I'll be here all night.

Love is for those who find it, I found mine right here,

Just you and light of the campfire, and the songs we love to hear,

Do do, do do do, do do, do do do do do do do do do do.

 

Slow
For Health and Strength

 [Can be sung as a round.]

For health and strength and daily bread

We praise thy name, O lord

 

Graces
Froggie Song

 [Call and repeat each line]

Dog 

Dog Cat

Dog Cat Mouse

Froggie

Itsy bitsy tinnie, winnie ugly greenie froggie

Jump jump jump little froggie

Gobble up all the little worms and spiders

Fleas and flies are scrumpdelicious

Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit croak

 

Fast
Fudgie the Whale

Well I’m a great big mammal

I’m a great big whale

I got a chocolate head

And a chocolate tale

I bought my car today

Because it was on sale

And when they call my name

They call me FUDGIE!

Fudgie the whale

Bada ba ba badah fugie the whale!

Bada ba ba badah.

Well I’m a great big mammal

I’m a great big moose

I got a Velcro head

And a Velcro caboose

I bought a poncho today

Because I spilled my juice

And when they call my name

They call me FUDGIE!

Fudgie the moose

Bada ba ba badah fudgie the Moose!

Bada ba ba badah.

 

Fast
Give me a Rose

1st verse:

Give me a rose in the winter time, when they're hard to find.

Give me a rose in the winter time, I’ve got roses on my mind.

For a rose is sweet, most anytime and yet,

Give me a rose in the winter time, how easy we forget.

2nd verse: Give me a smile when I’m far from home…

3rd verse:  Give me a friend when I’m all alone…

4th verse:  Give me a kiss when my baby’s gone…

5th verse:  Give me peace when there’s talk of war…

6th verse:  [Repeat verse 1]

 

Slow
Give Me Oil for My Lamp

Chorus:            Sing-Hosanna, Sing-Hosanna
Sing Hosanna to the King of Kings
(Why don‘t you) Sing Hosanna
Sing Hosanna, Sing Hosanna to the King

1st verse:          Give me oil for my lamp keep me burnin', burnin', burnin'
Give me oil for my lamp I pray
Give me oil for my lamp keep me burnin , burnin , burnin'
Keep me burnin til the break of day
(chorus)

2nd verse:         Give me gas for my Chevy God is heavy heavy heavy

3rd verse:         Give me gas for my Ford I'm truckin' for the Lord

4th verse:          Give me bread for my Jiffy God is spiffy spiffy spiffy

5th verse:          Give me salt for my Frito God is neato neato neato

6th verse:          Give me umption for my gumption Help me function function function

 

Fast
God is Great

God is great

God is good

Let us thank him for our food

We're gonna thank him in the morning, noon and night

We’re gonna thank our Lord ‘cause he’s out of sight

Amen, Ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch

Amen, Ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch

 

Graces
God Our Father

[To the tune of Frere Jacques]

God our father, god our father

Here we are, here we are

We would ask your blessing,

we would ask your blessing

Amen, Amen

 

Graces
Grand Ol' Duke of York

lst verse:           The grand ol' Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up a hill and then,
He marched them down again

2nd verse:         And when you're up, you're up 
                        And when you're down, you're down
                        And when you're only half way up
                        You're neither up nor down

 

Fast
Granny's in the Cellar

Granny's in the cellar, Lordy don't you smell her

Baking bisquits on that burnt old dirty stove

In her eye there is some matter that keeps dripping in the batter

And she whistles while the (snort) runs down her nose

Down her nose, Down her nose

In her eye there is some matter that keeps dripping in the batter

And she whistles while the (snort) runs down her nose

 

Fast
Green Canoe

1st verse:

I want a green canoe, um hum and a little bit more.

I want a big full moon, um hum and a little bit more.

I want a handsome guy (sexy chick) (suitable companion), um hum and a little bit more.

I want what's coming to me, um hum and a little bit, um and a little bit, um and a little bit more.

2nd verse:

I got my green canoe, um hum and a little bit more.

I got my big full moon, um hum and a little bit more.

I got my handsome guy (sexy chick)(suitable companion), um hum and a little bit more.

I got what's coming to me, um hum and a little bit, um and a little bit, um and a little bit more.

3rd verse:

Underneath the bamboo, underneath the bamboo tree.

Room enough for you my darling, room enough for 1-2-3-4. When we get married, happy we will be, underneath the bamboo, underneath the bamboo wow wow rat sat sat sat sat. You'll be m-i-n-e mine, I'll be t-h-i-n-e thine, and I'll l-o-v-e love you all the t-i-m-e time, you are the b-e-s-t best of all the r-e-s-t rest and I'll l-o-v-e love you all the t-i-m-e time rack em up, sack em up any old time. Match in the gas tank, boom boom.

 

Fast
Green Grow the Rushes

I'll sing you one ho

Green grow the rushes, oh

What is your one ho?

One is one and all alone

And ever more shall it be so.

I'll sing you two ho

Green grow on the rushes, oh.

What is your two ho?

Two, two little white boys, 

Clothed and all in green and gold.

One is one and all alone and ever more shall be it so.

I'll sing you a three ho

Green grow the rushes, oh.

What is your three ho?

Three, three the rivals.

Two, two little white boys clothed and all in green and gold.

One is one and all alone And ever more shall be it so.

Additional verses:

Four for the Gospel makers.

Five for the symbols at your door.

Six for six proud walkers.

Seven for 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 that went to heaven.

Twelve for the twelve disciples.

 

Fast
Grey Squirrel

Chorus:            Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, swish your bushy tail.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, swish your bushy tail.

lst verse:           Wrinkle up your funny nose, hold a nut between your toes.
(chorus)

 

Fast
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes, knees and toes.

Head shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes

and eyes and ears and mouth and nose.

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes, knees and toes.

[Repeat the verse and increase the speed. Also, point to each body part as you sing.]

 

Fast
Heinacerarious

I wish I was a Heinacerarious, repapatatamy, ha, ha, ha, ha.

But since I'm not and I never can hope to be a Heinacerarious, repapatatamy,

I'm a June bug, you're an egg head, I'm gonna bash your head against the wall. BASH! Ha ha ha ha, ho ho ho ho, hee hee hee hee, chuckle chuckle chuckle, laugh laugh laugh, nurk nurk nurk, yuck yuck yuck, BYE NOW!

 

Fast
Here We Are

Chorus:            Here we are, all together as we sing our song, joyfully. 
Here we are, joined together as we pray we'll always be.

lst verse:           Join we now friends, and celebrate the brotherhood we share all as one.
Keep the fire burning, kindle it with care, and we'll all join in and sing.
(chorus)

2nd verse:         Freedom we do shout, for everybody and unless there is, we should pray that soon they will be one brotherhood; Let us join in and sing.
(chorus)

3rd verse:         Glorify the Lord, with all our voices. Show Him we're sincere by our deeds, shout the joys of freedom everywhere, and we'll all join in and sing.
(chorus)

4th verse:          Happy is the man who does his best to free the troubled world from all it's pain. Join me with that man and free the world, as we all join in and sing.
(chorus)

5th verse:          Let us make the world an Alleluia! Let us make the world a better place, keep a smile handy, have a helping hand, Let us all join in and sing.
(chorus)

 

Fast
Here's Dear Old Phantom

Here's dear old Phantom to you, may we ever and always be true.

Loudly thy praises we sing, through all ages may they ring. YOU RAH RAH!

All through our lives we recall, the place loved best by us all.

So here's dear old Phantom to you, you are alright, you are alright, you are forever!

 

Fast
High Hopes

Chorus:            But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes,
he's got high apple pie in the sky hopes.

1st verse:          Just what makes that silly old ant, think he can move a rubber tree plant.
Everyone knows an ant can't, move a rubber tree plant.
(chorus)

So anytime you're feeling bad, instead of being sad, just remember that ant!  Whoa!, whoops there goes another rubber tree, whoops there goes another rubber tree, whoops, there goes another rubber tree plant!

2nd verse:         Just what makes that silly ol' ram think he can butt a hole in the dam?
No one can make that ram scram.  He keeps butting that dam!
(chorus)

So anytime you're feeling bad, instead of being sad, just remember that ram! whoa!, whoops there goes a million killowatt! whoops there goes a million kilowatt! whoops there goes a million kilowatt dam!

 

Fast
Home, Home on the Range

Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam, and the deer and the antelope play. Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day. Home, home on the range, where the deer and the antelope play.

Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word, and the skies are not cloudy all day.

 

Fast
Humpty Dump

CHORUS

Hump-ty dump, hump hump-ty dump-ty dump-ty

VERSES

(Can be done in any order and are volunteered by the crowd. Everyone sings part in CAPS)

Jack and Jill went up the HILL

To fetch a pail of WATER

Jack fell down and broke his crown and said HEY, AINT THAT FUNKY NOW (CHORUS)

Jack be NIMBLE

Jack be QUICK

Jack jumped over the CANDELSTICK

HEY, AINT THAT FUNKY NOW

Little Miss Muffet, Sat on her TUFFET

Eating her curds and WHEY

When along came a spider who sat down beside her and said HEY, AINT THAT FUNKY NOW

Humpty Dumpty sat on the WALL

Humpty Dumpty had a great FALL

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men said HEY, AINT THAT FUNKY NOW

Old mother Hubbard went to the CUPBOARD

To get her poor dog a BONE,
but when she got there, the cupboard was bare and she said...
HEY, AINT THAT FUNKY NOW

Yankee Doodle went to Town

A-ridin' on his PONY,
Stuck a feather in his hat and said...
HEY, AINT THAT FUNKY NOW

Peter, Peter, Pumpkin EATER

Had a wife and couldn't keep HER,
Put her in a pumpkin shell and she said...
HEY, AINT THAT FUNKY NOW

Mary had a little LAMB

Its fleece was white as SNOW
And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go...
HEY, AINT THAT FUNKY NOW

 

Fast
I am the Resurrection

Chorus: I am the resurrection, and the life; He who believes in me will never die. I am the resurrection, and the life; He who believes in me will live a new life.

1st verse:          I have come to bring truth; I have come to bring you life.

If you believe, then you shall live. (chorus)

2nd verse:         Keep in mind the things that I have said, remember me in

the breaking of the bread. If you believe, then you shall live. (chorus)

3rd verse:         In my word all men shall come to know, it is love which makes the spirit grow. If you believe, then you shall live. (chorus)

 

Slow
I Like to Eat

I like to eat, I like to eat, I like to eat eat apples and bananas.
I like to eat, I like to eat, I like to eat eat apples and bananas.

[Substitute a vowel for each new verse beginning with a, then e, i, 0, and u. When using a, it should sound like this:]

A lake ta aat, A lake ta aat, A lake ta aat, aat appals and bananaas.

 

Fast
I Saw the Light

Chorus:            I saw the light, I saw the light.
No more darkness, no more night.
Now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight,
Praise the Lord, I saw the light!

1st verse:          I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin.
I wouldn't let my dear Savior in.
Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night.
Praise the Lord, I saw the light.
(chorus)

2nd verse:         I was a fool to wander and stray,
straight in the gate and narrow's the way.
Now I have traded the wrong for the right.
Praise the Lord, I saw the light!

 

Fast
I Was Born

(use hand gestures and increase speed each time)

I was born on a farm down in Iowa.

Flaming youth I had to flyaway.

Packed my bags and took my saxaphone, a-phone, a roo tie tootie too tie tootie toot toot-toot.

 

(hand gestures: slap thighs, clap hands, cross hands, palm out circles-(right left), fist bump (switch), tap shoulder (right left), palm up (right left), index fingers swirl (together).

 

Fast
If I Had a Hammer

If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening, all over this land
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer about the love between my brothers and sisters
All over this land

If I had a bell, I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening, all over this land
I'd ring out danger, I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring about the love between my brothers and sisters
All over this land

If I had a song, I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening, all over this land
I'd sing out danger, I'd sing out a warning
I'd sing about the love between my brothers and sisters
All over this land

Well I've got a hammer, and I've got a bell
And I've got a song to sing, all over this land
It's the hammer of justice, It's the bell of freedom
It's the song about the love between my brothers and sisters
All over this land

 

Slow
If You're Happy

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands, (clap, clap).

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands, (clap, clap).

If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.

[Substitute “stomp your feet” the second time you sing this. Substitute “shout Sir G” the third time you sing this. Substitute "do all three" the fourth time you sing this.]

 

Fast
I'll Fly Away

Verse 1:

Some bright morning when this life is over
I'll fly away
To that home on God's celestial shore
I'll fly away


Chorus:
I'll fly away oh glory
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die hallelujah by and by

I'll fly away


Verse 2:
When the shadows of this life have gone
I'll fly away
Like a bird from these prison walls I'll fly
I'll fly away

 
Verse 3:
Just a few more weary days and then
I'll fly away
To a land where joys will never end
I'll fly away

 

Fast
I've Got Six Pence

1st verse:          I've got six pence, jolly jolly six pence,
I've got six pence to last me all my life.
I've got two pence to spend, and two pence to lend,
and two pence to send home to my husband (wife), poor husband.
No cares have I to grieve me, no sassy little boys to deceive me,
I'm as happy as a lark believe me, as we go rolling, rolling home.

Chorus:            Rolling home, rolling home, rolling home, rolling home
by the light of the silvery moon ....
Happy is the day when the campers (counselors) go away,
as we go rolling rolling home.

2nd verse:         I've got four pence, jolly jolly four pence
I've got four pence to last me all my life.
I've got two pence to spend and two pence to lend,
and no pence to send home to my husband poor husband.
No care have I to grieve me, no sassy little boys to deceive me.
I'm as happy as a lark believe me, as we go rolling, rolling home.
(chorus)

3rd verse:         I've got two pence, jolly jolly two pence.
I've got two pence to last me all my life.
I've got two pence to spend, and no pence to lend,
and no pence to send to my husband poor husband.
No cares have I to grieve me, no sassy little boys to deceive me.
I'm as happy as a lark believe me, as we go rolling, rolling home.
(chorus)

4th verse:          I've got no pence, jolly jolly no pence.
I've got no pence to last me all my life.
I've got no pence to spend, and no pence to lend,
and no pence to send home to my husband poor husband.

 

Fast
Jaws

Baby jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws (use two fingers and make little jaws)

Baby jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws

Mama jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws (bend your hands at the wrist and make medium jaws) Mama jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws

Papa jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws (bend arms at the elbow and make big jaws)

Papa jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws

Grampa jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws (bend hands at wrists and curl fingers in to make a toothless mouth)

Grampa jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws

Lady swim, swim, swim, swim, swim (do the front crawl)

Lady swim, swim, swim, swim, swim

See the shark, "Eek, eek, eek, eek!" (throw your hands up)

See the shark, "Eek, eek, eek, eek!"

Shark attack: Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh (shake body violently)

Shark attack: Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh

Swim away, "Yum, yum, yum, yum" (rub your belly and lick your lips) Swim away, "Yum, yum, yum, yum"

 

Fast
Jesus is a Rock

Chorus:            Jesus is a rock and he rolls my blues away,
do wop and do wop and do wop and do.
Jesus is a rock and he rolls my blues away,
do wop and do wop and do wop and do.

1st verse:          When you wake up in the morning and you feel like you're being attacked,
do wop and do wop and do wop and do.
When you look into the mirror and your face causes it to crack,
do wop and do wop and do wop and do.
Jesus gonna love you and baby that's a fact,
do wop and do wop and do wop and do.
(chorus)

2nd verse:         When you wake up on the morning and the sky's all black and blue,
                         do wop and do wop and do wop and do. 
                        When you wake up and you feel that the big world's after you,
                        do wop and do wop and do wop and do.
                        Jesus gonna love you and baby you know it's true,
                        do wop and do wop and do wop and do.
(chorus)

 

Fast
John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt

John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt, that's my name too. Whenever I go out, the people always shout, "There goes John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt!" DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA!

(song get's quieter and quieter but the DA DA's get louder)

 

Fast
Johnny Appleseed

Oh the Lord is good to me
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need
The sun, the rain and the appleseed
Oh the Lord is good to me

For every seed I sow
An apple tree will grow
And there will be apples there
Enough for the whole wide world to share
The Lord is good to me
Johnny Appleseed….. Amen?

I owe the Lord so much for everything I see
I’m certain if, it weren’t for him,
There’d be no apples on this limb
Oh, He’s been good to me.

 

Graces
Johnny Rebeck

Chorus:            O, Mr. Johnny Rebeck, how could you be so mean.
I told you you'd be sorry for inventing that machine,
now all the neighbors cats and dogs will never more be seen.
They'll all be ground to sausages in Johnny Rebeck's machine.

1st verse:          Once there was a meat grinder, his name was Johnny Rebeck.
He made the finest sausages and sauerkraut inspect'd.
He made the finest sausages that you did ever see.
And one day he invented, the wonderful sausage machine.
(chorus)

2nd verse:         One day a boy went walking, he walked into the store.
He bought a pound of sausages and laid them on the floor.
The boy began to whistle, he whistled up a tune,
and all the little sausages went dancing 'round the room.
(chorus)

3rd verse:         One day the thing got busted, the darn thing wouldn't go. 
                        So Johnny Rebeck he climbed inside to see what made it so. 
                        His wife she had a nightmare, went walking in her sleep. 
                        She gave it a crank and a heck of a yank, and Johnny Rebeck was meat!
(chorus)

 

Fast
Jordon River

Jordon River I am bound to cross,

Jordon River I am bound to cross,

Jordon River I am bound to cross.

Say you got one more river,

say you got one more river,

say you got one more river.

To cross, to cross, to cross.

My father he'll be waiting,

My father can't help me to cross,

My father he'll be waiting,

My father can't help me to cross.

To cross, to cross, to cross.

My mother she'll be waiting.

My mother can't help me to cross,

My mother she'll be waiting.

My mother can't help me to cross,

To cross, to cross, to cross.

Jesus He'll be waiting,

Jesus can help me to cross,

Jesus He'll be waiting,

Jesus can help me to cross.

To cross, to cross, to cross.

 

Slow
Joy in My Heart

I have the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my heart.

I have the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart, down in my heart to stay.

I have the peace that passeth understanding.

I have the wonderful love of the Blessed Redeemer way down in the depths of my heart.

And I'm so happy, so very happy, I have the love of Jesus in my heart.

And I'm so happy, so very happy, I have the love of Jesus in my heart.

 

Fast
Joy is Like the Rain

I saw raindrops on my window, joy is like the rain.

Laughter runs across my pain, slips away and comes agian,

Joy is like the rain.

I saw clouds upon the mountain, joy is like the clouds,

sometimes silver, sometimes gray, always sun not far away,

joy is like the clouds.

I saw raindrops on the river, joy is like the rain.

Bit by bit the river grows 'til all at once it overflows,

Joy is like the rain.

I felt love within my heart, joy is like a friend.

Each new look from his blue eyes holds a look they can't disguise,

Joy is like a friend.

I saw Christ in wind and thunder, joy is tried by storm.

Christ asleep within my boat, whipped by wind yet still afloat,

Joy is tried by storm.

I saw raindrops on my window, joy is like the rain

Laughter runs across my pain, slips away and comes again,

Joy is like the rain.

 

Slow
Junior Birdsmen

Up in the air Junior Birdsman, up in the air, upside down.

Up in the air junior birdsmen, keep your noses off the ground.

When you hear the doorbell ringing, and you see the wings of tin,

then you know that junior birdsmen, have sent their boxtops in.  It takes:

Five boxtops

Four bottlebottoms

Three labels

Two wrappers

And one thin dime.

 

Fast
Kookabera

1st verse: Kookabera sits in the old gum tree, merry-merry king of the bush is he, laugh kookabera! laugh kookabera! gay your life must be.

 

2nd verse: Riley Cooper sits in the ol' PD, merry-merry king of the camp is he, laugh Riley Cooper, laugh Riley Cooper gay your life must be.

 

Fast
Kum by Yah

Kum by yah, my Lord
Kum by yah
Kum by yah, my Lord
Kum by yah
Kum by yah, my Lord
Kum by yah
Oh Lord, kum by yah

Someone’s singing, Lord
Someone’s crying, Lord
Someone’s laughing, Lord
Kum by yah, my Lord

 

Slow
Last Night I had the Strangest Dream

1st verse:

Last night I had the strangest dream I'd ever dreamed before.

I dreamed the world had all agreed to put an end to war.

 

2nd verse:

I dreamed I saw a mighty room and the room was filled with men

and the paper they were signing said they'd never fight again.

 

3rd verse:

And when the paper was all signed and a million copies made

they all joined hands and bowed their heads and grateful prayers were prayed.

 

4th verse:

And the people in the streets below were shouting all around

the guns and swords and uniforms were scattered on the ground.

 

5th verse:

Last night I had the strangest dream I'd ever dreamed before.

I dreamed the world had all agreed to put an end to war.

 

Slow
Lean On Me

Verse 1:

Sometimes in our lives we all have pain

We all have sorrow

But if we are wise

We know that there's always tomorrow

 

Chorus:

Lean on me, when you're not strong

And I'll be your friend

I'll help you carry on

For it won't be long

'Til I'm gonna need

Somebody to lean on

 

Verse 2:

Please swallow your pride

If I have things you need to borrow

For no one can fill those of your needs

That you don't let show(Chorus)

 

Verse 3:

If there is a load you have to bear

That you can't carry

I'm right up the road

I'll share your load

If you just call me

 

Bridge:

So just call on me brother, when you need a hand

We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem that you'd understand

We all need somebody to lean on

(Chorus)

 

Slow
Let Us Break Bread Together

1st verse:          Let us break bread together on our knees,
Let us break bread together on our knees;
When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun, O Lord have mercy on me.

2nd verse:         Let us drink wine together on our knees,
Let us drink wine together on our knees;
When I fallon my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord have mercy on me.

3rd verse:         Let us praise God together on our knees,
                        Let us praise God together on our knees;
                        When I fall on my knees with 'my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me.

 

Fast
Linger

Mmm, I want to linger

Mmm, a little longer

Mmm, a little longer here with you

Mmm, it's such a perfect night

Mmm, it doesn’t seem quite right

Mmm, that this should be my last with you

Mmm, and come September

Mmm, I will remember

Mmm, my camping days and friendships too

Mmm, and as the years go by

Mmm, I'll think of you and sigh

Mmm, this is goodnight but not goodbye

Mmm, I'd like to linger

Mmm, a little longer

Mmm, a little longer with you

 

Slow
Little Bunny Foo Foo

Little Bunny Foo Foo, hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice and boppin' 'em on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said

"Little Bunny Foo Foo, I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice and boppin' 'em on the head.

I'll give you three chances, and if you don't behave, I'll turn you into a goon!"

The next day: Little Bunny Foo Foo, hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice and boppin' 'em on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said

"Little Bunny Foo Foo, I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice and boppin' 'em on the head.

I'll give you two more chances, and if you don't behave I'll turn you into a goon!"

The next day: Little Bunny Foo Foo, hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice and boppin' 'em on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said

"Little Bunny Foo Foo, I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice and boppin' 'em on the head.

I'll give you one more chance, and if you don't behave I'll turn you into a goon!"

The next day: Little Bunny Foo Foo, hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice and boppin' 'em on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said

"Little Bunny Foo Foo, I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice and boppin' 'em on the head.

I gave you three chances and you didn't behave

Now you're a goon! POOF!!"

The moral of the story is: HARE TODAY, GOON TOMORROW

 

Fast
Little Cabin in the Woods

Little cabin in the woods,

Little man by the window stood,

Saw a rabbit hopping by,

Knocking at my door.

"Help me, help me, help me!” he cried.

"'Or the hunter shoot me dead."

"Come little rabbit, come inside, safely we'll abide."

[As you sing this song, hum each line when you repeat it. Continue to do the motions each time through.]

 

Fast
Little Pad in a Forest Green

Little pad in a forest green, ba do ba do.

Little man by the window scene, ba do ba do.

Saw a hare taboppin by,

Ka-knocking at my door, ba do ba do.

Like this, like this, was his plea, ba do ba do.

Before the farmer exterminates me, ba do ba do.

Little hare, come inside, and jazzy we will always be.

 

Fast
Little Red Box

1st verse:          Oh I wish I had a little red box to put my good friends in.
I'd take them out and go (kiss-kiss) and put them back again.

2nd verse:         Oh I wish I had a little black box to put my bad friends in.
                         I'd take them out and go (clap-clap) and put them back again.

 

Fast
Lollipop

Oh, I'd rather suck on a lemon drop than try my luck with a lollipop,

cuz a lollipop I always drop, and it gets allover icky.

Oh, it makes me sick by the way it smears, gets allover my hair and ears.

With a jelly bean I'm always clean but a lollipop oh icky.

I've tried and tried, but still I can't find, a lollipop (pop cheek), that's halfway refined. Soooo I'd rather suck on a lemon drop than to try my luck with a lollipop,

cuz a lollipop I always drop, and it gets allover icky, icky, icky, icky, icky, BLEAH!

 

Fast
Marching Song

Left, left, left, right, left

Call: I said let me see your _______________

Response: What’s that you say?

Call: I said let me see your _______________

Response: What’s that you say?

All: It goes oooh ahh ahh ahh oooh ahhh ahh ahh ohh ahhh ahh ahh oooh

One more time!

Surfer Sam

Scuba Steve

Cha Cha

Michael Jackson

Back in line!

 

Fast
Merry Go Round

Merry go round, merry go round,

I watch the others go up and down.

Can’t you see, they’re not just like me.

Why can’t I ride the merry go round?

1st verse:

I walked up to the man

With a nickel in my hand.

Although he had a kind face,

He said that I must leave this place.

2nd verse:

I fled with tears in my eyes,

Wishing and hoping I’d die.

For I knew in heaven there’d be

A merry go round just for me.

 

Slow
Merry Go Round Broke Down

The Merry Go Round broke down, mm-boop-boop.

It made the queerest sound, mm-beep-beep.

The lights broke down and I did shout.

When the Merry Go Round broke down.

Mm-boop-boop, mm-beep-beep,

mm-boop-mm-beep-mm-boop-mmbeep.

 

Slow
Michael Row Your Boat

Chorus:

Michael row your boat ashore, alleluia,

Michael row your boat ashore, alleluia.

1st verse:

Sister help to trim the sail, alleluia,

Sister help to trim the sail, alleluia.

2nd verse:

The River Jordan is deep and wide, alleluia,

Milk and honey on the other side, alleluia.

3rd verse:

River Jordan is chilly and cold, alleluia,

Chills the body, but not the soul, alleluia.

 

Slow
Mine Hand on Myself

Mine hand on mineself, vas ist das here,

Das es my sweatboxer my momma dear.

Sweatboxer, nicki, nicki, nicki, nu.

Das what we learn in der school, ya who!

Repeat the refrain using the following words:

sweatboxer

eye blinker

nose blower

soup strainer

meat grinder

chin chopper

rubber necker

chest tector

bread basket

hip bumper

knee bender

toad stomper

 

Fast
Moose Song

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 oh-way-oh, (singing way-oh, way-oh)
A  wocka wocka wocka wock (a  wocka wocka wocka wock)
Singing oh-way-oh, (singing way-oh, way-oh)
A  wocka wocka wocka wock (a  wocka wocka wocka wock)


VERSES
And his name was Fred.
He liked to drink his juice in bed.

He drank his juice with care,
But he spilled it in his hair.

Now he’s a sticky moose.
He is a moose that’s full of juice.

 

Fast
Morning is Here

Morning is here, the board is spread

Thanks be to god, who gives us bread

 

Graces
Mountain Dew

--typical camp version of a verse—

Well, my counselor Bill He works thar' in Boot Hill

And he's always good for a song or two

But he won't sing a lick

Unless you give him a sip of that GOOD OL' MOUNTAIN DEW (ya-hoo!)

 --chorus—

Well, they call it that good ol' Mountain Dew (Dew, Dew)

And them that refuse it are few (mighty few)

I'll hush up my mug If you fill up my jug

With that good ol' Mountain Dew!

 

--actual typical verse from the real song (popularized by "Granpa Jones" from HEE-HAW!)—

Well my Uncle Bill He's got a still on the hill

And it turns out a gallon or two

The buzzards in the sky

Get so drunk they can't fly

From smellin' that good ol' Mountain Dew (ya-hoo!)

(Let us know other verses...we know there are many)

 

Fast
Mrs. Shady

Oh, Mrs. Shady, she was a lady, she had a daughter whom I adored.

I used to court her, I mean her daughter, every:

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

[Repeat days until you are out of breath.]

 

Fast
Musiconda

This is my musiconda, I come from Stratalanda (repeat)

Ich kann spielen (Du kann spielen)

On der Viola (repeat)

All: Vio Vio Viola, Viola, Viola, Vio Vio Viola Vio Viola, Hey!

VERSES (replace Viola with each listed item then sing the sounds for each item in backwards order every time)

Tuba- Umpa, Umpa

Piano - plink, plink, plink

Toliet- Flush, flush, flush or Whooooosh

Conductor- silent

Turn table- rrrtt rrtt rrr

 

Fast
No Man is an Island

Chorus:

No man is an island, no man stands alone.

Each man’s joy is joy to me,

Each man’s dream is my own.

We need one another,

So I will defend each man as my brother,

Each man as my friend.

1st verse:

I saw the people gather,

I heard the music start.

The song they were singing,

Is ringing in my heart.

 

Slow
Oh a Lay Lay

[Call and repeat each line]

Oh a lay lay

A bay la tiki tomba

A mosa mosa mosa

Oh a lay balou ah balou ay

Oh Phantom Lake

I love your dark green waters

I love to cool my armpits

In your waters all day long.

 

Fast
Old MacDonald

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee i ee i oh.

And on this farm he had a duck, ee i ee i oh.

With a quack quack here and a quack quack there,

Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack quack.

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee i ee i oh.

[Repeat with different animals and the matching sounds.]

 

Fast
Old Mrs. Leary

One dark night when we were all in bed,

old Mrs. Leary left the lantern in the shed

and when the cow it over,

she winked her eye and said,

"It'll be a hot time in the old town tonight!”

FIRE, FIRE, FIRE! WATER, WATER, WATER!

[Split the group into two parts and one side yells one part and the other yells the other.]

 

Fast
Old Phantom Spirit

Give me that old Phantom Spirit, give me that old Phantom Spirit,

it's good enough for me.

If it's good enough for ______________(fill in name) ,

if it's good enough for ______________(name),

if it's good enough for ______________(name),

Then it's good enough for me!

[Repeat the song and fill in a different name each time you sing it.]

 

Fast
On the Loose

Chorus:

On the loose to climb a mountain, on the loose where I am free

On the loose to live my life the way I think my life should be

For I've only got a moment and the whole world yet to see

I'll be looking for tomorrow on the loose

1st verse:

Have you ever seen the sunrise turn the sky completely red?

Have you slept beneath the moon and stars, a pine bough for your bed?

Can you sit and talk with friends though no words are ever said?

Then you're just like me, and you've been on the loose

2nd verse:

There's a trail that I'll be hiking, just to see where it may go

Many places yet to visit, many people yet to know

And in following my dreams I will live and I will grow

In a world that's waiting out there on the loose

3rd verse:

So in search of love and laughter I'll be traveling across this land

Never sure of where I'm going, for I haven't any plans

But in time when you are ready, come and join me, take my hand

And together we’ll share life out on the loose

 

Slow
One Bottle of Pop

1st verse:          One bottle of pop, two bottles of pop, three bottles of pop, four bottles of pop, five bottles of pop, six bottles of pop, seven bottles of pop.

 

2nd verse:         Fish and chips and vinegar, vinegar, vinegar,
fish and chips and vinegar, pepper, pepper, pepper, pop.

 

3rd verse:         Don't put your dust in my dustpan, my dustpan, my dustpan,
don't put your dust in my dustpan, my dustpan's full.

 

[Divide into three parts and sing as a round.]

 

Fast
Pass it On

1st verse:

It only takes a spark, to get a fire going.

And soon all those around, can warm up to its glowing.

That’s how it is with God’s love, once you’ve experienced it,

You spread his love to everyone, you want to pass it on.

2nd verse:

What a wondrous time is spring, when all the trees are budding.

The birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming.

That’s how it is with God’s love, once you’ve experienced it,

You want to sing, it’s fresh like spring, you want to pass it on.

3rd verse:

I wish for you my friend, this happiness that I’ve found.

You can depend on him, it matters not where you’re bound.

I’ll shout it from the mountain tops (Praise God), I want my world to know,

The Lord of love has come to me, I want to pass it on.

I’ll shout it from the mountain tops (Praise God), I want my world to know,

The Lord of love has come to me, I want to pass it on.

 

Slow
Peanut Butter

(Chorus)
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly!
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly!

First you take the peanuts and you pick 'em, you pick 'em,
You pick 'em, pick 'em, pick 'em
Then you crush 'em, crush 'em,
You crush 'em, crush 'em, crush 'em
Then you spread 'em, spread 'em,
You spread 'em, spread 'em, spread 'em...
(Chorus)

Then you take the berries and you pick 'em, you pick 'em,
You pick 'em, pick 'em, pick 'em
Then you crush 'em, crush 'em,
You crush 'em, crush 'em, crush 'em
Then you spread 'em, spread 'em,
You spread 'em, spread 'em, spread 'em...
(Chorus)

Actions:
Pick: pretend to pick berries
Crush: squish something between your hands
Spread: use one hand to spread pb/jam over other hand

 

Fast
Phantom Pep

We’re the peppiest camp you ever saw, we never come a poking. 

If I were to tell you the pep we had, you'd think I was a joking.

It's not the pep in a pepper pop or the pep in a popcorn popper,

It's not the pep in a mustard jar or the pep on a vinegar stopper.

It's good old fashioned P E P!  Pep you cannot down.

Phantom pep, Phantom pep, peppiest camp around!

 

Fast
Phantom Sunday School

Chorus:            Young folks, old folks, everybody come. 
Come to Phantom Sunday school and have a lot of fun.
Check your chewing gum and your lipstick at the door
and you’ll hear some Bible stories like you’ve never heard before.

1st verse:          Adam was the first man that ever was invented.
He lived all alone and he never was contented.
Made out of blood in the days gone by,
and hung on the fence in the sun to dry.

2nd verse:         Daniel was a naughty cuss, and wouldn’t mind the king.
The king said he wouldn’t stand for any such a thing. 
Chucked him down a manhole with lions underneath,
but Daniel was a dentist and he pulled the lions’ teeth. 

3rd verse:         Along came Noah stumblin’ in the dark. 
                        Found himself a hammer and built himself an ark. 
                        In came the animals two by two, 
                        the hippogyeria and the kangaroo. 
                        In came the lions, in came the bears, 
                        in came the baboons without any hair.  
                        40 days and 40 nights they sailed upon the pond
                        and the kicked out the lioness because she was a blond.

 

Fast
Phantom's Bunch of Rowdies

Phantom's bunch of rowdies are we,

We hang campers/counselors from every hickory tree

‘Cus we hate rules, we’d rather be free.

Rah rah Phantom Lake, rah rah rah rah

Rah for the camp we're at.

 

Fast
Pickin' Flowers

Chorus:

Pickin' flowers in the rain and laughing in the sun.

We're trying to teach them how to live by themselves, and still get things done.

1st verse:

Gonna be a counselor at a summer camp, gonna find out what it's all about.

Little eyes are gonna look up at you and little hands will reach out.

2nd verse:

Days are long and nights are short, pay is so small.

And you really don't know if what you say sinks in at all.

3rd verse:

Build a fire, dig a trench, sharpen an axe with a whetstone.

And maybe next time we’re not here, they can do it on their very own.

4th verse:

Sometimes when things don't work out right, and we think that we are flops.

Well, they look at us and they smile at us and they ask us not to stop.

5th verse:

And when it’s all over and it’s time to go, we’ll sit and we’ll think. 

What parts of us do they take along, what parts do they leave.

6th verse:

So that’s why I’m here at this summer camp, and I hope you feel the same way.

There’s a lot to get, but there’s more to give, and I hope you’re here to stay.

 

Slow
Princess Pat

[Call and repeat, with body gestures]

The Princess Pat,

Lived in a tree,

She sailed across,

The seven seas.

She sailed across,

The channel too,

And brought with her,

The rickabamboo.

 The rickabamboo,

Now what is that?

It's something made,

By the Princess Pat.

It's red and gold,

And purple too,

That's why it's called,

The rickabambooo

Now Captain Jack,

Had a mighty fine crew,

He sailed across,

The channel too,

But his ship sunk,

And yours will too,

If you forget,

The rickabamboo.

 

Fast
Puff the Magic Dragon

Chorus:            Puff, the Magic Dragon, lived by the sea and
frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.

1st verse:           Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff. 
He brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff.

2nd verse:          Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sails.
Jackie kept the look-out perched on Puff’s gigantic tail.


3rd verse:          Noble kings and princes would bow when ‘ere they came.
And pirate ships would lower their flag when Purr roared out his name.

4th verse:          A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys. 
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.

5th verse:          One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more. 
And Puff that mighty dragon ceased his fearless roar.

6th verse:          His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain.
Puff no longer went to play along that cherry lane.

7th verse:          Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave,
                         so Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave.

 

Fast
Purple Soup

Call: Stirrer’s ready?

Response: Ready, Freddy!

We’re making a purple soup, do-do, do-do

Making a purple soup, shoobe, doobe, do

With purple potatoes and purple tomatoes and we want insert name!

Keep repeating and calling up individuals and finish with, and now we’re through!

 

Fast
Rain

[This must be done with a large group of people. The group follows the leader’s hand motions, which create the different sounds of rain. After reaching the downpour stage, slowly start going back down the hand motions until you get to silence again.]

The hand movements are:

Rubbing hands together = Drizzle

Tapping two fingers from each had together = Soft Rain

Snapping fingers = Light pitter-patter of rain

Light clapping of hands = Rain

Slapping thighs = Heavier rain

Stomping feet and slapping thighs = Downpour

 

Fast
Rise and Shine

Chorus:            Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory,
Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory,
Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory,
Children of the Lord.

1st verse:          Lord said to Noah there’s gonna be a floody, floody (repeat)
Get those children out of the muddy, muddy
Children of the Lord.

2nd verse:         So Noah he built them, he built them an arky, arky (repeat)
Built it out of hickory barky, barky
Children of the Lord

3rd verse:          The animals they came by, the came by twosies, twosies (repeat)
Elephants and kangaroosies, roosies,
Children of the Lord

4th verse:          It rained and poured for 40 daysies, daysies (repeat)
Nearly drove those animals crazy, crazy,
Children of the Lord


5th verse:          The animals they came out, they came out by threesies, threesies (repeat)
                         Elephants and chimpanzieezies, zeezies, 
                         Children of the Lord

 

Fast
Rocka My Soul

Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham,

Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham,

Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham,

Oh rocka my soul

So high can't get over it,

So low can’t get under it,

So wide, can't get around it,

Oh rocka my soul.

Rock my soul,

Rock my soul,

Rock my soul,

Oh rock my soul.

 

Fast
Rover

I'm lookin over my dead dog Rover, he's lying on the kitchen floor.

3 legs are broken the other one's sprained,

I ran him over with my cocoa-puff train.

My name is Harry and I'm gonna bury old Rover in his grave.

He's all bloody, but he's my buddy, his eyes I'm going to save.

 

Fast
Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

[Repeat in a round.]

 

Fast
Rub a Dub Dub

Rub a dub dub

Thanks for the grub

Yeah god!  Boo devil!  Let’s eat!

 

Graces
Sara Spunda

 [Sung as a round]

Boomda, Boomda, Boomda .....

Sara Spunda, Sara Spunda

Sara Spunda, rat sat sat

Sara Spunda, Sara Spunda

Sara Spunda, rat sat sat

A doray oh, a doray boomday oh,

A doray boomday, rat sat sat

Ah say, paw say, oh!

 

Fast
Sara the Whale

In Frisco Bay there lives a whale and she eats peanuts by the bale,

and bathtubs, and washtubs, and sailboats, and schooners.

Her name is Sara and she's a peach, but don't put food within her reach,

or nursemaids, or babies, or chocolate ice cream sodas.

She loves to smile and when she smiles, you see her teeth for miles and miles,

and her tonsils, and spareribs, and things too fierce to mention.

So what do you do in a case like that, there's nothing to do but to sit on your hat,

or your toothbrush, or your best friend, or anything else that's useless.

 

Fast
Second Story Window

The window, the window
The second-story window
If you don't know a nursery rhyme
We'll throw you out the window!

Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow
And every where that Mary went -
She threw it out the window!
The window, the window...
(Repeat with other nursery rhymes until you run out! You can also divide your singing group into teams and sing this song as a competition.)

 

Fast
Seven Daffodils

1st verse:

I do not have a mansion, I haven't any land,

not one paper dollar to crinkle in my hand.

But I can show you morning, on a thousand hills

and kiss you and give you seven daffodils.

2nd verse:

I do not have a fortune to buy you pretty things,

but I can weave you moonbeams for necklaces and rings.

And I can show you morning, on a thousand hills,

and kiss you and give you seven daffodils.

3rd verse:

Seven golden daffodils, shining in the sun,

lights our way to evening, when our day is done.

And I can give you music, and a crust of bread,

and a pillow of piney boughs to rest your head.

And a pillow of piney boughs to rest your head.

 

Slow
Shower the People

1st verse:

You can play the game, you can act out the part,

but you know it wasn’t written for you

But tell me, how can you stand there with your broken heart,

ashamed of playing the fool

One thing can lead to another; it doesn’t take any sacrifice

Oh, father and mother, sister and brother

If it feels nice, don’t think twice, just

Chorus:

Shower the people you love with love, show them the way that you feel

Things are gonna work out fine if you only will

Shower the people you love with love, show them the way you feel

Things are gonna be much better if you only will

2nd verse:

You can run, but you cannot hide, this is widely known

And what you plan to do with your foolish pride, when your’e all by yourself alone?

Once you tell somebody the way that you feel, you can feel it beginning to ease

I think it’s true what they say about the squeaky wheel, always getting the grease.

Shower the people you love with love, show them the way that you feel

Things are gonna be just fine if you only will

Shower the people you love with love, show them the way that you feel

Things are gonna be much better if you only will

Shower the people you love with love, show them the way that you feel

 

Slow
Singing in the Rain

I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling

I’m (slap hands on thighs twice, clap twice, snap twice, throw arms in the air) Whoo! (all repeat)

Call: Arms out!

Response: Arms out!

Keep repeating and each time call and repeat each previous action one by one and then finish with the new action.

Thumbs up, elbows in, knees bent, knees together, butt out, head back, eyes shut, tongue out

 

Fast
Skeeters and the Bedbugs

Chorus:            I'm singing, eeny meeny and a miney moe,
catch a wiffle waffle, by his toe,
and if he hollers hollers hollers, let him go.
I'm singing, eeny meeny and a miney moe.

1st verse:          I woke up Sunday morning, and looked across the hall,
the skeeters and the bedbugs were having a game of ball,
the score was 19 – 20, the bedbugs were ahead,
'till skeeters hit a home run and knocked me out of bed.

 

[Repeat the first verse substituting Monday, Tuesday, etc., until all the weekdays are used up.  Each time it is sung, it should be faster.]

 

Fast
Skinimarinky Dinky Dink

Skinimarinky dinky dink, skinimarinky do. I love you.

Skinimarinky dinky dink, skinimarinky do. I love you.

I love you in the morning and in the afternoon,

I love you in the evening, underneath the moon.

Skinimarinky dinky dink, skinimarinky do. I love you.

 

[Repeat the song and speed it up every time it is sung.]

 

Fast
Suitors

There are suitors at my door, oh a lay a packia

Six or eight or maybe more, oh a lay a packia

And my father wants me wed, oh a lay a packia

Or at least that's what he said, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

And my father said to me, oh a lay a packia

You will marry and you’ll see, oh a lay a packia

That your dreams will all come true, oh a lay a packia

In a paradise for two, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

And I told him that I will, oh a lay a packia

When the rivers run uphill, oh a lay a packia

Or the fish begin to fly, oh a lay a packia

Or the day before I die, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

And I told him that I will, oh a lay a packia

Now the rivers run uphill, oh a lay a packia

And the fish begin to fly, oh a lay a packia

So tomorrow I must die, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

Oh lay oh la, oh a lay a packia

 

Slow
Suzanne Was a Funny Old Man

VERSE 1

There was an old man who had nine little pigs (WHISTLE), pigs (SNORT), pigs (RASPBERRY), pigs

Nine little pigs

There was an old man who had nine little pigs and Suzanne is a funny old man (WHISTLE), man (SNORT), man (RASPBERRY), man

Suzanne was a funny old man.

 

VERSE 2

They all jumped over the garden wall (WHISTLE), wall (SNORT), wall (RASPBERRY), wall

They all jumped over the garden wall and Suzanne is a funny old man (WHISTLE), man (SNORT), man (RASPBERRY)

Suzanne was a funny old man.

 

VERSE 3

They all ran down to the butcher shop (WHISTLE), shop (SNORT), shop (RASPBERRY)

Butcher shop

They all ran down to the butcher shop and Suzanne is a funny old man (WHISTLE), man (SNORT), man (RASPBERRY)

Suzanne was a funny old man

 

VERSE 4

He cut them up into nine pork chops (WHISTLE), chops (SNORT), chops (RASPBERRY)

Nine pork chops

He cut them up into nine pork chops and Suzanne is a funny old man (WHISTLE), man (SNORT), man (RASPBERRY)

Suzanne was a funny old man

 

Fast
Swing Low Sweet Chariot

Chorus:

Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home,
S
wing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.

 

1st verse:

I looked over Jordan, and what did I see?

Coming for to carry me home,

A band of angels coming after me,

coming for to carry me home.

2nd verse:

If you get to heaven before I do,

coming for to carry me home,

Tell all my friends I’m coming, after you,

coming for to carry me home.

 

3rd verse:

Sometimes I’m up, and sometimes I’m down,

coming for to carry me home,

But still my soul is a heavenly bound,

coming for to carry me home.

 

Slow
Taps

1st verse:

Day is done, gone the sun,

From the lake, from the hill, from the sky;

All is well, safely rest, God is nigh

2nd verse:

Fading light dims the sight,

And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright;

From afar, drawing nigh, falls the night.

3rd verse:

Thanks and praise for our days,

‘Neath the sun, 'neath the stars, ‘neath the sky;

As we go, this we know, God is nigh

 

Slow
Tarzan

Tarzan

Was swinging from a rubber band

Tarzan

Well he crashed into a frying pan

Oooh that’s bad

Now Tarzany has a tanny

And I hope he doesn’t peel

Like a Banana

 

Jane

Was cruising in a jet plane

Jane

Well she crashed into a traffic lane

Oooh that’s bad

Now Janey has a painy

And Tarzany has a tanny

And I hope he doesn’t peel

Like a Banana

Cheetah

Was dancing on a pizza

Cheetah

Well he slipped and hurt his feetsa

Oooh that’s bad

Now Cheetah is sad

And Janey has a painy

And Tarzany has a tanny

And I hope he doesn’t peel

Like a Banana

 

Fast
Tarzan of the Apes

I like bananas, coconuts and grapes

I like bananas, coconuts and grapes

I like bananas, coconuts and grapes

That's why they call me “Tarzan of the Apes”

I like bananas, coconuts and cheese

I like bananas, coconuts and cheese

I like bananas, coconuts and cheese

That's why they call me “Tarzan of the Trees”

I like bananas, coconuts and kumquats

I like bananas, coconuts and kumquats

I like bananas, coconuts and kumquats

That's why they call me “Tarzan of the Treetops”

 

Fast
Tell the People I Love Them

Chorus:

Tell the people I love them, tell the people I care,

When they feel far away from me, tell the people I'm there.

1st verse:

Last night Jesus came to me, wiped the tears from my eyes,

He said not to worry, he would stay by my side.

2nd verse:

Then he looked out upon the world, in the darkness of night,

Then he turned and he spoke to me, oh how sadly he sighed.

 

3rd verse:

When I walked upon Calvary, and I poured out my life,

I died for each one of them, so that they might have life.

4th verse:

I will always remember when he came to me,

For once I was blind, but now I see.

 

Slow
The Ants Go Marching

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 into the earth

to get out of the rain, boom boom boom.

The ants go marching two by two… little one stops to tie his shoe.

The ants go marching three by three... little one stops to climb a tree.

The ants go marching four by four... little one stops to close the door.

The ants go marching five by five... little one stops to swim and dive.

The ants go marching six by six... little one stops to pick up sticks.

The ants go marching seven by seven... little one stops to go to heaven.

Ants go marching eight by eight... little one stops to shut the gate.

Ants go marching nine by nine... little one stops to climb a vine.

Ants go marching ten by ten... little one stops to say it again.  

 

Fast
The Horses Run Around

The horses run around, their feet are on the ground,

oh, who will wind the clock while I'm away, away.

Go get the axe, there's a hair on baby's chin,

and a boy's best friend is his mother, his mother.

While looking through a window, a second story window.

I slipped and sprained my eyebrow on the pavement, the pavement.

Go get the Listerine, sister's got a beau

and they’re moving Grandpa's grave to build a sewer, a sewer.

While looking through the knot-hole in father’s wooden leg,

Why did the build the shore so near the ocean, the ocean.

We feed the baby garlic to find her in the dark,

and we’re hoping Grandma’s teeth will soon fit Jenny, fit Jenny.

 

Fast
The Other Day

 [Call and repeat]

The other day / I saw a bear / A great big bear / Away out there.

I looked at him / He looked at me / I sized up him / He sized up me.

He said to me / Why don't you run / I see you ain't / got any gun.

I said to him / that's a good idea / so come on feet / let's up and flee.

And so I ran / away from there / but right behind / me was that bear.

And up ahead / there was a tree / a great big tree / oh glory be.

The nearest branch / was ten feet up / I'd have to jump / and trust my luck.

And so I jumped / into the air / but I missed that branch / away up there.

Now don't you fret / and don't you frown / for I caught that branch / on the way back down.

That's all there is / there ain't no more / unless I meet / that bear once more.

 

Fast
There Was a Little Ford

There was a little Ford just the cutest little Ford just the prettiest little Ford that you ever did see and the Ford was on the wheels, the wheels were on the ground, the engine in the ford made the wheels go round. Match in the gas tank, Boom Boom! (Repeat)

There was a little ____ just the cutest little ______ just the prettiest little _______ that you ever did see and the _______ was on the _______ (list each item you’ve said down to the Ford), the Ford was on the wheels, the wheels were on the ground, the engine in the ford made the wheels go round. Match in the gas tank, Boom Boom!

Fill in blanks with the following in order: seat, girl, hat, flower, petal, bee, wing, flea, atom

 

Fast
They'll Know We Are Christians

Chorus:

And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,

yes they'll know we are Christians by our love.

 

1st verse:

We are one in the spirit, we are one in the Lord

We are one in the spirit, we are one in the Lord

And we pray that all unity may one day be restored.

 

2nd verse:

We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand,

We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand,

And together we'll spread the news that God is in our land. 

 

3rd verse:

All praise to the Father from whom aII things come.

And all praise to Christ Jesus His only son.

And all praise to the Spirit who makes us one.

 

Slow
Three Jolly Fisherman

1st verse:

There were three jolly fishermen, there were three jolly fishermen. Fisher fisher, men men men, fisher fisher, men men men. There were three jolly fishermen.

2nd verse:

The first one's name was Iaasac. The first one's name was Iaasac. Iaa Iaa, sac sac sac, Iaa Iaa, sac sac sac. The first one's name was Iaasac.

3rd verse:

The next one's name was Jacob. The next one's name was Jacob. Ja Ja cob cob cob. Ja Ja cob cob cob. The next one's name was Jacob.

4th verse:

The third one's name was Abraham. The third one's name was Abraham. Abra Abra ham ham ham. Abra. Abra ham ham ham. The third one's name was Abraham.

5th verse:

They all went down to Jericho. They all went down to Jericho. Jeri Jeri cho cho cho. Jeri Jeri cho cho cho. They all went down to Jericho.

6th verse:

They should have gone to Amsterdam. They should have gone to Amsterdam. Amster Amster I don't swear. Amster Amster I don't swear, they should have gone to Amsterdam.

 

Fast
Three Short-Necked Buzzards

Three short-necked buzzards, Three short-necked buzzards,
Three short-necked buzzards, sitting in a dead tree.
Oh no, what a shame, one flew away
(repeat using next lower number)

No short-necked buzzards, No short-necked buzzards,
No short-necked buzzards, sitting in a dead tree.
Oh look, one has returned, let us rejoice

(repeat counting back up to three)

 

Motions-
3 hold hand up with three fingers
short necked - scrunch neck down into shoulders
buzzards - raise arms, bent at elbows, with fingers pointed out
dead tree- extend one arm sidewise to shoulder height, bend arm towards ear
Oh no what a shame - put hands to face like crying, move head sideways
one - hold up finger
flew away - put hands under arms and flap like flying

 

Fast
Throw it Out the Window

 [The whole group does the chorus, but individual counselors or tents come up with and lead the verses.  Repeat the song as many times as you can find the nursery rhymes—a good way to do this is to divide the group into two parts and have a challenge.]

Chorus:            The window, the window, the second story window
High low, low high, throw it out the window

Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow

And everywhere that Mary went,

She threw it out the window,

[Chorus]

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard, to fetch her poor dog a bone,

But when she got there, the cupboard was bare,

So she threw it out the window

[Chorus]

Little Jack Horner sat in a corner eating his Christmas pie,

He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum,

And threw it out the window

[Chorus]

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and doesn't know where to find them,

But leave her alone, when they come home,

She'll throw them out the window

[Chorus]

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey,

When along came a spider, who sat down beside her,

And she threw him out the window,

[Chorus]

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water,

Jack fell down and broke his crown,

And Jill threw it out the window

[Chorus]

[Additional Verses:  Humpty Dumpty, Peter Peter Pumpkin eater,  Jack Sprat, etc.]

 

Fast
Titanic

Chorus:

It was sad (so sad), it was sad (so sad),

It was sad when the great ship went down to the bottom of the sea, sea, sea, sea (husbands and wives, little children lost their lives) It was sad when the great ship went down

 

1st verse:

Oh they built the ship Titanic, to sail the ocean blue, and they thought they had a ship that the water wouldn’t go through.

But the good Lord raised his hand and the ship would never land,

It was sad when the great ship went down. Yahoo.

 

2nd verse:

They just set sail from England and they were not far from shore, when the rich refused to associate with the poor.

So they sent them down below, where they were the first to go,

It was sad when the great ship went down. Yahoo.

 

3rd verse:

Oh the ship was full of sin, and the sides were about to burst,

When the captain shouted “women and children first!”

Oh the first mate tried to wire, but the lines were all on fire,

It was sad when the great ship went down. Yahoo.

 

4th verse:

Oh they threw the lifeboats over, on the dark and stormy sea, As the band struck out with “Near my God to Thee.”

Little children wept and cried, as the waves washed o’er the side,

It was sad when the great ship went down. Yahoo.

 

5th verse:

Oh the moral of the story, as you can plainly see,

Is to wear a life-preserver (PFD) on a dark and stormy sea.

The Titanic never made it, and never more shall be,

It was sad when the great ship went down. Yahoo.

Kerplunk, it sunk, amen, the end.

 

Fast
Today

Chorus:

Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine,

I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine.

A million tomorrows shall all pass away,

'ere I forget all the joys that are mine today.

1st verse:

Oh, I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover,

You'll know who I am by the songs that I sing.

I'll feast at your table, I’ll sleep in your clover,

Who cares what tomorrow may bring.

2nd verse:

I can't be contented with yesterday’s glory,

I can't live on promises winter to spring.

Today is my moment and now is my story,

I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing.

 

Slow
Val-Der-Ee

Chorus:

Val-der-ee, val-der-rah, val-der-ee, val-der-rah-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha

(Thump-oh-oh, watch your step-yeh-yep)

1st verse:

We love to go a-wandering, along the mountain tracks.

And as we go, we love to sing, our knapsacks on our backs.

2nd verse:

High overhead the skylarks wing, they never rest at home.

But just like us they love to sing, as o’er the world we roam.

3rd verse:

Oh I may go a-wandering, ‘til the day I die. 

May I always laugh and sing (shaky laughter) beneath the clear blue sky.

 

Fast
Waddliatcha

Waddili atcha, waddili atcha, waddili oh, waddili oh.

Waddili atcha, wadilli atcha, waddili oh, waddili oh.

Simplest thing there isn't much to it, you don't have to sing it just doodly do it.

I love it so, wherever I go, just doodily doodily doo.

[Use hand gestures and repeat faster & faster]

 

Please Choose
Watermelon

1st verse:

You can talk about your apples, your peaches, and your pears.

Your persimmons on the old persimmon tree.

But give me oh give me, I really wish you would,

That watermelon hanging on the vine.

Chorus:

Oh, hambone is sweet (click), chicken is good (mmmmm),

Possum meat is verry verry fine (ain't it so).

But give me oh give me, I really wish you would,

That watermelon hanging on the vine.

2nd verse:

The night I went to fetch it was a dark and stormy night,

The moon and stars had just begun to shine.

The farmer up and saw me, and shot me through the fence,

I never got that melon off the vine.

(chorus)

 

Fast
Watermelon Vine

Plant a watermelon vine upon my grave

And let the juice (slurp, slurp) seek through.

Plant a watermelon vine upon my grave,

That's all I ask of you.

Now Mama makes some chicken,

And she makes it mighty fine,

But nothing's quite as good

As what comes from the watermelon vine.

So, plant a watermelon vine upon my grave

And let the juice (slurp, slurp) seep through.

And let the juice (slurp, slurp) seep through.

 

Fast
We Come from Phantom Lake

We come from Phantom Lake

We know that we are great

We beat the pants off of any old camp!

We fight fast and furious

Our camp is endurious

Tonight all the skeeters will sink in the lake!

Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya Ya!

 

Fast
Weave Me the Sunshine

Chorus:

Weave, weave, weave me the sunshine out of the falling rain.

Weave me the hopes of a new tomorrow and fill my cup again.

1st verse:

Well, I’ve seen the steel and the concrete crumble, shine on me again.

The proud and the mighty, they all have stumbled, shine on me again.

2nd verse:

They say that the tree of suffering, shine on me again.

They say it grows on the bank of the River of Suffering, shine on me again.

3rd verse:

Oh, if only I could heal your sorrow, shine on me again.

Then I’d help you to find your tomorrow, shine on me again.

4th verse:

Only you can climb that mountain, shine on me again.

If you want to drink from the golden fountain, shine on me again.

 

Slow
What Can Make a Hippopotamus Smile?

What, Can make, A hippopotamus smile? (repeat)

What, Can make, Him walk for more than a mile? (repeat)

It's not a party with paper hats... (repeat)         

Or cake and candy that makes him fat... (repeat)

That's not what hippos do. (repeat)

 

CHORUS

They ooze in the gooze without any shoes.

They wade in the water 'til their lips turn blue.

That's what hippos do. (Final Time: That’s what hippos, Now that’s what hippos, Yes, that’s what hippos do!)

 

VERSE 2

What, Can make, A hippopotamus smile? (repeat)

What, Can make, Him walk for more than a mile? (repeat)

It's not a tune on the old violin...

Or listenin' to the whistlin' wind...

 

Fast
Where Have All the Flowers Gone

1st verse:  

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing.  

Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago.  

Where have all the flowers gone, gone to young girls everyone.  

When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn.

    

2nd verse:  

Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing.  

Where have all the young girls gone,   long time ago.  

Where have all the young girls gone, gone to young men everyone.  

When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn.    

3rd verse:  

Where have all the young men gone, long time passing. 

Where have all the young men gone, long time ago.  

Where have all the young·men gone, gone to soldiers everyone.  

When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn.   

  

4th verse:  

Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing.  

Where have all the soldiers gone long time ago.  

Where have all the soldiers gone, gone to graveyards everyone.  

When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn.      

5th verse:  

Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing.  

Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago.  

Where have all the graveyards gone, gone to flowers everyone.  

When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn.

 

Slow
White Coral Bells

White coral bells, upon a slender stalk.

Lilies of the valley line my garden walk.

Oh, don't you wish, that you could hear them ring?

That will happen only when the fairies sing!

[Sing in a round, divide the group into two or three parts.]

 

Slow
White Ruffled Pants

White ruffled pants, upon the old clothes line.

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness gosh, they're mine.

Oh don't you wish, that you could wear them too?

That will happen only when the seat wears through.

[Sing in a round, divide the group into two or three parts.]

 

Fast
Whole World in His Hands

1st verse:

He's got the whole world in his hands, he's got the whole wide world in his hands,

he's got the whole world in his hands, he's got the whole world in his hands.

 

2nd verse:

He's got you and me sister/brother, in his hands,

he's got you and me sister/brother, in his hands,

he's got you and me sister/brother, in his hands,

he's got the whole world in his hands.

 

3rd verse:

He's got the itty bitty babies, in his hands,

he's got the itty bitty babies, in his hands,

he's got the itty bitty babies, in his hands,

he's got the whole world in his hands.

 

Fast
Wiggalow

Leader: Hey ___________

Individual: Hey What?

Everyone: Hey __________

Individual: Hey What?

Everyone: Are you ready to Wiggalow?

Individual: With my hands up high and my feet down low, this is how I Wiggalow (starts to dance)

Everyone (which copying dance): Wiggalow, Wig-Wig-a-low

(Repeat)

 

Fast
Wisconsin Milk

CHORUS:

Don't give me no pop, no pop

Don't give me no tea, no tea

Just give me that milk,

Moo, moo, moo, moo, moo

Wisconsin Milk,

Moo, moo, moo, moo, moo

 

Give me a long M (Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm)

Give me a short M (Mm)

Repeat with I, L, K


Give me a long Milk (Chocolate)

Give me a short Milk (Skim)

ACTIONS:When you do the "Moo, moo..." thing (say it fast), lace your fingers together, leaving you thumbs hanging out. Turn your hands upside down so your thumbs dangle down like udders. The first "moo, moo..." have your friend pull on your thumbs like he/she is milking a cow. (the cow is your hands) The second "moo, moo..." do this to your friend.

 

Fast
Working on the Railroad

Chorus:

Dinah won't you blow, Dinah won't you blow, Dinah won't you blow your horn. Dinah won't you blow, Dinah won't you blow, Dinah won't you blow your horn.

 

1st verse:

I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day.

I've been working on the railroad, just to pass the time away.

Can't you hear the whistle blowing, rise up so early in the morn,

can't you hear the captain shouting, “Dinah blow your horn”

(chorus)

 

2nd verse:

Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, someone's in the kitchen I know,

Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, strummin' on the old banjo

And singing, “fee, fie, fiddily ei oh, fee fei fiddily ei oh oh oh,

Fee fie fiddily ei oh strummin' on the old banjo".

 

Fast
You Can't Get To Heaven

O you can't get to heaven, (o you can't get to heaven)
On roller skates, (on roller skates)
O you can't get to heaven, (o you can't get to heaven)
on roller ska-a-a-ates.
O you can't get to heaven on roller skates
you'll roll right past those pearly gates,
all my sins are washed away, I've been redeemed.

O you can't get to heaven, (echo)
In a big, fine car, (echo)
O you can't get to heaven (echo)
In a big fine car-a-a-ar.
O you can't get to heaven in a big, fine car
A big fine car can't drive that far
all my sins are washed away, I've been redeemed.

O you can't get to heaven (echo)
In a Kleenex box, (echo)
O you can't get to heaven, (echo)
In Kleenex bo-o-o-ox,
O you can't get to heaven in a Kleenex box
God don't like no dirty snots,
all my sins are washed away, I've been redeemed.

 

Fast
Your Mama Don't Wear No Socks

Your mama don't wear no socks!
A ding dong!!
I saw 'em when she took 'em off!
A ding dong!!
She threw them in the tree!
A ding dong!!
Now the dog refuses to pee!

(Other Chorus)She put them in the bed, now dad sleeps in the shed
She put them in the fridge, now we all live under a bridge
She threw them in the sky, now Superman refuses to fly
She threw them in the air, now Superman is on medicare
She threw them over the fence, haven't seen the neighbor since

 

Fast
Zoom Golly Golly

Part 1:

Zoom golly golly golly zoom golly golly

 

Part 2:

Ahhh…

The two parts raise their volume from low to high, then switch and bring the volume back down.

 

Slow