Parliament Hill Campfire 2019 Big Bear Hug (Songs taken from Becky’s Guiding Resource Page with links to other sources where possible. Please follow song leader’s cues as changes occur to the program and words on the night of.)

1. Light the Wood (source: "Jubilee Songbook", of Canada, 1971.)

Light the wood, the campfire burns We are gathered all around Now the flames are leaping high Lighting up the evening sky

2. Australian Campfire Opening (source: "Diamond Jubilee Songbook", Girl Guides Association, 1984; also in "Canciones de Nuestra Cabana", World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, 1980.)

Sit round the campfire, now night is here All birds are resting, no one is near Clap with your hands and tap with your feet, now Sway oh so gently, keep with the beat Oh-oh-oh-i-i, Oh-oh-oh-i Oh-oh-oh-i-i, Oh-oh-oh-i

3. Lu La

Lu la, lalula, lalulalulale lula, lulalula lulalulale Lu la, lalula, lalulalulale, lula lu la lu la le

4. Tall Trees (source: "Diamond Jubilee Songbook", Girl Guides Association, 1984.)

Tall trees that reach the sky Mountains and lakes nearby Draw near, my friends, come sing, my friends Our campfire time is nigh

5. Ging Gang Goolie (source: Lord Baden Powell)

Ging gang goolie, goolie, gooli, goolie watcha Ging gang goo, ging gang goo, Ging gang goolie, goolie, gooli, goolie watcha Ging gang goo, ging gang goo, Heyla, o heyla sheyla Heyla sheyla heyla ho-o-o Heyla, o heyla sheyla Heyla sheyla heyla ho /shalli-wallee, shallie-wallee, shalli-wallee, shalli-wallee Oompah, oompah, oompah…

6. The Bear Song (source: "The Worm Song and Other Tasty Tunes", Janet Wilson, 1993.)

The other day The nearest branch I met a bear Was ten feet up A great big bear I'd have to jump Away out there! (repeat) And trust my luck! (repeat)

He looked at me And so I jumped I looked at him Into the air He sized up me But I missed that branch I sized up him! (repeat) Away up there! (repeat)

He said to me Now don't you fret "Why don't you run? Now don't you frown I see you ain't 'Cause I caught that branch Got any gun!" (repeat) On the way back down! (repeat)

And so I ran That is the end Away from there There ain't no more But right behind Unless I meet Me was that bear! (repeat) That bear once more! (repeat)

Ahead of me And so I met There was a tree That bear once more A great big tree Now he's a rug Oh, glory be! (repeat) On my bedroom floor! (repeat)

2 7. Peace Like a River

I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river, in my soul (in my soul!) I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river, in my soul (in my soul!)

I've got joy like a fountain, I've got joy like a fountain I've got joy like a fountain, in my soul (in my soul!) I've got joy like a fountain, I've got joy like a fountain I've got joy like a fountain, in my soul (in my soul!)

I've got love like an ocean, I've got love like an ocean I've got love like an ocean, in my soul (in my soul!) I've got love like an ocean, I've got love like an ocean I've got love like an ocean, in my soul (in my soul!)

So, I've got peace like a river, I've got joy like a fountain I've got love like an ocean in my soul (in my soul!) So, I've got peace like a river, I've got joy like a fountain I've got love like an ocean in my soul (in my soul!)

8. The More We Get Together (Source: "The Kids' Campfire Book", Jane Drake and Ann Love, Kids Can Press, 1996.)

The more we get together Together, together The more we get together The happier we'll be

For your friends are my friends And my friends are your friends The more we get together The happier we'll be.

3 9. Little Rabbit Foo Foo

Little rabbit Foo Foo, hopping through the forest, Scooping up the field mice, and bopping them on the head, And down came the good fairy, and she said, "Little rabbit Foo Foo, I don't want to see you Scooping up the field mice, and bopping them on the head."

"I'll give you three chances, And then I'll turn you into a goon." But the very next day... (repeat the verse)

"I'll give you two more chances, And then I'll turn you into a goon." But the very next day... (repeat the verse)

"I'll give you one more chance, And then I'll turn you into a goon." But the very next day... (repeat the verse)

"I gave you three chances, So now I'll turn you into a goon." - Zap! The moral of the story is: "Hare today; goon tomorrow."

Actions:

Little rabbit Foo Foo...: use two fingers as rabbit ears, hop your hand across in front of you Scooping up the field mice: scoop up an invisible mouse, bop it on the head Good fairy: wave arm as if holding a magic wand I don't want to see you: wag index finger back and forth as "no"

4 10. The Moose Song

Version One: Chorus: There was a big moose Way-oh, way-oh Who liked to drink juice Way-oh way-oh way-oh way- oh Chorus: Way-oh, way-oh! Singing whoa-oh-oh-oh Way-oh way-oh way-oh way- Whao whao whao oh Oh! Oh! The moose's name was Fred Whao whao whao! He liked to drink his juice in Now the moose's name was bed Fred The moose's name was Fred He liked to drink his juice in He liked to drink his juice in bed bed Now he drank his juice with care He drank his juice with care But he spilt it in his hair But he spilt it in his hair He drank his juice with care Now he's a sticky moose But he spilt it in his hair He's a moose full of juice: Now there's a sticky moose Full of juice... On the loose...

11. Dans la forét lointaine

Dans la forêt lointaine, On entend le coucou Du haut du son grand chene, il répond au hibou Coucou, coucou, on entend le coucou Coucou, coucou, on entend le coucou.

12. Be Kind To Your Web-Footed Friends (source: "The World's Best Funny Songs", Esther J. Nelson, 1988.) (tune: Sousa march)

Be kind to your web-footed friends, For a duck may be somebody's mother, They live in a swamp all alone, Where the weather is always damp. You may think that this is the end,

5 It is, but to prove I'm a liar, We're going to sing it again, Only this time a little bit high-er

13. Boa Constrictor (source: "The World's Best Funny Songs", Esther J. Nelson, 1988; also in "The Worm Song and Other Tasty Tunes, Janet Wilson, 1993, and in "Campfire Activities", Girl Guides of Canada, 1993.)

I'm being eaten my a boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, a boa constrictor I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor And I don't like it one bit Oh no there goes my toe Oh gee he's got my knee Oh my he’s my thigh Oh fiddle he’s got middle Oh darn there goes my arms Oh heck he's got my neck Oh gee he's eaten me.

14. The Tree Song (The Green Grass Grows) (Source: "The Kids' Campfire Book", Jane Drake and Ann Love, Kids Can Press, 1996.) (in each verse, the leader sings a line and everyone repeats. Chorus is sung all together.)

(This song is a much-modernized version of the traditional "Rattlin' Bog".)

Once upon a time There was a tree The prettiest tree That you ever did see!

Chorus:

And the tree was in the ground And the green grass grew all around, all around, And the green grass grew all around! Now on that tree There was a branch Just the prettiest little branch That you ever did see!

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Chorus: And the branch was on the tree And the tree was in the ground And the green grass grew all around, all around And the green grass grew all around!

...add on twig, nest, egg, bird, wing, feather, flea, elephant!

Actions:

Ground: move both arms out from the body horizontally (i.e. as a movie director would when saying "cut!") Tree: two hands trace parallel lines starting at the level of your head and heading downwards Branch: hold one arm out as a branch Twig: hold up your pinkie finger Nest: cup your hands Egg: make a fist Bird: one hand pointed forward at your face as a beak, the other sticking out behind as a tail Wing: flap one arm Feather: trace the path a feather would take as it falls through the air Flea: indicate something really small Elephant: trace the outline of something really big!

15. Thanks For Trees

Chorus: Thanks for trees and those who plant them Thanks for trees And those who plant them, those who plant them Thanks for trees And those who plant them! Tall and short and in-between And tall and short And in-between, and in-between And tall and short And in-between, hey!

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Wide and thin and in-between And wide and thin And in-between, and in-between And wide and thin And in-between, hey!

16. Fruit Salad

(Divide your group into sections, each one takes a different verse. The verses are chanted, not sung. Bring the verses in one by one and then using your hand indicate whether the Fruit Salad should be loud or soft!)

Apples, peaches, pears and plums! Apples, peaches, pears and plums!

Banana-na-na-na-na-na! Banana-na-na-na-na-na!

Grapes, grapes, doo-ah doo-ah! Grapes, grapes, doo-ah doo-ah!

Papaya, papaya, p-p-papaya! Papaya, papaya, p-p-papaya!

Watermelon, watermelon, (spit out seed, spit out seed) Watermelon, watermelon, (spit out seed, spit out seed)

Raspberry, raspberry, (raspberry, raspberry, raspberry) Raspberry, raspberry, (raspberry, raspberry, raspberry) 17. John Jacob Jingle Hymer Schmidt (source: "The World's Best Funny Songs", Esther J. Nelson, 1988; also in "The Worm Song and Other Tasty Tunes, Janet Wilson, 1993.)

John Jacob Jingle Hymer Schmidt His name is my name too Whenever we go out The people always shout "John Jacob Jingle Hymer Schmidt," Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra...

8 18. Lumber Jack Song (source: Monty Python) Call: I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay. I sleep all night and I work all day. Repeat: He's a lumberjack, and he's okay. He sleeps all night and he works all day. Call: I cut down trees. I eat my lunch. I go to the lavatory. On Wednesdays I go shoppin' And have buttered scones for tea Repeat He cuts down trees, He eats his lunch And goes to the lavatory…

Did we just sing about the bathroom on Parliament Hill… I am not sure this is the best lumberjack song … it seems that there is a deficiency of lumberjack songs. Perhaps someone here can write one. We will have to see what happens to our lumberjack in our story.

19. Boom Boom Ain't it Great to be Crazy (source: "The World's Best Funny Songs", Esther J. Nelson, 1988; also in "The Worm Song and Other Tasty Tunes, Janet Wilson, 1993, and in "The Kids' Campfire Book", Jane Drake and Ann Love, Kids Can Press, 1996.)

Chorus:

Boom Boom, ain't it great to be Crazy? Boom Boom, ain't it great to be Crazy? Giddy and Foolish all day long Boom Boom, ain't it great to be Crazy!

Way down south where bananas grow A flea stepped on a elephant's toe The elephant cried with tears in his eyes "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?"

Way up north were there's ice and snow

9 There was a pengin and his name was Joe He got tired of black and white So he wore pink slacks to the dance last night!

I love myself. I think I'm grand. When I go to movies, I hold my hand. I put my arm around my waist, And when I get fresh, I slap my face.

I call myself on the telephone Just to hear my musical tone. I ask myself for a heavy date, And I pick myself up at half past eight.

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, And Fuzzy Wuzzy cut his hair. So, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy. No, by Jove, he wasn't, was he?

20. Buddies and Pals

(There are three different harmonies that this song can be sung in together.) You and me we're gonna be partners You and me we're gonna be pals You and me we're gonna be partners, buddies and pals.

21. Land of the Silver Birch (source: " Songbook", Our Chalet Committee, 1981; also found in "Girl Guide Songbook, Vol. 2", Girl Guides Association, 1984 and in "Songs for Canadian Girl Guides", Girl Guides of Canada, 1981.)

Land of the silver birch Home of the beaver Where still the mighty moose Wanders at will

Chorus: Blue lake and rocky shore I will return once more Boom did-y-ah-dah Boom did-y-ah-dah Boom did-y-ah-dah, boom

10 My heart is sick for thee Here in the lowlands I will return to thee Hills of the north

Swift as a silver fish Canoe of birch bark By mighty waterways Carry me forth

High on a rocky ledge I'll build my wigwam Close to the water's edge Silent and still

22. Edelweiss

Edelweiss, Edelweiss, every morning you greet me Small and white, clean and bright You look happy to meet me Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow Bloom and grow forever Edelweiss, Edelweiss, bless my homeland forever 23. One Voice

I am one voice and I am singing I am one voice and I am singing I am one voice and I am singing, I am not alone

Rangers: We are two voices and we are singing, We are two voices and we are singing, We are two voices and we are singing, we are not alone.

Pathfinders: We are ten voices and we are singing.. Guides: We are one hundred voices singing… : We are a thousand voices singing… Sparks: We are ten thousand voices singing… Guiders: We are a million voices singing… Everyone: We are one voice and we are singing…

11 24. Softly Falls (source: "Campfire Activities", Girl Guides of Canada, 1993.)

Softly falls the light of day As our campfire fades away Silently each Guide should ask Have I done my daily task? Have I kept my honour bright? Can I guiltless sleep tonight? Have I done and have I dared Everything to be prepared? 25. I Promise to Share and Be a Friend

I promise to share and be a friend, By showing we care, it's love we send, Though the world is so wide With love deep inside It's easy to be a friend, a friend. 26. Brownie Closing

Oh hear us now O Seigneur Dieu Your children call Tes enfants prient Grant us your peace Donne-nous ta paix And bless us all. Et be-nis nous. Goodnight... 27. Taps

Day is done C'est la nuit Gone the sun Tout se tait From the lake Sur les plaines, From the hills Les collines, From the sky Et les bois, All is well C’est la paix Safely rest Tout est bien And good night Et bonne nuit.

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