Current Songs
ALIVE, AWAKE, ALERT, ENTHUSIASTIC That's all there is, there is no more I'm alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic! Until I meet that bear once more I'm alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic! I'm alive, awake, alert; BEESTING I'm alert, awake, alive; First Version I'm alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic! Flea [Motions: toes, knees, shoulders, up in the air] Flea fly flow Beesting AN OLD AUSTRIAN Coomalata coomalata commala beesting An old Austrian went a-yodeling on a mountain top Oh no no no not the beesting high, Eenie meenie catch-a-keenie oo-ahh ahh-ba-leeny When along came a [cuckoo bird], interrupting his cry! Ahka-rocka-yooka-rocka-ahka-rocka-yoo Yo-delay-he ... Yo-delay-ki-ki-ah, yo-delay "cuckoo!" Second Version Yo-delay-ki-ki-ah, yo-delay "cuckoo!" Flea Yo-delay-ki-ki-ah, yo-delay "cuckoo!" Flea fly Yo-delay-ki-ki-ah-yo Flea fly flow [avalanche] "swish, swish" (motion with hands) Vista [grizzly bear] "grrr, grrr" (hands curled like claws) Cumalada, cumalada, cumala vista [saint bernard] "hah, hah" (panting with tongue out) Oh, no no no not the vista [jersey cow] "chih, chih" (milking motions) Eany meany decimeany ooh walla walla meany, [pretty girl] "smooch, smooch" (kissing lips) Exameany decimeany ooh walla wah [her father] "bang, bang!" (shooting a gun) Beep billy oten doten bo ske watten dottin sshhhhhh
THE BEAR Third Version The other day, I met a bear Flea Away up there, A great big bear Flea, fly Flea, fly, mosquito He looked at me, I looked at him Swat 'em! He sized up me, I sized up him Calamine, calamine, calamine lotion Oh, no more calamine lotion. He said to me "Why don't you run? Itchy, itchy, scratchy, scratchy, got one on my backy, I see you don't have any gun" backy Ohy, ohy, owwy, owwy, wish he'd go away And so I ran away from there Quick get the bug spray, I think he went that-a-way- And right behind me was that bear shhhhhh!
Ahead of me I saw a tree BINGO A great big tree, oh golly gee There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name, oh The lowest branch was ten feet up B-I-N-G-O I had to jump and trust my luck B-I-N-G-O B-I-N-G-O And so I jumped into the air And Bingo was his name, oh And missed that branch away up there A BOY AN D A GIRL IN A LITTLE CANOE Now don't you fret and don't you frown A boy and a girl in a little canoe I caught that branch on the way back down With the moon shining all around They paddled and they paddled for miles and miles Couldn't even hear a sound CHUNKY MAN So they talked and they talked 'til the moon grew dim Talkin' 'bout hey now (hey now) And he said you better kiss me or get out and swim Hey now (hey now) So whatcha' gonna do in a little canoe Like a bike in Bombay With the moon shining all around Chunky peanut butter, tooth decay A boy and a girl in a little canoe Chunky Man's in L.A. With the moon shining all around They paddled and they paddled for miles and miles See that man that's standin' there Couldn't even hear a sound Like a bike in Bombay So they talked and they talked 'til the moon grew dim Betcha five bucks he has no hair And he said you better kiss me or get out and swim Chunky Man's in L.A. So whatcha' gonna do in a little canoe With the moon shining all a – CIRCLE GAME Boy sittin' all a – Girl swimming back to town! Yesterday a child came out to wander Oh, yeah? Caught a dragonfly inside a jar. Fearful when the sky was full of thunder. BUBBLE GUM And tearful at the falling of a star. Ah-oomba-oomba bubble gum Ah-oomba-oomba bubble gum And the seasons they go round and round My mother gave me a penny And the painted ponies go up and down. She told me to buy Jack Benny We’re captives on a carousel of time. But I didn't buy Jack Benny We can’t return, Instead I bought bubble gum We can only look behind from where we came, And go round and round and round in the circle game. nickel ... pickle dime ... lime Now the child moves ten times round the seasons. quarter ... call a porter Skated over ten clear frozen streams. dollar ... collar Words like “when you’re older” must appease him and promises of someday make his dreams. THE CAMP ECHO SONG I want to wake up in the morning at dear old Camp Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now. Echo Cartwheels turned to car wheels through the town. Where the sun comes a-peepin' into where I'm a- And you tell him “take your time it won’t be long now." sleepin' Till you drag your feet to slow those circles down. And the songbird says "Hello" I want to wander o'er the hillside where the gentle Well the boy who dreamed tomorrow now is 20 though breezes blow his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true. I want to be at -- Camp Echo -- it's the finest camp I There’ll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and know! (Without a doubt!) plenty. Before the last revolving here is through.
CANOE SONG DAYS OF THE WEEK SONG Our paddles keen and bright, flashing like silver Today is Monday, today is Monday Swift as the wild goose flight, dip, dip and swing. (designated group stands up and sings) Monday – roast beef Dip, dip and swing them back, flashing like silver, Is everybody happy? Well, I should say. Follow the wild goose flight, dip, dip and swing. Tuesday – string beans Wednesday – soup CHICAGO FIRE Thursday – meat loaf Late last night, while we were all in bed Friday – fish Old lady Leary left a lantern in the shed Saturday – pay day And when the cow kicked it over, Sunday – grilled cheese She turned around and said,
“There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight.”
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
DONDERBECK DUM DUM DADA Once there was a Dutchman Dum dum dada, da dum dum dada Whose name was Donderbeck. Da dum dum dada, da dum dum dada He made the finest sausages and sauerkraut to spec. Da dum dum dada, da dum dum dada He had the finest butcher shop that you have ever Da dum dum dada, da da dum dum dum seen. And he took out a patent on the sausage meat machine. (own lap, shift right one, back to own, shift left one, Chorus: back … ) Oh Donderbeck, Oh Donderbeck how could you be so (own lap, cross, own, out to neighbor’s lap, own … ) mean? To ever have invented the sausage meat (wrist, elbow, cross your arms) – switching arms each machine. Now dogs and rats and pussy cats will never time more be seen For they’ll all be ground to sausage meat (lap, nose & ear grab, lap, reverse ear & nose, lap … ) In Donderbeck’s machine. ECHO-I-TI-TI-EH One day a little Dutch boy came wandering into the (Appropriately sung as a descant*) store. He saw so many wonderful things he'd never seen before. He started gobbling everything up Oh, Echo-i-ti-ti-eh; Oh, Echo-i-ti-ti-eh And Donderbeck got mean. He picked him up and put Oh, Echo-i-ti-ti; Echo-i-tiki-tiki; Echo-i-tiki-tiki-eh him in the sausage meat machine. Oh, we are from Camp Echo; Oh, we are from Camp Echo Chorus Oh we have the pep and fun; we play ‘til day is done We are the kids of Camp Echo! One day the darn thing busted. The machine refused to go. So Donderbeck he crawled inside the matter for to * descant Music a. An ornamental melody or know. His wife was having a nightmare, while walking counterpoint in her sleep. She gave the crank a terrible yank and sung or played above a theme. Donderbeck was meat.
ECHO MAMBO (A Jon Brenner Favorite) Chorus Leader: Hi-de-hi Group: Hi-die-ho DONUT SONG Leader: Come on everybody do the Echo Mambo Well, I walked down town and I walked around the Everyone: (clap rhythm) block And I walked right into a donut shop. Leader: Can you feel the spirit? And I picked up a donut that right out of the grease Group : Ahh … men ! And I handed the lady a five cent piece. Leader: (more emphatic) Can you feel the spirit? Well she looked at my nickel and she looked at me a Group: (louder) Ahh … men! And she said, kind sir, oh can't you see, Leader: If you can feel the spirit, show it in your hands There’s a hole in the nickel and it goes right through Everyone: (clap rhythm) Said I there’s a hole in the donut too. Thanks for the donut, so long. Repeat for feet (stomp rhythm) Repeat for tongue (click rhythm) DO YOUR EARS HANG LOW Repeat for show it in all three (clap, stomp, click) Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to and fro? Can you tie ‘em in a knot? Can you tie ‘em in a bow? FISH & CHIPS Can you throw ‘em o'er yer shoulder like a Continental Fish and chips and vinegar, soldier? Vinegar, vinegar Do your ears hang low? Fish and chips and vinegar, Do your ears hang high? Do they reach up to the sky? Pepper-pepper-pepper salt! Do they stand when wet? Do they droop when dry? Can you signal to your neighbor without any extra Don't throw your junk in my backyard, labor? My backyard, my backyard Do your ears hang high? Don't throw your junk in my backyard, My backyard's full!
Hey, your jello's melting IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT It's dripping all over If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands; Hey, your jello's melting If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands; It's making a mess! If you’re happy and you know it and you really wanna show it, One bottle of pop, two bottle of pop, If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands. Three bottle of pop, four bottle of pop, If you’re happy and you know it, stamp your feet Five bottle of pop, six bottle of pop, If you’re happy and you know it, shout hot dog Seven bottles of pop! If you’re happy and you know it, do all three
I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK I love the mountains, My Grandfather’s clock was too tall for the shelf I love the rolling hills, So it stood ninety years on the floor. I love the flowers, It was taller by half than the old man himself I love the daffodils, But it weighed not a pennyweight more. I love the fireside, when all the lights are low, It was there on the morn of the day that he was born Boom-di-a-da, boom-di-a-da, And it gave him both pleasure and pride Boom-di-a-da, boom-di-a-da, But it stopped. Short. Never to go again,
When the old man died. Living together, under the sight of God, Ninety years without slumbering (tick-tock-tick-tock) He made the pathways that all our feet have trod, His life seconds numbering (tick-tock-tick-tock) I love to live, to live for all these things, But it stopped. Short. Never to go again, These things, wonderful things, When the old man died.
I WANT TO LINGER Hmm, Hmm, I want to linger here GREAT BIG MOOSE Hmm, Hmm, a little longer here, There was a great big moose Hmm, Hmm, a little longer here with you. He liked to drink a lot of juice
There was a great big moose Hmm, Hmm, it's such a perfect night, He liked to drink a lot of juice Hmm, Hmm, it doesn't seem quite right Way-oh-way-oh, Way-oh-wy-oh-way-oh Hmm, Hmm, that it's my very last with you. Way-oh-way-oh, Way-oh-wy-oh-way-oh Hmm, Hmm, and come September dear; The moose's name was Fred Hmm, Hmm, we'll all remember dear, He liked to drink his juice in bed Hmm, Hmm, the perfect times we've had with you. He drank his juice with care Until he spilled some on his hair Hmm, Hmm, and as the years go by, Now he's a sticky moose Hmm, Hmm, we'll think of you and sigh, All covered in juice Hmm, Hmm, it's just good night and not goodbye.
Hmm, Hmm, I want to linger here HANKY PANKY Hmm, Hmm, a little longer here, Down on the banks of the hanky panky Hmm, Hmm, a little longer here with you. Where the bullfrongs jump from bank to banky
With an eep iip ohp oop
E-slap-a-dilly and a gulp, ker, plop! JIGGLE LOW Jig-gle low, jig-jig-gle low! Jig-gle low, jig-jig-gle low! HEAD SHOULDERS KNEES AND TOES Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and toes, Hey
And this is how I jiggle low Her/His hands up high, her/his feet down low That’s the only decent kind of candy (candy) And this is how he/she jiggles low Man who made it must have been a dandy (dandy) L-O-DOUBLE-L-I, P-O-P-you-see …
It’s a lick on a stick guaranteed to make you sick KITCHEN SONG Lollipop … for me! (bump, bump, bump) Kitchen, kitchen, listen while we sing to you. Kitchen, kitchen, you're a part of camp life too. C-A-S-T-O-R, O-I-L spells castor oil That’s the only decent kind of medicine (medicine) Anyone can make a bed, anyone can sweep, C-A-S-T-O-R, O-I-L-you-see … But it takes the kitchen to make us things to eat! Just a lick on a spoon, guaranteed to make you swoon So kitchen, kitchen, listen while we sing to you. Castor Oil for me! (bump bump, bump)
LEMME D-A-V-E-N-P, O-R-T spells davenport What’s your name little boy? That’s the only decent kind of loveseat (loveseat) My name is Lemme. Man who made it must have had a heartbeat Lemme what little boy? (heartbeat) Lemme kiss ya. D-A-V-E-N-P, O-R-T-you-see Just a hug and a squeeze and a lemme kiss ya’ please What’s your name little girl? Davenport for me! (bump, bump, bump) My name is Ida. Ida what little girl? E-C-ayaych-O-C, A-M-P spells Echo Camp Ida wanna. That’s the only decent kind of summer camp Man who made it must have been a real champ What your name little girl? E-C-ayaych-O-C, A-M-P-you-see My name is Laska. Just a run in the sun, guaranteed to have some fun, Laska what little girl? Echo Camp for me! (bump, bump!) Lask my momma. LOUISE What’s your name little girl? Way down deep in Africa (hand above eyes, looking) My name is Ollie. Underneath the bamboo trees (arms out like branches) Ollie what little girl? There lived a lady elephant (interlock hands like trunk, Ollie Right. swing) Who’s maiden name was Louise (limp wrist) LITTLE CABIN IN THE WOODS Little cabin in the woods Now Louise was mighty fond of (point on each word) Little man by the window stood An elephant named Joe (make a biceps muscle) Saw a rabbit hopping by, knocking at his door. And every night by the pale moonlight (make a moon “Help me,” “Help me,” “Help me” he cried overhead) Or the hunter will shoot me dead He serenaded her so: “Come little rabbit, come inside, safely to abide.” Louise! Louise! (call with hands and mouth) Come out from under those trees! (make pulling motion) LITTLE RED WAGON Don’t you give me no bunky-bunk (wave finger no) You can’t ride in my little red wagon I wanna hold your trunky-trunk (interlock hands like Front seat’s broken and the axle’s draggin’ trunk) Chug. Chug. Chug, Chug, Chug! Louise! Louise! (call with hands and mouth) Second verse, same as the first, Come out from under those trees! (make pulling motion) A little bit louder and a little bit worse. You’ve got the skin I love to touch (count points on Third verse, same as the first, fingers) A little bit louder and a little bit worse. I love you oh so much Oh, oh, oh … Louise! (make an O with hand go up with
each) LOLLIPOP
L-O-DOUBLE-L-I, P-O-P spells lollipop MAKE NEW FRIENDS Make new friends, Orchestra (all stand and play simultaneously) but keep the old One is silver MY AUNT CAME BACK (a repeat after me song) and the other gold My Aunt came back From old Japan MOUNTAIN DEW And she brought me back Oh they call it that good old mountain dew A paper fan (make waving motions with hand) And them that refuse it are few. Well I'll hush up my mug if you fill up my jug From old Algiers … pair of shears (wave and snip) With that good old mountain dew. From Holland too … a wooden shoe (stomp and wave and …) My Uncle Bill had a still on the hill From the big city … an itchy flea (scratch and stomp That puts out a gallon or two. and …) Well the birds in the sky got so high they couldn't fly From the World’s Fair … a rocking chair (rocking Just from sniffin' that good old mountain dew. motion …) From old Belgium … some bubble gum (chew as you My Uncle Hank has a U.S. army tank sing …) That isn't exactly new. From the City Zoo … some nuts like you! When it runs out of gas he just pours in a glass Of that good old mountain dew. MY BONNIE My Bonnie lies over the ocean, My Uncle Mort he was sawed off and short. My Bonnie lies over the sea, Measured about four foot two. My Bonnie lies over the ocean, But he felt like a giant when you fed him a pint Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me! Of that good old mountain dew. Bring back, bring back, My Auntie June had some sweet smellin' perfume. Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me; It let off an awful pew. Bring back, bring back, Well she sure was surprised when she got it analyzed Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me! It was nothin' but good old mountain dew. 1. Stand up or sit down on "B" words. MRS. SHADY 2. Stand up or sit down on "O" words. Oh Mrs. Shady she was a lady 3. Boys move on "B", girls move on "O". She had a daughter who I adored. I used to court her, I mean her daughter Every….. NOAH’S ARK The Lord said to Noah SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySatur “There’s gonna be a floody, floody,” day ... The Lord said to Noah, “There’s gonna be a floody, floody. THE MUSIC MASTER Get your children
Floor was on the wheels, wheels were on the ground, PIRATE SONG The engine in the Ford made the wheels go around. When
And on that girl there was a hat.. When
And on that feather there was a flea.. PLAYMATES (Two-person hand clap chant) And on that fly there was a flea There's a catchy little tune a floatin' through the air, And on that flea there was a speck They sing it ev'ry where And on that speck, there was a ... Water Skier! How it started, where it started Seems nobody knows. But what's the diff'rence where it came from, PATSY ORY ORY ORY AYE Here's the way it goes Eighteen hundred and fifty one,
Canadian railroad just begun Oh, Playmate, come out and play with me Canadian railroad just begun And bring your dollies three. Working on the railroad. Climb up my apple tree,
Look down my rain barrel Patsy ory ory ory aye, patsy ory ory ory aye Slide down my cellar door Patsy, ory ory ory aye, workin’ on the railroad And we'll be jolly friends forever more.
1852 Lookin’ around for something to do It was a rainy day, 1853 Canadian railroad hired me She couldn't come out to play, 1854 Found my back was mighty sore With tearful eyes and tender sighs I could hear her say: 1855 Found myself more dead than alive I'm sorry Playmate, I cannot play with you 1856 Stepped on a pile of dynamite sticks My dollies have the flu, 1857 Found myself on the way to heaven Boo-hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo. Ain't got no rain barrel, Ain't got no cellar door I think I'll break off with my girlfriend But we'll be jolly friends forever more. Her antics are queer, I'll admit Each time I say Darling I love you RARE BOG, RATTLLIN’ BOG She tells me that I'm full of ... Rare bog, rattlin’ bog The bog down in the valley low Our baby fell out of the window, Rare bog, rattlin’ bog You'd think that her head would be split, The bog down in the valley low But good luck was with her that morning She fell in a barrel of... Leader: Repeat after me! There was a tree ... a rare tree ... a rattlin’ tree An old lady died in her bath tub. (together) And the tree was in the bog She died from a terrible fit. And the bog’s down in the valley low In order to fulfill her wishes, She was buried in six feet of... Chorus When I was in France with the army (continue attaching) One day I looked into my kit There was a branch I thought I would find me a sandwich, There was a twig But the darned thing was loaded with... There was a bird There was a feather And now folks my story is ended, There was a flea I think it is time I should quit, If any of you feel offended, SAY WHY Stick your head in a bucket of... Say why, do we have to say goodbye, Say why, do we have to say goodbye, TAPS Say why, do we have to say goodbye, Day is done, Gone the sun, Say why, my friend, say why. From the lakes, From the hills, From the sky. All is well! Safety rest. Say when, will we ever meet again, God is nigh. Say when, will we ever meet again,
Say when, will we ever meet again, Fading light, Dims the sight. Say when, my friend, say when. And a star, Gems the sky, Gleaming bright
From afar, Drawing nigh, Say where, and I’ll meet you right there, Falls the night. Say where, and I’ll meet you right there,
Say where, and I’ll meet you right there, Thanks and praise, Say where, my friend, say where. For our days,
'Neath the sun, 'Neath the stars, 'Neath the sky, Say why, do we have to say goodbye, As we go, This we know, Say when, will we ever meet again, God is nigh. Say where, and I’ll meet you right there,
Say why, say when, say where. TARZAN OF THE APES SHAVING CREAM I like bananas, coconuts and grapes; Shhhhhaving cream, be nice and clean, I like bananas, coconuts and grapes; shave every day and you'll always look keen. I like bananas, coconuts and grapes; That's why they call me TARZAN OF THE I have a sad story to tell you, APES!Subsequent verses: Same, quieter, with ending It may hurt your feelings a bit. LOUD Last night I walked into my bathroom,
I stepped in a big pile of ... Shhhhhaving cream, be nice and clean, THREE JOLLY FISHERMEN shave every day and you'll always look keen. There were three jolly fishermen. There were three jolly fishermen. There's a wishy-washy washer woman washin' her Fisher fisher men men men clothes Fisher fisher men men men [hands making rotating washing motion] There were three jolly fishermen. She goes Ooh-Ahh, Ooh-Ahh
[lean left, fists to chest, fists outstretched] The first one’s name was Abraham… [lean right, fists to chest, fists outstretched] The second one’s name was Isaac…
The third one’s name was Jacob… That's how the washer woman washes her clothes! They all went down to Amster shh!... [hands making rotating washing motion] You shouldn't say that naughty word…
We’re gonna say it any way… Waddy-ah-dah! They all went down to AmsterDAM… [arms bending at elbows, palms open, at side]
THREE SHORTNECKED BUZZARDS (gootchie gootchie gootchie) Three shortnecked buzzards (three fingers, hunch, [hips rotating, arms bent at sides, fists pumping] wings) Three shortnecked buzzards (three fingers, hunch, Waddy-ah-dah! (gootchie gootchie gootchie) wings) Waddy-ah-dah! (gootchie gootchie gootchie) Three shortnecked buzzards (three fingers, hunch, [same] Ah, that's how the washer woman washes her wings) clothes! [hands making rotating washing motion] Sitting on a dead tree (go into awkward position like dead tree) YOUR MAMA DON'T WEAR NO SOCKS A ding dong dong dong dong Oh, no. One has flown A-way. What A-shame. A ding dong dong dong dong. A ding dong Two … One … No … Your mama don’t wear not socks, a ding dong. Oh, look. One has RE-turned. Let us RE-joice. I saw her when she took them off, a ding dong. She threw them in the lake, One … Two … Three … And that caused a big earthquake.
THE WEENIE MAN Your mama don’t wear no socks, a ding dong I know a weenie man, he owns a hot dog stand. I saw her when she took them off, a ding dong He’ll sell you anything from hot dogs on down She threw them in the air, Boom, boom, boom. And now the birds won’t fly up there. Someday I’ll know his life, I’ll be his weenie wife. Hot Dog I love that weenie man. Hit it! Your mama don’t wear no socks, a ding dong Weenie, weenie, weenie, weenie, I saw her when she took them off, a ding dong, Weenie, weenie, weenie, weenie, Hot dogs on down. She threw them at the tree, Boom Boom Boom. And now the dogs refuse to pee. Weenie, weenie, weenie, weenie, Weenie, weenie, weenie, weenie, Hot dogs on down. Boom, Boom, Boom. Weenie, weenie, weenie, weenie, Weenie, weenie, weenie, weenie, Hot dogs on down. Hot dog I love that weenie man.
THE WISHY-WASHY WASHER WOMAN
[motions in brackets]
Way down in the jungle where nobody goes [hand held above eyes, searching left to right]