Girl Scouts of Orange County Songbook
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ALICE AWAY, AWAY Alice, where are you going? Away, away, Upstairs to take a bath Tay vonnie, tat ee tee Aliice, with legs like toothpicks, A wa oo ta oo way And a neck like a giraffe-raf-raf-raf-raf-raf- A boom dee-a - Huh! raf-raf Away, away,, Alice stepped in the bathtub Tay vonnie, tat ee tee Alice pulled out the plug A wa oo ta oo way Oh my gracious, oh my soul, A boom dee-a - Huh! Huh! There goes Alice down the hole! Tay vonniee ta ee tee –Ta ee tee Glug, glug, glug…. A papino – A papino And she can’t swim! Tay vonniee ta ee tee – Ta ee tee A papino! ALLY ALLY OXEN FREE Away, away, G Em Tay vonnie, tat ee tee Time to let the rain fall, A wa oo ta oo way C D G A boom dee-a - Huh! without the help of man Away, away,, G Em Tay vonnie, tat ee tee Time to let the trees grow tall, A wa oo ta oo way C D G A boom dee-a - Huh! Huh! now if they only can C D BAMBOO Time to let our children, A C D G C G You take a stick of bamboo live in a land that’s free. G You take a stick of bamboo CHORUS: A Bm C D G You take a stick of bamboo Ally ally ally ally oxen free G A Bm C D G You throw it in the water Ally ally ally ally oxen free. G A Ah-a, Ah-a, Hanaah Time to blow the smoke away, and look at the sky again, CHORUS: Time to let our friends all know, A G A we’d like to begin again. River, she come down Time to send a message A G A across the land and sea. CHORUS River, she come down Strong and weak, mild and meek, You travel on the river no more hide and seek. You travel on the river You travel on the river Time to see the fairness of a child’s game. You travel on the water Time for men to STOP Ah-a, Ah-a, Hanaah CHORUS and learn to do the same. My home's across the river Time to make our minds up, My home's across the river That the world at last shall be. CHORUS My home's across the river My home's across the water Ah-a, Ah-a, Hanaah CHORUS You take a stick of bamboo Coyotes eat rabbits, 'cuz you're too big to You take a stick of bamboo bite, You take a stick of bamboo Coyotes eat rabbits, they eat rabbits for You throw it in the water dinner, Ah-a, Ah-a, Hannah That's why they're out there in the night. CHORUS BARGES G C D Snakes eat mice, they don't eat people Out of my window looking in the night Snakes eat mice, that's why they're on the G C G D G ground, I can see the barges flickering light. Snakes eat mice, 'cuz you're too big to G C D swallow, Silently flows the water to the sea So, they don't want you hanging around. G C G D G CHORUS And the barges do go silently. Bears eat berries, they don't eat people, CHORUS: Bears eat berries, they don't eat you or me, G C D Bears eat berries, but they'll steal your Barges I would like to go with you. dinner, G C G D G So, you'd better hang it high in a tree. I would like to sail the ocean blue. CHORUS G C D Barges, have you treasures in your hold? Nothing out there wants to eat you, G C G D G Nothing out there wants to make you it's Do you fight with pirates, brave and bold? meal. Nothing out there eats people for dinner, Out of my window looking in the night, 'Cuz, they know how sick they would feel. I can see the barges flickering light CHORUS Starboard shines green and port is glowing red. BAZOOKA BUBBLE GUM I can see the barges far ahead. My mom gave me a penny CHORUS She said go by a henny But I didn’t buy a henny How my heart longs to sail away with you Instead I bought bubblegum Bazooka- As you sail across the ocean blue zooka Bubble gum Bazooka-zooka Bubble But I must stay behind my window clear, gum My mom gave me a…Nickel/ Pickle As I watch you sail away from here. Dime/Lime CHORUS Quarter/Water Dollar/Collar BATS EAT BUGS Five/Stay Alive CHORUS: G C G D THE BEAR SONG Bats eat bugs, they don't eat people The other day, I met a bear G C G D A great big bear Oh way out there Bats eat bugs, they don't fly in your hair. (Repeat altogether) G C G D Bats eat bugs, they eat insects for dinner, He looked at me, I looked at him G C G He sized up me, I sized up him That's why they're flying up there. (Repeat altogether) Coyotes eat rabbits, they don't eat people He said to me, Why don’t you run I see you ain’t ,Got any gun C (Repeat altogether) we’ll keep on a’riding G And so I ran, Away from there Down the trail, But right behind, Me was that bear D7 G (Repeat altogether) where the sun hangs low CHORUS: Ahead of me, There was a tree G D7 A great big tree, Oh glory be! Joggin’ along, to nowhere, (Repeat together) G D7 jogging along all day The nearest branch, Was ten feet up G D7 I’d have to jump, And trust my luck Joggin’ along, to nowhere, (Repeat altogether) G we’ll surely know the way. And so I jumped, Into the air But I missed that branch, On the way up There’s no cabin waiting, there (Repeat altogether) and nobody’s watching Now don’t you fret, And don’t you frown And no one to welcome us ‘Cuz I caught that branch, On my way back homeward and so… down (Repeat altogether) We’ll ride on together, whatever the weather That’s all there is, There ain’t no more Down the trail, Unless I meet, That bear once more where the sun hangs low. CHORUS (Repeat altogether) Someday we’ll quit riding, the Big Boss providing The end the end, the end the end, And then we’ll be leaving The end the end, the end then end the trail that we know; (Repeat altogether) The sun will be setting BED IS TOO SMALL and we’ll be forgetting Bed is too small for my tiredness Give me a The trail where the sun hangs low. hill topped with trees. Tuck a cloud up CHORUS under my chin. Lord, blow the moon out, please. BLOWING IN THE WIND G C G Em Rock me to sleep in a cradle of dreams. How many roads must a man walk down Sing me a lullaby of leaves G C D Tuck a cloud up under my chin Before you call him a man? Lord blow the moon out please. G C G Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove BEEN RIDING Em G sail Been riding since daylight, G C D D7 Before she sleeps in the sand? in shadows and sunlight G C G Em G How many times must the cannon balls fly And now in the twilight, G C D Em D7 Before they're forever banned? we’re traveling slow. CHORUS: G C D G Em The coming’ stars guiding, The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, Chief is nigh. C D G And while you’re sleeping, they will watch The answer is blowin' in the wind. you, from the sky. How many years can a mountain exist Braves, they are riding, they are riding in Before it's washed to the sea? sky. Yes, 'n' how many years can some people Braves, they are riding, as their Pawnee exist Before they're allowed to be free? ponies fly. How many times can a man turn his head, pretending he just doesn't see? CHORUS BRING ME A ROSE – Ernie Sheldon G D G How many times must a man look up Bring me a rose in the wintertime, when Before he can see the sky? C Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have it’s hard to find Before he can hear people cry G D G How many deaths will it take till he knows Bring me a rose in the wintertime, That too many people have died? C D7 CHORUS x 2 I’ve got roses on my mind. G C G C BOOM CHICKA BOOM Well a rose is sweet most anytime and yet I said a boom chicka boom C Em C I said a boom chicka boom Bring me a rose in the wintertime, I said a boom chicka rocka D G Chicka rocka chicka boom how easy we forget. Uh huh! Oh Yeah! Bring me a smile when I’m far from home, One more time… when they’re hard to find style Bring me a smile when I’m far from home, I’ve got smiling on my mind Styles: underwater, valley girl, western, Well a smile is sweet most anytime and yet, caveman, janitor, parent, counselor, NASA, Bring me a smile when I’m far from home, baby, loudly, as fast as you can… how easy we forget.