Camp Songbook

GIRL SCOUT SONGBOOK

Songs in this book include those sung frequently at GS Summer Camps. GSNORCAL does not own the rights to any of the included lyrics. 1

Baby Duck Elephant Song (a lyric elimination song) That I was born a baby duck Oh tell me With yellow socks Have you seen And yellow shoes Whats in the air tonight? So I may go wherever I choose something grey and big Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack Goooo Ducks! It is an elephant It is so elegant Banjo Song It has a trunk in front I ulalused to playlalay on mylaly banjololo And a tail behind But mylaly banjololo got brololololoke I toolalook it tolalo the balalanjo sholalop But the balalanjo sholalop was clololololosed Mountain Girls I toolalook it tolalo anolalother shololop Chorus: To seelali what theylaley could dololololo All around the mountain shouting betsy, BETSY They filalixed the strililings on mylaly banjololo All around the mountain Laura Lee And nowlolow its goolalood as newlolololo If I ever see that girl again May the good earth remember me Yee-haw! The Bean Song (Call out a different type of bean each round) City Girls, they have those fancy perfumes My dog ___ likes to roam Country girls, they have the same One day ___ left her home Mountain girls just go all natural She came back all nice and clean But they get there in just the same Where oh where has ___ been? Yee-haw! ___been, ___been? Where of where has ___ been? City girls, they have those fancy toilets Country girls, they have the same Mountain girls just find a friendly bush The Birdie Song But they get there in just the same Way up in the sky Yee-haw! The little birds fly Way down in the nest the little birds rest City Girls, they have those fancy pets With a wing on the left Country girls, they have the same And a wing on the right Mountain girls just have banana slugs The little birds sleep But they get there in just the same All through the night Yee-haw! Shhhh!

The bright sun comes up City Girls, they have those fancy cars The dew falls away Country girls, they have the same Good morning, good morning Mountain girls just hike along the trail The little birds say But they get there in just the same CHIRP Yee-haw!

Old Macdonald And he howled and he growled, but he c Old MacDonald had a farm e-i-e-i-o out And on that farm he had a tree Well they cut down the old pine tree, timber! Funny thing is he likes it too And they hauled it away to the mill tra-la-la And they love Old MacDonald had a farm e-i-e-i-o Percy the pale faced polar bear, grr! And on that farm he had a home Then one day they found the key Home, home on the range Now both bears are happily free

Of Percy the pale faced polar bear, grr! Old MacDonald had a farm e-i-e-i-o And on that farm he had a dog Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone Prune Song Oh where , oh where could he be? getting wrinkles

Old MacDonald had a farm e-i-e-i-o And on that farm he had a sweetheart We have wrinkles on our faces Let me call you sweetheart But prunies have them every places ith you No matter Let me whisper in your ear getting stewed Stop! Prune check! Little seed inside a pruin Old MacDonald had a farm e-i-e-i-o Is it night or is it nuin? And on that farm he had a hole Whatcha doin pruin? Well I stuck my head in a little skunk hole and the Stewin? Hmmm? little skunk said to me

River Nile Old MacDonald had a farm e-i-e-i-o Motions: And on that farm he had an end Slap slap, clap clap e-i-e-i-oooooo! Snap together, snap together Cross over, cross over Percy Palm tree, palm tree Way up in the land of ice and snow Where the temperature drops to 40 below So I can live in elegant style Inlaid diamonds on the floor Sleeps all day and then at night A bamboo butler at my door Catches his fish by the pale moonlight Has no worries, has no cares My bloods gonna change from red to blue Entertaining royalty all the while Then one day a hunter came On my castle, castle, castle on the river Nile Grabbed poor Percy by the snout The river Nile! Put him in a great big cage 3

Sarah the Whale But then one day I learned a word that every surfer knows And she ate oysters by the pale By thimble, by teacup how it goes By bathtub and by schooner Her name was sarah and when she smiled Chorus She showed her teeth for miles and miles And tonsils, and spare ribs And things to fierce to mention Swimming Pool Now what would you do with a whale like that? (a lyric elimination song) What would you do if she sat on your hat? Swimming, swimming in a swimming pool Or your toothbrush, or your counselor? When days are hot, when days are cold In my swimming pool Breast stroke, Side stroke, Fancy diving too

Skunk catcher do, but (a call out song) think of that Under the Bamboo He wears his [skunk catcher] jacket, he wears a Under the bamboo [skunk catcher] hat Under the bamboo tree He wears a [skunk catcher] raincoat, he wears Looking out for you my darling [skunk catcher] shoes Looking out for 1-2-3-4 And every Sunday evening he reads the [skunk catcher] news Under the bamboo And some day, if I can Under the bamboo tree Boom boom, boom boom man Boom boom, boom boom, boom boom -i-n-e mine -h-i-n-e thine Super California Surfers -o-v-e love you Chorus: All the t-i-m-e time Oh, super California surfers experts on the ocean You are the b-e-s-t- best Even though some of them do not wear sun tan Of all the r-e-s-t rest lotion -o-v-e love you When they All the t-i-m-e time the motion Match to the gas tank Super California surfers experts on the ocean Boom, boom

Um diddle iddle iddle, um diddle eye Um diddle iddle iddle, um diddle eye

Because I was afraid to surf when I was just a lass My parent gave my nose a tweak and told me no more sass

Duck Drover Chorus: I'm an old duck rover from out in Montana Dig a duck, dig a duck, dig a gooeyduck Round up them duckies and drive 'em along Dig a duck, dig a gooeyduck, dig a duck a day, hey To a flooded corral where we bulldog and brand (x2) 'em Mosey on home just a singin' this song Well it takes a lot of luck and a certain kind of pluck Singin' quack-quack yippy-aay and quack-quack Just to get around the muck, just to get a gooey diddly-ooh duck Get along little duckies, get along real slow k It's dirty and smelly and really don't pay But I'll be a duck girl 'til the end of my days. *Chorus In my favorite café I told the waitress yesterday On Saturday night as I ride into town How I gotta dig a duck, gotta dig a duck a day On a short legged pony with my hat pulled way For she tried to give me turkey down And she tried to give me ham But the boys don't like duck girls, I can't figure why But of course I did demand Washington king clams No cowgirl could be more romantic than I *Chorus

Singin' quack-quack yippy-aay and quack-quack diddly-ooh Tennessee Wiggle Walk Get along little duckies, get along real slow It's dirty and smelly and really don't pay But I'll be a duck girl 'til the end of my days. I walk with a wiggle and a giggle and a squack There's danger, adventure and romance I know Doing the Tennessee, whoop, wiggle walk

From a waddlin' stampede to a duck rodeo Put your heals together and your knees apart But there's loneliness too and it cuts to the bone Snap your fingers, ready to start When you smell like duck feathers you're always Flap your wings just for luck alone As you wiggle and you wobble like a baby duck

Singin' quack-quack yippy-aay and quack-quack Come and dance with me baby keep your toes in diddly-ooh time Get along little duckies, get along real slow

It's dirty and smelly and really don't pay I walk with a wiggle and a giggle and a squawk But I'll be a duck girl 'til the end of my days. Doing the Tennessee, whoop, wiggle walk Doing the Tennessee, whoop, wiggle walk

Gooey Duck Washington Waddle the bay Come on down to Washington DC Oh I gotta dig a duck, gotta dig a duck a day Bah-dum, Bah-dum For I get a buck a duck, if I get a duck a day Where they play the sweetest rag time melody So I gotta dig a duck, gotta dig a duck a day Bah-dum, Bah-dum And it starts with lesson number one 5

And you waddle and you waddle till you weigh a Combine: ton Head and shoulders, knees and ankles, pick the apple, scoop the ice cream, pet the moose, around noddle the world (X3) baby 1, 2, 3 Let your feet have fun Bah-dum, Bah-dum Come on and waddle with me, my honey waddle Form Banana with me (This is a repeat after me song!) Like a rag time ship on a rag time sea Form, banana, form form, banana (lift one Waddle, waddle, waddle, waddle arm over head) Come, on, and, waddle with me And then you form, banana, form form, banana (lift Bah-dum, Bah-dum, pshhhh other arm) Then you peel, banana, peel peel. banana (lower Toast Song one arm) Everywhere I go from coast to coast And you peel, banana, peel peel, banana (lower People always ask me what I like most other arm) And then you go, bananas! Go go bananas! (dance I just say, I like toast it out) Yeah toast! Go, bananas! Go go, bananas! Make toast! Repeat with: Potato form potato, peel potato, mash potato Light or dark, crispy or brown Corn form the corn, shuck the corn, pop the If it comes up too early you can push it back down corn Yeah toast! Mullet form the mullet, comb the mullet, rock the Make toast! mullet Word, to your butter Cow form the cow (get down on hands and knees), milk cow, tip cow Avacado form avocado, slice avocado, Around the World guacamole! (This is a repeat after me song!) House - form the house, build the walls, then you Head and shoulders, raise the roof baby 1, 2, 3, Head and shoulders, baby 1, 2, 3, Head and shoulders, head and shoulders, Boom Chicka Boom Head and shoulders, baby 1, 2, 3 (This is a repeat after me song!) I said a boom chicka boom Repeat with: I said a boom chicka boom Knees and ankles, baby 1, 2, 3... I said a Pick the apple, baby 1, 2, 3... boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom Uh-huh Okay Around the world, baby 1, 2, 3... One more time (Insert style)

Styles: And HUH, that funky now Outer Space - Zoom, Take a rocket to the moon Janitor - Broom, Sweepa moppa sweepa broom CHORUS Underwater style, like the Queen etc (and any other style) ABDCEFG HIJKLMNOP Humpty dumpty QRS, TUV (This is a repeat after me song!) And HUH, that funky now (pat lap, clap hands to keep time) CHORUS: CHORUS Hump-ty dump, Hump-hump-ty dumpty-dumpty Hump-ty dump, Hump-hump-ty dumpty-dumpty Moose Song Humpty dumpty sat on a wall (This is a repeat after me song!) Humpty dumpty had a great fall There was a great big moose He liked to drink a lot of juice There was a great big moose And HUH (bring back elbows) that funky now He liked to drink a lot of juice (Resume pat and clap) CHORUS: CHORUS Way oh way oh way oh way oh Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of WAAAY oh way oh water Way oh way oh way oh way oh Jack fell down and broke his crown And HUH, that funky now CHORUS He liked to drink his juice in bed

Mary had a little lamb He liked to drink his juice in bed Whose fleece was white as snow Everywhere that Mary went CHORUS And HUH, that funky now He drank his juice with care CHORUS But he spilled some in his hair He drank his juice with care Little Miss Muffet, sat on her Tuffet, eating her But he spilled some in his hair curds and whey (Hey!) Along came a spider, who sat down beside her.. CHORUS And HUH, that funky now

CHORUS All covered in juice On the LOOOOOOOOOSE Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder who you are Up above the world so bright 7

Princess Pat Tarzan (This is a repeat after me song!) (This is a repeat after me song!) The Princess Pat, Tarzan, Lived in a tree, Was swinging on a rubber band, She sailed across Tarzan, The seven seas, Smacked into a frying pan, She sailed across Now Tarzan has a tan, The channel too And she took with her Like a banana. A ricka bamboo Jane, CHORUS Was flying on a jet plane, A ricka bamboo, Jane, Now what is that? Crashed into a freeway lane, Now Jane has pain, By the princess pat, And Tarzan has a tan,

And purple too, Like a banana.

A ricka bamboo! Cheetah, Was to the beatah Now, Captain Jack, Cheetah, Had a mighty fine crew, Got eaten by an ameba, He sailed across Now cheetah is velveeta, The channel two, And Jane has pain, But his ship sank And Tarzan has a tan, And yours will too If you don't take Like a banana. A ricka bamboo

CHORUS What Can Make a Hippopotamus Smile (This is a repeat after me song!) Now Princess Pat What, can make, a hippopotamus smile? Saved Captain Jack What, can make, him walk for more than a mile? She reeled him in And brought him back Or cakes and candies and things like that, She saved his life That s not what hippos do, And his crew too All because she brought They.... ooze in the gooze without any shoes, A ricka bamboo They wade in the water till their lips turn blue,

CHORUS What, can make, a hippopotamus smile? What, can make, him walk for more than a mile?

Or listening to the whistling wind, Magenta Flamingos That s not what hippos do (This is a repeat after me song!) Three magenta flamingo ba-dum They.... ooze in the gooze without any shoes, Three magenta flamingo ba-dum They wade in the water till their lips turn blue, Three magenta flaming-iing-ooo sitting sitting on a fence, on a fence Oh no one has flown away, what a shame

(repeat with 2, 1,)

Beaver Song No magenta flamingo ba-dum Beaver one beaver all No magenta flamingo ba-dum let s all do the beaver call No magenta flaming-iing-ooo sitting sitting on a Reh eh eh eh reh eh eh eh fence, on a fence. Oh look, one has returned, let us rejoice, tree Woo woo woo! Reh eh eh eh reh eh eh eh (repeat until back to 3) Reh eh eh eh reh eh eh eh beaver heaven Once a Girl Scout Went to Camp Reh eh eh eh reh eh eh eh Once a Girl Scout went to camp, went to camp Beaver eight, beaver nine Went to camp without a lamp, without a lamp Saw a beetle sitting in her bed (Go beavers, go beavers, go beavers) This is what the girl scout said, girl scout said Beetle beetle go away, go away

Hermie the Worm Remember what the camp director said No two people in one bed, in one bed (repeat with the word boy scout until the line this (Make chew noises) is what the boy scout said and then just scream) yo yo Woo-oo! Woo-oo! And along came Hermie the Worm. PB&J Song (Hold hands a short distance apart) He I'm peanut butter and you are jelly was this big. And we're so happy on our little piece of bread

I remember when I first saw you Sitting on the counter with your other jelly friends (Repeat while increasing the gap between your hands) You are sweet, and I am chunky lunch, dinner, dessert You're low fat, while I'm working on that

(For the last verse make the gap really small) I'm peanut butter, and you are jelly And we're so happy on our little piece of bread 9

with a burp CHORUS: Rare bog, Way down in the valley oh seeds at all the people. Rare bog, Way down in the valley oh (silence) Verses (repeat after me): And in that bog There was a tree Yogi Bear A rare tree A Yogi, Yogi

down in the Yogi, Yogi Bear valley oh! Yogi, Yogi Bear Yogi, Yogi Bear (Continue with branch, twig, nest, egg, bird, wing, feather, flea, elephant) Yogi, Yogi Bear

Yogi has a best friend too Tube of Toothpaste Boo Boo, Boo Boo Oh I wish I was a little tube of toothpaste (tube of Yogi has a best friend too toothpaste) Boo Boo, Boo Boo Bear Oh I wish I was a little tube of toothpaste (tube of Boo Boo, Boo Boo Bear toothpaste) Boo Boo, Boo Boo Bear squeaky squeaky over Yogi has a best friend too everybody s teethy. Boo Boo, Boo Boo Bear Oh I wish I was a little tube of toothpaste (tube of toothpaste) Yogi has a sweet girlfriend Cindy, Cindy Other verses: Yogi has a sweet girlfriend Cindy, Cindy Bear shiney shiney shiney over Cindy, Cindy Bear hiney. Cindy, Cindy Bear Yogi has a sweet girlfriend Cindy, Cindy Bear everybody's shirty Yogi lives in Jellystone, skatey, skatey, skatey over Jelly, Jelly everybody's platey Yogi lives in Jellystone Jelly, Jellystone Jelly, Jellystone everybody's feety Jelly, Jellystone Yogi lives in Jellystone Sip of Coke..I'd go down with a slurp, and come up Jelly, Jellystone 10

Yogi has an enemy Ranger, Ranger CHORUS: Yogi has an enemy And the seasons, they go round and round Ranger, Ranger Smith And the painted ponies go up and down Ranger, Ranger Smith Ranger, Ranger Smith We Yogi has an enemy where we came Ranger, Ranger Smith And go round and round and round in the circle game

Slow Songs seasons Barges Skated over ten clear frozen streams CHORUS: Barges, I would like to go with you, And I would like to sail the ocean blue. Barges, have you treasures in your hold? CHORUS Do you fight with pirates brave and bold? Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now Out of my window looking in the night, Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town I can see the barges flickering light. Silently flows the river to the sea, now And the barges too go silently.

CHORUS CHORUS

Out of my window looking in the night, I can see the barges flickering light. Though her dreams have lost some grandeur Starboard shining green and port is shining red, coming true I can see the barges far ahead. and plenty CHORUS Before the last revolving year is through.

Out of my window looking in the night, I Want to be Strong How I long to sail away from here, Chorus: But I cannot leave my window I fear Well I want to be strong

To be, strong as the land around me CHORUS

I want a spirit like a moving mountain stream

I want to look people, straight in the eye Circle Game

Yesterday a child came out to wander Walking along beneath a canopy of clouds Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Feeling like a stranger in the midst of crowds Fearful when the sky was full of thunder I know that something great is calling me out loud Tearful at the falling of a star 11

I know that I must choose Mhmm, that this should be, My last with you. Mhmm, and come September, Mhmm, I will remember, Mhmm, our camping days, Underneath the endless sky Of friendships true.

Mhmm, and as the years go by, Jimmy Brown Mhmm, i'll think of you and sigh. Run and jump and skip and fall Mhmm, this is good night And not good bye. Mamma calls for supper, no more play Tomorrow will be another day Mhmm, I want to linger. Mhmm, a little longer. Chorus: Mhmm, a little longer, Singing hey la di da, oh la di di Here with you. Oaty oatin oh and ollie oxen free Oh I can run faster than jimmy brown Magic When I was young I thought the stars were made for wishing on Up bright and early, got a lot to do And every hole within a tree must hide a Gonna build a castle and go to the zoo leprechaun And visit mother goose in storybook land Old houses all had secret rooms if one could find Why does daddy hold my hand the key I do believe in magic, I believe. pretty old now five and a half Gonna be like mommy and never laugh CHORUS: Magic is the sun that makes a rainbow out of rain And magic keeps the dream alive to try and try again

Magic is the love that stays when good friends Oh how I wish I could go back home have to leave And play al day with my old friends I do believe in magic, I believe Why does childhood have to end

Growing up the grown ups said someday I d wake

to find Linger Mhmm, I want to linger. behind Mhmm, a little longer. Like clothes that would no longer fit, and toys that Mhmm, a little longer,

Here with you.

Mhmm, it's such a perfect night. CHORUS Mhmm, it doesn't seem quite right.

Sunsets and stars I ve learned to my surprise Just finding out who we are That magic did not fade away, it took a new disguise We will return here A child, a friend, a smile, a song, the courage to One lucky day stand tall Our hearts will guide us I do believe in magic after all They know the way People in cities CHORUS: Magic is the sun that makes a rainbow out of rain Falling in love with the land And magic keeps the dream alive to try and try again Moon on the meadow Magic is the love that stays when good friends Bugs in our ears have to leave Smoke in our eyes I do believe in magic Wet wood and tears On up the meadow I do believe in magic, I believe Laughter somewhere With you my friend I am there

Make New Friends Make new friends, but keep the old On the Loose CHORUS : A 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 I have a hand and you have another should be, Put them together and we have each other. For I've only got a moment, Across the land, across the sea And a whole world yet to see, Friends forever we will always be I'll be looking for tomorrow on the loose

Have you ever seen a sunrise, Moon on the Meadow Turn the sky completely red, Moon on the meadow Have you slept beneath the moon and stars, Bugs in our ears Smoke in our eyes Did you sit and talk with friends though no word is Wet wood and tears ever said, On up the meadow Then you're just like me and you've been on the Water somewhere loose We were the only ones there CHORUS Wild horses to slushy Dry lakes and peaks There's a trail that I'd be hiking, Just to see where it Finding the love that might go Everyone seeks Many places left to visit. Hiking to rainbows Many people yet to know 13

So in following my dreams CHORUS I will live and I will grow On a trail that's waiting out there on the loose Come with me where the fire burns bright, We can even see better by the candles light, CHORUS

So in search of love and laughter, I'll be traveling across this land, Chorus Never sure of where I'm going, For I haven't any plans, So in time when you are ready, Come and join me, take my hand, And together we'll share life out on the loose. nging this song

CHORUS As I sit and watch the sunset, Paperbag Princess As the daylight softly fades, Chorus: I'll be thinking about tomorrow, Paperbag princess, running to fix this kingdom up And the friendships we have made, right I will value them for always, And I'll hope you'll do the same, fight and together we'll live life out on the loose Ready to save anyone needs saving CHORUS Brave enough to take the roads unpaven nave into, his place

On My Honor If a problem stops her in her tracks CHORUS: On my honor I will try, There's a duty to be done and I say I, There's a reason here, for a reason above My honor is to try and my duty is to love What looks prettier or sounds better She knows the only thing that matters is inside

And you have seen much better days

Are you ready to fight?

CHORUS

If you'

If you need a friend, then I will come.

And there's many more where I come from. 14

Run You Shooting Star Take a little time for the child within you afraid to be young and free And take it with you on your way, Undo the locks and throw away the key and Take of your shoes and socks and Run you Hope some kind wind blows you back my way.

Run through the meadow and scare up the milking CHORUS: cow And I was thinking maybe somewhere later down Run through the beach kicking clouds of sand the road, Walk a windy weather day After all our stories have been told Feel your face blow away Stop and listen A dear friend I once knew Love you Shot through my life like a shooting star.

Roll like a circus clown Throw away your circus frown You brighten up each and every day, Ride on a roller coast upside down Waltzing Matilda So why not hold my hand today? Kerry loves a kinkajou Joey catch a kangaroo and CHORUS Hug you Sometimes I know that a part of you will show, Dandelions, milkweeds, silky on a summer sky Deep in my heart or in my smile, Reach out and hitch a ride And roll on by heart, Balloons down below let it show. Blooming colors of the rainbow Red, blue and yellow green I CHORUS Love you

Bicycles, tricycles, ice cream candy

Lollipops and popsicles and licorice sticks Oh the time has passed so quickly and it seems Solomon Grundy, raggedy Andy like yesterday Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee and I travelled far away from home, to where I am Home free today

And I, thought that I was destined to be lost and all Cowboys and Indians and puppy dogs and sand alone pails me feel Beach balls and base balls and basketballs too at home I love forget me nots

Fluffer nutters, sugar pops Chorus:

And I, want to tell you just how much I love you La la la la la la la la la And, tell you all the things that you should know La la la la la, la la like

Thank you for just being here and giving all your Go back to the fire and turn the world around. time We come from the fire, And giving me the strength I need to grow Go back to the fire and turn the world around,

Well I felt at once a kinship, with my friends here at We come from the mountains, my sides We come from the sky, I felt I was accepted and had no need to hide Go back to the water and turn the world around. And I knew that I could handle what the world We come from the fire, would throw my way Go back to the mountains and turn the world around never change a day

to turn You Are Welcome the page You are welcome, You are welcome separate ways You are welcome in this place, You are welcome, found in these few days You are welcome, You are welcome in this place

We Come from the Mountain You are kind and you are gentle We come from the mountains, And your heart is filled with love, We come from the mountains, Share the blessings, Go back to the mountains and turn the world Share the blessings around, We come from the mountains, Go back to the mountains and turn the world around.

We come from the sky, We come from the sky, Go back to the sky and turn the world around, We come from the sky, Go back to the sky and turn the world around.

We come from the water, We come from the water, Go back to the water and turn the world around. We come from the water, Go back to the water and turn the world around,

We come from the fire, We come from the fire,