CAMP ARROWHEADSONGBOOK

Last Revised 2009 TMV

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ADAMS FAMILY We thank you Lord for giving the food we need for

living So bless us while we eat it because we really need

it A-a-amen (snap, snap) A-a-amen (snap, snap) A-a-amen, A-a-amen, A-a-amen (snap, snap)

BACK OF THE BREAD Back of the bread is the flour, And back of the

flour is the mill, And back of the mill is the wind and the rain, And

the Father's will.

DOXOLOGY Praise God from who all blessings flow. Praise him all creatures here below. Praise him above ye heavenly hosts. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

FOR HEALTH AND STRENGTH

For health and strength *and daily good, We praise thy name, oh Lord.

GOD HAS CREATED A NEW DAY

God has created a new day, Silver and green and gold.

Live that the sunset may find us, Worthy his gifts to behold.

green acres

Green veggies are the best for me! But chicken fingers taste

good, too, you see! We're so hungry we could eat a

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pig! We thank you good Lord for all the food that you

give

MORNING IS HERE Morning is here, The board is spread, Thanks be to

God, Who gives us bread.

GOD IS GREAT (to Rock Around the Clock) God is great, God is good, And we thank him for

our food, We're gonna thank him morning, noon, and night, We're gonna thank you Lord you're outta sight,

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen

god our father (round to Frere Jaques) God our Father, God our Father, *Once again,

Once again Asking for thy blessing, Asking for thy blessing,

Amen, Amen

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 apple seed. The Lord is good to me.

For every seed I sow, There grows another tree, And someday there'll be apples there, For everyone

in the world to share. The Lord is good to me. Hallelujah

Superman Thank you God, For giving us food, Thank you God,

For giving us food, For the food that we e-eat, For the friends that

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we me-eet, Thank you God! For giving us food!

Yankee Doodle We thank you Lord for daily bread, For rain and

sunny weather We thank you Lord for this our food, And that we

are together Thank you, thank you, thank you Lord, Thank you,

thank you, thank you Father Thank you Lord for this our food, And that we are

together

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Alice the camel Alice the camel has 10 humps Alice the camel has 10 humps Alice the camel has 10 humps

So go Alice go, boom, boom, boom… (9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 hump) Alice the camel has no humps…

Cuz Alice is a horse! OF COURSE!

Alice, where are you going? Alice, where are you going? Upstairs to take a bath.

Alice with legs like toothpicks & a neck like a giraffe.

Alice fills up the bathtub, Alice pulls out the plug .

Oh My goodness, bless my soul, there goes Alice down the hole!

Alice, where are you going? Glug, glug, glug.

Aroochacha! Singing in the rain, Just singing in the rain

What a glorious feeling, THUMBS UP! (Thumbs Up!) Aroochacha, Aroochacha, Aroochachacha Aroochacha, Aroochacha, Aroochachacha

2 …elbows in 6 …head back 3 …knees together 7 …tongue out 4 …butt out 8 …jumping 5 …chest out

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THE AMERICAN RAILROAD In 1800 and 91, the American railroad just begun, The American railroad just begun, Workin' on the

railroad. Patsy ory ory ay Patsy ory ory ay, Patsy ory ory

ay Workin' on the railroad.

In 1800 and 92, found myself with nothin' to do Found myself with nothin' to do, Workin' on the

railroad.

In 1800 and 93, the American railroad hired me.....

In 1800 and 94, found my back was mighty sore .... In 1800 and 95, found myself more dead then

alive...... In 1800 and 96, found myself some dynamite

sticks.... In 1800 and 97, found myself on the way to heaven

.... In 1800 and 98, picked the lock to the pearly

gates..... In 1800 and 99, floating along on a cloud sublime

..... In 1800 and ninety-ten, If you like my song I'll

sing it again...

AUSTRIAN SONG An Austrian went a yodeling on a mountain top high When along came an avalanche interrupting his cry

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Oh dearie...( hand pat on lap) O rock-a-keery, O rock-a-keery (swish) (3x)

O rock-a-keery, O..... Other verses: change avalanche to:

...Grizzly Bear (Grrr) ...Saint Bernard (Hhhh, Hhhh) ..Jersey Cow (Squish, Squish) ...Milking Maid (Kiss, Kiss) ...Maid’s Mama (Slap, Slap) ...the Maid’s Papa (Bang)

Belly button song I’ve got a button and it’s not on my shirt

No, No, No, Not on my shirt, No, No, No, Not on my skirt

I got a button and it’s part of me, It’s right in the middle of my tummy.

It’s my belly button & It’s right beneath my sweater

It’s my belly button & It’s holding me together.

BILLBOARD SONG As I was walking down the street one bright and

sunny day I came upon a billboard and much to my dismay.

The sign was torn and tattered, from the storm the night before

The wind and rain had done it's work and this was what I saw:

Smoke Coca Cola cigarettes, chew Wrigley's Spearmint beer,

Kennel Ration Dog Food makes your wife's complexion clear

Simmonize your baby with a Hershey's candy bar & Texaco's the beauty cream that's used by all the

stars.

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SOOO - Take you next vacation in a brand new Frigedaire.

Learn to play piano in you winter underwear Doctors say that babies should smoke till they are

three & People over sixty-five should bathe in Lipton

Tea With flow- through tea bags.

Birdie Song

Way up in the sky, the big birdies fly, While down in the nest, the little birdies rest. With a wing to the left and a wing to the right The little birdies sleep, all through the night.

Sh-h-h-h; You might wake up the birdies! Well up comes the sun, The dew falls away.

Good morning, good morning, the little birdies say.

Boogaloo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8!

Let me see you shoot the moon! (What’s that you say?)

I said, Lemme see you shoot the moon! (What’s that you say?)

I said shoot the moon, shoot shoot the moon! uh huh, shoot the moon, shoot shoot the moon!

Lemme see ya ride a cycle…vroom, vroom vroom…

Lemme see ya hug a friend… Lemme see ya funky walk… LEMME SEE YA BOOGALOO!...

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Boomchickaboom I said-a Boom-chicka-boom... I said-a Boom-chicka-boom...

I said-a Boom-chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka-boom...

Uh huh... Okay... Let’s do it again the (fill in the blank) way

Bottle pop One bottle pop, two bottle pop, THREE bottle pop,

four bottle pop, five bottle pop, six bottle pop, sev-en bottle pop

Fish and chips and vinegar, vinegar, vinegar

Fish and chips and vinegar, pepper, pepper, pepper pop

Don’t put your dust in my dust pan, my dust pan, my dust pan

Don’t put your dust in my dust pan, my dust pan’s full

CAMP ARROWHEAD CHEER You take the Pep from a Pepsi-cola,

You take the Luck from a Lucky Strike, You take the Zip from a Talon Zipper,

You take the Gleam from electric light, electric light.

And when you put them all together With the aid of string and glue

You get that gang from CAMP ARROWHEAD! The gang that's all true blu-u-ue.

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CANNIBAL KING

Oh the cannibal king with the big nose ring, Fell in love with the husky maid.

And every night, by the pale moonlight, Across the bay he ca-a-ame.

Well he hugged and he kissed with his pretty

little miss Under the bamboo tree. And every night, by the

pale moonlight, This is a-what you'd se-e-ee!

Ba-rump, kiss, kiss! Ba-rump, kiss, kiss! Ba-rump, diddy oddey ay-ay-ay,

Ba-rump, kiss, kiss! Ba-rump, kiss, kiss! Ba-rump, diddy oddey ay-ay-ay!

We'll build a bungalow big enough for two

Big enough for two, my honey, big enough for two And when we're married, happy we'll be, Under the bamboo, under the bamboo tree.

And you'll be M-I-N-E mine, And I'll be T-H-I-N-E thine

And I will 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 will L-O-V-E love you all the T-I-M-E time!!

Match to the gas tank - BOOM-BOOM!!!! CHICKEN ( sung in Rounds)

C Is the way you begin H Is the second letter in I Is the middle of the word

C You've already heard K Is the third from the end E Is the second from the end

C-H-I-C-K-E-N That's how you spell ( clap, clap)

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chicken

Rufus-rafus Johnson Brown What'cha gonna do when the rent comes round?

What'cha gonna do?, what'cha gonna say? Can't pay the rent till the break of day

You know, I know, everybody knows, That you can't pay the rent, if you ain’t got the

dough Rufus-rafus Johnson Brown

What'cha gonna do when the rent comes round?

Donut song Well I walked around the corner and I walked

around the block And I walked right in to a donut shop. And I picked up a donut fresh from the grease. And I

handed the lady a five cent piece. Well she looked at the nickel and she looked at me

And she said this nickel is no good for me, There’s a whole in the middle and it goes RIGHT

through, I said there’s a hole in my donut too. Thanks for

the donut, so long,! (Somebody start a-nother song!)

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DOODLEY DOO Please sing for me that sweet melody, called

doodely doo, doodely doo, Out of the rest it’s the one I like the best it’s

doodley doo, doodley doo. It’s the simplest thing there isn't much to it, You don't have to sing, just doodley doo it

I love it so, Wherever I go, It's doodley, doodley doo. Boom, boom.

Waddley-ot-do, waddley-ot-do, waddley-oh, waddley-

oh. Waddley-ot-do, waddley-ot-do, waddley-oh, waddley-

oh. It’s the simplest thing there isn't much to it You don't have to sing, you just waddley---oo it I love it so, wherever I go, it's waddley waddley-

-oh.

FLEE! Flee! Flee fly flow! Vista!

Cumalala, cumalala, cumala Vista! Oh, oh oh, oh nonna Vista!

Eeny-meeny-desi-meeny, Eww-wa-alla-alla-meeny

hex-i-meen-y zalla-meeny Eww-wa-alla-ah!

A big belly oten doten bo, bo ba ditten dotten. Shhhhhhhh!

Fluffy Sheep Oh fluffy sheep! Are wonderful! Oh fluffy sheep are wonderful

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Cuz they are white and they are fluffy! Oh fluffy sheep are wonderful!

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FROG SONG (1) Gonk Gonk! went the little Mr Froggy Gonk Gonk! went the lady froggy too Gonk Gonk! went them both together And their eyes went WOO WOO WOO

As they kissed eachother (kiss, kiss) Just like little froggies do.

And he said, “Goodbye!” And she said, “Oh My!” Gonk Gonk! (Kiss Kiss) I’m comin’ too!

FROG SONG (2) Mm Ahh! went the little green frog one day

Mm Ahh! went the little green frog Mm Ahh! went the little green frog one day

And his eyes went Mm Ahh! Too All the other frogs said Froh-doh-dee-oh-dee-oh Froh-doh-dee-oh-dee-oh, Froh-doh-dee-oh-dee-oh All the other frogs said Froh-doh-dee-oh-dee-oh But the little green frog said, Mm Ahh! Mm Ahh!

Mm Ahh Ahh!

Frog Song (3) The froggy he am a silly bird. He ain’t got no

tail almost hardly Well he run and he jump and he land on his sit,

Where he ain’t got no tail almost hardly. Well I know just how ugly I are, My face it ain’t

no shining star But I just don’t mind it because I’m behind it

The fellow in front gets the jar!

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FROGGY! Froggy! Froggy!

Itsy bitsy teeny weeny tiny little froggy! Sittin’ down at the bottom of the garden!

Go! Go! Go! Little Froggy! faster!

Georgie Every morning at half past eight, I go ewwy, ewwy, ewwy to Georgie

And every morning at half past eight He goes ewwy, ewwy, ewwy to me

No need to knock (knock) No need to ring (ding) As I rub my eyes, I open the window,

Pop out my head, & go ewwy, ewwy, ewwy to Georgie!

Every morning at half past eight, I go ewwy, ewwy, ewwy to Georgie

And every morning at half past eight He goes ewwy, ewwy, ewwy to me

No need to knock (knock) No need to ring (ding) As I rub my eyes, I open the window, Pop out my

head, Down comes the window, Off goes my head. Ewww!

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go where I send thee Children, go where I send thee, How shall I send

thee? I will send thee one by one! One for the itty

bitty baby! Born, born, born in Bethlehem, Bethlehem,

Bethlehem

Two for Paul and Silas Three for the Hebrew children...

Four for the four that stood at the door... Five for the gospel preachers...

Six for the six that never got fixed... Seven for the seven that went to heaven...

Eight for the eight that stood at the gate...

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FISHY Did you ever see a fishy on hot summer day?

Did you ever see a fishy swimming in and out the bay?

With his hands in his pockets and pockets in his pants.

Did you ever see a fishy do the who-che-cu-che dance?

You never did (clap, clap) You never will (clap)

Did you ever see a fishy on a cold winter's day? Did you ever see a fishy frozen solid in the bay? With his hands in his pockets and his pockets in

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his pants. Cause it's too darn cold to the who-che-cu-che

dance. You never did (clap, clap) You never will. (clap)

Hucky Tucky oom BaH 1. (Canoeing) Hey Kuh-toe-muh Wish-a-wah-me

Hey Kuh-toe-muh Wish-a-wah-me Hey Kuh-toe-muh Wish-a-wah-me

Hucky tucky oom bah, Hucky tucky oom bah, Hey diddle, Hi diddle, Ho diddle-ay

Hucky tucky oom bah, Hucky tucky oom bah, Hey diddle, Hi diddle, Ho diddle-ay

2. (Looking out) 3. (Arching *ping )

4. (Carrying Out *uuh)

JUST A BOY AND A GIRL Just a boy and a girl in a little canoe

With the moon shinin' all around He applied those paddles so, (bu dada da)

You couldn't even hear a sound. Well, they talked and they talked till the moon

grew dim. He said you better kiss me or get out and swim.

So whatcha gonna do in a little canoe, With the moon shining all around.

Just a boy and a girl in a little canoe With the moon shinin' all around

He applied those paddles so, (bu dada da) You couldn't even hear a sound.

Well, they talked and they talked till the moon

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grew dim. He said you better kiss me or get out and swim.

So whatcha gonna do in a little canoe, With the moon shining all a, Boats-a-floatin’ all

a, girls a-swimming-all-a-round....(Push him out)

Little Chicky

Well I had a little chicky and it wouldn’t lay an egg

So I poured hot water up and down it’s leg And the little chicky cried and the little chicky

begged And the little chicky laid a hard boiled egg!

Boc boc boc boc boc boc boc boc boc…

Well I had a little chicky and it wouldn’t lay an egg

So I poured cold water up and down it’s leg And the little chicky cried and the little chicky

begged And the little chicky laid a soft boiled egg!

Boc boc boc boc boc boc boc boc boc…

Lemme 1. What is your name little boy? My name it Lemme Lemme What Little

Boy? Lemme kiss ya.

2. What is your name little girl? My name is Ida

Ida what little girl?

Ida wanna

3. Repeat verse 1

4. What is your name little girl? My name’s Alaska Alaska what little

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girl? Alask-ma Mommy

5. Repeat verse 1

6. What is your name

little girl? My name is Ollie Ollie what little

girl? Ollie right!

7. Repeat verse 1

8. What is your name little girl?

My name is Mary Mary what little girl?

Mary me!

9. What is your name little boy?

My name it Lemme Lemme What Little Boy?

Lemme Outta Here!

Moose song There was a moose, Who liked to drink a lot of

juice (repeat) A-way, A-way. Away, away, away, away

Way-oh, Way-oh-oh. Away, away, away, away

Girlfriend was a deer, She liked to drink a lot of slurpees (repeat)

Went out on a date, But they stayed out much to

late (repeat)

There’s a MOOSE! On the LOOSE! Full of JUICE! Away, Away, Away, Away!

nut song I’m an acorn small and round, lying on the cold

cold ground Everybody steps on me, that it why I’m cracked you

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see I’m a nut! I’m a nut! I’m crazy!

Called myself up on the phone, Just to see if I was home

Asked myself out on a date, Gotta be ready by half past 8

I’m a nut! I’m a nut! I’m crazy! Took myself to a picture show, Sat right down in

the very last row, Wrapped my arms around my waist, Got so fresh I

slapped my face I’m a nut! I’m a nut! I’m crazy!

I’m a little N-U-T, just as cute as I can be I can sing and I can dance, I wear ruffles on my Whoops boys! Take another guess! I wear ruffles

on my dress! I’m a nut! I’m a nut! I’m crazy!

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Old lady leary One late night while we were all in bed Old Lady Leary hung a lantern in the shed

And when the cow kicked it over, she winked her eye and said

It’s gonna be a hot time in the old town tonight

1. FIRE! FIRE! (REPEAT)

2. GET SOME WATER! GET SOME WATER! (REPEAT)

3. SAVE THE CHILDREN! SAVE THE CHILDREN! (REPEAT)

4. JUMP LADY! JUMP!

Princess Pack

The Princess Pack, Lived in a tree She sailed across, The seven seas She sailed across, the Channel too And took with her, A rigabamboo

A rigabamboo, Now what is that?

Its a something made, For the Princess Pack Its a red and gold, and purple too That's why its

called A rigabamboo

Now Captain Jack, Had a mighty fine crew

He sailed across, The channel too

But his ship sank, And yours will too

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If you don't take, A rigabamboo

Sailing

Sailing, Sailing in Rehoboth Bay When days are hot, When days are cold

In Rehoboth Bay Sunfish, Puffers, and the Hobies too

Oh don't you wish you had nothing else to do But....

Hum verse with motions... Silent verse with

motions.

SARASPONDA Boys: Boomda, boomda, boomda

Girls: Sarasponda, sarasponda, sarasponda, ret. set, set.

Sarasponda, sarasponda, sarasponda, ret. set, set. All: Uh-door-ay-oh, Uh-door-ay-boom-day-oh

Uh-door-ay-boom-day ret, set, set. Ah say pa say oh.

SARAH THE WHALE In Rehoboth Bay there lives a whale

She swallows oysters by the pail, by thimble, by teacup, by bathtub, and by schooner. Her name is Sarah and when she smiles, She shows her teeth for miles and miles

And tonsils, and spare ribs, and things too worse to mention.

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Now what would you do with a whale like that? Now what would you do if she sat on your hat?

Or your counselor? Or your tooth brush? Or anything else as helpless as that?

Shark song Embryo shark doodoo doodoo, Embryo shark doodoo

doodoo Embryo shark doodoo doodoo, Embryo shark doodoo

doodoo 2. Baby Shark...

3. Adolescent Shark... 4. Mommy Shark... 5. Daddy Shark... 6. Grandma Shark...

7. Grandpa Shark... 8. Lady swimming... 9. Sees the shark... 10. Swims faster... 11. Happy Shark...

Stay on the sunny side Stay on the sunny side, always on the sunny side

Stay on the sunny side of life. It will cause you no pain as it drives you insane

So stay on the sunny side of life.

1. Knock Knock! Who’s there? Eater! Eater who? Eater Bunny, ha ha ha!

2. Nutter... Nutter Eater Bunny 3. Yetta... Yet A nutter Eater Bunny 4. Stella... Stella Nutter Eater Bunny 5. Cargo... Car go beep beep and run over all the Eater Bunnies

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6. Boo... Don’t cry! The eater bunny will be back next year!

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Skunk Song Well I stuck my head in a little skunk’s hole And the little skunk said, Well, Bless my Soul1

Take it out! Take it out! Remove it! Well I didn’t take it out and the little skunk

said, If you don’t take it out, you’ll wish you were

dead Take it out! Take it out! Remove it!

Well I didn’t take it out and the little skunk said,

Psssssssssssss! I removed it! Skunk in the barnyard, pee you! Who did it come?

From .. .

SWIMMING Swimming, swimming, in the swimming pool, When the days are hot, When days are cold,

In the swimming pool. Breast stroke, side stroke, fancy diving too.

Oh don't you wish you had nothing else to do But....

Hum verse with motions. Then Silent verse with motions.

ten in the bed

There were 10 in the bed and the little one said Roll Over! Roll Over! So they all rolled over And one fell out, He hit the floor and gave a

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shout Please remember to tie a knot in your pajamas

Single beds are only made for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9!

There were 9 in the bed... Single beds

are only made for ONE!

TITANIC Oh, they built the ship Titanic and when they were

through They said this is the ship that the water will

never get through. But the Lord He raised His hand, said the ship

will never stand. It was sad when the great ship went down.

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... (Husbands & wives, little

children lost their lives) It was sad when the great ship went down.

They were off the coast of England, and headed for

the shore, When the rich refused to associate with the poor. So they sent them down below, where they did not

wanna go. It was sad when the great ship went down.

(Chorus)

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So they sent those life boats out on the wild and raging sea.

As the band was playing " Nearer My God To Thee" Oh the children wept and cried as the waves swept

over the side It was sad when the great ship went down.

(chorus)

Oh the moral of this story, is very plain to see, (Plain to see!)

Always wear a life preserver, whenever you're at sea....

Oh the Lord He raised His hand, (Raised his hand!),

Said that ship would never stand. (Never Stand!) It was sad when the great ship went down. (

Chorus)

Kerplunk!..it sunk..like a rock, off the dock Amen, the end, blub, blub, ya old tub!

Watermelon Song Plant a watermelon on the top of my grave And let the juice (slurp) ooze through

Plant a watermelon on the top of my grave And that’s all I you have to do!

Well, Walter likes Chicken, And chicken’s mighty

fine, but there ain’t nothing like a watermelon rind! So plant a watermelon on the top of my grave

And let the juice (slurp) ooze through

Let the juice ooze through

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Come on baby let the juice ooze through, Uh huh sock it to me, let it all hang out

Amen, brother Ben, trade a rooster for a hen

Yogi Bear I gotta friend that you don’t have, Yogi, Yogi,

I gotta friend that you don’t have Yogi, Yogi Bear Yogi, Yogi Bear, Yogi, Yogi Bear

I gotta friend that you don’t have Yogi, Yogi Bear

Yogi’s got a girlfriend, Cindy, Cindy... Cindy, Cindy Bear

Yogi’s got a best friend Boo Boo, Boo Boo... Boo

Boo, Boo Boo Bear

Yogi’s got an enemy, Ranger, Ranger ... Ranger, Ranger Rick

They all live in Jelly Stone, Jelly, Jelly...

Jelly Jelly Stone

Your Mama Wears

Army Boots Your Mama wears army boots! A Ding Dong! I saw when she took’em off! A Ding Dong!

She put them on the floor! That floor said open the door!

A ding dong, dong, dong dong! A ding dong, dong, dong dong! A ding dong!

…She put them on the chair, That chair said Gimme

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Some Air! …She put them in the sink, That sink said, Boy do

they stink! …She put them in the sky, Superman refused to

fly!

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day is done Tell me why you're crying my son,

I know you're frightened like everyone. Is it the thunder in the distance you fear? Will it help if I stay very near? I am here.

And if you take my hand my son, All will be well when the day is done,

And if you take my hand my son, All will be well when the day is done.

Day is done, Day is done, Day is done, Day is done.

Do you ask why I'm sighing, my son?

You shall inherit what mankind has done. In a world filled with sorrow and woe,

If you ask me why this is so... I really don't know.

Tell me why you're smiling, my son,

Is there a secret you can tell everyone? Do you know more than those that are wise?

Can you see what we all must dis-guise through your loving eyes?

BARGES Out of my window looking in the night I can see

the barges flickering light Si-lent-ly flows the river to the sea And the

barges too go silently.

Barges, I would like to go with you I would like to sail the ocean blue

Barges have you treasures in your hold?

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Do you fight with pirates brave & bold?

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

Starboard shining green and port is glowing red I can see them flickering ahead.

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 ring out danger, I'd ring out a warning, I'd ring out love between my brothers and my

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 out love between my brothers and my

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 warning I'd sing of love between my brothers and my

sisters All over this land.

Well I 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 a song about the love between my brothers and

my sisters All over this land.

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MY PADDLE’S KEEN AND BRIGHT My paddle’s keen and bright, Flashing like

silver, Follow the wild goose flight, Dip, dip, and swing. Dip, dip and swing it back, Flashing like silver. Follow the wild goose flight, Dip, dip and swing.

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LINGER Mm-mm, I wanna linger

Mm-mm-mm, a little longer Mm-mm-mm, a little longer here with you.

Mm-mm, it's such a perfect night Mm-mm, it doesn't seem quite right

Mm-mm, that is should be my last with you.

Mm-mm, and come December Mm-mm-mm, I will remember

Mm-mm-mm, our camping days and friendships true. Mm-mm, and as the years go by

Mm-mm, I'll think of you and sigh Mm-mm, this is good night and not good bye.

ROW ME OVER THE OCEAN

Row me over the ocean, Row me over the sea, Row me over the ocean and the deep blue sea.

It's cheese that makes the mice go round. It's mice that makes the cats go round It's cats that make the dogs go round It's dogs that make the boys go round It's boys that make the girls go round It’s girls that make the love go round It's love that makes the world go round.

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our house Well, a man came to our house, Our house, Our

house A man came to our our house to sell some brooms. We asked him to come in and we hit him with a

hammer, And we hid him in the closet in my mommy’s room.

But you're always welcome at our house (OUR HOUSE!)

Any time of the day. (YES YOU ARE!) Yes, You're always welcome at our house,

And we hope that you will stay.

A lady came to our house, Our house, Our house A lady came to find out why we weren't in school.

So we asked her to come in and we gave her poisoned lemonade,

And hid her in the freezer where it's nice and cool. BUT...

Then a kid came into our yard, Our yard, Our yard A kid came into our yard to get his ball. We asked him to come in and we took in the

basement, And we sealed him up inside the cellar wall.

BUT...

So when you come to our house, Our house, Our house

When you come to our house we'll have some fun. We'll ask you to come in and we'll take you in the

kitchen, And we'll put you in the oven ‘til you’re nice and

done. BUT...

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And we know that you will stay.

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Hide it under a bushel, NO! I'm gonna let it

shine. (repeat) I'll not let Satan "Whoo" it out, I'm gonna to let

it shine. (repeat) Strangest Dream

Last night I had the strangest dream, I’ve ever dreamed before

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

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

And the paper they were signing said they’d never fight again

And when the papers all were signed and a million copies made,

They all all joined hands and bowed their heads And grateful prayers were prayed

And the people in the streets below were dancing round and round

and guns and swords and uniforms were scattered on the ground

Last night I had the strangest dream, I’ve ever

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dreamed before I dreamed the world had all agreed to put an end

to war

today

Today, while the blossoms still cling to the vine Ill taste your strawberries, I’ll drink your sweet

wine A million tomorrows shall all pass away

‘ere I forget all the joy that is mine, today

I’ll be a dandy, and I’ll be a rover, You’ll know who I am by the songs that I sing

Ill feast at your table, I’ll lie in your clover Who cares what the ‘morrow shall bring

I can’t be contented with yesterdays glory I can’t live on promises winter to spring

Today is my moment, now is my story Ill laugh and I’ll cry and Ill sing

Where Have All the Flowers Gone

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 every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever

learn?

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

gone to soldiers... gone to graveyards... gone to flowers

Where have all the flowers gone... Young girls

picked them every one When will they ever learn? I guess they’ll never

learn?