| CAMPERS |
| Out of my tent flap looking in the night I can see the campers what a fright All the little deviles running all around They look like something from underground chorus: Campers we would like to say to you We would like to trade the boys for you Campers have you noodles on you heads And are those cracker crumbs in your beds Out of my tent flap looking in the night I can see the campers saying goodnight Pillows in the air and flashlights in the face Are they really part of the human race chorus: |
| CHARLOTTESTOWN IS BURNING DOWN |
| Charlottestown is burning down Goodbye, goodbye Burning down to the ground Goodbye Liza Jane Ain't you mighty sorry Goodbye, goodbye Ain't you mighty sorry Goodbye Liza Jane |
| CHICKEN |
| That am the way you spell chicken Oh, C - that's the way it begins H - that's the second letter in I - I am the third C - is the fourth letter of that bird K - I'm fillin' in E - I'm near the end C - H - I - C - K - E - N That am the way you spell chicken Oh, Rufus Roughus Johnson Brown What'cha gonna do when the rent comes round What'cha gonna say, what'cha gonna pay What'cha gonna do on the judgement day Oh, you know I know red means no Landlord kick you out in the snow Rufus Roughus Johnson Brown What'cha gonna do when the rent comes round |
| 'DEM BONES |
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This song works best if one person tells the story. The entire group sings the lines marked * and %. The Lord thought he'd make a man *'Dem bones gonna rise again So he took a little water and he took a little sand. (*) % I knowed it, knowed it, indeed I knowed it brother. I knowed it WHEE. 'Dem bones gonna rise again Thought he'd make a woman too (*) But He didn't know exactly what to do (*) (%) Took a rib from Adam's side (*) Made Miss Eve to be his bride (*) (%) Put them in a garden fair (*) Thought they'd be most happy there (*) (%) Apples, peaches, pears and such (*) But of this tree you mustn't touch (*) (%) 'Round this tree old Satan snuck (*) At Miss Eve his eye he wunk (*) (%) "Miss Eve this fruit looks mighty fine" (*) "Take a few the Lord won't mind (*) (%) So she took a pick and she took a pull (*) Darn near filled her apron full (*) (%) Next day when the Lord came 'round (*) Spied those cores all over the ground (*) (%) "Adam, Adam, where art thou?" (*) "Here I is Lord I'se comin' now" (*) (%) "Adam, who these cores did leave?" (*) "I don't know Lord must've been Eve" (*) (%) "Adam, you must leave here now" (*) "Earn your keep by the sweat of your brow" (*) (%) So he took a how and he took a plow (*) That's why we're all workin' now (*) (%) The moral to this story be (*) Don't leave your cores for the Lord to see (*) (%) This is the end there is no more (*) Eve got the apple Adam got the core (*) (%) And to this story there is an omen (*) Never underestimate the power of a woman (*) (%) |
| DONKEY RIDING |
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Were you ever in Quebec? Stowing timber on the deck Where there's a king with a golden crown Riding on a donkey chorus: Hey, ho! Away we go! Donkey riding, donkey riding Hey, ho! Away we go! Riding on a donkey Were you ever off the Horn? Where it's always fine and warm Seen the lion and the unicorn Riding on a donkey chorus Were you ever in Cardiff Bay? Where the folks all shout "Hooray"! Here comes John with his three months pay Riding on a donkey chorus |
| FASCINATING LADY |
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I wish I were a fascinating lady With a past that was great And a future that was hazy I'd sleep all day and work all night And live in a house With a little red light And once a month I'd take a short vacation And leave all the men In utter desperation And once a year I'd go hog wild And have myself an illigitimate child I wish I were a fascinating lady Instead of a Girl Scout Oh yeah Instead of a Girl Scout One mor time Instead of a Girl Scout Oh, yeah |
| FRIED HAM |
| Fried ham, fried ham Cheese and bologna There's root beer for more cheer After the macaroni We'll have pickles, onions, and mustard Then we'll have more fried ham Fried ham, fried ham Second verse same as first Southern accent ten times worse Third verse same as first Baby accent ten time worse Fourth verse same as first Martian accent ten time worse Fifth verse same as first Doggy accent ten time worse sixth verse same as first Chinese accent ten time worse Seventh verse same as first Opera accent ten time worse |
| GEE, BUT I WANT TO GO HOME |
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The coffee that they give you They say is mighty fine, It's good for cuts and bruises, And it tastes like iodine Chorus: I don't want no more of arny life Gee, but I want to go home The biscuits that they give you They say are mighty fine One rolled off the table And it killed a pal of mine The chickens that they give you They say are mighty fine One jumped off the table And it started marking time The details that they give you They say are mighty fine The garbage that we pick up They feed us all the time The clothes that they give you They say are mighty fine But me and my buddy Can both fit into mine The women in the service club They say are mighty fine But most are over ninety And the rest are under nine The treat us all like monkeys And make us stand in line They give you fifty dollars And take back forty-nine sing chorus between each verse and at the end |
| GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS |
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Girls, girls, girls that's all I see There's not a guy in this vicinity And when at ten o'clock They bar the door Oh, what I wouldn't give To see my guy once more And when the weekend finally rolls around I'm gonna turn my hometown upside down I'm gonna find my guy And neck, and neck, and neck, and neck To heck with all these girls |
| GIVE ME OIL FOR MY LAMP |
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Give me oil for my lamp Keep it burning, burning, burning Give me oil for my lamp, I pray Hallelujah! Give me oil for my lamp Keep it burning, burning, burning Burning all the live long day chorus: Come on and sing Hosanna, sing Hosanna Sing Hosanna to the King of Kings Sing Hosanna, sing Hosanna Sing Hosanna to the King of Kings Give me food for to eat For I'm hungry, hungry, hungry Give me food for to eat, I pray Hallelujah! Give me food for to eat For I'm hungry, hungry, hungry Hungry all the live long day chorus Give me water for to drink For I'm thirsty, thirsty, thirsty Give me water for to drink, I pray Hallelujah! Give me water for to drink For I'm thirsty, thirsty, thirsty Thirsty all the live long day chorus Give me friends to be with So I'm happy, happy, happy Give me friends to be with, I pray Hallelujah! Give me friends to be with So I'm happy, happy, happy Happy all the live long day chorus Give me boys to be with So I'm flirty, flirty, flirty Give me boys to be with, I pray Hallelujah! Give me boys to be with So I'm flirty, flirty, flirty Flirty all the live long day chorus Give me land and a pack Let me ramble, ramble, ramble Give me land and a pack, I pray Hallelujah! Give me land and a pack Let me ramble, ramble, ramble Ramble all the live long day chorus Give me umption in my gumption Let me function, function, function Give me umption in my gumption, I pray Hallelujah! Give me umption in my gumption Let me function, function, function Function all the live long day chorus Give me wax for my skis And I pray I miss the trees Give me wax for my skis, I pray Hallelujah! Give me wax for my skis And I pray I miss the trees Skiing all the live long day chorus |
| I CAIN'T SAY NO from "Oklahoma" |
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It ain't so much a question Of not knowin' what to do I've knowed what's right and wrong Since I been ten I've heared a lot of stories And I reckon they are true About how girls are put upon by men I know I mustn't fall into a pit But when I'm with a feller I forgit I'm just a girl who cain't say no I'm in a terrible fix I always say come on let's go Just when I oughter say nix When a feller tries to kiss a girl I know she oughter give his face a slap But each time that someone kisses me I somehow sorta wanna kiss him back I'm just a fool when lights are low I cain't be prissy and quaint I ain't the type that kin faint How can I be what I ain't I cain't say no What'cha gonna do When a feller gets flirty And starts to talk purty What'cha gonna do Supposin' that he says That your lips are like cherries Or roses or berries What'cha gonna do Supposin' that he says That you're sweeter n' cream And he's gotta have cream or die What'cha gonna do When he talks that way Spit in his eye I'm just a girl who cain't say no Cain't seem to say it at all I hate to diserpoint a beau When he is payin' a call Fer a while I act refined and cool A sittin' on that velveteen setee Then I think of that old golden rule And do fer him what he would do fer me I cain't resist a Romeo In a sombrero and chaps As soon as I sit on their laps Somethin inside o' me snaps I cain't say no I'm just a girl who cain't say no Kissin's my favorite food With er without the mistletoe I'm in a holiday mood Other girls are coy and hard to catch But other girls ain't havin' any fun Every time I lose a wrestlin' match I have a funny feelin' that I won I'm just a fool when lights are low I cain't be prissy and quaint Till it's too late for restraint The when I want to I cain't I cain't say no |
| I DON'T CARE IF I GO CRAZY |
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I don't care if I go crazy One, two, three, four, five, six switch Crazy go I if care don't I Six, five, four, three, two, one switch |
| IT ISN'T ANY TROUBLE |
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It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E Oh it isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E So smile when you're in trouble It will vanish like a bubble If you only take the trouble Just to S-M-I-L-E 2. L-A-U-G-H 3. G-R-I-N, grin |
| I WANT A MAN |
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I want a man, I want a man I want a mansion in the sky I wanna neck, I wanna neck I wanna necklace from my guy And when the dam, dam, dam, dam Damage is done We'll have a child, child, child, child Childish fun And there was Granny Swingin' on the outhouse door Without her nightie Swingin' on the outhouse door One more time Swingin' on the outhouse door The outhouse door Oh, yeah |
| JUICY ORANGE |
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Oh, I wish I was a little juicy orange Juicy orange Oh, I wish I was a little juicy orange Juicy orange I'd go squirty, squirty, squirty Over everybody's shirty Oh, I wish I was a little juicy orange Juicy orange Oh, I wish I was a little glass of root beer I'd go slurpy, slurpy, slurpy And make everybody burpy Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap I'd go slidy, slidy, slidy Over everybody's hidey Oh, I wish I was a little mosquito I'd go bitey, bitey, bitey Under everybody's nightie Oh, I wish I was a fishy in the sea I'd go swimming in the nudie Without any swimming suity Oh, I wish I was a little cow pie I'd go squishy, ishy, ooie Over everybody's shoey Oh, I wish I was a little English sparrow I would sit upon the steeple And spit down on all the people Oh, I wish I was a little foreigh car I'd go speedy, speedy, speedy Over everybody's feety Oh, I wish I was a little Girly Scout I'd go tramp, tramp, tramp To the Boy Scout camp Oh, I wish I was a little radio, radio Oh, I wish I was a little radio, radio I'd go click! |
| LEADERS |
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Out of my tent flap looking in the night I can see the leaders what a sight Curlers in their hair And cold cream on their face They look like something from outer space chorus: Leaders I would like to go with you I would like to see the BOY SCOUTS TOO! Leaders have you candy in your tent? Do you like the smoke bombs we have sent? Out of my tent flap looking in the night I can see the leaders having a fight Orville* with a broom and Sarge* with a mop I can see them fighting bop, bop, bop chorus * Any camp counselor name may be substituted (tune: Barges) |
| LEMON SONG |
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Oh, the law of Mother Nature Is a law behind our reach If a girl is born a lemon She can never be a peach But the law of compensation Is the one I'll always preach You can always squeeze a lemon You can never squeeze a peach (tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic) |
| MRS. O'LEARY'S COW |
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Late last night While we were all in bed Mrs. O'Leary left a lantern in a the shed And when the cow kicked it over She winked her eye and said There'll be a hot time In the old town tonight FIRE, FIRE, FIRE last night late While all in bed were we Lantern was left by Mrs. O'Leary And when the kick cowed it over She eyed her wink and said There'll be a time hot In the town old tonight IfER, IFER, IFER |
| OKLAHOMA from the musical Oklahoma |
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Oklahoma Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plains And the wavin' wheat Can sure smell sweet When the wind comes right behind the rain Oklahoma Every night my honey lamb and I Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk Makin' lazy circles in the sky We know we belong to the land And the land we belong to is grand And when we say, YEOW! A yip-i-o-ee-ay We're only sayin' You're doin' fine Oklahoma Oklahoma, O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A Oklahoma, YEOW!! |
| OO-DE-LALLY |
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Robin Hood an Little John Walkin' through the forest Laughin' back and forth At what the other one has to say Reminiscin' this n' that N' havin' such a good time Oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally Golly what a day Never ever thinkin' There was danger in the water They were drinkin' They just guzzled it down Never dreamin' that a schemin' Sheriff and his posse Was a watchin' them and gatherin' around Robin Hood and Little John Runnin' through the forest Jumpin' fences dodgin' trees And tryin' to get away Contemplatin' nothin' But escapin' finally makin' it Oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally Golly what a day Oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally Golly what a day |
| PADEROOSKI |
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One night one morn' when I was born And the whistle went toot, toot You could fry an egg or bake a cake When the mudpies were in bloom Does six plus six make nine? Does ice grow on a vine? Is Old Black Joe and Eskimo In the good old summertime Oh, whoop-de-doop for the noodle soup Come give yourself a shine I'm guilty judge I stole the fudge Three cheers for Auld Lang Syne I cannot tell a lie i hopped an apple pie It's on a tree, beneath the sea Above the great blue sky Oh, Easter eggs don't wash their legs There children become ducks I'd rather buy a lemon pie For forty-seven bucks Way down in Barcelonio I hopped into a phonio But that was all bolognio Paderooski blow your horn TOOT! TOOT! |
| PINK PAJAMAS |
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Oh, I wear my pink pajamas In the summer when it's hot And I wear my flannel nightie In the winter when it's not And sometimes in the springtime And sometimes in the fall I jump between the sheets With nothin' on at all Glory, glory Hallelujah Glory, glory what's it to ya Bonnie breezes blowin' through ya With nuthin' on at all |
| PINK PORPOISES |
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As one pink porpoise popped into the pool The other pink porpoise popped out (repeat three more times) Chorus: They were only playing leap-frog (repeat three more times) (repeat verse line once) As one brown bear bounced into the briar The other brown bear bounced out Chorus: As one fresh fish flopped into the fire The other fresh fish flopped out Chorus: As one eager eagle eased under the eaves The other eager eagle eased out Chorus: As one slick snake slid up the slide The other slick snake slid down Chorus: (tune : Battle Hymn of the Republic) |
| RAGS |
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My little puppy's name is Rags He eats so much that his tummy sags Big floppy ears and a tail that wags And when he walks he zigs and zags Flip, flop, wiggle, waggle, zig, zag Flip, flop, wiggle, waggle, zig, zag My little puppy he never obeys He always runs the other way He doesn't have a pedigree But I love him and he loves me Flip, flop, wiggle, waggle, zig, zag Flip, flop, wiggle, waggle, zig, zag (tune : Six Little Ducks) |
| SHE WEARS A "G" |
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She wears a "G" for good Old Glory She wears an "I" for interest too She wears an "R" for real live sportsmanship She wears an "L" for loyalty, for loyalty She wears an "S" for her sincerity She wears a "C" for courtesy, for courtesy She wears an "O-U-T" for outdoor life And you can bet she's a good Girl Scout Hey! |
| THREE MERRY FISHERMEN |
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There were three merry fishermen (repeat) Fisher, fisher, men, men, men (repeat) (repeat first line) The first one's name was Abraham (repeat) Abra, abra, ham, ham, ham (repeat) (repeat first line) The second one's name was Isaac (repeat) I, I, sic, sic, sic (repeat) (repeat first line) The third one's name was Jacob (repeat) Jay, ay, cub, cub, cub (repeat) (repeat first line) They all went down to Amster-shhh (repeat) Amster, Amster, shhh, shhh, shhh (repeat) (repeat first line) You mustn't say that naughty word (repeat) Naughty, naughty, word, word, word (repeat) (repeat first line) I'm going to say it anyway (repeat) Any, any, way, way, way (repeat) (repeat first line) They all went down to Amster-DAM (repeat) Amster, Amster, DAM, DAM, DAM (repeat) (repeat first line) |
| TITANIC |
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Split the group into two groups with one echoing the other on the chorus Oh, they built the ship Titanic To sail the ocean blue And they thought they had a ship That the water wouldn't go through It was on her maiden trip That the iceberg hit the ship It was sad when the great ship went down chorus: Oh, it was sad (so sad) It was sad (so sad) It was sad when the great ship went down to the bottom of the (1 & 2) (1.) se-e-e-ea (2.) Husbands and wives little children lost their lives It was sad when the great ship went down It was off the English shore 'Bought a hundred miles or more When the rich refused to associate with the poor So they put them down below Where they were the first to go It was sad when the great ship went down chorus: So they put the lifeboats out On the dark and dreary sea And the band struck up "My Country 'Tis of Thee" Little children wept and cried As the waves swept o'er the side It was sad when the great ship went down chorus: The captain stood on deck With a teardrop in his eye To the last lifeboat He waved and said goodbye He khew he'd made a slip So he went down with the ship It was sad went the great ship went down chorus: So they built another ship Called the S.S. Mary Lou And they painted it with white And they painted it with blue And they christened it with BEER! And it sank right off the pier It was sad when the great ship went down chorus: The moral of my story is As you can plainly see To wear a life preserver When you're out upon the sea And if you make a slip To go down with your ship It was sad whent he great ship went down chorus: |
| TZENA |
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Tzena, tzena, tzena, tzena Can't you hear the music playing In the village square Tzena, tzena join the celebration There'll be people there from every nation Dawn will find us Dancing in the sunlight Dancing in the village square |
| UP WITH PEOPLE |
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It happened just this morning I was walking down the street The milkman and the postman And policeman I did meet There in every window At every single door I recognized people I'd never noticed before Chorus: Up, up with people You meet 'em wherever you go Up, up with people They're the best kind of folks we know If more people were for people All people everywhere There'd be a lot less people to worry about And a lot more people who care There'd be a lot less people to worry about And a lot more people who care Chorus: People from the Southland And people from the North Like a mighty army I saw them coming forth 'Twas a great reunion Befitting of a king Then I realized people Were a lot more important than things Chorus: Inside everybody There's some bad and there's some good But don't let anybody Start attacking peoplehood Love them as they are And fight for them to be Great men and great women As God meant them to be Chorus: |
| WEINER MAN |
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I know a weiner man He owns a weiner stand He know quite everything From hot dogs on down Someday I'll be his wife Eat weiners all my life That's why I love that weiner man HOT DOG! |
| WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR? |
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What shall we do with a drunken sailor? (repeat twice more) Earlye in the morning Chorus: Hooray, and up she rises (repeat twice more) Early in the morning Put him in the guardhouse til he gets sober (repeat twice more) Earlye in the morning Chorus: Put him in the scuppers with a hose pipe on 'im (repeat twice more) Earlye in the morning Chorus: Heave him by the leg in a running bowline (repeat twice more) Earlye in the morning Chorus: Shave his belly with a rusty razor (repeat twice more) Earlye in the morning Chorus: That's what we'll do with a drunken sailor (repeat twice more) Earlye in the morning Chorus: |
| WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS LAND |
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When I first came to this land I was not a wealthy man So I got myself a (*) And I did what I could called my (@) And I did what I could * Shack - (@) shack break my back * Horse - (@) horse lazy of course * Cow - (@) no milk cow * Duck - (@) out of luck * Wife - (@) run for you life * Son - (@) works all done With each verse the preceding verses are repeated like the Twelve Days of Christmas |
| WHISTLE, MARY, WHISTLE |
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Mother: Whistle, Mary, whistle and you shall have (*) * 1.cow 2.goat 3.pig 4.man Daughter: I can't whistle Mother because (#) # 1. I don't know how 2. It hurts my throat 3. I am too big 4. ( she whistles ) I've just found out I can Mother has last line: She's just found out she can Mother and daughter alternate lines |
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