Camp Songs

Austrian Yodeler I…want…bubblegum.

Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
Once an Austrian went yodeling
On a mountain top high My mom gave me a nickel
When along came a _________ She told me to buy a pickle
Interrupting his cry But I didn’t buy no pickle

Chorus
I…want…bubblegum.
Oh lee lah
Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
Ohlee lah kee kee lah
Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
Oh lee lah cuckoo cuckoo, …
Oh lee lah kee kee lah
Oh lee lah cuckoo cuckoo … My mom gave me a dime
Oh lee lah kee kee lah She told me to buy a lime
Oh lee lah cuckoo cuckoo, … But I didn’t buy no lime
Oh lee lah kee kee lah oh
I…want…bubblegum.
Things to come by Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
Cuckoo bird (cuckoo, cuckoo) Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
St. Bernard (woof, woof)
Grizzly Bear (grr, grr) My mom gave me a quarter
Skier (swish, swish) She told me to buy some water
Cow (moo, moo) But I didn’t buy no water
Duck (quack, quack)
Miss Piggy (Kermie!) I…want…bubblegum.
Girl Scout (Cookies, Sir?) Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
Avalanche (rumble, rumble) Bazooka-zooka bubblegum

Bananas of the World, UNITE! My mom gave me a dollar

Bananas of the world, UNITE! She told me to buy a collar
(arms from hanging straight down go out to the side and up But I didn’t buy no collar
to a point above the head to form a banana)
Peel banana, peel peel banana, I…want…bubblegum.
Peel banana, peel peel banana (peel yourself) Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
Shake banana, shake shake banana, Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
Shake banana, shake shake banana (shake)
Go Bananas, go go bananas,
My mom gave me a five
Go Bananas, go go bananas. (punch fists ahead)
She told me to stay alive
Bananas of the world, UNITE!
But I didn’t stay alive
You peel to the left,
And you peel to the right,
You peel down the middle and “MMM” I…want…bubblegum.
Take a Bite! Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
Bazooka-zooka bubblegum
Can add other foods if you want:
Potatoes (mash potoatoes)
Black Socks

Black socks, they never get dirty,

The longer you wear them the stronger they get.
Sometimes I think I should wash them,
But something inside me says No, no, not yet.
Bazooka Bubble Gum Not yet, not yet, not yet...

My mom gave me a penny Sing as a two-part round, one half singing the "verse" and the
She told me to buy a henny other half "not yet, not yet, etc.," ad nauseam....
But I didn’t buy no henny
BlueJay Sittin’ on a curbstone shooting dice
The horse he slipped and fell on the flea
"Whoops," said the flea, "there's a horse on me!"
Chorus:
Way down yonder not far off
Chorus
A bluejay died of the whooping cough
Well he whooped and he whooped and he whooped so hard
Way down South where bananas grow
He whooped his head and his tail right off
An ant stepped on an elephant's toe
The elephant cried with tears in his eyes
Second verse, same as the first
"Pick on someone your own size!"
A little bit louder and a little bit worse
Chorus
Chorus
Sonny, Sonny, he sells socks
Third verse, same as the first
A dollar a pair and ten cents a box
A little bit louder and a little bit worse

Chorus The longer you wear them the shorter they get
And if you put them into water they don't get wet.

Chorus
Boa Constrictor Way up North where there's ice and snow
There lived a penguin and his name was Joe
Chorus He got so tired of black and white
I’ve been eaten by a He wore pink pants to the dance last night!
boa constrictor,
I’ve been eaten by a Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy
boa constrictor, Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy
I’ve been eaten by a Giddy and foolish all day long
boa constrictor, Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy?
And I don’t like it very much. Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy?

Oh no, he’s got my toe! Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy

Chorus Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy
Oh gee, he’s got my knee! Giddy and foolish all day long
Chorus Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy?
Oh my, he’s got my thigh!
Chorus A horse and a flea and three blind mice
Oh fiddle, he’s got my middle! Sat on a curbstone shooting dice
Chorus The horse he slipped and fell on the flea
Oh heck, he’s got my neck! "Whoops," said the flea, "there's a horse on me!"
Chorus
Oh dread, he’s got my (slurp-swallow) Chorus

Way down South where bananas grow

An ant stepped on an elephant's toe
The elephant cried with tears in his eyes
Boom Boom Ain’t it Great to be Crazy "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?"

Chorus:
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy
Giddy and foolish all day long
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy?
A horse and a flea and three blind mice
Chorus
Eli, Eli, he sells socks
A dollar a pair, a nickel a box
The longer you wear them the shorter they get
Throw'em in the water and they don't get wet.
Chorus
Way up North where there's ice and snow
There lived a penguin and his name was Joe
He got so tired of black and white
He wore pink pants to the dance last night!
Chorus
There was an old doctor and his name was Peck
Fell down the well and broke his neck
Served him right, he was doing wrong
Should have tended to the sick, and let the well alone.
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy
Giddy and foolish all day long
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy?
Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy?
To be sung in unison, then call individuals out by name.
Break it down, break, break it down,
Break it down, break, break it down,
Hey ________,
Hey What?
Hey ________,
Hey What?
Are you READY, to break it down? (unison)
With my hands in the air,
and my feet on the ground
This is the way I break it down!
(individual does a dance move and everyone follows
suit as they start singing break it down again. Person most
recently called gets to call the next name)

Buffalo Song
Boom-Chicka-Boom
Across the open desert
I said a Boom Chicka Boom Where nature knows no man..
I said a Boom Chicka Boom A buffalo and his brother
I said a Boom Chicka Rocka Chicka Rocka Chicka Boom Were lying in the sand
Uh huh Said the buffalo to his brother
Oh yeah "Why do you lie that way?"
One more time But the buffalo did not answer
Because he's been dead since May
A little softer … (Repeat verse softer) Dead since May!
A little louder… (Repeat verse louder)
A little slower…(Repeat slower) Across the open kitchen
A little faster… (Repeat faster) Where coleslaw knows no man
Underwater Style ...(Wiggle your fingers over your lips as you A buffalo and his brother
sing) Were frying up some spam
Said the buffalo to his brother
Now start changing the verse, replacing the original words Why do you fry that way
with those below But the buffalo did not answer
Because it was not Parkay
Farm Style Not Parkay!
I said a Moo Chicka Moo..
I said a Moo Chicka Moo, Cock A Doodle Doo Across the open bathroom
Car Style Where plunger knows no man
I said a Vroom Shifta Vroom … A buffalo and his brother
I said a Vroom Shifta Vroom Grind a Shifta Shirta Vroom Were sitting on the can
Janitor Style Said the buffalo to his brother
I said a Broom Sweep-a Broom … Why do you sit that way
I said a Broom Sweep-a Mop-a Sweep-a Mop-a Sweep-a But his brother did not answer
Broom Because he’d been pooped all day
Astronaut Style Pooped all day!
I said a moon shoot the moon …
I said a moon blast-me shoot-me blast-me shoot-me-to-the-
moon
Parent Style
I said a boom GO TO YOUR ROOM…
I said a boom GO TO YOUR ROOM and don’t come out ’til
next June The Crazy Moose
There was a crazy moose
Who liked to drink a lot of juice
There was a crazy moose "Did you ever see a fly
Who liked to drink a lot of juice Wearing a tie?"
Down by the bay.
Chorus
Singing way-oh, way oh Down by the bay
Way-up, way-up, way-up way-up Where the watermelons grow
Way oh, way oh Back to my home
Way-up, way-up, way-up, way-up I dare not go
The moose's name was Fred...... he liked to drink his juice in For if I do
bed My mother will say
"Did you ever see a bear
He drank his juice with care......but he spilt some in his hair Combing his hair?"
Down by the bay.
All his hair went stiff.......so he combed it in a quiff
Down by the bay
His friends began to laugh......so he had to take a bath Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
Desperado For if I do
My mother will say
There was a Desperado from the wild and wooly West "Did you ever see a moose
He wore a big sombrero, and two guns across his chest Kissing a goose?"
He rode out East just to give the West a rest Down by the bay.
And everywhere he went, he gave his WOOOO!
Down by the bay
Chorus Where the watermelons grow
He was a big tall man Back to my home
He was a (clap) Desperado I dare not go
From Cripple Creek For if I do
Way out in Colorado My mother will say
And he horsed around just like a big tornado "Did you ever see a whale
And everywhere he went, he gave his WOOOO! With a polka dot tail?"
Down by the bay.
He went to Coney Island just to see the pretty sights
He saw the hoochie – koochies and the girls all dressed in Down by the bay
tights Where the watermelons grow
He got SOOOO excited that he shot out all the lights Back to my home
And everywhere he went he gave his WOOOO! I dare not go
For if I do
Chorus My mother will say
"Did you ever see a llama
There was a big policeman just a-walking on his beat. Wearing pajamas?"
He saw the Desperado just a-strolling down the street. Down by the bay.
He took the desperado by the head and by the seat
And who-o-osh, he couldn’t give his WOOOO! Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Chorus Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
Down by the Bay "Did you ever have a time
When you couldn't make a rhyme?"
Down by the bay Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do Repeat after me.
My mother will say -Flea!
-Flea Fly! Knees and ankles, baby, 1-2-3
-Flea Fly Flow! Pick the apple, baby, 1-2-3.
-Lavista! Scoop the ice cream, baby, 1-2-3
-Coom-a-lata, coom-a-lata, coom-a-lata-vista. Pet the moose, baby, 1-2-3.
Around the world, baby, 1-2-3
-Oh, no no, no not lavista.
-Eeny meeny decimeeny, oo-ah oo-ah ameeny
Eximeeny zalimeeny oo-ah oo-ah
-Ah beat bedily oh dote-in, bo do ba dee-dottin, bo do Repeat after me song:
ba deet-dottin, Shhhhhhh! Hey burrito!
Hey, hey burrito!
MMM, yeah, burrito yeah.
Keep increasing the speed, or volume
Taco Bell, Taco Bell.
Guacamole, cinnamon twist.

Flea! Same verse, progressively “louder” using mild salsa, hot

Flea Fly! sauce, fire sauce, etc.
Flea Fly Mosquito!
Oh, no no no more mosquitoes.
Calamine, calamine, calamine lotion
Oh, no no, no not the lotion Verses are repeat after me, followed by the entire verse
Itchy itchy, scratchy scratchy, oh, I got one down my backy. sung in unison.
Quick get the bug spray, I think he went that-a-way. The other day, I met a bear,
SSSSSSsssssssssss! A great big bear, Oh way out there.
Chorus:
(Same lines in unison)
Froggy He looked at me, I looked at him,
He sized up me, I sized up him.
(repeat in unison)
Cat!
He said to me, "Why don't you run?
Cat dog!
I see you ain't, Got any gun."
Cat dog mouse!
(repeat in unison)
Froggy!
I says to him, "That's a good idea."
"Now legs get going, get me out of here!"
Little green froggies
(repeat in unison)
Love to eat spiders!
And so I ran, Away from there,
But right behind me, Was that bear.
Fleas and flies
(repeat in unison)
Are scrump diddley-icious!
In front of me, There was a tree,
A great big tree, Oh glory be!
Jump!
(repeat in unison)
Jump!
The lowest branch, Was ten feet up,
Jump little froggy!
So I thought I'd jump, And trust my luck.
(repeat in unison)
Ribbit!
And so I jumped, Into the air,
Ribbit!
But I missed that branch, A way up there.
Ribbit!
(repeat in unison)
Ribbit!
Now don't you fret, And don't you frown,
Ribbit!
I Caught that branch, On the way back down!
Ribbit!
(repeat in unison)
CROAK!
This is the end, There aint no more,
Unless I see, That bear once more.
Then do it quieter, faster, louder, etc.
(repeat in unison)

Head and Shoulders, Baby, 123

A repeat after me chant. Repeat each line three times, and
then combine all the lines and say them three times in rapid
succession.
Head and shoulders, baby, 1-2-3.
I'm a little acorn nut, Hold whole arms out and move up and down like giant jaws
sitting on a coconut. Daddy Jaws doot doo, doo, doo
Everybody steps on me, Daddy Jaws doot doo, doo, doo
That is why I'm cracked you see.
Clap two fingers together like tiny jaws
Baby Jaws doot doo, doo, doo
Chorus: Baby Jaws doot doo, doo, doo
I'm a nut,
I'm a nut, Hold out your arms again, but this time curl your fingers to
I'm craaaaaay-zee make him toothless
Grandpa Jaws doot doo, doo, doo
Called myself up on the phone Grandpa Jaws doot doo, doo, doo
Just to see if I was home.
Asked myself out on a date Point to yourself
Pick me up at half past eight There was a man doot doo, doo, doo
There was a man doot doo, doo, doo
- Chorus
Hold up arms to show off muscles
Took myself to the picture show A muscle man doot doo, doo, doo
Sat myself in the very last row A muscle man doot doo, doo, doo
Wrapped my arms around my waist
Got so fresh I slapped my face! Fix your hair like a lady
- Chorus There was a lady doot doo, doo, doo
There was a lady doot doo, doo, doo
Bought some roses at the store.
Told myself I wanted more. Pretend you are swimming
Swimming in the sea doot doo, doo, doo
That's why I broke up with me.
Swimming in the sea doot doo, doo, doo
Now I am a nut that's free!
- Chorus Make the shark fin again
Along came Jaws doot doo, doo, doo
Gee, I miss me all the time. Along came Jaws doot doo, doo, doo
Wonder if I'm doing fine.
Maybe I'll stop by to see Make muscles again
If I have a chance with me. Well I’ve save you doot doo, doo, doo
- Chorus Well I’ve save you doot doo, doo, doo

Shrug your shoulders

Coca-Cola went to town,
What’s next doot doo, doo, doo?
Pepsi-Cola shot him down. What’s next doot doo, doo, doo?
Dr. Pepper fixed him up,
Now we all drink 7-Up. Hold up two fingers
- Chorus Jaws Two doot doo, doo, doo.
Jaws Two doot doo, doo, doo.
Jaws
Make a book with your hands Little Cabin in the Woods
Its a story doot doo, doo, doo
Its a story doot doo, doo, doo Little cabin in a woods,
Little man by the window stood.
Hold your hand up like a shark fin Saw a rabbit hopping by,
About Jaws doot doo, doo, doo Knocking at his door.
About Jaws doot doo, doo, doo
“Help me! Help me! Help me!” he said,
Hold hands out, together at the wrists and clap like jaws “Or the hunter will shoot me dead!”
Mama Jaws doot doo, doo, doo “Little rabbit, come inside,
Mama Jaws doot doo, doo, doo Safely you will hide.”
Hints:
Each time you sing this song, one more line is hummed rather
than sung. At the same time, the song is done more quickly.
Make up some simple actions to accompany the words and
you have a very silly song!
Little Green Frog
**Actions for Sound effects:
Mm = Squishing face
Aw = Sticking tongue straight out
Ekk = Sticking tongue to the side
“Mm, Aw” went the little green frog one day
“Mm, Aw” went the little green frog
“Mm, Aw” went the little green frog one day
And they all went “Mm, Aww, Ekk”
But we know frogs go “Sha-la-la-la-la”
“Sha-la-la-la-la”
“Sha-la-la-la-la”
We know frogs go “Sha-la-la-la-la”
They don’t go “Mm, Aww, Ekk”
Additional Verses:
"Ring-ring" went the little pink phone one day
"Ring-ring" went the little pink phone one day
"Ring-ring" went the little pink phone one day
And the little phone went "Ring-ring."
But we know phones go "Ting-a-ling-a-ling,
Ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling,"
We know phones go "Ting-a-ling-a"
They never go"Ring-ring."
"Purr-purr" went the little black cat one day
"Purr-purr" went the little black cat one day
"Purr-purr" went the little black cat one day
And the little cat went "Purr-purr."
But we know cats go "Meeow-meeow-meeow,
Meeow-meeow-meeow, meeow-meeow-meeow,"
We know cats go "Meeow-meeow-mee,"
They never go "Purr-purr."
"Sh-sh" went the little Girl Guides one day
"Sh-sh" went the little Girl Guides one day
"Sh-sh" went the little Girl Guides one day
And the little Guides went "Sh-Sh!"
But we know Girl Guides make a lot of noise
Make a lot of noise, make a lot of noise
We know Girl Guides make a lot of noise
They never go "Sh-Sh!"
Little Red Wagon
You can't ride in my little red wagon - the front seats broken
and the axles dragin'
Chug, uh, chug, uh, chug chug chug, up!
You can't ride in my stretch limousine - there's plenty of room
but I'm just that mean!
Get out, get out, get get get out.
You can't jump on my Pogo stick - all this jumping is making
me sick!
Boing, up, boing, up, boing boing boing, up!
You can't sleep in my little brown cabin - there doors hanging
off and the mattress is saggin'
Creak, squeek, creak, squeek, creak creak creak, squeek.
You cant ride in my pink Cadillac - it smells kinda funky and
the color is wack
Vroom, screech, vroom, screech, vroom vroom vroom,
screech!
You can't ride on my big green dragon - it's a fire breathing
dragon, not a little red wagon
AHHHHHHHHH!
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
my Bonnie lies over the sea,
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
O bring back my Bonnie to me.
Chorus:
Bring back, bring back, O bring back my Bonnie to me, to me:
Bring back, bring back, O bring back my Bonnie to me.
Once everyone learns the song, you can make them switch
from standing to sitting or sitting to standing everytime you
sing the word “Bonnie”
Increase speed each time.
Now that I’m at Tamarack
there’s no place I’d rather be * clap, clap *
But if I weren’t at Tamarack….
Add ons:
A ……. I would be:
(Repeat 2x individually then 2x with those who have already
gone)
Baby...Mom! Dad! Oops! I pooped!
Bird Watcher...Hark! A lark! Flying through the park! Splat!
Carpenter...Two by four! Now nail it to the floor! Wham!
Cowboy...Rope that steer! Brand that calf! Watch out where
you step! Yuck!
Electrician...Red wire, Blue wire, this is how you start a fire
Farmer...Give, Bessie, give! My baby’s gotta live!
Football Player...Set! Hut! Kick ‘em in the butt!
Girl Scout... Ding, Dong. Hi There! Wanna Buy some cookies?
Plumber...Plunge it! Flush it! Look out below!
Chemist...Acid! Base! Blow up in your face! Ow!
Flight Attendant...Here’s your coffee! Here’s your tea! Here’s
your paper bag! Barf! Have you ever seen
Lifeguard… I'm hip. I'm cool. Don't wee-wee in my pool! A penguin colony?
Stick… Stick, Stick, Stick, Stick When you look at me
Ballerina…Jump, Twirl, Gee I think I’m gonna hurl.
A penguin you will see!
Mermaid… Bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop
Speed bump…[falls down and stays] PENGUINS ATTENTION! PENGUINS UNITE!
Nosepicker…stick it, pick it, wipe it on the wall.
Cereal Killer… Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Wheaties you’re next. In between each chorus, add one of the following by calling
Surfer… Hey Dave! Totally gnarly Wave! out the following commands with actions. Each time you call
Enders: out a new command, you add it to the existing motions.
Banana Slug... [just slowly move your tentacula]
Statue... [pose and freeze]
Right Flipper (Flap right arm)
Left Flipper (Flap left arm)
Right Foot (Kick right foot)
Left Foot (Kick left foot)
One finger, one thumb, keep moooooving,
One finger, one thumb, keep moooooving, Bob your head (bob your head...)
One finger, one thumb, keep moooooving, Turn in a circle (turn in a circle)
And we all love TAMARACK CAMPS! Stick out your tongue (stick out your tongue and sing song)
(du duh duh du, HEY!)
At the end... it's PENGUINS ATTENTION! PENGUINS
One finger, one thumb, one hand, keep moooooving….
DISMISSED!
One finger, one thumb, one hand, two hands, keep moving….
Pizza Man
One finger, one thumb, one hand, two hands, one foot, keep
moving… Hey, Hey, Bo Diddly Bop
I’ve got to get back to my block.
Keep adding body parts until you get to: with a Pizza in my hand (hold a pizza box palm up)
I’m gonna be a Pizza MAN!
One Finger
One thumb Hey, Hey, Bo Diddly Bop
One hand I’ve got to get back to my block.
Two hands With these wires in my hand (pull wires every which way)
One foot I’m gonna be an electricIAN!
Two feet ElectricIAN! (pull wires every which way)
One head Pizza MAN! (hold a pizza box palm up)
One tongue
Stand up Hey, hey, Bo Diddly Bop
Sit down I’ve got to get back to my block.
Stand up With a basketball in my hand (shoot a ball)
Turn around I’m gonna be like Michael JordAN!
Stand up Michael JordAN! (shoot the ball)
Touch the ground ElectricIAN! (pull wires every which way)
Keep moving, and we all love TAMARACK CAMPS! Pizza MAN! (hold a pizza box palm up)

Hey, hey, Bo Diddly Bop

Oreo Cookie I’ve got to get back to my block.
Oreo, Oreo, Oreo Cookie With my car keys in my hand (pretend to drive)
I ain’t got no Oreo Cookie I’m gonna drive my miniVAN!
My miniVAN! (pretend to drive)
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, Yummy – Mmm I want some in my
Michael JordAN! (shoot a ball)
Tummy! ElectricIAN! (pull wires every which way)
Rip off the Top and Lick out the Middle! Pizza MAN! (hold a pizza box palm up)

More…
Penguins Assemble! With these nun-chuks in my hand – I’m gonna be like Jackie
CHAN!
With these books in my hand – I’m gonna be a LibrarIAN A gooly gooly gooly gooly ram sam sam.
With a calculator in my hand – I’m gonna be a mathematician a-RAH-fee, a-RAH-fee,
With a guitar in my hand – I’m gonna be a musician A gooly gooly gooly gooly ram sam sam.
With a fire hose in my hand – I’m gonna be a FireMAN a-RAH-fee, a-RAH-fee,
With some bad guys in my hand, I’m gonna be a SuperMAN! A gooly gooly gooly gooly ram sam sam.
With a peace sign in my hand, I’m gonna be a humanitarIAN!
Once everyone gets the hang of the song in unison, add hand
motions.
Princess Pat A –ram sam sam (tap on your knees)
A gooly, gooly gooly (tickle your chin and the top of their
The Princess Pat ("Egyptian" pose) head)
Lived in a tree (straight line down) A-RAH-fee (hands in the air like you’re doing the wave)
She sailed across (wave motion in front of body with one
hand) After they understand the song with the motions, you can
The seven seas (number 7 with your finger, then make a "C" move the motions to the people to their left and right. (Make
with one hand) sure you point out safety rules)
She sailed across (wave motion) A-ram sam sam (tap on your Left neighbors knees)
The channel too (two hands tracing a channel, then number 2 A gooly gooly (tickle your Right neighbors head and chin)
on one hand) A-Rah –fee (still put your hands up over your head)
And took with her (throw a sack over your shoulder)
A rick-a-bamboo! (trace a wavy figure in front of you going
down, bend knees as you go)
Chorus:
A rick-a-bamboo (same as before) So rise and shine
Now what is that? (point hands) And sing out your glory, glory
It's something made (bang one fist on top of the other) So rise and shine
By the Princess Pat (Egyptian pose) And sing out your glory, glory
It's red and gold ("twirl" one arm down by your hip) Rise and Shine and (Clap)
And purple too (flip hands as if you were saying "Oh my Sing out your glory, glory
gosh!") Children of the Lord
That's why it's called (cup hands in front of mouth, shout)
A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before) Lord said to Noah
“There’s gonna be a floody, floody”
Now Captain Jack (salute) Lord said to Noah
Had a mighty fine crew (salute several times) “There’s gonna be a floody, floody”
They sailed across (wave action) Get those children (Clap)
The channel too (same as before) Out of the muddy, muddy
But their ship sank (plug nose, one hand over head and Children of the Lord
waving as you bend knees) Chorus
And yours will too (point to others in the circle)
If you don't take (throw an invisible bag over your shoulder) Noah, he built him
A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before) He built him and arky, arky
Made it out of Hickory barky, barky
A rick-a-bamboo (same as before) Chorus
Now what is that? (point hands)
It's something made (bang one fist on top of the other) The animals they came on
By the Princess Pat (Egyptian pose) They came on by two-sies, two-sies
It's red and gold ("twirl" one arm down by your hip) Elephants and kangaroo-sies –oosies
And purple too (flip hands as if you were saying "Oh my
gosh!") Chorus
That's why it's called (cup hands in front of mouth, shout)
A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before) It rained and poured for
Forty day-sies, day-sies
Nearly drove those animals
Ram Sam Sam
Crazy, crazy
A-ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
A gooly gooly gooly gooly ram sam sam.
Chorus
A-ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
The sun came out and Flexie Flexie Flexie Flex! (Flex arms)
Dried up the landy, landy Ouchie Ouchie Ouchie Ouch!
Everything was fine Squishy Squishy Squishy Squish!
And dandy, dandy Swimmie Swimmie Swimmie Swim!
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na
Chorus Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na

The animals they came out It's a sixties party from a sixties movie
They came out by Party's over!
Three-sies, three-sies
Must have been those
Birds and bee-sies, bee-sies

Chorus

This is the end of Stay on the sunny side, always on the sunny side, stay on the
The end of our story, story sunny side of life (2, 3, 4)
Everything was, You’ll feel the pain as we drive you insane, so,
Honky dorey, dorey Stay on the sunny side of life!
KNOCK KNOCK!

Sixties Party Who’s there?

Ether.
It's a sixties party from a sixties movie (index fingers up and Ether who?
down) Ether Bunny! YAAAY!
See the surfers on their surfboards (hand as though shielding
eyes from sun, looking back and forth) REPEAT CHORUS
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na! (jump to the left and act like KNOCK KNOCK
you are standing on a surf board)
Who’s there?
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na! (jump to the right side and
act like you are standing on a surf board) Nudder.
Nudder who?
It's a sixties party from a sixties movie Nudder Ether bunny! YAY!
See the swimmers in the water
Swimmie Swimmie Swimmie Swim! (move arms as though Keep doing chorus, then knock knock jokes. Rest of the jokes
swimming) are:
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na
-Yetta… Yetta nudder ether bunny! Yay!
It's a sixties party from a sixties movie
See the jellyfish on the beaches -Cargo… Cargo beep beep and run over all the ether bunnies!
Squishy Squishy Squishy Squish (stamp out imaginary jellyfish NOOO!
with foot)
Swimmie Swimmie Swimmie Swim! -Boo… Don’t cry, all the ether bunnies be back next year!
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na
YAY!
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na

It's a sixties party from a sixties movie

See the tanners on their towels
Ouchie Ouchie Ouchie Ouch! (pat hands on arms as though Repeat after me song, and do as I do!
burned)
Tarzan / flex muscles
Squishy Squishy Squishy Squish!
Swimmie Swimmie Swimmie Swim! Swingin’ on a rubber band / pretend to swing
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na Tarzan / flex muscles
Da-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na Smacked into a frying pan / slap hands together
It's a sixties party from a sixties movie
Ouch, that hurts!
See the lifegaurds on their towers Now Tarzan has a tan / slide back of hand on arms
And I hope it don’t peel Frere Jacques
Like a banana / pound chest Titanic
Oh, they built the ship Titanic to sail the ocean blue, and they
Jane / stroke hands through hair thought they had a ship that the water wouldn't go through,
Cruisin’ in her airplane / put arms out like an airplane but the good lord raised his hand, said "The ship would never
Jane / stroke hands through hair land". It was sad when the great ship went down, down,
Crashed into a freeway lane / Slap hands together down.
Ouch, that hurts!
Now Jane has a pain / hold side Refrain:
And Tarzan has a tan / slide back of hand on arms It was sad, so sad,
It was sad, too bad,
And I hope it don’t peel
It was sad when the great ship went down to the bottom of
Like a banana / pound chest
the sea
Uncles and aunts little childern lost their parents, It was sad
Cheetah / pounce forward when the great ship went down, down, down.
Dancing on a pizza / dance
Cheetah / pounce forward Oh the ship had just left England;
Got eaten by an amoeba / make eating motions with They were not far from the shore,
hands when the rich refused to associate with the poor,
Ouch, that hurts! so they sent them down below where they'd be the first to
Now Cheetah is velveeta / pretend to spread the air go.
It was sad when the great ship went down, down, down.
with your hands
And Jane has a pain / hold side
Refrain
And Tarzan has a tan / slide back of hand on arms
And I hope it don’t peel Lady Astor turned around just to see her husband drown, as
Like a bananaaaaaaaaa / pound chest the ship Titanic made a gurgling sound. So she wrapped
herself in mink, as the ship began to sink. It was sad when the
great ship when down, down, down.

Start the beat of “we will rock you” and keep it going for the
entire song.
Teach the group that during the chorus, when you sing “I’m a
little teapot (to the tune of “we will, we will rock you”) that
they will yell back “TEAPOT!” as loud as they can.
Each verse is any nursery rhyme of your choosing, to the tune
of “we will rock you,” and is a repeat after me.
I’m a little teapot, short and stout,
Here is my handle, here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up, hear me shout,
Tip me over and pour me out.
Chorus:
Singing I’m a little teapot! (TEAPOT!) teapot! (TEAPOT!)
I’m a little teapot! (TEAPOT!) teapot! (TEAPOT!)
Other nursery rhymes:
Humpty Dumpty
Jack and Jill
Twinkle Twinkle
ABCs
Refrain
Now the moral of the story is very plain to see, you should
wear a life preserver when you go out to sea. The Titanic
never made it and never more shall be. It was sad when the
great ship went down, down, down.
Kerplunk, it sunk to the bottom of the sea(hold sea for length
of normal refrain)
Throw it out the Window
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor
doggy a bone.
But when she got there the cupboard was bare,
So she threw it out the window
The window, the window, the second story window.
High low, low high
and threw it out the window.
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Tweet, tweet, tweetly dee!
Jack fell down and broke his crown Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit ribbit ribbit!
and threw it out the window....
Up in a tree
Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and Where the beetles roam free
whey. I saw an elephant
Along came a spider and sat down beside her And he said to me
and she threw it out the window.... AAAAHHHHHH SPLAT!

Little Jack Horner sat in a corner eating his Christmas pie.

He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum
And threw it out the window....

Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow, Way up in the sky (jump high)
and every where that Mary went, The little birds fly (flap arms)
She threw it out the window.... While down in the nest (form nest with arms)
The little birds rest (hands next to head like napping)
Shhh! They're sleeping. (stage whisper shh! say quietly
Up in a Tree they're sleeping)

Up in a tree With a wing on the left (fold left arm under)

Where the beetles roam free And a wing on the right (fold right arm under)
I saw a frog
The little birds sleep (hands next to head like napping)
And he said to me
Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit ribbit ribbit! All through the night.
Shhh! They're sleeping. (stage whisper shh! say quietly
Up in a tree they're sleeping)
Where the beetles roam free
I saw a bird The BRIGHT SUN COMES UP! (Yell it out and jump high with
And he said to me arms above head)
Tweet, tweet, tweetly dee!
The dew goes away (hands like banging on a keyboard)
Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit ribbit ribbit!
Good morning, good morning, the little birds say (raise arms
Up in a tree up and down)
Where the beetles roam free
I saw a cat Worms
And he said to me
Meow, meow, meow meow meow! Nobody loves me, everybody hates me
Tweet, tweet, tweetly dee! I guess I'll go eat worms
Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit ribbit ribbit! Big fat juicy ones, itty bitty squishy ones see how they wiggle
and squirm
Up in a tree Oohh, bite their heads off, suck their juice out, throw their
Where the beetles roam free skins away
I saw a monkey Nobody knows how a man can thrive on worms
And he said to me three times a day
Ooo, ooo, ooo ooo ooo!
Meow, meow, meow meow meow!
Tweet, tweet, tweetly dee!
Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit ribbit ribbit!

Up in a tree
Where the beetles roam free
I saw a cow
And he said to me
MOOOOOOOOO!
Ooo, ooo, ooo ooo ooo!
Meow, meow, meow meow meow!

SKITS
JC Penny
Enlarging Machine
Deer Ears
Banana Bandana
Invisible Bench
Important Papers
Mosquitos in the sleeping bag
Raisin Bran
Required:
5 or more scouts.
big dark-colored garbage bag for each.
Preparation:
all but one scout puts a garbage bag on like a coat -
with a hole cut out for his head.
Script:
All scouts but one are Raisins and they come on
stage and line up. They sing the Raisin Bran song.
"We are the raisins that make the Raisin Bran so
great." over and over and over ...
Last scout walks onto stage with his fingertips
together over his head so his arms make a big circle -
he is the spoon.
Raisins: Spoon! Aaaaaah! (and they all run around in
a panic, but not too fast)
The 'spoon' catches one raisin and takes him
offstage.
Raisins line up, settle down, and start their song
again.
Spoon reappears and takes another raisin.
Repeat until only one raisin is left. He stands there
sadly and sings:
"Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Meyer weiner ..."
For added fun, have the 'spoon' enter the stage the
2nd or 3rd time with only one arm pointing straight
up - he's a knife. :-)
One Raisin yells - "Spoon!!!"
Another yells - "Hey, its just a knife! I think he's after
the jelly." and they all settle down while the knife
walks across.
Can do the same thing with both arms pointing up
with elbows bent to the side slightly - a fork. :-)
One Raisin yells - "Spoon!!!"
Another yells - "Relax, that's a fork! The eggs are in
trouble now!" and they all settle down while the fork
walks across.
Traveler from Afar
Five “characters” played by two people who
rotate around each other’s backs. Make sure to
have five props or costume items to represent
each role. Adlibbing encouraged.
Traveler- “I’ve come from afar.”
Guard- “Afar… I’ve never heard of it…”
Traveler- “No, I’ve traveled from very far away.”
Guard- “Oh, what do you want?”
Traveler- “I’ve come for the princess’s hand!”
Guard- “Her hand?!? That’s barbaric!”
Traveler- “No, no, no. I’ve come to marry her!”
Guard- “Oh, I’ll have to ask the queen. Hold on.”
Traveler runs behind Guard and becomes
Queen-conversation is repeated:
Guard- “There’s a man at the door from afar.”
Queen- “Afar… I’ve never heard of it…”
Guard- “No, he’s traveled from very far away.”
Queen- “Oh, well what does he want?”
Guard- “He’s come for the princess’s hand.”
Queen- “Her hand?!? That’s barbaric!”
Guard- “No, no, no. He’s come to marry her!”
Queen- “Oh, I’ll have to ask the king. Hold on.”
Conversation repeats between King and Queen,
when King goes to ask princess.
King- “There’s a man at the door from afar.”
Princess- “Afar… I’ve never heard of it…”
King- “No, he’s traveled from very far away.”
Princess- “Oh, well what does he want?”
King- “He’s come for your hand.”
Princess- “My hand?!? That’s barbaric!”
King- “No, no, no. He’s come to marry you!”
Princess- “Oh… nah.”
Answer gets passed along back through all
characters, and the traveler walks away
dejected. Get crowd to start cheering for
“faster, faster!” then keep it going, speeding up
after each round.
Western Gun Fighter
Script:
One scout is a quickdraw mechanical cowboy. He
stands motionless at center stage, facing stage left,
looking straight ahead. He always talks in a
mechanical, monotone, but very western voice.

Cowboy: (to no one in particular) Howdy partner,
wanna draw?
(“Kid” walks to center stage)
Cowboy: Howdy partner, wanna draw?
Kid : Hey, what's this? Wow, a mechanical cowboy -
cool!
(pretends to read instructions)
Let's see, 'Deposit 25 cents and see if you can
outdraw Black Bart, the fastest gun in the West.'
'WARNING: slow draws may experience mild
discomfort.'
Kid : All right! I bet I can beat this old heap of
scrapmetal.
(takes quarter from his pocket and deposits it in
mechanical cowboy's shirt pocket.)
Cowboy: So, you want to be a real Western gun
fighter, do you? First you need your hat, (hands him
a hat) then you need your pistol (located at the gun
fighters feet). Take ten paces, turn and Draw!
(person bends down to pick up holster, but its stuck
under the cowboy's foot)
Kid : Hey, it's stuck!
Cowboy: 1... 2... 3... Draw! BANG!
(he shoots the bending over kid in the back who falls
down and then jumps up, holding his backside.)
Kid : OUCH! What a rip-off! I'll get him this time.
(kid bends down and pries the holster from under
the cowboy's foot and puts it on. He then inserts
another quarter.)
(kid moves around to the front and hits cowboy on
the shoulder to jar him back into operation.)
Cowboy: Draw! BANG!
(kid flies backward and then gets up rubbing his
chest.)
Kid : Man, that's gonna leave a mark!
(kid stands behind the mechanical cowboy, inserts a
quarter, and holds his gun right up to cowboy's
head.)
Cowboy: So, you want to be a real Western gun
fighter, do you? First you need your hat, (hands him
a hat) then you need your pistol (located at the gun
fighters feet). Take ten paces, turn and Draw!!
Kid : Boy, this is gonna be great!
Cowboy: 1... 2...
(He runs out of power on '2', and bends his head
down and stops.)
Kid : What!? No way! I don't believe it. What a waste
of quarters.
(He puts his gun in the holster, takes it off, and
places it at the feet of the cowboy. As he turns and
walks away, the cowboy comes back to life.)
Cowboy: ... 3 Draw! BANG!
(Kid jumps and yelps, holding his backside.)

Cowboy: So, you want to be a real Western gun

fighter, do you? First you need your hat, (hands him
a hat) then you need your pistol (located at the gun
fighters feet). Take ten paces, turn and Draw!!
Kid : Ha! I'm way ahead of you!
(He puts his hand on the gun, ready to draw.)
Cowboy: 1... 2... 3... Draw!
(On 'Draw', the scout tries to pull the gun out of the
holster, but it is stuck. He frantically works on it.)
Cowboy: BANG!
(kid flies backward and then gets up rubbing his
chest.)
kid : DANG! That hurts! Well, now you're in for it!
(kid works on the gun until he gets it out of the
holster. He stands at the side of the mechanical
cowboy, inserts a quarter, and holds his gun right up
to cowboy's chest in anticipation.)

Cowboy: So, you want to be a real Western gun

fighter, do you? First you need your hat, (hands him
a hat) then you need your pistol (located at the gun
fighters feet). Take ten paces, turn and Draw!!
kid : Yeah, that's right! Here we go!
Cowboy: 1... 2... 3... 3... 3... 3...