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LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH

Land of the silver birch,

Home of the beaver

Where still the mighty moose

Wanders at will

Refrain:

Blue lake and rocky shore,

I will return once more

Boom de de boom boom, Boom de de boom boom, Boom de de boom boom, Boom boom.

Down in the forest,

deep in the lowlands,

my heart cries out for thee

hills of the north

MY PADDLE’S KEEN AND BRIGHT

My paddle's keen and bright

Flashing with silver

Follow the wild goose flight

Dip, dip and swing

Dip, dip and swing her back

Flashing with silver

Swift as the wild goose flies

Dip, dip and swing

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BABY BUMBLE BEE

I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee

Won't my mommy be so proud of me

I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee

Ooh eee it stung me!

I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee


I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee

Ooh ee it's all over me!

I'm licking up my baby bumble bee



Ooh eee needs salt!




Ooh eee I feel sick!

I'm (throwing up noise) my baby bumble bee


I'm (throwing up noise) my baby bumble bee

Ooh eee what a mess!

I'm sweeping up my baby bumble bee


I'm sweeping up my baby bumble bee

Ooh eee my mommy loves me!

Actions:

Bringing home the bumble bee: cup hands as if carrying an insect

Squishing up the bumble bee: use hands to squish!

Licking up the bumble bee: lick hands one after the other



BOA CONSTRICTOR (I’M BEING EATEN BY A)

I'm being eaten my a boa constrictor,

A boa constrictor, a boa constrictor

I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor

And I don't like it one bit

Oh no there goes my toe

Oh gee he's got my knee

Oh my there goes my thigh

Oh hum there goes my bum

Oh darn there goes my arm

Oh heck he's got my neck

Oh gee he's eaten me.

(repeat)

BUBBLEGUM

Chorus:

Nee-nee-nee-nee-nee bubblegum,



I bought some bubblegum!

My mommy gave me a quarter

To go and pay the porter

I did not pay the porter


My mommy gave me a dime

To go and buy a lime

I did not buy a lime


My mommy gave me a nickel

To go and buy a pickle

I did not buy a pickle


My mommy gave me a penny

To go and buy some bubblegum

I did not buy some bubblegum

I'm sick of bubblegum!



AN OLD AUSTRIAN WENT YODELING

An old Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high,

When along came an avalanche, interrupting his cry!

Chorus:

Yo-delayyy, keeee....

Yo-delayy ki ki, you-delayy ki koo (swish!)



Yo-delayy ki ki, yo!

Verse Actions:

An old: drum hands on thighs

Rest of the verse: sequence of slap hands on thighs,

clap hands together, snap fingers, repeat

Chorus Actions:

Yo-delayyy, keeee.... : drum hands on thighs

Yo-delayy ki ki, you-delayy ki koo: same sequence of

slaps, claps and snaps as in verse

At the end of each chorus line, you add on the different

verse's sound and action. E.g. for the avalanche, the action is to make

a swishing movement with your hands.

(2) A shaggy dog - arf! arf!

(3) A grizzly bear - grr! grr!

(4) A milking cow - shh! shh!

(5) A pretty maid - X! X!

(6) Her father – Aah! Aah!



DOWN BY THE BAY

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow

Back to my home, I dare not go

For if I do, my mother will say

Did you ever see a bee, with a sunburnt knee

Down by the bay?

SUBSTITUTES

A goose drinking apple juice

A goat riding in a boat

A cow with a green eyebrow

Rats wearing silk hats

Beans as big as submarines

Moose with a loose front tooth

40 YEARS ON AN ICEBERG

(actions in brackets)

Forty years on an iceberg (make #10 four times with hands)

Over the ocean wide (wave motion)

Nothing to wear but pyjamas, (slide hands up body from toes to

head)

Nothing to do but slide (slide hands down body from head to toes)

The wind was cold and icy, (shiver, arms around body)

Jack Frost began to bite (pinch neighbours)

I had to hug my polar bear (hug neighbours)

To keep me warm at night, night, night, night...

(Repeat and each time hum another line instead of singing it)



THE GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK

The grand old duke of York

He had ten thousand men

He marched them up to the top of the hill

And he marched them down again

And when they were up they were up

And when they were down they were down

And when they were only half-way up

They were neither up nor down!

Actions: Every time you sing the word "up", stand up. When you

sing the word

"down", sit down. On "half-way up", stand up with knees bent.

Repeat the song a

number of times, getting faster. To totally confuse everyone,

reverse the actions

(e.g. sit down on "up", stand up on "down"!)



THERE’S A HOLE IN MY BUCKET

There's a hole in my bucket,

dear Liza, dear Liza,

There's a hole in my bucket,

dear Liza, a hole.

Well fix it, dear Henry,

dear Henry, dear Henry,

Well fix it, dear Henry, well fix it.

With what shall fix it, . . .

With straw, . . .

The straw is too long, . . .

Well cut it, . . .

With what shall I cut it, . . .

With an axe, . . .

The axe is too dull, . . .

Then sharpen it, . . .

With what shall I sharpen it, . . .

With a stone, . . . .

The stone is too dry, . . .

Then wet it, . . .

With what shall I wet it, . . .

With water, . . . .

In what shall I fetch it, . . .

With a bucket, . . .

There's a hole in my bucket, . . .



GUIDE MARCHING SONG

Who are we, Swingin’ along the road, With a pack on our back, A song in our heart, To ease the load? It’s been one hundred years or more, Since they crowded through the door, And they’re coming along, As gay and strong, As ever they came before. CHORUS We are Guides. All Guides, And in unexpected places, You’ll meet our friendly faces, And a ready hand beside. And there’s not much danger, Of finding you’re a stranger, For Commissioner or Ranger, We are Guides. All Guides. Who are we, Living beneath the skies, While the shimmering sun, The pattering rain, The clouds pass by? We will dine beneath the bows, And our leader always vows, That we’re never afraid of wasps, And hardly ever afraid of cows. CHORUS Optional Verses:

Who are we, sitting around the fire, We'll be happy to have your company, if that's your desire. And the evening will be gay, at the sunset hour of day, with a song to sing, and a tale to tell, and many a tune to play. CHORUS Who are we, leaving the beaten track, We are climbing high, to the open sky, and won't turn back. You may join them where you will, for the gate is open still, and the Guides of today, can find their way, to the path across the hill. Last Chorus: We are Guides, all Guides, at this moment you will find us, with a hundred years behind us, and a steady heart besides. For in need or danger, we are friends with ever stranger, as a Brownie, Guide, or Ranger, we are Guides. All Guides.



EVERYWHERE WE GO

(a repeating song) Everywhere we go People always ask us Who we are So we tell them We are the Girl Guides Mighty, mighty Girl Guides (all together) We are the Girl Guides and we couldn't be prouder If you can't hear us now then we'll shout a little louder!

Repeat louder each time, the first verse is repeating the leader and the second is in unison. The last time through yell "you must be deaf" instead of "we'll shout a little louder".

IT’S A SMALL WORLD

It's a world of laughter,

a world of tears,

it's a world of hopes,

and a world of fears.

There's so much that we share,

that it's time we're aware,

it's a small world after all.

Chorus:

It's a small world after all,



It's a small, small world.

There is just one moon,

and one golden sun,

and a smile mean friendship,

to everyone.

Though the mountains are wide,

and the oceans divide,

it's a small world after all.



THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND

This is a repeat-after-me song.

There was a hole in the middle of the ground The prettiest hole that you ever did see. Well, the hole in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And in this hole there was a root The prettiest root that you ever did see Well the root was in the hole And the hole was in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And on this root there was tree The prettiest tree that you ever did see Well the tree was on the root And the root was in the hole And the hole was in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And on this tree there was a branch... The prettiest branch that you ever did see Well the branch was on the tree And the tree was on the root And the root was in the hole And the hole was in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And on this branch there was twig... The prettiest twig that you ever did see Well the twig was on the branch And the branch was on the tree And the tree was on the root And the root was in the hole And the hole was in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And on this twig there was a nest...

The prettiest nest that you ever did see Well the nest was on the twig And the twig was on the branch And the branch was on the tree And the tree was on the root And the root was in the hole And the hole was in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And in this nest there was an egg... The prettiest egg that you ever did see Well the egg was in the nest And the nest was on the twig And the twig was on the branch And the branch was on the tree And the tree was on the root And the root was in the hole And the hole was in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And in this egg there was a bird... The prettiest bird that you ever did see Well the bird was on the egg And the egg was in the nest And the nest was on the twig And the twig was on the branch And the branch was on the tree And the tree was on the root And the root was in the hole And the hole was in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And on this bird there was a wing... The prettiest wing that you ever did see Well the wing was on the bird And the bird was on the egg And the egg was in the nest And the nest was on the twig



And the twig was on the branch And the branch was on the tree And the tree was on the root And the root was in the hole And the hole was in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And on this wing, there was a feather... The prettiest feather that you ever did see Well the feather was on the wing And the wing was on the bird And the bird was on the egg And the egg was in the nest And the nest was on the twig And the twig was on the branch And the branch was on the tree And the tree was on the root And the root was in the hole

And the hole was in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And on that feather, there was an ELEPHANT The prettiest elephant that you ever did see Well, the elephant was on the feather And the feather was on the wing And the wing was on the bird And the bird was in the egg And the egg was in the next And the next was on the twig And the twig was on the branch And the branch was on the tree And the tree was on the root And the root was in the hole And the hole was in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around.

BARGES Out of my window, looking in the night, I can see the barges flickering light. Silently 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 you hold, do you fight with pirates brave and bold. Out of my window, looking in the night, I can see the barges flickering light. Starboard shines green and port is glowing red, you can see them flickering far ahead. Barges, I would like to go with you, I would like to sail the ocean blue. Barges, Have you treasures in your hold, do you fight with pirates brave and bold.



ON MY HONOUR

On My Honour,

I will try,

There’s a duty to be done,

And I say aye,

There’s a reason here,

For a reason above,

My honour is to try,

And my duty is to love.

No one needs to know my name,

If I’ve hurt someone,

Then I’m to blame.

If I’ve helped someone,

Then I’ve helped me,

And that’s the way,

That it should be.

I’ve tucked away a song or two,

If you’re feeling low,

There’s on for you.

If you need a friend,

Then I will come.

There’s plenty more,

Where I come from.

MAKE NEW FRIENDS

Make new friends,

but keep the old.

One is silver,

and the other's gold.

A circle's round,

it has no end.

That's how long,

I want to be your friend.

I have a hand,

and you have another,

put them together,

and we have each other.

Make new friends,

but keep the old,

one is silver,

and the other's gold.

This song can be sung as a round.

LINGER

mhmmm... I want to linger,

mhmmm... a little longer,

mhmmm... a little longer here with you.

mhmmm... it's such a perfect night,

mhmmm... it doesn't seem quite right,

mhmmm... that this should be my last with you.

mhmmm... and as the years go by,

mhmmm... I'll think of you and sigh,

mhmmm... this is goodnight and not goodbye.



mhmmm... I want to linger,

mhmmm... a little longer, mhmmm... a little longer here with you.


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