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BOY SCOUT SONG BOOK, PART 5 of 5



Contents:

The Ants go Marching
Be Kind to your Web Footed Friends
Birds in the Wilderness
Chester! (skd)
One Dark Night
She'll Be Commin' Round the Mountain (try this on your harmonica)
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Three Little Angles
The Worm Song



The Ants go Marching

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stopped to such his thumb.
And they all go marching down, to the ground, to get out, of the rain.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Two by two  - ... to tie his shoe.
Three by three  - ... to climb a tree.
Four by four  - ... to sleep some more.
Five by five  - ... to joke and jive.
Six by six  - ... to do some tricks.
Seven by seven  - ... to point to heaven.
Eight by eight  - ... to shut the gate.
Nine by nine  - ... to read a sign.
Ten by ten  - ... to start over again.



Chester! (skd)

Chester did you hear about Harry?
(strike chest, touch ears, pat head)
He chest got back from the army.
(pat your back, pat fore arm, pat chest)
He knows he needs not face defeat,
(touch nose, both knees, hand on each side of face, touch both feet)
Hip, Hip, Hooray - for the army!
(slap hip, slap other hip, raise fist, raise other fist, pat fore arm, pat chest)



Be Kind to your Web Footed Friends

Be kind to your web footed friends,
For a duck may be somebody's monterh,
He lives all alone in the swamp,
In the cold and the damp.

Be kind to your web footed friends,
For one duck may be nearly like another,
But to the one that she loves,
She is the one, she is the one and only mother.



Birds in the Wilderness

Here we sit like birds in the wilderness,
Bired in the wilderness,
Birds in the wilderness,
Here we sit like birds in the wilderness,
Waiting for the rest to come.
Waiting for the rest to come.
Waiting for the rest to come.
Here we sit like birds in the wilderness,
Waiting for the rest to come.

Variations:

Bumps on a cedar log
Frogs on a lily pad
Flies on a garbage can
Effs in a frying pan



One Dark Night

One dark night when we were all in ben,
Missus O'Leary left the lantern in 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!

Ten nights dark when bed we all were in,
Old Leary Lady left the shed the latern in,
And when the kick cowed it over
She eyed her wink and said,
"There'll be a time hot in the town old night-to"
Ifer! Ifer! Ifer!



She'll Be Commin' Round the Mountain
1.  She'll be commin' round the mountain when she comes. Toot, Toot (pull rope)
She'll be commin' round the mountain when she comes. Toot, Toot (pull rope)
She'll be commin' round the mountain,
She'll be commin' round the mountain,
She'll be commin' round the mountain when she comes. Toot, Toot (pull rope)
2.  She'll be drivin' six white horses when she comes, Whoa back! (pull on reins) ...
3.  And we'll all go out to meet her when she comes, Hi Babe! (wave) ...
4.  And we'll kill the old red rooster when she comes, Hack, Hack! (make choping motion) ...
5.  And we'll all have chicken 'n dumplings when she comes, Yum, yom! (rub stomach) ...
6.  And we'll wear our bright red woolies when she comes, Scratch, scratch! (scratch sides) ...
7.  And she'll have to sellp with Grandma when she comes, Snore, snore! (make snoring sound) ...
C------D--F---F---F-----F---D---C----A----C---F------F-----F---
She'll be commin' round the mountain when she comes. Toot, Toot (pull rope)
F------G--A---A---A-----A---hiC-A----G----F---G------G-----G---
She'll be commin' round the mountain when she comes. Toot, Toot (pull rope)
hiC----Bb-A---A---A-----A---G---F---
She'll be commin' round the mountain,
F------F--D---D---D-----D---G---F---
She'll be commin' round the mountain,
E------D--C---C---C-----C---A---G----D----E---F------F-----F---
She'll be commin' round the mountain when she comes. Toot, Toot (pull rope)
...try this on your harmonica...
4------5--7---7---7-----7---5---4----2----4---7------7-----7---
She'll be commin' round the mountain when she comes. Toot, Toot (pull rope)
7------8--9---9---9-----9---10--9----8----7---8------8-----8---
She'll be commin' round the mountain when she comes. Toot, Toot (pull rope)
10-----9--9---9---9-----9---8---7---
She'll be commin' round the mountain,
7------7--5---5---5-----5---8---7---
She'll be commin' round the mountain,
6------5--4---4---4-----4---9---8----5----6---7------7-----7---
She'll be commin' round the mountain when she comes. Toot, Toot (pull rope)



The Twelve Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
a partridge in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
two turtle doves,
and a partridge in a pear tree.

On the thrid day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
three French hens,
two turtle doves,
and a partridge in a pear tree.

On the forth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Four calling birds, ...

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
five golden rings, ...

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
six geese a laying, ...

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
seven swans a swimming, ...

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
eight maids a milking, ...

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
nine ladies dancing, ...

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
ten lords a leaping, ...

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
eleven pippers pipping, ...

On the twelveth day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
twelve drummers drumming, ...



Three Little Angles
Three little angels, all dressed in white, Three little devils, all dressed in red,
Tried to get to heaven on the end of a kite. Tried to get to heaven on the end of a thread.
The kite string broke, Down they fell. The thread string broke, Down they fell.
Instead of going to heaven, they all went to: Instead o fgoing to heaven, ther all went to:
Don't get excited, don't get misled -  Don't get excited, don't get misled - 
Instead of going to heaven, they all went to bed. Instead of going to heaven, they all went to bed.
Two little angels ...  Two little devils ...
One little angel ...  One little devil ...



The Worm Song
1.  Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,
I'm going to eat some worms.
CH:  Short fat juicy ones, ling slim slimy ones,
Itsy-bitsy, fuzzy wuzzy worms.
CH: Big fat juicy ones, long skinny slimy ones,
Gee how they tickle with they squirm.
2.  First you get a bucket, then you get a shovel,
Oh, how they wiggle and squirm.
3.  First you bite the head off, they you suck the guts out,
Oh, how they wiggle and squirm.
4.  Down goes the first one, down goes the second one,
Oh, how they wiggle and squirm.
5.  Up comes the first one, up comes the second one,
Oh, how they wiggle and squirm.


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