Here We Sit Like Birds In The Wilderness
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(to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence)
I don't know but I've been told,
All Girl Scouts are good as gold.
I am one, and I say it's true,
Scouting's great for me and you.
Chorus:
Sound off: 1, 2,
Sound off: 3, 4.
Bring it on down: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, - 3,4
Daisy has a disc of blue,
They are Scouts that are brand new.
They are cute and they are sweet
Daisy Scouts are fun to meet.
Brownies have a disc of green
They are second on the scene.
They wear a uniform that's brown,
Their smile song can erase a frown.
Junior level is the next,
A yellow disk is on their vest.
They say that camping is big fun,
And they earn badges one by one.
Cadettes are teens that care a lot,
Their service projects hit the spot.
A white disc is the one they wear
The name Girl Scout they're proud to wear.
Senior discs are red, I know.
They are Girl Scouts on the go.
With Wider Opportunities,
Some Girl Scouts go overseas.
Leaders have no disc at all
They come all sizes, big and small.
They share their time and talents too.
They make Girl Scouting great for you.
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(leader sings line, everyone repeats)
I said boom!
I said boom chicka-boom!
I said booma-chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chicka-boom!
Uh huh!
Oh yeah!
One more time...
Some Extra Verses:
Underwater: sing with fingers dribbling against your lips
Loud: as loud as you can!
Slowly: as slow and drawn out as possible
Opera: sing in an opera voice
Tongue in Cheek
Verses with Special Words:
Valley Girl:
I said, like, boom!
I said, like, boom chicka-boom!
I said, like, booma-chicka, like, rocka-chicka, like, gag me with a spoon!
Like, uh-huh!
Like, for sure!
Like, same thing...
Barn-yard Style:
I said a moo chicka moo
I said a moo chicka moo
I said a moo chicka bocka chicka bocka chicka moo...
Flower Style:
I said a bloom.
I said a bloom chica bloom.
I said a bloom chica blossom chica blossom chica bloom...
Race Car Style:
I said a vroom.
I said a vroom shifta vroom.
I said a vroom shifta grind-a shifta grind-a shifta vroom...
Astronaut Style:
I said a moon.
I said a shoot-me-to-the-moon.
I said a shoot me blast me shoot me blast me shoot-me-to-the-moon...
Mr. Rogers Style:
Can you say boom?
Can you say boom chica boom?
Can you say boom chica rocka chica rocka chica boom?
Can you say uh-huh?
Can you say oh yeah?
I knew you could!
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We're The Brownies, Love To Play
We Like Day Camp, it’s Okay
We Like Doing Crafts And Art
We are Brownies, We Are Smart!
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I said from east to west, Camp _________ is the best.
I said from coast to coast, Camp _________ is the most.
I said from tree to tree, Camp _________ is for me.
I said from state to state, Camp _________ is real great.
I said from lake to hill, Camp _________ is a thrill.
I said from biffy to biffy, Camp _________ is real spiffy.
I said from day to night, Camp _________ is all right.
I said from staff to staff, Camp _________ is a laugh.
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(same tune as the generic Army Marching Gadence)
I don't know but I've been told (repeat)
Girl Scout hearts are made of gold (repeat)
(leader) Sound off,
(girls) One two,
(leader) Sound off
(girls) Three four
(all) Sound off one two, three four.
We are Girl Scouts, it is true
We love life and so can you
Fun and learning, service too
Don't have time to feel real blue
Girl Scouts teach and Girl Scouts learn
Making campfires that really do burn
Tying knots and lashing trees
Studying those honeybees
Nature's fine but science too
Gives Girl Scouts new things to do
Chemistry, and computers, yes
'Cause learning's what we love the best.
Listen girls, now listen well,
Scouting's great, now come and yell,
Scouting's great it takes some time,
We even learn to do some mime.
Scouting's more than cookies now
Planes and trains and cars, oh wow
History and crafts too
Makes Scouts fun for me and you.
Join with us and have some fun
Learning stuff 'till day is done
Girls you too can be a Scout
Just like us, come on out.
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(Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. During each verse, everyone slaps their
hands on their knees in a rhythm as if they were marching.)
Goin' on a lion hunt!
I'm not scared!
Look at all the beautiful flowers.
Oh-oh!
Tall, tall grass ahead!
Can't go over it!
Can't go under it!
Can't go around it!
Gotta go through it!
(everyone does actions as if parting long grass)
Goin' on a lion hunt!
I'm not scared!
Look at all the beautiful flowers.
Oh-oh!
Icky, sticky, mud ahead!
Can't go over it!
Can't go under it!
Can't go around it!
Gotta go through it!
(actions as if you were trying to slog through mud)
Goin' on a lion hunt!
I'm not scared!
Look at all the beautiful flowers.
Oh-oh!
Deep, wide, river ahead!
Can't go over it!
Can't go under it!
Can't go around it!
Guess we gotta swim it!
(actions as if swimming)
Goin' on a lion hunt!
I'm not scared!
Look at all the beautiful flowers.
Oh-oh!
Tall, tall trees ahead!
Can't go over them!
Can't go under them!
Can't go around them!
Guess we gotta climb them!
(actions as if climing up one side of a tree and down the other)
Goin' on a lion hunt!
I'm not scared!
Look at all the beautiful flowers.
Oh-oh!
Deep, dark cave ahead!
Can't go over it!
Can't go under it!
Can't go around it!
Gotta go through it!
(next verse is done very, very quietly, as if you were scared of the cave)
Goin' on a lion hunt...
I'm not scared...
Look at all the beautiful flowers...
Oh-oh...
Big, fuzzy nose ahead...
Two green eyes ahead...
Long, long whiskers ahead...
Long, sharp teeth ahead...
It's a LION!
RUN!!
(slapping on knees goes very fast, as if you were running... go through all the
obstacles in reverse order and as fast as you can, with more slapping of hands on
knees inbetween each obstacle.)
Up the trees! Down the trees! Run!!!
Swim the river! Run!!
Through the mud! Run!!
Through the grass! Run!!
HOME!
And here's another version of the song:
We're all going on lion hunt
I'm not scared
I've got a gun
And bulletts too
Oh-oh
Void ahead
Short grass - sh-sh-sh
Other Verses:
Long grass: shhhh-shhhhh-shhhhhh
Swamp: gloomp-gloomp-gloomp
Lost: make your hands "run" up a tree, have to look around and then come
back down
Supermarket: scuse me-scuse me-scuse me
Village: hello-hello-hello
Lion: ahhhhhhh!
Then go through all the actions but in the reverse order
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(the perfect song to sing when you're waiting for a girl or a group of girls to come so the unit
can start an activity!)
Here we sit like birds in the wilderness,
Birds in the wilderness,
Birds in the wilderness.
Here we sit like birds in the wilderness
Waiting for ____________ to come.
Here we sit like bugs on a cedar log,
Bugs on a cedar log,
Bugs on a cedar log.
Here we sit like bugs on a cedar log
Waiting for ____________ to come.
(repeat a number of times, getting louder each time!)
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(same tune as "The Littlest Worm")
The other day
I met a bear
A great big bear
Away out there! (repeat)
He looked at me
I looked at him
He sized up me
I sized up him! (repeat)
He said to me
"Why don't you run?
I see you ain't
Got any gun!" (repeat)
And so I ran
Away from there
But right behind
Me was that bear! (repeat)
Ahead of me
There was a tree
A great big tree
Oh, glory be! (repeat)
The nearest branch
Was ten feet up
I'd have to jump
And trust my luck! (repeat)
And so I jumped
Into the air
But I missed that branch
Away up there! (repeat)
Now don't you fret
Now don't you frown
'Cause I caught that branch
On the way back down! (repeat)
That is the end
There ain't no more
Unless I meet
That bear once more! (repeat)
And so I met
That bear once more
Now he's a rug
On my bedroom floor! (repeat)
(leader sings one line, others repeat)
(actions in brackets)
The Princess Pat (egyptian pose)
Light infantry (salute)
They sailed across (wave motion in front of body with one hand)
The seven seas (number 7 with your finger, then make a "C" with one hand)
They sailed across (wave motion)
The channel two (two hands tracing a channel, then number 2 on one hand)
And took with them (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)
A rick-a-bamboo (same as before)
Now what is that? (shrug shoulders, hold out hands)
It's something made (bang one fist on top of the other)
For the Princess Pat (egyptian pose)
It's red and gold ("twirl" one arm down by your hip)
And purple too (flip hands as if you were saying "Oh my gosh!")
That's why it's called (cup hands in front of mouth, shout)
A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before)
Now Captain Dan (salute)
And his loyal crew (salute several times)
They sailed across (wave action)
The channel two (same as before)
But their ship sank (plug nose, one hand over head and waving as you bend knees)
And yours will too (point to others in the circle)
Unless you take (throw an invisible bag over your shoulder)
A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before)
A rick-a-bamboo (same as before)
Now what is that? (shrug shoulders, hold out hands)
It's something made (bang one fist on top of the other)
For the Princess Pat (egyptian pose)
It's red and gold ("twirl" one arm down by your hip)
And purple too (flip hands as if you were saying "Oh my gosh!")
That's why it's called (cup hands in front of mouth, shout)
(everyone together) A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before)
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(during the verses the leader sings each line and everyone else repeats. Chorus is sung all
together while clapping hands.)
I had a chicken
That wouldn't lay any eggs
I had a chicken
That wouldn't lay any eggs
Chorus:
Until that rooster came in my yard
And caught that chicken right off her guard
We're getting eggs now just like we used to
Ever since that rooster came in my yard
Other verses and their chorus:
Bubblegum machine that wouldn't give any gum -- we're getting chick-lets
Toaster that wouldn't give any toast -- we're getting Eggos
Cow that wouldn't give any milk -- we're getting egg nog
Teacher that wouldn't give any tests -- we're getting egg-sams
Politician that wouldn't win any elections -- we're getting chicken catch-a-Tory
Dog that wouldn't give any pups -- we're getting pooched eggs
Toy shop that wouldn't sell toys -- we're getting Lego
Nylon dispenser that wouldn't give nylons -- we're getting L'Eggs now
Dumptruck that wouldn't move dirt -- we're getting egg-scavations
Hospital that wouldn't heal people -- we're getting eggs-rays
Health spa that wouldn't keep me fit -- we're getting eggs-ercise
Farmer that wouldn't grow beans -- we're getting chick peas
Hairdresser that wouldn't dye hair -- we're getting henn-aed
Philosopher who wouldn't ponder -- we're getting eggs-istential
Chemist who wouldn't do labs -- we're getting hen-alytical
Physicist who couldn't do thermodynamics -- we're getting hen-tropy
Gardener that wouldn't grow veggies -- we're getting egg plants
Fishwife who wouldn't nag -- we're getting hen pecked
Company that wouldn't trade goods -- we're getting eggs-ports
Spice rack that didn't have herbs -- we're getting chick-ory
Song that went on way too long -- we're getting egg-sasparated
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(to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence)
We are Girl Scouts can't you see?
Come along and sing with me.
Chorus:
Sound off: 1, 2,
Sound off: 3, 4.
Bring it on down: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, - 3,4
We are Girl Scouts don't you know?
Exercise will help us grow.
We are Girl Scouts, we have fun.
We all like to scream and run.
Girl Scouts are the best around.
We have friends all over town.
On my honor, we will try,
This Promise is what we live by.