8th Worthing Port

Beaver Song Book

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An Austrian

Everyone slaps their thighs, claps their hands, and then clicks fingers in time to the music, and mimes as each new "character"

appears in the story.

� An Austrian went yodelling on a mountaintop high, When along came an avalanche interrupting his cry: Yo -oh -oh............... Yo - del - ay - dee, Yo - del - ay - dee (ssh-ssh) Yo - del - ay - dee, Yo - del - ay - dee (ssh-ssh) Yo - del - ay - dee, Yo - del - ay - dee - Yo!

To follow the Avalanche, he is interrupted by, in turn, Cuckoo (cuckoo, cuckoo)

Grizzly Bear (grr-grr) Puppy Dog (pant-pant)

Pussy Cat (meow-meow) Jersey cow (squirt-squirt)

and his Sweetheart (kiss-kiss) - each is ADDED to the previous verse until the final verse is

� An Austrian went yodelling on a mountaintop high, When along came his Sweetheart interrupting his cry: Yo -oh -oh................ Yo - del - ay - dee, Yo - del - ay - dee ( kiss-kiss, squirt-squirt, meow-meow, pant-pant, grr-grr, cuckoo-cuckoo, ssh, ssh!) Yo - del - ay - dee, Yo - del - ay - dee ( kiss-kiss, squirt-squirt, meow-meow, pant-pant, grr-grr, cuckoo-cuckoo, ssh, ssh!) Yo - del - ay - dee, Yo - del - ay - dee - Yo!

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Blackcrow’s spirit (tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)

Blackcrow’s spirit’s in the happy hunting ground. Blackcrow’s spirit’s in the happy hunting ground. Blackcrow’s spirit’s in the happy hunting ground.

And he’s ever so far away.

Chorus: Hia - Hia - Hiawatha Mini- Mini - Minihaha

Hia - Hia - Hiawatha And he’s ever so far away.

Notes: Every subsequent time the song is sung, parts are substituted for actions and new words, as so...

Hia-Hia-Hiawatha - One arm up high, the other low

Mini-Mini-Minihaha - Hands six inches apart Black - Cover eyes with hands Crow’s - Flap elbows as wings

Spirit - Drink from bottle Happy - Clutch stomach and laugh Hunting - Firing a bow and arrow Ground - Stamp foot on the ground Ever so far away - Hand shields eyes looking far away.

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Bringing Home A Baby Bumblebee

I’m bringing home my baby bumblebee, Won’t my Mummy be so proud of me, I’m bringing home my baby bumblebee, Ooh, he stung me! I’m squashing up my baby bumblebee, etc. Ooh, what a mess. I’m licking up my baby bumblebee, etc. Ooh, I feel sick! I’m bringing up my baby bumblebee, etc. Ooh, what a mess. I’m sweeping up my baby bumblebee, etc. Just like a good beaver should!

Goin’ On a Bear Hunt

[Audience echoes each line and sets up clap/lap-slapping rhythm.] Goin’ on a Bear hunt. Goin to catch a big one. I’m not afraid. Look, what’s up ahead?

Mud! Can’t go over it. Can’t go under it. Can’t go around it. Gotta go through it. [Make sploshing action and sounds] Continue as above, but change the obstacle each time to the following

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Sticks. [Snap fingers.] Tree. [Make gestures climbing up and down.] Gate. [Make gate-opening gestures.] River. [make swimming gestures.] Cave. [Go in it and find Bear.] [Then reverse all motions quicky to get home.]

Campfire’s burning

Campfire's burning, campfire's burning, Draw nearer, draw nearer, In the gloaming, in the gloaming, Come sing and be merry.

(Sing 4 times)

Donkey Riding

1. 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, and away we go Donkey riding, Donkey riding Hey ho, and away we go Riding on a donkey. 2. Were you ever off Cape Horn Where it's always fine and warm See the lion and the unicorn Riding on a donkey? (Chorus) 3. Were you ever in Cardiff Bay

Where the folks all shout "Hooray Here comes Johnny with his three months' pay Riding on a donkey"? (Chorus)

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Everywhere we go...

Leader chants. Group echo the chant. Everywhere we go (Everywhere we go.....) People want to know (People want to know ....etc.) Who we are .... And where we come from.... So we tell them .... We're from (insert name of home town here)... Mighty, mighty (insert name of home town here).... And if they can't hear us ..... We sing a little louder.....

(Repeat, gradually getting louder) until - VERY loudly.....

Everywhere we go .... People want to know.... So we tell them .... We're from (insert name of Beavers here).... Mighty, mighty (insert name of Beavers here).... And if they can't hear us .... They must be DEAF!!!!

Fast Food Pizza Hut a Pizza Hut Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut Pizza Hut a Pizza Hut Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut McDonald McDonalds Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut McDonald McDonalds Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut

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A Burger King a Burger King A greasy cafe and a Burger King A Burger King a Burger King A greasy cafe and a Burger King A Wimpy A Wimpy A greasy cafe and a Burger King A Wimpy A Wimpy A greasy cafe and a Burger King Actions Pizza Hut - Make shape of a hut in the air.

Kentucky Fried- Flap elbows up and down in the manner of a demented chicken.

McDonalds - Put hands on top of head and bring out and down to produce the “Golden Arches”.

Burger King - Put hands on head with fingers up to make a crown

Found a Peanut [Tune: Clementine]

Found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut yesterday, Found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut yesterday. So I ate it, so I ate it, so I ate it yesterday. (Twice)

It was mouldy....... Made me poorly .......

Sent for Doctor ........ Operation ........ Cut me open .........

Found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut yesterday Found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut yesterday

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Fire Down Below

Fire in the galley, fire down below, It’s fetch a bucket of water, boys, there’s fire down below. Chorus:Fire, fire, fire down below, Fetch a bucket of water, boys , There’s fire down below. Fire in the cabin, fire in the hold, Fire in the strong room melting the gold. Chorus:Fire, fire, fire down below, Fetch a bucket of water, boys , There’s fire down below. Fire round the capstan, fire on the mast, Fire on the main deck, burning it fast. Chorus:Fire, fire, fire down below, Fetch a bucket of water, boys , There’s fire down below. Fire in the lifeboat, fire in the gig, Fire in the pig-stye roasting the pig. Chorus:Fire, fire, fire down below, Fetch a bucket of water, boys , There’s fire down below. Gertie ate some marmalade Gertie ate some marmalade, and then she ate some jam, Gertie ate some luncheon meat and then she ate some spam. Gertie drank some lemonade and then some ginger beer And Gertie wondered what it was that her feel so queer. Whoops, went the marmalade and whoops went the jam, Whoops went the luncheon meat and whoops went the spam, "Fizz" went the lemonade and "Pop" the ginger beer And Gertie knew just what it was that made her feel so queer!

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Happy Wanderer

I love to go a-wandering along the mountain track, And as I go, I love to sing my knapsack on my back.

Chorus: Valdaree, valdarah, valdaree, Valdarah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Valdaree, valdarah My knapsack on my back.

I love to wander by the stream that dances in the sun so joyously it calls to me "Come join my happy song."

Chorus

I tip my hat to all I meet, and they wave back to me The blackbird call so loud and sweet from every greenwood tree.

Chorus High overhead the Skylark wings. He never stays at home. And just like me, he loves to sing as over the world he roams.

Chorus Oh may I go a-wandering until the day I die. Oh may I always laugh and sing beneath God's clear blue sky.

Chorus

He Jumped Without A Parachute

He jumped without a parachute from 40,000 feet He jumped without a parachute from 40,000 feet He jumped without a parachute from 40,000 feet And he aint gonna jump no more

Chorus: Glory glory what a heck of a way to die Glory glory what a heck of a way to die Glory glory what a heck of a way to die And he aint gonna jump no more

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They scraped him off the tarmac like a lump of strawberry jam (3x) And He aint ............. Chorus They put him in a matchbox and sent him home to mum (3x) And he aint...........Chorus They put him on the mantle piece for everyone to see (3x) and he aint........Chorus

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. Eye and ears, and a mouth and a nose. Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. Touch the appropriate body part each time it’s mentioned. Second time: don’t say the word ‘head’ aloud, but still touch it. Each verse thereafter, add another body part that you touch but don’t mention aloud.

How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?

Chorus: How much is that doggie in the window? The one with the waggly tail

How much is that doggie in the window? I do hope that doggie's for sale

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I must take a trip to California And leave my poor sweetheart alone If he has a dog, he won't be lonesome And the doggie will have a good home

Chorus

I read in the papers there are robbers With flashlights that shine in the dark

My love needs a doggie to protect him And scare them away with one bark

Chorus

I don't want a bunny or a kitty I don't want a parrot that talks I don't want a bowl of little fishies He can't take a goldfish for walks

Chorus

John Brown's Flivver

John Brown's flivver's got a puncture in its tyre John Brown's flivver's got a puncture in its tyre John Brown's flivver's got a puncture in its tyre So he mended it with chewing gum

Chorus: Chewey, ewey, ewey, ewey, etc.

This is a song where the actions gradually replace the words. Flivver - drive a car Puncture - point finger Chewey ewey - stretch ‘gum’ from mouth and back.

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If It’s Raining [Tune: If you’re happy and you know]

If it’s raining and you know it clap your hands (clap twice). [Repeat.] If it’s raining and you know it then your clothes will surely show it. If it’s raining and you know it clap your hands (clap twice). If the mud is only knee deep, stamp your feet (stamp twice). [Repeat.] If the mud is only knee deep, and you wish that it were hip deep, If the mud is only knee deep, stamp your feet (stamp twice). If the wind is really blowing, shake your head (shake twice). [Repeat.] If the wind is really blowing, and your permanent is going, If the wind is really blowing, shake your head (shake twice). If the temperature is falling, rub your hands. (rub twice) [Repeat.] If the temperature is falling, and your spirits are appalling, If the temperature is falling, rub your hands. (rub twice)

If you're a Beaver and you know it [Tune: If you’re happy and you know]

If you’re a Beaver and you know it clap your hands (clap twice) [Repeat.] If you’re a Beaver and you know it then you really ought to show it. If you’re a Beaver and you know it clap your hands (clap twice).

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2. slap your tail. 3. swim about. 4. chop down trees. 5. build a lodge. 6. shout ’We are’

If You’re Happy

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands (clap twice). [Repeat.] If you’re happy and you know it then you really ought to show it. If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands (clap twice). 2. Stamp your feet. 3. Nod your head. 4. Click your fingers. 5. Shout ‘WE ARE’ 6. Do all five.

In A Cottage In A Wood

In a cottage, in a wood, A little old man at the window stood, Saw a rabbit running by, Came knocking at the door. "Help me! Help me!" the rabbit said, "Before the hunter-man shoots me dead!" "Come, little rabbit, come with me, And happy we will be!"

Actions : cottage - draw outline of roof wood - hands and forearms held vertical little old man - hold hand out, low down to indicate height window - draw square shape

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knocking...door - indicate knocking on door. Help me - raise both hands in air hunter....dead - shoot "gun" several times in time to music come .... me - beckon happy .... be - mime holding rabbit and stroking it.

Kum Ba Yah (Come with Me)

Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah. Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah. Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah. Oh Lord, Kum ba yah. 2. someone’s crying, Lord 3. someone’s singing, Lord 4. someone’s praying, Lord

Land of the Silver Birch

Land of the silver birch, Home of the beaver, Where still the mighty moose Wanders at will.

Chorus: Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more, Boom diddy eye di, boom diddy eye di Boom diddy eye di, boom.

Swift as the silver fish, Canoe of birch bark, Thy mighty waterways Carry me forth. (Chorus)

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There where the blue lake lies I'll set my wigwam, Close to the water's edge, Silent and still. (Chorus)

Lion Hunt

We're going on a lion hunt We're not scared Got me gun by me side And bullets too Coming up to short grass now Cant go under it Cant go round it Got to go through it, swish, swish, swish, swish (softly pushing grass aside with small movements of hands) Coming up to long grass now Got to go through it, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh (loudly pushing grass aside with large movements of hands) Coming up to mud now Got to go through it, squelch, squelch, squelch, squelch (raises hands slowly as if stuck in mud) Coming up to a bridge now Got to go through it, boom, boom, boom, boom (beat chest rhythmically for sound of bridge crossing) Coming up to cave now It's very dark I've found s..s.. something It's soft and furry It's warm and moves AHHH! It's a lion, run!!! boom, boom, boom, boom (do actions) squelch, squelch, squelch, squelch (do actions) swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh (do actions) swish, swish, swish, swish (do actions) Phew! You coming on a lion hunt? NO!

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My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean

My Bonnie lies over the ocean, My Bonnie lies over the sea My Bonnie lies over the ocean, Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.

Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me. Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my Bonnie to me. Actions.(1) My - touch your chest

Bonnie - fold arms in an embrace Lies - make a pillow with both hands Over - draw a bridge in the air Ocean - draw waves in the air Sea - draw waves in the air Bring back - beckoning gesture

Actions.(2) Stand up then sit down for each word that starts with B

My ship sailed from China.

My ship sailed from China with a cargo of tea All laden with presents for you and for me They brought me a fan, just imagine my bliss When I fan myself going like this, like this, like this, like this

To be sung seated in a circle; Verse 1 - Fan with right hand Verse 2 - Fan with both hands crossing Verse 3 - Fan with both hands and right foot Verse 4 - Fan with both hands and both feet Verse 5 - As above plus nodding slowly

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My Stomach Has Had It [Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean]

My breakfast lies over the ocean, My dinner lies over the sea, My stomach is in a commotion, Don’t mention my supper to me. Chorus Bring back, bring back, Oh bring Back my bucket to me, to me . . . I really felt rotten this morning, They tell me I really looked pale, My stomach gave adequate warning, To lean far out over the rail. Chorus The sound of a stomach in motion, A murmuring noise inside me, I looked down and there on the water, Was breakfast and dinner and tea. Chorus

One Finger, One Thumb

One finger, one thumb, keep moving [repeat X3] And we’ll all be happy again! One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, keep moving [repeat x 3] And we’ll all be happy again! One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, stand up, sit down, keep moving [repeat X3] And we’ll all be happy again!

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Picture a Cowboy Picture a cowboy all dressed in red, Fell off his horse and busted his head, There was blood on the saddle, blood on the ground, And great big blobs of blood all around. Next verse, same as the first. A little bit louder and a little bit worse. Repeat verse again, singing louder each time repeated.

Quartermaster’s Store

There are rats, rats, as big as alley cats, At the store, at the store. There are rats, rats, as big as alley cats, At the Quartermaster’s store. Chorus My eyes are dim, I can not see. I have not brought my specks with me. [Repeat.] Mice . . . running through the rice. Snakes . . . as big as garden rakes. Gravy . . . enough to float the navy. Cakes . . . that give us tummy aches. Cheese . . . that makes you want to sneeze. Goats . . . eating all the oats Bees . . . with little knobby knees. Apes . . . eating all the grapes. Bear . . . with curlers in its hair. Flies . . . swarming ‘round the pies. Scouts . . . eating brussel sprouts.

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Red Men

We are the red men tall and quaint In our feathers and war paint Pow wow, pow wow We are the men of the old Dun cow. HOW! All of us are red men Feathers in our head men Down among the dead men Pow wow, Pow wow. We dont fight with sticks and stones Bows and arrows, bricks and bones Pow wow, pow wow We are the men of the old Dun cow. HOW! All of us are red men Feathers in our head men Down among the dead men Pow wow, Pow wow. We come home from hunts and wars, Greeted by our long-nosed squaws, Pow wow, pow wow We are the men of the old Dun cow. HOW! All of us are red men Feathers in our head men Down among the dead men Pow wow, Pow wow.

Singing in the Rain

We're singing in the rain, just singing in the rain. What a glorious feeling, we're happy again. Thumbs up! [Group echoes.] A-root-ta-ta, root-ta-ta. root-ta-ta-TA

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Add each of the following, in turn: Thumbs Up Arms Out Elbows In Knees Bent Knees together Toes together Bottomout Chest out Tongue out She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain She’ll be coming ‘round the mountain when she comes (Toot Toot) She’ll be coming ‘round the mountain when she comes (Toot Toot) She’ll be coming ‘round the mountain, Coming ‘round the mountain, She’ll be coming ‘round the mountain when she comes (Toot Toot) 2.She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes (Whoa back!) 3. Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes. (Hi babe!) 4. Oh, we’ll all have stew and dumplings when she comes (YumYum) For each verse add actions and words to previous ones. Last verse goes: Toot Toot, Whoa back, Hi Babe, Yum Yum.

The First Aider's Song (The Twelve Days of Christmas)

On the first day of camping the Leader sent to me A boy who had skinned his knee On the second day of camping the Leader sent to me Two banged heads, and a boy who had skinned his knee three nose-bleeds . . four mozzie bites . . five nettle-stings . . six boys with splinters . . seven upset tummies . . eight cuts and grazes . . nine twisted ankles . . ten homesick Leaders . . eleven boys with measles . . twelve angry parents . .

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Tie my Kangaroo Down

[Spoken:] There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying, and he gets himself up on one elbow,

and he turns to his mates, who are gathered 'round him and he says:

[Sing] Watch me wallabys feed mate. Watch me wallabys feed. They're a dangerous breed mate. So watch me wallabys feed. Altogether now!

Chorus. Tie me kangaroo down sport, Tie me kangaroo down. Tie me kangaroo down sport, Tie me kangaroo down.

Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl, keep me cockatoo cool. Don't go acting the fool, Curl, just keep me cockatoo cool. Chorus.

Take me koala back, Jack, take me koala back. He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac, so take me koala back. Altogether now! Chorus

Mind me platypus duck, Bill, mind me platypus duck. Don't let him go running amok, Bill, mind me platypus duck. Altogether now! Chorus.

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Play your digeridoo, Blue, play your digeridoo. Keep playing 'til I shoot thro' Blue, play your digerydoo. Altogether now! Chorus.

Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred, Tan me hide when I'm dead. So we tanned his hide when he died Clyde, (Spoken) And that's it hanging on the shed. Altogether now! Chorus.

Way Over the Irish Sea

When I was one, I had just begun The day I went to sea I climbed aboard a pirate ship and the captain said to me, “We’ll go this way, that way, forward and back Way over the Irish Sea. A bottle of Coke to soothe my throat, And that’s the life for me. Da, da, dum; da, da, dum . . . When I was two, I tied my shoe . . . When I was three, I bumped my knee . . . When I was four, I shut the door . . . When I was five, I was still alive . . . When I was six, I gathered sticks . . . When I was seven, I was almost in heaven . . . When I was eight, I closed the gate . . . When I was nine, I was feeling fine . . . When I was ten, I started over again . . .

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Suggested actions: Climbed aboard......... as if climbing up the side of a ship The captain said……..give salute We’ll go ......................bend at the waist; first left, right, for ward, and back Over the Irish Sea……make waves with hand Bottle of coke…………as if drinking a soft drink To soothe my throat….touch throat with hand That’s the life…………slap knee and raise hand Da, da, dum…………..step forward, step back

What Shall we do with the Drunken Sailor

What shall we do with the drunken sailor What shall we do with the drunken sailor What shall we do with the drunken sailor Early in the morning Chorus: Hoo-ray and up she rises Hoo-ray and up she rises Hoo-ray and up she rises Early in the morning

Put him in the scuppers with a hose pipe on him…. Put him in the long boat till he's sober …….... . Pull out the plug and wet him all over ………. . Shave his belly with a rusty razor ……………. . That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor …. .