SONGS
Song of My Shoes
(Tune: Battle Hymn of Republic)
Commissioner Dave’s collection of Classic Scout Songs
My shoes have
seen the glory of the growing of a Scout
My shoes have been in
water stepping in and stepping out
My shoes have
hiked the forest to the top of the mount
My shoes are wearing out!
Chorus:
Groovy, Radical
and Awesome
Groovy, Radical
and Awesome
Groovy, Radical
and Awesome
My shoes are wearing out!
My shoes have
seen the bottom of the dirty fishy creek
My shoes have
been all covered with the gooey muddy cake
My shoes have
seen the same old socks for seven days this week
My shoes do really stink!
Chorus:
Groovy, Radical
and Awesome (3X)
My shoes do really stink!
My shoes are
torn to tatters climbing fences packed with rust
My shoes are
stained and spattered with some yucky insect guts
My shoes are
oozing slime that fills my mother with disgust
My shoes have bit the
dust!
Chorus:
Groovy, Radical
and Awesome (3X)
My shoes have bit the
dust!
The Cub Scouts Go Hiking Along
Tune: Caisson Song
Heart of America Council
Over hill, over
dale
We
will hit the greenwood trail
As the Cub
Scouts go hiking along.
In and out, all
around
You will never
see us frown,
As the Cub
Scouts go hiking along.
And it's hi,
hi, hee,
The Cub Scouts
are for me.
Shout our name
and shout it strong.
DEN ___ or PACK ____
Where ere we
go, we will always know
That the Cub
Scouts go hiking along.
The Long, Long, Nail
Tune: Long, Long Trail
Heart of America Council
Up through the
sole of my shoe
For it's ground
its way into my foot
For a whole mile or two
There's a long,
long hill before me
And what I'm
dreaming about
Is the time
when I can sit down
And pull that long, long
nail out.
The Scout Who Never Returned
(tune: Charlie on the MTA)
Heart of America Council
Let me tell you a story of a Scout named _____
On that tragic and fateful day;
Put his Scout knife in his pocket;
Kissed his dog and family;
When to hike in the woods far away,
Well, did he ever return?
No, he never returned.
And his fate is still unlearned;
He may roam forever in the woods and mountains,
He's the Scout who never
returned.
Now you citizens of (name town)
Don't you think it's a scandal?
How ol' (Scout's name) got lost that day?
Take the right equipment: TAKE ALONG A BUDDY,
When you hike in the hills
that way.
Or else you'll never return, no you'll never return.
And your fate will be unlearned;
You may roam forever in the woods and mountains,
Like the Scout who never
returned.
(Note from Commissioner Dave – I know I had this song in last month’s
Baloo, but it fits too good with this theme to be left out!!)
Take Me Out to the Forest
(Tune: Take Me Out to the Ball Game)
Circle 10 Council
Take me out to the forest.
Let me hike in the wild.
Show me a skunk and a few bear tracks.
I won't care if I never come back.
But it's look, look, at your compass.
If it rains, then it pours.
And it's ouch, slap, sting and your bit
In the great
outdoors!
