SONGS

PICK IT UP

Southern NJ Council

 (Tune: Caisson Song)

Over hill, over dale,

We will fill our pockets full,

With whatever we pick off the ground.

Dirt and mud, bugs and snails,

You will never see us frown.,

As we pick it up off of the ground.

And it's hi, hi, ho.

What fun it is for me.

Gathering up string and tree moss.

Where 'ere we go, you will always know,

That we pick it up off of the ground.

WHAT IS IT?

Southern NJ Council

 (Tune: Auld Lang Syne)

1 found it in an old tree stump,

I found it in a tree.

I put it in my right pocket,

So no one else could see.

I left it there all through the night

It stayed there through the night.

I took it out the next day,

And showed it to my mom.

She couldn't understand just why

I had it in my pants.

I told her that I had it there,

So no one else could see.

She made me put it back outside.

It didn't belong inside.

It lives inside the old tree stump

With other snakes alike.

LOOK INSIDE

Southern NJ Council

 (Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)

When I was eight years old, I found a big fat frog.

Later on I found a garden snake beneath a fallen log.

I found so many items that I keep them all inside

The pockets of my jeans.

CHORUS

Pockets, Pockets are so glorious.

Pockets, Pockets are so glorious.

There you find a lot of interesting things.

My pockets are just fine!

WHAT'S INSIDE?

Southern NJ Council

 (Tune: Supercalifragalistic)

My Mother asked me one fine day just what I had inside.

My pockets were so very full, they bulged from side to side.

I told her that she didn't want to know the answer yet.

For they are special things to me, my lifelong super pets.

A rubber ball, a piece of string, a candy wrapper too.

Some bubble gum, a coke pop-top; Mom doesn't have a clue.

But buried deep inside my pants; my very dear close friend.

My horny toad will be my friend, until the very end.

Competition Song

Connecticut Rivers Council

(Tune: When The Saints Go Marching In)

Oh, when the Pack begins to sing;

Oh, when the Pack begins to sing;

Sometimes, I just can't tell who's the loudest;

When the Pack begins to sing!

(Each Den in turn:)

Oh, when Den _____ begins to sing:

Oh, when Den _____ begins to sing:

We're gonna try to sing out the loudest;

When Den _____ begins to sing:

Add verse or two, such as –

Oh, when the parents begin to sing; - etc

Oh, when the Pack sings all together;

Oh, when the Pack sings all together;

That's when we always sing the PROUDEST;

when the Pack sings all together!

Twelve Days of Christmas

Baltimore Area Council

Although this song is a month early for Christmas, it does fit this month's theme. This type of song is known as a "collective. " Maybe with some imagination you can make it fit even better – Change Christmas to “November” or “this theme”, or “this month”

On the first day of Christmas, My Cub Scout brought to me, An invitation to a party.

On the second day of Christmas, My Cub Scout brought to me. Two handmade ornaments, And an invitation to a party.

On the third day of Christmas, My Cub Scout brought to me. Three pine cones, Two handmade ornaments, etc....

On the fourth day of Christmas, My Cub Scout brought to me. Four beads he earned...

On the fifth day of Christmas, My Cub Scout brought to me. Five songs to sing...

On the sixth day of Christmas, My Cub Scout brought to me, Six more things to bake...

On the seventh day of Christmas. My Cub Scout brought to me. Seven skits to practice...

On the eighth day of Christmas. My Cub Scout brought to me, Eight great big hugs...

On the ninth day of Christmas, My Cub Scout brought to me. Nine good deeds...

On the tenth day of Christmas, My Cub Scout brought to me. Ten minutes to rest...

On the eleventh day of Christmas My Cub Scout brought to me. Eleven loving words...

On the twelfth day of Christmas, My Cub Scout brought to me, Twelve more months of Scouting...

Turkey Song Tune: Bring Back My Bonnie

Baltimore Area Council

My Roundtable staff knows I have an aversion to songs based on “My Bonnie”  This is the only “My Bonnie” based song I allow in my Roundtables.  CD

My turkey went walking one morning

The November weather to see

A man with a hatchet approached her.

Oh bring back my turkey to me.

Chorus:

Bring back, bring back

Oh bring back my turkey to me, to me.

Bring back, bring back.

Oh bring back my turkey to me.

I went down the sidewalks a shopping

 The sights in shop windows to see.

And everywhere hung great fat gobblers,

Oh bring back my turkey to me.

Chorus:

I went out to dinner and ordered

The best things they had I could see

They brought it all roasted and sizzling,

They brought back my turkey to me. ,

Chorus:

Brought back, brought back

They brought back my turkey to me, to me.

Brought back. brought back

They brought back my turkey to me.

Turkey Dinner

Connecticut Rivers Council

Tune: Are you sleeping

Turkey dinner, turkey dinner

Gather round, gather round.

Who will get the drumstick?

Who will get the wishbone?

All sit down, all give thanks.

Over the Freeway

Connecticut Rivers Council

Tune: Over the River

Over the freeway and through the smog

To grandmother's house we go.

My dad knows the way to drive around

Thru the traffic that is slow--oh?

Over the freeway and through the smog

Drive fast my car of gray.

I'm awfully hungry, ready to eat,

For this is Thanksgiving Day!

Over the freeway and through the smog

And straight through the toll man's gate.

We seem to be going ever so slow.

It's so very hard to wait!

Over the freeway and through the smog

Now grandmother's house I spy.

Hurrah for the fun Is the turkey done?

Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

An Alphabet Of Names

Southern NJ Council

 (Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)

If your name starts with A, turn around.

If your name starts with B, touch the ground.

If your name starts with C, then stand up and touch your knee.

Clap your hands if your name starts with D.

If your name starts with E, wink your eye.

If your name starts with F, try to fly.

If your name starts with G, blow a kiss up here to me.

If your name starts with H, say "Hee, hee!"

If your name starts with I, wave your hand

If your name starts with J, shout, “It’s grand”

If your name starts with K, stand and shout out loud, “We’re here”

If your name starts with L, tug your ear

If your name starts with M, make a smile.

If your name starts with N, shake a while.

If your name starts with O, put an elbow on your nose.

If your name starts with P, say, "I know!"

If your name starts with Q, raise your hand.

If your name starts with R, you should stand.

If your name starts with S, you should pat your head, I guess.

If your name starts with T, say "Oh, yes!"

If your name starts with U, touch your eye.

If your name starts with V, pat your thigh.

If your name starts with W, with X or Y or Z,

Then stand up and take a bow and say "That's me!"

Silver Arrow

Baltimore Area Council

 (This Old Man)

This Cub Scout he earned one

He has all his projects done

Chorus:

With a tweet tweet, toot toot on a flutaphone

This Cub Scout came skipping home.

This Cub Scout, he earned two,

He made boats and airplanes too.

Chorus (Repeat after each verse)

This Cub Scout, he earned three

He earned 30 points you see.

This Cub Scout he earned four

Here's a Cub that knows the score

This Cub Scout he earned five

Here's a Cub that's sure alive.

This Cub Scout, he earned six

Here's a Cub That is full of tricks.

This Cub Scout, he earned seven

He is way up in Cub Scout heaven.

This Cub Scout, he earned eight

Here's a Cub that's really great

This Cub Scout, he earned nine

Here's a Cub that's doing fine

This Cub Scout, he earned ten'

He just joined the Webelos Den.

This Cub Scout He’s eleven    

He’s a Boy Scout – Thank you, Heaven

On to Scouting

Baltimore Area Council

(She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain)

In their Pow Wow Book, Baltimore Area Council acknowledges this song being from a 1959 CS program quarterly. They  modified it replacing "Lion" with "Webelos" I lowered the ages to match the usual age for the grade if you run an age based program, you can easily shift the ages to match your program.  CD

He'll become a little Bobcat when he's seven,

He'll become a little Bobcat when he's seven,

He will come to all our meetings,

and he'll smile at all our greetings.

He'll be quite a handsome Bobcat when he's seven.

He'll become a fearsome Wolf before he's eight,

He'll become a fearsome Wolf before he's eight.

He will snarl and bark and grow-w-w-I.

and he probably will how-w-w-l,

He will make us very proud before he's eight.

He'll become a great big Bear before he's nine.

He'll become a great big Bear before he's nine.

He will have a fascination for each item in creation.

He will have a million questions before he's nine.

He'll become a Webelos strong when he is nine,

He'll become a Webelos strong when he is nine,

He will learn to give to others

and he'll have a Den of brothers.

He's a strong and happy Webelos when he's nine.

We will send him on to Scouting at eleven,

We will send him on to Scouting at eleven.

We will wish him happy Scouting

at a special Cub Scout outing,

This is pretty close to heaven at eleven.

And some Webelos Songs –

For Scientist -

Cub Scout Scientist

Baltimore Area Council

 (Tune: My Bonnie

The scientist works with his theories

The scientist works in his lab

The Cub Scout learns by discovery

The answers to questions he's had.

Mix this. mix that

The scientist tests his theories

Try this, Try that

The Cub Scout makes a discovery.

A Little Piece of Wood

Baltimore Area Council

(Tune: if You're Happy and You Know It)

Oh I wish I was a little piece of wood.

I really feel that it would feel so good.

If I was a little table.

That was made from solid maple.

Oh I wish I was a little piece of wood.

Oh I wish I was a little piece of wood.

I really feel that it would feel so good.

I'd be a grandfather clock.

Made from oak and go tick tock.

Oh I wish I was a little piece of wood.

Oh I wish I was a little piece of wood.

I really feel that it would feel so good.

I could be a seaman's chest.

Made of white pine that's the best.

Oh I wish I was a little piece of wood.

For Craftsman -

Toolbox Song

Baltimore Area Council

 (Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a pair of pliers just because

Here is my handle, here are my jaws.

Keep me in your toolbox bright and new

Take me out and I'll work for you.

I'm a big strong hammer, a mighty tool.

Hit the nails only, that's the rule.

Keep me in your toolbox bright and new

Take me out and I'll work for you.

I'm a happy C-clamp, tell you what I do.

I eat board sandwiches filled with glue.

Keep me in your toolbox bright and new

Take me out and I'll work for you.

I'm a handy wood plane. Give me a try.

I can help you out if your door's too high.

Keep me in your toolbox bright and new

Take me out and I’ll work for you.