What Cubs Are Made Of

 

Cub Scouts are made of all of these,

Scarves of gold, patches on sleeves,

Trousers of blue and well-worn knees,

That’s what Cub Scouts are made of.

They’re partly Indians, of fringe and feather,

And beads and buttons and bits of leather,

With war-paint and freckles mixed together,

That’s what Cub Scouts are made of.

They’re made of a promise, a pledge, and a prayer

Of hands that are willing, of hearts that play fair,

With something inside them that God put there,

And that’s what Cub Scouts are made of.

                             ~Baltimore Area Council