SONGS

The Leader of the Trek
Sam Houston Area Council
Tune – A Hunting We Will Go
(or The Grand Old Duke of York)

The leader of our trek,
He had four hundred men.
He led them up a mountain side,
And led them down again.
And when they’re up, they’re up,
And when they’re down, they’re down,
And when they’re only halfway up,
They’re neither up nor down.

I Want To Be An Astronaut
Sam Houston Area Council
Tune – If You’re Happy and you Know It

Outer space is where I’d really like to go
I’d ride inside a spaceship don’t you know.
I’d like to travel near the stars
Wave to Jupiter and Mars
Outer space is where I’d really like to go.

The Astronaut’s Plea
Alice, Golden Empire Council
Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

I went for a ride in a spaceship
The moon and the planets to see,
I went for a ride in a spaceship,
Now listen what happened to me

Chorus: 

Bring back, bring back,
Oh bring back my spaceship to me, to me
Bring back, bring back,
Oh bring back my spaceship to me

I went for a ride in a spaceship,
The capsule was crowded and I
Developed a cramp in my muscles,
So decided to walk in the sky

Chorus

I went for a walk in my spacesuit,
The ship was controlled from the ground,
And someone in charge down at NASA,
Forgot I was walking around!

Chorus

I’m Glad I am A Cub Scout
http://usscouts.org/songs/ifiwerent.asp
and Baloo Archives

Boys line up on stage dressed as their character with their backs to the audience.  As each one does their part, he turns around and faces the crowd.  The second line for each is repeated twice (the second time all those who are facing the crowd repeat their line).

Chorus: 

I’m glad I am a Cub Scout, as you can plainly see,

But if we weren’t Cub Scout…

«  A Fireman I would be! 
Up the ladder, spray the fire,
chop, chop, chop! CRASH

«  A Fireman I would be! 
Jump lady, jump! 
Whoo-ooah!  GOTCHA!

«  An EMT I would be! 
Patch em up, load em up,
watch their vital signs!

«  A Doctor I would be! 
Take a pill; pay my bill! 
I’m going golfing!

«  A Dispatcher I would be! 
Who needs help? Where are you? 
Don’t’ hand up the phone!

«  An Electrician I would be! 
Positive, Negative,
turn on the juice-ZZZT!

«  An Electrician I would be! 
AC, DC,
Plug it in the wall!  ZAP!

«  An Ambulance Driver I would be! 
Swerve to the right, swerve to the left,
watch out for the     cars!

«  A Plumber I would be! 
Plunge it!  Flush it! 
Look out below!

«  A Policeman I would be! 
Are you lost?  Can I help? 
Stop in the name of the law!

«  A Gasman I would be! 
Dig it up, patch the leak. 
Please don’t light that match!

«  A Carpenter I would be! 
6 by 8, 2 by 4! 
Nail it to the floor!  Whack!

«  A Bricklayer I would be! 
Two bricks. Four bricks. 
Six bricks to mortar!

«  A DJ I would be! 
Miles of smiles on the radio dial!

«  A Teacher I would be! 
Sit down, shut up,
throw away the gum!

«  A Teacher I would be! 
Do your homework, here’s a ton! 
Everybody having fun?

«  An Engineer I would be! 
Push the button, push the button,
kick the darn machine!

«  A Cashier I would be! 
Twenty-nine, forty-nine,
here is you change, sir!

«  An Ice Cream Maker I would be! 
Tutti-fruit, tutti-fruit,
nice ice cream!

«  A Birdwatcher I would be! 
Hark! A lark! 
Flying through the park! SPLAT!

«  A Cowboy I would be! 
Round ‘em up!  Round ‘em up! 
Yecch!  Cow Pie!

«  A Cubmaster I would be! 
You do this!  You do that! 
I’ll go take a nap!

Grown-ups
Mt. Diablo Silverado Council
(Tune: Bicycle Built for Two)

Grown-ups, grown-ups,
Telling us what to do.
You've forgotten
You used to be children too!

Now you just do your taxes,
Or send and receive faxes,
You'd have more fun with everyone
If you'd just play a game or two!

People in a Family Should Do a lot Together
Catalina Council
(Tune: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!)

Chorus:

People in a family should do a lot together,
In the house or out of doors,
No matter what the weather,
Do not try to put it off,
It’s either now or never,
People in a family should do a lot together!

Mom and Dad should take the time
You’ll be glad you did
To be a parent and a friend,
Do something with you kid.
One day they are tiny,
And the next day they are grown,
And before you know it,
You’ll be living all alone.

Chorus

Go to a museum, see a show , or ride a bike,
Try your hand at fishing, or at camping or a hike,
Swimming in a swimming pool Or skiing on the snow,
Lots of things that you can do and places you can go!

Chorus

Oh I Wish I Was…
Catalina Council
(Tune: If you’re happy and you know it)

Oh I wish I was a little bar of soap,
Oh I wish I was a little bar of soap,
I’d go slippy and a slidy – Over everybody’s hidey.
Oh I wish I was a little bar of soap.

Oh I wish I was a little hunk of mud,
Oh I wish I was a little hunk of mud,
I’d ooey and a gooey – Under everybody’s shoey.
Oh I wish I was a little hunk of mud.

Oh I wish I was a little mosquito,
Oh I wish I was a little mosquito,
I’d nippy and a bitey – Under everybody’s nitey.
Oh I wish I was a little mosquito.

Cub Scout Program Helps
Oregon Trail Council
There are some great songs for this theme in the
CS program Helps Book -

When I Grow Up
Cub Scout Program Helps 2008-2009, MAR 09 - 2
The tune is - The 12 Days of Christmas
The first verse starts:

When I grow up, I wonder what I will be?
Maybe I will have a family.
Check it out!

What Will I Be?
Cub Scout Program Helps 2008-2009, 6 MAR 09
The tune is - Home on the Range
The first verse starts:

Oh, what will I be when I’m a grown-up me?
What I’ll do with my life I don’t know.
So many choices and much to be done—
Always doing my best as I go.

Then there are verses with careers that your Scouts can sing or change to careers they like. 
Make puppets or posters to represent the careers. 
See how to make the head pieces on
CS Program Helps, page MAR 09-06.

When I Grow Up
Cub Scout Program Helps 2008-2009, 8 MAR 09
The tune is- Reuben, Reuben

Father, father, I’ve been thinking
What I’ll be when I grow up.
I could be an airplane pilot
Flying jets that go way up.

Have each boy make up a verse that matches his career headpiece. See how to make the head pieces on
CS Program Helps, page MAR 09-08. Example verses:

…I could write computer programs
Helping teachers to instruct.

…I could be a veterinarian
Taking care of people’s pups.

…I could work as a mechanic
Fixing cars and fixing trucks.

Make Believe
Catalina Council
(Tune: Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet)

Put on your hat with the feather,
And we’ll all get together,
And pretend we’re Robin Hood’s brave men.
We will live in the forest,
And we’ll all sing in chorus,
And we’ll fight, the poor folks to defend.

Let’s pretend we’re on safari,
With a lot of things to carry,
And the natives ran away because of fright.
We’ll be brave and find the rhino,
We might even see a dino,
In deepest, darkest Africa tonight.

Let’s pretend that we’re pirates;
Bold, swashbuckling pirates.
And just about to sink a merchant ship.
We will take all our treasure,
And it will be our pleasure,
To see you walk the plank and take a dip.
I’ll be Linus, you be Snoopy,
Or we could be Doc and Droopy,
Or I’ll be Tom and you’re my best friend Huck;
What adventure are in store
Let’s make believe some more,
We might go to the moon if we’re in luck.