"Campfire Songs, Graces and Readings."

6th Chorlton-cum-Hardy Guides and Rangers

Contents

Campfire songs
Graces
Readings

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Campfire Songs

Streetchildren Sleepout98"
Alice The Camel
I Like The Flowers
An Austrian Went A-Yodelling
Auntie Monica
Kookaburra
There Once was a Fly
Cuddling Koalas
My Bonny Lies Over The Ocean
Bingo
Zena
A Pizza Hut
We Are The Girl Guides
The Quarter Master's Stores
Oh You'l Never Get To Heaven
Lean On Me

StreetChildren Sleepout98

I'm so tired,
And it's so cold in this yard,
Those Guides are giggling,
The Rangers acting hard.

I need peace,
Gotta feel at ease
Need my bed!
Free from ants,
Captains rants,
And old pants, yeah.

Sometimes I feel like I just don't care,
Would they notice Wednesday if I was not there?
Complications, hesitations in my mind,
I've got to look for that necker that I can't find,
But I can go there, even if I've done something wrong,
And spend some time,
And that's why we're all singing this song.

Chorus
We're together now, I hope you can see,
Just how much all of you sisters mean to me,
People laugh at us, I say that I don't care,
How can they know when they've never even been there?
I've learnt confidence, I know how to take the flak,
I tie a reef knot with both hands behind my back,
Dedication and a lot more on the side,
I tell them that's why I love being a Guide.
We're all searching, deep within our souls,
For all the answers, they don't wanna hurt no one,
They need peace, they gotta feel at ease,
Need to be free from pain, no-one's bane
My heart aches…
Chorus

Alice The Camel

Alice the Camel has 5 humps,
Alice the Camel has 5 humps,
Alice the Camel has 5 humps,
So go, Alice, go (bump hips)

(repeat to 0 humps)

So Alice is a horse.

I Like The Flowers

I like the flowers,
I like the daffodils,
I like the mountains,
I like the rolling hills,
I like the fireside,
When the lights are low,
A-do-wop, a-do-wop, A-do-wop, a-do-wop.
(Rpt.)

An Austrian Went A-Yodelling

An Austrian went a-yodelling on a mountain-top high,
When he met with a yodeller a-yodelling this way,
Yo-lay-de, a-yo-lay, hoo-hoo
Yo-lay-de, , a-yo-lay, hoo-hoo
Yo-lay-de, a-yo-lay, hoo-hoo
Yo-lay-de, a-yo.

An Austrian went a-yodelling
milkmaid (action)
brown cow

Auntie Monica

Oh, I have an auntie, an auntie Monica,
And when she goes out shopping,
They all say "Oh-la-la"
Because her hat is swaying, swaying to and fro,
Because her hat is swaying, swaying to and fro.

…Because her
feather's swaying,
skirt is swaying,
bag is swaying,
hips are swaying,
Last time
my auntie's swaying…

Kookaburra

Kookaburra sits on a telephone wire
Jumping up and down 'cos his bum's on fire
Ouch! Kookaburra, ouch! Kookaburra
Sore your Bum must be!

There Once was a Fly

There Once was a fly, who decided to roam,
So he packed his bags and he left home,
He crossed the road to the grocer's shop,
And when he got there he decided to stop
And he ! on the wall and he ! on the floor,
And he ! on the window and he ! on the door
And he ! in the sugar and he ! in the tea
And if I'd have been there he would have ! on me.
(!-blow a raspberry)

Cuddling Koalas

Cuddling Koalas, Cuddling Koalas, Possums too, Possums too,
Wallabies and Wombats, Wallabies and Wombats, Kangaroo, Kangaroo.

My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean

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

Bring back, bring back,
Oh bring back my bonny to me, to me,
Bring back, bring back,
Oh bring back my bonny to me, to me.

Bingo

There was a Girl Guide had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o.

(each time through, replace last letter with a clap, until there are no letters left)

Zena (round)

Zena, Zena, Zena, Zena, can't you hear the music playing in the village square (x2),
Zena, Zena, join the celebration, There'll be music there from every nation
Come and join us dancing in the moonlight,
Dancing in the village square.

A Pizza Hut

A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut

Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
McDonald's, McDonald's,
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut.

A Ford Escort, a Ford Escort,
Mini, mini, mini, mini, mini, Ford Escort


Ferrari, Ferrari, Mini, mini, mini, mini, mini, Ford Escort.

A fat Girl Guide, A fat Girl Guide
A skinny little Brownie and a fat Girl Guide,
The leaders, the leaders,
A skinny little Brownie and a fat Girl Guide.

We are the Girl Guides

Thunder, thunder, thunderation, We are the Girl Guide Association
When we work with determination,
We create a sensation!
(repeat, getting louder and louder)

The Quartermaster's Store

Verse: There was bread, bread, harder than your head
In the stores (in the where?),
In the stores (I declare!)
There was bread, bread, harder than your head in the Quartermaster's stores, (behind the door)

Chorus: My eyes are dim, I can not see, I have not brought my specs with me, I have not brought my specs with me!

There was
rice, being eaten by the mice, peas, dancing with the fleas,
plums, with little hairy bums, pies, winking with their eyes,
cakes, breaking into flakes eggs, growing arms and legs,
For our guides

Captain, folding up a napkin, Clare, playing with her hair,
Holly, sucking on a lolly, Jenna, painting on some henna,
Aimee, scratching on her brain-y, Khera, wearing scuba gear-a
Rachel, planning a trip to the Seychelles
Catherine, making a massive din,
add more… ……………………………. ………………………………..
……………………………. …………………………………
……………………………. …………………………………
In the Quartermaster's store (behind the door).

Oh, You'll Never Get to Heaven!

Verse
Leader: Oh you'll never get to heaven
Guides: Oh you'll never get to heaven
L: On a boy scout's knee
G: On a boy scout's knee
L: Cos a boy scout's knee
G: Cos a boy scout's knee
L: Is too knobbly!
G: Is too knobbly
Chorus, All: Oh you'll never get to heaven on a boy scout's knee
Cos a boy scout's knee is too knobbly!
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more,
I ain't a-gonna spit an' I ain't a-gonna swear
I ain't a gonna pull my sister's hair,
I ain't a gonna grieve my Lord no more!

Oh You'll never get to heaven… in a Wonderbra, 'cos a Wonderbra won't get that far,
in a bottle of gin, cos the Lord don't let no spirits in,
with a Brownie Guide, 'cos a Brownie Guide, will fizzle your mind,
in a bottle of beer, 'cos the Lord don't like none of that good cheer,
on a sofa-bed, why don't you try a settee instead
from Manchester, 'cos Manchester, is just too far,
in a biscuit tin, 'cos the Lord don't let no crummy ones in,

If you get to heaven, before I do,
Then dig a hole and pull me through,
In case I die, let's make a date,
I'll meet you at those pearly gates!

Lean On Me

Sometimes in our lives,
We all have pain, we all have sorrow.
But if we are wise,
we know that there's always tomorrow.

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on,
For it won't be long, 'til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on.

Please swallow your pride,
If I have things you need to borrow.
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you won't let show

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on,
For it won't be long, 'til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on.

You just call on me sister when you need a hand.
We all need somebody to lean on.
I just might have a problem that you'll understand.
We all need somebody to lean on.

You just call on me sister if you need a friend.
We all need somebody to lean on.
I just might have a problem that you'll understand.
We all need somebody to lean on.

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on,
For it won't be long, 'til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on.

(Rpt. Chorus)

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Closing Songs

Taps

Day is done, Gone the sun,
From the sea, From the hills,
From the sky, All is well,
Safely rest, God is nigh,

Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright.
From afar drawing night
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky;
All is well, safely rest;
God is nigh.

Then good night, peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn shineth bright;
God is near, do not fear
Friend, good night.

Daylight Taps

Go well and Safely

Go well and safely,
Go well and safely,
Go well and safely,

The Lord be ever with you.

(Stay, keep, camp, work, sleep, wake.......)

Graces

Aadams Family Grace
Auld Lang Syne
Amazing Grace
Doo Waa Diddy
Flintstones Grace

Aadams Family Grace

Da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice) Da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)
We thank you for this food, Lord
For mum and dad and me, Lord
We thank you for this food, Lord
To get us through the day
Da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)
Da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)

Version 2 Da-da-da-dum (snap, snap)
Da-da-da-dum (snap, snap)
Da-da-da-dum, Da-da-da-dum,
Da-da-da-dum (snap, snap)
We thank You, Lord for giving
The things we need for living
Like food and fun and friendship,
We thank You, Lord, today.

Auld Lang Syne

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace how great Thou art,
You meet my every need,
You quench my thirst,
You guard my home,
My soul and body feed.

Doo Waa Diddy

Thank you Lord for the food that we receive
Singing doo wa diddy diddy dum diddy doo
Thanks to Thee for bread and butter and the meat
Singing doo wa diddy diddy dum diddy doo
Looks good (echo: looks good)
Tastes Fine (echo: taste fine)
Looks good, tastes fine
And we praise God for all time!
Singing doo wa diddy diddy dum diddy dooooo.
Doo wa diddy diddy dum diddy dooooo.

Flintstones Grace

Tune: Flintstones Theme Song
Amen. Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-men.
God is--great--and God is--good
And let us thank Him for our...
We'll thank Him for our...
We'll thank Him for our food!
God is--great--and God is--good
And let us thank Him for our food.
God is--great--and God is--good
And let us thank Him for our food.
Amen. Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-men.

Readings

Desiderata
There Once was an Oyster

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise & haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly & clearly, and list to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain & bitter, for there will always be greater & lesser person than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble, it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery, But let this not blind you to what virtue there is, many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees & the stars, you have a right to be here. and whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.

There Once Was An Oyster

It was only a grain
But it gave him great pain
For oysters have feelings
Although they're so plain.

Now, did he berate
The harsh workings of fate
That had brought him
To such a deplorable state?
Did he curse at the government,
Cry for election,
And claim that the sea should
Have given him protection?

No - he said to himself
As he lay on a shelf
Since I cannot remove it
I shall try to improve it.
Now the years have rolled around
As the years always do
And he came to his ultimate
Destiny - stew.

And the small grain of sand
That had bothered him so
Was a beautiful pearl
All richly aglow.
Now the tale has a moral,
For isn't it grand
What an oyster can do
With a morsel of sand?

What couldn't we do
If we'd only begin
With some of the things
That get under our skin?