OutdoorThinker Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I just saw a singing spectacular that rivals our Gettysburg BINGO episode. I was at OGE's woodbadge beading ceremony. (CONGRATS OGE!!! YOU ROCK!!!) Well, anyway, for all of you Woodbadgers, you know what I'll be talking about...anyway everyone else just imagine. Well, the Woodbadgers get up and sing a little song about Woodbadge and Gillwell and then each of the patrols get up and sing their verse. We have all these guys singing and the bigger groups, like the eagle and the buffalo do this rockette-esque leg kick which was seriously the funniest thing I have ever seen!!! I had to share my story (CampfireFairy and Campaholic, I'll act it out for you later). And again congrats to the awesome OGE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsteele Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Our paddles clean and bright, flashing like silver, swift as the wild goose flight, dip, dip and swing. Dip, dip and swing them back, flashing like silver, swift as the wild goose flight, dip, dip, and swing. Thanks for the memory. DS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianvs Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I've been known to spontaneously break into some Tom Lehrer tunes at camp and elsewhere. I wouldn't mind if "I Got It From Agnes" became a standard camp song. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMT376Richmond KY Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 All these lyrics are great! Can you guys let us in on the tunes. Out boys hate to sing at campfires but once one gets started they jump in and actually have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campfire Fairy Posted December 5, 2003 Author Share Posted December 5, 2003 OT- I can indeed picture a rockette-esque kick, as you described it, being performed by OGE and the like, and I'll bet it was hilarious! What a coincidence that it's a rockette-esque kick and Mistah L is... well, I won't say... OGE- I'm sorry I couldn't make it to your beating- I mean, beading ceremony, but my grandparents needed me to help them out again with some things. Congrats! MK- "I also love to sing all the patriotic songs. And most everyone either knows the words, or can fake them well enough to get by until they learn them for real." ...........I am a very good faker Adrian- spontaneous singing is the best SMT- I think singing campfire songs is a good 75-80% of the campfire fun. Boys are silly, and you can tell your kids I said so... not that that'll mean anything to them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KA6BSA Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 With todays modern Scouts it is important to choose songs they can relate to as well as the traditional ones. A favorite around here in San Diego is: Ghost Chickens in the Sky (To the tune of "Ghost Riders in the Sky") A chicken farmer went walking out one dark and fateful day He rested by the coop as he went on along his way When all at once a rotten egg hit him in the eye It was the sight he dreaded Ghost chickens in the sky! Bok bok bok BOK Bok bok BOK The ghost chickens in the sky The farmer had raised chickens since he was 24 A-working for the Colonel for twenty years or more Killing all those chickens and sending them to fry Now they want revenge... Ghost chickens in the sky. Bok bok bok BOK Bok bok BOK The ghost chickens in the sky Their feet were black and shiny, their eyes were burning red They had no meat or feathers, these chickens all were dead They carried off the farmer and he died by the claw They cooked him extra crispy And ate him with cole slaw Bok bok bok BOK Bok bok BOK The ghost chickens in the sky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exped100 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I believe the song goes: America, America How can I tell you how I feel You have given me many treasures I love you so However, I'm trying to find out about the story behind this song. I remember hearing the story in a really well done eagle project / flag retirement, but can't remember it fully. I believe the words were found on the body of an eagle scout who died in Vietnam while flying a medic helicopter. Can anyone confirm this or correct me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkins007 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Just a couple notes from another enthusiastic but terribly untalented camp-fire singer... 1.) The BSA also offers a CD to learn along with, and quite a few of the old favorites can be found somewhere on-line to listen to or download- often without copy-right. Somewhere on-line, for example, I found some recordings done at Philmont campfires of popular camp songs. 2.) When it comes ot singing camp fire songs, willingness and enthusiasm trump talent. Sing proud.. unless you make other people's ears bleed, then sing more quietly. 3.) Most campfire songs become old favorites BECAUSE they are easy to pick up. You'll know most of the oldies in a few campfires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FScouter Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 OK, one more time ! - "Ohhhh... Young folks, old folks, everybody come. Join the Boy Scout Sunday School and have a lot of fun. Please check your chewing gum and razors at the door, And hear some Bible stories that you never heard before." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGreyEagle Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 The world was made in six days and finished on the seventh According to the contract it should have been the eleventh But the union called a strike and the workers wouldn't work So the only thing that they could do was fill it up with dirt When they finished with the firmament they started on the sky They hung it overhead and they left it there to dry They studded it with stars made of pretty angel's eyes To give us a little light when the moon forgot to rise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouter&mom Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 CF, Make them sing Grey Squirrel, but don't forget the actions. I think I need to visit some other councils, I have never heard any of our boys sing around the campfire. I always wondered why the Boys didn't sing, but the Girl Scouts did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGreyEagle Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 The devil was an angel before he went astray. He spent all night in a New York cabaret. He couldn't find his key, so he rang Saint Peter's bell. Saint Peter stuck his head out and he said to go to away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FScouter Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Now, when the earth was finished in this awful dirty way, It took the Lord a long time for to find Himself some clay; He fashioned Mr. Adam out of a big mud pie, And set him up along the fence to let the feller dry. Adam was the first man that ever was invented. He lived all alone and never was contented. They made him out of mud in the days gone by, And hung him on the fence in the sun to dry. Along came Eve and they had a great battle. She climbed up a tree and knocked down an apple. She knocked down two and they each had one, and ever since then the trouble has begun. Along came Eve with a basket of fruit; Adam winked at her and thought she was mighty cute; So she picked up some apples and they each had one, And ever since then the trouble has begun. Adam was the first man, Eve was his spouse; They lived in the garden in a pretty little house. Everything was cozy 'till the first son came; Then they moved to the suburbs and started raising Cain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGreyEagle Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Adam was the first man, and he lived all alone, Til Eve was manufactured out of Adam's collar bone; They went into the garden to pick a bowl of fruit, And all that they got was the order of the boot. Adam was the first man that ever was invented Along came Eve and then he was contented Then came the Serpent, knocking at the door Eve et the apple and Adam et the core Adam was the first man, we all do believe He had a wife and her name was Eve She was fair to look upon, and oh how she could dance And her dress was made of shredded wheat, and so were Adam's pants Adam was a quiet very easy-going man He didn't chew tobacco and he didn't rush the can But he stole a watermelon which he hadn't orter done He heard the cop a-comin' and you should have seen him run Adam was the first man, and Eve was the other. Cain was a wicked man, 'cause he killed his brother. Old Mother Eve couldn't sleep without her piller And the strongest man that ever lived was Jack the Giant Killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPC_Thumper Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 In our troop, when the boys get old enough to go on our high adventure trips (we rotate Philmont, Northern Tier, Sea Base, and Jambo) we provide them with a "lung powered, energy efficient, pocket radio". (That's right, we stole an idea from the old Woodbadge course...) The boys love it, they can pull any song, any time they want. The "radio" is 4.25" X 11", has 2 custom bent metal antentae (they are called staples for those of you with no imagination). The boys love it, the adults do too. This summer as the ran around Jambo, they developed this top 10 list, take it away Casey Cassem... 10 - The Quartermaster's Store 9 - It Ain't Gonna Rain No More 8 - On Top of Spaghetti 7 - Pink Pajamas 6 - I love the Mountains (we have our own version that talks about local vegetation) 5 - The Canoe Song 4 - If I Weren't a Boy Scout 3 - Ain't That Funky 2 - Robert Baden-Powell 1 - Malu Malu Malu You'll notice most of these are not serious, most have actions, or dance steps, and the boys love them. Rather than saying let's sing (insert song name here), their radios have the songs numbered (there are about 30 songs for each annual update of the radio), and they tell each other which song to sing by deciding on "channels". You'll hear things like "OK scouts and scouters, tune your radio to channel 24... ready? 1, 2, 3, 4..." Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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