Tiger

[OneHour]

Ahhhhhh ... now I know why I like Cub Scout so much! They are the most innocent faces on this Earth! We had our first Tiger Den meeting last night. They laughed at everything that I said! (although, I'd like for them to laugh with me! ) Anyway, we went through the Bobcat requirements. We played old games. We cheered old cheers. We sang "The Second Story Window" with "Barney" is the start off song. We sang "God Bless My Underwear." They all left last night, each with a grin on his face (even the tiger partner). I do believe that I will see all 10 at their Eagle's COH!

 

Best off? My youngest said to me as we were driving home, "Dad, that was fun! Thanks, Dad."

 

This is why I spend 1 hour a week ....

[SemperParatus]

Good story.

 

Playing old games, cheering old cheers, singing songs. How delightfully dorky and yet so fun that they crave more. Have a great time watching your son and these boys grow over the next few years.

[ManassasEagle]

pssssst... don't tell brianbuf about this as he just KNOWS that no boys today would enjoy that kind of stuff

[gwd-scouter]

OK. I must be the only scouter on the planet that doesn't know what the second story window song is. Been a scouter for 14 years, Cubs and Boys, and I'm clueless. Somebody help me...

 

OneHour, congratulations on such fun times with your Tigers.

[SWScouter]

Gwd-scouter,

 

I'm sure brianbuf would be happy to tell you about that song. Apparently he sang it a lot at his recent wood badge experience.

 

But then again, he might just throw you out the window, window, the second story window.

 

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[Beagle Scout]

I actually just learned this song a couple months ago at day camp when the Boy Scouts taught it to the Cubs. I later found the words (not exactly what we learned but close) at this site:

 

http://www.scoutorama.com/song/song_display.cfm?song_id=209

 

(BTW, the boys loved it....)

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[OneHour]

Actually, ours goes something like this:

 

(nursery rhyme ... stopping at an appropriate time)

 

Chorus: (with your arms motioning the throwing of the ...)

The window, the window,

The second story window,

With a heave and a ho

and a mighty throw,

We threw it out the window!

 

 

(So, let's take Jack and Jill for example)

 

Jack and Jill went up the hill

to fetch a pale of water

Jack fell down and broke his crown

and .... (pause for effect)

 

Chorus:

We threw it out the window.

The window, the window,

The second story window,

With a heave and a ho

and a mighty throw,

We threw it out the window!

 

 

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

Humpty dumpty had a great fall

and all the kings horses

and all the kings men

... (pause for effect)

 

Chorus:

Threw him out, the window...

The window, the window,

The second story window,

With a heave and a ho

and a mighty throw,

We threw it out the window!

 

(and then one year the boys asked me for Barney! Well it goes something like this ...)

 

Barney is a dinosaur

from our imagination. (Come on everyone sings, you know the tune!)

When he's tall,

He's what we call

A dinosaur sensation!

Barney comes to play with us

... and

 

Chorus:

We threw him out the window!

The window, the window,

The second story window,

With a heave and a ho

And a mighty throw,

We threw it out the window!

 

 

They all burst out laughing, rolling all over the floor! Yes, my scouts who were my cubs still sing these silly songs with me ... and they love it! Their all time favorite? "God Bless My Underwear!" The most requested song during our campfires!