The Other Day (Repeat Song...sort of)

The other day

I met a bear

A great big bear

Oh way out there

The other day I met a bear
A great big bear oh way out there

He looked at me

I looked at him

He sized me up

I sized up him

He looked at me I looked at him
He sized me up I sized up him

He said to me

Why don't you run

For I see you ain't

Got any gun

He said to me why don't you run
For I see you ain't got any gun

And so I ran

Away from there

But right behind

Me was that bear

And so I ran away from there
But right behind me was that bear

And then I saw

Ahead of me

A great big tree

O glory be

And then I saw ahead of me
A great big tree, o glory be

The nearest branch

Was ten feet up

I'd have to jump

And trust my luck

The nearest branch was ten feet up
I'd have to jump and trust my luck

And so I jumped

Into the air

But I missed that branch

Oh way up there

And so I jumped into the air
But I missed that branch oh way up there

Now don't you fret

And don't you frown

Cuz I caught that branch

On my way down

Now don't you fret and don't you frown
Cuz I caught that branch on my way down

That's all there is

There ain't no more

Unless I meet

That bear once more

That's all there is there ain't not more
Unless I meet that bear once more

The moral of

This story be

Don't meet a bear

Without a tree

The moral of this story be
Don't meet a bear without a tree

But I did meet

That bear once more

He was a rug

Upon my floor

But I did meet that bear once more
He was a rug upon my floor

The Littlest Worm (Repeat song)

The littlest worm

I ever saw

Was stuck inside

My soda straw

The littlest worm I ever saw
Was stuck inside my soda straw

He said to me

Don't take a sip

For if you do

I'll surely slip

He said to me don't take a sip
For if you do I'll surely slip

I took a sip

And he went down

Right through my pipes

He must have drowned

I took a sip and he went down
Right through my pipes he must have drowned

And then I burped

And he came up

Back through my pipes

Into my cup

And then I burped and he came up
Back through my pipes into my cup

He said to me

That wasn't nice

You did it once

Don't do it twice

He said to me that wasn't nice
You did it once don't do it twice

The moral of

This little tale

Is if you see a worm

Just don't inhale

The moral of this little tale
Is if you see a worm just don't inhale.

My Highland Goat (Repeat)

My Highland goat

Was feeling fine

Ate six red shirts

From off the line

His Master Jack

Gave him a whack

And tied him to

A railroad track

The whistle blew

The train drew nigh

My highland goat

Was doomed to die

He gave a groan

Of awful pain

Coughed up the shirts

And flagged the train

Moose Song (Repeat Song)

There was a great big moose

He liked to drink a lot of juice

There was a great big moose

He liked to drink a lot of juice

*Singin o-way-o-way

Way-oh-way-oh-way-oh-way-oh

Way-oh way-oh

Way-oh-way-oh-way-oh-way-oh*

The moose's name was Fred

He liked to drink his juice in bed

The moose's name was Fred

He liked to drink his juice in bed

*Chorus*

He drank his juice with care

But he spilled some in his hair

He drank his juice with care

But he spilled some in his hair

*Chorus*

Now he's a sticky moose

But he's a moose

Full of juice

On the loose

Princess Pat (Repeat Song)

The Princess Pat

Lived in a tree

And sailed across

The seven seas

She sailed across

The channel 2

And she took with her

A rig-a-bamboo

*A rig-a-bamboo

Now what is that?

It's somethin made

By the Princess Pat

It's red and gold

And purple too

That's why it's called

A rig-a-bamboo*

Now Captain Jack

Had a mighty fine crew

He sailed across

The Channel 2

But his ship sank

And yours will too

If you don't take

A rig-a-bamboo

*Chorus*

Now Captain Kirk

He was no jerk

And Mister Spock

He was no jock

And their ship flew!

And yours will too

If you just take

A rig-a-bamboo

Tarzan (Repeat Song)

Tarzan

Swinging from a rubber band

Tarzan

Crashed into a frying pan

Oh, that's hot

Now Tarzan has a tan

Jane

Flying in her aeroplane

Jane

Crashed into a freeway lane

Ooh, that hurts

Now Jane has a pain

Now Tarzan has a tan

Cheetah ee-ee

Rockin to the beat-ah

Cheetah-ee-ee

Got eaten by an amoeba

Now Cheetah is Velveeta

Now Jane has a pain

Now Tarzan has a tan

Now our story has an end

Jaws (Repeat Song)

This is the story do-do-doo-do

About Jaws do-do-doo-do

There was a Momma Jaws do-doo-do

There was a baby Jaws do-doo-do

There was a grumpy grampy Jaws doo-do

And there was Jaws do-do-doo-do

There was a lady do-do-doo-do

A pretty lady do-doo-do

A-swimmin' in the sea

But there was Jaws do-do-doo-do

There was a man do-do-doo-do

A muscle man do-doo-do

Shark attack AHHH!!!

He said "I'll save you" do-doo-do

You know what's next do-do-doo-do

Jaws two-two-two-two-two

Birdie Song (Repeat Song)

Early in the morning

When I was fast asleep

I heard a little birdie

Go "cheep cheep"

And this little birdie

Has a funny name

*It's

Called

Iga-flyga-fleega-flyga-ishka-nishka-niga-niga-iga-flyga-fleega-flyga birdie*

I'm gonna buy some bird seed

For my window sill

It's just to keep him quiet

It's just to keep him still

It's for my little birdie

With the funny name

*Chorus*

Flea (Repeat Song)

Flea

Flea-fly

Flea-fly-flo

Flea-ska

Coomiladi coomiladi coomili fleaska

No, no, no not the fleaska

Escamini salamini oh whop um mini

Escamini salamini oh whop um mini

Be biddily oaten doaten bee boton dotton dotton shh....

We Will Rock You Grace

Heavenly Father
Lord and King
You provide us everything
Got food on our plates
Tasting great
Thanks for what we already ate
Saying thank you Father
Thank you
Thank you Father
Thank you

Ube La Te Day O

Ube
La te day o
Ube la
Te day o
Allelujah

Allelujah Grace

(One group sings allelus and another sings Praise...)

Allelu allelu allelu allelujah
Praise ye the Lord
Allelu allelu allelu allelujah
Praise ye the Lord

Praise ye the Lord
Allelujah
Praise ye the Lord
Allelujah
Praise ye the Lord
Allelujah
Praise ye the Lord

Johnny Appleseed Grace

Oh the Lord is good to me
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need
The sun and the rain and the appleseed
The Lord is good to me
Hallelujah

Addam's Family Grace

Da na na na (snap 2x)
Da na na na (snap 2x)
Da na na na
Da na na na
Da na na na (snap 2x)
We thank you for giving
This food we need for living
So bless us while we eat it
Because we really need it
Da na na na (snap 2x)
Da na na na (snap 2x)
Da na na na
Da na na na
Da na na na
Amen

Neath These Tall Green Trees

Neath these tall green trees we stand
Asking blessings from thy hand
Thanks we give to thee above
For our health and strength and love

Back of the Bread

In back of the bread is the flour
In back of the flour is the mill
In back of the mill is the wind and the rain
And the father's will.

Superman Grace

Thank you God!
For giving us food!
Thank you God!
For giving us food!
For our daily bread
Cuz we need to be fed
Thank you God
For giving us food.

Morning is Here

Morning is here
The board is spread
Thanks be to God
Who gives us bread.

Hermit's Prayer

If we all said a prayer for each other everyday
What a wonderful world this would be
I would ask God to bless you
And keep you everyday
Knowing you'd say the same prayer for me.

Windy Grace

Thanks be to God the Father Almighty
Thanks be to God who gives us our bread
Thanks be to God the Spirit Eternal
Thanks be to God forever.

Row Your Boat Grace

Thank,
Thank,
Thank you God
For this food today
And our friends and family
Who guide us on our way

Hallelujah

Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

*Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah*

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you
To a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

*Chorus*

Baby I have been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you.
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

*Chorus*

There was a time you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?
And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

*Chorus*

Maybe there's a God above,
But all I ever learned from love
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
And its not a cry you can hear at night,
Its not somebody who's seen the light,
Its a cold and its a broken Hallelujah

*Chorus*

Make New Friends

Make new friends, but keep the old.
One is silver, and the other gold.

A circle’s round; it has no end.
That’s how long I want to be your friend.

A fire burns bright; it warms the heart.
We’ve been friends from the very start.

You have a hand, and I have another.
Put them together, and we have each other.

Across the land; across the sea.
Friends forever we will always be.

Blowin in the Wind

How many times can a man walk down
Before you can call him a man
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand
Yes and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned?

*The answer my friend
Is blowin in the wind
The answer is blowin in the wind*

How many times must a man look up
Before he sees the sky
Yes and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry
Yes and how many deaths will it take till he knows
Too many people have died?

*Chorus*

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea
Yes and how many years must some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free
Yes and how many times will a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see

*Chorus*

Dreams

*May all of your dreams
Bloom like daisies in the sun
May you always have stars in your eyes
May you never stop running
Until your race is run
And may you always have blue skies*

A dream is something you can make to keep within your heart
To build on when you're glad or when your world is torn apart
A dream is all your own
That no one else can steal
A dream is something you can make real

*Chorus*

You can share a laugh with any stranger you meet
You can share your moeny with a beggar on the street
But you can only share a dream
When love has set it free
Please won't you share yours with me

*Chorus*

Forever Young

May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
And may you stay
Forever young
May you stay
Forever young

May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the light surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand up and be strong
And may you stay
Forever young
May you stay
Forever young

May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of change shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
And may you stay
Forever young
May you stay
Forever young

Streets of London

Have you seen the old man
In the closed down market
Kicking up papers with his worn out shoes
In his eyes you see no pride
His hands held loosely by his side
Yesterday's papers saying yesterday's news

*So how can you tell me you're lonely
And say for you the sun won't shine
Let me take you by the hand
And lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something
That'll make you change your mind*

Have you seen the old girl
Who walks the streets London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags
She's no time for talking
She just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home in two carrier bags

*Chorus*

In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
Same old man is sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his tea-cup,
Each tea last an hour
Then he wanders home alone

*Chorus*

And have you seen the old man
Outside the seaman's mission
Memory fading with
The medal ribbons that he wears.
In our winter city,
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care

*Chorus*

Um Plika Plika

*Um plika plika
Um plika plika
Um plik plik plik*

She sat on her hammock
And strummed her guitar
Strummed her guitar
Strummer her guitar
She sat on her hammock
And strummed her guitared
Strummed her guit-a-a-a-ar

*Chorus*

He sat down beside her
And smoked his cigar...

*Chorus*

He told her he loved her
But oh how he lied...

*Chorus*

They were to be married
But somehow she died...

*Chorus*

He went to her funeral
But just for the ride...

*Chorus*

He sat on her tombstone
And laughed till he cried...

*Chorus*

The tombstone fell over
And smish smash he died...

*Chorus*

She went up to heaven
And flip-flop she flied...

*Chorus*

He went down the other way
And sizzled and fried...

*Chorus*

The moral of this story
Is don't trust a guy...

*Chorus*

Charlotte Town

Charlottetown is burning down
Goodbye goodbye
Burning down to the ground
Goodbye Liza Jane

Ain't ya mighty sorry?
Goodbye goodbye
Ain't ya mighty sorry?
Goodbye Liza Jane

On My Honor

*On my honor I will try
There's a duty to be done
And I say I
There's a reason here
For a reason above
My honor is to try
And my duty is to love*

People don't need to know my name
If I've done them any harm
Then I'm to blame
If I've helped someone
Then I've helped me
I've opened up my eyes to see

*Chorus*

I've tucked away a song or two
I'f you're feeling low
There's one for you
If you need a friend
Then I will come
There's many more
Where I come from

*Chorus*

Friendship is the strangest thing
If you keep it to yourself
No reward will bring
But you gave it away
You gave it to me
And from now on
Great friends we'll be

*Chorus*

White Coral Bells

White coral bells
Upon a slender stalk
Lillies of the Valley
Deck my garden walk

Oh don't you wish
That you could hear them ring
That will only happen
When the fairies sing

Zena

Zena, Zena, Zena, Zena,
Can't you hear the music playing
In the village square?
Zena, Zena, Zena, Zena
Can't you hear the music playing
In the village square?

Zena Zena
Join the celebration
There'll be people there from every nation
Dawn will find us
Dancing in the sunlight
Dancing in the village square
Village Square

Say When

Say when
Will we ever meet again
Say when
Will we ever meet again
Say when
Will we ever meet again
Say when, my friend, say when

Say why
Do we have to say goodbye
Say why
Do we have to say goodbye
Say why
Do we have to say goodbye
Say why, my friend, say why

Say where
And I'll meet you right there
Say where
And I'll meet you right there
Say where
And I'll meet you right there
Say where, my friend, say where

Say when
Will we ever meet again
Say why
Do we have to say goodbye
Say where
And I'll meet you right there
Say when, say why, say where

Flicker

The flicker of the campfire
The wind in the pines
The moon in the heavens
The stars that shine
A place where people gather
Making friends of all kind
A place where old man Trouble
Is always left behind


*So give me the light of campfire
Warm and bright
Give me some friends to sing with
I'll be here all night
Love is for those who've found it
I've found mine right here
Just you and me and the campfire
And the songs we love to hear
De dum da da da dada da da da da dum
De dum da da da dada da da da da dum
De dum da da da da da*

The peacefulness of silence
The silence of night
The sun in the morning
Shining so bright
A place where campers gather
Making friends for all time
A place where city troubles
Are always left behind

*Chorus*

Pass it On

It only takes a spark
To get a fire going
And soon all those around you
Will warm up in its glowing
That's how it is with God's love
Once you've experienced it
You spread His love to everyone
You want to pass it on.

What a wondrous time is spring
When all the trees are budding
The birds begin to sing
The flowers start their blooming
That's how it is with God's love
Once you've experienced it
You want to sing
It's fresh like Spring
You want to pass it on.

I wish for you my friend
This happiness that I've found
You can depend on Him
It matters not where you're bound
I'll shout it from the mountaintop
I want the world to know
The Lord of love has come to me
I want to pass it on.

Land of the Silver Birch

Land of the silver birch
Home of the beaver
Land where the mighty moose
Wanders at will

*Blue lake and rocky shore
I will return once more
Boom didli ah di
Boom didli ah di
Boom didli ah di boom**

My heart is sick for you
Here in the low land
I will return to you
Hills of the north

*Chorus*

Swift as a silver fish
Canoe of birch bark
The mighty waterways
Carry me forth

*Chorus*

There where the blue lake lies
I'll set my wigwam
Close to the water's edge
Silent and still

*Chorus*

Puff the Magic Dragon

Puff the magic dragon
Lives by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honnah Lee
Little Jackie Paper,
Loved that rascal Puff
And brought him strings and sealing wax
And other fancy stuff

*Puff the magic dragon
Lives by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honnah Lee
Puff the magic dragon
Lives by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honnah Lee*

Together they would travel
On a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched
On Puff's gigantic tail
Noble kings and princes
Would bow when ere they came
And pirate ships would lower their flags
When Puff roared out his name.

*Chorus*

A dragon lives forever
But not so little boys
And painted wings and giants rings
Gave way to other toys
One grey night it happened
Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon
He ceased his fearless roar

His head was bent in sorrow
Green scales fell like rain
Puff no longer went to play
Along that cherry lane
Without his lifelong friend
Puff could not be brave
So Puff that mighty dragon
Sadly slipped into his cave

*Chorus*

Lullaby

Sing your lullaby to the world
It's a happy song you know
For the children need their sleep
To grow
Softly as the people sleep
The moon moves through the sky
As she sings to us all
Her lullaby.

Music Shall Live (Round)

All things shall perish from under the sky
Music alone shall live
Music alone shall live
Music alone shall live
Never to die

Friends

Friends are nothing till they laugh together
Till they laugh all the day
Till they laugh the night away
Till they laugh

Friends are nothing till they cry together
Till they cry all the day
Till they cry the night away
Till they cry

Friends are nothing till they smile together
Till they smile all the day
Till they smile the night away
Till they smile

Friends are nothing till they love together
Till they love all the day
Till they love the night away
Till they love

Friends are nothing till laugh together
Till they cry all the day
Till they smile the night away
Till they love

Walk with Me (Kanga's Song)

Walk with me and talk with me and
Say you'll be my friend
And together we'll work in harmony
On a road, that will never end

Although our roads are different, just
Watch as they converge
We've got a job to do together
Our song, it must be heard

Sisters for the summer, that's
What the children say
But little do they know when they go away
Their friendships, will never fade

So when you're down I'll pick you up and,
When you're up I'll laugh with you
Together we'll find a peace of mind,
That only, two friends can find

So walk with me and talk with me and,
Say you'll be my friend
Together we'll work in harmony
On a road, that never ends.

Katahdin's Head (Round)

Look over Katahdin's head
Seven stars are shining
Look into the quiet lake
Seven more shining there.

Blue Bottle

I have a little present here for you
Inside this tiny bottle so very small and blue
Please do not uncork it, simply,
Put it on away
For inside there lies a summer's day.
Put it on away

I'd be pleased if you didn't ask why I gave this gift to you
Don't know myself
Did it on a whim
As a thought came running through
I just wanted to make you happy
In a summertime sort of way
And I thought you might like your own summer's day.

Can you read the writing on this tiny bottle's wall
I know that it's quite small
But I can read it all
It's says" She who is a-readin me is lookin right at my side
And might be kind of interested at what lies inside
There'll be one breath of a butterfly
One ray from the sun
And lots and lots of laughter from little children's fun
But don't you dare uncork it, simply
Put it on away
For inside there lies a summer's day
Put it on away

I have a little present here for you
Inside this tiny bottle so very small and blue
Please do not uncork it, simply
Put in on away
For inside there lies a summer's day
Put it on away

Marblehead Morning

It's a Marblehead morning colored cobblestone grey
Coming on strong for a New England day
The harbor's a forest of tall sailing trees
All ready to sail on the mid-morning breeze

*So fairwell, goodbye Landell
Oh how I wish I could stay here
Goodbye first love of mine
Look for my sails on the first day of May*

+So fair is my woman and I long to tell her
So haul away, heave away, I'm bound to sail away
Good times are coming and high times shall pass us by
Haul away, heave away, I'm bound to sail+

My ancestors sailed on days such as this
The windows wore curtains of soft weeping mistresses
Down on the common, a church bell would ring
And out on the landing, a deck hand would sing

*high chorus* and +low chorus+ sung at same time

Three hundred years of men going to sea
Marblehead men left their women to weep
A close watch upon them and a fine line between
The blue of the sky and the green of the sea

* and + choruses

It's a Marblehead morning colored cobblestone grey
As long as I live, I'll remember this day...

Spider's Web

Down in the valley
There is a mission
By an old oak tree
And in that misson
There is a fountain
Where my love told me

*There's a web like a spider's web
Made of silk and light and shadow
Spun by the moon in my room at night
It's a web made to catch a dream
Hold it tight till I awaken
As if to tell me, my dream is all right*

One evening
I was sleeping
My love dreamed of me
I was sleeping
She was weeping
And she said to me

*Chorus*

I met a stranger
His name is Danger
We rode side-by-side
Down in Santa Fe
I killed a man they say
Danger told me "Ride"

*Chorus*

Now if I return
They will hang me
By that old oak tree
Near that mission
With that fountain
Where my love told me

*Chorus*

Circle Game

Yesterday a child went out to wander
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky is full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star

*And the seasons,
They go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
Were captives on the carousel of time
We can't return we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go round and round and round in the circle game*

Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like "when you're older" must appease him
And promises of "someday" make his dreams

*Chorus*

Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to carwheels round the town
They say, take your time it won't be long now
Before you drag your feet to slow those circles down

*Chorus*

And the years fly by and now the child is twenty
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving circles through

*Chorus*

Human Touch

*It's the human touch in this world that counts
The touch of your hand in mine
Means far more to the fainting heart
Than shelter, bread or wine
Shelter is gone when the night is over
And bread lasts only a day
But the touch of your hand and the sound your voice
Live on in my soul always*

May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always
At your back
May the sun shine warm upon you face
And the rain fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again, my friend,
May God hold you in the
Palm of His hand
May the memories we have shared
Linger on and on

*Chorus*

Campfire's Burning (Round)

Campfire's burning
Campfire's burning
Draw nearer
Draw nearer
In the gloaming
In the gloaming
Come sing and be merry.

Where have all the flowers gone

Where have all the flowers gone
Long time passing
Where have all the flowers gone
Long time ago
Where have all the flowers gone
Young girls picked them everyone
When will they ever learn
When will they ever learn

Where have all the young girls gone...
...Married young men everyone...

Where have all the young men gone...
...Gone to soldiers everyone...

Where have all the soldiers gone...
...Gone to graveyards everyone...

Where have all the graveyards gone...
...Turned to flowers to everyone...

Leavin' on a Jet Plane

All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go
I'm standing here
Outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breaking
It's early morn
The taxi's waiting
He's blowing his horn
Already I'm so lonesome
I could die

*So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never, let me go
Cuz I'm leaving
On a jetplane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe
I hate to go*

There's so many times I've let you down
So many I've played around
I tell you now
They don't mean a thing.
Every place I go I'll of you
Every song I sing,
I'll sing for you
When I come back
I'll bring your wedding ring.

*Chorus*

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Then close your eyes
And I'll be on my way
Dream about, the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the time
I won't have to say...

*Chorus*

Eidelweiss

Eidelweiss
Eidelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Soft and white,
Clean and bright
You look happy to see me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Eidelweiss
Eidelweiss
Bless my homeland forever

Taps

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

Thanks and praise
For our days
Neath the sun
Neath the stars
Neath the sky
As we go
This we know
God is nigh

Fading light
Dims the sight
And a star
Gems the night
Gleaming bright
From afar
Drawing nigh
Comes the night

Green Trees

Green trees around us
Blue skies above
Friends all around us
In this world filled with love

Taps sounding softly
Hearts beating true
As we all say
Goodnight to you.

My Grandfather's Clock

My grandfather's clock was too tall for its shelf
So it stood ninety years on the floor
It was taller, by half, than the old man himself
Though it weighed not a penny weight more
It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born
And was always his treasure and pride

*But it stopped
Short
Never to go again
When the old man died.
Ninety years without slumbering
Tick tock, tick tock
Its life seconds numbering
Tick tock, tick tock
But it stopped
Short
Never to go again
When the old man died*

In watching its pendulum swing to and fro
Many hours did he spend as a boy
And in childhood and manhood the clock seemed to know
And to share all his grief and his joy
For it struck 24 when he entered at the door
With a blooming and beautiful bride

*Chorus*

My grandfather said that of those that he could hire
Not a servant more faithful he found
For it wasted no time and had but one desire
At the close of each day to be wound
And it kept in its place not a frown upon it face
And its hands never hung by its sides

*Chorus*

It rang in alarm in the dead of the night
And alarm that for years had been dumb
And we knew that his spirit was plumbing its flight
That his hour of departure had come
Still the clock kept its time with a soft and muffled chime
As we silently stood by his side

*Chorus*

Barges

Out of my window looking in the night
I can see the barges flickering light
Silently flows the river to the sea
And the barges do go silently.

*Barges, I would like to go with you
I would like to sail the ocean blue
Barges, have you treasure in your hold?
Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?*

Out of my window looking in the night
I can see the barges flickering light
Starboard shines green and port is glowing red
I can see the barges far ahead

*Chorus*

How my heart longs to sail away with you
As you sail across the ocean blue
But I must stay beside my window dear
And watch you sail away from here

*Chorus*

Away from my window on into thr night
I will watch till they are out of sight
Taking their cargo far across the sea
I wish that some day they'd take me.

*Chorus*

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
I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For (five)
It won't be long (short)
Till I'm gonna need (elbow)
Somebody to lean on*

Please swallow your pride
If I have things
You need to borrow
For
No one call tell
Those of your needs
That you don't let show

*Chorus*

If there is a load
You have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm
Right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me
(Call me)

*Chorus*

Just call on me brother
When you need a hand
Cuz we all need
Somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem
That you understand
Cuz we all need somebody to lean on

*Chorus*

On the Loose

*On the loose to climb a mountain
On the loose where I am free
On the loose to live my life
The way I think my life should be
For I've only got a moment
And the whole world yet to see
I'll be lookin for tomorrow on the loose*

Have you ever seen the sunrise
Turn the sky completely red
Have you slept beneath the moon and stars
A pine bough for your bed
Have you ever talked with friends
Though a word was never said
Then you're just like me
And you've been on the loose

*Chorus*

There's a trail that I've been hiking
Just to see where it may go
Many places yet to visit
Many people yet to know
So in following my dreams
I will live and I will grow
On the trail that's waiting out there on the loose

*Chorus*

So in search of love and laughter
I'll be travelin cross this land
Never sure of where I'm going
For I haven't any plans
So in time when you are ready
Come and join me take my hand
And together we'll share life out on the loose

*Chorus*

In this world that I am traveling
I will think of you this way
Remembering your smile
Though it seems like yesterday
That we sat beneath the stars
And dreamed about today
On a trail that's waiting out there on the loose

*Chorus*


-Some other verses I found in my travels:

Have you ever heard a whippoorwill
Singing to the morning dew?
When you hear the bells ringing,
Do you know they ring for you?
And when you look back on the past, all I really ask
Is to remember me when you're out on the loose

As I sit and watch the sunset and the daylight slowly fades
I am thinking of tomorrow and the friendships we have made
I will value them for always and I hope you'll do the same
And forever we'll explore life on the loose

One Tin Soldier

Listen children, to a story
That was written long ago
Bout a kingdom on a mountain
And the valley, far below
On the mountain was a treasure
Buried deep beneath the stone
And the valley people swore
They'd have it for their very own

*So go ahead hate your neighbor
Go ahead and cheat a friend
Do it in the name of heaven
You can justify it in the end
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgment day
Cuz on the bloody morning after
One tin soldier rides away*

So the people of the valley
Sent a message up the hill
Asking for the buried treasure
Tons of gold for which they'd kill
Came an answer from the kingdom
With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain
And the treasures buried there

*Chorus*

Now the valley cried with anger
Mount your horses draw your swords
And they killed the mountain people
So they won their just reward
As they stood beside the treasure
On the mountain dark and red
Turn the stone and look beneath it
"Peace on earth" was all it said

*Chorus*

The Knight Song

When the knight one is sparse
In the stories of old
He was gentle and brave
He was gallant and bold
With a shield on his arm and a lance in his hand
For God and for valour he rode through the land

No charger have I
No sword by me side
But still to adventure and battle I ride
For back into storyland giants have fled
And the knights are no more
And the Dragons are dead

Let faith be my shield
And joy be my steed
Against the dragons of anger and the ogres of greed
And let me set free with the sword of my youth
From the castle of darkness
To the palace of truth.

Irish Lullaby

Over in Killarney
Many years ago
My mother sang this song to me
In a voice so soft and low
Twas a simple little ditty
In a good old Irish way
And I'd give the world if I could hear
Her sing that song today

*Toora loora loora
Toora loora lie
Toora loora loora
Hush now don't you cry
Toora loora loora
Toora loora lie
Toora loora loora
It's an Irish Lullaby*

Oft in dreams I wander
Back to that cot again
I feel her arms hugging me
As when she held me then
And I hear her voice a-hummin
To me as in days of yore
When she used to rock me fast asleep
Outside the cabin door

*Chorus*
T

Rainbow Love

*We're a rainbow,
Made of children
We're an army
Just singing our song
There's no weapons
That can stop us
Rainbow love is
Much too strong*

I was born in
Mississippi
Sayin' "yes sir"
To all the men
Till I found that
It got me nowhere
So I'll never
Say it again

*Chorus*

I was taught that
Black was evil
I was taught that
White was good
But when you be-
come a rainbow
All the colors
Are understood

Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Sha lalalala
Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Rainbow love is
Much too strong

House at Pooh Corner

Christopher Robin and I walked along, under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to owl and eeyore as the day disappeared all too soon
But I wandered much further today than I should
And I can't seem to find my way back to the wood

*So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at Pooh corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hives
Chase all the clouds in the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh*

Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do, got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice and from there no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear

*Chorus*

Whenever I'm lost in this great big world there's a place that I like to go
Back to the house at Pooh Corner, back to the friends that I know
Then I lose myself with my friends, you know who
Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh

So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one,
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hives
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin and
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh.

Rose

Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose
Shall I ever see thee wed
I will marry as I will, sire
As I will

Peace, peace, peace, peace
Shall I ever see thee come
I will wait forever and ever
Peace peace peace (forever and ever)

Ding dong, ding dong
Wedding bells on an April morn
Carve your name on a moss covered stone
On a moss covered stone

Mother, Father, dig my grave,
Dig it with a golden spade
Bring some friends and a turtledove
To show that I died for love
To show that I died for love

Peace

Peace, I ask of thee, O River
Peace, Peace, Peace,
When I learn to live serenely
Cares shall cease
From the hills I gather courage
Visions of the days to be
Strength to lead and faith to follow
All are given unto me
Peace I ask of thee, O River
Peace, Peace, Peace

Wake me up gently

In the early morning
when the sun is creeping
into my bedroom while I'm still sleeping
I know you'll be tempted to try and wake me up
I'll have a heart attack if the alarm clock sounds
If you pour water on me I'm apt to drown
Shake the bed is likely to send me into shock

*You gotta wake me up gently
You gotta wake me up slow
Wake me up like a mellow love song, on the radio
Cuz I never did like sudden starts
You know they hurt your eyes and break your heart
You gotta wake me up gently,
Wake me up slow*

Well I once knew a girl with yellow hair
Who slept like a log and roared like a bear
Perchance you should happen to meet her when she rose
Well, I don't know where she's livin' now
Who shares or bed or makes her smile
Wherever you are there's something you should know:

You gotta wake her up gently...

Well I can tell by the way you glow in the moonlight
That you are also a person of the night
Won't you take a chance and walk with me a while
Well I don't always act like I should
But I've been told by some I'm very good
To burn in the night like a nova star gone wild

You gotta wake me up gently...

Rocky

Long about my eighteenth year, we met four springs ago
She was shy and had a fear of things she did not know
But we got it on together, in such a special way,
Held each other close at night and traded dreams each day
She said, "Rocky I've never been in love before...

*Don't know if I can do it.
If you let me lean on you take your hand,
I know that I'll get through it, through it."
I said, "Baby, oh sweet baby, it's love that sets us free.
God knows if the world should end, your love is safe with me."*

We bought and old grey house and then, you wouldn't believe the way
We'd work at night to fix it up, took classes in the day
Painting walls and sipping wine, sleeping on the floor
So much love for just two people, till we found there'd be one more
and she said "Rocky I've never had a baby before...

*Chorus*

Well, we had lots of problems then
But we had lots of fun
Like the crazy party, when our little girl turned one
We were proud and satisfied, live had so much to give
Until the day she told me, she didn't have long to live
And she said, "Rocky, I've never had to die before,

*Chorus*

Now it's back to two again, the little girl and I
Who looks so much like her sweet mother, it sometimes makes me cry
I sleep alone at night again and I walk alone each day
Sometimes when I'm about to give in I hear her sweet voice say
She says, "Rocky, I know you've been alone before
I know that you can do it.
I'll let you lean on me, take my hand
I'll know that you'll get through it, through it,"
She says, "Baby, oh sweet baby, it's love that sets us free,
God knows if the world should end, you're love is safe with me."

I'd Like to Give You Sunshine

I'd like to give you sunshine, on a rainy day in May
A candle when your life is dark, a shoulder when tears come your way
I'd like to give a smile to you on days that seem so long
But all that I can do right now is give to you my song.

I tried to keep my distance, tried not to change a thing
But I've run myself in circles and find that I am stumbling
You always want to learn, you're reaching out just being you
If I could give you anything, I'd give my love to you.

Summer skies will darken and rainbows leave the sky
Mountain peaks will crumble and I'm sure that I would cry
But knowing you brings sunshine, spreads colors warm and strong
And beautifies the mountaintops and days are never long

Time will pass and days go by
With you I'll laugh and I'll cry
Just keep in mind how much I care
Don't ever say goodbye

I'd like to give you sunshine, on a rainy day in May
A candle when you're life is dark, a shoulder when tears come your way
I'd like to give a smile to you on days that seem so long
But all that I can do right now is give to you my song.

Linger

Mmhm I want to linger
Mmhm a little longer
Mmhm a little longer here with you
Mmhm it's such a perfect night
Mmhm it doesn't seem quite right
Mmhm that this should be my last with you
Mmhm and come September
Mmhm I will remember
Mmhm our camping days and friendships too
Mmhm and as the years go by
Mmhm I'll think of you and sigh *sigh*
Mmhm this is goodnight and not goodbye

Darlin

Darlin won't you wait won't you wait won't you wait
For I must go far away
Darlin won't you wait won't you wait won't you wait
Till I come back home to stay
Should another love come along come along
Simply say that you're not free
Send her on her way on her way on her way
Darlin won't you wait for me
O my love,
Some of us they say are bound to die
O my love,
How it breaks my heart to say goodbye
O my love,
When you're far away I miss you so
Hold me close,
Kiss me once again before I go

Today

*Today while the blossom still clings to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joys that are mine, today.*

I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover
You'll know who I am by the song that I sing
I'll feast at your table I'll sleep in your clover
Who cares what tomorrow may bring.

*Chorus*

I can't be contented with yesterday's glories
I can't live on promises winter til spring
Today is my moment and now is my story
I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing.

*Chorus*

Don't cry cuz our story has come to an ending
We don't write the stories we only play parts
And while one is ending
Another is pending
Another will live in our hearts

*Chorus*

I can't live with memories of yesterday's sorrows
I won't let the pain of my past rule my days
This morning I found you asleep in the meadow
I'll be your love for today.

*Chorus*

JMG version:

*Today in the springtime of your life and mine
The dark green and black of our hearts will entwine
JMG campers, forever we'll be
Bonded together by true JMG loyalty*

Campcraft and sisterhood that is our song
Blended with pride in the JMG name
And when our summer is over and gone
Each one will remember this song...

*Chorus*

Preface

I've been attending summer camps in various capacities for most of my life.  First as a camper, then a counselor-in-training, and finally as a counselor.  Spending so many summers in such magical places, has had a lasting effect on my life.  Aside from instant and lifelong friendships formed with people across the globe, and infusing a love of camp and the outdoors to others, one thing that has always stayed with me are the songs I learned at summer camp.  They would creep up on me in unsuspecting places.  When I was alone at work, I would sing to the cattle (don't judge, old-fashioned cowboys used to do it too).  Sometimes I would hear it on the radio or it would come on my ipod when I was feeling a little bit down (Like a Prayer, Tragedy, or once, I heard Running Bear on the oldies country radio station).  Sometimes there would be references on TV (there's a Running Bear Red Bull commercial out there).

I decided, that while I had a handwritten songbook (it's a rite of passage for all counselors-in-training of Camp Pondicherry), it was greatly in need of revision.  Also, it deserved updating.  Why not put it on the internet where it could become a compilation and include songs that spanned the 40+ years of Camp Pondicherry and the over 75 years of Camp Natarswi?

This is my songbook.

(No copyright infringement intended)