Quatilyacha
A fun song that my girl scout leader taught us. I assume it was from Australia but I’m not sure. We would sing it in a regular speed the first time, and then faster and faster each time we repeated it. A fun song to get out the energy before sitting down to focus on a task. I seem to remember some hand gestures that went along with this, but I don’t remember what they were exactly. A lot like a hand clapping/slapping game, if you catch my drift. If you know, tell me!
Quatilyacha, Quatilyacha,
doodily do, doodily do,
Quatilyacha, Quatilyacha,
doodily do, doodily do,
Simplest thing there isn’t much to it,
all ya gotta do is doodily do it,
I like the rest, but the part I like the best is the doodily doodily do, DO!
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Kum Ba Yah
This is a pretty religious song, so these days it might be avoided if parents are particularly sensitive. With a lot of the religious songs we sang in Girl Scouts growing up, it was easy to replace Lord with Earth, but this one uses it so often I don’t think it would be possible.
Kum Ba yah, my Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Kum Ba yah, my Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Kum Ba yah, my Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Oh, Lord, Kum ba Yah.
Oh, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Someone’s crying, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Someone’s crying, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Someone’s crying, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Oh, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Oh, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Someone’s praying, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Someone’s praying, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Someone’s praying, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Oh, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Oh, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Someone’s singing, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Someone’s singing, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Someone’s singing, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Oh, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
Oh, Lord, Kum Ba Yah.
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Button Factory
This is a fun song as it involves a lot of activity. Hilarity will ensue, especially with younger, less coordinated girls. In addition to just being plain fun, it also helps teach very small girls their right from left and the different names of body parts! This song is really less sung and more said like a poem.
Hi, my name is Joe
And I work in a button factory
I got a wife and dog and a family
One day, my boss said to me and said Hi Joe, are ya busy I said no
So I pushed the button with my right hand
Make a push gesture with the right hand. Repeat song adding new body parts to push with and keep doing all actions simultaneously.
Gee Mom I Want to Go Home
I guess this song assumes that this is either a co-ed camp (which generally means it’s not a Girl Scout camp), or there’s a nearby co-ed or Boy Scout camp! One of the Girl Scout Camps I went to did, in fact, have a Boy Scout camp down the road but it was not close enough for anyone to get into any trouble. Also, what are the girls doing drinking coffee?! 🙂
Read MoreThe boys at the teepee,
They say are mighty fine,
They’re either under seven,
Or over ninety-nine.
Chorus:
I don’t want no more of camp life,
Gee mom, I want to go, oh, mom, I want to go,
Gosh, mom, I want to go home.
The food at the teepee,
They say is mighty fine.
A roll fell off the table
and killed a friend of mine
(Chorus)
The t-shirts at the teepee
They say are mighty fine,
Me and my buddy can both fit into mine
(Chorus)
The watermelon at the teepee
They say is might fine,
the counselors get the red part
And we get all the rind
(Chorus)
The coffee at the teepee
They say is might fine,
It’s good for cuts and bruises
and tastes like iodine.
Coast to Coast
Of course, there are endless renditions of this song since it’s always customized to the camp you’re at! Clearly, insert your camp name where it says to. So for us, we’d sing Camp Deer Lake is the most! It’s a great song for some Camp Pride and a great way to get the girls excited on the bus ride to & from camp!
Read MoreFrom coast to coast, (Repeat)
Camp <insert camp name here> is the most. (Repeat)
From Coast to coast (Repeat)
Camp <insert camp name here> is the most. (Repeat)
Na na na na na (Repeat)
Na na na na na na (Repeat)
Na na na na na na na (Repeat)
Na na na na na (Repeat)
From East to West, Camp <insert camp name here> is the best
From State to state, Camp <insert camp name here> is really great
From City to City, Camp <insert camp name here> is really pretty
From Town to town, Camp <insert camp name here> is getting down
Na na na na na (Repeat)
Na na na na na na (Repeat)
Na na na na na na na (Repeat)
Na na na na na (Repeat)
Brownie Smile Song
Without a doubt, this has got to be the first song you learn as a Brownie Girl Scout! I was personally not a Daisy scout, so this is very likely the first Girl Scout song I ever learned! It’s still cute and makes me smile when I hear it in my head.
I’ve got something in my pocket
That belongs upon my face,
I keep it very close to me in a most convenient place.
I’m sure you couldn’t guess it if you guessed a long, long while,
So I’ll take it out and put it on,
It’s a great big Brownie Smile!
