Camptown Races
This song is also referred to as Camptown Ladies. The doo-da is the most fun part of the song, at least for a young girl it was! I remember usually singing a very abbreviated version of this song, but Camptown Races is more fun when you sing the whole thing!
The Camptown ladies sing this song,
Doo-da, Doo-da
The Camptown racetrack’s five miles long
Oh, de doo-da day
Goin’ to run all night
Goin’ to run all day
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
Somebody bet on the gray
Oh, the long tailed filly and the big black horse,
Doo-da, doo-da
Come to a mud hole and they all cut across,
Oh, de doo-da day
Goin’ to run all night
Goin’ to run all day
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
Somebody bet on the gray
I went down there with my hat caved in,
Doo-da, doo-da
I came back home with a pocket full of tin
Oh, de doo-da day
Goin’ to run all night
Goin’ to run all day
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
Somebody bet on the gray
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Adult Piano Adventures All-in-One Piano Course Book 1 Book with Media Online. Composed by Nancy Faber and Randall Faber. Faber Piano Adventures®. Methods. Softcover Media Online. 184 pages. Faber Piano Adventures #FF1302. Published by Faber Piano Adventures (HL.420242). |
B-I-N-G-O
Everyone knows this song. It’s an old favorite. I assume I was originally taught this in kindergarten, but we utilized it at camp and in meetings as well . Repeat and each time you sing the next verse substitute a letter with a clap.
There was a farmer who 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
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B-I-N-G-O (Canon) Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Children’s Music, Children’s Musicals, Fairy Tales, Comedy, Old-time. Sheet Music Single. 6 pages. Published by Exultet Music (S0.28231). |
She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain
I loved this song, including the little words in between. This isn’t specifically a Girl Scout song, just a fun kids song. All the words in parenthesis are shouted or, if they’re sounds like “toot toot”, make the sound! We also made up little actions to them, like the motions of a truck horn during the “toot toot”. Little pantomimes make the song extra fun.
She’ll be coming round the mountain
When she comes
(Toot, toot!)
She’ll be coming round the mountain
When she comes
(Toot, toot!)
She’ll be coming round the mountain,
She’ll be coming round the mountain,
She’ll be coming round the mountain
When she comes
(Toot, toot!)
She’ll be driving six white horses
When she comes
(Whoa back!)
She’ll be driving six white horses
When she comes
(Whoa back!)
She’ll be driving six white horses,
She’ll be driving six white horses,
She’ll be driving six white horses
When she comes
(Whoa back! Toot, toot!)
Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her
When she comes
(Hi babe!)
Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her
When she comes
(Hi babe!)
Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her,
We’ll all go out to meet her,
We’ll all go out to meet her
When she comes
(Hi babe! Whoa back! Toot, toot!)
She’ll be wearing red pajamas
When she comes
(Scratch, scratch)
She’ll be wearing red pajamas
When she comes
(Scratch, scratch)
She’ll be wearing red pajamas,
She’ll be wearing red pajamas,
She’ll be wearing red pajamas
When she comes
(Scratch, scratch, Hi babe! Whoa back! Toot, toot!)
She will have to sleep with Grandma
When she comes
(She snores!)
She will have to sleep with Grandma
When she comes
(She snores!)
She will have to sleep with Grandma,
She’ll have to sleep with Grandma,
She will have to sleep with Grandma
When she comes
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America’s All-Time Favorite Songs P/V/G. Composed by Various. Music Sales America. Traditional, Folk. Softcover. Music Sales #AM80052. Published by Music Sales (HL.14001786). |
Little Bunny Foo Foo
This is a really fun song, as kids love the motions of the bopping field mice on the head. A lot of schools teach this, at least that’s where I first learned it. I feel like some people would think that it’s not a good idea to teach a kid a song about bopping mice on the head but I personally think it’s harmless.
(Chorus) Little bunny Foo Foo
Hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping ‘em on the head
Down came the good fairy and she said
“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin’ ’em on the head.
I’ll give you three chances,
And if you don’t behave
I’ll turn you into a goon!”
The next day:
Chorus
Down came the good fairy and she said
“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin’ ’em on the head.
I’ll give you two more chances,
And if you don’t behave
I’ll turn you into a goon!”
The next day:
Chorus
Down came the good fairy and she said
“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin’ ’em on the head.
I’ll give you one more chance,
And if you don’t behave
I’ll turn you into a goon!”
The next day:
Chorus
Down came the good fairy and she said
“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin’ ’em on the head.
I gave you three chances
And you didn’t behave
Now you’re a goon! POOF!!”
The moral of the story is:
HARE TODAY, GOON TOMORROW
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Piano Adventures Level 1 – Gold Star Performance with CD Composed by Nancy Faber and Randall Faber. Faber Piano Adventures®. Methods. Softcover Audio Online. 40 pages. Faber Piano Adventures #FF1603. Published by Faber Piano Adventures (HL.420256). |
Banjo
This song is sung with a southern twang, and during the banjo parts, play a banjo sound. It’s a fun song for kids. It’s even better if you actually have a staff member that plays banjo and can pluck some strings while you sing!
Read MoreI like to play my old banjo
And place it on my knee
But now the strings are all broken,
and It’s no good to me.
I took it to the music shop
To see what they could do.
And now my strings are good as new and I can play for you!
Song That Never Ends
Of course, this can be a horrifically annoying song for any adult, to realize the consequences before you teach a child this! I would not actually recommend teaching your girls this song as it WILL drive you insane. But, in case they’re butchering the lyrics somehow, now you can set them straight!
This is the song that never ends
It just goes on and on, my friend
Some people started singing it
Forever just because…(Repeat)
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Alfred’s Basic Piano Course – Fun Book, Book 2 Composed by Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco. Method/Instruction; Piano – Alfred’s Basic Piano Library. Alfred’s Basic Piano Library. Children. Book. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.2392). |
