I was born in the path of the winter wind
And raised where the mountains are old
The springtime waters came dancing down,
I remember the tales they told

The whistling ways of my younger days,
Too quickly have faded on by,
But all of their memories linger on,
Like the light in a fading sky.

Chorus:  River, take me along in your sunshine,
              Sing me a song, ever moving
              And winding and free
              You rolling old river, you changing old river
              Let's me and you, river, run down to the sea

I've been to the city, and back again
I've been moved by some things that I've learned
Met a lot of good people and called them friends
Felt the change when the seasons turned.

I heard all the songs that the children sing,
And listened to love's melodies.
I've felt my own music within me rise,
Like the wind in the autumn trees.

Someday when the flowers are blooming still,
Someday when the grass is still green,
My rolling water will round me bend,
And flow to the open sea.

So here's to the rainbow that followed me here,
And here's to the friends that I know.
And here's to the song that's within me now,
I will sing it where'er I go....
 
 

Rock 'a my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Rock 'a my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Rock 'a my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Oh, rock a my soul

So high, you can't go over it,
So low, you can't go under it,
So wide you can't go round it,
Must go in at the door
 
 

They're laying eggs now, just like they use ta,
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.
They're laying eggs now, just like they use ta,
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.

We had a cow, no milk would she give, [Repeat.]
My spouse said, "Honey, this isn't funny.
We're loosing money." No milk would she give.
One that rooster came into our yard,
He caught the cow right off of her guard.

She giving eggnog, that's more than she use ta,
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.
She giving eggnog, that's more than she use ta,
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.

We had a field, no crops would it grow . . . . We're raising
eggplant . . . .

We had a dog, no pups did she have . . . . She's delivering
pooched eggs . . . .

Me and my wife, no kids did we have . . . . We're raising egg
heads . . . .

We had a gum machine, no gum would it give . . . . We're get-
ting chiclets . . . .

We had a garden, no flowers would it grow . . . . We're grow-
ing chickweed . . . .

We had some fish, but they wouldn't grow . . . . We're raising
tuna, it's the chicken of the sea . . . .

We had a car, but it wouldn't run . . . . We have a yolkswa-
gen . . . .

We had a comedian, no laughs could he get . . . . He's telling
yokes now . . . .

We had a army, no battles did we win . . . . We're getting
shelled now . . . .

We had a cannon, but it wouldn't fire . . . . We have no
rooster . . . .
 
 

Rose, rose, rose rose
Will I ever see thee wed?
I will marry at my will, sire
At my will

Ding dong, ding dong
Wedding bells on an April morn
Carve my name in a moss covered stone, sire
Moss covered stone

Tohikanee,
You have shared your gifts with me,
Laughter, friendship and adventure
We love you so.

Violet
Will I ever see thee red?
No sir I am colored blue, sir,
Colored blue

Peace, peace, peace peace
War will come and war will cease.
We will learn to love each other
Love, love love

Love, love, love, love
Love is the gospel of the world
Love thy neighbor as thy brother,
Love, love, love

America, shall I tell you how I feel?
You have given us your treasures,
We love you so
 
 

Rubin, Rubin, I've been thinking, what a grand world this would be
If the boys were all transported far beyond the Northern Sea

Rachel, Rachel I've been thinking what a grand world this would be
If the girls were all transported far beyond the Northern Sea
 
 

Chorus:
       Running bear loves Little White Dove with a love as big as
       the sky.
       Running bear loves Little White Dove with a love that
       couldn't die.

On the one side of the river stood Running Bear, an Indian brave.
On the other side of the river stood a lovely Indian maid.
Little White Dove was her name and lovely maid was she,
By their tribes fought with each other so their love could never be.

Running Bear jumped into the water, Little White Dove did the same.
And they swam out to each other, through the swirling waters they came.
And their hands touched and their lips met,
The swirling waters pulled them down
 Now they'll always be together in that happy hunting ground.
 
 

Scotland's burning, Scotland's burning
Look out! Look out!
Fire, fire fire fire!
Pour on water, pour on water
 
 

Refrain:   Oh, we sing this song about sewers
                About sewers we sing this song
                Together we stand, with shovels in our hands
                To keep things moving along

Work all year at this here job,
They don't hire just any old slob.
You don't need to wear a tie or a coat,
All you gotta do is know how to float

                        Refrain

Work all day with a guy named Bruce,
He takes care of all the refuse
He lets me go in first when he opens the lid
Gee, that Bruce is a mighty fine kid!

                        Refrain

Bruce got lost the other day,
The tide came in, and swept him away
Bruce is down in Jersey now,
But that's where he's from anyhow!

                        Refrain

Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money,
Maybe we're ragged and funny,
But we'll travel along,
singing a song side by side.

Don't know what's coming tomorrow,
Maybe it's trouble and sorrow,
But we'll travel the road,
Sharing our load side by side

Through all kinds of weather,
What if the sky should fall?
Just as long as we're together,
It doesn't matter, matter at all.

When they've all had their troubles and parted,
We'll be the same as we started,
Just trav'ling along,
singing our song side by side
 
 

We're singing in the rain,
Just singing in the rain
How glorious the feeling,
We're happy again.
Thumbs up! (group echoes)
Toot-ta-ta-da, toot-ta-ta-da, toot-DA-DA. (group echoes)

Ad each of the following in turn:
Elbows in
Knees bent
Toes together
Feet together,
Tongue out,
Butt out (that's all...)
 
 

I woke up Sunday morning and I looked up on the wall,
The skeeters and the bedbugs, were playin a game of ball
The score was 19-20, and the skeeters were ahead
The bedbugs hit a homerun, and knocked me out of bed.

I'm singing, eeny, meeny meeny, miny moe
Catch a wiffle waffer, by the toe
And if he hollars, hollars, hollars,
Let him go, I'm singing, eeny, meeny, meeny, miny moe
 

The next day
I was skipping home from school, skipping home from school, skipping home from school
And there was mommy and there was daddy and there was sister and there was brother
And there was Hermy the family pet
And he was this big (hold up thumb and first finger)
So anyway

The next day
I was skipping home from school, skipping home from school, skipping home from school
And there was mommy, and there was daddy, and there was sister and....WHERE'S BROTHER??!!!!
And there was Hermy! The family pet!
And he was THIS BIG! (hold hands up, a bit apart)
IT MADE ME SO ANGRY!!!
So anyway

The next day
I was skipping home from school, skipping home from school, skipping home from school
And there was mommy, and there was daddy and there was.....WHERE'S SISTER??!!!
And there was Hermy! The family pet!
And he was THIS BIG!!! (Hold hands up farther apart)
IT MADE ME SO ANGRY!!!
So anyway

The next day
I was skipping home from school, skipping home from school, skipping home from school
And there was mommy and there was...WHERE'S DADDY??!!!
And there was Hermy, the family pet!
And he was THIS BIG!! (Further apart)
IT MADE ME SO ANGRY!!!
So anyway

The next day
I was skipping home from school, skipping home from school, skipping home from school
And there was....WHERE'S MOMMY??!!
And there was Hermy, the family pet!
And he was THIS BIG!!! (hands as far apart as possible)
IT MADE ME SO ANGRY!!!
So anyway

The next day
I was skipping home from school, skipping home from school, skipping home from school
And there was Hermy, the family pet
And he said: BLEH!
And there was mommy, and there was daddy and there was sister and there was brother
And there was Hermy the family pet
And he was this big (hold fingers apart again, just as in the first verse)
IT MADE ME SO HAPPY!!!!
 
 

Goin' on a squeegie hunt.
Goin to catch a big one.
I'm not afraid.
Look, what's up ahead?
Mud!
Can't go over it.
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
Gotta go through it. [Make sloshing sounds and move hands as if slogging.]

Sticks. [Snap fingers.]
Tree. [Make gestures climbing up and down.]
Gate. [Make gate-opening gestures.]
River. [make swimming gestures.]
Cave. [Go in it and find squeegie. Reverse all motions quicky to get home.]
 
 

It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E, [Repeat.]
So smile when you're in trouble, it will vanish like a bubble,
If you'll only take the trouble just to S-M-I-L-E.

2. It isn't any trouble just to G-R-I-N, grin, etc.

3. It isn't any trouble just to L-A-U-G-H, etc.

4. Ha ha ha ha ha ho ho ho ho he he he he he. etc.
 
 

Chorus:
Stay on the sunny side,
Always on the sunny side,
Stay on the sunny side of life.
Da dadadadada
You will feel no pain
As we drive you all insane,
So stay on the sunny side of life.
Yee-haw!

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Dwain.
Dwain who?
Dwain the bathtub I'm dwowning.

(after each joke: “Yaaaay!”)

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Tick.
Tick who?
Tick 'em up I' a tongue-tied wobber

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Chesterfield.
Chesterfield my leg and I had to slap him.

 Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln who?
Don't you know who Abraham Lincoln was?

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
George Washington.
George Washington who?
You really don't know much, do you?

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Urinalysis.
Urinalysis who?
You're in Alice's Restaurant.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Ether.
Ether who?
Ether bunny.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Nother.
Nother who?
Nother ether bunny.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Stella.
Stella who?
Stella nother ether bunny.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Consumption.
Consumption who?
Consumption be done about all these ether bunnies.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Cargo.
Cargo who?
Cargo beep beep and run over all the ether bunnies.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Boo.
Boo who?
Don't cry, ether bunny be back next year.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Amos.
Amos who?
A mosquito bit me.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Andy.
Andy who?
Andy nother mosquito bit me.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Oswald.
Oswald Who?
Oswald my gum.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Sara.
Sara Who?
Sara doctor in the house?

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Adolph.
Adolph who?
Adolph ball hit me in the mouth and that's why I talk this way.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Little old lady.
Little old lady who?
I didn't know you could yodel!

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Gladys.
Gladys who?
Gladys Friday.

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange you glad its almost over?

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Dishes.
Dishes who?
Dishes the end.
 
 

Hum diddle diddle hum diddle aye
Hum diddle diddle hum diddle aye

At first I was afraid to surf
When I was just a lad
My father took my board away
And told me I was bad
Then I learned the word
That every surfer knows
The biggest word you’ve ever heard
And this is how it goes:
** Back to first verse
 
 

Swimming, swimming, in the swimming hole
Some days it's hot, some days it's cold in the swimming hole
Breast stroke, side stroke, fancy diving too!
Now don't you wish you didn't have anything else to do?!
 
 

Chorus:   So, rise and shine, and give out your glory, glory;
                Rise and shine, and give out your glory, glory;
                Rise and shine and [slap or clap] give out your glory, glory;
                Children of the Lord.

The Lord said to Noah, "There's gonna be a floody, floody,"
The Lord said to Noah, "There's gonna be a floody, floody,"
Get those children, [slap or clap] out of the muddy, muddy:
Children of the Lord

So, Noah, he built him, he built him an arky, arky;
So, Noah, he built him, he built him an arky, arky;
Thatched it up with [slap or clap] hickory barky, barky;
Children of the Lord

The animals, they came in two by twosy, twosy;
The animals, they came in two by twosy, twosy;
Elephants and [slap or clap] kangaroosy, roosy;
Children of the Lord

The animals they came in three by threesy threesy,
The animals they came in three by threesy threesy,
Bugs and bears and [slap or clap] bumblebeesy beesy,
Children of the Lord

The animals they came in four by foursy, foursy;
The animals they came in four by foursy, foursy;
Noah called out [slap or clap] "Close the doorsy, doorsy,"
Children of the Lord

It rained, it rained, it rained forty daysy daysy;
It rained, it rained, it rained forty daysy daysy;
Drove those animals [slap or clap] nearly crazy crazy;
Children of the Lord

The Sun came out and dried up the landy, landy;
The Sun came out and dried up the landy, landy;
Everything was [slap or clap] fine and dandy, dandy
Children of the Lord