Geauga YMCA Adventure Songs

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Songs

The Ants go Marching

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stopped to suck his thumb.
And they all go marching down, to the ground, to get out, of the rain.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

Two by two - ... to tie his shoe.
Three by three - ... to climb a tree.
Four by four - ... to sleep some more.
Five by five - ... to joke and jive.
Six by six - ... to do some tricks.
Seven by seven - ... to point to heaven.
Eight by eight - ... to shut the gate.
Nine by nine - ... to read a sign.
Ten by ten - ... to start over again.

Bingo

Farmer Brown he 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!

Boom Chicka Boom

I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.]
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.]
I said a-boom-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-boom![Group echoes.]
Uh-huh! [Group echoes.]
On Yeah! [Group echoes.]
This time! [Group echoes.]
We sing! [Group echoes.]
HIGHER!
Each time a leader adds a different variation such as:
LOWER, WHISPER, LOUDER, TONGUE-IN-CHEEK, GROOVY (COOL).

The Erie Canal

I've got a mule, her name is Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.
She's a good ol' worker and a good ol' pal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.
We've hauled some barges in our day,
Filled with lumber, coal, and hay,
And now we know ev'ry inch of the way
From Albany to Buffalo.

Chorus:
Low bridge, ev'rybody down!
Low bridge, for we're comin' to a town!
And you'll always know your neighbor,
You'll always know your pal,
if you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.

We better get on our way, old pal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.
'Cause you bet your life I'd never part with Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.
Get up there mule, here comes a lock,
We'll make Rome 'bout six o'clock,
One more trip and back we'll go,
Right back home to Buffalo.

The Grand Old Duke of York

The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up the hill and then
He marched them down again
Now when you're up, you're up.
And when you're down, you're down.
And when you're only half way up,
You're neither up nor down.

I Met A Bear (Echo Song)

The other day, (The other day)
I met a bear, (I met a bear)
Away up there, (Away up there)
A great big bear! (A great big bear!)
The other day I met a bear,
A great big bear a way up there!

He looked at me (He looked at me)
I looked at him (I looked at him)
He sized up me (He sized up me)
I sized up him (I sized up him)
He looked at me, I looked at him,
He sized up me, I sized up him.

He said to me (He said to me)
"Why don't you run? ("Why don't you run?)
I see you don't (I see you don't)
Have any gun" (Have any gun")
He said to me, "Why don't you run?
I see you don't have any gun."

And so I ran (And so I ran)
Away from there (Away from there)
And right behind (And right behind)
Me was that bear (Me was that bear)
And so I ran away from there,
And right behind me was a that bear.

Ahead of me (Ahead of me)
I saw a tree (I saw a tree)
A great big tree (A great big tree)
Oh, golly gee! (Oh, golly gee!)
Ahead of me there was a tree,
A great big tree, oh, golly gee!

The lowest branch (The lowest branch)
Was ten feet up (Was ten feet up)
I had to jump (I had to jump)
And trust my luck (And trust my luck)
The lowest branch was ten feet up,
I had to jump and trust my luck.

And so I jumped (And so I jumped)
Into the air (Into the air)
And missed that branch (And missed that branch)
Away up there (Away up there)
And so I jumped into the air,
And missed that branch away up there.

Now don't you fret (Now don't you fret)
And don't you frown (And don't you frown)
I caught that branch (I caught that branch)
On the way back down (On the way back down)
Now don't you fret and don't you frown,
I caught that branch on the way back down.

That's all there is (That's all there is)
There is no more (There is no more)
Until I meet (Until I meet)
That bear once more (That bear once more)
That's all there is, there is no more,
Until I meet that bear once more!

I've Been Working On The Railroad

I've been working on the railroad.
All the live-long day.
I've been working on the railroad.
Just to pass the time a-way.

Don't you hear the whistle blowing?
Rise up so early in the morn'.
Don't you hear the captain shouting;
Dinah blow your horn!

Some-one's in the kitch-en with Di-nah
Some-one's in the kitch-en
I know oh oh oh
Some-one's in the kitch-en with Di-nah
Strum-min' on the old ban-jo,
And sing-in' Fee Fi Fid-dle-ee aye oh!
Fee Fi Fid-dle-ee aye oh oh oh oh!
Fee Fi Fid-dle-ee aye oh!
Strum-min' on the old ban-jo!

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
His name is my name, too!
When ever we go out, the people always shout
There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da

(sing quietly)
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
His name is my name, too!
When ever we go out, the people always shout
(sing loudly)
There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da

(whisper)
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
His name is my name, too!
When ever we go out, the people always shout
(sing loudly)
There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da!!

Kookaburra

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra!
Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra!
Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop, Kookaburra!
Stop, Kookaburra!
That's not a monkey that's me.

Kookaburra sits on a rusty nail
Gets a boo-boo in his tail
Cry, Kookaburra!
Cry, Kookaburra!
Oh how life can be.

Rise And Shine Children Of The Lord --The Arky Arky Song

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 out of the muddy, muddy
Children of the Lord

Chorus:
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Children of the Lord
a small interlude follows each chorus

The Lord told Noah
To build him an arky, arky
The Lord told Noah
To build him an arky, arky
Build it out of gopher barky, barky
Children of the Lord

Chorus

He called for the animals,
They came in by twosie, twosies
He called for the animals,
They came in by twosie, twosies
Elephants and kangaroosie, roosies
Children of the Lord

Chorus

It rained and it poured
For forty daysie, daysies
It rained and it poured
For forty daysie, daysies
Almost drove those animals crazy, crazies,
Children of the Lord

Chorus

Then Noah he sent out
He sent out a dovey dovey
Noah he sent out
He sent out a dovey dovey
Dovey said "There's clear skies abovey-bovey"
Children of the Lord

Chorus

The sun came out and
It dried up the landy landy
The sun came out and
It dried up the landy landy
Everything was fine and dandy, dandy
Children of the Lord

Chorus

The animals they came off
They came off by three-sies three-sies
Animals they came off
They came off by three-sies three-sies
Grizzly bears and chimpanzee-sies zee-sies
Children of the Lord

Chorus

That is the end of,
The end of my story, story
That is the end of,
The end of my story, story
Everything is hunky dory, dory
Children of the Lord

Chorus

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain

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!)
2. She'll be driving six white horses when she comes. (Whoa back!)
3. Oh, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes. (Hi babe!)
4. Oh, we'll kill the old red rooster when she comes. (hack hack!)
5. Oh, we'll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes. (Yum Yum!)
6. She'll have to sleep with Granny when she comes. (Snore Snore!)
7. Tell me do you know what coming 'round the mountain?

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Take me out to the ball game
Take me out to the crowd
Bye me some peanuts and cracker jack
I don't care if I never come back
Let me root, root, root for the home team
If they don't win it's a shame
For it's one, two, three strikes you're out
At the old, ball game

This Land is Your Land

This land is your land,
This land is my land,
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters,
This land was made for you and me.

As I was walking, that ribbon of highway,
I saw above me that endless skyway,
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me.

I've roamed and rambled,
I followed my footsteps,
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me.

Worms

Nobody likes me,
Everybody hates me,
I'm gonna eat some worms.

(CHORUS)
Long, slim, slimy ones,
Short, fat, juicy ones,
Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy, wuzzy worms.

First you get a bucket,
Then you get a shovel,
Oh, how they wiggle and squirm
CHORUS
First you pull the heads off,
Then you suck the guts out,
Oh, how they wiggle and squirm

CHORUS

Down goes the first one,
Down goes the second one,
Oh, how they wiggle and squirm

CHORUS

Up comes the first one,
Up comes the second one,
Oh, how they wiggle and squirm

CHORUS

Everybody likes me,
Nobody hates me,
Why did I eat those worms?