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ALICE THE CAMEL

Alice the camel had three humps
Alice the camel had three humps
Alice the camel had three humps
So go Alice go. Boom boom boom.


Alice the camel had two humps
Alice the camel had two humps...


Alice the camel had one hump...


Alice the camel had no humps
Alice the camel had no humps
Alice the camel had no humps
So Alice was a horse!


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AMERICA ROUND


America, America,
How can we tell you how we feel?
You have given us your treasures.
We love you.


This song can be, and usually is, sung in a round. The second group should join in after the first has finished the first line. This is excellent for the end of a campfire when the mood of the group should be more somber.


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ANNOUNCEMENT SONG


Announcements, announcements, announcements!
What a horrible way to die! What a horrible way to die!
What a horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible way to die.
Announcements, announcement, announcements!
Herrrrrrrrre's _______. Bum da da da da. Bum da da da.
Bum da da da da. Speak freak!


Our cow has died, our cow has died,
We have no need for your bull now.
So, pile it up in the corner, pile it up in the corner
Pile it up in the corner, it makes the flowers grow.
It makes the flowers grow, it makes the flowers grow.
So pile it up in the corner. It makes the flowers grow.


When someone says that they have an announcement, the whole staff is supposed to sing this song. The "bum da da" section is supposed to sound like the Johnny Carson music. And, in the blank after "Speak Freak", insert the name of the person who said the word announcement.


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AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL


O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain.
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee.
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

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 stops to suck his thumb and they all go marching
Down (where?!) to the ground (why?!) to get out of the rain- Boom, boom, boom.


The ants go marching two by two- hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching two by two- hurrah! Hurrah!...
The ants go marching two by two.
The little one stops to tie his shoe and they all go marching Down (where?!) to the ground (why?!) to get out of the rain-
Boom boom boom.


(Three) The little one stops to kill a bee...
(Four) The little one stops to close the door.
(Five) The little one stops to take a dive.
(Six) The little one stops to pick up sticks.
(Seven) The little one stops to go to heaven.
(Eight) The little one stops to close the gate.
(Nine) The little one stops to get out of line.
(Ten) The little one stops and they begin again.


One of the attractions of this song is that you can use it for most any group. It is good when you are doing long activities like bus rides and marches. Another thing to note is that the different actions of the ants can be modified to fit any rhyme you want.

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AULD LANG SYNE


Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind,
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne?


For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne.
We'll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.


GWH
As far as I know, this song was originally a poem by the Scottish poet, Robbie Burns. It has many more verses, most of which are never sung by any other than the Scots, who are the only people who can pronounce (or understand) the Scottish dialect that they are written in! For example

And here's a hand my trusty friend,
And gie's a hand o thine,
We'll tak a right guid willie waught
For auld lang syne.

See what I mean?
This song is traditionally sung in the UK on the turn of New Year as everyone joins hands in a circle at the stroke of midnight.

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