The GOOD BOOK of

PETER HENRY

Page 'L'

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LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH

Land of the silver birch, home of the beaver
Where still the mighty moose wanders at will
 
Chorus
Blue lake and rocky shore
I will return once more
Boom diddy I die, Boom diddy I die,
Boom diddy I die, Boom

Swift as a silver fish, canoe of birch bark
Thy mighty waterways carry me forth

There where the blue lake lies, I’ll set my wigwam
Down by the water’s edge, silent and still

My heart is sick for you, here in the lowlands.
I will return to you, hills of the north

High as the eagle soars over the mountain
My spirit rises up, free as a bird.
 
 
GWH
I assume that this song comes from North America, although it is a reasonably well-known folk song in the UK. The final verse I wrote and added myself and it is, naturally, copyright to me, with all monies, etc!!!
Final verse © 1996 Graham Holland

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LITTLE BUNNY FOO FOO

Little Bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest.
Scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head

(spoken) And along came a good fairy and she said,
"Little Bunny Foo Foo I don't want to see you
Scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head.

(spoken) I'll give you three more chances. And if you're not good
I'll turn you into a goon!" So the next day...

Little Bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head.

(spoken) Along came the good fairy and she said,
"Little Bunny Foo Foo I don't want to see you
Scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head.

(spoken) I'll give you two more chances. And if you're not good
I'll turn you into a goon!" So the next day.

Little Bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest...
(repeat as before)

Little Bunny Foo Foo, hopping through the forest...
(repeat as before)

(spoken) I gave you three chances to be good. And now, I'm going to turn you into a goon!"
POOF

The moral of this story is "hare today and goon tomorrow".
 
Please don't feel like you have to like this song to be on staff. It is allowable to dislike this song and still be a very good staffer at CFL. Just ask Peter Henry, he hates it with a passion. Oh, yeah, it has hand motions that go with the words. For example, make a peace sign hop up and down and you have a rabbit.
 
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LITTLE CABIN IN THE WOODS

Little cabin in the woods.
Little old man by the window stood.
Saw a rabbit hopping by,
knocking on his door.

"Help me, help me, help me!" he said."
Before the hunter shoots me dead."
"Little rabbit come inside,
safely to abide"
 
Each time this song is repeated, it is a little faster and another phrase is left out. At the end of the song it is all motions and no words.
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LITTLE GREEN FROG

Um blat! Went the little green frog one day.
Um blat! Went the little green frog.
Um blat! Went the little green frog one day.
Um blat! Went the little green frog.

And all his friends went (slap) spoat in oat e oh,
(slap) spoat in oat e oh (slap) spoat in oat e oh.
All his friends went (slap) spoat in oat e oh
And the little green frog went
Um blat, um blat, um blat blat!
 
When you say the words "spoat in oat e oh", make a gesture with you right hand and arm that looks like you are twirling a lasso above you head. And stick out that tongue as far as possible on the "blats".
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LITTLE RED WAGON

You can't ride my little red wagon.
The wheels are busted and the axle is dragging.
Ha ha, next verse. a little bit louder and a little bit worse.
 
Philip Henry despises this song. He especially hates it after his little brother broke the Christmas present that Phil Carrollo made for him in the summer of ‘89.


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