Song: Brown Owl
(sung to the tune of Squirrel, Squirrel shake your bushy tail)
Brown Owl, Brown Owl, Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo
Brown Owl, Brown Owl, Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo
We see you sitting in a tree
Then you go HOO HOO at me!
Brown Owl, Brown Owl, Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo
Song: Aiken Drum
There was a man lived in the moon,
Lived in the moon, lived in the moon.
There was a man lived in the moon,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
Chorus:
And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle,
And he played upon a ladle,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his hat was made of pudding,
Of pudding, of pudding,
And his hat was made of pudding,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his coat was made of turkey,
Of turkey, of turkey,
And his coat was made of turkey,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his belt was made of licorice,
Of licorice, of licorice,
And his belt was made of licorice,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his pants were made of fish sticks,
Of fish sticks, of fish sticks,
And his pants were made of fish sticks,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his buttons were made of walnuts,
Of walnuts, of walnuts,
And his buttons were made of walnuts,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his hair was made of spaghetti,
Of spaghetti, of spaghetti,
And his hair was made of spaghetti,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his eyes were made of jelly beans,
Of jelly beans, of jelly beans,
And his eyes were made of jelly beans,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his mouth was made of marshmallow,
Of marshmallow, of marshmallow,
And his mouth was made of marshmallow,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
Source: Songs to Sing & Sing Again
No copyright given. Assume public domain.
Song: The Window
Mary had a little lamb,
its fleece was white as snow
And every where that Mary went -
She threw it out the window!
The window, the window
The second-story window
If you don't know a nursery rhyme
We'll throw you out the window!
(Repeat with other nursery rhymes until you run out! You can also divide your singing group into teams and sing this song as a competition.)
Other Examples:
Little Jack Horner sat in his corner,
eating his Christmas pie
He stuck in his thumb
and pulled out a plumb -
And threw it out the window!
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
and sat down beside her -
And she threw it out the window!
Georgie porgie pudding and pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry
When the boys came out to play -
They threw him out the window!
Little boy blue, come blow your horn,
the sheep's in the meadow,
the cow's in the corn
Where is the boy who looks after the sheep?
We threw him out the window!
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick,
Jack jump over the candlestick or
We'll throw you out the window!
Source: Campfire Activities published by Girl Guides of Canada.
Public domain. May be reproduced.
Song: Humphrey the Blue Nose Pumpkin
(sung to the tune of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer")
Humphrey the blue-nosed pumpkin
had a very spooky nose.
And if you ever saw it, you might
even say it shows.
All of the other pumpkins, used to
laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Humphrey play
in any pumpkin games.
Then one foggy Halloween Eve,
The Great Pumpkin said,
"Humphrey, with your nose so
Blue, you'll make all the ghosts say
BOO!"
Then all the pumpkins loved him,
and they shouted out with glee,
Humphrey, the blue-nosed pumpkin,
You'll go down in history!
Song: Swimming Hole
Swimming, swimming in the swimming hole,
When days are hot when days are cold,
in the swimming hole.
Side-stroke, breast-stroke, fancy diving too.
I'll bet you wish you never had
anything else to do, but....
Repeat the song, each time leaving out one phrase, doing only the actions. End the song with the word "But".
Actions:
Swimming, swimming: swimming action
In my swimming pool: trace outline of pool
Days are hot: wipe hand across forehead
Days are cold: shiver
Side-stroke: do the sidestroke
Breast-stroke: do the breaststroke
Fancy diving: dive action
Source: Campfire Activities published by Girl Guides of Canada.
Public domain. May be reproduced.

