The following is a collection of 18 Wood BAdge "flavored" songs that I have used in various song books I have compiled for Wood Badge Courses. The words have been generaized in many instances. Feel free to use, pass on, give away, or ignore, which is basically what I did. I hope to add similiar documents on Songs of Fun, Songs of Patriotism, Songs of Faith as I get them collected into documents and converted to text files. If your are looking for anything in particular, e-mail me at mrhalpin@aol.com.
Keep the Outing
In Scouting.
Mike Halpin
Scoutmaster - Silver Axe Conference
Grand Canyon Council Junior Leader Training Program
Phoenix, Arizona
CONTENTS
AT THE WOOD BADGE CAMP
THE WOOD BADGE CAMPER
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO WOOD BADGE
MY DUTY
BACK TO GILWELL
DEEP IN THE HEART OF SCOUTING
WOOD BADGE PATROL SONG
WHILE THE BEAVERS PEELED POTATOES
WOOD BADGE QUARTERMASTER'S STORE
SEMI-SILL-I-FICIAL WOOD BADGE SONG
WOOD BADGE SPIRIT
WOOD BADGE STAFF SONG
TICKET SONG
THE WOOD BADGE TRAIL
TRAILS AT Gilwell
TWELVE DAYS OF WOOD BADGE
COME AND BE A WOOD BADGE MAN
GHOST STAFFERS IN THE SKY
AT THE WOOD BADGE CAMP
(tune: Silver Threads)
At the Wood Badge camp
where I live
Everything is growing old.
Long gray hairs in the butter
And the bread is growing mold.
When the dog died we had hotdogs.
When the cat died we had catnip tea
But when the Quartermaster died,
I left there,
Spareribs were too much for me.
THE WOOD BADGE CAMPER
What do you say to a Wood Badge Camper?
What do you say to a Wood Badge Camper?
What do you say to a Wood Badge Camper,
Early in the morning?
(spoken)
Hi there, where's your medical form?!
Teach 'em how to make a Wood Badge woggle.
Teach 'em how to make a Wood Badge woggle.
Teach 'em how to make a Wood Badge woggle.
Early in the morning.
(spoken)
Follow my instructions carefully!
Tell 'em how to write a Wood Badge ticket.
Tell 'em how to write a Wood Badge ticket.
Tell 'em how to write a Wood Badge ticket.
Early in the morning.
(spoken)
It is important to always fill out in duplicate.
Show 'em how to use the woods tools.
Show 'em how to use the woods tools.
Show 'em how to use the woods tools.
Early in the morning.
(spoken)
When sharpening your Scout knife, remember to retract your thumb.
Proper etiqwette when you raise that flag.
Proper etiqwette when you raise that flag.
Proper etiqwette when you raise that flag.
Early in the morning.
(spoken)
OOOOOOPS!!!! (display the wrong flag)
Pay attention at the opening luncheon.
Pay attention at the opening luncheon.
Pay attention at the opening luncheon.
Early in the morning.
(spoken)
The kudu horn comes from an animal called the kudu which is some kind of strange antelope which occurs mostly in certain parts of Africa but not much anymore now because they are an endangered species and mostly extinct.
Find the patrol site using a compass.
Find the patrol site using a compass.
Find the patrol site using a compass.
Early in the morning.
(spoken)
Your patrol site is not at the Circle K or in Guadelupe.
Pick up bacon, eggs, and veggies.
Pick up bacon, eggs, and veggies.
Pick up bacon, eggs, and veggies.
Early in the evening.
(spoken)
Don't ask the quartermaster for the salsa, it's his private stock.
Learn the skill of communicating.
Learn the skill of communicating.
Learn the skill of communicating.
Early in the evening.
(spoken)
Line up with the tallest individual facing North.
Pitch your tents on a windy hillside.
Pitch your tents on a windy hillside.
Pitch your tents on a windy hillside.
Early in the evening.
(spoken)
We were suppose to have tents???!!!
Don't be late to the patrol leaders' council.
Don't be late to the patrol leaders' council.
Don't be late to the patrol leaders' council.
Early in the evening.
(spoken)
Your spare time activities must be done in your spare time (between taps and reveille).
Oh, what a day we've been having.
Oh, what a day we've been having.
Oh, what a day we've been having.
Morning, noon, and evening.
Hey, hey, you Wood Badge camper.
Hey, hey, you Wood Badge camper.
Hey, hey, you Wood Badge camper.
(spoken)
Are we having fun yet??!!
........Early in the evening.
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO WOOD BADGE
The food at Wood Badge
They say is mighty fine,
It's either tough as leather
Or tastes like turpentine.
(chorus)
Oh, I don't want no more of
Wood Badge life.
Gee, Mom, I wanna go.
But they won't let me go
Gee, Mom, I wanna go home!
The chicken up at Wood Badge
They say is mighty fine.
One got off the table
And started beating time.
CHORUS
The biscuits up at Wood Badge
They say are mighty fine.
One fell off the table
And killed a friend of mine.
CHORUS
The water up at Wood Badge,
They say is mighty fine.
It's good for cuts and bruises
And tastes like iodine.
CHORUS
The leaders up at Wood Badge
They say are mighty fine.
They get to eat at seven,
We gotta wait 'til nine.
CHORUS
The leaders up at Wood Badge
They say are mighty fine.
We gotta get up at five,
They sleep in 'till nine.
CHORUS
The doctor up at Wood Badge
They say is mighty fine,
You cut your finger and
He stitches your behind.
CHORUS
The nurses up at Wood Badge
They say are mighty fine,
My friend got a hangnail
His funeral is at nine.
CHORUS
The girls up at Wood Badge
They say are mighty fine.
They act like Elizabeth Taylor
And look like Frankenstein.
CHORUS
The girls up at Wood Badge
They say are mighty fine.
They ar either under seven,
Or over ninety-nine.
CHORUS
The jeeps up at Wood Badge,
They say are mighty fine.
They go around the corner
And leave the wheels behind.
CHORUS
The mice up at Wood Badge,
They say are mighty fine.
They only found seven,
In campsite number nine.
CHORUS
The pay up at Wood Badge,
They say is mighty fine.
They give you a hundred dollars,
And take back ninety-nine.
(Use your imagination.)
(also, you can substitute any
camp name for Wood Badge;
i.e., Geronimo, R bar C)
MY DUTY
On my honor, I will try.
There's a duty to be done and I say aye.
There's a reason here, for reasons above.
My honor is to try.
My duty is to love.
(chorus)
People don't need to know my name.
If I've done any harm, then I'm to blame.
If I've helped another, I've helped me.
If I've opened up my eyes to see.
Come, come where the fire burns bright.
You can even see more by candlelight.
You can learn more here, by the campfire glow
You can learn more here,
Than you'll ever know.
CHORUS
Gilwell Scouting, land I love.
Place of beauty, sky above.
The memories here will guide me through.
So from my heart,
I pledge to you.
CHORUS
Skills and practive, do your best.
Observation is the test.
There's a reason here; for reading the sign,
Of a Scout in the field,
To develop his mind.
CHORUS
BACK TO GILWELL
I used to be a beaver,
And a good old beaver too.
But now I've finished beavering,
I don't know what to do.
I'm growing old and feeble,
And I can beaver no more.
So, I'm going to work my ticket
If I can.
Back to Gilwell, happy land,
I'm going to work my ticket
If I can.
(Repeat with other patrol names:
Bobwhite, Eagle, Fox, Owl, Bear,
Buffalo, Antelope, and Crow)
DEEP IN THE HEART OF SCOUTING
(tune: Deep in the Heart of Texas)
We're Wood Badge guys, beneath blue skies,
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
Out in the woods, just like we should,
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
Get up at six and hit the bricks,
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
We sweat all day and call it play.
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
Old B - P is a friend to me.
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
We're on the trail and cannot fail.
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
My Scout patrol is on a roll.
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
We have the will and have the skill.
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
We lash and splice and do it right.
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
Cook out dutch oven and all other such.
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
We want our beads, we'll do our deeds,
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
Woggle new and neckerchief too.
Deep in the heart of Scouting.
WOOD BADGE PATROL SONG
(tune: If You're Happy)
If you're a beaver and you know it,
Slap your tail.
If you're a beaver and you know it,
Slap your tail.
If you're a beaver and you know it,
Then you really ought to show it,
If you're a beaver and you know it,
Slap your tail.
(Repeat for other patrols)
Bobwhite - Bob your head.
Eagle - Flap your wings.
Fox - Scamper around.
Owl - Shout WHO WHO.
Bear - Scratch your back.
Buffalo - Stomp your feet.
Antelope - Jump up high.
Crow - Say CAW CAW.
Wolf - Howl out loud.
WHILE THE BEAVERS PEELED POTATOES
(tune: Silver Threads)
While the BEAVERS peeled potatoes,
Lard was rendered by the FOXES,
While the EAGLES rang the dishrag,
The BUFFALO set the lodge on fire.
Holy smoke the Scoutmaster shouted,
As his hat flew in the air.
Now his head resembles heaven
For there is no parting there.
WOOD BADGE QUARTERMASTER'S STORE
There are beavers, beavers, beavers,
Wielding rusty cleavers,
At the store, at the store.
There are beavers, beavers, beavers,
Wielding rusty cleavers,
At the Quartermaster's store.
(chorus)
My eyes are dim, I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me.
I have not brought my specs with me.
(other verses)
There are bob, bob whites,
Running in their tights.
There are eagles, eagles, eagles,
With beaks as big as beagles.
There are foxes, foxes, foxes,
Tearing up the boxes.
There are owls, owls, owls,
Selling dirty towels.
There are bears, bears, bears,
With honey in their hairs.
There are buf-a-loes
With pie between their toes.
There are an-te-lopes
Eating cantalopes.
There are ravens, ravens, ravens,
Always misbehavin'.
There are staffers, staffers, staffers,
Hanging from the rafters.
SEMI-SILL-I-FICIAL WOOD BADGE SONG
chorus
Day-Oh! Day-A-A-Oh!
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
Day-Oh! Day-A-A-Oh!
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
De Wood Badge Course is a lot of fun.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
It's held in Phoenix, that's a long way to come.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
CHORUS
Sme people here wear dem wooden beads.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
Simple recognition for their Scouting deeds.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
CHORUS
We work all day to fill up our brains.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
Then we get no sleep because of dem big airplanes.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
CHORUS
The quartermasters' here really have some stuff.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
They do the best they can and that's good enuff.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
CHORUS
When the weekend's done, you'll have learned the song.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
Add your own new ferses to make it long.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
CHORUS
We're the Wood Badge Staff from Grand Canyon C.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
This is the best it gets, 'cuz this song is free.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
CHORUS
We're all going now 'cuz our song is done.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
And because of you, it'll be lots of fun.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
Daylight come and we wanna go home.
WOOD BADGE SPIRIT
I've got that Wood Badge spirit
Up in my head, (point to head)
Up in my head, Up in my head.
I've got that Wood Badge spirit
Up in my head,
Up in my head to stay.
I've got that Wood Badge spirit
Deep in my heart, (point to heart)
Down in my feet, (point to feet)
All over me, (direct hands from
head to feet)
Last verse, repeat head, heart,
feet, and all over me, in turn,
pointing to appropriate spot.
Optional verse:
I've got that Wood Badge Training
Clear up to here, (Place hand at
eyebrows)
WOOD BADGE STAFF SONG
(tune: Quartermaster's Store)
We will train, train, train
Even in the rain.
We're the staff! We're the staff!
We can sharpenup your skills
And cure digestive ills.
We're the Wood Badge training staff.
(chorus)
Our eyes are tired, We can't be fired.
We are the Wood Badge training staff.
The famous Wood Badge training staff.
Wanna learn knots and bends,
Might even make some friends.
Ask the staff! Ask the staff!
Fix blisters on your feet.
Ask the Wood Badge training staff!
CHORUS
Need to find a trail?
Or bar-ba-que a whale?
Ask the staff! Ask the staff!
Build a bridge or two,
Or hike to katmandu!
Ask the Wood Badge training staff!
CHORUS
While you're at a patrol meeting,
We'll just keep right on eating.
We're the staff! We're the staff!
When you're hiking in a thicket,
We'll holler; "Where's your ticket?"
Ask the Wood Badge training staff!
CHORUS
When your knuckles bruise and bleed,
'Cuz you're working on your beads.
Blame the staff! Blame the staff!
That's the time to write a verse,
About the Wood Badge training staff!
CHORUS
TICKET SONG
(tune: Grandfather Clock)
Every Wood Badger spends a week
on the hill.
And not one bit of it is a bore.
But he's not through with work
when he's down from the hill.
He must work for at least six
months more.
Yes, he works in his district,
his council, or his troop.
Using skills and
having scouting fun;
And he gets his neckerchief,
woggle, and his beads,
When his ticket is done.
(chorus)
With goals that are challenging,
ticket,ticket.
Concrete and Measurable,
ticket, ticket.
You get your neckerchief,
woggle, and your beads,
When your ticket is done.
Oh, I once knew a man
who worked hard on the hill,
But then for a while he retired.
When he sent in his work
he did not get his beads
For his full two years
had expired.
And what you must do so this
won't happen to you.
Write it up, get your
working begun.
And you'll get neckerchief,
woggle, and your beads,
When your ticket is done.
CHORUS
THE WOOD BADGE TRAIL
(tune: The Old Chisolm Trail)
Well, come along Scouters, and listen to my tale.
I'll tell you about my troubles on the Wood Badge Trail.
(chorus)
Come a ti yi yippy, yippy yay, yippy yay!
Come a ti yi yippy, yippy yay.
With a ten dollar belt and a sixty dollar hat,
I started out just a lookin' for the fax.
CHORUS
I'm up in the morning before daylight
And before I get to sleep the moon's shinning bright.
CHORUS
Oh, it's skills and ticket every single day;
I'd sooner be workin' to draw my pay.
CHORUS
I went to my ticket man to approve my ticket,
He had it figured out that I was makin' wickets.
CHORUS
I cruise the roads in a Ford V8
I go to every meeting in this here state.
CHORUS
TRAILS AT Gilwell
(tune: Streets of Laredo)
As we hiked out on the trails at Gilwell,
As we hiked out on the trails that day,
We spied a course director
All wrapped in white flip charts,
All wrapped in white flip charts,
With something to say.
I see by your beads that you are all Wood Badgers,
These words he did say as we boldly stepped by.
Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story,
I tripped on my tripod; now, I'm going to die.
We beat the drum slowly and played the horn lowly,
