Close to the water's edge, silent and still
Land of the silver birch, home of the beaver
Where still the mighty moose wanders at will
Blue lake and rocky shore
I will return once more
Boom-diddi-eye-di, boom-diddi-eye-di
Boom-diddi-eye-di, boom
My heart is sick for you, here in the lowlands
I will return to you, hills of the north
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
Close to the water's edge, silent and still
Leaders, I would like to be like you
I would like to have some privileges too
Leaders, have you cookies that you hold?
Do you share with Scouts brave and bold
Out of my tent flap looking in the night
I can see those leaders having a fight
Silently goes a pillow through the air
And here comes someone's underwear
Leaders, I don't want to be with you
I would probably end up black and blue
Leaders, have you cookies that you hold?
Do you share with Scouts good as gold
One hedgehog edged up to the hedge as the other hedgehog edged down
One hedgehog edged up to the hedge as the other hedgehog edged down
One hedgehog edged up to the hedge as the other hedgehog edged down
As one hedgehog edged up the hedge as the other hedgehog edged down
There were only playing leapfrog
There were only playing leapfrog
There were only playing leapfrog
As one hedgehog edged up the hedge as the other hedgehog edged down
Other Verses:
A spider espyed a spider astride anothe spider's back
One photographer photographed another photographers back
And we all go running up to the hills to get out of their way
Hey, hey, hey
When tigers go stalking in the wood . . .
All creatures do what they know they should
When bears are growling loud and long . . .
Everyone flees but the young and the strong
When rhinos go marching to the lake . . .
Trees do bend and the ground does shake
Coming up to short grass now
Cant go under it
Cant go round it
Got to go through it, swish, swish, swish, swish (softly pushing grass aside with small movements of hands)
Coming up to long grass now
Got to go through it, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh (loudly pushing grass aside with large movements of hands)
Coming up to mud now
Got to go through it, squelch, squelch, squelch, squelch (raises hands slowly as if stuck in mud)
Coming up to a bridge now
Got to go through it, boom, boom, boom, boom (beat chest rhythmically for sound of bridge crossing)
Coming up to cave now
It's very dark
I've found s..s.. something
It's soft and furry
It's warm and moves
AHHH! it's a lion, run!!!
boom, boom, boom, boom
squelch, squelch, squelch, squelch
swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh
swish, swish, swish, swish
Phew! You coming on a lion hunt?
NO!
Haven't taken a bath in two weeks
And I never change my clothes
I have got these little black things
Where they come from heaven knows
Once a cute girl tried to kiss me
But she jumped and gave a yell
And I never got to ask her
Was it the black things or the smell
When along came the Good Fairy and she said
Little rabbit Frew Frew
I don't like you attitude
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping them on the head
So I'm going to give you three chances and if you don't behave I'm going to turn you into a goon
When along came the Good Fairy and she said
Little rabbit Frew Frew
I don't like you attitude
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping them on the head
So I'm going to give you two more chances and if you don't behave I'm going to turn you into a goon
When along came the Good Fairy and she said
Little rabbit Frew Frew
I don't like you attitude
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping them on the head
So I'm going to give you one more chance and if you don't behave I'm going to turn you into a goon
When along came the Good Fairy and she said
Little rabbit Frew Frew
I don't like you attitude
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping them on the head
I've given you three chance and you didn't behave So I'm going to turn you into a goon
And the moral of this story is Hare today, Goon tomorrow
Ho-je-ra, what d'you say?
For the queen of society lives down our way.
I know an old lady, her name is Miss Brown,
She was having a bath and she couldn't come down,
She said that she would be down in a tick,
She slipped on the soap and she did come down quick.
