Her name is Sarah and she's a peach
But don't put food within her reach
Or babies, or nursemaids
Or chocolate ice cream sodas
She loves to smile and when she smiles
You can see her teeth for miles and miles
And her tonsils and her spare ribs
And things too fierce to mention
Now what can you do in a case like that
There's nothing to do but sit on your hat
Or your toothbrush, or your best friend
Or anything else that's helpless
Have her make me a cambric shirt
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Without a seam or fine needle worn
And she'll be a true love of mine
Have her wash it in yonder dry well
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Where ne'er a drop of water e'er fell
And then she'll be a true love of mine
Dear, when thou hast finished thy task
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Come to me, my hand for to ask
For thou then art a true love of mine
Oh, I don't want to go to . . . Scout Camp
Please, Skip, I want to go, but they won't let me go
Please, Skip, I want to go home
Alternative Chorus:
I don't wanna go to Scout Camp
Mommy, I wanna go back where the toilets flow
Mommy, I wanna go ho-o-ome
The leaders that they have here, they say are mighty fine
But when you get up closer, they look like frankenstein
The Leaders that they have here, they say they're really fine
But when you ask a question, they say "get back in line"
The first aid that they give you, they say is mighty fine
But if you cut your finger, you're left with only nine
The first aid that they give you, they say is mighty fine
But when you break a finger, they break the other nine
The water that they have here they say is mighty fine
But when you try to drink it, it tastes like turpentine
The biscuits that they serve you, they say are mighty fine
But one rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine
The spagetti that they serve you, they say is mighty fine
They rinse it the toilet and drain it on the line
The chicken in the army, they say is mighty fine
But once two drumsticks got up, and started beating time
The cocoa that they serve you, they say is mighty fine
It's good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine
The tents that you sleep in, they say are mighty fine
But whoever said this has never slept in mine
The toilets that they have here are the best that they can get
Last night my tent mate had to go, they haven't found him/her yet
They say that in the army, the girls are mighty fine
You ask for Farrah Fawcett, they give you Frankenstein
Three score years and more
But counting our blessings instead of years
Three score years and more
Our blessings outnumber the years
As lovely as flowers in December
Are memories that memory brings
The happiest days we remember
The sad ones grow less with the years
We'll never grow rich on our pensions
We'll just try to make it suffice
Our wealth is in friendships but sometimes
A little more cash would be nice
Some think the best days are behind us
And all the good times in the past
But then we would like to remind them
That often the best wine comes last
Where the honey bees are buzzin' round the flowers there
That is where she vanished somewhere in that mountain air
She left me standing, standing on the mountain
She left me standing way up there
I just saw a Wip-por-will a talkin' to a bear
They were both a laughin' about givin' me the air
She left me standing, standing on the mountain
She left me standing way up there
I would give most anything if she would reappear
And tell me she'd get her father's mountain ears
She left me standing, standing on the mountain
She left me standing way up there
She'll be driving six white horses, when she comes (Whoa, back!) . .
Oh, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes (Hi babe!) . .
She'll be wearing silk pajamas when she comes (Wolf whistle) . .
And, we'll wear our bright red woolies when she comes (Scratch, scratch!) . .
Oh, we'll kill the old red rooster, when she comes (Hack, hack!) . .
Oh, we'll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes (Yum, yum!/or: Yuck, yuck!) . .
Oh, we'll all have indigestion when she comes (Burp, burp!) . .
Oh, she'll have sleep with Grandma when she comes (Snore, snore!) . .
Actions:
Sing each verse and make appropriate gestures.
Following the last singing of each verse, repeat sounds and gestures of all preceding verses.
'Automotive' verses:
Oh, she'll be draggin' round the mountain when she comes (Rrrmm, rrrmm!) . .
Oh, she'll lay a strip of rubber when she comes (Eet, eet!) . .
Oh, she'll drop her old transmission when she comes (Clunk, clunk!) . .
Oh, her smog device got cloggy when she comes (Blaugh, blaugh!) . .
Make up more verses, for example: radiator boiled over, steering
wheel fell off, tires went flat, etc
Finally:
She'll wind up in the junk yard when she comes (Quissh, quissh) . .
He sat down beside her and smoked his cigar . .
He said that he loved her but, oh! How he lied . .
They were to be married but somehow she died . .
He went to her funeral but just for the ride . .
He went to her grave site and laughed 'til he cried . .
The grave stone fell over and squish-squash he died . .
She went up to heaven and flittered and flied . .
He went down below and sizzled and fried . .
The moral of this song is: don't tell a lie . .
The bells are ringing, for me and my gal
The birds are singing for me and my gal
Everybody's been knowing, to a wedding they're going
And for weeks they've been sewing, every Sue and Sal
They're congregating for me and my gal
The parson's waiting for me and my gal
And someday we're going to build a little home for two
For three or four or more
In loveland for me and my gal
Mammy's little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread
Mammy's little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread
When them children lying in the bed
Heard that talk about shortnin' bread
Thay all got up and began to shout
Laughin' and a-singin' and a-dancin' about
Put on the skillet, put on the lid
Mammy's gonna make a little shortnin' bread
Then after that, there's a treat for you
Mammy's gonna make a little coffee too
Indicate the way to my abode
I'm fatigued and I wish to retire
Oh, I had a little beverage 60 minutes ago
And it's gone right to my cranium
Wherever I may perambulate, on land or sea or atmospheric preassure
You will always hear me chanting this melody
Show me the way to my abode
Don't know what's comin' tomorrow
Maybe it's trouble and sorrow
But we'll travel the road
Sharin' our load, side by side
Through all kinds of weather
What if the sky should fall
Just as long as we're together
It doesn't matter at all
When they've all had their quarrels and parted
We'll be the same as we started
Just travellin' along, singing a song
Side by side; side by side
Sing Hosanna!, Sing hosanna!
Sing Hosanna! To the King of Kings!
Sing Hosanna!, Sing hosanna!
Sing Hosanna! To the King!
Give me joy in my heart, keep be praising
Give me peace in my heart, keep me resting
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving
We're singing in the rain, just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling, we're happy again
Thumbs up!, Elbows in!
Toot-ta-ta-da, toot-ta-ta-da, toot-DA-DA
. . . Knees bent
. . . Toes together
. . . Bum back
. . . Chest out
. . . Chin down
. . . Tongue out
We'd go there every evening when the sun was sinking low
And we'd listen to the water as it rippled soft and low
But since she's gone to heaven I miss her most of all
Tonight my darling's sleeping by the singing waterfall
Last night as I lay sleeping I heard my darling call
And then I went to meet her by the singing waterfall
She took me in her arms just like she used to do
And then I heard her whisper, we'll meet beyond the blue
Then cheek to cheek, and jaw to jaw
We sipped that cider through a straw
Every now and then, the straw would slip
I'd sip some cider from her lip
The parson came to her backyard
A sipping cider from a straw
And now I have a mother-in-law
And fourteen kids to call me Pa
The moral of this little tale
Is sip your cider from a pail!
Feminine variation: Substitute "The cutest boy" for "The prettiest
girl," "him" for "her," "he" for "she," and "Ma" for "Pa"
I got me ten forward gears and a Georgia overdrive
I'm taking little pink pills and my eyes are open wide
I just passes Jimmy White, I been passin' ev'rything in sight
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight
Oh it seems like a month since I kissed my baby goodbye
I could have a lot of women but I'm not like some other guys
I could find one to hold me tight. But I could never make believe it's alright
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight
Well the I T C is a checkin' on down the line
I'm a little overweight and my log book's way behind
But nothin' bothers me tonight; I can dodge all the scales allright
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight
Well my rig's a little old, but that don't mean she's slow
There's a flame from it's stack and that smoke is a blowin' backa so
My home town's come in sight and if you think I'm happy you're right
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight
Second verse is the same only say pong where you say ping in the first verse
and visa versa - You can also change the name to your favourite hairless
scouter!!!
With the PLs on his shoulder
It's the truth, no wonder
His mental health is bond to suffer
Skip's in a doo-dah, Skip's in a daze
Feet on the ground but head in the haze
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou, my darling
2. I'll get another, a nicer one too . .
3. If I lose that one, I'll take two . .
4. Flies in the sugar bowl, shoo, shoo, shoo . .
5. Cat's in the buttermilk, licking it too . .
6. Kitten in the haymow, mew, mew, mew . .
7. Bears in the rose bush, boo, boo, boo . .
8. Mule's in the cellar, kicking up through . .
9. Dad's old hat got torn in two . .
10. Little red wagon, painted blue . .
11. Had a cart and pony too . . .
12. Going to get a red-bird, a pretty one too . .
13. If I can't get a red-bird, a blue-bird'll do . .
14. Needle in the haystack, Number 32
15. Hurry up, slow poke, do, Oh, do . .
Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar
Thunder claps rend the air
Baffled, our foes stand by the shore
Follow they will not dare
Though the waves leap, soft Charlie sleep
The ocean's a royal bed
Rocked on the deep, Flora will keep
Watch by your weary head
Many's the lad fought on that day
Well the claymore could wield
When the night came silently lay
Dead on Culloden's field
Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar
Thunder claps rend the air
Baffled, our foes stand by the shore
Follow they will not dare
Burnt are our homes; exile and death
Scatter our loyal men
Yet ere the sword's cold in its sheath
Charlie will come again
It isn't any trouble just to
G-R-I-N, grin
It isn't any trouble just to
L-A-U-G-H, {etc.
Smokey Mountain rain keeps fallin', I keep on callin' her name
Smokey Mountain range keep on lurchin'
Can't go on hurtin' this way
She's somewhere in the Smokey Mountain range
I waved a diesel down outside a cafe
He said that he was goin' as far as Catlinsburg
I climbed up in the cab all wet and cold and lonely
I wiped my eyes and told him about her
If you find her can you make these big wheels burn
You were my first love, and you'll be my last love
I will never make you blue, I'll be true to you
In this whole world you can love but one girl
Let me be that one girl, for I'll be true to you
Where-ever you go, my heart will follow
I love you so, I'll be true to you
Take my love with you and to any port or foreign shore
Darling you must feel for sure, I'll be true to you
Soldier boy, oh my little soldier boy
I'll be true to you
So it's so long it's been good to know yuh
So long it's been good to know yuh
So long it's been good to know yuh
What a long time since I've been home
And I gotta be drifting along
The sweethearts they sat in the dark and they sparked
They hugged and they kissed in that dusty old dark
They sighed and they cried and they hugged
And they kissed, but instead of marriage
They talked like this, Honey, So long ... etc
I went to your family and asked them for you
They all said take her, oh, take her, please do
She can't cook or sew and she won't scrub your floor
So I put on my hat and tiptoed out the door
Saying: so long ... etc
I walked down the street to the grocery store
It was crouded with people both rich and poor
I asked the man, how is butter sold, he said
One pound of butter for two pounds of gold
I said, so long ... etc
My telephone rang and it jumped off the wall
That was a preacher a making a call, he said
We're getting ready to tie the knot
We're getting married, believe it or not
So long ... etc
. . . bloodstain . . . clot
. . . moose . . . fool
. . . raindrop . . . drip
. . . mosquito . . . nit
Shadrak, Meshak, and Abednigo
Wouldn't obey the king, so they had to go
Put 'em in a furnace to burn 'em up like chaff
But their asbestos B.V.D.s gave the king a laugh
The world was made in six days and finished on the seventh
According to the contract it should have been the eleventh
But the union called a strike and workers wouldn't work
So the only thing that they could do was fill it up with dirt
Adam was the first man that ever was invented
He lived all his life and never was contented
He was made of clay in the days gone by
And hung on a fence in the sun to dry
Adam was a gardener and Eve was his spouse
They got the sack for stealing fruit and took to keeping house
They lived a very quiet life and peaceful in the main
'Til Eve had a baby and they started raising Cain
Noah was a mariner who sailed around the sea
With half a dozen relatives and a big menagerie
He failed the first season when it rained for forty days
For in that kind of weather no circus ever pays
Joseph was a shepherd, too, he kept his father's goats
His father used to dress him in the very loudest coats
His brothers they got jealous and threw him in a well
Joseph went to heaven and others went to hell
Joshua played the trumpet, so runs the ancient rhyme
He taught the Israelites to play in syncopated time
But when they played in Jericho, their music raised a frown
So he set the boys a'swinging, and the walls come tumbling down
Pharaoh had a daughter, she had a winsome smile
She found the infant Moses a-floating in the Nile
She took him to her father, said "I've found him on the shore"
Pharaoh winked his eye and said "I've heard that tale before"
Jonah was an landsman, so runs the Bible tale
He took a steerage passage on a transatlantic whale
Jonah in the belly of the whale felt quite compressed
So he pushed a little button and the whale did the rest
Samson was a husky guy as everyone should know
He used to lift five-hundred pounds as strongman on the show
One week the bill was rotten and the actors had a souse
But the strongman act of Samson's, still brought down the house
David was a shepherd boy, a plucky little cuss
Along came Goliath a-looking for a fuss
David took a slinky and socked him on the crust
Goliath reeled a couple a times and then he bit the dust
God made Satan, Satan made sin
God made a hot place to keep Satan in
Satan didn't like it so he said he wouldn't stay
He's been acting like the devil ever since that day
Daniel was a prophet, he wouldn't obey the king
The king said to Daniel, "This is a naughty thing."
Put him in a lion's den with lions down beneath
But Daniel was an artist so he drew the lions' teeth
Salomi was a dancer and she danced before the king
She wiggled and she waggled and she shook most everything
The king tells Salomi, "We'll have no scandal here!"
"The hell we won't!" Salomi said, and she kicked the chandelier
Don't you hear the pitter pat
And that hurried tune in your step
Life can be so sweet on the sunny side of the street
I used to walk in the shade
With those blues on parade
But I'm not afraid, this rover crossed over
If I never had a cent
I'd be rich as Rockefeller
Gold dust on my feet, on the sunny side of the street
Singin' toora-li, loora-li, loora-li, ay
Singin' toora-li, loora-li, loora-li, ay
One evening quite early they camped on the Platte
'Twas near by the road on a green shady flat
Where Betsy sore-footed lay down to repose
There was no sounder sleeper than that Pike County rose
They soon reached the desert, where Betsy gave out
And down in the sand she lay rolling about
But she got up again with a great deal of pain
And declared she'd go back to Pike County again
The Shanghai ran off and their cattle all died
That morning the last piece of bacon was fried
Poor Ike was discouraged and Betsy got mad
The dog drooped his tail and looked wondrously sad
They finally stopped on a very high hill
And with wonder looked down upon old Placerville
Ike sighed when he said as he looked all around
"Well, Betsy, my sweet, we might as well go down
Old Ike and sweet Betsy attended a dance
Ike wore a pair of his Pike County pants
Sweet Betsy was covered with ribbons and rings
Says Ike, "You're an angel, but where are your wings?"
A miner asked, "Betsy, will you dance with me?"
"I will that, old hoss, if you don't make too free
"But don't dance me hard, do you want to know why?
Dog on, but I'm chock full of strong alkali"
There once was a farmer who took a young miss
In back of the barn where he gave her a
Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs
And told her that she had such beautiful
Manners that suited a girl of her charms
A girl that he wanted to take in his
Washing and ironing and then, if she did
They could get married and raise lots of . . .
The girl told the farmer that he'd better stop
And she called her father and he called a
Taxi and got there before very long
'Cause someone was doing his little girl
Right for a change and so that's why he said
"If you marry her, son, you're better off
Single 'cause it's always been my be-lief
Marriage will bring a man nothing but . . .
The farmer decided he'd wed any way
And started in planning for his wedding
Suit, which he purchased for only one buck
But then he found out he was just out of
Money and so he got left in the lurch
Standing and waiting in front of the
End of this story which just goes to show
All a girl wants from a man is his . . .
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
If you get there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home
The brightest day that ever I saw
Coming for to carry me home
When Jesus washed mu sins away
Coming for to carry me home
I'm sometimes up and sometimes down
Coming for to carry me home
But still my soul feels heavenly bound
Coming for to carry me home