TAPS

Day is done,Gone the sun,From the lake, From the hills, From the sky,All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.

Fading lightDims the sight,And a star gems the sky, Gleaming bright, From afar, Drawing nigh, Falls the night.

Thanks and praise,For our days,'Neath the sun, 'Neath the stars, 'Neath the sky,

As we go, This we know, God is nigh.

Songs for Scouting

CS50 Credits and Resources

Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide - various years

Cub Scout Program Helps - various years

Circle Ten Council PowWow books - various years

Baloo's Bugle site: http://usscouts.org/usscouts/bbugle.asphttp://usscouts.org/usscouts/songs.asp

Rick Rambo's compilation of Troop Songs at http://usscouts.org/usscouts/songs/songbook.html

How Book of Cub Scouting - 1958 edition

…and thanks to countless scouters through the years who have shared their songs at campfires, pack

meetings, Roundtables, and PowWows.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Tiger LadyGenny White genny@whitwiz.org

Cub Scout VespersTune: "Oh Christmas Tree"

Sing with reverence.

As the night comes to this land,On my promise I will stand,I will help the pack to go,As our pack helps me to grow.Yes, I'll always give goodwill,I'll follow my Akela still.And before I stop to rest,I will do my very best.

Family Vespers SongTune: "Oh Christmas Tree"

Now quietly we join as one,We're thankful for our family fun.As now we all go on our wayWe're thankful for this happy day.

So may we always love and share,And live in peace beyond compare.As in our families we may find,A friendship true with humankind.

from Cub Scout Program Helps 2005-2006, November 2005

Singing AroundTune: "Are You Sleeping"

Are you singing? Are you singing?Join with me. Join with me.With music we make magic! With music we make magic!Sing with me. Sing with me.

Divide the audience into four groups with a leader for each one. The Cubmaster conducts the first group to join in singing on the line "With music we make magic!" He or she then conducts the other groups to join in until all groups are singing their own verse. The Cubmaster conducts the first group to stop and so on. Then all groups join in together for the finale.

From 2005-2006 Cub Scout Roundtable Planning GuidePack Resource Sheet for January 2006

You're a Grand Old Flag

You're a grand old flag,You're a high-flying flagAnd forever in peace may you wave.You're the emblem of the land I love,The home of the free and the brave.Ev'ry heart beats trueFor the red, white, and blue,Where there's never a boast or brag.Should auld acquaintance be forgot?Keep your eye on that grand old flag.

Deep In The Heart Of Texas

The stars at night are big and bright,Deep in the heart of Texas;The prairie sky is wide and high,Deep in the heart of Texas.The sage in bloom is like perfume,Deep in the heart of Texas;Reminds me of the one I love,Deep in the heart of Texas.

The coyotes wail along the trail,Deep in the heart of Texas;The rabbits rush around the brush,Deep in the heart of Texas.The cowboys cry, "Ki-Yip-Pee-Yi",Deep in the heart of Texas;The doggies bawl, and bawl and bawl,Deep in the heart of Texas.

Texas, Our Texas(Texas State Song)

by William J. Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright

Texas, our Texas! All hail the mighty State!Texas, our Texas! So wonderful so great! Boldest and grandest, Withstanding ev'ry test; O Empire wide and glorious, You stand supremely blest. [Refrain:] God bless you Texas! And keep you brave and strong, That you may grow in power and worth,Throughout the ages long.

Texas, O Texas! Your freeborn single star, Sends out its radiance to nations near and far. Emblem of freedom! It sets our hearts aglow, With thoughts of San Jacinto and glorious Alamo. [Refrain]

Texas, dear Texas! From tyrant grip now free, Shines forth in splendor your star of destiny! Mother of heroes! We come your children true, Proclaiming our allegiance, our faith, our love for you. [Refrain]

The Legislature adopted "Texas, Our Texas" as the state song in 1929 (Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, 41st Legislature, First Called Session). According to the "Handbook of Texas Online" one revision has been made to the state song since its adoption. In 1959, following Alaska statehood, the word "Largest" in the third line was changed by William J. Marsh to "Boldest."

Welcome to Pack ____Tune: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"

We welcome you Scouts to our Cub Pack,There'll be many fun things to do,Remember we're in this together,So families, we welcome you, too.

From 2005-2006 Cub Scout Roundtable Planning GuidePack Resource Sheet for November 2005

Cub Scouts are Always HappyTune: "Yankee Doodle"

Here's to the birds that fly aboveAnd never lose a feather,I'll stay with the friends I loveIn any kind of weather.

Chorus:Cubs are always on the job,Cubs are always happy,Never lagging, never shirk,We always make it snappy.

Join our busy, happy Den,Always up and coming;We're the ones that make things spin,And then we keep them humming.Chorus

From "How Book of Cub Scouting", 1958 edition

They Come To Our Rescue, Thank You!Tune: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"

The firefighters, they put out the fires,The doctors they make us feel swell,Our teachers they give us all knowledge,Scout leaders teach us to do well!

Chorus:Rescue, rescue,They come to our rescue, thank you, thank you!Rescue, rescue,They come to our rescue, thank you!

New skills that you learn in Cub ScoutingWill help you to grow and be strong.To help other people who need it,To the rescue, you just can't go wrong!

Chorus

From 2005-2006 Cub Scout Roundtable Planning GuidePack Resource Sheet for October 2005

The Star Spangled Banner

Oh! say can you see, By the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hailed At the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars,Through the perilous fight,O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.Oh! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen Thro' the mist of the deep,Where the foe's haughty host In dread silence reposes,What is that which the breeze, O'er the tower steep,As it fitfully blows, Half conceals, half discloses?Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream: Tis the star-spangled banner. Oh! long may it waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

And where is that band Who so vauntingly sworeThat the havoc of war and the battle's confusionA home and a country should leave us no more?Their blood has washed out their foul footstep's pollution.No refuge could save the hireling and slaveFrom the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave,And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh! thus be it ever, When freemen shall standBetween their loved homes and the war's desolation,Blest with vict'ry and peace, May the Heav'n-rescued landPraise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation.Then conquer we must, For our cause it is just,And this be our motto-- "In God is our trust."And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth waveO'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.

God Bless America

God bless America, Land that I love.Stand beside her, and guide her,Thru the night with a light from above.From the mountains, to the prairies,To the oceans white with foam.God bless America, My home, sweet, home,God bless America, My home, sweet, home.

Irving Berlin, a well-known American songwriter, was an immigrant from Russia who came to the United States when he was 5 years old. In the fall of 1938, as war was threatening Europe, Berlin decided to write a patriotic song, hoping for world peace. He had written his "God Bless America" 20 years earlier and made some alterations to reflect the state of the world in 1938. The revised "God Bless America" was introduced on Armistice Day, 1938. Berlin established the God Bless America fund, dedicating the royalties to the Boys Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. America is made up of many immigrants, who are proud to be part of American culture.

from Cub Scout Program Helps 2005-2006, January 2006

Astronaut's PleaTune: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"

I went for a ride in a spaceship,The moon and the planets to see.I went for a ride in a spaceship,Now listen what happened to me.

Chorus:Bring back, bring back,Oh, bring back my spaceship to me, to me.Bring back, bring back,Oh, bring back my spaceship to me.

I went for a ride in my spaceship,The capsule was crowded, and IDeveloped a cramp in my muscles,So I decided to walk in the sky.

Chorus

I went for a walk in my spacesuit,The ship was controlled from the ground,And someone in charge down at NASAForgot I was walking around.

Chorus

From 2005-2006 Cub Scout Roundtable Planning GuidePack Resource Sheet for February 2006

Our Feathered FriendsTune: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"

Out in my backyard are sparrows,Bluebird and mockingbirds, too.They sing to me every morning,I watch all the things that they do.Build nests, fly high,I watch you in awe every day, each day.Build nests, fly high,If I had your wings I'd fly too!

From 2005-2006 Cub Scout Roundtable Planning GuidePack Resource Sheet for April 2006

Cowboy HatsTune: Jingle Bells

Driving down the trail, Chuck wagon in the scrub,Cattle hands, they work all dayTo earn their share of grub.Gather 'round the fireWhen the day is done,Singing songs of adventure is sure a lot of fun.

Chorus;Cowboy hats, cowboy hats, grab 'em off the nail.Ride your horse and drive the herd, Along the Chisholm Trail.

From 2005-2006 Cub Scout Roundtable Planning GuidePack Resource Sheet for September 2005

This Land Is Your Landwords and music by Woody Guthrie

Chorus: This land is your land, this land is my land From California, to the New York IslandFrom the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me

As I was walking a ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway I saw below me that golden valley This land was made for you and me Chorus

I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice was sounding This land was made for you and me Chorus

When the sun came shining, and I was strolling ,And the wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting :This land was made for you and me Chorus

(There are many slight variations in the lyrics from different sources)

Star Spangled Banner OpeningIn 1814, The United States of America was 38 years old. George Washington had been dead for 15 years. Off in the backwoods of Kentucky, a 5-year-old boy named Abe Lincoln played with his brothers and sisters. For two years, America had been fighting a war against the British, started over English interference with American shipping. The young nation was not well prepared for war, and many battles were lost, especially on land. The British Navy had landed a professional army in Chesapeake Bay and captured Washington, D.C, and burned the Capitol building and the President's house. Their next target was Baltimore, Maryland, and all that stood in defense of the city was Fort McHenry. At dawn on September 13th, a bombardment began that lasted for 25 hours, with over 1500 rockets and bombs crossing the sky. A young American lawyer watched from a ship in the harbor. As twilight fell, he saw his country's flag over the ramparts of the fort. Through the long night, he was unable to tell in the dark and noisy confusion who was firing, and how his country fared. The flash of rockets and bombs gave him glimpses of the flag over Fort McHenry, but when dawn came, there was no wind to lift the flag hanging there. Had America won the battle, or was the British flag now hanging limply from the pole? Then the breeze slowly unfolded the stars and stripes! He was so moved he pulled a letter from his pocket, and on the back, he wrote these words we know so well today:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twillight's last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fightO'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in airGave proof through the night that our flag was still there.Oh, say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave,O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Yes, Mr. Key. It still waves today.Please stand for the presentation of the colors.

CubstructionTune: "Alouette"

Chorus:Cub-struction, we build with cubstruction.Cub-struction, it's how we build our world.

First you take a block of woodThen you cut it down to size -Block of wood - cut to sizeOOOooohhh… Chorus

Next you take the right size nail,Then you hammer carefully -Right size nail - carefullyBlock of wood - cut to sizeOOOooohhh… Chorus

Now you take a big paintbrush,Then you paint it very nice -Big paintbrush - very niceRight size nail - carefullyBlock of wood - cut to sizeOOOooohhh… Chorus

Last we put our name on it.Then we know that we are done.Name on it - WE ARE DONE! (Yell loudly)

From 2005-2006 Cub Scout Roundtable Planning GuidePack Resource Sheet for March 2006

The Happy Wanderer

I love to go a-wandering along the mountain track,And as I go, I love to sing, My nap-sack on my back.Valderee, valderah, valderee, valderah ha ha ha ha ha.Valderee, valderah, my nap-sack on my back.

I love to wander by the brook that dances in the sun.So joyously it calls to me, Come join my happy fun.Valderee, valderah, valderee, valderah ha ha ha ha ha.Valderee, valderah, my nap-sack on my back.

I wave my hat to all I meet, and they wave back to me,And blackbirds call so loud and sweet,

from every greenwood tree.Valderee, valderah, valderee, valderah ha ha ha ha ha.Valderee, valderah, my nap-sack on my back.

Oh, may I go a-wandering, until the day I die,Oh may I always laugh and sing,

Beneath God's clear blue sky.Valderee, valderah, valderee, valderah ha ha ha ha ha.Valderee, valderah, my nap-sack on my back.

Rick Rambo's compilation of Troop Songs at http://usscouts.org/usscouts/songs/songbook.html

You're in the BandTune: "When You're Happy and You Know It"

Everyone stands to sing this song. Perform the appropriate action when you sing it - bang the drum, toot the flute, etc.

You're a Cub Scout in the band so bang your drum(boom-boom),

You're a Cub Scout in the band so bang your drum(boom-boom),

You're a Cub Scout in the band, and you want to play real bad, You're a Cub Scout in the band so bang your drum(boom-boom),

Other verses replace "drum" with:Toot your flute (toot-toot)Blow your horn (who-who)Crash your cymbals (tsh-tsh)

From 2005-2006 Cub Scout Roundtable Planning GuidePack Resource Sheet for January 2006

The Twelve Days of ScoutingALL: On the first day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meTIGERS & PARENTS: A Tiger in our family tree. (Tigers & Parents stand)

ALL: On the second day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meWOLVES: 2 Little Wolves, (Wolves stand)TIGERS & PARENTS: and a Tiger in our family tree.

ALL: On the third day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meBEARS: 3 Big Bears, (Bears stand)WOLVES: 2 Little Wolves,TIGERS & PARENTS: and a Tiger in our family tree.

ALL: On the fourth day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meWEBELOS: 4 Webelos, (Webelos stand)BEARS: 3 Big Bears,WOLVES: 2 Little Wolves,TIGERS & PARENTS: and a Tiger in our family tree.

ALL: On the fifth day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meALL SCOUTS: the ARROW OF LIGHT! (hold up model of Arrow of Light)WEBELOS: 4 Webelos,BEARS: 3 Big Bears,WOLVES: 2 Little Wolves,TIGERS & PARENTS: and a Tiger in our family tree.

ALL: On the sixth day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meWOLVES: 6 flags a-waving, (wave the flags!)

ALL: On the seventh day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meBEARS: 7 Scouts Saluting (salute the flags!)

ALL: On the eighth day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meWEBELOS: 8 Pins and Belt Loops (wave Webelos colors & belt)

ALL: On the ninth day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meALL SCOUTS: 9 Cub Scout Handshakes (shake with your neighbor)

ALL: On the tenth day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meLEADERS: 10 Leaders Leaping (leap, leaders!)

ALL: On the eleventh day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to mePARENTS: 11 Campfires blazing (wave skewer with marshmallows)

ALL: On the twelfth day of Scouting, my Cub Scout gave to meALL SCOUTS: 12 Derby Racers (hold up car or trophy)

Fire PreventionTune: "Clementine"

Check your hallways, check your closets,And beneath the stairwell, too.For if you've piled a lot of junk there,A big fire may call on you.

Dirty paint rags, piled up papers,Frayed extension cords won't do,Fire prevention is the answer.All good Cub Scouts must follow through.from Cub Scout Program Helps 2005-2006, October 2005

Holiday ThoughtsTune: She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain

We will decorate the house on holidays.We will decorate the house on holidays.We will write down all our wishes,And set out the special dishes.We will decorate the house on holidays.

We'll prepare a special feast on holidays.We'll prepare a special feast on holidays.We will make the cakes and piesThat smell good and tempt our eyes.We'll prepare a special feast on holidays.

We'll give thanks for love and peace on holidays.We'll give thanks for love and peace on holidays.We'll share presents with our friends,And hope the spirit never ends.We'll give thanks for love and peace on holidays.from Cub Scout Program Helps 2007-2008, December 2007

Spongebob Scout Song

How many of you know the tune to “Spongebob Squarepants?” Every time I sing a line, you sing, “We Are Cub Scouts!” Are you ready? (then start the song)

Are you ready Boys?Yes!I can't hear you!!YES!!

Ohhhhhhhhh!Tigers "Go See It" and earn lots of beads!WE ARE CUB SCOUTS!Wolves help the Pack go and do those good deeds!WE ARE CUB SCOUTS!

Bears like to whittle whenever they’re out!WE ARE CUB SCOUTS! WEBELOS will someday be a Boy Scout!WE ARE CUB SCOUTS!

Ready?WE ARE CUB SCOUTS!WE ARE CUB SCOUTS!WE ARE CUB SCOUTS!WE ARE! CUB SCOUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other potential verses:

Who's out having fun winter, spring, summer, fall?WE ARE CUB SCOUTS!Who thinks going camping and hiking's a ball?WE ARE CUB SCOUTS!

Who thinks racing derby cars is really coolWE ARE CUB SCOUTS!Who wants to come join Scouts tonight at our school?

Tom the ToadTune: "Oh Christmas Tree"

Oh, Tom the Toad, Oh, Tom the Toad,Why did you hopInto the road?

Oh, Tom the Toad, Oh, Tom the Toad,Why did you hopInto the road?

You used to beSo green and fat,And now you areSo red and flat!

Oh, Tom the Toad, Oh, Tom the Toad,Why did you hopInto the road?

On Top of Spaghetti

On top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball, when somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table, and onto the floor,And then my poor meatball rolled out of the door.

It rolled in the garden, and under a bush, And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush.

The mush was as tasty as tasty could be, And early next summer, it grew into a tree.

The tree was all covered with beautiful moss, It grew lovely meatballs, and tomato sauce.

So if you eat spaghetti, all covered with cheese, Hold on to your meatballs, And don't ever sneeze.

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,

knees and toes,

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,

knees and toes,

And eyes and ears and mouth and nose,

Head, shoulders, knees and toes.

knees and toes.

Note: Touch each part of the body as you sing it. Second time leave out word "head", just touch it, and so on. Last verse will be all actions, no words.

The Ants Go Marching

The ants go marching one by one hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching one by one hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching one by one,The little one stopped to suck his thumb, And they all go marching Down to the ground, to the earth. Boom, boom, boom, boom.

Two by two - to tie his shoe

Three by three - to scratch his knee

Four by four - to shut the door

Five by five - to dance and jive

Six by six - to pick up sticks

Seven by seven - to look to heaven

Eight by eight - to shut the gate

Nine by nine - to have a shoe shine

Ten by ten - he want's to start again!!!

Bear in Tennis Shoes

The other day, (group repeats)I met a bear, (group repeats)In tennis shoes, (group repeats)A dandy pair. (group repeats)(All) The other day I met a bear, In tennis shoes a dandy pair.

(Continue in a similar manner with: )

He said to me,"Why don't you run,Because you ain'tgot any gun."(All) And so I ran away from there, But right behind me, was that bear.

Ahead of methere was a tree,A big, big, tree,Oh glory be!(All) The nearest branch was ten feet up, I'd have to jump and trust my luck.

And so I jumped,into the air,But I missed that branch,on the way up there.(All) Now don't you fret, now don't you frown, 'Cause I caught that branch, on the way back down.

The moral ofthis story isDon't talk to bears, in tennis shoes. (All) The moral of this story is Don't talk to bears, in tennis shoes.

The Grand Old Duke of YorkTune: "A Hunting We Will Go"

Note: First time through, Just sing the song, to be sure all know it, then when the word up is sung, everyone stands up, and when the word down is sung, everyone sits down. Go through the song several times, getting faster each time.

The Grand Old Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men.

He marched them up the hill, and

then he marched them down again.

And when they're up they're up.

And when they're down they're down,

But when they're only halfway up,

They're neither up nor down.

RavioliTune: Alouette

All: Ravioli, I like ravioli. Ravioli, it's the best for me.

Leader: Have I got it on my chin?

All: Yes, You've got it on your chin.

Leader: On my chin?

All: On your chin. Oh-h-h-h-h

Ravioli, I like ravioli. Ravioli, it's the best for me.

(Continue with tie, shirt, pants, shoes, floor, walls. Point to the items as each new word is added by the song leader. each time the chorus is sung, the previous verses are sung in reverse order.)