Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra!
Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be
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-didi-eye-di, boom-didi-eye-di, boom-didi-eye-di, boom
My heart is sick for you, here in the lowlands,
I will return to you, hills of the north,
Blue lake and rocky shore I will return once more,
Boom-didi-eye-di, boom-didi-eye-di, boom-didi-eye-di, boom
Swift as a silver fish, canoe of birch bark,
Thy mighty waterways carry me forth,
Blue lake and rocky shore I will return once more,
Boom-didi-eye-di, boom-didi-eye-di, boom-didi-eye-di, boom
There where the blue lake lies, I'll set my wigwam,
Close to the waters edge, silent and still,
Blue lake and rocky shore I will return once more,
Boom-didi-eye-di, boom-didi-eye-di, boom-didi-eye-di, boom
"Ga-goo" went the little green frog one day,
"Ga-goo" went the little green frog one day,
"Ga-goo" went the little green frog one day
And the little frog went "Ga-goo."
But we know frogs go "La-di-da-di-da,
La-di-da-di-da, La-di-da-di-da,"
We know frogs go "La-di-da-di-da,"
They never go "Ga-goo."
"Ring-ring" went the little pink phone one day
"Ring-ring" went the little pink phone one day
"Ring-ring" went the little pink phone one day
And the little phone went "Ring-ring."
But we know phones go "Ting-a-ling-a-ling,
Ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling,"
We know phones go "Ting-a-ling-a"
They never go"Ring-ring."
"Purr-purr" went the little black cat one day
"Purr-purr" went the little black cat one day
"Purr-purr" went the little black cat one day
And the little cat went "Purr-purr."
But we know cats go "Meeow-meeow-meeow,
Meeow-meeow-meeow, meeow-meeow-meeow,"
We know cats go "Meeow-meeow-mee,"
They never go "Purr-purr."
"Sh-sh" went the little Girl Guides one day
"Sh-sh" went the little Girl Guides one day
"Sh-sh" went the little Girl Guides one day
And the little Guides went "Sh-Sh!"
But we know Girl Guides make a lot of noise
Make a lot of noise, make a lot of noise
We know Girl Guides make a lot of noise
They never go "Sh-Sh!"
Make me a Channel of your Peace
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me bring your love;
Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord;
And where there’s doubt, true faith in you.
Oh, master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved, as to love with all my soul.
Make me a Channel of your peace.
Where there’s despair in life let me bring hope;
Where there is darkness, only light;
And where there’s sadness, ever joy
Make new friends, but keep the old,
One is silver and the other gold,
A circle’s round, it has no end,
That’s how long I want to be your friend,
I have a hand, and you have another,
Put them together and we have one another.
Oh McTavish is dead and his brother don’t know
And his brother is dead and McTavish don’t know
They’re both of them dead in the very same bed
And neither one knows that the other is dead
Split the group into two teams and take it in turns to sing this song. Each time the song is sung, it gets louder, with each team ending up standing.
My Aunt Greet, vee-da vee-da veet
Has a puss, vee-da vee-da vuss
And that puss, vee-da vee-da vuss
Has a tail, ____
And that tail, vee-da vee-da vail
Has a curl, vee-da vee-da vurl
And that curl, vee-da vee-da vurl
Has a tip, comma
And that tip, vee-da vee-da vip
Has a curl, vee-da vee-da vurl
And that curl, vee-da vee-da vurl
Has a tail, ____
And that tail, vee-da vee-da vail
Has a puss, vee-da vee-da vuss
And that puss, vee-da vee-da vuss
Has MY AUNT!
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.
Bring back, bring back,
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me.
Bring back, bring back,
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.
My breakfast lies over the ocean,
My dinner lies over the sea,
My stomach is in a commotion,
Don’t mention my supper to me.
Chorus Bring back, bring back,
O bring back my bucket to me, to me.
Bring back, bring back,
O bring back my bucket to me.
I really felt rotten this morning,
They tell me I really looked pale,
My stomach gave adequate warning,
To lean far out over the rail.
The sound of a stomach in motion,
A murmuring noise inside me,
I looked down and there on the water,
Was breakfast and dinner and tea.
Last night as I lay on my pillow
Last night as I lay on my bed
I stuck my feet out of the window
Next morning my neighbours were dead
Chorus Bring back, bring back,
O bring back my neighbours to me, to me.
Bring back, bring back,
O bring back my neighbours to me.
(sang to the tune of “O Christmas Tree”
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
You were so big and green and fat
But now you’re small and red and flat.
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?
You did not see that car ahead
And you were flattened by the tread.
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Why are you lying in the road?