Thursday, July 27, 2017

She'll Be Comin' Round the Moutain

She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain 

She'll be [D] comin' round the mountain when she comes
She'll be comin' round the mountain when she [A] comes
She'll be [D] comin'round the moutain
She'll be [G] comin'round the moutain
She'll be [D] comin' round the [A7] mountain when she [D] comes.

Verses: 
  • She'll be wearin' pink pajama's
  • She'll be drivin' six white horses
  • Oh we'll all go out and meet her
  • We'll be havin' chicken n' dumplings
  • We'll be shoutin' "Halleluiah"

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy 

[D] Yankee Doodle went to [A7] town
A [D] riding on a po-[A7]ny
[D] Stuck a feather [G] in his cap
And [A7] called it maca-[D]roni

CHORUS
[G] Yankee Doodle keep it up
[D] Yankee Doodle dandy
[G] Mind the music and the step
And [D] with the [A7] girls be [D] handy

[D] Fath'r and I went down to [A7] camp
A [D] long with Captain Goo-[A7]din'
[D] There we saw the [G] men and boys
As [A7] thick as hasty [D] puddin'
Chorus

[D] There was Captain Washing-[A7]ton 
U-[D]pon a slapping stall-[A7]ion
[D] Giving orders [G] to his men
I [A7] guess there were a [D] million
Chorus

[D] Yankee Doodle went to [A7] town
A [D] riding on a po-[A7]ny
[D] Stuck a feather [G] in his cap
And [A7] called it maca-[D]roni
Chorus 

This Land is Your Land

This Land is Your Land 

Chorus:
[D7] This land is [G] your land
This land is [D] my land
From Cali-[A7]fornia to the New York [D] Island [D7]
From the Redwood [G] forest
To the Gulf Stream [D] waters
[A7] This land was made for you and [D] me. 

[D7] As I went [G] walking
That ribbon of [D] highway
I saw a-[A7]bove me that endless [D] skyway [D7]
I saw be-[G]low me that golden [D] valley
[A7] This land was made for you and [D] me. [D7]
Chorus

[D7] I've roamed and [G] rambled
And followed my [D] footsteps
O'er the sparkling [A7] sands of her diamond [D] deserts [D7]
And all a-[G]round me
This voice came [D] sounding
[A7] This land was made for you and [D] me. [D7]
Chorus 

Oh I Wish I Were

Oh I Wish I Were 
(Sung to, "If You're Happy and you Know It")

Oh, I [D] wish I were a little bar of [A7] soap
Oh, I wish I were a little bar of [D] soap
I would [G] slippy and I'd slidey over [D] everybody's hidey
Oh, I [A7] wish I were a little bar of [D] soap.

Oh, I [D] wish I were a little hunk of [A7] mud
Oh, I wish I were a little hunk of [D] mud
I'd [G] ooey and I'd gooey under [D] everybody's shoey
Oh, I [A7] wish I were a little hunk of [D] mud.

Oh, I [D] wish I were a little can of [A7] pop
Oh, I wish I were a little can of [D] pop
I'd go [G] down with a slurp, and come [D] up with a burp
Oh, I [A7] wish I were a little can of [D] pop

Oh, I [D] wish I were a little bitty [A7] orange
Oh, I wish I were a little bitty [D] orange
Oh, I'd go [G] squirt-y, squirt-y, squirt-y over [D] everybody's shirt-y
Oh, I [A7] wish I were a little bitty [D] orange  

Oh, I [D] wish I were a little candle [A7] flame
Oh, I wish I were a little candle [D] flame
Oh, I'd [G] be so very bright, and I'd go [D] out every night
Oh, I [A7] wish I were a little candle [D]  flame



Ram Sam Sam

Ram Sam Sam 
 (Sing together and then sing in a round)

[D] A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Gooli, [A] Gooli, Gooli, Gooli, Gooli
[D] Ram sam sam
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Gooli, [A] Gooli, Gooli, Gooli, Gooli
[D] Ram sam sam
[D] A rafee, a rafee
Gooli, [A] Gooli, Gooli, Gooli, Gooli
[D] Ram sam sam

 

 

Chicky Boomba

Chicky Boomba 

My mom gave me a penny
So I could buy some tennies
But I don't buy no tennies

Chorus: 
I buy me some boomba
Some chicky, chicky boomba
Some chicky, chicky boomba
Some chicky, chicky boomba

My mom gave me a nickel
So I could buy a pickle
But I don't buy no pickle
Chorus

My mom gave me a dime
So I could buy a lime
But I don't buy no lime
Chorus

My mom gave me a quarter
So I could buy some water
But I don't buy no water
Chorus

My mom gave me a buck
So I could buy a duck
But I don't buy no duck
Chorus

My mom gave me a five
So I could stay alive
But I don't stay alive
I choke on my boomba
My chicky, chicky boomba
My chicky, chicky boomba
My chicky, chicky boomba 

One Bottle O' Pop

One Bottle O' Pop 
(Sing all verses together, then sing them in a round)

[C] One bottle o' pop, two bottle o' pop,
[G7] Three bottle o' pop, [C] four bottle o' pop
Five bottle o' pop, six bottle o' pop
[G7] Seven bottle o' pop, [C] POP!

[C] Don't brush your muck in my dustpan,
[G7] My dustpan, [C] my dustpan,
Don't brush your muck in my dustpan,
[G7] My dustpan's [C] full!

[C] Fish and chips and vinegar, [G7] vinegar, [C] vinegar
Fish and chips and vinegar
[G7] Pepper, pepper, pepper, [C] pop. 

Michael Finnegan

Michael Finnegan 

There [D] was an old man named Michael Finnegan,
[A7] He had whiskers on his chinnegan,
[D] They fell out and then grew in again,
[A7] Poor old Michael [D] Finnegan! 
Begin again.

There [D] was an old man named Michael Finnegan,
[A7] He went fishing with a pinnegan,
[D] Caught a fish and dropped it in again,
[A7] Poor old Michael [D] Finnegan!
Begin again.

There [D] was an old man named Michael Finnegan,
[A7] He grew fat and then grew thin again,
[D] Then he died and had to begin again,
[A7] Poor old Michael [D] Finnegan!
Begin again.

Nobody Likes Me

Nobody Likes Me 

[D] Nobody likes me, 
Everybody hates me,
Guess I'll go eat [A7] worms,
Long, thin, slimy ones,
Short, fat, juicy ones,
Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy, wuzzy [D] worms.

[D] Down goes the first one,
Down goes the second one, 
Oh, how they wiggle and [A7] squirm,
Long, thin, slimy ones,
Short, fat, juicy ones,
Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy, wuzzy [D] worms.

[D] Up comes the first one,
Up comes the second one,
Oh, how they wiggle and [A7] squirm,
Long, thin, slimy ones,
Short, fat, juicy ones,
Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy, wuzzy [D] worms.
 

Down By the Bay

Down By the Bay 

Down by the [G] bay, (echo)
Where the watermelons [D7] grow (echo)
Back to my home, (echo)
I dare not [G] go (echo)
For if I [C] do, (echo)
My mother will [G] say, (echo) 
[No chords] "Did you ever see a bear combing his hair?"
[D7] Down by the [G] bay. 

Verses:
1. "Did you ever see a moose kissing a goose?"
2. "Did you ever see a whale with a polka dot tail?"
3. "Did you ever see a bee with a sunburned knee?"
4. "Did you ever see a fly, wearing a tie?"
Make up your own rhymes... 

I'm Trying to be Like Jesus

I'm Trying to be Like Jesus 

I'm [G] trying to [D7] be like [C] Jesus
I'm [G] following [C] in his [D7] ways
I'm [G] trying to [G7] love as [C] he [Am] did
In [G] all that I [C] do and [B7] say
At [Em] times I am [Bm] tempted to [C] make a wrong [G] choice
But I [C] try to [Bm] listen as the [Am7] sill small [D7] voice whispers,

Chorus:
[G] "Love one a-[G7]nother as [C] Jesus loves [G] you
[C] Try to show [G] kindness in [A7] all that you [D7] do
Be [G] gentle and [G7] loving in [C] deed and in [Cm] thought
For [G] these are the [D7] things Jesus [G] taught."

I'm [G] trying to [D7] love my [C] neighbor
I'm [G] learning to [C] serve my [D7] friends
I [G] watch for the [G7] day of [C] glad-[Am]ness
When [G] Jesus will [C] come a-[B7]gain
I [Em] try to re-[Bm]member the [C] lessons he [G] taught
Then the [C] Holy [Bm] Spirit enter [Am7] into my [D7] thoughts saying, 

I Stand All Amazed

I Stand All Amazed 

[G] I stand all amazed at the love Jesus [D7] offers me
Confused at the grace that so fully he [G] proffers me
I tremble to know that for me he was [D] crucified
That [A7] for me a sinner he suffered and [D7] bled and died

Chorus:
[G] Oh, it is wonderful that he should [D7] care for me
Enough to [G] die for me
Oh, it is [C] wonderful, [G] wonderful [D7] to [G] me

[G] I marvel that he would descend from his [D7] throne divine
To rescue a soul so rebellious and [G] proud as mine
That he should extend his great love unto [D] such as I
Suf-[A7]ficient to own, to redeem and to [D7] justify
Chorus

[G] I think of his hands pierced and bleeding to [D7] pay the debt
Such mercy, such love, and devotion can [G] I forget?
No, no, I will praise and adore at the [D] mercy seat
U-[A7]ntil at the glorified throne I kneel [D7] at his feet
Chorus 

MILK Song

MILK Song 

Give me a big M (shout "big M")
Give me a little m (quietly shout "little m")

Chorus: 
Don't give me no pop no pop
Don't give me no juice no juice
Just give me that milk!
Moo, moo, moo, moo
Just give me that milk!
Moo, moo, moo, moo

(Continue in the same pattern with the following verses)

Give me a big I
Give me a little i
Chorus

Give me a big L
Give me a little l
Chorus

Give me a big K
Give me a little k

Give me a big milk (CHOCOLATE)
Give me a little milk (skim)
Chorus

Princess Pat

Princess Pat 

The Princess Pat (repeat)
Lived in a tree (repeat)
She sailed across (repeat)
The seven seas (repeat)
She sailed across (repeat)
The channel too (repeat)
And brought with her (repeat)
A rig of bamboo (repeat)

A rig of bamboo (repeat)
Now what is that? (repeat)
It's something made (repeat)
By the Princess Pat (repeat)
It's red and gold (repeat)
And purple too (repeat)
That's why its called (repeat)
A rig of bamboo (repeat) 

Now Captain Jack (repeat)
Had a mighty fine crew (repeat)
He sailed across (repeat)  
The channel too (repeat)
His ship did sink (repeat)
And so will you (repeat)
If you don't take (repeat)
A rig of bamboo (repeat)

A rig of bamboo (repeat)
Now what is that? (repeat)
It's something made (repeat)
By the Princess Pat (repeat)
It's red and gold (repeat)
And purple too (repeat)
That's why its called (repeat)
A rig of bamboo (repeat)


 

Oh Helena

Oh Helena  

Oh Helena (repeat)
I gotta chicky boomba (repeat) 
I mus, I mus, I mus-sa (repeat)
Oh Helena gall-o-way, gall-o-wee (repeat)

But I still cannot hear you (repeat)
You must sing a little louder (repeat louder)

(Repeat as many times as you'd like, getting louder each time.) 

Little Red Caboose

Little Red Caboose 

Little red caboose chug-chug-chug
Little red caboose chug-chug-chug
Little red caboose behind the train toot-toot!

Smoke stacks on his back-back-back-back
Comin' round the track-track-track-track
Little red caboose behind the train choo-choo!

Repeat in different voices: little voice, big voice, etc...
   

Liverwurst

Liverwurst 

When you [D] go to the delicatessen store
Don't buy the liverwurst
[A] Don't buy the liverwurst
[D] Don't buy the liverwurst
It'll make your insides mighty sore
Don't buy the liverwurst
[A] Don't buy the liver-[D]wurst

Oh buy the [G] ham-bone if you must 
The pickled [D] herring you can trust
And the [A] lobster will [A7] save you any [D] day (oh any day)
But that old [G] hunk of liverwurst
Has been there [D] since October 1st
And to-[A]day is the [A7] 31st of [D] May


So, when you [D] go to the delicatessen store
Don't buy the liverwurst
[A] Don't buy the liverwurst
[D] Don't buy the liverwurst
It'll make your insides mighty sore
Don't buy the liverwurst
[A] Don't buy the liver-[D]wurst


Boom Chicka Boom

Boom Chicka Boom  

I said a boom chicka boom! (echo)

I said a boom chicka boom! (echo)

I said a boom chicka roacka chicka rocka chicka boom! (echo)

Oh yeah! (echo)

Uh huh! (echo)

One more time! (echo)

Verse ideas: louder, softer, faster, slower, higher, lower, opera style, janitor style (Broom sweepa mop-a sweepa mop-a sweepa broom), etc...

Bananas Unite

Bananas Unite 

BANANAS UNITE!
Peel bananas
Peel, peel, bananas
Peel bananas
Peel, peel, bananas
Go bananas
Go, go bananas 
Go bananas
Go, go bananas 
And you peel to the left
And you peel to the right
And you peel your banana
And you "UH" take a bite

 

America

America 
(Sung in a round)

[Dm] Ameri-[A7]ca, A-[Dm]meri-[A7]ca

[Dm] Let us [A7] tell you [Dm] how we [A7] feel,

[Dm] You have [A7] given [Dm] us your [A7] treasures

[Dm] And we [A7] love you [Dm] so
 

Teach Me to Walk in the Light

Teach Me to Walk in the Light 

[C] Teach me to walk in the light of his [G] love
Teach me to pray to my [G7] Father [C] above
[Am] Teach me to [C] know of the 
[F] Things that are [C] right
[F] Teach me, [C] teach me
To [G7] walk in the [C] light

[C] Come little child and together we'll [G] learn
Of his commandments that [G7] we may re-[C]turn
[Am] Home to His [C] presence
[F] To live in His [C] sight
[F] Always, [C] always
To [G7] walk in the [C] light

[C] Father in Heaven, we thank thee this [G] day
For loving guidance to [G7] show us the [C] way
[Am] Grateful we [C] praise thee
[F] With songs of de-[C]light!
[F] Gladly, [C] gladly
We'll [G7] walk in the [C] light 

I Love the Mountains

I Love the Mountains     
*This song also works well on the ukulele.  

[C] I love the [Am] mountains
[Dm] I love the [G7] rolling hills
[C] I love the [Am] flowers
[Dm] I love the [G7] daffodils
[C] I love the [Am] fireside
[Dm] When all the [G7] lights are low
[C] Boom-dee-ah-da
[Am] Boom-dee-ah-da
[Dm] Boom-dee-ah-da
[G7] Boom-dee-ay
[C] Boom-dee-ah-da
[Am] Boom-dee-ah-da
[Dm] Boom-dee-ah-da
[G7] Boom-dee-ay
[C] Boom!

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Doughnut Shop Song

Doughnut Shop Song
(Tune: Turkey in the Straw)

[D] Oh, [A] I [D] walked around the corner
And I walked around the block
And I walked right into
A doughnut [A] shop
I [D] picked up a doughnut
Right out of the grease
And I handed the lady
A [D] five [A] cent [D] piece

[D] Well, [A] she [D] looked at the nickel
And she looked at me
And she said,
"This nickel is no good to [A] me.
There's a [D] hole in the middle
And it goes right through."
I said,
"There's a hole in the 
[D] Dough-[A] nut [D] too!

[D] Thanks for the doughnut,
[A] Good-[D]bye!"

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

He's Got the Whole World in His Hand

He's got the [A] whole world in His hands
He's got the [E7] whole world in His hands
He's got the [A] whole world in His hands
He's got the [E7] whole world in His [A] hands

He's got the [A] wind and the rain in His hands
He's got the [E7] wind and the rain in His hands
He's got the [A] wind and the rain in His hands
He's got the [E7] whole world in His [A] hands

He's got the [A] itty bitty baby in His hands
He's got the [E7] itty bitty baby in His hands
He's got the [A] itty bitty baby in His hands
He's got the [E7] whole world in His [A] hands

He's got [A] you and me brother in His hands
He's got [E7] you and me sister in His hands
He's got [A] everybody in His hands
He's got the [E7] whole world in His [A] hands

God Be With You Till We Meet Again

God Be With You Till We Meet Again

[A] God be with you till we [A] meet [E7] a-[A]gain
[D] By his counsels guide, uphold [A] you
[E7] With his sheep securely [A] fold you
God be with you till we [A] meet [E7] a-[A]gain

CHORUS

Till we [A] meet
Till we [D] meet
Till we [A] meet at Jesus' [E] feet,
Till we [A] meet
Till we [D] meet
[D] God be [A] with you till we [A] meet [E7] a-[A]gain

[A] God be with you till we [A] meet [E7]a-[A]gain
[D] When life's perils thick confound [A] you
[E7] Put His arms unfailing [A] round you
God be with you till we [A] meet [E7] a-[A]gain
CHORUS

[A] God be with you till we [A] meet [E7] a-[A]gain
[D] Keep love's banner floating o'er [A] you
[E7] Smite death's threatening wave be-[A]fore you
God be with you till we [A] meet [E7] a-[A]gain
CHORUS

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

[D] Amazing grace, how [G] sweet the [D] sound
That saved a wretch like [A7] me
I [D] once was lost, but [G] now I'm [D] found
Was blind, but [A7] now I [D] see

[D] Twas grace that taught my [G] heart to [D] fear
And grace my fears re-[A7]leased
How [D] precious did that [G] grace [D] appear
The hour I [A7] first be-[D]lieved

 [D] Through many dangers, [G] toils and [D] snares
I have already [A7] come
'Tis [D] grace has brought me [G] safe thus [D] far
And grace will [A7] lead me [D] home. 

[D] When we've been there ten [G] thousand [D] years
Bright shining as the [A7] sun
We've [D] no less days to [G] sing God's [D] praise 
Than when we [A7] first [D] begun

Friday, May 6, 2016

God Didn't Give Me Much

God Didn't Give Me Much

[A] God [E] didn't give me [A] much
Just the [D] green leaves of [E] summer
Just the [D] golden leaves of [A] fall
Just the [E] white snow of [A] winter
Just the [E] little birds [A] call

[A] God [E] didn't give me [A] much
Just the [D] sunlight in the [E] morning
Just the [D] moon at [A] night
Just the [E] breeze through my [A] window
Just a [E] warm fire-[A]light

[A] God [E] didn't give me [A] much
Just a [D] constant com-[E]panion
Just an [D] end to my [A] strife
Just a [E] Son who died for [A] me
Just the [E] promise of [A] life

[A] God [E] didn't give me [A] much
Just a [D] strong testi-[E]mony
That I'm [D] willing to [A] share
Just an [E] Elderly [A] Brother
Who is [E] constantly [A] there

For Baby

For Baby
(Written and recorded by John Denver, "For Bobbie."
Recorded as a mother song by Mary Travers of, "Peter, Paul & Mary.")

I'll [D] walk in the [G] rain by your [D] side
I'll [G] cling to the [A] warmth of your [D] tiny hand
I'll [G] do any-[A]thing to [D] help you under-[G]stand
I'll [D] love you more than [A] anybody [D] can

And the [G] wind will [A] whisper your [D] name to me
[G] Little birds will [A] sing along in [D] time
The [G] leaves will bow [A] down
When [D] you walk [G] by
And [D] morn-[G]ing [A] bells will [D] chime

[D] I'll be there when [G] you're feeling [D] down
To [G] kiss away the [A] tears if you [D] cry
I'll [G] share with you [A] all the
[D] Happiness I've [G] found
A reflec-[D]tion [G] of the [A] love in your [D] eyes

And I'll [G] sing you the [A] song of the [D] rainbow
[G] Whisper all the [A] joy that is [D] mine
The [G] leaves will bow [A] down
When [D] you walk [G] by
And [D] morn-[G]ing [A] bells will [D] chime

I'll [D] walk in the [G] rain by your [D] side
I'll [G] cling to the [A] warmth of your [D] tiny hand
I'll [G] do any-[A]thing to [D] help you under-[G]stand
I'll [D] love you more than [A] anybody [D] can

The Skunk Song

The Skunk Song
(Tune: Turkey in the Straw)

[D] Oh, [A7] I [D] stuck my head in a little skunk's hole
And the little skunk said,
"Well, bless my [A7] soul!
Take it [D] out, take it out, 
Take it out, take it out
Remo-[A7]ooooove [D] it!"

[D] Well, [A7] I [D] didn't take it out 
And the little skunk said,
"If you don't take it out 
You'll wish you [A7] had!
Take it [D] out, take it out
Take it out, take it out
Remo-[A7]ooooove [D] it!"
Psssssssssssss!
I removed it, [A7] too [D] late!

[D] Oh, [A7] I [D] stuck my head in a little lion's mouth
And the little lion said,
"Take it out, take it [A7] out!
Take it [D] out, take it out
Take it out, take it out
Remo-[A7]ooooove [D] it!"
C-H-O-M-P!

Camp Skills

Camp Skills
(Tune: Book of Mormon Stories)

[Em] First aid horror stories that my leader tells to me
Make me study first-aid skills so next it won't be me
[G] I've learned to build a fire and to pack my bag and hike
[Am] Next year I [Em] think I might [B7] bring a [Em] bike

[Em] Learned to sharpen axes and to find north by the sun
Learned to cook a hot dog black, I like my meat well done
[G] Learned to take a shower in a minute and a half
[Am] Someday I'll [Em] look back on [B7] this and [Em] laugh

[Em] Learned to build a shelter 57 different ways
Learned to live on snickers, haven't seen TV for days
[G] Sat around the campfire singing songs into the night
[Am] Good thing there's [Em] no mirrors here, [B7] I'm a [Em] fright

[Em] Made a lot of friends at camp, I think I'll come again
Maybe next year we could bring along a few young men
[G] Getting back to nature helps you lean a lot of things
[Am] Finding the [Em] blessings the [B7] gospel [Em] brings

Sunday, April 17, 2016

The Cloey Song

(This is how I remember it...) In 2002 Cloey said she wanted to teach us a song.  She said her mom had heard it on the radio, like on a Sunday spiritual music type broadcast and the words really stood out to her.  They weren't sure what the song was, who it was by, but they remembered enough that they started singing and came up with this little song.  Since Cloey taught it to us and it didn't really have a title we started calling it the Cloey song.  Here are the lyrics we used to sing at camp:

The Cloey Song

On life's valley floor
The future can't be seen
You wonder what is on the other side
But when you reach the top
You realize you've found
The answers that the mountains used to hide

Chorus:
I believe in the sun, even when it's not shining
I believe in love even when I'm alone
I believe in God even when He is silent
I believe the answers will be known

How can you say you know all things
And this life isn't fair
Don't you know you'll understand 
Some how, some time, some where

Chorus

I believe the answers will be known.


I love the lyrics and I love the message.  I'm still not sure what song the Goodson family heard on that Sunday broadcast, but I have googled a few things and they have to be related.  I learned that during WWII a Jewish prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp etched a poem on a wall in Cologne, Germany called, "I Believe."  You need to read this poem, here is the link:


Then I guess this poem was turned into choral song called, "I Believe."  Here is a link to a youtube clip:


Again I'm not sure how it all fits together, but somehow all of these pieces have to relate.  



    

Spider's Web

Spider's Web

Part one:
It's a [C] web like a [Am] spider's web
[F] Made of silver [G7] light and shadow
[C] Spun by the [Am] moon in my [F] room at [G7] night

It's a [C] web made to [Am] catch a dream
[F] Hold it fast 'til [G7] I awaken
[C] As if to [Am] tell me, my [F] dream is [G7] of [C] you

Part two:
It's a [C] web [Am]
Like a [F] spider's [G7] web
[C] Spun by the [Am] moon in my [F] room at [G7] night

It's a [C] web [Am]
Made to [F] catch a [G7] dream
[C] As if to [Am] tell me, my [F] dream [G7] is of [C] you

An Ausstrian Went Yodeling

An Austrian Went Yodeling

[C] Oh, [G7] an [C] Austrian
Went [G7] yodeling on a 
Mountain so [C] high
When along came a 
[G7] cuckoo bird
Interrupting his [C] cry.

CHORUS
[C] Tee [D] ree [G7] aaahhhhh
[C] Yoda rock a ree a
[G7] yoda rock cuckoo, cuckoo
Yoda rock a ree a
[C] yoda rock cuckoo, cuckoo
[C] Yoda rock a ree a
[G7] yoda rock cuckoo, cuckoo
Yoda rock a ree a [C] ooooooo

[C] Oh, [G7] an [C] Austrian
Went [G7] yodeling on a 
Mountain so [C] high
When along came a 
[G7] skier
Interrupting his [C] cry.

CHORUS
[C] Tee [D] ree [G7] aaahhhhh
[C] Yoda rock a ree a
[G7] yoda rock cuckoo, cuckoo, SWISH!
Yoda rock a ree a
[C] yoda rock cuckoo, cuckoo, SWISH!
[C] Yoda rock a ree a
[G7] yoda rock cuckoo, cuckoo, SWISH!
Yoda rock a ree a [C] ooooooo

Motion for chorus:
Tee ree aaahhhhh: rapidly slap knees
Yoda rock a ree: slap knees once, clap once, snap fingers once, repeat

 Verses:
Cuckoo Bird "Cuckoo, Cuckoo" (make bird beaks with your hands)
Skier "SWISH!" (pantomime skiing)
St. Bernard "Arf! Arf!" (hands up like a begging dog)
Road Runner "Mee, mee, vroom!" (pat nose, brush clap hands quickly)
Grizzly Bear "Roar!" (hands up like bear paws)
ETC..."Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera." (pointer finger in the air drawing small circles)








Gold Rush Week Instructions


I once had someone e-mail and ask for Gold Rush instructions so they could play at a family reunion. Here are my notes from Gold Rush week.

GOLD RUSH
(Here are instructions from the Oakcrest handout, you'll have to adapt it for your group.)

Pre-party Prep:
Split your girls into 2 families and gather enough bandanas to tie the individual families wrists together. This is called family bonding. Mamas and Papas go on the ends so they have a free hand, all the "kids" are in between. Each family also needs a stake with their family name on it to claim gold.  It is not necessary for the stake/stick to be able to stand because you just lay it on top of the gold.  The family needs to attach to the stick a paper with their family surname on it. MANDATORY, each girl must paint 50 yellow rocks. (At camp we used yellow powder tempra paint. We'd mix it with water in #10 cans and would put the rocks in. Then dump them on butcher paper and they would dry in the sun.  Often we would run out of yellow paint and sometimes had to use orange too.  It’s camp, you gotta be flexible right!)
The girls would paint their rocks the first part of the week. The day of the event we would load all those painted rocks into crates and load them into the gator. We would drive the paths of camp and sprinkle the yellow rocks as we drove.

How to Play:
(I need to insert one of the best things about Gold Rush was dressing up.  You have to dress up, it makes it so much more fun!)
1) Find a pile of gold and set your family stake on it to claim it
2) Run to the bank and take out a loan (only done the first time, they will have money after this)
3) Run to the General Store to buy mining equipment
4) Go to the Claims Office to buy a deed for legal gold mining
5) Return to claimed pile with equipment and deed to collect gold
6) Lay twine in a circle, all gold within it becomes yours, put it in your bag, but do not move gold from outside the twine circle or you can be arrested!
7) Go to the Assayer's to trade your gold for money
8) Repeat process (don't forget to pay off your debt ASAP)

BANK
At the beginning of the rush, the families will come to you for a loan. Give each family $500 in $100 bills. After each family has received one loan, go to the Assayer's office to help.  For our money, we just photo copied different camp people's faces and put them in the center of the bill.  Each bill increment was copied on different colors of paper so it was easy to tell the value of the bill based off of the color of paper. 

GENERAL STORE
The families will come to you in search of mining equipment. They will pay you $100 each time in return for the bag with the twine in it so they can mine their gold.

CLAIMS OFFICE
The families will pay $100 for a deed. Make sure they sign it, put it in their equipment bag and let them go. They MUST buy a new deed for every pile of gold they mine.

ASSAYERS OFFICE
After mining the gold, they will bring you their treasures in return for Oakcrest money. For each yellow rock give them $100, for each gold rock give them $500. For the BIG ONE give them $1,000,000. (We would spray paint a rock that was larger than a softball but smaller than a basketball, we would hide the golden nugget along the trail. This was the "big enchilada" they were all looking for.)

JAIL
When robbers challenge a family, both parties must go to the jail to resolve their dispute. Whoever wins the challenge receives the gold. If robbers lose they must stay in jail for 3 minutes or pay $5,000 bail. Sheriff’s patrol and if a family is caught breaking any laws they are also brought to the jail. Law breaking families must also pay $5,000 bail or sit in jail for 3 minutes. Be very stern.

ROBBER DESCRIPTION
Robber families are also tied by their wrists like gold rushing families. Robber families spend the evening challenging other families for their gold. After gold rushing families put their gold in their bag, robbers can declare a challenge on that family. Both families report to the jail for a showdown unless the gold rush family gives up their gold to save time. (For showdown challenges you can do anything from rock, paper, scissors or minute to win it challenges.) The winner now has the rights to the gold. If the gold rush family wins, they leave in peace while the robbers wait in jail for 3 minutes or pay bail of $5,000. HOWEVER, if the robbers win, the gold rushing family must decide if they want to re-challenge. If the gold rushing family doesn’t want to re-challenge, the robbers leave with the gold peacefully and the gold rushing family restarts the process of mining for gold. If the gold rushing family does want a re-challenge, the robbers have 2 minutes to hide and the gold rushing family has 3 minutes to find them. If the robbers are not found, good for them, the gold is theirs and they are free to terrorize Gold Rock Gully again. If the gold rushing family does find them, the robbers lose all rights to the gold and the cycle begins again.

SHERIFF DESCRIPTION
Our kitchen staff would roam Gold Rock Gully looking for families to arrest. If you are arrested you must stay in jail for 3 minutes or pay $5,000 bail.
You can be arrested for:
-Disturbing the peace (fighting 'n arguing)
-Speeding (running too fast for any member of the family to keep up)
-Breaking family bonds (your bandanas come off your wrists)
-Breaking the deed (putting gold inside your string circle that doesn't belong there)
-Bagging the gold without a deed

We would set a time limit and after that time limit was up all the gold was cashed in for Oakcrest money and then we would hold an auction.