Me and My Campfire Songs

Last night after the welcome-back campfire last night, reminiscing about previous campfire singalongs, I remembered one of my favorite songs, "Me and My Dinosaur."  It's silly and peppy and talks about friendship. And I found the lyrics, which I include here.

My co-leader put together a great little songbook, with some of my old favorites like "Barges," and also many songs new to me.  We sang some of them last night, also below.  We both think that learning new songs is one of the great parts of Girl Scouts.
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Me And My Dinosaur

One day when the weather was cloudy and gray

And I wished that someone would come out and play

I heard a knock-knock

And I opened the door

And there stood the loveliest big dinosaur!

Chorus:

Me and my dinosaur

I’ve never had such a friend before

As big as a house, twenty times and a half

And fifty times taller than any giraffe

Legs long as sequoia trees

Teeth big as piano keys

No two people are buddies more

Than me and my dinosaur

I got out some cookies and we had a snack

And he asked if I wanted to ride on his back

I started to climb

From his tail to his cheek

The whole darn trip it took nearly a week!

We hop-scotched to Africa, quick as the breeze

While leapfrogging over the coconut trees

And when we got thirsty

For mile after mile

In one great big gulp

We just drank up the Nile

Me and my dinosaur

I’ve never had such a friend before

As big as a house, twenty times and a half

And fifty times taller than any giraffe

Legs long as sequoia trees

Teeth big as piano keys

No two people are buddies more

Than me and my dina, nothin’s as fine as,

Me and my dinosaur Bum Bump!

Alive Alert Awake (action song)
(to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")

I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic
I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic
I'm alive, alert, awake,
I'm awake, alert, alive,
I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic!
Actions:

Alive: hands on your head
Alert: hands on shoulders
Awake: cross arms over chest
Enthu-: hands on thighs
-si-: clap
-astic: snap with both hands
Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster as you go!


Purple Stew
We're making a purple stew
Whoop whoop whoop whoop
We're making a purple stew
Shooby doobie do
With purple potatoes
and purple tomatoes
And we want you!

*Leader points to someone on "you."  That person stands and joins.  Then repeat and both point to someone on "you" until whole group is standing and singing.


The Bear (repeat-after-me song)
The other day, I met a bear,
A great big bear, Oh way out there.

Chorus:
(Same lines in unison)

He looked at me, I looked at him,
He sized up me, I sized up him.

He said to me, "Why don't you run?
I see you ain't, Got any gun."

I says to him, "That's a good idea."
"Now legs get going, get me out of here!"

And so I ran, Away from there,
But right behind me, Was that bear.

In front of me, There was a tree,
A great big tree, Oh glory be!

The lowest branch, Was ten feet up,
So I thought I'd jump, And trust my luck.

And so I jumped, Into the air,
But I missed that branch, A way up there.

Now don't you fret, And don't you frown,
I Caught that branch, On the way back down!

This is the end, There aint no more,

Unless I see, That bear once more.


White Coral Bells (round)
 White coral bells upon a slendor stalk
Lillies of the vally deck my garden walk
Oh, don't you wish
That you could hear them ring

That will happen only when the fairies sing


Linger
Hmm, mmm
I want to linger here,
Hmm, mmm
a little longer here,
Hmm, mmm
a little longer here with you.
Hmm, mmm
It’s such a perfect night.
Hmm, mmm
It doesn’t seem quite right,
Hmm, mmm
That it should be my last with you.
Hmm, mmm
And come September dear,
Hmm, mmm
We’ll all remember here,
Hmm, mmm
The perfect times I had with you.
Hmm, mmm
And as the years go by,
Hmm, mmm
I’ll think of you and sigh,
Hmm, mmm
It’s not goodbye, it’s just goodnight!