A
B
Barges
*Chorus: Barges, I would like to go with you
I would like to sail the ocean blue
Barges, have you treasures in your hold
Do you fight with pirates, brave and bold?
Out of my window looking in the night
I can see the barge's flickering light
Quietly flows the river to the sea
As the barges do go silently
*
Out of my window looking in the night
I can see the barge's flickering light
Starboard shines green and port is glowing red
I can see the barges just ahead
*
How my heart yerns to sail away with you
As you sail across the ocean blue
But I must stay here by my window dear
As the barges sail away from here
*
(Extra verse)
Away from my window on into the night
I will watch til they are out of sight
Taking their cargo far across the sea
I wish that someday they'd take me
*
C
The Circle Game
*Chorus: And the seasons they go 'round and 'round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We are captive on a carousel of time
We can't return, we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go 'round and 'round and 'round
In The Circle Game
Yesterday a child came out to wander
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star
*
Then the child moved ten times 'round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like "when you're older" must appease him
And promises of "someday" make his dreams
*
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
Cartwheels turned to car wheels through the town
And they tell him "Take your time, it won't be long now"
Before you drag your feet to slow the circle down
*
Years go by and now the boy is twenty
Dreams have lost their granduer of coming true
But there'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through.
*
D
E
F
Flicker
The flicker of the campfire
The wind in the pines
The moon up in the heavens
The stars that shine
A place where people gather
To make friends of all kinds
A place where all mens troubles
Are always left behind
So give me the light of the campfire, warm and bright
And give me some friends to sing with, I’ll be here all night
For love is for those who find it
And I’ve found mine right here
Just you and me and the campfire
And the songs we love to hear
To hear, to hear, to hear, to hear, to hear
The Friendship Song
For you are my friend and I'll walk with you always
You'll stay in my heart and I'll walk with you always
Always, always, I'll walk with you always
Always, always, I'll walk with you always
G
The Gift
I have a little present here for you
Inside this tiny bottle so very small and blue
Please do not uncork it
Simply put it on away
For inside, there lies a summers day
Put it on away
Now I’d be pleased if you didn’t ask
Why I gave this gift to you
I don’t know myself; Did it on a whim
As the thought came running through
I just wanna make you happy
In a summertime sort of way
And I thought you might like your own summers day
Put it on away
Now can you read the writing
On this tiny bottle’s wall
I know it is quite small but I can read it all
It says: She who is a readin’ me
Is a lookin’ right at my side
You might be kinda interested
About what lies inside
They’ll be one breath of a butterfly
And one ray from the sun
And lots and lots of laughter
From little childrens fun
So please do not uncork it
Or everything will get away
And I thought you might like your own summers day
Put it on away
H
Happiness
Happiness runs in a circular motion
Tossed like a little boat upon the sea
You can be a part of everything, everywhere
You can be a part if you set yourself free
Fa,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la
Fa,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la
Happiness runs, happiness runs
Happiness runs, happiness runs
Hoffman Camp
Thanks to Hiccup for teaching me this song in the summer of '02
Hoffman camp, the place of all my dreams
Always in my memory it seems
Down by Larkin Pond so blue
It's a Girl Scout rendevous
And in the evening stars come out to shine
While the Girl Scouts sing among the pines
Voices ringing out so clear
Songs of camp so dear
The Hoffman Song
This is the official song of Camp Hoffman, and we were made to memorize it all last summer. We sang this over and over and over...
Through every wind and weather, the Lordly cedars rise
They watch us come together with gladness in our eyes
For spring hath turned to summer and Hoffman calls a new
Hail, hail! To each comer, Hail to me and hail to you
Hark the greetings of Hoffman; come ye camp-ward too
Through all the blue-bright hours, we work and learn and play
In sun and wind and showers, with something new each day
With something learned of living and something given to
So getting and giving, some for me and some for you
Slowly, surely, dear Hoffman, proves us fit and true
The wippoorwills are crying, the moon has risen pale
Our council fire is dying and ended is the tale
But there is just beginning for us who hear the call
The whole world for the winning, peace and strength and faith for all
So may we have vision to follow, never fall
The House at Pooh Corner
*Chorus: So help me if you can,
I've got to get back to the House at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised;
there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all to soon
But I've wandered much further today than I should
And I can't seem to find my way back to the wood
*
Winnie the Pooh he don't know what to do
Got stuck a hunny jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advise
And from here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the owl, if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear
*
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin
Back to the days of Pooh
I
J
Jet Plane
*Chorus: So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Leaving on a jet plane
Oh babe, I hate to go
All my bags are packed; I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here; Outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say "Goodbye"
But the dawn is breakin'; It's early morn
The taxi's waitin'; He's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome, I could die
*
There's so many times, I've let you down
So many times, I've played around
I tell you now; They don't mean a thing
Every place I go, I'll think of you
Every song I sing, I'll sing for you
And when I come back, I'll wear your wedding ring
*
Now the time has come to leave you
One more time, let me kiss you
Then close your eyes; I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave you alone
About the time, I won't have to say:
*
K
L
Land Of The Silver Birch
*Chorus: Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more.
Boom di de eye di, Boom di de eye di, Boom di de eye di, boom.
Land of the silver birch, home of the beaver,
Where still the mighty moose wanders at will.
*
My heart is sick for you here in the lowlands,
I will return to you hills of the north.
*
Swift as a silver fish, canoe of birch bark
Thy mighty waterways carry me forth.
*
There where the blue lake lies, I'll set my wigwam
Close to the water's edge, silent and still.
Linger
Mmm, I'd like to Linger
Mmm, a little longer
Mmm, a little longer with you
Mmm, it's such a perfect night
Mmm, it does seem quite right
Mmm, that this should be my last with you
Mmm, here comes September
Mmm, I will remember
Mmm, happy days and friendships too
Mmm, and as the years go by
Mmm, I'll think of you and sigh
Mmm, this is goodnight but not goodbye
(Slower)
Mmm, I'd like to linger
Mmm, a little longer
Mmm, a little longer with you
M
Moon on the Meadow
Moon on the Meadow, bugs in our ears
Smoke in our eyes, wet wood and tears
Up on the meadow, water somewhere
We were the only ones there
Wild horses rushing, dry lakes and peaks
Finding the love that every one seeks
Hiking to rainbows, sunsets and stars
Just finding out who we are
We will return there one lucky day
Our hearts will guide us, they know the way
People in cities just don’t understand
Falling in love with the land
Moon on the meadow, bugs in our ears
Smoke in my eyes wet wood and tears
Up on the meadow, water somewhere
With you, my friend, I am there
N
O
On the Loose
*Chorus: On the loose to climb a mountain
On the loose where I am free
On the loose to live my life the way I think my life should be
For I've only got a moment and the whole world yet to see
I'll be looking for tomorrow on the loose
Have you ever seen the sunrise
Turn the sky completely red?
Have you slept beneath the moon and stars
A pine bough for your bed?
Can you sit and talk with friends
Though no words are ever said?
Then you're just like me
And you've been on the loose
*
There's a trail that I'll be hiking
Just to see where it may go
Many places yet to visit
Many people yet to know
And in following my dreams
I will live and I will grow
In a world that's waiting out there on the loose
*
So in search of love and laughter
I'll be traveling across this land
Never sure of where I'm going
For I haven't any plans
But in time when you are ready
Come and join me, take my hand
And together we will share life out on the loose
*
One Tin Soldier
*Chorus: So, go ahead and hate your neighbor
Go ahead and cheat a friend
Do it the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end
There won’t be any trumpets blowing, come judgement day
On the bloody morning after, one tin soldier rides away
Listen children, to a story, that was written long ago
‘Bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley far below
On the mountain was a treasure, buried deep beneath a stone
And the valley people swore, they’d have it for their very own
*
So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill
Asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they’d
kill
Came an answer from the kingdom,
With our brothers we will share,
All the secrets of our mountain, all our riches buried there
*
Now the valley cried with anger, "Mount your horses and draw your swords!"
And they killed the mountain people, so they won their just
reward
Now they stood beside the treasure, in the mountain dark and red
Turned the stone and looked beneath it... "Peace on Earth" was
all it said.
Our Paddles Keen and Bright
Smudge taught this song in 2004
Our paddles keen and bright
Flashing like silver
Follow the wild goose flight
Dip, dip, and swing
Dip, dip and swing them back
Flashing like silver
Swift as the wild goose flies
Dip, dip and swing
P
Peace
This song involves sign language
Peace is the world smiling
Peace is a gentle dove
Peace is sharing, peace is caring
Peace is filling the world with love
Q
R
A Rainbow Made of Children
*Chorus: We’re a rainbow made of children
We’re an army singing our song
There’s no weapons that can stop us
Rainbow love is much to strong
I was born in Mississippi
Sayin’ "Yes, sir" to every man
But I found that it got me no where
So I’ll never say it again
*
I was taught that some was evil
I was taught that some was good
But when you become a rainbow
All the people are understood
*
(Extra verses)
It's not the winning that's important
But it's how you play the game
But that's not how some folks see it
And that's not how peace is made
*
I was raised in Girl Scouting
Learning what life was all about
Understanding needs of others
Making friends with other scouts
*
Reach
Reach up for the sky
And open up your eyes
And let your troubles fade away, ay, ay, ay
Dream those dreams today
And melt your cares away
And open up your heart and sing
Live your life for every day
Old ones gone, So don’t let this one slip away
Just, Reach up for the sky
And open up your eyes
And let your troubles fade away, ay, ay, ay
Dream those dreams today
And melt your cares away
And open up your heart and sing!
Red Balloon
*Chorus: Laughs are many and tears are few
Life’s exciting and always new
In a world of girls and boys
In a world of simple joys
Give me a red balloon on a long black string
I can whistle and I can sing
With my red balloon on a long black string
I’d be richer than any king
*
Give me a warm spring day and an apple tree
There is nothing that I can’t see
When I look up from my apple tree
Look up there and you’ll see me
*
Give me a paper kite on a windy day
I think I’ll fly away
With my paper kite on a windy day
Yes, I think I’ll fly away
*
S
Spider's Web
*Chorus: There's a web like a spider's web
Made of silk and light and shadow
Spun by the moon
In my room at night
It's a web made to catch a dream
Hold it tight till I awaken
As if to tell me that dreaming's alright
In the valley, there’s a mission
By the old oak tree
By the mission there’s a fountain
Where my love told me
*
On the evening I was leaving
My love was dreaming of me
I was sleeping, she was weeping
When she said to me
*
I met a stranger, his name was Danger
We strode side by side
Down in Santa Fe, I killed a man they say
Danger told me to ride
*
Now if I return there
They will hang me
By the old oak tree
By the mission, near the fountain
Where my love told me
*
