SARAH SARAH

 

Sarah, Sarah, sittin’ in a Chevrolet.

Sarah, Sarah, sittin’ in a Chevrolet.

All day long she sits and shifts.

All day long she shifts and sits.

Sarah, Sarah, sittin’ in a Chevrolet.

 

Sarah, Sarah, sittin’ in a gravel pit.

Sarah, Sarah, sittin’ in a gravel pit.

All day long she sits and spits.

All day long she spits and sits.

Sarah, Sarah, sittin’ in a gravel pit.

 

Sarah, Sarah, sittin’ in a tailor shop.

Sarah, Sarah, sittin’ in a tailor shop.

All day long she fits and tucks.

All day long she tucks and fits.

Sarah, Sarah, sittin’ in a tailor shop.

 


                SARAH THE WHALE

 

In ‘Frisco Bay there was a whale.

They fed her oysters by the pail.

By bathtub, by teacup, by thimble and by schooner.

 

Her name was Sarah and when she smiled

She showed her teeth for miles and miles.

And tonsils, and spareribs, and things to fierce to mention.

 

Oh, what would you do with a whale like that?

Oh, what would you do if she sat on your hat?

Or your toothbrush?  Or your (counselor/camper)?

Or anything that’s useless like that!

 

 


                SARASPONDA

 

Sarasponda, sarasponda, sarasponda ret set set.

Sarasponda, sarasponda, sarasponda ret set set.

A doray oh! A doray boom day oh!

A doray boom day ret set set!

Ah say pah say oh!

 

Boom da, boom da, boom da boom da boom da

 

 


                SHE’LL BE COMING ‘ROUND THE MOUNTAIN

 

She’ll be coming ‘round the mountain when she comes  (Toot toot)

 

She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes  (Whoa back)

 

Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes  (Hi babe)

 

Oh, we’ll kill the old red rooster when she comes  (Hack hack)

 

Oh, we’ll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes  (Yum yum)

 

Oh, she’ll have to sleep with Grandma when she comes  (Snore snore)

 

Oh, she’ll wear her red pajamas when she comes  (Scratch scratch)

 

 


                THE SHEIK OF ARABEE

 

I’m the Sheik of Arabee  (The Sheik of Arabee)

You love belongs to me  (Save it, baby!)

At night when you’re asleep  (Oh, baby, when you’re all sacked out!)

Into your tent I’ll creep  (On my hands and my knees with my tongue hanging out)

 

The stars that shine above  (Twinkle little star)

Will light our way to love  (Do you love me?  Did you run all the way?  Ha ha!)

You’re all world to me, cause I’m the Sheik of Arabee  (The Sheik of Arabee)

 

 


                SINNER MAN

 

Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?

Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?

Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?

On that day.

 

Run to the rocks.  Rocks won’t you hide me?

Run to the rocks.  Rocks won’t you hide me?

Run to the rocks.  Rocks won’t you hide me?

On that day.

 

Lord said the rocks, rocks will be melting.

Lord said the rocks, rocks will be melting.

Lord said the rocks, rocks will be melting.

On that day.

 

Run to the sea.  Sea won’t you hide me?

Run to the sea.  Sea won’t you hide me?

Run to the sea.  Sea won’t you hide me?

On that day.

 

Lord said the sea, sea will be boiling.

Lord said the sea, sea will be boiling.

Lord said the sea, sea will be boiling.

On that day.

 

Run to the moon.  Moon, won’t you hide me?

Run to the moon.  Moon, won’t you hide me?

Run to the moon.  Moon, won’t you hide me?

On that day.

 

Lord said the moon, moon will be falling.

Lord said the moon, moon will be falling.

Lord said the moon, moon will be falling.

On that day.

 

Run to the Lord.  Lord, won’t you hide me?

Run to the Lord.  Lord, won’t you hide me?

Run to the Lord.  Lord, won’t you hide me?

On that day.

 

Lord said, “Sinner man, you shoulda been praying.”

Lord said, “Sinner man, you shoulda been praying.”

Lord said, “Sinner man, you shoulda been praying.”

On that day.

 

Satan man said, “Come on in.”

Satan man said, “Come on in.”

Satan man said, “Come on in.”

On that day.

 

 


                SLAP BANG

 

Chorus:                Slap, bang, here again, here again, here again.

                   Slap, bang, here again, we’re jolly PGCs.

 

We laugh, we sing, we laugh (ha ha) we sing (tra la)

Tra la la, tra la la, tra la la, tra la la

Tra la la, tra la la, tra la la la la la la la

 

Repeat chorus.

 

And when in future years we bounce our babies on our knees,

We’ll tell them that the alphabet begins with PGCs.

Tra la la, tra la la, tra la la, tra la la

Tra la la, tra la la, tra la la la la la la la

 

Repeat chorus.

 

 


                SPIDERS 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 dreamin’s all right.

 

Down in the valley, there’s a fountain, by the old oak tree.

Near the fountain, there’s a mission, where my love told me:

 

Repeat chorus.

 

In the evening, I was sleeping, my love dreaming of me.

I was sleeping, he was weeping, when he said to me:

 

Repeat chorus.

 

I met a stranger, his name was Danger.  We rode side by side.

Down in Santa Fe, I killed a man they say.  Danger told me to ride.

 

Repeat chorus.

 

Now if return, they will hang me, by the old oak tree.

Near the fountain, by the mission, where my love told me:

 

Repeat chorus.

 

 


                SPIRIT OF POKAGON

                     By Lou Meynard

 

Wake up every morning with a smile upon your face

Like the sun as it dawns across the lake.

 

Dreams of Pokagon that your memories can’t erase

The fragile times that time could never break.

 

Spring has its blossom, and autumn drops her leaves

But summer at Pokagon never ends.

 

‘Cause now it’s yours forever, sing out what your heart believes:

The spirit of Pokagon is your friends. 

The spirit of Pokagon is your friends.

 

 


                STAY

 

Well the sky’s as blue as can be

And the sun shines warmly on me.

It’s a lovely, lovely day

And I wish that I could stay.

 

But the miles are speeding between

And the earth looks happy and green.

But there’s crying in my heart

For the time that we’ll be apart.

 

Have you ever asked yourself why,

Why we’re always saying goodbye

Like a bird who knows he must fly

Disappearing into the sky.

 

It was lovely being with you,

And I think that you felt it too.

Did I hear your eyes turning gray?

Did I hear your heart whisper, “Stay”?

 

 


                SUNNY SIDE

 

Chorus:                 Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side

                                Keep on the sunny side of life!

                                You will feel no pain as we drive you insane,

                                So keep on the sunny side of life!

 

Leader:  Hey kids?

Group:   Yeah?

Leader:  Watch out for that ping pong ball!

Group:   What ping pong ba..aa..aa..aall!

 

Repeat chorus.

 

Other verses:       Watch out for that clothesline!

                                Watch out for that cliff!

                                Watch out for that swinging boom!

                                Watch out for that revolving door!

                                Watch out for that swimming pool!

 

 


                SWEET VIOLETS

 

There once was a farmer who took a young miss

Out back of the barn where he gave her a

Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs.

To tell her that she had such beautiful

Manners and girlish young charms

Someone that he’d like to take in his

Washing and ironing and then if they did

They would get married and raise lots of

Sweet violets, sweeter than all the roses.

Covered all over from head to toe

Covered all over with sweet violets.

 

 


                SWEETHEART TREE

 

They say there’s a tree in the forest

A tree that will give you a sign.

Come along with me, to the sweetheart tree.

Come and carve your name next to mine.

 

They say if you kiss the right sweetheart,

The one you’ve been waiting for.

Blossoms of white will burst into sight

And your love will be true ever more.

 

 


               SWEETLY SINGS THE DONKEY

 

Sweetly sings the donkey at the break of day.

If you do not feed him, this is what he’ll say:

“Hee haw, hee haw, hee haw, hee haw, hee haw!”

 

 


                SWIMMING HOLE

 

One day I went a-swimmin’, down where there were no women,

Down by the deep blue sea.

Seeing no one there, I hung my underwear

Upon a willow tree.

 

Dived into the water, just like the Pharoah’s daughter

Dived into the Nile.

Some stinker saw me there and stole my underwear

And left me with a smile.

 

 


                SWINGING ALONG

 

High part:          

                Swinging along the open road

                Swinging along under a sky so clear

                Swinging along the open road

                All in the fall, in the fall of the year

                Swinging along, swinging along,

                Swinging along the open road

                All in the fall of the year

 

Low part:

                Swinging along the open road

                Under a sky so clear

                Swinging along the open road

                In the fall of the year.

                Swinging along, swinging along,

                Swinging along the open road

                All in the fall of the year.

 

 

 

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