Boroondara District

Joey Scout

Song Book

Advance Australia Fair

Found a Peanut

Ging Gang Gooli

Grand old Duke of York

If You’re Happy and You Know It

I’m a Nut

Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree

Kum Ba Yah

Munching Mangoes

My Highland Goat

Nicky, Nicky, Nicky Noo

Nobody Loves Me

She’ll be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain

S.M.I.L.E.

Waltzing Matilda

Advance Australia Fair

Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free

We've golden soil and wealth for toil, our home is girt by sea

Our land abounds in nature’s gifts, of beauty rich and rare

In history’s page, let every stage, Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing

Advance Australia Fair,

Beneath our radiant Southern Cross

We'll toil with hearts and hands

To make our youthful Commonwealth

Renowned in all the lands

For loyal sons beyond the seas

We've boundless plains to share.

In history's page let every stage

Advance Australia fair.

Found a Peanut

Found a peanut, found a peanut

Found a peanut, just now,

Found a peanut, found a peanut

Found a peanut, just now.

Where did you find it?

In the gutter.

Was it a good one?

It was rotten.

What did you do with it?

Ate it anyway.

Then what happened?

Caught a tummy ache.

What did you do then?

Called the doctor.

What was the trouble?

Said he wouldn’t come.

Then what happened?

Oh, I died.

Where did you go then?

Went to Heaven.

What did you find there?

Found a peanut!

Ging Gang Gooli

In the deepest darkest Africa there is a legend concerning the Great Grey Ghost Elephant. Every year, after the rains, the great grey ghost elephant arose from the mists and wandered throughout the land at dawn. When he came to a village, he would stop and sniff the air, then he would either go around the village or through it. If he went around the village, the village would have a prosperous year, if he went through it, there would be hunger and drought. The village of Wat-Cha had been visited three years in a row by the elephant and things were very bad indeed. The village leader, Ging-Ganga was very worried, as was the village medicine man Ha-la-shay. Together, they decided to do something about the problem. Now Ging-Ganga and his warriors where huge men with big shields and spears. They decided to stand in the path of the elephant and shake their shields and spears at it to frighten it away. Hay-la-shay and his followers were going to cast magic spells to deter the elephant by shaking their medicine bags as the elephant approached which made the sound shala-wally, shala-wally, shala-wally. Very early in the morning of the day the Great Grey Elephant came, the villagers gathered at the edge of the village, on one side were Ging-Ganga and his warriors, (indicate right) and on the other was Hay-la-shay and his followers (indicate left). As they waited the warriors sang softly about their leader:

Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,

Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,

Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,

Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,

As they waited the medicine men sang of their leader

Heyla, heyla sheyla,

Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,

Heyla, heyla sheyla,

Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,

And they shook their medicine bags

Shalli-walli, shalli-walli,

And from the river came the mighty great grey elephants' reply

Oompa, Oompa, Ooompa,Ooompa...

The elephant came closer, so the warriors beat their shields and sang louder (signal warriors to stand and beat their thighs in time)

Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,

Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,

Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,

Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,

Then the medicine men rose and sang loudly

Heyla, heyla sheyla,

Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,

Heyla, heyla sheyla,

Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,

And they shook their medicine bags

Shalli-walli, shalli-walli,

And the mighty great grey elephant turned aside and went around the village saying

Oompa, Oompa, Ooompa,Ooompa...

There was great rejoicing in the village and all the villagers joined together to sing ...Ging gang gooli

Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,

Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,

Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,

Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,

Heyla, heyla sheyla,

Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,

Heyla, heyla sheyla,

Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,

Shalli-walli, shalli-walli,

Oompa, Oompa, Ooompa,Ooompa...

Grand old Duke of York

The grand old Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men

He marched them up to the top of the hill

And he marched them down again.

And when they were up, they were up,

And when they were down they were down,

And when they were only halfway up,

They were neither up nor down.

If You’re Happy and You Know It

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

If your happy and you know, then you really ought to show it,

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Verse 2

Stamp your feet.

Verse 3

Nod your head

Verse 4

Shout “hooray!”

Verse 5

Do all four – clap, clap, stamp, stamp, nod, nod, “hooray”!

I’m a Nut

(Tune: Polly Wolly Doodle)

I’m an acorn, small and round,

Lying on the cold, cold ground.

Someone came and stepped on me,

That is why I’m cracked, you see.

I’m a nut, I’m a nut, I’m a nut, I’m a nut, I’m a nut!

I love me. I think I’m grand.

When I go to the picture, I hold my hand.

I put my arms around my waist,

And if I get fresh I slap my face.

I’m a nut, I’m a nut, I’m a nut, I’m a nut, I’m a nut!

Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree

Kookaburra sits in an old gum tree,

Merry, merry king of the bush is he.

Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra,

Gay your life must be.

Kum Ba Yah

(COME BY HERE)

Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah

Kum ba-yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah

Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah

Oh, Lord, Kum ba yah.

Verse 1

Someone's crying, Lord, Kum ba yah

Oh, Lord, Kum ba yah.

Verse 2

Someone's singing, Lord.

Verse 3

Someone's praying, Lord.

Munching Mangoes

Munching mangoes, munching mangoes,

Mish, mash, mush, mish, mash, mush,

Jump into the river, jump into the river,

Splish, splosh, splash, splish, splosh, splash.

My Highland Goat

My highland goat,

Was feeling fine,

Ate six red shirts

From off the line.

My brother Jack,

Gave him a whack

And tied him to

The railway track.

The whistle blew,

The train drew nigh,

My highland goat

Was doomed to die.

He gave a moan

Of mortal pain.

Coughed up the shirts

And flagged the train.

Nicky, Nicky, Nicky Noo

With my hand on this place, what have I here?

This is my brain-boxer, my teacher dear

Brain-boxer - Nicky, Nicky, Nicky Noo

That's what they taught me when I went to school.

With my hand on this place, what have I here?

This is my eye-sighter, my teacher dear

Eye-sighter, brain-boxer - Nicky, Nicky, Nicky Noo

That's what they taught me when I went to school.

With my hand on this place, what have I here?

This is my ear-basher, my teacher dear

Ear-basher, eye-sighter, brain-boxer -

Nicky, Nicky, Nicky Noo

That's what they taught me when I went to school.

Brain-boxerhead

Eye-sightereyes

Ear-basherears

Nose-wipernose

Chatter-boxermouth

Nut-crackerteeth

Chin-waggerchin

Rubber-neckerneck

Chest-protectorchest

Bread-basketstomach

Gravel-rasherknees

Bobby-soxerankles

Beetle-crusherfeet

Nobody Loves Me

(Tune: Polly Wolly Doodle)

Nobody loves me, everybody hates me,

Think I’ll go and eat worms.

Long, thin skinny ones, short fat juicy ones,

Watch them squiggle and squirm.

You bite their heads off, such their blood out,

Throw their skins away,

And nobody knows how well we live

On worms … three times a day.

She’ll be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes.

She'll be driving six white horses when she comes

She'll be driving six white horses

She'll be driving six white horses when she comes.

Oh, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes

Oh, we'll all go out to meet her

Yes, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes.

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes.

S.M.I.L.E.

There isn’t any trouble if you S.M.I.L.E.

And if there’s any trouble, it will vanish like bubble,

If you only take the trouble just to S.M.I.L.E.

There isn’t any trouble if you L.A.U.G.H.

There isn’t any trouble if you HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!

Waltzing Matilda

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong

Under the shade of a Coolibah tree

And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled

Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?

Waltzing Matilda, Matilda my darling

Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me,

Waltzing Matilda and leading a water bag

Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?

Along came a jumbuck and drank from the billabong

Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee

And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,

You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.

Down came the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred

Down came the troopers, one, two, three

Where's the jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?

You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.

Up jumped the swagman and leapt into the billabong

'You'll never catch me alive!', said he

And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,

Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?

Boroondara District