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Welcome to the SING ALONG WITH STACEY songbook. Stacey Halio has been a wealth of Camp Shoshana songs for this site. She has been sending me e-mails that share so many camp favorites she deserved her own page. So, here you are. --Steve
This memory just come back to me (added 1/04/02)...I can see us all, in the camphouse, Sue at the piano, Harry walking up and down the aisle smiling and waving his hands to this one... Rise and Shine Chorus: (Repeat chorus after each verse) Rise and shine and give god your glory glory Rise and shine and give god your glory glory rise and shine and (clap hands once) give god your glory glory children of the lord The lord said to Noah There's gonna be a floody floody The lord said to Noah There's gonna be a floody floody Get those children (clap hands once) out of the muddy-muddy children of the lord So Noah he build Him he built Him an arky arky Noah he built him he built Him an arky arky Made it out of (clap hands once) Hickory barky-barky children of the lord The animals they came on they came on in twosies twosies The animals they came on they came on in twosies twosies elephants and (clap hands once) kangaroosies roosies children of the lord It rained and poured for forty daysies daysies it rained and poured for forty daysies daysies Nearly drove the (clap hands once) animals crazy crazy Children of the lord So Noah he sent dove to take a peaky-peaky Noah sent dove to take a peak-peaky She came back with a (clap hands once) twig in her beaky beaky children of the lord The sun came out and dried up the landy landy The sun came out and dried up the landy landy Everything was (clap hands once) fine and dandy dandy children of the lord The animals they left, they left in threesies threesies The animals they left, they left in threesies threesies Blame it on the (clap hands once) birds and the beesies beesies children of the lord. So Rise and shine and give god your glory glory Rise and shine and give god your glory glory rise and shine and (clap hands once) give god your glory glory children of the lord
Here are a few more! (added 1/01/02) I. To the tune of Da-vid melach y'israel - chai, chai vi chai um Wa-ter Melon Ginger ale Hi-fi, Pizza pie (with the obligatory hand motions)
I remember learning and singing this song on the bus...going to and from Bowling on Fridays, to Tuthill's Farm for Horseback Riding and on trips to Bear Mountain... 2. There was a farmer who had a dog And Bingo was his name-o B - I - N - G - O B - I - N - G - O B - I - N - G - O And Bingo was his name-o There was a farmer who had a dog And Bingo was his name-o (Clap hands once in place of the B) - I - N - G - O (Clap hands once in place of the B) - I - N - G - O (Clap hands once in place of the B) - I - N - G - O And Bingo was his name-o Repeat the verses until you're no longer singing B - I - N- G - O but clapping it.
and 3. and this too, is not complete without the hand motions... Oh in the woods there was a tree The prettiest tree you ever did see oh, the tree in the woods and the green grass grew all around and around and the green grass grew all around Now on this tree there was a branch the prettiest branch you ever did see oh the branch on the tree and the tree in the woods and the green grass grew all around and around and the green grass grew all around Now on this Branch there was a Limb the prettiest Limb you ever did see oh the limb on the branch the branch on the tree the tree in the woods and the green grass grew all around and around and the green grass grew all around Now on this Limb there was a twig the prettiest twig you ever did see oh the twig on the limb the limb on the branch the branch on the tree the tree in the woods and the green grass grew all around and around and the green grass grew all around Now on this twig there was a nest the prettiest nest you ever did see oh the nest on the twig the twig on the limb the limb on the branch the branch on the tree the tree in the woods and the green grass grew all around and around and the green grass grew all around Now in this nest there was an egg the prettiest egg you ever did see oh the egg in the nest the nest on the twig the twig on the limb the limb on the branch the branch on the tree the tree in the woods and the green grass grew all around and around and the green grass grew all around Now in this egg there was a bird the prettiest bird you ever did see oh the bird in the egg the egg in the nest the nest on the twig the twig on the limb the limb on the branch the branch on the tree the tree in the woods and the green grass grew all around and around and the green grass grew all around Now on this bird there was a wing the prettiest wing you ever did see oh the wing on the bird the bird in the egg the egg in the nest the nest on the twig the twig on the limb the limb on the branch the branch on the tree the tree in the woods and the green grass grew all around and around and the green grass grew all around Now on this wing there was a feather the prettiest feather you ever did see oh the feather on the wing the wing on the bird the bird in the egg the egg in the nest the nest on the twig the twig on the limb the limb on the branch the branch on the tree the tree in the woods and the green grass grew all around and around and the green grass grew all around Now on this feather there was a spot the prettiest spot you ever did see the spot on the feather the feather on the wing the wing on the bird the bird in the egg the egg in the nest the nest on the twig the twig on the limb the limb on the branch the branch on the tree the tree in the woods and the green grass grew all around and around and the green grass grew all around And this can go on and on and on and on until the little kids got tired or bored or it was time for afternoon swim . . .
By Golly, By Zum, it's Zum Gali Gali Zum gali gali gali Zum gali gali Zum Gali Gali Gali Gali Zum Gali Gali. . . Adonai echod yisrael, adonai echod yisrael.
and then of course there's . .. . I remember this being one of Harry's favorites. . .I think this was from the visit from the Yemenite Trio. . .I'm pretty sure I have their album ON VINYL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! alelu, alelu alelu alelu, (blue side stands) a ley lu ya (Yellow side stands) alelu, alelu alelu alelu, (blue side stands) a ley lu ya (Yellow side stands) a ley lu ya (blue side stands) Al le lu ya (Yellow side stands) a ley lu ya (blue side stands) Al le lu ya (Yellow side stands) a ley lu ya (blue side stands) Al le lu ya (Yellow side stands) A LEY LU YA (EVERYBODY STANDS)
Okay, here are a few songs from the bus rides. .. to the tune of Hello dolly...(Ed. note: Originally published in MAD Magazine) Hello Deli, well, hello Deli, won't you please send up a nice corned beef on rye? a box of Ritz, Deli And some Schlitz, Deli some Potatoes, and tomatoes, few french fries? Oh, please don't be late, Deli 'Cause I can't wait, Deli Deli, without breakfast I will die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and. . . Give a cheer, give a cheer, for the men who drink the beer in the cellars of Murphy's saloon. . . they are brave, they are bold for the whiskey they can hold in the cellars of Murphy's saloon. . . for it's drink, drink, drink till you vomit down the sink, shout out your orders loud and clear. . . MORE BEER for it's more, more, more till they kick you out the door in the cellar's of Murphy's Saloon. .. ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!!!!!! AND. . One person sings: MAMA LA KUM A LA KUM A LA VEEES TAY everyone repeats MAMA LA KUM A LA KUM A LA VEEES TAY One person sings: MAMA LA KUM A LA KUM A LA VEEES TAY everyone repeats MAMA LA KUM A LA KUM A LA VEEES TAY One person sings: OH RA NA NA NA NA NA VEES TAY everyone repeats OH RA NA NA NA NA NA VEES TAY One person sings: VEES TAY everyone repeats VEES TAY One person sings: BARBARA SAY everyone repeats BARBARA SAY (THEN BARBARA REPEATS FROM THE TOP AND AT THE END, PICKS SOMEONE ELSE.) just like in WHO STOLE THE COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR. .. see ya soon with pictures, I'll have the scanner hooked up soon. . .. Later, Love Stacey |