Sunday, April 11, 2010

Home Again

The line that really touched me in this song by Carole King the first time I heard it was:

Snow is cold rain

is wet.


I heard 'snow is cold rain' and then hearing 'is wet'.. I thought that line is that simple kind of tricky genius that makes a songwriter great.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

The Animal Song Tabs

Animal Song

G
There was a

C
Crocodile
An orangutan
A foxy snake
And an eagle fly

TALKING: A rabbit, a beaver, a crazy elephant

C
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na

Repeat 7 times, leaving out each animal one by one and just doing the actions, until the 7th time where we go through all the animals using just actions. In each verse you sing the Na na na na na na's.


Link:
I found this great website for camp/bus song lyrics!
http://bussongs.com/

Bubble Gum Song Tabs

Bubble Gum Song

---D
My momma gave me a nickel

---G------------D
To go and buy a pickle

D
I did not buy a pickle

--G------A----D
I bought some bubblegum.

D
Ne e e e e bubble gum

G----------D
Ne e e e e bubble gum

D
Ne e e e e bubble gum

---G----A----D
I want some bubble gum!


Repeat 3 times, substituting nickel and pickle for:
1. Quarter- go and pay the porter
2. Dime- to and buy a lime
3. Dollar- go and fix my collar

Herman the Worm Tabs

Herman the Worm Chords

A
Sittin’ on the fence post
chewin’ my bubble gum (chew song 4times-- cowbell sound? Drum on the guitar?)

A
Playin with my yo yo
Woooo woooo
Talking- and along came her man the worm and he was this big and I said Herman, what happened? And he said, I ate a _________.
Repeat 4 times- herman gets bigger and bigger eating bigger things. On the last verse, he is small again because he burped.

Moose Song Tabs

Here are the tabs that I figured out for The Moose Song.. you know, the one who liked to drink a lot of juice??

Moose Song- call and answer

C

There was a moose

He liked to drink a lot of juice

E

There was a moose

C

He liked to drink a lot of juice

Chorus

C

Way o o o o

-------------------------------E

Way o way o way o way o

E------------A

Way o way o

-------------------------------C

Way o way o way o way o

Second Verse: the moose’s name was Fred. He liked to drink his juice in bed. The moose’s name was Fred, he liked to drink his juice in bed. CHORUS AGAIN


The Princess Pat Tabs

This is a favorite camp song that I had trouble finding the chords for, so I figured them out for myself.
Enjoy!!!


The Princess Pat (a call and answer song)

------------------A

The princess Pat

--------------D

Fine infantry

------------------E

She sailed across

---------A

The 7 seas

She sailed across

---------------D

The ocean too

-------------------------E

And she took with her

---------------A

A ‘rickibamboo’


CHORUS

A rockibamboo

------------------D

Now what is that?

----------------------E

It’s a something made

---------------------A

By the princess Pat

It’s red and gold

----------------E

And purple too

--------------------E

That’s why it’s called

---------------A

A rickibamboo

Second Verse: Now captain Jack and his mighty fine crew. They sailed across the ocean blue. But their ship sank and so will you. If you don’t take a rikibamboo. Chorus again