CLUB SONGS AND YELLS - CORE

CLUB SONGS AND YELLS

Boys' and Girls' 4-H Club Circular 18

COLUMBIA, MO. APRIL, 1926

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS

U NIVERSITY OF M ISSOURI COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND THE U NITED S TATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CoOPERATI?<G

A. J. MEYER, D irector, Agricultural Extension Ser vice D istribu ted in fur therance of the · Acts of Coniiress of May 8, and June 30, 1914

FOREWORD

This is a revised edition of the bo:ik of songs and yells that have been used in Boys' and Girls' Club work in Missouri. A

large number of these songs are being sung by more than half a

million club members throughout the United States. They are

songs that the boys and girls have selected for themselves because they express their real feelings about their own club activities.

Also these songs are classics in the sense that they have lived and

helped to "carry on" the real spirit and true sentiments of club work.

From the very beginning of Boys' and Girls Club work,

songs and yells have been used by the most successful club leaders as a very effective means for unifying groups of strange boys and

girls at county, district, state, interstate, and national club events.

In the local club meetings, songs and yells have been used to develop group spirit, which usually h as resulted in genu ine lo yalty

to and commendable pride in the local club and home community.

This collection of songs and yells will furnish suggestive ma

terial for most any occasion that may arise in club work. It is su b

mitted with the hope that spirited club songs and yells may become an enjoyable feature of every club meeting; that demonstra

tion teams may give songs and yells about their work; and that all

local achievement exercises and county round-ups, club camps

and club tours, may be enlivened by appropria te club songs and

yells.

Some of these club songs and yells are stric tl y Missourian. It

is hoped tha t many more appropriate ones will be originated by leaders and club groups as they gain new experiences.

Grateful acknowledgment is made for helpful suggestions that

have come from many other states.

The Boys' and Girls' Club

Committee on Songs and Yells .

TABLE OF CONTENTS MISSOURI SONGS

No. P age 1. Old Missouri .................................................................................................. 5 2. For We're Members of the 4-H Clubs........................................................ 5 3. Missouri Smiles .. .... ...................................................................................... 6 4. What's the Matter with Old Missou.. ........................................................ 6

5. Plachanan ........ --- -- ·---- -- --· -··············-·-·-- -·- --·-·----- ·- ·----· -· ····--- -·-·-----···········-··--· -· 6

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8. America .......... ---- ---·-·········· ··-·······-·---· --··--·······-··· ····------·····-···-·----·-·· ··-············ 8 9. America the Beautiful... ............................................................................... 9

10. Dixie L and .................................................................................................... 9 11. The Star Spangled Bann er.. ........................................................................ 10

C LUB PROJ ECT SONGS

12. Canning Club Song L ....... ..................................... ................................. ..... 11 13. Canning Club Song II ........................................... ....................................... 11 14. Miss McDonald Made a Dress...................... ........ ...................................... 11 15. Our Canning Clubs.. .. .. ...................................... .......................................... 12 16. Dusting.. ........................................................................................................ 12 17. While We Are M aking Garments.............................. .................................. 13 18. Happy Sewers' Club.................................................................................... 13 19. Work at H ome...... ........................................................................................ 14 20. W ashing Dishes ............................................................................................ 14

21. Making Beds·····-·-· -· ·········· ·-·-···--··--········ ·········-····-·················-··············-······ 15 22. Washing .. .... .................................................................................................. 15

23. Let Every Family Own a Cow·-······ ············.-· ··----- -- --·-···· ···········- -················ . 16 24. W ash, Wash, W ash ...................................................................................... 17

25. H ens·· ··············-····-········-··· ······ --·-------···················-··-··-·-·· ··············· -- ·-- -·- ········ 17 26. P oultr y Club Song............... ............................................. ............................ 17

GREETING SONGS

27. Our Club Will Shine T onight...... ..... ........................................................... 18 28. Thanks to You ............................................................................. ................. 18

29. When We Are T ogether ·····-· ······-·· -· ··-···---·-· ··············-···-·-··--·-· ·····- -·-···--··-··· 18 30. H ail! H ail! The Club's All H ere.. ................................ .............................. 18 31. Everybody Happy?.. ........................ .................. ............................... ........... 19 32. Farewell , 'Till We M eet Again ................... ...................................... ........... 19 33. How-Do-You-Do.......................................................................................... 19

34. H onor Song .. ·-·--·--- ·-······--···-···--··-· ·- --- ·--· ·····---·-------·-··------· --·-··-·--··-·------·-····--·· 19 35. Greeting Song I .... ···--· ··· ··············----·-·--·-······--····· ·------·--··----·--······ ·········--·-··· 20 36. Greeting Song II ··········-·· ·········-·····-·-···--··--···--·--··--··--·-·-··---····· ·····--·-·-·-·-····· · 20 37. Some Gu y (or Girl) ...................................................................................... 20

38. The 4-H Box ..... -- -· ·····-· ······-··--· ··---· --·--·-····--·--· -·· --··-·-·-----·-··-··---------- .. .. ....... 20 39. Stand Up, Stand Up ·············----· -- ·--·-···--·- ········--·-·- -· -·-······--·-···-·--·-·· ···· ....... 21

ROUND SONGS

40. R ow, R ow, R ow Your Boat ····-· ·· -· -· -------·-·-··········· -· --- ···············-··· ·- -·- ··--····· 21 41. Brother J ohn ····-···-···-- ······· ·-·· ··· -- ··-·-····-·--·-·········-·-·--··· ······-···-· --- --····-··----·-··· 21

OTHER SONGS FOR GROUP SINGING

42. J oin a 4-H Club.. .. ........................................................................................ 22

43 . Oh, M e! Oh, My!.. ... ·-- ······--···-··-·-- ·-··-···---------····-····-·--·· ·····-·-····-···-····-···-··-··- 22

44. Jingle Bells I ---· -· ·········--·-··----·---··-··-·---··-············---·- ·- -····------···············-·····-···· 22 45. Jingle Bells IL............. ............. ..................................................................... 23 46. We're H ere For Fun...................................................................................... 23

47. The Chigger Song -·······-····-··-·- ·--- · - · ·· ---- ~- ---···· · · ······ - ·· ---·-···· ·· ····- ···· ··· ··- ·· · ·· ·· ·· · 23

48. \Va1ter, Won't You Wai t On Me __ _ ·---- ------------ -------- ------- --- -- --------------- -- --- ---- 24 49. Vv ear a 4-H Sign______ ____ ___________ __ __ ___________ ________ ____________ ___ _________ __ ______ ____ ____________ 24

50. He Ain't Got No Style------------------------------------------- -- --------- -- --- --- -------- -------- 24 51. We're Forever Blowing Bubbles--------- --- -- --------------- -------- --- --------------------- 25 52. P arti ng Song_ __ ___ ___ _____ ______________________ ________ _______ ___________ _ --------- -- ---- ------------------ 25 53. We Are the Club Girls _____ ____ __ ________ __ ___________ ________ __ __ __ --- ----------------- ----------- -- 25 54. Boys' and Girls' Clubs For Me _____ ____ ___ __ ______ ______ ____ -- ----------- -- --- ----- ------------ 26 55. Achievement Day Club Song ____ __ ___ _____ ________ __ ________ -- ------------ ----- --------------- - 27 56. We're H ere for Our Achievemen r___ ___ __ __ _______________ __ ---- ---------- -- ------------------- - 27 57. Old McDonald H ad a Farm ___ _______ __ __ __ _____ ___ __ --- ------- -------------- ---- -- -- ------------ 28 58. J t I sn't An y Trouble---- ---- ------ -- -- -- --- ------ --------·----- --- ------ ----- --·-- --- --- ---------- ------ 29

. 59. Club Camp Song ------- --------- ----- --------------- ------- --- -- ·-- ---- --------- -- -- -- -------- -- ---------- 29 60. Our Standard Club ------ -- ------ -------------- -- ----------- --- - -- -- ---------- ----------- -- ----------- 30 61. Boos t for Club \'Vork ____________ ______ ____ ______________ ______ ____ ----------- -- ---- -- -- --- ------------- 30

62. Club Song--- --- ----- -------- -- --- ------ -- -- ------ ------- -- ----- -- ·--- ---------------- -· ------------------------ 31 63. Bring The Good Old 4-H Sign __ ____ ________ ______________ _____ -------- -- -- --- ------------- 31 64. Today is Monday____ __ ___ _______ __ ____ ______ __ ____ ___________ ____________ _____ ____________________________ 32

65: Obey the Rules and Play th e Game ________ ·- --- -- ---·---------------- ------------ -- -- -------- 33 66. Mistress Shady ___ ____ __ ____ __________ __ ___ ________________ __ _________________ ___ __ __ __ _ -- -- -- -- --- --- -- ---- 33 67. J ohn Brown's Baby __ ______________ _________ ___ _________ ___ --------- --- ------- -- --·-- -- --- --------- ---- 34 68. 'Neath the Crust of the Old Apple Pie ____ _________ ____ ___ _____ -- ----- --- ---- --- --- -- -------- 34 69. Nursery R hymes_________ ____ __ ____ ____ _________________ ______ ___________ _____ ____ __________________ __ ____ 35 70. Smile a While_ _____ ________ ________________________ __ ___ _______ _____ __ _____ __ ______ ______ ____ __ __ ____________ 35

71. P ack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag ----------- ·--- -- ---- -- -- ---- ------- ---- - 35 72. Bring Back My Bonnie to Me -------------- --- ------- ---- ---_-------·-- ----- ------------- -- ---- 36 73. Working on the Rail Road ________ ___ _____ __ _________ ________ ---- -------- -- -- -------- -------- 36 74. The Bear Went Over the Mountain _________ __ __ _____ -- -- -· -- -- -- ----- -- ------- --- ----------- 36 75_ The Farmer's a J oil y Good Fellow______________ ____ __ __________________________________ __ __ ___ _ 36 76. Work For The Night is Coming __ ____ ____ _________ _ __ -- --- ----- ------- ------ -- -- ----- ----- 37 77. In the Even ing by the Moonlight______ __ ______________ __ ________ ____ ______ __ ___ ____ _____________ 38

78. Good Night Ladies------------------ -- ---- ----------·--- --- -- -- --- -- ------- ---- --- --------- --- -- -- ---- 38 79. T enting Tonight---- -------- --- ----- ---- - -- --- --- -- --- ------ _ --- --- -- -- -- -- --- ------------- 38 80. The Church in the Wild wood _____________ ___________ __ ------·------------ --- --- ---- -------- 39 81. Bringing in the Sheaves ______ __ ___ _______ __ ____ __ __ ____ ___ _________ ----------- -- ---- --- ---- --------- 39

82. Way Down Upon the Farm ---- ------------ --·------ --- --- ---------------- ------------ --- ---------- 40 83 . 0, Friends as we Gather-- ----- --- ----- --- -- --------- -- ----------------- -- --- -------- ---- 40 84. Eliza J ane __ ____ __ ___________ ______________________________ ·---- -- --·---------· -- -- -- --- ----- ---- --- ------- -- ---- 40 85. Vve Have a Club___________________ ___ ____ ____________________ ___ _______ __ _________ ____ ___ _________ _________ 41 86. Old Black J oe___ ____ ___ __ __ ____ ___ _____ ________ ___ ________ ____ __ __ ______ _______ ___ ___ __ __ ___ ___ __ _______ _____ 42 87. Club Work, Oh! _______ ____ _____ __ ___ ____ ___ ____ ____ ___________ -- --- --- -------------------- ------------ 42 88. Carry Me Back to Old Virginn y__ ___ _____ ____ ________ _____ ____ ____ ____________ ___ __ _______ _______ 43

89. My Old Ken tucky H ome- ----- -- -- ------ ---- ----- ------- ---------- ---------------------------- ------ 43 DO. Old Folks at Home_ __ _____________ _______________ _____________ __ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ __ _____________ ___ __ ______ __ 44

91. Auld Lang Syne------ --- -- --------- ---- ----- --- ----- --- ----------------·------ -- -- ----·- -- --- --- --- -------- 44 Cu.: B Y ELLS

Fifteen Rahs- Missouri __ _____ __ ________ _____ ____ __ _____ ______ __ __ ----------------- ----------- ---- -- -- ---- 45 Locomotive -- --------------- ------ -- ------- --- --- ----- -- ------------------ ---- -- ----- ------ -- --- ---- ---- ------------- 45 Yeah, Missouri ------------ --- ------ -- ---- --- ---- ---- -------- -------- ------------------- -- ---- -- --- ----- -- ---- -- -- - 45 I'm Missouri Born____________ ________________ _________ ______ ___ ________ _______ ___ ___________ ___ _______ ___ __ ___ __ _ 45

When You're UP-------- -- -- ------- -- ------------------------------------- ------ ---------- ---------- ----- -- --- ---- 45 Stand Us on Our H eads -- ------ -- ------- ------------------ --------- ------ --------------- --- -- ---- -- ---------- 45 What's the Matter With ---------- -- -------- -- -------- -- -------------- --- ----------------------- ---- --- --- -- 46 VictorY -- --- ---- -------------- ------------------------------- ---- -- ----- --- --- -- ------- ----- --------------- --- ----- -- ---- 46 Rickety, R ackety------------ ----------- ----------------------------- -------------- --- ----- ---------------------- 46 The Hand ClaP-------- ------------------------ ------ --- --------------- --------- ----------------------------------· 46

SONGS AND YELLS for

Missouri Boys' and Girls' 4-H Clubs

MISSOURI SONGS

I. OLD MISSOURI

Old Missouri! fair Missouri! Dear Old Varsity Ours are hearts that fondly love thee Here's a; health to thee!

Chorus

Proud art thou in classic beauty Of thy noble past. With .thy watch words honor, duty Thy high fame shall last.

Every student, man and maiden Swells the glad refrain "Till the breezes music laden Waft it back again."

Chorus

2. FOR WE'RE MEMBERS OF THE 4-H CLUBS

(Tune: For I'm a Son of Old Missou)

We're boys and girls from old Missou, the grand old Show-me State. That's where we learned the meaning of the word co-operate. We feed the pigs, we milk the cows, we can and sew and bake For we're members of the 4-H clubs of the grand old Show-me State.

Chorus

For we're the 4-H boys and girls of the state of old Missou. We're here to see---(Name Place)---and learn a thing or two, But if you're looking for a home in the best state in the land Just come down to old Missouri and we'll give you the welcome hand.

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3. MISSOURI SMILES (Tune: Smiles)

There are smiles in old Kentucky There are smiles in Idaho,

There are smiles from Maine to California, From Wisconsin to New Mexico.

There are smiles throughout this whole great nation In whatever state your footsteps fall,

But the smiles you find in Missouri Are the smiles that are best of ajl.

4. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH OLD MISSOU

We're here to advertise, and quietly advise, And give the people pointers on our State, Sir; It's strictly up-to-date, a place to educate, The darling little chappies of this land. So lend an ear, and kindly hear The sort of State we cheer.

Well, what's the matter with Old Mizzou, Mizzou, rah, rah, What's the matter with old Mizzou. There's nothing at all my friends. Her sons are loyal, brave and true, With wit that's wit and grit like glue We'll show the world a thing or two, For we're from Old Mizzou.

5. PLACHANAN CAMP SONG. (Platte and Buchanan Counties.) (Tune: Marcheta)

Plachanan, Plachanan, You really do haunt me You taunt me from morning 'till night

I still feel the thrill of that last word unspoken When the bugler has sounded the taps.

The thrill of your beaches makes our cheeks like peache& . Your menus are "A Number One."

So here's to Plachanan, we'll be there again Wfien we get together for fun.


6. A MISSOURI CLUB SONG (Tune: Solomon Levi)

Her name is Missouri And we cheer her with a will. No matter what may ever come To her, we're loyal still. \Ve bake, we cook, we can, we hoe, Our work, it is all play. For boys and girls 4-H Club work In our state has come to stay.

Oh, Missouri! Glory and honor to thee. Oh, Missouri! Loyal and loving are we. We love our big republic With its country all so fine, But of all the States in all the world, It's Old Missouri for mine.

7. THE 4-H CLOVER SIGN (Tune: It Ain't Gonna Rain No More)

(By Winnie Tucker, Dunklin County)

Yes, Yes we're from Beech Corner, you can tell it by our looks. We're learned lots in the Club Work, that is not in books.

Chorus Yes, the Club Work it is dandy, the Club Work it is fine; And all that we search for the live long day is the four "H" clover sign.

Some folks they think the club work, is an ignorant piece of work,

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But they'll be sorry when the year is gone and weep to beat the Turk.

We've worked with might and courage, our motto can't be beat, And will stand up for the Club Work, through rain, shine, snow or sleet.

We're always up and doing, we're a working bunch, you bet! Perhaps we'll win some prizes, that we never shall forget.

Yes, some folks are industrious and can sing so very fine, But I'll bet my ears, they can't beat us, that's why our club will shine.

We've kept our records, daily, kept all the minutes too, there's So much fun in the Club Work, you don't know what to do.

So come you Lads and Lassies, take warning while you may, For if you do, I will promise you, you'll be a great Guy some day.

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PATRIOTIC SONGS

8. AMERICA

My Country 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty,

Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrim's pride, From every mountain side

Let freedom ring.

My native country, thee, Land of the noble free,

Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills

Like that above.

Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees

Sweet freedom's song; Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break,

The sound prolong.

Our Father's God, to Thee, Author of liberty,

To thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light, Protect us by Thy might,

Great God, our King.


9. AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL (Tune: Mother Dear Jerusalem)

Oh beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties, Above the fruited plain. America! America! God shed His Grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea.

Oh beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassioned stress, A thoroughfare for freedom beat, Across the wilderness. America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law.

Oh beautiful for heroes proved, In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life. America! America! May God thy gold refine, Till all success be nobleness, And every gain divine.

10. DIXIE LAND I wish I was in the land ob cotton, Old times dar am not fotgotten, Look away, look away, Dixie land In Dixie Land whar I was born in, Early on one frosty mornin'. Look away! look away! look away! Dixie Land.

Chorus Den I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand, To lib and die in Dixie. Away, away, away down South in Dixie. Away, away, away down South in Dixie.

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II. THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn 's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars, Through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.

Chorus

Oh, say does that Star-Spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream.

Chorus

Oh, say does that Star-Spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Oh, thus be it ever when freeman shall stand, Between their loved home and wild war's desolation; Blest with victory and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land, 'Praise the pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto, "In God is our trust!"

Chorus

And the Star-Spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.


CLUB PROJECT SONGS

12. CANNING CLUB SONG I

(Tune: In the Good Old Summer Time)

In the good old summer time, in the good old summer time, Going to our club meetings with our canning fine, Our work will make a big display, and that's a very good sign That we are canning berries in the good old summer time.

13. CANNING CLUB SONG II

I'm canning this year Tho' I never canned before, I can everything From the skin to the core, For when I'm canning I'm as happy as can be; For I am a member of a club you see!

Chorus

Glorious! Glorious! Glorious! We'll can enough food for the four of us, Glory be! there are no more of us., For the four of us can eat it all alone.

14. MISS McDONALD MADE A DRESS

(Tune: Old McDonald Had a Farm)

Miss McDonald made a dress, E-I-E-I-0

On this dress she sewed a seam, E-I-E-I-0

On this seam she took a stitch, E-I-E-I-0

With a stitch, stitch here and a stitch, stitch there, Here a stitch there a stitch, Everywhere a stitch stitch, Miss McDonald made a dress,

E-I-E-I-0.

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15. OUR CANNING CLUBS

(Tune: Marching Through Georgia)

Bring the good fresh fruit along, We'll can every quart! Can it with syrup That will sweeten every part! Can it as we ought to can it, Cold Pack from the start, While we are saving the products!

Chorus

Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll can from vine and tree! Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll have a canning bee! We'll can the surplus products that are good for you and me, While we are working together.

We're Uncle Sam's own canning clubs, We can your corn and meat, We use the Cold Pack method And the right amount of heat. Yes, we can your squash and peas And everything keeps sweet, While we are canning together.

Chorus

Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll can up all the greens! Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll all be canning queens! We'll can the surplus products from the-pumpkins to the beans, While we are working together.

16. DUSTING

(Tune: Buy a Broom)

We're merry little lassies A-dusting, a-dusting, We're merry little lassies A-dusting away. We've swept it all neatly, We've aired it all sweetly. We'll rid of dust completely. A-dusting today.


17. WHILE WE ARE MAKING GARMENTS


Come on, all ye members, we'll sing our new club song, Sing it with a spirit that will start the world along, Sing it as we ought to sing, with voices loud and strong While we are making garments.

Chorus

Hurrah! hurrah! we're working for the best, Hurrah! hurrah! we'll surely stand the test. We will work with a spirit that will startle all the rest For we are the "Jolly Stitchers."

How our parents praised us when our first work was done, How our teacher helped us as we wished to travel on, And amid our steady work, we, too, will have some fun, While we are making garments.

18. HAPPY SEWERS CLUB SONG

(Tune: My Bonnie)

Our girls are ever so busy, Our girls are doing their best; They are making the very best garments, So mothers can have their rest.

Chorus

Happy Sewers! We'll do lots of sewing this year, this year Happy Sewers! We'll do lots of sewing this year.

Hurrah for the club at_ _________________ _

They're sewing and stitching each day, They're making their best ever better, They're sewing on buttons to stay.

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19. WORK AT HOME

(Tune: Chorus- Keep the Home Fires Burning)

Keep the home cows milking And the club corn silking, Tell the idle boys and girls To work at home.

There's a club pig growing, While the grain we're sowing, Boost the club work day and night Till we live at home.

Keep the home girls canning, While the boys are planting, Till all the shelves are filled For winter time.

Keep the hens a-laying While the boys are haying, And all the folks are happy For ever more.

20. WASHING DISHES

(Tune: Y ankee Doodle)

Oh, when the dishes must be done, Each one should be quite ready To do her part and do it well, And keep right at it steady.

Help your mother, work your best, Do your mother's dishes; Wash them spry and wipe them dry According to her wishes.


21. MAKING BEDS


Spread the sheets up smoothly, folks, And tuck the edges tight; Never leave a wrinkle, or We'll feel it in the night; Smooth the covers straight and square, And place the pillows right, When all the beds we're making!

Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll make the beds just so, Hurrah, Hurrah! We learned it long ago. We may not be so very big, But we surely are not slow While all the beds we are making.

22. WASHING

(Tune: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp)

To the kitchen we will go, Make the clothes as white as snow, Then we'll hang them out to dry Upon the line. Every piece all clean and neat, Sunshine makes them smell so sweet, We are happy when we see the weather's fine.

Splash, splash, splash, We all are washing. Soaping, scrubbing, wringing, too! Hanging on the line to dry, So we'll iron by and by. Washing is the nicest work That we can do.

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23. LET EVERY FAMILY OWN A COW

(Tune: Yankee Doodle)

Oh, father, won't you buy a cow And turn her in the pasture

To feed the baby and the pig And see which grows the faster?

Chorus

Let every family own a cow, She'll pay her way twice over;

Buy a good one, buy her now, She'll help you live in clover.

The father scratched his old bald head And said, "I can' t afford her;"

Then ma, she said, "Pa, if you will, I'll take another boarder."

The teacher said, "I've got a hunch, I do not think I'm fooled, sir;

We'll use the milk in our hot lunch, And have a better school, sir."

The doctor said, "This child needs milk, That's why it keeps on crying;

You'd see it fatten in a month Instead of nearly dying."

The merchant said, "My dear Mrs. Jones, I need good country butter,

I cannot meet the calls I have, And prices are much better."

The neighbor said, "My friend, be wise, And don't for love of mercy,

Invest your money in a scrub, But get a purebred Jersey."

24. WASH, WASH, WASH .(Tune: Pack Up Your Troubles)

Pack up your dishes in the old dish pan And wash, wash, wash. While we've got soap and water near at hand, Scrub girls, clean each dish.


What's the use of leaving them? To grumble is all bosh. So pack up your dishes in the old dish pan, And wash, wash, wash.

25. "HENS" (Tune: Smiles)

There are hens that make us happy, There are hens that-make us blue; There are hens that are great big beauties But some are not fit for stew. There are hens that think the joy of living Is to eat and eat away, But the hens that we want for our club work Are the hens that like to lay.

26. POULTRY CLUB SONG (Tune: Liza Jane)

We're the Wide Awake Poultry Club We're on the go. White Rocks and Barred Rocks We'll make them grow.

Chorus Oh! come on in Club work is fine We're the workers Fall right in line.

Eggs and meat are very high No one denies We'll help cut the H. C. L. With eggs ·and fries.

Farmers all must use their heads As well as work: Club work teaches us to think And never shirk.

Head and heart and hand we pledge Then health will flow Let 4-Hs be our sign They're on the go.

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GREETING SONGS

27. OUR CLUB WILL SHINE TONIGHT

Our club will shine tonight, Our club will sh ine ;

We'll shine with beauty bright, All down the line ;

We're all dressed up tonight, That's one good sign ;

When the sun goes down and the moon comes up, Our club will shine.

28. THANKS TO YOU

(Tune: Help it On)

Thanks to you, kind friends Thanks to you, I s there anything that we can do for you? We'll do the best we can, We'll stand by you like a man Thanks to you, kind friends Thanks to you!

(Mr., Miss, or Mrs. may be substituted for "kind friends" when speaker is through.)

29. WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER

(Tune: Ach, Du Lieber Augustine)

Oh, when we are together, together, together Oh, when we are together how happy are we. For *your friends are -my friends and -my friends are *your friends, Oh, when we are together how happy are we. (*Poin t to someone near) (-Point to self. )

30. HAIL! HAIL! THE CLUB'S ALL HERE (Tune: Hail! H ail! The Gang's all H ere)

Hail! Hail! the club's all here ! Do we like our club work? YES! we like our club work, Hail! Hail! We're full of cheer! Do we like our club work? YES!


~1. EVERYBODY HAPPY

Everybody hal-'r. ? Sure we are!

Anybody feelin' biue? I feel sorry for the man who cannot smile, For when he's dead- he's dead an awful long while.

Everybody happy? Sure we are!

Then go and make your neighbor happy too.

32. FAREWELL, 'TILL WE MEET AGAIN (Tune: Till We Meet Again)

Four-H Club folks that we love so well, You're the folks that in our memories dwell, When we part from our friends here, We'll boost club work all the year, And the friends we've met so merrily, One in all we'll hold in memory So farewell, Four-H friends, we say,

'Till we meet again.

33. HOW-DO-YOU-DO (Tune: Help It On)

How-do-you-do Mr. (or Mrs.) __ ____________ how-do-you-do'? Is there anything that we can do for you? We'll do the best we can, We'll stand by you like a man, How-do-you-do, Mr. __ ______ ______ , how-do-you-do? ("Kind friends" may be substituted for Mr.)

34. HONOR SONG (Tune: Mistress Shady)

Oh, Mr. ________________________ He is a dandy,

He has a great (fair, club, camp, etc.) Which we adore We are for you, We mean your great (fair, club, camp, etc.)

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Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; Friday, Saturday afternoon at half-past four.

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35. GREETING SONG I

(Tune: Boo/a Boo/a)

Mr. (Miss) _ _ How are you?

VVe're glad you're with us, We're glad you're with us, We'll try to show you What our club is doing. Mr. (Miss).__ _ _______ ___ __ _

We're for you.

36. GREETING SONG II

(Tune: Chorus, Boola, Boo/a)

Mr. _____ _______ Mr. ___ __ ______ _

We are singing Praises ringing We shall never know your equal Mr. ____ ________ ____ here's to you.

37. SOME GUY (OR GIRL) (Tune: Reuben, Reuben)

Mr. (Mrs. or Miss) _______ __ __ ___ __ you're a wonder And when you are old and gray, The boys and girls will say by thunder You were some guy (or girl) in your day!

38. THE 4-H BOX

(Tune: Polly-Wolly-Doodle)

I wish I had a 4-H box To put Mr. (or Miss) __ __ ___ __ _______________ in,

I'd take him (or her) out and (Look at person and clap hands three times as if spanking)

And put him (or her) back again. I wish I had a 4-H box To put Mr. (or Miss) _____ ___________________ in. I'd take him (or her) our and (Look at person and kiss at him three times) And put him (or her) back again.


39. STAND UP, STAND UP

(Tune: Chorus of Bring Back My Bonnie to Me)

Stand up, stand up, Stand up Mr. (or Miss) ___ _________ stand up, stand up, Stand up, stand up, Stand up Mr. (or Miss) _________ ___ ___ _ stand up.

Sit down, sit down, Sit down Mr. (or Miss) ___________ _____ sit down, sit down, Sit down, sit down, Sit down Mr. (or Miss) ___________ _____ sit down.

ROUND SONGS

40. ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT

Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream;

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream.

Hoe, hoe, hoe your row, Through the summer heat;

Merrily do your bit, cheerily stick to it, Raising beans and wheat.

Save, save, save the wheat, Meat and sugar too!

Corn and potatoes and rice and tomatoes Are mightly good for you!

41. BROTHER JOHN

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping, Brother John, Brother John? Morning bells are ringing; Morning bells are ringing; Ding, ding, dong, Ding, ding, dong.

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42. JOIN A 4-H CLUB

If you want to j oin a 4-H club just come along with me, By the bright shining light, by the light of the moon,

If you want to join a 4-H club, just come along with me. By the bright shining light of the moon.

Chorus

By the light of the moon, by the light of the moon, By the bright shining light, by the light of the moon,

If you want to join a 4-H club, just come along with me, By the bright shining light of the moon.

43. OH, ME! OH, MY!

Oh, me! Oh, my! We'll get there by and by; If an-ybod-y loves their club work, It 's I, I , I, I, I.

(Repeat the first stanza)

Oh, my ! oh, me! We're happy as can be; If an-ybod-y loves their club work, It's we, we, we, we, we.

44. JINGLE BELLS I

Jingle, bells! Jingle, bells! Jingle all the way! Oh! what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! J ingle, bells! J ingle, bells! Jingle all the way! Oh! what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh!

C LU B S ONGS AND Y ELLS

45. JINGLE BELLS II

(Tune: J ingle Bells)

Club work girls, club work boys, Club work every day, Oh! what joy it is to work, And Oh! what fun to play. Head and heart, hand and health, That is what we say, Stands for club work everywhere, In our good old U.S.A.

(Repeat whole song)

46. WE'RE HERE FOR FUN

(Tune: Auld Lang Syne)

We're here for fun right from the start, Pray drop your dignity;

Just laugh and sing with all your heart, And show your loyalty.

May other meetings be forgot Let this one be the best.

Join in the songs we sing todayBe happy with the rest

47. THE CHIGGER SONG

(Tune: Polly-Wally-Doodle)

0, there was a little chigger, And he wasn't bigger Than the point of a very small pin; But the lump that he raises Just itches l{ke the blazes, And that's where the rub comes in.

Comes in, comes in, 0, that's where the rub comes in The lump that he raises Just itches like the blazes, And that's where the rub comes in.

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48. WAITER, WON'T YOU WAIT ON ME

(Tune: Ja-Da)

Waiter, waiter, waiter won't you wait on me. Waiter, waiter, waiter won't you wait on me. First I want a chicken Then I want a roast I'm so hungry I could eat dry toast Waiter, waiter, waiter won't you wait on me.

49. WEAR-A 4-H SIGN

(Tune: Ja-Da)

Wear-a, wear-a, wear-a little 4-H sign, Wear-it, wear-it, just to show that you're in line, Wear a 4-H button just to show that you're in style, Wear a 4-H button just because it's well worth vrhile, Wear-a, wear-a, wear-a little 4-H sign.

SO. HE AIN'T GOT NO STYLE

They say that the club work It ain't got no style.

It's style all the while, It's style all the while

They say that the Club Work It ain't got no style.

It's style all the while, all the while.

They say that the club work It ain't got no pep.

It's pep every step It's pep every step.

They say that the club work It ain't got no pep

It's pep every step, every step.


51. WE'RE FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES

(Tune: Bubbles)

We're forever boosting Club work, Boys' and Girls' Clubs everywhere; Our aim is high; We will always try, To keep our banner in the sky, Achievement is our watchword; The four-leaf clover rare, Means health and happiness forever. Boys' and Girls' Clubs everywhere.

52. PARTING SONG

(Tune: 'Till We Meet Again)

Four-H Club folks that we love so we!l, You're the folks that in our memories dwell, When we part from our friends here, We'll boost club work all the year, And the friends we've met so merrily, One in all we'll hold in memory So farewell, Four-H friends, we say,

'Till we meet again.

53. WE ARE THE CLUB GIRLS

(Junior Chatauqua Song)

We are the club girls, club girls are we Singing with gladness right merrily And now that we are together, happy are we Club life is the life for me, Rah! Rah! We are the club girls, club girls are we Singing with gladness right merrily, And now that we are together, happy are we Club life is the life for me!

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54. BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS FOR ME

(Tune: Smiles)

There are boys that take to banking, There are boys that like the law, There are boys that think the busy doctor, Is the one whose life has not a fl.aw, There are boys that strive to make big fortunes But for us you need not feel alarm, For the boys that we want in the future, Are the boys on the good old farm.

There are girls that think the city Is the only place to go, There are girls that do not care for cooking, Or have no time to knit or sew, There are girls that think the joy of living, Is an auto or a dress so fine, But the girls that we want in the future, Are the girls with the 4-H sign.

There are clubs for girls in sewing, There are clubs in canning too, There are clubs that teach us to feed poultry, As the best of poultry feeders do, There are clubs for raising corn and 'taters, Feeding pigs, or calves, or sheep so fine . All these clubs to make us better farmers, Are the clubs of the 4-H sign.

There are clubs to spend your money, There are clubs to join for fun, There are clubs to chase along the cattle, Or with clubs sometimes a game is won. There are clubs we of ten swing as dumb bells, There are clubs that father took to me, But of all the clubs you e'er could mention, Are the Boys' and Girls' Clubs for me.

CLU B SONGS AND YELLS

55. ACHIEVEMENT DAY CLUB SONG

(Tune: Perfect Day)

We are nearing the end of "Achievement Day." Which has meant so much to us all,

And each member and guest should go away To answer to Duty's Call;

For "Club Work" means service at work or play And kindness to everyone,

So we feel at the end of "Achievement Day" The joy of a task well done.

Yes, this is the end of a " Club Work Year" Though we wish it were just begun,

And we've finished the projects we set out to do, Yet there's many still undone,

For we know there are schools where the work seems ··dull, And the lives of the children drear,

So we're hoping they all will soon have clubs, Like the ones which we've had here.

56. WE'RE HERE FOR OUR ACHIEVEMENT DAY

(Tune: Solomon Levi)

We're here for our Achievement Day, The best day of the year,

We like to play as well as work, But don't you ever fear,

We strive to make our better best, Like all clubs in the state,

So 4-H Standard Clubs are here, Right here to celebrate.

Chorus Oh, friends and parents, Our hats are off to you; We're here to show you What the 4 H's in Club work can do We strive to make our better best, Like all clubs in the state, So 4-H Standard Clubs are here, Right here to celebrate.

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57. OLD MAC DONALD HAD A FARM Old Mac Donald had a farm, E-I-E-I-0! On this farm he had some chicks, E-I-E-I-0 With a chick-chick here and a chick-chick there; Here a chick, there a chick, ev'ry-where a chick-chick; Old Mac Donald had a farm, E-I-E-I-0.

Old Mac Donald had a farm E-I-E-I-0! On this farm he had some ducks, E-I-E-I-0

'Twas a quack-quack here, And a quack-quack there; Here a quack, there a quack, Everywhere a quack-quack; Chick-chick here, Chick-chick there; Here a chick, there a chick, Everywhere a chick-chick;

Old Mac Donald had a farm, E-I-E-I-0.

Old Mac Donald had a farm, E-I-E-I-0! On this farm he had some turkeys, E-I-E-I-0

'Twas a gobble-gobble here And a gobble-gobble there; Here a gobble, there a gobble, Everywhere a gobble-gobble; Quack-quack here, Quack-quack there; Here a quack, there a quack, Everywhere a quack-quack; Chick-chick here, Chick-chick there; Here a chick, there a chick, Everywhere a chick-chick;

Old Mac Donald had a farm, E-I-E-I-0.

(Repeat with mule for fourth stanza A hee-ha w here, and a hee-ha w there; Here a hee; there a haw; Everywhere a hee-haw,

repeating with turkey, duck, and chick).

(Repeat with Ford for fifth stanza A rattle-rattle here, And a rattle-rattle there; Here a rattle, there a rattle; Everywhere a rattle rattle;

repeating for mule, turkey, duck and chick.)


58. IT ISN'T ANY TROUBLE (Tune: Glory, Glory Hallelu_;ah!)

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(Suggestion: Repeat leaving out S-M-I-L-E, L-A-U-G-H and smile and laugh instead.)

Oh, It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E

If you get a little pig and you feed him 'till he's big, Then it isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E.

It is isn't any. trouble just to L-A-U-G-H (ha, ha) It isn't any trouble just to L-A-U-G-H (ha, ha)

So if you have any trouble, it will vanish like a bubble, For it isn't any trouble just to L-A-U-G-H (ha, ha, ha, ha)

59. CLUB CAMP SONG (Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)

Mine eyes have seen the value of the club work in our state; We have worked all thru the summer and now have come to celebrate The other boys and girls were hanging on the garden gate

While we came to the camp. Chorus

Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! The camp goes marching on.

You may think to win in club work is an easy thing to do That the road that leads to vict'ry is quite easy to pursue; But believe me, it's a tussle from the start 'till we get through,

But we came to the camp.

We are farmer lads and lassies and we know just how to toil, We are always up and doing and make profit from the soil; We raise winning pigs and chickens and can fruit that will not spoil,

So we can come to camp.

We started in the club work, we went in to do or die, Now we're here while all the others are lamenting with a sigh; And we'll have some fun at camping or will know the reason why,

That's why we came to camp.

(This camp song may be changed to the Fair.)

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60. OUR STANDARD CLUB (Tune: The End of a Perfect Day)

When we learn of the work of a Standard Club, And we try to achieve this goal,

As we view the work of the boys and girls, Who have labored with heart and soul;

Do you think what a year of such earnest work, Can bring to us every one,

When the year rolls round and the seal is won, That wi ll show what the club has done?

When we've earned the seal of a Standard Club And our team lines up with the rest,

Let us ever strive with a high ideal To make our State the best,

Let us each one try with a willing hand To help our neighbor, too,

Let us earn a trip to State College farm, And learn methods tried and true.

61. BOOST FOR CLUB WORK (Tune: Good- Night, Ladies)

Boost for club work, Boost for club work Boost for club work For we are in to win .

Chorus Merrily we push it on, push it on, push it on, Cheerily we push it on; Bound to do out best.

Pigs and cattle, Hens and Chickens, Corn and taters vVe're farmers all you see.

Sewing, canning Blanching, dipping, Basting, mending, Home-makers all are we.

Boost for club work, Boost for club work Boost for club work Missouri boys and girls.


62. CLUB SONG (Tune: The Long, Long Trail)

There's a long, long trail a-winding, Into the land of our dreams. With the boys and girls in Club work And their demonstration teams. We'll have lots of drill in canning, Until our dreams all come true, And we're going to show the public How Missouri clubs come through.

It's a long, long job in farming To teach an old dog new tricks, When you try to show him something He at once begins his kicks, But the youngster is the fellow Who will always come through, And we're going to show the public· What Missouri clubs can do.

There's a long, long time for hoeing To keep your garden all clean, When the summer sun is shining And the woods are growing green When you'd like to play at baseball, Or take a ride in your Ford so new, But we are going to show the public How the boys and girls come through.

63. BRING THE GOOD OLD 4-H SIGN (Tune: Marching Through Georgia)

Bring the good old 4-H sign, We'll give a hearty cheer,

For the club work training, That it gives us every year, Heart and Head and Hands and Health are all remembered here, In making the best even better.

Chorus Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll make the echoes ring! Hurrah! Hurrah! The club work is the thing! We'll boost the farm and country 'till old Agriculture's king. By making the best even better.

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64. TODAY IS MONDAY

Today is Monday, Today is Monday. Monday we hoe a row; All ye garden fellers, We wish the same to you.

Today is Tuesday, Today is Tuesday. Monday we hoe a row, Tuesday we sew a seam. All ye sewing daughters, We wish the same to you.

Today is Wednesday, Today is Wednesday. Monday we hoe a row, Tuesday we sew a seam, Wednesday we feed the pig. All ye pig-club fellers, We wish the same to you.

Today is Thursday, Today is Thursday. Monday we hoe a row, Tuesday we sew a seam, Wednesday we feed the pig, Thursday we can a can. All ye canning members, We wish the same to you.

Today is Friday, Today is Friday. Monday we hoe a row, Tuesday we sew a seam, Wednesday we feed the pig, Thursday we can a can, Friday we raise a hen. All ye poultry fellers, We wish the same to you.

CLUB SONGS A N D YELLS

Today is Saturday, Today is Saturday. Monday we hoe a row, Tuesday we sew a seam, Wednesday we feed the pig, Thursday we can a can, Friday we raise a hen, Saturday we bake a bun. All ye bread-club daughters, We wish the same to you.

Today is Sunday, Today is Sunday. Monday we hoe a row, Tuesday we sew a seam, Wednesday we feed the pig, Thursday we can a can, Friday we raise a hen, Saturday we bake a bun, Sunday we go to chruch, All ye good club children, We wish the same to you.

65. OBEY THE RULES AND PLAY THE GAME (Tune: Maryland, My Maryland) Obey the rules and play the game, Obey the rules and play the game, Obey the rules and play the game, Obey the rules and play the game, Obey the rules and play the game, Obey the rules and play the game, Obey the rules and play the game, Obey the rules and play the game.

66. MISTRESS SHADY Oh, Mistress Shady, she is a lady

She has a daughter, whom I adore; Each day I court her, I mean the daughter,

Ev'ry Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday afternoon at half

past four.

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67. JOHN BROWN'S BABY

(Tune: John Brown)

John Brown's baby had a cold upon its chest, John Brown's baby had a cold upon its chest John Brown's baby had a cold upon its chest And he rubbed it with camphorated oil.

(For the second verse, repeat the first, but instead of saying "baby", swing arms back and forth as though rocking a baby.)

(For the third verse, repeat the second, but instead of saying "cold'', cough lightly.)

(For the fourth verse, repeat the third, but instead of saying "chest", place hands on chest.

(For the fifth verse, repeat the fourth, but instead of saying rubbed, rub hands across chest.)

(For the sixth verse, repeat the fifth, but instead of saying "camphorated," sniff as though smelling camphor.)

Chorus to follow:

Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah Glory, glory, hallelujah His soul is marching on.

68. 'NEATH THE CRUST OF THE OLD APPLE PIE

(Tune: In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree)

'Neath the crust of the old apple pie There is something for you and for I.

It may be a pin that the cook has dropped in Or it may be a neat little fly.

It may be an old rusty nail Or the tip of the pussy-cat's tail,

But whatever it be it's for you and for me 'Neath the crust of the old apple pie.


69. NURSERY RHYMES (Tune: Throw It Out the Window)

Jack and Gill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And threw it out the window. The window, the window, he threw it out the window, Jack fell down and broke his crown And threw it out the window.

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard, etc. Hi-diddle-diddle, the cat and the fiddle, etc. Little Jack Horner, sat in a corner. Old King Cole is a merry old soul.

Old (first and last name) is a jolly old soul A jolly old soul is he; You help me and I'll help you And we'll throw him out the window, The window, the window; we'll throw him out the window. You help me and I'll help you And we'll throw him out the window.

70. SMILE A WHILE (Tune: 'Till We Meet Again)

Smile a while and give your face a rest (all smile); Stretch a while and ease your manly chest (arms to side); Reach your hands up toward the sky (hands up); While you watch them with your eye (heads up); Jump a while and shake a leg-there, sir (jump lively); Now step forward, backward, as you were (step back and forth); Reach right out to someone near (shake hands with neighbor); Shake his hand and smile (all smile).

71. PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES IN YOUR OLD KIT BAG Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag

And smile, smile, smile. While you've a lucifer to light your fag,

Smile boys that's the style. What's the use of worrying?

It never was worth while, so Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag

And smile, smile, smile.

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72. BRING BACK MY BONNIE TO ME My Bonnie lies over the ocean, My Bonnie lies over the sea; My Bonnie lies over the ocean, Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.

Refrain Bring back, bring back,

Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me, Bring back, bring back,

Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.

Last night as I lay on my pillow Last night as I lay on my bed,

Last night as I lay on my pillow, I dreamt that my Bonnie was dead.

73. WORKING ON THE RAILROAD I've been workin', on the railroad

All the live-long day, I've been workin' on the railroad

Just to pass the time away; Don't you hear the darkies singing

Rise up earl y in the morn, Don't you hear the captain calling

Dinnah ! Blow your horn .

. 74. THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN The bear went over the mountain, To see what he could see! And all that he could see Was the other side of the mountain, Was all that he could see!

75. THE FARMER'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW (Tune: The Bear Went Over The Mountain)

The farmer's a jolly good fellow That nobody can deny; For if we do we die, He feeds the loafing fellow Who can't be made to try.

CLU B SON GS A N D YELLS

He's up at 4 in the morning To work until high noon He's gone again at one, It's not a lazy man's calling He returns by the light of the moon.

We'll be the men of tomorrow For we're the boys of today. We've learned to rake the hay We follow the plow and the harrow Club work has led the way.

76. WORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING

Work, for the night is coming, Work thro' the morning hours; Work while the dew is sparkling, Work 'mid springing flow'rs; Work, when the day grows brighter, Work in the glowing sun; Work, for the night is coming, When man's work is done.

Work, for the night is coming, Work thro' the sunny noon; Fill brightest hours with labor, Rest comes sure and soon: Give every flying minute, Something to keep in store: Work, for the night is coming, When man works no more.

Work, for the night is coming, Under the sunset skies; While their bright tin ts are glowing, Work, for daylight flies: Work, 'till the last beam fadeth Fadeth, to shine no more; Work while the night is dark'ning When man 's work is o'er.

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77. IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT In the evening by the moonlight

You can hear those darkies singing; In the evening by the moonlight

You can hear those banjoes ringing; How the old folks would enjoy it,

They would sit all night and listen, As we sang in the evening by the moonlight.

78. GOOD-NIGHT, LADIES Good-night, la-dies! Good-night, ladies! Good-night ladies!

We're going to leave you now. Chorus

Mer-ri-ly we roll along, roll along, roll along, Mer-ri-ly we roll along, O'er the dark blue sea.

Fare-well, ladies! Fare-well ladies! Fare-well ladies! We're going to leave you now.

Sweet dreams, la-dies, sweet dreams, la-dies, sweet dreams, la-dies, We're going to leave you now.

79. TENTING TO-NIGHT We're tenting to-night on the old Camp Ground, Give us a song to cheer Our weary hearts, a song of home And friends we love so dear.

Chorus Many are the hearts that are weary to-night Wishing for the war to cease; Many are the hearts that are looking for the right To see the dawn of peace. Tenting to-night, tenting to-night, tenting on the old camp ground.

We've been tenting to-night on the old Camp ground, Thinking of days gone by, Of the loved ones at home that gave us the hand And the tears that said "Good-bye."

We are tired of the war on the old Camp ground Many are dead and gone Of the brave and true who've left their homes, Others been wounded long.


80. THE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD

There's a church in the valley by the wildwoodNo'lovelier place in the dale-No spot is so dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale.

(Tenor): 0 come, come, come, come, (Cho): Come to the church in the wild wood, 0 come to the church in the vale, No spot is so dear to my childhood, As the little brown church in the vale.

How sweet on a bright sabbath morning To list to the clear-ringing bell, I ts tones so sweetly are calling 0 come to the church in the vale.

81. BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES

Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness, Sowing in the noon-tide and the dewy eves; Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping, We shall come, rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Chorus

Bringing in the sheaves; Bringing in the sheaves; We shall come, rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. (Repeat)

Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows, Fearing neither clouds nor winter's chilling breeze; By and by the harvest and the labor ended, We shall come, rejoicing bringing in the sheaves.

Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master, Tho' the loss sustained our spirit often grieves; When our weeping's over, He will bid us welcome, We shall come, rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

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82. WAY DOWN UPON THE FARM

(Tune: Swanee River)

'Way down upon the farm they found me, Lonesome and sad;

Work seemed to me to be such trouble, 'Twas just the same with dad.

Chorus Now the world seems glad and cheery

Everywhere I go, Oh, how my thoughts are turning ever,

Back to our own Club Work.

83. O, FRIENDS AS WE GATHER

(Tune: Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Charms)

0, friends as we gather once more to renew Our hope and our faith for our task, May our failures all fade As the mists and the dew While strength for new duties we ask. We must work with new zest; We must all do our best, In the struggle for making men free. Then let's all join hands, Go forth for the test, To render the service we see.

84. LIZA JANE

I'se got a gal an' you got none, Li'l Liza Jane,

I'se got a gal an' you got none, Li'l Liza Jane.

Chorus Ohe Liza, Li'l Liza Jane Ohe Liza, Li'l Liza Jane.

Come my love, and live with me, Li'] Liza Jane,

I will take good care uv thee, Li'! Liza Jane.

Liza Jane done cum ter me, Li'l Liza Jane,

Bof as happy as can be, Li'l Liza Jane.


85. WE HAVE A CLUB (Tune: Liza Jane)

We have an agricultural club We're on the go. We raise calves and pigs and corn, Just watch us grow.

Chorus Oh, come on in Club work is fine, We are the workers, Fall right in line.

We have a home economics club We're on the go We make clothing, cook and can, Just watch us sew.

Chorus Head and heart and hand we pledge Then health will glow, Let 4-H's be our sign ~'here'er we go.

(Tune: Liza Jane) We've got a bunch in this grand State, Club girls and boys, You must run to follow our gait; Club girls and boys.

Chorus Oh, Missouri Let's make a noise, Oh, Missouri Club girls and boys.

We are a team with lots of pep, Club girls and boys "Make the best better," step by step, Club girls and boys.

Oh, we'll work hard and try to win, Club girls and boys, Uncle Sam's Achievement Pin Club girls and boys.

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86. OLD BLACK JOE

Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay; Gone are my friends from the cotton fields away;

Gone from the earth to a better land I know, I hear their gentle voices calling, "Old Black Joe."

I'm coming, I'm coming, for my head is bending low I hear those gentle voices calling, "Old Black Joe."

Why do I weep when my heart should feel no pain? Why do I sigh that my friends come not again?

Grieving for forms now departed long ago, I hear their gentle voices calling, "Old Black Joe."

87. CLUB WORK, OH!

(Tune: Old Black Joe)

Gone are the days when my work returned no pay, Gone are the times when I idled hours away,

Gone are my doubts for the better things I know, I hear the home folks voices calling,

Club Work, Oh.

Chorus

I'm coming, I'm coming For my bank is full of dough, I hear the home folks voices calling

Club Work, Oh.

Why do I hoe and can and feed and keep Record of all I do and knowledge seek? So that myself and others too may know, How best to make the better be

Club Work, Oh.

Chorus

I'm coming, I'm coming, I'll produce and save the grub, I hear Missouri's Juniors calling, Standard Club.


87. CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY

Carry me back to old Virginny, There's where the cotton and the corn and 'tatoes grow, There's where the birds warble sweet in the springtime, There's where the old darkey's heart am long'd to go, There's where I labored so hard for old Massa, Day after day in the field of yellow corn, No place on earth do I love more sincerely. Than old Virginny the state where I was born.

Chorus

Carry me back to old Virginny, There's where the cotton and the corn and 'tatoes grow, There's where the birds warble sweet in the springtime, There's where this old darkey's heart has long'd to go.

Carry me back to old Virginny, There let me live 'till I wither and decay, Long by the old Dismal Swamp have I wandered, There's where this old darkey's life will pass away. Massa and Missis have long gone before me, Soon we will' meet on that bright and golden shore, There we'll be happy and free from all sorrow, There's where we'll meet and we'll never part no more.

Chorus

89. MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME

The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay:

The corn tops ripe and the meadows are in bloom, While the birds make music all the day:

The young folks roll on the little cabin floor, All merry, all happy, and bright,

By'n by ''Hard Times" comes a-knocking at the door, Then my old Kentucky home good-night.

Weep no more my lady, Oh, weep no more today;

We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home, For the old Kentucky home far away.

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90. OLD FOLKS AT HOME

Way down upon the Swanee ribber, Far, far away, Dere's wha my heart is turning ebber, Dere's wha de old folks stay. All up and down de whole creation, Sadly I roam, Still longing for de old plantation, And for de old folks at home.

Chorus

All de world am sad and dreary, Ebry where I roam, Oh! darkeys, how my heart grows weary, Far from de old folks at home.

All 'round de little farm I wander'd When I was young, Den many happy days I squander'd, Many de songs I sung. When I was playing wid my brudder, Happy was I, Ohl take me to my kind old mudder Dere let me live and die.

One little hut among de bushes, One dat I love, Still sadly to my mem'ry rushes, No matter where I rove. When will I see de bees a-humming, All round de comb? When will I hear de bango tumming, Down in my good old home?

91. AULD LANG SYNE

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind, Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, We'll tak' a cup o'kindness yet, for auld lang syne.

CLUB SONGS AKD YELLS

CLUB YELLS

FIFTEEN RAHS---MISSOURI

Rah! Rah ! R ah-Rah-Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah-Rah-Rah! R ah! Rah! Rah-Rah-Rah! Missouri! Missouri! Missouri!

LOCOMOTIVE Rah! Rah! R ah! Rah ! Missouri ! Missouri, Missouri!

(Siren)

YEAH, MISSOURI Yeah, Missouri Yeah, Missouri Yeah! yea! yea!

I'M MISSOURI BORN I'm Missouri born, I'm Missouri bred, And when I die I'm Missouri dead. Rah, Rah, for Missouri, R ah, R ah, for Missouri Rah, R ah, for Missouri, Rah! R ah! Rah!

WHEN YOU'RE UP When you're up, you're up, When you're down, you're down When you're up againsL .. ___ _ You're up side down! .

STAND US ON OUR HEADS Stand us on our heads,

Stand us on our fee t, Boys ' and Girls' Club Work

Can't be beat.

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WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH-

What's the matter with ______________ (leader) He's (or she) all right (club members)

Who's all right? (Leader) __ ________ , __________ ,Rah! Rah! Rah! (Members)

V-I-C-T-0-R-Y

That is what we always cry. We will win it? Well I guess. ____________________ Yes, yes, yes!

RICKETY, RACKETY

Rickety, Rackety, Russ, We're not allowed to cuss, But nevertheless, we must confess There's nothing the matter with us.

THE HAND CLAP

(Start out clapping slowly and loudly. Gradually increase the claps. Now very fast. Stop clapping.)

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