When I was in Boy Scouts, I learned a song that has stuck with me for the rest of my years thus far. It’s called “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More”, and it’s a rousing, irreverent tune that’s a load of fun to sing. The chorus is simple:<\/p>\n
It ain’t gonna rain no more no more
\nIt ain’t gonna rain no more
\nHow in the heck can I wash my neck
\nIf it ain’t gonna rain no more<\/p>\n
Since I’m a Cubmaster once more, I thought I’d collect the verses I liked best and compose some ones of my own. Here goes:<\/p>\n
Bullfrog sitting on a lily pad
\nHe looked up at the sky
\nThe lily pad broke and the frog fell in
\nHe got water all in his eye<\/p>\n
Skeeter he fly high
\nAnd skeeter he fly low
\nSkeeter he land on my arm
\n(smack your arm) He ain’t gonna fly no mo’!<\/p>\n
Peanut sitting on the railroad track
\nIts heart was all a-flutter
\nAround the bend came Number four
\nToot! Toot! Peanut butter<\/p>\n
Noah built himself an ark
\nGot animals two by two
\nAnd pretty soon he had himself
\nThe world’s first floating zoo<\/p>\n
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck
\nIf a woodchuck could chuck wood?
\nIf he held a saw in his little paw
\nA ton of wood he could<\/p>\n
The Grand Old Duke of York
\nHe had ten thousand mens
\nBut when he counted chickens
\nHe had ten thousand hens<\/p>\n
Man lived by the sewer
\nAnd by the sewer he died
\nThey couldn\u2019t call it murder
\nSo they called it sewercide<\/p>\n
The mice are very quiet
\nAs they skitter all about
\nBut if you ask, “Who wants some cheese?”
\nThen you’ll hear them shout<\/p>\n
A cow walked on the railroad track
\nThe train was coming fast.
\nThe train got off the railroad track
\nTo let the cow go past<\/p>\n
I found myself a new pet dog
\nA strangely-shaped old fella
\nHe’s wide and flat, his tail won’t bend
\nHe makes a fine umbrella<\/p>\n
A pig and a hen went for a walk
\nJust to stretch their legs,
\nA motorcar came round the bend,
\nToot! Toot! Ham and eggs.<\/p>\n
I never saw a purple cow
\nI never hope to see one
\nBut I can tell you anyhow
\nI’d rather see than be one.<\/p>\n
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