We Know Campfire Songs

From Retired Scouter.
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Princess Pat - A rick-a-bamboo


The Princess Pat (Egyptian pose)
Lived in a tree (straight line down)
They sailed across (wave motion in front of body with one hand)
The seven seas (number 7 with your finger, then make a "C" with one hand)
They sailed across (wave motion)
The channel too (two hands trace a channel, then number 2 on one hand)
And took with them (throw a sack over your shoulder)
A rick-a-bamboo! (trace wavy figure in front of you going down, bend knees as you go)

A rick-a-bamboo (same as before)
Now what is that? (point hands)
It's something made (bang one fist on top of the other)
For the Princess Pat (Egyptian pose)
It's red and gold ("twirl" one arm down by your hip)
And purple too (flip hands as if you were saying "Oh my gosh!")
That's why it's called (cup hands in front of mouth, shout)
A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before)

Now Captain Cook (salute)
And his trusty crew (salute several times)
They sailed across (wave action)
The channel too (same as before)
But their ship sank (plug nose, one hand over head and waving as you bend knees)
And yours will too (point to others in the circle)
Unless you take (throw an invisible bag over your shoulder)
A rick-a-bamboo! (same as before)

20th Century version:

Now the Princess Pat
Lives in a Barratt Home
With a microwave oven
And a cordless Phone.
Got a Kenwood Chef
And a Hoover too;
When she flushes the toilet
All the water turns blue.

Head and Shoulders shampoo :
Now what is that?
It's something made
For the Princess Pat;
It's Frequent Use
And Anti-Dandruff too,
That's why it's called
Head and Shoulders shampoo.

And the Captain Jack
Collects Income Tax,
Drives a shiny red Porsche,
Has a Filofax.
His boxer shorts
Are made of silk
And he only drinks whisky
'Cos he doesn't like milk.

A Porta-Loo . . . . . .
Now what is that?
It's something used . . . . . .
by the Princess Pat.
It's blue and white . . . . . .
and stinks of poo,
That's why it's called . . . . . .
a Porta-Loo.