The Ash Grove
Welsh Traditional

1st Verse
Down yonder green valley where streamlets meander,
When twilight is fading I pensively rove
Or at the bright noontide in solitude wander
Amid the dark shades of the lonely ash grove.
Tis there where the blackbird is cheerfully singing,
Each warbler enchants with his notes from the tree;
Ah, then little think I of sorrow or sadness,
The Ash Grove entrancing spells beauty for me.

2nd Verse
The Ash Grove how graceful, how plainly ‘tis speaking.
The harp though its playing has language for me.
Whenever the light through its branches is breaking
A host of kind faces is gazing at me.
The friends of my childhood again are before me
Each step wakes a memory as freely I roam.
With soft whispers laden, its leaves rustle o’re me
The Ash Grove, the Ash Grove alone is my home

Barges
source unknown

1st Verse
Out of my window looking in the night
I can see the barges’ flickering light;
Silently flows the river to the sea,
And the barges too go silently.

Chorus
Barges, I would like to go with you, I would like to sail the ocean blue
Barges, have you treasures in your hold?
Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?

2nd Verse
Out of my window looking in the night
I can see the barges’ flickering light;
Starboard shines green and port is glowing red,
You can see them flickering far ahead
To Chorus

Brownie Smile Song
words and music by Harriet F. Heywood

1st Verse
I’ve got something in my pocket that belongs upon my face,
I keep it very close to me in a most convenient place

2nd Verse
I’m sure you couldn’t guess it if you guessed a long, long while.
So I’ll take it out and put it on - it’s a great big Brownie Smile!

Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
Source unknown

(Three-part Round)

Dona nobis pacem, pacem
Dona nobis pacem.

Dona nobis pacem,
Dona nobis pacem.

Dona nobis pacem,
Dona nobis pacem

Johnny Appleseed
Source unknown

1st Verse
The Lord is good to me and so I thank the Lord.
For giving me the things I need,
The sun and the rain and the appleseed.
The Lord is good to me.

2nd Verse
And every seed that grows, shall grow into a tree.
And one day soon there’ll be apples there,
For everyone in the world to share.
The Lord is good to me.

Juliette
by Melinda Caroll
a lullaby tribute to Juliette Gordon Low,
founder of Girl Scouts of the United States of America in 1912

Chorus
Juliette of the vesper plains
Every Girl Scout knows your name
Your light shines through the shadows of the cold dark night
Juliette, our guiding star
Shining down from where you are
For every girl who follows on the star dust of your dreams
3rd chorus end tag;
(We’ll shine our light and follow on the star dust of your dreams)

1st Verse
The sky is full of stars tonight
A million billion twinkling lights
There is a special one
Shining round the world
With a love that she left to remind every girl

2nd Verse
She was a dreamer brave and free
A little ship, a great big sea
She sailed to light the way
The journey we’ve begun
And someday may our lights shine together as one

Kum Ba Yah
African

1st Verse
Kum Ba Yah, my Lord, Kum Ba Yah
Kum Ba Yah, my Lord, Kum Ba Yah
Kum Ba Yah, my Lord, Kum Ba Yah
Oh, Lord, Kum Ba Yah

2nd Verse
Oh Lord, Kum Ba Yah
Someone’s crying, Lord, Kum Ba Yah
Someone’s crying, Lord, Kum Ba Yah
Someone’s crying, Lord, Kum Ba Yah
Oh, Lord, Kum Ba Yah

3rd Verse
Someone’s singing, Lord, Kum ba Yah
Someone’s singing, Lord, Kum ba Yah
Someone’s singing, Lord, Kum ba Yah
Oh, Lord, Kum Ba Yah

4th Verse
Someone’s praying Lord, Kum ba Yah
Someone’s praying Lord, Kum ba Yah
Someone’s praying Lord, Kum ba Yah
Oh Lord, Kum Ba Yah
Oh Lord, Kum Ba Yah

Land of The Silver Birch
Canadian Traditional

Chorus
Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more
Boom di-di eye di, Boom di-di eye di, Boom di-di eye di, boom

1st Verse
Land of the silver birch, home of the beaver,
Where still the mighty moose wanders at will.

2nd Verse
My heart is sick for you here in the lowlands,
I will return to you hills of the north

3rd Verse
Swift as a silver fish, canoe of birch bark
Thy mighty waterways carry me forth.

4th Verse
There where the blue lake lies, I’ll set my wigwam
Close to the water’s edge, silent and still.

Make New Friends
Source Unknown

(Four-part Round)

1st Verse
Mak new friends but keep the old,
One is silver and the other gold

2nd Verse
A circle’s roun,d it has no end
That’s how long I want to be your friend

3rd Verse
I’ll Take your hand, and you take the other
Put them together and we have each other

On My Honor
Source Unknown

Chorus (sung every 2 verses)
On my honor I will try
There’s a duty to be done and I say “aye”
There’s a reason here for a reason up above
My honor is to try and my duty is to love

1st Verse
People don’t need to know my name
If I’ve done any harm then I’m to blame
If I’ve helped anyone then I’ve helped me
If I’ve opened up my eyes to see

2nd Verse
I’ve tucked away a song or two,
when you’re feeling low, there’s one for you
If you need a friend, then I will come,
And there’s many more where I come from

3rd Verse
Come with me where a fire burns bright
We can even see better by candle’s light
We can find more meaning in a campfire’s glow
Than we ever learned in a year or so.

4th Verse
We’ve made a promise to always keep
And we pray night falls before we sleep.
We’ll be Girl Scouts together and when we’re gone,
We’ll still be trying and a-singing this song

Our Cabana Song
(melody from an old mexican song, “Las Mananitas)
(words by girls attending the first Juliette Low session at Our Cabana, 1957)

1st Verse
’Neath the grand Sierra Madre, On a plain in Mexico
Lies our beautiful Cabana, Where Girl Scouts and Guides go.
Oh, come then to see the mountains, the cactus and sunny skies
Hear the cricket in the ev’ning, and see the white moonrise

2nd Verse
When you see the warm red roofs you think of hearts that glow with cheer.
And the walls of sturdy stonework stand for friendship so dear.
Each day there is filled with laughter, each ev’ning is filled with song,
And our stay in Our Cabana gives us mem’ries lifelong

3rd Verse
When we go to Our Cabana,we shall find ourselves at home;
There’s a greeting smile so friendly and a handshake so warm
So come now to Our Cabana, world friendship to increase
And carry to our homeland international Peace.

1st Verse (Spanish)
En la bella Cuernavaca, en un valle en Mexico
se encuentra Nuestra Cabana, un lugar lleno de sol.
Vamos a nuestra Cabana gozaremos al llegar
De amistad y de alegrin y de belleza sin par.

2nd Verse (Spanish)
Cada dia en Nuestra Cabana, trabajamos nor cumplir
Los ideales de Guidismo y de nuestro Fundador
Vayamos a la Cabana, Nuestra Promesa vivir
Con nuestra Hermanas Guias la amistad a compartir

Our Chalet Song
by Joseph Bovet
French words by Mme.E. Droin De Moorsier, English version by Betty Askwith

1st Verse
High up, high on the mountain, We’ve founded our chalet
High up, high on the mountain, We’ve founded our chalet
Its sloping roof and wide s hall shelter us without a care,
And each Girl Scout and Guide Shall find a welcome there.

2nd Verse
High up, high on the mountain, We’ll go to our our chalet
High up, high on the mountain, We’ll go to our our chalet
Our simple life is free, Our hearts are light, our songs are gay
We ever shall remember the joys of our Chalet.

3rd Verse
High up, high on the mountain, We’ve founded our chalet
High up, high on the mountain, We’ve founded our chalet
And this its dedication shall never fail nor be undone:
Each race, each creed, each nation, beneath its roof are one.

1st Verse French
La’haut, sur la montagne, Il est un grand Chalet
La’haut, sur la montagne, Il est un grand Chalet
Son large toit penche’ abritera notre amitie’
Pour nous, les Eclaireuses, Qu’ilsoit un vrai foyer

2nd Verse French
La’haut, sur la montagne, Allons un grand Chalet
La’haut, sur la montagne, Allons un grand Chalet
Gouter la joie du camp Et du travail fait en chantant
La vie heureuse et simple, le bon recueillement.

3rd Verse French
La’haut, sur la montagne, Dans notre grand Chalet
La’haut, sur la montagne, Dans notre grand Chalet
Autour de l’atre gris, Ou’ le feu clair pe’tille et rit,
Nous nous sentons unies et fortes par l’esprit

Peace of the River
by Glendora Gosling and Viola Wood

Peace I ask of thee , O river
Peace, Peace, Peace.
When I learn to live serenely
Cares will cease.
From the hills I gather courage,
Vision of the day to be.
Strength to lead and faith to follow,
All are given unto me.
Peace I ask of thee , O river
Peace, Peace, Peace.

Rise Up, O Flame
C. Praetorius, c.1600
from G.G.A. London, The Kent County Songbook

(8-Part Round)
Rise up, O Flame by thy light glowing.
Show to us beauty, vision and joy.

Spanish words
Pre’n-de-te lla-ma, con-tu luz lle-na
A nues-tra al-mas con a -mis-tad.

WE CHANGE THE WORLD
words and music by Melinda Caroll
©1989 G.S.U.S.A. and Legend Productions

Chorus
Change the World, come with me
Time to let our dreams fly free
And it comes so easily, that is our way
Every moment we're alive, it's our love that will survive
In the Girl Scouts, together, We Change the World

1ST VERSE
Sisters of every color, friends from everywhere
We all make the difference, when we show the world we care
The Girl Scouts are our family,
And they show us what we can be
And I believe, together, We Change the World

2ND VERSE
In a world with many faces, Girl Scouts find a way
To help in many places along the trails we blaze.
Light the light and do our share,
Reach out your hand and someone's there
And I believe, together, We Change the World

Whene’er You Make a Promise
W.W. Sheild, 1828

(Four-part Round)

Whene’er you make a promise, consider well its importance
And when made, engrave it upon your heart.