The Singing Scoutmaster: Hairy Ape

The other day,

Out by the lake.

I ran into,

A hairy Ape.

 

everyone:

The other day out by the lake, I ran into a hairy Ape.

 

I shook with fear.

I shook with fright.

A ten-foot ape,

Is quite a sight.

 

everyone

I shook with fear. I shook with fright. A ten-foot ape Is quite a sight.

 

I backed away,

The ape advanced.

I crossed my legs,

I wet my pants.

 

everyone

I backed away, the ape advanced. I crossed my legs, I wet my pants.

 

I closed my eyes.

I held my breath.

I waited there,

For certain death.

 

everyone

I closed my eyes. I held my breath. I waited there, For certain death.

 

But then that ape,

Began to laugh.

He said, 'I won't,

Rip you in half'

 

everyone

But then that ape, began to laugh. He said, 'I won't rip you in half'

 

He said, 'I see,

That you're a Scout.

Can you tell me,

What that's about?'

 

everyone

He said, 'I see that you're a Scout. Can you tell me what that's about?'

 

I said, 'We camp.'

I said, 'We hike.'

'It's something that,

I really like.'

 

everyone

I said, 'We camp.' I said, 'We hike.'It's something that I really like.'

 

He said, 'It sounds,

Like lots of fun.

To be a Scout,

Can I be one?'

 

everyone

He said, 'It sounds like lots of fun. To be a Scout, Can I be one?'

 

He's still a Scout,

This very day.

He's Eagle rank;

He's in O.A.

 

everyone

He's still a Scout, this very day. He's Eagle rank; He's in O.A.

 

The moral is,

That scouting's fun.

And Scouting is,

For everyone.

 

everyone

The moral is that scouting's fun. And Scouting is For everyone.