The Singing Scoutmaster: Hairy Ape



Hairy Ape
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Category: Repeat After Me
Tune: Sipping Cider Through A Straw
Link: Performance Example
Notes: Repeat each line after the leader, then sing the verse as a group

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.