Old Akela Had A Pack
| Tune: | Old MacDonald Had A Farm |
|---|---|
| Category: | Cub Scout |
| Link: | Performance Example |
| Notes: | A Cub Scout pack version of "Old MacDonald." Verses are cumulative: each new group (Lions, Tigers, etc.) is added, then you sing back down through earlier groups to the dens (Den 1/Den 2). Great for call-and-response and letting each den sing their own verse. |
FOld Akela had a pack CE-I-E-I-FO
And Fin this pack there were some dens, CE-I-E-I-FO
With a FDen 1 here, and a Den 2 there;
FHere a den, there a den,
FEverywhere a happy den.
FOld Akela had a pack, CE-I-E-I-FO
FOld Akela had a pack CE-I-E-I-FO
And Fin this pack there were Lions, CE-I-E-I-FO
With a FLion here, and a Lion there;
FHere a Lion, there a Lion,
FEverywhere a Lion Lion.
With a FDen 1 here, and a Den 2 there;
FHere a den, there a den,
FEverywhere a happy den.
FOld Akela had a pack, CE-I-E-I-FO
FOld Akela had a pack CE-I-E-I-FO
And Fin this pack there were Tigers, CE-I-E-I-FO
With a FTiger here, and a Tiger there;
FHere a Tiger, there a Tiger,
FEverywhere a Tiger Tiger.
With a FLion here, and a Lion there;
FHere a Lion, there a Lion,
FEverywhere a Lion Lion.
With a FDen 1 here, and a Den 2 there;
FHere a den, there a den,
FEverywhere a happy den.
FOld Akela had a pack, CE-I-E-I-FO
For each additional verse, insert new lines 2 through 5 using new dens
Continue on with Wolf, Bear Webelos Den Chiefs, Cub Scouts and finally Leaders.