Announcements Song
Lyrics:
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
What a terrible way to die,
A terrible way to die,
A terrible way to be talked to death.
A terrible way to die.
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(London Bridge)
Make the announcements short and sweet,
Short and sweet,
Short and sweet.
Make the announcemnts short and sweet,
They're so BORING!
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(Ever Seen a Windmill)
Have you ever seen a windbag,
A windbag, a windbag?
Have you ever seen a windbag?
Well, there's one right now.
Swings this way and that way,
And this way and that way,
Have you ever seen a windbag?
Well there's one RIGHT NOW!
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(Freres Jaques)
Words of wisdom,
Words of wisdom.
Here they come,
Here they come.
Boring words of wisdom,
Boring words of wisdom.
Dum, dum, dum,
Dum, dum, dum.
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor)
What do you do with a loud Cubmaster?
What do you do with a loud Cubmaster?
What do you do with a loud Cubmaster,
Early in the evening?
Hit him in the face with a chocolate cream pie!
Hit him in the face with a chocolate cream pie!
Hit him in the face with a chocolate cream pie,
Early in the evening!
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Throw the announcements overboard and listen to them scream.
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Ha Ha! Fooled you,
I'm a submarine.
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
The man stood up to talk.
He talked real long and hard.
He talked so long I wrote this song,
On the lid of a can of lard!
He's got something to say.
I'm sure it must be good.
But if he talks too long today,
we'll leave its understood.
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
We've got a silly cheer,
That you've just got to hear!
It makes no sense we're sure you know,
The announcements have to GO!
What a terrible way to die,
A terrible way to die,
A terrible way to be talked to death.
A terrible way to die.
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(London Bridge)
Make the announcements short and sweet,
Short and sweet,
Short and sweet.
Make the announcemnts short and sweet,
They're so BORING!
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(Ever Seen a Windmill)
Have you ever seen a windbag,
A windbag, a windbag?
Have you ever seen a windbag?
Well, there's one right now.
Swings this way and that way,
And this way and that way,
Have you ever seen a windbag?
Well there's one RIGHT NOW!
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(Freres Jaques)
Words of wisdom,
Words of wisdom.
Here they come,
Here they come.
Boring words of wisdom,
Boring words of wisdom.
Dum, dum, dum,
Dum, dum, dum.
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
(What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor)
What do you do with a loud Cubmaster?
What do you do with a loud Cubmaster?
What do you do with a loud Cubmaster,
Early in the evening?
Hit him in the face with a chocolate cream pie!
Hit him in the face with a chocolate cream pie!
Hit him in the face with a chocolate cream pie,
Early in the evening!
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Throw the announcements overboard and listen to them scream.
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Ha Ha! Fooled you,
I'm a submarine.
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
The man stood up to talk.
He talked real long and hard.
He talked so long I wrote this song,
On the lid of a can of lard!
He's got something to say.
I'm sure it must be good.
But if he talks too long today,
we'll leave its understood.
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
We've got a silly cheer,
That you've just got to hear!
It makes no sense we're sure you know,
The announcements have to GO!
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Comments:
Jan 30, 2015 - Nancy Hammer
Glad to see the lyrics to these! Thanks!
Oct 21, 2015 - Danny Bennett
I haven't heard some of these, but I have heard:
We lost our cow
We lost our cow
We have no need
Of your Bull now!
(horns on head)
Moooo! Moooo!
We lost our cow
We lost our cow
We have no need
Of your Bull now!
(horns on head)
Moooo! Moooo!
Oct 27, 2015 - Charlii
I've been reading a few of these and we sang this at
camp in Vermont but we made up 10 extra verses
Dec 09, 2016 - Evan
Softly falls the light of day
as our counselor yaps away
silently each scout should ask
"how much longer will this last
as our counselor yaps away
silently each scout should ask
"how much longer will this last
Feb 01, 2017 - David Kocmoud
Two more:
(stand when you say "up", etc.)
And when you're up, you're up.
And when you're down, you're down.
And when you're only half-way up, you're neither up nor down.
Mary had a little lamb, the doctors were surprised.
But when old McDonald had a farm, they couldn't believe their eyes.
(stand when you say "up", etc.)
And when you're up, you're up.
And when you're down, you're down.
And when you're only half-way up, you're neither up nor down.
Mary had a little lamb, the doctors were surprised.
But when old McDonald had a farm, they couldn't believe their eyes.
Feb 26, 2018 - Alec The One
Jack jack was a little mc one day,
Jack jack was a little mc,
Jack jack was a little mc one day,
And his song went YAK YAK YAK!
Jack jack was a little mc,
Jack jack was a little mc one day,
And his song went YAK YAK YAK!
May 07, 2019 - Sarah
Here we sit like birds in the wilderness,
birds in the wilderness
birds in the wilderness.
Here we sit like birds in the wilderness,
waiting for announcements.
birds in the wilderness
birds in the wilderness.
Here we sit like birds in the wilderness,
waiting for announcements.
Jul 11, 2019 - Katie
I've heard some but here's some you
forgot.
1. The old grand bear she ain't what she used to be
Ain't what she use to be, ain't what she use to be
The old Grand bear ain't what she used to be
She's dead
2. We sit here like flies on a garbage can
Flies on a garbage can, flies on a garbage can
We sit here like flies on a garbage can waiting for your announcements!
1. The old grand bear she ain't what she used to be
Ain't what she use to be, ain't what she use to be
The old Grand bear ain't what she used to be
She's dead
2. We sit here like flies on a garbage can
Flies on a garbage can, flies on a garbage can
We sit here like flies on a garbage can waiting for your announcements!
Oct 17, 2019 - Joe
Hip-hip, horray, hurrah, Ugh! Ranger staff!!!
(Tune of Three Little Indians)
One little, two little, three little announcements
Four little, five little, six little announcements
Seven little, eight little, nine little announcements
Ten little announcements yeah
(Tune of Three Little Indians)
One little, two little, three little announcements
Four little, five little, six little announcements
Seven little, eight little, nine little announcements
Ten little announcements yeah
Nov 25, 2020 - Clara
A short one I've also heard at Girls Camp:
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
Throw 'em in the corner,
Throw 'em in the corner,
Watch the flowers grow!
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
Throw 'em in the corner,
Throw 'em in the corner,
Watch the flowers grow!
May 21, 2021 - Aukshar Satlappailli
Here is one I made up.
Mary had a little lamb.
Little lamb, Little lamb.
Mary had a little Lamb.
The doctor was surprised.
Mary had a little lamb.
Little lamb, Little lamb.
Mary had a little Lamb.
The doctor was surprised.
Jun 07, 2022 - William Mills
WOW, lots of good memories from Royal Rangers with these lyrics. There
are so many verses to this song that are regional, camp type specific,
and even just written by a specific camp for their use. I have heard over
100 different versions of these verses. Thank you for posting these, and
thank you everyone for sharing your memories.
Apr 10, 2023 - jonah
we added speak freak at the end of ours.
Jul 22, 2024 - Vinnie
Second verse of the announcements song:
We lost our cow,
We lost our cow,
We have no need
for your bull now.
Sooooooo...
Pile it up in the corner,
Pile it up in the corner,
Pile it up in the corner! (stretch out singing "corner")
It helps the flowers grow.
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