Campfire Table of Contents THE GREAT GRAY GHOST ELEPHANT
In deepest darkest Africa there is a legend concerning the Great Gray Ghost Elephant. Every year after the rains the great gray ghost elephant arose from the mists and wandered throughout the land at dawn. When he came to a village he would stop and sniff the air, then he would either go around the village or through it. If he went around the village, the village would have a prosperous year, if he went through it there would be hunger and drought.
The village of Wat-cha had been visited three years in a row by the elephant and things were very bad indeed, and the village leader Ging-ganga, was very worried, as was the village medicine man Hay-la-shay. Together they decided to do something about the problem.
Now Ging-ganga and his warriors were huge men with big shields and Spears and they decided to stand in the path of the elephant and shake their shields and spears at it to frighten it off.
Hay-la-shay and his followers were going to cast magic spells to deter the elephant by shaking their medicine bags as the elephant approached, which made the sound shalawally shallawlly shallawally.
Very early in the morning of the day the Great Gray Elephant came the villagers gathered at the edge of the village. On one side were Ging-gana and his warriors (indicate right side of camp fire circle) on the other was Hay-la-shay and his followers (indicate left side of camp fire)
As they waited the warriors sang softly about their leader;
Ging Gang Gooli, Gooli, Gooli, Gooli Watcha
Ging Gang Goo Ging Gang Goo
Ging Gang Gooli, Gooli, Gooli, Gooli Watcha
Ging Gang Goo Ging Gang Goo
As they waited the medicine men sang of their leader;
Hayla, Hayla Shayla Heyla Shayla Halya Ho-o-o!
Hayla, Hayla Shayla Heyla Shayla Halya Ho-o-o!
And shook their medicine bags,
shallawally shallawlly shallawally shallawally.
And from the river came the mighty great gray elephant's reply
(Have all the adults do this)
Oompha Oompah Ompah Oompah!
The elephant was coming closer so the warriors beat their
shields and sang louder,
(signal warriors to stand and beat thighs in time)
Ging Gang Gooli, Gooli, Gooli, Gooli Watcha
Ging Gang Goo Ging Gang Goo
Ging Gang Gooli, Gooli, Gooli, Gooli Watcha
Ging Gang Goo Ging Gang Goo.
Then the medicine men rose and sang loudly
Hayla, Hayla Shayla Heyla Shayla Halya Ho-o-o!
Hayla, Hayla Shayla Heyla Shayla Halya Ho-o-o!
And shook their medicine bags
shallawally shallawlly shallawally shallawally.
And the mighty great gray elephant turned aside and went around the village saying,
Oompha Oompah Ompah Oompah!
There was great rejoicing in the village and all the villagers joined together to sing,
Ging Gang Gooli........
GING GANG GOOLIE
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Ging gang goolie, goolie, goolie, goolie, watcha
A7 D
Ging gang goo, ging gang goo
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Ging gang goolie, goolie, goolie, goolie, watcha
A7 D
Ging gang goo, ging gang goo.
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Heyla, heyla sheyla,
A7 D
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho-o-o
G D
Heyla, heyla sheyla,
A7 D
Heyla sheyla heyla ho.
G D G
Shully wully, Shully wully, Shully wully, Shully wully
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Oompah, Oompah...
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements.
A horrible death to die, a horrible death to die,
a horrible death to be bored to death,
a horrible death to die.
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements
I'm falling asleep on my feet, I'm falling asleep on my feet,
I am falling asleep as he bores along,
I'm falling asleep on my feet
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements
[Paul] has got another one, another one, another one,
[Paul] has got another one he has them all the time.
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements...
We sold our cow, we sold our cow,
We have no use for your bull now,
For Your Bull Now.
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements.
We love you [Paul], oh yes we do-oo.
We love you [Paul], and we'll be true.
When your not with us, YA-HOOOOOO.
Oh, [Paul] we love you.
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements
When you're up you're up (all stand)
When you're down you're down (all sit)
But when you're only half-way up (half-stand)
You're neither up (stand up) or down(sit).
Announcements Announcements, Announcements
Row, row, row the boat
gently down the stream,
merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
we're a submarine....
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(sing this line
slow, and with all the feeling of the original)
Swing low sweet Chariot SCRAPE!! (slight pause)
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements
Here comes Peter Cottontail,
Hoppin' down the bunny trail... BANG!
Announcements, announcements, announcements.
Row row row your boat,
gently down the stream,
Ha ha fooled ya',
I'm a submarine.
Announcements, announcements, announcements.
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
The doctors were surprised.
Announcements, announcements, announcements.
When Mary had a little lamb,
the doctors were surprised,
But when Old Mac Donald had a farm,
they couldn't believe their eyes.
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements.[tune of "The
Farmer in the Dell":]
What a terrible way to die!
What a terrible way to die!
What a terrible way to be bored to death,
What a terrible way to die!
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements.
Make announcements short and sweet,
Short and sweet, short and sweet.
Make announcements short and sweet.
They're so BORING!!!
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements.
Have you ever heard a windbag, a windbag, a windbag?
Have you ever heard a windbag?
You'll here one right now.
They go this way and that way.
This way and that way.
Have you ever heard a windbag.
You'll here one right now.
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements.
[At this point, someone would stand up and do a monologue, and then The whole group would repeat the chorus. We did as many monologues interspersed with choruses as we could get in before the program director made us shut up (which was in itself a hit with the campers) Here are a sampling. Some had a tune, others were just spoken.]
Little Miss Muffett sat on her tuffett,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider and sat down beside her,
So she beat it over the head with a spoon.
Cow, cow, we have no cow;
We have no need for your bull now.
Spider, spider, on the wall
Haven't you got no sense at all?
Can't you see this wall's been plastered?
Can't you see, you little...spider.
[Refrain]
Oh, it ain't gonna rain no more, no more.
It ain't gonna rain no more.
How in heck can I wash my neck,
if it ain't gonna rain no more?
A bum sat by the sewer.
And by the sewer he died.
And at the corners inquest,
They call it sewer side. [Refrain]
A peanut sat on the railroad track.
It's heart was all a-flutter.
Along came the 415...
Toot, toot, peanut butter. [Refrain]
My father is a butcher,
My mother is a cook.
And I'm the little hot-dog,
That runs around the brook [Refrain]
My father built a chimney,
he built it up so high.
He had to take it down each night,
To let the moon go by. [Refrain]
My daddy is a doctor,
my mommy is a nurse,
and I'm the little needle
that gets you where it hurts. [Refrain]
Mary had a little lamb,
her father shot it dead,
and now she takes it to school
between two slices of bread. [Refrain]
Characters form into a line across the stage area in order of appearance, character 1 on one end, and the last character on the other end of the line. Each person steps forward 1 big step as he does his character, and then steps back into line when done.
Chorus I: (Everyone)
If I weren't in Troop ______
there's nothing I'd rather be.
If I weren't in Troop ______
1st person: (Steps forward) A ________ I would be.
Chorus II: (Everyone)
And as you pass him by
you'll always hear him cry...."
1st person: (Does line and actions for character TWICE)
Chorus I: (Everyone)
2nd person: (Steps forward) A ________ I would be.
Chorus II: (Everyone)
2nd person: (Does line and actions for character TWICE)
1st and 2nd person: (Do lines and actions for characters ONCE)
Chorus I: (Everyone)
3rd person: (Steps forward)A ________ I would be.
Chorus II: (Everyone)
3rd person: (Does line and actions for character TWICE)
3rd and 2nd person: (Do lines and actions for characters ONCE)
1st, 2nd and 3rd person: (Do lines and actions for characters
ONCE)etc, until last character has been presented...
Chorus: (Everyone)If I weren't in Troop ______there's nothing
I'd rather be.
If I weren't in Troop ______Why, there's NOTHING I'd rather be!!!
Characters:
Farmer:Come on Betsy,give it if you want to live.
Airline Stewardess:Here's you coffee, here's your tea.here's your
plastic bag.. Blahhhh!
Plumber:Flush it, plunge it,Look out below!!!
Convict:Oh, no, not the chair!You'll never take me alive!
Jail warden:Put it away, get back in there!Don't make me get the
hose!
President:Budget hearings, cabinet scandals,How did I get in
here?
Senator:Pork barrels, greased palms,Who gets paid off next?
Carpenter:Six by four,nail it to the floor.
Undertaker:Six by four,nail him to the floor.
Cook:French toast, fried chicken,What the heck is that?!
Garbageman:French toast, fried chicken,What the heck is that?!
Statue:(Poses. Does not say anything.Gets carried off at the end
of the song)
Dead man:(Gasps, clutches chest, and croaks.Lays on ground until
the end, whenhe is carried off by others.)
Skit-so-frenic:(last person in skit)Who am I? Where am I?Why am I
here? (Then goes down the line of characters,doing lines with
each one.)