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We're A Grand Old Staff | The "Second" Song
One of the things quite unique to our staff is the fact that we sing. Singing is a big part of many scouting activities. I don't think I can remember one campout I've been on since I joined scouting as a cub scout in 1993 that we didn't sing at. The White Stag staff takes singing to a whole new level. For the sake of preserving the course for those potential participants out there, I won't say exactly how. You'll have to attend one of our sessions to see that! The songs we sing are very important to us. They embody a lot of what it means to be a White Stag staff member. One is more serious, and the other is more lighthearted. Again, you'll most likely have to attend one of our sessions to understand why.
Melody: You're A Grand Old Flag
We're a grand old staff
We're a high-flying staff
We're forever the tried and the true!
We're examples of
The skills we love
We're leaders whose peers are but few!
Every learner strives for the skills we provide
And arrives at those ideals too!
When old acquaintance be forgot
White Stag is a part of you!
Melody: The Titanic by William and Versey Smith
It was sad - so sad
Oh it was sad - so sad
It was sad when the staff was deprived of the food that they L-O-V-E
Food was underdone and the eggs they made us run
Oh it was sad when the staff was deprived
Many years ago in a place so far away
One simple English scout helped start the BSA
Now in [insert goes here]
Oh it was sad - so sad
Oh it was sad - so sad
It was sad when the staff was deprived of the food that they L-O-V-E
Food was underdone and the eggs they made us run
Oh it was sad when the staff was deprived
Oh we have a mighty staff and we brought in here for you
We think the things we teach
You'll learn to love and do
We'll teach you what we know
And in leadership you'll grow
Through the White Stag Staff of [insert year here]
Oh it was sad - so sad
Oh it was sad - so sad
It was sad when the staff was deprived of the food that they L-O-V-E
Food was underdone and the eggs they made us run
Oh it was sad when the staff was deprived
Oh we have a mighty staff and we have a mighty troop
The learners think the staff is one terriffic group
They worship us with pride and we ate their food and died!
Oh it was sad when the staff was deprived
Oh it was sad - so sad
Oh it was sad - so sad
It was sad when the staff was deprived of the food that they L-O-V-E
Food was underdone and the eggs they made us run
Oh it was sad when the staff was deprived
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