REQ: Scout Song - something about a smile

[lj...@cornell.edu]

jj...@cornell.edu (Joyce Wang) wrote:
>When I was in the girl scouts (way back when), we used to sing this song:
>
>"I've got something in my pocket...
>...
>...paste it 'cross my face,
>A great big brownie smile."
>

That's the Brownie Smile Song.

I've got something in my pocket it belongs across my face.
I keep it close at hand, in a most convienent place.
I'll take it out and put it on,
It's a great big Brownie Smile

[gl...@delphi.com]

Joyce Wang <jj...@cornell.edu> writes:

>complete lyrics to the song, or even what I'm talking about.

Oh, jeez ... it's been a L-O-N-G time.
Let me see ...

I have something in my pocket
It belongs across my face
I keep it very close to me
In a most convenient place
I know you couldn't guess it
If you guessed a long, long while,
So I'll take it out and put it on
It's a great big Brownie SMILE!

The things we can dredge up out of that long-term memory, right?
Nancy G
humming to myself "On the planet Mars, where the ladies smoke cigars..."
(another Scout song ... summer camp)

[Sue Flaherty]

gl...@delphi.com wrote:
Whoa! Talk about memories coming back. I learned it slightly different
on a couple of the lines, and have written them in below:

>
> I have something in my pocket[I've something . . .]
> It belongs across my face[That belongs . . .]
> I keep it very close to me[I keep it very close at hand]

> In a most convenient place

> I know you couldn't guess it[I'm sure you wouldn't guess it]

> If you guessed a long, long while,
> So I'll take it out and put it on
> It's a great big Brownie SMILE!
>

TADA!

[Pat Holland]

There's a little more to it:

I've got something in my pocket

That belongs across my face;

I keep it very close at hand

In a most convenient place.
I'm sure you couldn't guess it

If you guessed a long, long while

So I'll take it out and put it on

It's my great big Brownie smile!

Pat (former Brownie)

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Pat Holland
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