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Singing – Girl Scout Songs

Celebrate the legacy and traditions of Girl Scouting through songs that proudly name the movement, its levels, and its long-standing heritage. These songs are woven into Girl Scout culture, passed down through handbooks, shared at bridging ceremonies, and sung at troop meetings across generations. Each melody connects Scouts to a shared history and identity rooted in friendship, fun, and belonging.

List of Girl Scout Themed Songs

Traditional Girl Scout Songs

These are songs found in Girl Scout Handbooks. Songs are listed in the first handbook they appear, even if they are included in later versions.

1913 How Girls Can Help Their Country

  • p. 104-105 – The Star-Spangled Banner – The national anthem of the United States, symbolizing resilience and triumph in adversity.
  • p. 105-106 – My Country, ‘Tis of Thee – A classic anthem honoring liberty and the beauty of the nation’s heritage.

1922 The Brownie Book

  • p. 29 – Ten Little Indians (Learn why this is no longer sung).
  • p. 31 – Snail Game – Paired with a movement game where children spiral into a coil and then unwind.
  • p. 32 – Greeting and Meeting – Paired with a movement game of circled partners.
  • p. 32 – English May Game – Paired with a movement game of mini tug of war.
  • p. 34 – Rabbit in the Hollow – Paired with a movement game of a two-scout chase.
  • p. 36 – Old Dan Tucker – Paired with a movement game like a dancing version of musical chairs.
  • p. 38 – The King of France – Paired with a movement game for a parade-style fun.
  • p. 38 – Famer in the Dell – Paired with a movement game where scouts move in a circle, switch roles with each verse, and optionally finish with a chase-the-mouse tag round.
  • p. 40 – The Mulberry Bush – A cheerful song that encourages cleaning up through chore-based lyrics and mimicked motions or actual cleaning.
  • p. 42 – Looby Loo – A song to get out the wiggles that predates the Hokey Pokey.
  • p. 44 – The Muffin Man – Paired with a movement game where scouts are chosen one by one to join the center, singing each verse until all are inside.

1925 Scouting For Girls

  • p. 59-60 – Battle Hymn of the Republic – A stirring Civil War-era anthem linking justice and faith, often sung to honor courage and unity.

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Tia Kennard