Who'll Come A-Scouting?

Tune: Waltzing Matilda

Once a mighty soldier, beloved by his fellow men
Under the shade of the flag of the free
Took some boys and trained them,
Made them strong and brave and true.
Who'll come a-Scouting, a Scouting with me?

Chorus:

Keep on a-working, never a-shirking,
Carry out the rules as he wanted them to be,
And we'll sing as we put our shoulders
And our brains to work,
Who'll come a-Scouting, a Scouting with me?

Soon the little band grew, swelling great in

Through other countries, one, two, three,
Then around the world it spread,
Stronger, ever stronger,
Who'll come a-Scouting, a Scouting with me?

Chorus:

Keep on praying, keep on saying,
If we work hard enough, then we'll stay free.
And we'll sing as we put our shoulders
And our brains to work,
Who'll come a-Scouting, a Scouting with me?