Patrol Yell

Before you decide on your Patrol yell, go through the sample yells below.

When your Patrol has made up or has picked the yells the fellows like, practice them until you can deliver them with real pep and enthusiasm.

Then, if you want to honor a person or a place with a yell, you can fit your favorite yell for the occasion, by simply adding name of person or place to the yell--once or three times to suit the rhythm.

But remember that a yell that's only a yell is not a yell at all! It isn't the noise that counts. It is the spirit and the meaning behind it that make the yell of value in your Patrol's life.

AMERICAN

A - M - E - R - I - C - A!
Boy Scouts! Boy Scouts!
U - S - A ! !

FRENCH

Adidgi, Adidgi, Ah ou ah!
Adidgi, Adidgi, zim, bom, bah!
Ah ou ah, zim bom bah!
Ah! Ah!! A-a-a-ah!!!

(Last ah like air escaping from baloon)

DUTCH

Ric! tic! Ric-a-tic-a-tic!
Hopsa! Hopsa! Hie!

(Repeated three times).

DANISH

Teh rikkeh, teh gikkeh, teh geffen!
Viola, Vo-ola, effen!
Leve Spejderchefen!

Last line pronounced: "Lehvay Spider-chef-ain!"
meaning "Long live the Chief Scout!"

DANISH APPLAUSE

B - R - A - V - 0!
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

(Snap it out, short and sharp, like: Brow! Brow! Brow!)

CANADIAN

(In Norwegian disguise)

I, gee, it ta keeh!
I, ee, jip!
Spejdere, Spejdere! Rip, Rip, Rip!
Kanta Teta Vah vah!
Kanta Teta Tar!
Fremad Spejdere! Fremad Spejdere!
Rah! Rah! Rah!

(Fremad means Forward; Spejdere = Boy Scouts, pronounced Spider.)

ENGLISH

Leader: Who are we?
Chorus: We are the boys who make no noise!
Hoo-ha! Hoo-ha-ha!
Hoo-ha! Hoo-ha! Hoo-ha-ha!
F-I-V-E! Five ! (or other Troop number).

ENGLISH RANK CALL

Be prepared! Be prepared!
Shout! Shout! Shout!
Tenderfoot! Second Class!
First Class Scout!

ENGLISH

Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Boy Scouts! Boy Scouts!

(Repeat three times, imitating a locomotive with increasing speed.
Arm-movements like the piston.)

Ray! Ray! Ray! Ray! Ray! Ray!

(Rays without arm-movements and gradually diminishing to finish.)

Patrol Yells

Using the Patrol Yell

Before you decide on your Patrol yell, go through the sample yells below.

When your Patrol has made up or has picked the yells the fellows like, practice them until you can deliver them with real pep and enthusiasm.

Then, if you want to honor a person or a place with a yell, you can fit your favorite yell for the occasion, by simply adding name of person or place to the yell--once or three times to suit the rhythm.

But remember that a yell that's only a yell is not a yell at all! It isn't the noise that counts. It is the spirit and the meaning behind it that make the yell of value in your Patrol's life.

Karaborrah-karaborrah! Sis-boom-bah!
Chingareta-chingareta! Ah-ooh-ah!
Zip-zum! Zip-zum! Zip-zum-zee!
Eagles! Eagles! Yes, sire-ee!

We've done fine! We've done weIl!
Now for an ear-drum splitting yell!
Panthers! Panthers! Panthers!