The following file is the text of the Dec.2008 issue of The Lion Magazine. Pages are numbered to correspond to the SongsForLions.pdf file graciously provided by the editors. Because ad pages were omitted, these numbers do not correspond with the actual page numbers of the issue. In fact, neither this issue, nor the 1926 songbook copied in it, had any page numbering. For anyone interested in printing out the songbook or individual songs with the music for use at Lions meetings, the .pdf file is recommended, since this HTML file is intended more to present them as poetry, and in a friendlier format for search-engine locating.

The Masonic Poets Society has added a Table of Contents to this file, immediately following the front cover photo, and also indexes at the end for titles, first lines, and authors & composers. These are all added to this version, and did not appear in the print version, nor are they in the .pdf file. These listings have not been added to the general site indexes for the MPS.

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SONGS

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LIONS

December 2008

Table of Contents

[Compiled for this file, but did not appear in the print magazine.]

The .pdf file also included pages with just photos and spot ads (7,9,14,16,20,24,31). It did not include full-page ads for Bradford Exchange (inside front cover), Bose (between 3/4), BioTech Heater (between 5/6), LCIF (between 6/7), LCI Convention (2 pages between 31/32), Leos (inside back cover), or Haband (back cover).

Something to Sing About

Last summer the LION Magazine ran an interesting story about Lions and our fondness for singing. After the story ran, many Lions called international headquarters wanting to buy the Lions songbook. The article did mention an official songbook from 1926 and even pictured it. (The cover of the old songbook was used for the cover of this issue.) But we had to tell callers, sorry, there is no songbook currently available — until now.

We've selected some of our most well-known songs for Lions to enjoy in this special holiday issue, We hope it proves to be a real keepsake. Those clubs that enjoy singing now have at their disposal more songs. Those clubs that typically don't sing much, well, maybe this will spark a new interest in song.

Lions are all about Miracles through Service. We are everyday heroes who improve our communities and help those in need. But the social dimension of being a Lion is also important. We join a club and stick with it because we feel comfortable there. Singing helps bind us together. So we hope this songbook ultimately brings clubs even closer together and enriches your experience of being a Lion.

In closing, Maureen and I extend our best holiday wishes to you and your family during this season of celebrations. May you and your loved ones enjoy good health and inner peace. And thank you for all you do as Lions. You are our everyday heroes.

Albert F. Brandel, President

The International Association of Lions Clubs

We Are The Lions

International Lions Club Song

♪ words & music by Lion Roy L. Burtch

Every week, our Lions meet,
They talk, they sing, they dine;
They sow seeds, in words and deeds,
Yes, all have one big time

Chorus

HOORAY!
We are the Lions,
Rip roaring Lions,
We roar from coast to coast
L-I-O-N-S,
Friendship's the true test
On every Lion we boast

Liberty, our slogan is,
New thoughts, new hopes, new plans;
Lions stand, for nations grand,
They serve with helping hands

Copyright by Halcyon Music Co. Used by special permission of the author.

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President Al Brandel, 14 Herrels Circle, MeLyrIIe, NM I I7A7A2A7, USA. Irnmedrme Pm! Presrdenr Marrendra Amarasarrya, Na 70, Fde Road, CeIornIw S, Repuhlre aI Srr Ianka, Frru Vree Presrdenr EIerkardJ Wrrk, Anr Marmerer waId I I, .55779 Kelknerrn, Gernrany, Semnd Vree Presrdenr Srd L Seruggs III, NB AzaIea Dnye, Vasa, Narrn CareIrna, 283%, USA

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Roar, Lions, Roar

♪ words & music by Ed. Chenette

There's animals live in the zoo,
The elephant and the kangaroo,
And lion cubs, but that's not all,
Those cubs they grew to be some tall:

Chorus

And it's Roar Lions Roar oh it's Roar Lions Roar;
The den is big, the pack is strong,
You tell the world we're gettin' on,
So Roar Lions Roar, oh it's Roar Lions Roar,
The world's our meat and we are eatin'
Roar Lions Roar.

St. Peter said, "A zoo I'll make,
To which the best from this earth I'll take,"
And when that view it was unfurled,
The Lions were sittin' on top of the world:

Published by courtesy of Lion Ed. Chenette, Eveleth, Minn.

Lions Guess

♪ tune of "Guess"
Roy L. Burtch

Guess who's been doing the big things,
Guess why they cover our land,
Guess why they all lunch together,
Guess who serve their town so grand.
Guess why they roar when singing,
Guess it's the talks you see,
Guess, guess, guess if you want the best,
It's the Lions Club for me.

Copyright by Lion Roy L. Burtch, Music used by special permission.

Speakers Roar

♪ words & music by Lion Roy L. Burtch

Lions now roar,
Lions now roar,
That talk you gave today,
We enjoyed to the core.
We want you to come again,
To a luncheon in our den.
Lions roar, we want more,
I'm sure we'll all attend.

Copyright by Lion Roy L. Burtch. Used by special permission.

Lions Roar

♪ words & music by Lion Roy L. Burtch

Lions roar, Lions roar,
We keep things moving more and more.
All our Lions are the best
Every one has stood the test.
Everywhere, from shore to shore,
Our Lions Club, make all good things roar.

Copyright by Lion Roy L. Burtch. Used by special permission.

Good Old Lions' Smile

tune "Leave Me With a Smile"

When a Lion meets you
You will find he greets you
Always with a smile;
If with care you're weary,
He will make you cheery,
With that little smile.
Doubt will flee forever,
If you get together
for a little while:
Like a youth elixir,
Doubt and trouble fixer,
Good old Lions' smile.

Don't You Hear Those Lions Roar

Dedicated to Lions International

♪ Joseph W. Thurston
Robert Kellogg

He makes his home in a jungle den,
He feeds on meat and also men;
King of beasts, he kills and preys,
He's the lord of the forest, 'til he ends his days.
Roaring he bites 'em!
Snarling, he fights 'em!
Monarch of all he surveys.

Chorus

Don't you hear those lions roar?
Don't you hear those lions roar?
You can hear them roaring every week
As they feed and growl for more.
You should hear those lions roar
Their snarling, rumbling roar.
So, Roar Lions! Bite 'em! Bite 'em! Bite 'em!
Don't you hear those lions ...

hear those lions ...

hear those lions roar!

A jungle queen is now his bride,
A tawny mate lies by his side.
Cubs they raise, fifteen or more,
Whom he fills aplenty with the jungle lore
Growling, he rambles
Midst bloody shambles,
Ready now for peace or war.

Lions Marching Song

♪ E. Ritchings

Lions all in fellowship united;
In one bond of brotherhood we stand;
To the cause of helpfulness we're plighted,
Everywhere you go throughout the land.
"Liberty in all things" is our watchword,
And we make Integrity our aim;
For our nation's safety we are working
Through those principles we name
So ...

Chorus

Roar, Lions and boost the cause along;
Roar, Lions, we're fifty thousand strong,
Roar Lions, to fight against the wrong,
The Lions Club will stand together.

Lions all our duty lies before us,
Many tasks await our helping hand;
There's no need for doubt or hesitation,
When our course of action we have planned.
All together, Lions! let us pull, then;
Show the world we know what we're about,
And in time success will crown our efforts,
There can never be a doubt.
Then ...

Published by special permission of the author, Lion E. Ritchings, Salina, Kansas.

Lions Guest Song

♪ Lion Roy L. Burtch

Every Lion wants you,
To join our club and roar,
Our guests are telling,
We keep you yelling,
For good acts the Lions roar.

Copyright by Lion Roy L. Burtch. Music by special permission.

Lions Lunch Song

♪ words & music by Lion Roy L. Burtch

I love you, Lions dear, I long for words of cheer;
'Tis your sweet ties that bind and bring heart thralls.
At night or at day, life e'er is in its May;
The Lions spread the best lunch of all, of all.

Copyright by Lion Roy L. Burtch. Music by special permission.

Lions Everywhere

♪ words & music by Lion Roy L. Burtch

The Lions Club is one big club
In the town where we live and stay.
Sure there are no lonesome hours,
In this Lions Club of ours;
We love and help each other day by day.
We have good talks, express our thoughts,
We all must do our share.
There's no club better than the Lions,
It's Lions everywhere.

Copyright by Lion Roy L. Burtch. Used by permission.

The Fighting Lion

♪ words & music by John A. Heist

For I'm a Lion, a roarin' Lion,
That's why I'm fighting, fighting, fighting all the time.
The King I'll be of Industry
That all the world may know our power and immensity.
I'm here to say, we have our way,
For every Lion leads the way in every clime.
We want the world to know that we want to go
For I'm a Lion, Lion every time.

Copyright by John A. Heist. Used by special permission.

Song of the Lions

♪ Clarence H. Sprague
Will H. Bickett

I've looked around into the town,
To see what I could see,
I want to know just where to go
To find the men who care,
And so I've found with ethics sound,
The "Lions Service Club,"
I like their style, for all the while,
The joys of life they share.

Chorus

Lions, Lions, L-I-O-N-S,
Lions, Lions, L-I-O-N-S,
The songs that they sing,
The smiles that they wear,
They cheer you up and spread the sunshine everywhere,
So that's what I say,
Hip! Hip! Hooray!
For the "Lions" of today.

'Tis not for fame nor glory vain,
The Lions do their bit,
They boast no more of records score,
But humbly seek to serve,
I know I will be better still,
If I with them do work,
For they have heard that magic word,
"My Fellow Men to Serve."

Copyright 1926 by Will H. Bickett. Used by special permission.

As The Lions Go Roaring Along

♪ "Artillery Caisson Song" by John Philip Sousa
lyrics by Lion R.K. Brook

In our den, once again,
We all gather round and then,
We will pack our troubles and roar.
King of beast, at his feast,
Is not troubled in the least
All our cares, we have left at the door.
For it's Roar, Lions, Roar
Roar and then Roar some more.
Snap up the tune, make it strong
With all our pep we'll make others step.
For the Lions go roaring along.

There's no such word as fail
We're on the Jinx's trail
While those Lions go roaring along.
We'll but him down and out
We'll knock the skunk about
When the Lions go roaring along.
For it's do or die
When the Lions make a try,
We roar out our challenge loud and strong!
For whate'er we try to do, we're sure to put it through
As the Lions go roaring along.

There are things we would do,
To make our boast come true
When the Lions go roaring along.
That this town is the best,
It's a mile above the rest
When the Lions go roaring along.
For it's up and work,
There's no such word as shirk,
And we'll roar out our challenge loud and strong,
For whate'er we try to do, we're sure to put it through,
As the Lions go roaring along.

Music copyright 1917 by John Philip Sousa. Used by permission of Carl Fisher, Inc., copyright proprietors.

Prairie Flower

(I'm A Little Lion Cub)

♪

I'm a little prairie flower,
Growing wilder every hour;
Nobody cares to cultivate me,
I'm as wild as wild can be.
I'm as wild as wild can be,
Tu-ra-lu-ra, Tu-ra-le.

I'm a little wrinkled prune,
May get stewed, and very soon;
If I do, look out for me,
I'm as bad as bad can be.
I'm as bad as bad can be,
Tu-ra-lu-ra, Tu-ra-le.

I'm a little acorn brown,
Lying here upon the ground;
Nobody wants to pick me up,
I'm a nut, for, I'm a nut.
I'm a nut, for, I'm a nut,
Tu-ra-lu-ra, Tu-ra-le.

I'm a little Lion cub,
Don't take me for any dub;
Let me give you a little hunch,
We're a gang that's got the punch.
We're a gang that's got the punch,
Tu-ra-lu-ra, Tu-ra-le.

We're the bunch that's full of pep,
When you see us watch your step;
Don't try to give us any guff,
We're the boys that know our stuff.
We're the boys that know our stuff,
Tu-ra-lu-ra, Tu-ra-le.

Hail, Hail

♪

Hail! Hail! The gang's all here.
Mustn't say that naughty word.
Mustn't say that naughty word.
Hail! Hail! The gang's all here.
Mustn't say that naughty word, now.

Hail, Hail, The Lions Are Here

tune: "Hail, Hail"

Hail, Hail, The Lions are here,
Don't you hear them roaring?
Don't you hear them roaring?
Hail, Hail, The Lions are here,
Don't you hear them roaring now?

Lionize

"Maryland, My Maryland"

What call is that we hear today?

Lionize, Oh Lionize.

It comes from near and far away,

Lionize, Oh Lionize.

That call is meant for me and you

To try and see what we can do

To make our fondest dreams come true

Lionize, Oh Lionize.

We place our faith in civic pride,

Lionize, Oh Lionize.

We cannot quit or step aside,

Lionize, Oh Lionize.

Too long the grafter foe holds sway

And politicians rule the day,

We know we have a better way,

Lionize, Oh Lionize.

In hope and faith and loyalty,

Lionize, Oh Lionize.

Extend the hand of charity,

Lionize, Oh Lionize.

And when at last the race is run,

And time brings 'round tomorrow's sun,

They'll not forget what we have done.

Lionize, Oh Lionize.

We're Going to Roar Some More

"It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' "

The Lions Boys are all Good Sports
And they're always in for fun,
And when they start to do a thing
They do it till it's done.

Oh we're going to roar some more, some more,
We're going to roar some more.
We roared last night and the night before
And we're going to roar some more.

Lions

"Ain't We Got Fun"

In the morning, in the evening,

Ain't we got fun!

Not much money, oh, but honey,

Ain't we got fun?

The rent is paid, dear. We haven't a bus,

But smiles were made, dear, for Lions like us.

In the summer, in the winter,

Ain't we got fun!

Times are bum and getting bummer,

Still we got fun.

There's nothing surer,

Without the Lions, the world w'd be poorer.

In the meantime, in between time,

Ain't we got fun!

(The above song originated at the Burlington, Iowa, Lions Club.)

Brother Lion

"Oh! Mr. Gallagher"

No. 1.	Oh, Brother Lion.
No. 2.	Yes, Brother Lion. Come what's on your mind this noontime, Brother Lion?
No. 1.	Everybody's here for fun — do your share and do not run — for we want to let you know we are not dyin'.
No. 2.	Oh, Brother Lion.
No. 1.	Yes, Brother Lion.
No. 2.	You don't want to go away from here a sighin'. Buck right up, and help us sing, for new members it will bring.
All	Then you'll hear more Lions roaring in our good old Lions' den.

Roaring Now For You

"Barney Google"

Roaring Lions, we are roaring now for you,

Roaring Lions, we're loyal, square and true.

If you think we're not so much,

You will find yourself in dutch,

Roaring Lions, we are roaring now for you.

Roaring Lions, we are roaring now for you,

Roaring Lions, you are loyal through and through,

You are always on the square,

And you always treat one fair,

Roaring Lions, we are roaring now for you.

Oh, New Jersey, we are roaring now for you,

Oh, New Jersey, where the skies are ever blue,

You're a state that can't be beat,

And you take them off their feet,

Oh, New Jersey, we are roaring now for you.

R-O-A-R Lions

"Li'l Liza Jane"

We stand for strength and we stand for pep

Big Lions all.

We'll show this town we're on the map,

Big Lions all.

R-O-A-R Lions, we're Lions all.

R-O-A-R Lions, we're Lions all.

When we get started, watch our smoke

Fierce Lions all.

We'll make things hum and that's no joke,

Fierce Lions all.

Welcome, Neighbor

♪

Welcome, neighbor, how de do?
We're mighty glad to meet with you.

Hello Speaker

Hello, Speaker, we're your friend,
We'll stay with you until the end

The Lions Forever

Willis Doane Rich, Boston
Tune: "Battle Cry of Freedom"

I would rather be a "Has Been" than a "Might Have Been," by far,

Roar Cubs, that Lions must be "Doers"!

For a "Might Have Been" was never, but a "Has" has been an "Are"!

Roar Cubs, that Lions must be "Doers"!

Chorus

The Lions forever! Hurrah cubs, Hurrah!
Down with the laggard, Up with the "Are,"
While we rally round our Den, Cubs,
Work with heart and brain,
Roaring that Lions must be "Do-ers"!

Lions' Clan

Mrs. Roy Meeker, Marshalltown
Tune: "On Wisconsin"

We are Lions,
Yes, we're Lions,
Brave we are and true;
And we stand
With out-stretched hand
Our duty glad to do.
Pull together,
Failing never
To serve whene'er we can.
We're the bunch
That's full of punch,
The Lions' Clan

With fearless heart,
We'll do our part,
Our country to advance;
Hold to the right,
With all our might,
And serve at every chance.
We count all others
As our brothers,
And live as earnest men,
And you can hear
Us roar when near
Our Lion's Den.

Lions Forever

"Battle Cry of Freedom"

We have rallied here to die, boys,
We've rallied once again,
Boosting the principles of Lions,
And we've brought along our smile, boys,
Our wives and sweethearts too,
Shouting our loyalty to Lions!

Chorus

Lions forever! Hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Fling wide our banner and stand by our creed
While we tarry at our dinner, boys,
And pledge to meet again,
Shouting for Lions, forever.

I Love a Lion

"I Love a Lassie"

I love a Lion, a haughty, growling Lion,

Who can roar like the thunder up above,

Be as swift as a blighter,

A rangy, rampant fighter,

Leo, my jungle love.

The Lions' Booster

"When You Wore a Tulip"

If I had a rooster, a wonderful rooster,

That rooster would have to be

A loud-crowing booster, a hard-scratching booster,

For the Lions' coterie;

Or I would arrest him, and when I had dressed him

That Cock-a-doodle-do

No more would wake up the neighbors with his vocal labors,

For I'd have a chicken stew.

True Lions

Lion W.M. "Blackie" Black
Tune: "Auld Lang Syne"

True Lions love to gather thus,
To share the weekly meal.
True Lions love in friendship's clasp
The hand of friend to feel.
Our songs to sing, our roar to give,
In this is our delight.
Let's all join in and make the Lions
A Club of might and right.

So let us stand together Lions,
With joy and right good cheer,
For peace and rest and all that's best;
For this our homeland dear.
And for the City that we love;
And for our mother State,
We'll roar, we'll bite, we'll boost, we'll fight,
From early until late.

Lions Collegiate

"Collegiate"

Lions, Lions,
Yes we are all Lions
Nothing else worth trying
No! Ma'am!
Singing, Roaring, and we're always rear'in
But we're rough and ready
Yea.
Knocking, Frowning — things we never do
And we haven't any use for tightwads, soreheads,
Very, very seldom in a hurry
Never ever worry
We are Lions. Rah! Rah! Rah!

Lions Bold

"All Alone"

We're Lions bold, on the town we're sold
Cause there's none so staunch and true.
We are told and we must behold
Activities great, in town or state.
We're not alone in this wondrous work,
But we must lead all the rest,
Helping all the boys — and all the girls —
And all the folks, to do their best.

I'd Rather Belong to the Lions

"For He's A Jolly Good Fellow"

I'd rather belong to the Lions,
I'd rather belong to the Lions,
I'd rather belong to the Lions
Than any club I know.
Than any club I know.
Than any club I know.
I'd rather belong to the Lions,
I'd rather belong to the Lions,
I'd rather belong to the Lions
Than any club I know.

Lions' Club Smile

It isn't any trouble just to s-m-i-l-e,

It isn't any trouble just to s-m-i-l-e,

If ever you're in trouble

It will vanish like a bubble,

If you only take the trouble just to s-m-i-l-e,

Other verses substituting the following: