Ceremonial song:
Til-li-ay
Mingos, Mingos, jolly and true
Mingos, Mingos, we love you
Til-li-ay, Til-li-ay, Til-li-ay, ee-oo
Echo: ee-oo
MINGO TRIBE
Now's the time to say goodbye to all the other tribes.
M-I-N-G-O-S T-R-I-B-E
Mingo tribe,
Mingo tribe,
Forever let us hold our totems high
M-I-N-G-O-S T-R-I-B-E
We are the Mingos.
Mingos are we.
Happy go lucky, joyful and free.
We're marching onward to victory.
We are the Mingo tribe.
How, How, How.
(Repeat)
Chorus:
We will role the ole chariot along
We will role the ole chariot along
We will role the ole chariot along
And we'll all get on behind.
If the ______ get in our way, we will
roll right over them.
If the ______ get in our way, we will roll right over them.
If the ______ get in our way, we will roll right over them.
And we'll all get on behind.
Repeat Chorus:
Chalk on the sidewalk
Clap, clap, clap
Initials on the tree
Clap, clap, clap
Everybody knows it
Clap, clap, clap
Yes, Sir-ee
Clap, clap, clap
Mingo tribe, Mingo tribe
Mingo tribes the tribe for me.
(Repeat)
Solo: I've heard it's been said
All: I've heard it's been said
Solo: Mingo tribe will knock'em dead.
All: Mingo tribe will knock'em dead.
Chorus:
Solo: Am I right or am I wrong?
All: You're right, you're right
Solo: Count off
All: 1-2
Solo: Bring it on down
All: 3-4
1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4
Solo: I've heard it's been told
All: I've heard it's been told
Solo: Mingo tribe is made of gold
All: Mingo tribe is made of gold
Chorus:
Solo: If I wanted to be Number 2
All: If I wanted to be Number 2
Solo: I would be a ______, too.
All: I would be a ______, too.
Chorus:
Boys sing-Mingo tribe, Mingo tribe, etc.
Girls sing - -
Mingo tribe's got the spirit
It's the best in all the land
Come on camper, sing your praises
To your chief and sagamore.
I SAY M-I
I say M-I
M-I -N
M-I -N-G
M-I -N-G-O
M-I -N-G-O-O-O-O
Mingo's Dudle-de-da-de-oda
Mingo's Dudle-de-da-de-oda
Mingo's Dudle-de-da-de-oda
M-I -N-G-O-O-O-O
MINGOS!
Mingo tribe, Mingo tribe
We always work
And we always try
We're gonna win, win, win;
We're gonna win with the Mingo tribe.
Mingo bear, Mingo bear
The other tribes
He will always scare
We're gonna win, win, win;
We're gonna win with the Mingo bear.
Mingo chief, Mingo chief
He's on the top
And he's never beneath
We're gonna win, win, win;
We're gonna win with the Mingo chief.
Skinermerink er dink ee dink
Skinermerink ee do
We love the Mingos
Skinermerink er dink ee dink
Skinermerink ee do
Yes we do.
We love you in the morning,
And we love you in the night,
We love you when we're with you
And we love you out of sight
Oh, Skinermerink ee dink ee dink
Skinermerink ee do
Mingos, we love you.
First and Best
Oh the Mingo tribe the first and best,
We love you more than all the rest.
Come one, come all and gather round
And to the roof we'll make a ripping, rolling sound.
We are the M-I-N-G-O-S
Are we a peppy tribe?
Why, yes I guess.
We are the same who put the A in fame,
Always game, Mingo tribe.
BINGO,
BANGO, BINGO
Bingo, Bango, Bingo
I don't want to leave the Mingos
I Oh, No, no, no, no, no.
Bingo, Bango, Bingo
I'm so happy in the Mingos
I refuse to go.
Don't want no Senecas, Delawares, Cherokees,
I make my plea.
For the Mingo Tribe is the tribe for me
(Repeat)
one,
two, three, four
Mingos, Mingos, clap M-I-N-G-O
One, two, three, four
That's the tribe we're yelling for.
Mingos, Mingos clap M-I-N-G-O
Mingos, Mingos, Mingos.
(Repeat)
strawberry
shortcake
Strawberry shortcake, huckleberry pie
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y
Are we in it? No, we're not.
We're not in it. We're on top.
La-de-da
Those Mingos are the best
La-de-da
They're better than the rest
La-de-da
Those Mingos are the best
La-de-da, la-de-da,
La-de-da. Hey!
More Mingos
It's Mingos that make
Camp Lightfoot so wonderful
It's Mingos that make
Camp Lightfoot so wonderful
It's Mingos that make
Camp Lightfoot so wonderful
More Mingos, lots more Mingos,
More Mingos than any other tribe.
M-I-N-G-O
Now's the time to say goodbye to all the other tribes.
M-I-N-G-O-S T-R-I-B-E
Mingo tribe,
Mingo tribe,
Forever let us hold our totems high
M-I-N-G-O-S T-R-I-B-E
There was a
Chief
There was a chief who had a tribe
And Mingo was his name
There was a chief who had a tribe
And Mingo was his name.
M-I-N-G-O, M-I-N-G-O, M-I-N-G-O, AND Mingo was his name.
M-I-N-G-O and Mingo was his name.
they tried
They tried, but they couldn't do it.
They tried, but they couldn't do it.
They tried, but they couldn't do it.
They couldn't beat the Mingo tribe
The Mingo tribe is on the ball
Gonna win them all
Gonna be the champs
You'll never beat the Mongo, beat the Mingo tribe
We're gonna win this cmap
Oh, Oh, Oh.
They tried (girls) they tired (boys), but they couldn't do it.
They tried (girls) they tired (boys), but they couldn't do it.
They couldn't beat the Mingo tribe.