[Tune: Waltzing Matilda]

Once a mighty soldier, beloved by his fellow men,

Under the shade of the flag of the free,

Took some youth and trained them,

Taught them to be 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 you know 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 to great number,

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.