High on a Branch a Dickie Bird
This is an English version of the German song, "Auf einem Baum ein Kuckuck saß" (A Cuckoo Sat on a Tree).
A "dickie bird" refers to a small bird. It's also a way to refer to a little bird to a child.
High on a Branch a Dickie Bird
Girl Scout Song
High on a branch a dickie bird*,
Bim solla bim bam ba solla do solla dim
High on a branch a dickie bird sat
Cha cha cha!
Below him sat a furry black,
Bim solla bim bam ba solla do solla dim
Below him sat a furry black cat
Cha cha cha!
He said for dinner I shall have,
Bim solla bim bam ba solla do solla dim
He said for dinner I shall have you
HA HA HA!
Then all at once a dickie bird
Bim solla bim bam ba solla do solla dim
Then all at once a dickie bird flew
He flew, he flew he flew he flew
Woo!
Notes
*Alternative line, "High up in a tree a dickey bird" or "Up in a Tree a Dickey bird." The bird is also spelled "dicky bird" and "dickey bird".
Comments
There are many versions of this song. Please email us with the version you know! –Mama Lisa
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