September 2000

Another year is starting

And we'd like to welcome you.

And tell you what our purpose is

And what we hope to do.

Cub Scouts is a group of boys.

It helps us grow up strong.

And teaches us to do what's right

And fight against what's wrong.

It shows us how much we can do

If we just work as a team.

Then we'll have fun and jobs won't be

As hard as they first seemed.

We'll go on hikes and field trips

To learn of nature's wonders.

So we'll respect her when we're grown

And not make any blunders.

And we'll be shown in many ways

That each man is our brother;

And we will see the joy there is

In helping one another.

We'll learn to be good citizens

And, hopefully, we'll see

That laws are made for everyone

So each one can be free.

To do all this the Cub Scouts need

Good leaders; this is true.

That means we'll need the help of all

Of you, and you, and you!

[Cubs point to everyone in the audience]

And now to start the year off right

In good and proper manner,

We'd like you all to rise and sing

Our own "Star Spangled Banner."

My Pocket

My pocket is a special place

That's full of all neat things,

What Mom once called old junk

To me's like diamond rings.

I gather things as I walk home

In case they're gone tomorrow

'Cause you'll never know just when

Someone has a need to borrow.

The things that go in my ol' pocket

Say more than words can say

They tell about things important

To me from day to day.

They are not money, or expensive goods

I don't need them right now.

It's more important to find a stone

Or a broken piece of plow.

Someday I won't see things like

I see things now, you know.

I'll get too tied up in the world

To see the wildflowers grow.

So while I can collect neat things

And put them in my pocket

Please don't think it's yuck or dumb

And please don't go and mock it.

Song In My Pocket

NARRATOR: Tonight's theme is "Pockets." What good are pockets? Well there are the obvious good uses of pockets, like holding you Cub Scout Registration and, if you're a Bear Scout or older, to hold your Wittlin' Chip. And you hold your Den Dues and important notes your Den Leader sends home with you. But there is another really good use for a pocket, that you might not have ever considered. You should always have a song in your pocket. What, a song in your pocket? What does that mean?

Well it means you should always have a way to turn the bad into good or have an idea that can keep things lively, and what better way is there than to always have a song ready--ready to sing, or whistle, or hum. Tonight, to begin our Pack Meeting, I have a song in my pocket. [Reaches in pocket and pulls out a paper.] Let's all stand and join together in singing "My Country 'Tis Of Thee."