The Ticket Song
Tune: Grandfather Clock
Every Wood Badge man spends a week on the hill,
And not one bit of it is a bore.
But he's not through with work when he's down from the hill,
He must work at least a few months more.
Yes he works in his district, his council, or his troup,
Using skills and having scouting fun;
And he gets his neckerchief, woggle, and his beads,
When his ticket is done.
Chorus:
With goals that are challenging, ticket, ticket,
Concrete and measurable, ticket, ticket.
You get your neckerchief, woggle, and your beads,
When your ticket is done.
Oh, I once knew a man who worked hard on the hill,
But then for a while he retired.
When he sent in his work he did not get his beads,
For his eighteen months had expired.
And what you must do so this won't happen to you,
Write it up, get your working begun.
And you'll get your neckerchief, woggle, and your beads,
When your ticket is done.
(Repeat Chorus)