(1) White Choral Bells (regardless of how it may appear in print elsewhere) because "don't you wish that you could hear them ring"--they make music--and besides, white and coral are 2 different colours. (2) Thanks to Cooper for a 2nd verse to the Girl Guide marching song (in fact, I think it's called "The Girl Guide Marching Song", but I might be wrong about that). It is in my opinion the best Guide song, cheerful, friendly, welcoming, and full of esprit de corps, pride in Guide history, good for hiking to, and not invoking anyone's religion or any tired old army lyrics. The words for the 1st verse, as I remember having sung them (and my memory might be faulty) are only slightly different from those posted by Cooper: Who are we, marching along the road, with a pack on our back, a song in our hearts to ease the load? It's been 40 years or more [today Guides must surely sing "100 years or more", instead!] since we crowded through the door [refers to Guides crowding into a room where Boy Scouts were first organizing, to demand that they be included in the movement--a feminist action!] And we're coming along as gay and strong As ever we came before: We are Guides, all Guides, and in unexpected places You'll meet our friendly faces And a ready hand, besides-- And there's not much danger Of finding you're a stranger, For, Commissioner or Ranger, we are Guides--all Guides! I don't know for certain, but I think there no longer is the rank of Commissioner, in Guides. That was a high-ranking district leader.
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