I don't know if these are the "corny" verses or not, but I sang this with a chamber choir this year:

See that band all dressed in white Well it looks like a band of Israelites God's gonna. . .

See that band all dressed in red Well it looks like the band that Moses led God's gonna . . .

That's all we sang. It's a good song when you've got a strong alto for the solo

Later,

Kathleen