A lively call-and-response song with silly voices and exaggerated styles.
This is a Repeat and Answer Song.
Recordings
- Spotify – Melinda Carol
- YouTube – Junior Troop, GSUSA
- YouTube – Mountain Camp Woodside
- YouTube – Tiger Cub Scouts, Scouting America
- YouTube – The Learning Station
Lyrics
I said a Boom chicka boom
I said a Boom chicka boom
I said a Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
(On the last verse, you replace “One more time!” with “No more times!”)
Janitor/Custodian Style
I said a Broom push a broom
I said a Broom push a broom
I said a Broom push a mop a push a mop a push a broom
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Baby Style
Sing in a Baby Tone (Raise your voice to a higher, squeaky pitch to sound like a playful or excited child.)
I said a Goo goo chicka goo goo
I said a Goo goo chicka goo goo
I said a Goo goo chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka goo goo
Wah, wah
Goo, goo
One more time!
Underwater Style
Sung with Underwater Effect (Place your hand over your mouth, covering it lightly. Move your hand up and down quickly while you sing or speak.)
I said a Boom chicka boom
I said a Boom chicka boom
I said a Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Opera Style
I said a Laaaa chicka laaaaa
I said a Laaaa chicka laaaaa
I said a Laaaa chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka laaaaa
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Camera Style
I said a Zoom clicka-zoom
I said a Zoom clicka-zoom
I said a Zoom take a picture, post to insta, snap chat too
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Valley Girl Style
I said like Boom chicka boom
I said a totally Boom chicka boom
I said like Boom chicka like rocka chicka like gag me with a spoon
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Cheerleader Style
I said a Cheer chicka cheer
I said a Cheer chicka cheer
I said a Cheer chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka cheer
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Funky Style
I said a Groove chicka groove
I said a Groove chicka groove
I said a Groove chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka groove
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Barn-yard Style
I said a Moo chicka moo
I said a Moo chicka moo
I said a Moo chicka watch your step, don’t track it in the room
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Mouse Style
I said a Squeak chicka squeak
I said a Squeak chicka squeak
I said a Squeak chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka squeak
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Bird Style
I said a Tweet chicka tweet
I said a Tweet chicka tweet
I said a Tweet chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka tweet
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Garden/Flower Style
I said a Bloom chicka bloom
I said a Bloom chicka bloom
I said a Bloom chicka blossom smell those flowers chicka bloom
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Robot Style
Sung like a robot (Speak in a flat, even tone with little to no emotion or inflection in your voice.)
I said a Beep boop chicka beep boop
I said a Beep boop chicka beep boop
I said a Beep boop chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka beep boop
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Cowboy Style
Version one: Rope
I said a Boom chicka boom
I said a Boom chicka boom
I said a Boom chicka rope-a chicka rope-a chicka boom
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Version two: Lasso
I said a Boom lasso-boom
I said a Boom lasso- boom
I said a Boom lasso-rope-a, lasso-rope-a, lasso boom
Woo, hoo!
Yee-ha!
One more time!
Astronaut Style
I said a Moon shoot the moon
I said a Moon shoot the moon
I said a Moon blast-me shoot-me blast-me shoot-me-to-the-moon
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Pirate Style
I said an Arrr chicka arrr
I said a Arrr chicka arrr
I said a Arrr chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka arrr
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Baseball Style
(Can change Baseball for Softball)
I said a Boom bat-a-boom
I said a Boom bat-a-boom
I said a Boom chicka-rocka, hit that baseball to the moon.
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Motorcycle Style
I said a Vroom chicka vroom
I said a Vroom chicka vroom
I said a Vroom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka vroom
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Race Car Style
I said a Vroom shifta vroom
I said a Vroom shifta vroom
I said a Vroom shifta grind-a shifta grind-a shifta vroom
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Elvis Style
Sung in an Elvis Accent (Lower your voice to a smooth, rich baritone. Add a slight drawl to capture Elvis’s iconic southern twang.)
I said a Boom chicka boom
I said a Boom chicka boom
I said a Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Fast Style
Sung quickly.
I said a Fast chicka fast
I said a Fast chicka fast
I said a Fast chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka fast
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
Slow Style
Sung slowly.
I said a Slow chicka slow
I said a Slow chicka slow
I said a Slow chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka slow
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
McDonald’s Style
I said a Big Mac and Fries
I said a Big Mac and Fries
I said a Big Mac and Fries and don’t forget to Super Size
Oh, yeah!
Alright!
One more time!
History
“Boom Chicka Boom” became a standard scouting echo song by the mid-20th-century. The song is notable for its infinite adaptability, allowing scouts to incorporate pop culture parodies and vocal characterizations. This variable style structure is designed to develop group synchronization and individual creative expression. A big appeal is the “One more time!” prompt, which allows leaders to prolong the energy of a campfire or meeting indefinitely.
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- “Boom Chicka Boom Song Lyrics Midi 2025.” Boyscouttrail.com, 2025, https://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/song/boom_chicka_boom-27.asp. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
- Boom-Chicka-Boom! Lyrics. Network Child Care Services, https://networkchildcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Boom-Chicka-Boom-Lyrics.pdf. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
- “Boom Chicka Boom – Super Simple.” Super Simple, 21 Sept. 2022, https://supersimple.com/song/boom-chicka-boom/. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
- Cole. “Scout Songs: The 7 Best Campfire Songs to Sing with Your Troop.” ScoutSmarts, 9 July 2021, https://scoutsmarts.com/scout-campfire-songs/. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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