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Ging Gang Goolie or Ging Gang Gooli is a gibberish scouting song written by Robert Baden-Powell. The song is still popular among the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. During the Second Boer War, Baden Powell listened to songs in African languages. The nonsense lyrics of Ging Gang Goolie might have been inspired by these songs. Baden-Powell is said to have written this song during the first World Scout Jamboree in 1920.