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Camp Fire SongLyrics and Melodies to Sing Around the FireWe love singing! Whether it's in the truck on our way to our next adventure, sitting around a campfire with new friends, or in a campground shower, we're all about tunes! Here are some of our favorite camping songs. Since not everyone knows the tunes, I have included an audio file below the lyrics to each song so you can hear how they go. Now, keep in mind that it's just me (Rayven) singing this, without music, and its intended only for you to catch the melody, so forgive my less than American Idol vocals! 
Camp Fire Song: GRANDFATHER'S CLOCKMy Grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf,So it stood ninety years on the floor; It was taller by half than the old man himself Though it weighed not a pennyweight more. It was bought on the morn when my grandpa was born, And was always his treasure and pride--- But it stopped short never to go again When the old man died. Ninety years without slumbering (clap, clap, clap, clap) His life's seconds numbering (clap, clap, clap, clap) But it stopped short never to go again, When the old man died. Campfire Song: KOOKABURRA(this is best sung in rounds)Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Merry, merry king of the bush is he Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra! Gay your life must be Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Eating all the gumdrops he can see Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra! Leave some there for me And here is a version with 9 yr old Sara sung in a round. Camp Fire Song: DOWN BY THE BAY(get creative here, and have the kids make up as many lyrics to this camp fire song as they can think of)Down by the bay where the watermelons grow Back to my home, I dare not go For if I do, my mother will say: Did you ever see a moose kissing a goose Down by the bay? Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow Back to my home, I dare not go For if I do, my mother will say Did you ever see a fly, wearing a tie Down by the bay? ...Did you ever see a bear, in underwear Down by the bay? ...Did you ever see whale, biting his tale Down by the bay? ...Did you ever see a goat, rowing a boat Down by the bay? ...Did you ever see a cat, kissing a bat Down by the bay? ...Did you ever have a time when you couldn't make a rhyme Down by the bay? 
Campfire Song: LingerMm, mm, I want to lingerMm, mm, a little longer Mm, mm, a little longer here with you Mm, mm, its such a perfect night Mm, mm, it doesn't seem quite right Mm, mm, that this shall be my last with you Mm, mm, here comes September Mm, mm, I will remember Mm, mm, our camping days and friendships true Mm, mm, and as the years go by Mm, mm, I'll think you inside Mm, mm, this was goodnight and not goodbye Camp Fire Song: Rose(best sung in rounds; its eery and beautiful)Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose Will I ever see thee wed? I will marry at thy will, Sire At thy will Peace, peace, peace, peace Wars have been and wars will cease. We must learn to live together. Peace, peace, peace America, America Shall I tell you how I feel? You have given me your riches And I love you so. Today(our all time favorite camp fire song)Chorus: Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine, I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine. And a million tomorrows shall all pass away, Ere I forget all the joys that are mine, today. I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover, You'll know who I am by the songs that I sing. I'll feast at your table, I'll sleep in your clover, Who cares what tomorrow may bring. chorus I can't be contented with yesterday's glory, I can't live on promises winter to spring. For today is my moment and now is my story, I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing. chorus Camp Fire Song: WisdomGod gave the wise men their wisdomAnd to, the poets, their dreams To father and mother their love for each other But he left me out so it seems I went around brokenhearted Thinking life was an empty affair But when God gave me you -It was then that I knew He had given me more than my share Campfire Song: Mountain StreamI know a place where no one ever goesThere's peace and quiet, beauty and repose Its hidden in a valley beside a mountain stream And lying their beside the stream I find that I can dream Only a place where beauty to the eye Snow peeked mountains high above the sky Now I know that God has made this world for me Camp Fire Song: FlickerThe flicker of a campfire, the wind in the pinesThe moon in the heavens, the stars that shine A place where people gather to make friends of all kinds A place where all our troubles are always left behind ba-dum, ba-da-da-da-da-dum So give me the light of a campfire, warm and bright And give me some friends to sing with; I'll be here all night For love is for those who find it; I found mine right here Just you and me and the campfire, with songs, we love, to hear ba-dum, ba-da-da-da-da-dum Camp Fire Song: DreamsChorus:May all of your dreams bloom like daisies in the sun May you always have stars in your eyes May you not stop running not until your race is won May you always have blue skies A dream is something all your own to keep within your heart To build on when you're glad, or when you're world's been torn apart A dream is something all your own that no one else can steal A dream is something you can make come real chorus Now you can share a laugh with any stranger you may meet Or you can share your money with a beggar on the street But you can only share a dream when love has set it free So please won't you share yours with me. chorus Camp Fire Song: Fish and Chips and Vinegar(Sing this in a round, with each person taking a different verse.)One bottle of pop. Two bottles of pop. Three bottles of pop. Four bottles of pop. Five bottles of pop. Six bottles of pop. Seven, seven bottles of pop. POP! Don't throw your trash in my my backyard. My backyard. My backyard. Don't throw your trash in my backyard. My backyard's full. Fish, and chips and vinegar, vinegar, vinegar. Fish, and chips and vinegar. Pepper, pepper, pepper salt Campfire Song: FIREOne dark nightWhen we were all in bed Old Mother Leary Lit a lantern in the shed And when the cow kicked it over She winked her eye and said, "There's gonna be a hot time In the old town, tonight." FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! One night dark In bed we all were in Old Mother Leary Lit a shed the lantern in And when the kick cowed it over She eyed her wink and said, "There's gonna be a time hot In the town old, tonight." IFER! IFER! IFER! Camp Fire Song: Fudge(this is a good "change the subject" song...just start singing it when life gets out of control and everyone else will sing it too.)Fudge, fudge, call the judge Mama's gonna have a baby Not a girl, not a boy, just a plain old baby Wrap the diaper up in tissue throw it down the elevator First floor stop Second floor stop Third floor, you better not stop cause HOT spells hot! Jubilee(this one will stick with you; its another family favorite camp fire song)Chorus: Swing and turn, Jubilee, Live and learn Jubilee. It's all out on the old railroad, It's all out on the sea, All out on the old railroad, Far as I can see. chorus Hardest work I ever done Working on the farm, Easiest work I ever done Swing my true love's arm. chorus I won't have no wider man Neither will my cousin, You can get such stuff as that For fifteen cents a dozen. chorus Coffee grows on a white oak tree, Sugar runs in brandy Girls as sweet as a lump of gold, Boys as sweet as candy. chorus Some will come on Saturday night Some will come on Sunday, And if you give them half a chance They'll be back on Monday. chorus Saddle up the old gray horse, Who will be the rider? Ride him down to the corner store And get a jug of cider. chorus If I had a needle and thread As fine as I could sew I'd sew my true love to my side And down this creek I'd go. chorus In some ladies fine brick house In some ladies garden Let me out or I'll break out Fare thee well my darling chorus If I had no horse to ride I'd be found a-crawlin' Up and down this rocky road Lookin' for my darlin'. chorus All I want is a big fat horse Corn to feed him on Pretty little boy to stay at home And feed him when I'm gone chorus Campfire Song: EdelweissEdelweiss, Edelweiss,Every morning you greet me, Small and White, Clean and bright You look happy to meet me.. Blossoms of snow may you bloom and grow, Bloom and grow forever Edelweiss Edelweiss Bless my home land forever Call from Far AwayOnce you learn this song, you can scream it from far away and the rest of the family can hear it. The first part is the "call" and the second part is the "answer". I've had success with this camp fire song at more than a mile away (on a canoe trip).CALL: High Low Eenie Meenie Ca-Ca Mmm Chow Chow and a Pea Wow Wow ANSWER: Ishmael Hunka Bunka Hunka Chunka A-dy E-dy I-dy O-dy Yoohoo!
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