OutdoorThinker 10 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Being fairly campsick recently, I was curious to see what your favorite camp song is. I really like a song that we sing called the Mermaid Song...and then much to OGE's displeasure, I am a sucker for One Tin Soldier Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 There are so many to choose from Green Grow the Rushes Ho Johhny Verbeck Allouetta She'll be comming around the mountain My Darling CLemintine (with 5 non standard verses, all scout ok) Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah oh the list can go on and on and as Outdoor Thinker will tell you, I can do all of these without referencing a source and at the drop of a hat, much to her and other crew members chagrin I really liked reciting the Ballad of William Sycamore at a recent campfire, it had the kids entralled. BTW ::soft hummimg in the background:: ...Sing her glories, live her idylls hold her memories dear, give a cheer that all may hear it, Hail oh Hail Minsi...(This message has been edited by OldGreyEagle) Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Old Guy 11 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 The Jamacian Moose Link to post Share on other sites
OutdoorThinker 10 Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 A big :-P for OGE...for everyone else, he was quoting from our camp's alma mater -- another favorite of mine. Let's just say he uncooly uses it to help his powers of persuasion. He was around when I was offered a job for the summer in the State Rep's office just recently a few days after I had officially been offered the commissioner position at camp -- a few bars of the alma mater I had quite an emotional reaction (as he knew I would) and I turned the state rep down. Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 ... Please check your chewing gum and razors at the door, And you'll hear some Bible stories that you never heard before. Ohhh ... Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 And you'll hear some bible stories that you never heard before The earth was built in ten days and finished on the eleventh And that was such a shame cause the contract said the seventh But the foreman got lazy and the plumbing didnt work so to get the thing delievered they just filled it up with dirt Young Folks Old Folks everybody come, to the Boy Scout SUnday school and have a lot of fun, place your backpacks, SLeeping bags and canteens at the door, and you'll hear some bible stories that youve never heard before (the chorus I learned) Adam was the first man and Eve was his spouse They lived together in a cozy garden house, Everything was fine till the first son came, then they moved out to the suburbs and started raising Cain Chours: BTW I know 10 more vereses(This message has been edited by OldGreyEagle) Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Joseph had a coat of many colors which he wore; His brothers hadn't any and it made them awful sore, So they took him out walking and they threw him in the sewer, Then they sent him down to Egypt-land to take a little tour. Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianvs 10 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 So many good ones.. Our camp songs have been exclusively oral tradition for longer than I can remember, so the songs are rather different from any offical written version and the titles are only guesses.. Boom Boom (Ain't It Great To Be Crazy)- This one turns out to be an amalgam of two very different songs, so there are about thirty verses The Mountain Dew song - I'm actually one of the few that won't drink it. Don't Want No More of Boy Scout Camp - Standard verses with a few camp-specific ones.. Vito's Orchestra - named for the staffer who introduced it The Birdy Song - Best sung on less than 6 hours sleep.. The Wapello Fight Song - Rah Rah Wapello I also enjoy a simple little song (and dance) about a particular moose, but it has it's share of detractors. Of course my favorite is the Wapello Hymn, which we sing at the end of campfires. There are also some other serious songs we sing at this time, America (beautiful song done in a round), On My Honor (quick version), and Taps. There are also the other songs we don't sing with the scouts, but I don't need to list them. Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Daniel was a little boy who disobeyed the king And the king said he wouldnt stand for any such a thing So he through Daniel in with the Lions beneath, but Daniel was a dentist and he pulled the lions teeth Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Noah was a mariner and sailed around the sea, With half a dozen wives and a whole menagerie. He tried his hand at fishing so the Bible tale confirms, But he didn't have much luck because he only had two worms. Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Jonah was an immigrant, so goes the Bible tale; He took a steerage passage on a trans-Atlantic whale. But Jonah didn't like it, though the service was the best. So he pressed a little button and the whale did the rest Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Noah was a mariner and sailed around the sea, With half a dozen wives and a whole menagerie. He tried his hand at fishing so the Bible tale confirms, But he didn't have much luck because he only had two worms. Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Shadrak, Meshak, and Abednego Wouldn't obey the king, so they had to go, King put 'em in a furnace, to burn 'em up like chaff, But theyhad asbestos b.v.d.'s and gave the king a laugh. Link to post Share on other sites
andrewcanoe 10 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Some of my favorites from my council are (walk on the)Sunnyside The German Orchestra Bananas don't grow alone Scout vespers Link to post Share on other sites
le Voyageur 72 Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 En Roulant Ma Boule Derriere chez nous y'a t'un etang, En roulant ma boule Derriere chez nous y'a t'un, En roulant ma boule Trois beaux canards s'en vont baignat, En roulant ma boule (x2) Le fils du roi s,en vont chassant Rouli Roulnt ma boule roulant En roulant ma boule roulant, En roulant ma boule There's a wee bit more, as well as nearly a 100 different variations for this song... and of course, this Irish tear jerker.... Danny Boy Link to post Share on other sites
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