Camp Songs

[tryme]

Lets list lyrics to camp songs we loved or hated as the cause may be.
Here is a good site I just found: Ultimate Camp Resource
I attended two different Church camps.



At camp #1 the camp song that the most people got into the most was:
Usually sung on the bus trip to afternoon swimming hole. faster and quieter

John Jacob Jingleheimer-Schmidt

John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt,
His name is my name, too!
Whenever we go out, the people always shout,
“There goes John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt!”
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!
Repeat getting quieter each time



At camp #2 the camp song that the most people got into the most was:
It was sung in dining hall with all the motions. louder, faster

Father Abraham

Father Abraham
Had seven sons (Seven sons)
And seven sons had Father Abraham
They never laughed (HA! HA!)
They never cried (BOO! HOO!)
All they did was go like this:
With a: Left Arm, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg, Hips, Head, Tongue, Turn around, Touch the ground, Sit Down
Each time you sing through this, add one additional motion and continue doing through the verse.

the words we used were different than that one
More like:
Father Abraham had many sons,
many sons had father Abraham
I am one of them and so are you
so let's all praise the Lord.

 

[MMXII]

I went to a church camp as a camper for several years and then as a CIT (counselor in training) for a year. This was my favorite.

Austrian Yodeler

Once an Austrian went yodeling
On a mountain top high
When along came a _________
Interrupting his cry
Chorus:
Oh lee lah
Ohlee lah kee kee lah
Oh lee lah cuckoo cuckoo, …
Oh lee lah kee kee lah
Oh lee lah cuckoo cuckoo …
Oh lee lah kee kee lah
Oh lee lah cuckoo cuckoo, …
Oh lee lah kee kee lah oh

Things to come by:
Cuckoo bird (cuckoo, cuckoo)
St. Bernard (woof, woof)
Grizzly Bear (grr, grr)
Skier (swish, swish)
Cow (moo, moo)
Duck (quack, quack)
Miss Piggy (Kermie!)
Girl Scout (Cookies, Sir?)
Avalanche (rumble, rumble)

Each time you sing through this song, use a new “thing to come by.” In the chorus, add the new sound/action following the completion of all of the old ones. For example, on verse three, the chorus would be: Oh lee lah, oh lee lah kee kee lah, oh le lah cuckoo, cuckoo, woff, woof, grr, grr.

 

[tryme]

Yep I was also a CIT one year.
And then eventually a full fledged counselor another year.

 

[MMXII]

I didn't go back to be a counselor. The year I was a CIT, I spent 3 weeks there and was sooooo homesick. Also I got poison ivy, sun poison and chiggers. I was ready to come home.

 

[worldwatcher]

When I was 13 I went to a christian camp,one of my favorite songs I will never forget.

~ Pass it on ~
It only takes a spark to get a fire going,
and soon all those around, can warm up to it's glowing,
thats how it is with Gods love, once you've experienced it,
you share His love to everyone, you want to pass it on!

cant remember the second verse...but great memories, Thanks!

 

[tryme]

When I was 13 I went to a christian camp,one of my favorite songs I will never forget.

~ Pass it on ~
It only takes a spark to get a fire going,
and soon all those around, can warm up to it's glowing,
thats how it is with Gods love, once you've experienced it,
you share His love to everyone, you want to pass it on!

cant remember the second verse...but great memories, Thanks!

Yep that was definately the favorite campfire song.

 

[MMXII]

When I was 13 I went to a christian camp,one of my favorite songs I will never forget.

~ Pass it on ~
It only takes a spark to get a fire going,
and soon all those around, can warm up to it's glowing,
thats how it is with Gods love, once you've experienced it,
you share His love to everyone, you want to pass it on!

cant remember the second verse...but great memories, Thanks!

I wish for you my friend
This happiness that I've found
You can depend on Him
it matters not where you're bound.
I'll shout it from the mountaintop
I want my world to know
The Lord of love has come to me I want to pass it on.

 

[worldwatcher]

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