I I Don't Wanna Go Home I found this song on the internet last year and taught it to everyone this summer. It was one of the last songs we sang as the staff put their arms around each other on the last day. I don't want to go home Boom, Boom I'm having such a wonderful time They say there's no place else like home But camp just suits me fine So pitch me a tent outdoors Boom, Boom And call my folks back home I'll still be here singing this song I don't want to go home! I Knew an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed a spider to catch the Fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a Bird How absurd, to swallow a bird She swallowed a bird to catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a cat Imagine that, she swallowed a cat She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed a bird to catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a dog What a hog, to swallow a dog She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed a bird to catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a goat She opened her throat and swallowed the goat She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed a bird to catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a cow I don't know how she swallowed the cow She swallowed the cow to catch the goat, She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed a bird to catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a horse She's dead of course! Itsy Bitsy's Birthday The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the birthday cake. Itsy bitsy quickly learned he'd made a big mistake. He climbed up on the candle before the cake was cut. The itsy bitsy spider, he burned his little butt! I've Got Something in my Pocket (Silly Version) I've got something in my pocket That I found behind a log My leader said to turn it loose, But I want to keep my frog It's cool and green and slimy And it wiggles in my hand I also have a wooly worm, And a pocket full of sand J Jaws Baby jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws Baby jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws Mama jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws Mama jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws Papa jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws Papa jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws Grandma jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws Grandma jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws Grandpa jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws Grandpa jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws, jaws Lady swim, swim, swim, swim, swim Lady swim, swim, swim, swim, swim See the shark, "Eek, eek, eek, eek!" See the shark, "Eek, eek, eek, eek!" Shark attack: Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh! Shark attack: Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh! Swim away, "Yum, yum, yum, yum" Swim away, "Yum, yum, yum, yum" John Pierre loves Anne Marie Anne Marie loves John Pierre It's written on cafe sidewalks everywhere John Pierre loves Anne Marie It's written in a heart that's carved into a tree Anne Marie, she said one day I love you very much so let us run away John Pierre, he said "Wee, wee!" And ran to tell his friends, "I'm marrin' Anne Marie" They ran off into the park But they were getting hungrey and it was getting dark They went home before too late 'Cause Anne Marie was seven and John Pierre was eight Junior Bird Man Up in the air Junior Bird Man. Up in the air and upside-down. Up in the air Junior Bird Man With your nose to the ground. And when you hear the grand announcement That your wings are made of tin. Then you will know the Junior Bird Man Have sent his box-tops in. 'Cause it takes: Five box tops Four bottle bottoms Three wrappers Two labels And one thin dime. K Kookaburra 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. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Counting all the monkeys he can see. Stop kookaburra, Stop kookaburra, That's not a monkey, that's me! Kookaburra sits on the telephone wire Jumping up and down 'cause his butt's on fire Cry kookabura, Cry kookaburra You are going to expire! Kookaburra sits on the railroad tracks Better get off or he'll be flat Run kookaburra, run kookaburra Uh-Oh!, Watch Out!, SPLAT! L Late Last Night Late last night while we were all in bed Old Lady Leary hung a lantern on the shed And when the cow kicked it over She winked her eye and said There's going to be a hot time in the old town tonight Fire, Fire, Fire ! ! ! (Water, Water, Water ! ! !, Save my Child, Save my Child ! ! !, Roast beef well done) Lemme (Divide your singers into two groups: one side sings the boy's lines, the other sings the girl's lines) Girl: What's you name, little boy? Boy: My name is Lemme Girl: Lemme what, little boy? Boy: Lemme kiss you! Boy: What's your name, little girl Girl: My name is Ida Boy: Ida what, little girl? Girl: Ida n't want to! Girl: What's you name, little boy? Boy: My name is Lemme Girl: Lemme what, little boy? Boy: Lemme kiss you! Boy: What's your name, little girl? Girl: My name is Ill-a Boy: Ill-a what, little girl? Girl: Ill-a ask my momma Girl: What's you name, little boy? Boy: My name is Lemme Girl: Lemme what, little boy? Boy: Lemme kiss you! Boy: What's your name, little girl? Girl: My name is Ollie Boy: Ollie what, little girl? Girl: Ollie right! (kiss, kiss) The Little Canoe Just a boy and a girl in a little canoe With the moon shinin' all around. He plied his paddle so You couldn't even hear a sound. So they talked and they talked 'Til the moon grew dim. He said you better kiss me Or get out and swim. So whatcha gonna do in a little canoe With the moon shinin' all around? Just a boy and a girl in a little canoe With the moon shinin' all around. He plied his paddle so You couldn't hear a sound. So they talked and they talked 'Til the moon grew dim. He said you better kiss me Or get out and swim So whatcha gonna do in a little canoe With the moon shinin' all a... The boats goin' all a... The girls swimmin' all around Little Red Caboose Little red caboose Chug, chug, chug Little red caboose Chug, chug, chug Little red caboose Behind the train, train, train, train Smokestack on his back, back, back, back Comin' 'round the track, track, track, track Little red caboose behind the train Toot! Toot! Little Red Wagon Random taught this song in 2004 and the girls could not stop singing it You can't ride in the little red wagon The front seat's broke and the axle's draggin' Chuuug, Chuuuug The Little Skunk Oh, I stuck my head in a little skunk's hole And the little skunk said "Well bless my soul, Take it out, take it out, take it out, re-move it!" Well, I didn't take it out so the little skunk said, "If you don't take it out you'll wish you had! Take it out, take it out, take it out, re-move it!" Well, I didn't take it out so the little skunk said, "PSSSSSSSSSSS!!" I re-moved it! Lollypop Oh, I'd rather suck on a lemon drop Than try my luck with a lollypop 'Cause a lollypop I always drop And it gets all over icky Oh, it makes me sick The way it sticks It gets all over my hands And with a jelly bean I'm always clean But a lollypop I always drop I've tried and tried But still I can't find A lollypop POP! That's half way refined So, I'd rather suck on a lemon drop Than try my luck with a lollypop 'Cause a lollypop I always drop And it gets all over icky, icky, icky, icky, icky, BLAH! M Middies, Bloomers Cat taught me this song in 97 at Nokewa Middies, bloomers Middies bloomers all the time Nah, nah, nah Middies, bloomers Middies bloomers all the time Nah, nah, nah She wears 'em in the morning She wears 'em at noon, She only takes 'em off by the light of the moon Wooh! Middies, bloomers Middies bloomers all the time Nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, Wooh!, Nah, nah, Wooh! Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah White shirts, greenies… Straw hats, knee socks… Mississippi Mud This is one of my favorite songs because I've had many-a-joke about it with PBQ and Hi How R Ya! Sun goes down, tide goes out People gather round and they begin to shout, (clap, clap) "Hey, hey, Uncle Fudd It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud" What a dance they do Lordy, how I'm telling you, (clap, clap) "Hey, hey, Uncle Fudd It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud" Mmm - Att Mmm-att went the little green frog Mmm-att went the little green frog one day Mmm-att went the little green frog And all the other frogs went: "Froody-oody oody-oh, Froody-oody oody-oh, Froody-oody oody-oh" And all the other frogs went: "Froody-oody oody-oh" But this little frog went: Mmm-att, mmm-att, mmm-att-att Mmm-Att (The new version) Mmm-att went the little green frog Mmm-att went the little green frog one day Mmm-att went the little green frog And mmm-mmm-att went the little green frog But little green frogs go (clap) "Sha-na-na-na-na" (Clap) "Sha-na-na-na-na", (clap) "Sha-na-na-na-na" But little green frogs go (clap) "Sha-na-na-na-na" They don't go Mmm-mm-Att Murray the Rabbit Boy Many thanks to Cranberry for teaching me this completly annoying, completly wonderful song! Murray, the rabbit boy, Murray Murray, the rabbit boy, Murray He hops from place to place To save the human race Murray, the rabbit boy, Murray Murray and the rabbit were caught in a radioactive storm And when the storm had lifted the boy had been transformed Murray and the rabbit were mutated into one! And the legend of Murray, the rabbit boy begun Sing it! Murray, the rabbit boy, Murray Murray, the rabbit boy, Murray He hops from place to place To save the human race Murray, the rabbit boy, Murray Lori, the lobster girl, Lori Lori, the lobster girl, Lori She crawls from place to place To save the human race Lori, the lobster girl, Lori Lori and the lobster were caught in the Exxon-Valvoline spill And when the spill was cleaned up, the girl had grown some gills! Lori and the lobster had been mutated into one! And the legend of Lori, the lobster girl begun Sing it! Lori, the lobster girl, Lori Lori, the lobster girl, Lori She crawls from place to place To save the human race Lori, the lobster girl, Lori Sally, the squirrel girl, Sally Sally, the squirrel girl, Sally She scurries from place to place To save the human race Sally, the squirrel girl, Sally Sally and the squirrel were caught in a radioactive soap And when the soap was cleaned up, the girl she had no hope Sally and the squirrel had been mutated into one! And the legend of Sally, the squirrel girl begun Sing it! Sally, the squirrel girl, Sally Sally, the squirrel girl, Sally She scurries from place to place To save the human race Sally, the squirrel girl, Sally N O Old McDonald Had A Farm Old McDonald had a farm, E I E I O And on that farm he had a pine tree Where he chopped down the old pine tree - timber! And they hauled it away to the mill - tra la la Old McDonald had a farm, E I E I O And on that farm he had a home Home, home on the range Where they chopped down the old pine tree - timber! And they hauled it away to the mill - tra la la Old McDonald had a farm, E I E I O And on that farm he had a dog Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone? Oh where, oh where can he be? Home, home on the range Where they chopped down the old pine tree - timber! And they hauled it away to the mill - tra la la Old McDonald had a farm, E I E I O And on that farm he had a sweetheart Let me call you sweetheart, I'm in love with you Let me whisper in your ear Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone Oh where, oh where can he be? Home, home on the range Where they chopped down the old pine tree - timber! And they hauled it away to the mill - tra la la Old McDonald had a farm, E I E I O And on that farm he had a skunk Well, he stuck his head in a little skunk's hole And the little skunk said Let me call you sweetheart, I'm in love with you Let me whisper in your ear Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone Oh where, oh where can he be? Home, home on the range Where they chopped down the old pine tree - timber! And they hauled it away to the mill - tra la la Old McDonald had a farm, E I E I O And on his farm he had an ending. P The Peppiest Camp The peppiest camp I ever did see it never goes a poking If I were to tell you the pep it had you'd think I was joking It's not the pep in a pepper pop or the pep in a popcorn popper It's not the pep in a mustard jar or the pep in a vinegar stopper It's good old fashioned P E P! The kind that here is found O'Camp Hoffman, O' Camp Hoffman The peppiest camp around, Hey! Pioneers Thanks to Sunshine for teaching this song to us in '01. I'll never forget Itchy with overalls on and her front tooth missing, singing this song! By the way, the word "chorus" in here is pronounced "chore-us" If I had the strength of a pioneer, pioneer Up to the hilltops I'd climb, I'd climb There to remain a pioneer, pioneer Until the day that I die, I die Chorus Oooh la la, oooh la la, oooh la la la Again Oooh la la, oooh la la la Repeat Oooh la la, oooh la la, oooh la la la Once more Oooh la la, oooh la la la The End Pizza Hut A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut McDonalds, McDonalds Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut McDonalds, McDonalds Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut A Burger King, a Burger King Taco Bell and a Burger King A Burger King, a Burger King Taco Bell and a Burger King Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers Taco Bell and a Burger King Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers Taco Bell and a Burger King A Dairy Queen, a Dairy Queen Long John Silvers and a Dairy Queen A Dairy Queen, a Dairy Queen Long John Silvers and a Dairy Queen Wendy's, Wendy's Long John Silvers and a Dairy Queen Wendy's, Wendy's Long John Silvers and a Dairy Queen The Polar Bear Song This is a song sung at Camp Hoffman during Polar Bear swim. Polor Bear swim is when you wake up at 6AM and go swimming. You earn a pin in the end if you can do this faithfully for one week. You sing this song really, really loud while in the water to wake up all the rest of the camp. I've done this swim before and boy, is it cold! We are the polar bears; brave and bold We never get hot and we never get cold Because where we come from summer never occurs And the rest of the time we have plenty of fur! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Poor Little Bug on the Wall Poor little bug on the wall No one to help him at all No one to wash his clothes No one to tickle his toes Poor little bug on the wall Underwater style (Low style, high style, baby style, Australian style, English style, Jamaican style ) Prairie Flower While at camp, if you lose something, you must sing this song solo in front of your whole unit while bobbing up and down, in order to get your item back. I'm a little prairie flower Growing taller by the hour I wish I may, I wish I might Have the thing I lost last night Q R A Racing Car A racing car, a racing car A mini, mini, mini and a racing car A racing car, a racing car A mini, mini, mini and a racing car Ferrari, Ferrari A mini, mini, mini and a racing car Ferrari, Ferrari A mini, mini, mini and a racing car Ram, Sam, Sam A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam, gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam. A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam, gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam. Arra-tay arra-tay, gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam Arra-tay arra-tay, gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam The Reindeer Song My reindeer flies sideways, She’s better than yours My reindeer can Cha-Cha She can open up doors My reindeer is purple And yours is pea green My reindeer’s a Girl Scout She can clean a latrine Rufes Rafus One of my favorites. When you get to the "C, that's the way..." use sign language to spell out all the letters of the word "Chicken" Rufes, rafus, Johnson, Brown What ya gonna do when the rent rolls round What ya say? What ya gonna pay? What ya gonna do on the judgement day? Oh, you know I know rent means dough Landlord's gonna throw you out in the snow Oh, rufes, rafus, Johnson, Brown What ya gonna do when the rent rolls round C, that's the way it begins H, I'm the second letter in I, I am the third letter C, I'm the fourth letter in that word Oh, K, I'm fillin' in E, I'm near the end Oh, C-H-I-C-K-E-N That's the way you spell chicken!