Campfire Songs
Click a song title to reveal its lyrics. These songs are arranged for singing together around a campfire.
Aiken Drum
There was a man lived in the moon
Lived in the moon, lived in the moon
There was a man lived in the moon
And his name was Aiken Drum
Chorus:
And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle
He played upon a ladle
And his name was Aiken Drum
His tummy was made of a watermelon,
A watermelon, a watermelon
His tummy was made of a watermelon
His name was Aiken Drum
Make up your own verses, or use the following, singing a
chorus every couple of verses
His arms were made of carrots…
His legs were made of corn…
His feet were made of apples…
His head was made of ice cream…
His neck was made of an ice cream cone…
His hat was made of cheese…
His hair was made of spaghetti...
Barges
Out of my window looking,
through the night
I can see the barges’ flickering light.
Silently flows the river to the sea
And the barges they go silently...
CHORUS:
Barges, I would like to go with you,
I would like to sail the ocean blue.
Barges, have you treasure in your hold?
Do you fight with pirates, brave and bold?
Out of my window looking through the night,
I can see the barges’ flickering light.
Starboard shines green, and port is glowing red.
You can see them flickering far ahead. (chorus)
One of these days, and it will not be long,
You will look for me, and I’ll be gone.
Face to the wind, far out upon the sea,
Where the whales and dolphins sing to me. (chorus)
So, out of my window, looking through the night,
I can see the barges’ flickering light.
Silently flows the river to the sea,
And the barges they go silently...
Bear Hunt
CHORUS CHANT:
Goin’ on a bear hunt
I’m not afraid.
We’re gonna catch a BIG one!
Open the door,
shut the door
Here We Go!
(Chorus Chant)
Look!
Tall Grass
We’ll have to go through it (swishing sounds)
(Chorus Chant)
Look!
Mud!
We’ll have to walk through it. (make slurping sounds)
(Chorus Chant)
Look! Water!
Well have to swim (make swimming sounds)
(Chorus Chant)
Look! It’s a tall tree!
We’ll have to climb it (make clicking or other sounds for climbing)
Look around
What do you see?
Oh no! It’s a bear
Quick, RUN!
(reverse all lines above as you run home)
Run run run!
Swim across the river! Run run run!
Walk through the mud Run run run!
Go through the tall grass Run run run!
Open the door…. Shut the door…. Whew!
(Finish with one more chorus chant)
THE END!
Bill Grogan's Goat
There was a man
Now please take note
There was a man
Who had a goat
He loved that goat
Indeed he did
He loved that goat
Just like a kid
One day that goat
Felt frisk and fine
Ate three red shirts
Right off the line
The man he grabbed
Him by the back
And tied him to
A railroad track…
Now when that train
Hove into sight
That goat grew pale
And green with fright
He heaved a sigh
As if in pain
Coughed up those shirts
And flagged the train!
Bought Me A Cat
I bought me a cat, the
cat pleased me,
I fed my cat under yonder tree
And the cat went fiddley-fee, fiddley-fee
I bought me a hen, the hen pleased me,
I fed my hen under yonder tree
And the hen went chipsy-chopsy
The cat went fiddely-fee, fiddley-fee
I bought me a duck, the duck pleased me
I fed my duck under yonder tree
And the duck went slishy-sloshy,
The hen went chipsy-chopsy
The cat went fiddely-fee, fiddley-fee
I bought me a goose, the goose pleased me
I fed my goose under yonder tree
And the duck went quaaack
The duck went slishy-sloshy,
The hen went chipsy-chopsy
The cat went fiddely-fee, fiddley-fee
I bought me a dog the dog pleased me
I fed my dog under yonder tree
The dog went boo!
The goose went quaaack
The duck went slishy-sloshy,
The hen went chipsy-chopsy
The cat went fiddely-fee, fiddley-fee
I bought me a cow the cow pleased me
I fed my cow under yonder tree
The cow went mooo
The dog went boo!
The goose went quaaack
The duck went slishy-sloshy,
The hen went chipsy-chopsy
Buffalo Gals
CHORUS:
Buffalo Gals won’t you come out tonight,
Come out tonight, come out tonight
Oh buffalo gals won’t you come out tonight
And dance by
the light of the moon
As I was walking down the street,
Down the street, down the
street
A pretty little girl I chanced to meet
And we danced by the light
of the moon (chorus)
Oh I danced with a dolly with a hole in her stocking
And her knees kept a knockin’
And her toes kept a rockin’
I danced with a dolly with a hole in her stocking
And we danced by the light of the moon (chorus)
Clementine
In a cavern in a canyon
excavating for a mine
Dwelt a miner forty-niner
And his daughter Clementine
CHORUS:
Oh my darling, oh my darling
Oh my darling Clementine
You are lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorry Clementine
Light she was and like a fairy
And her shoes were number nine
Herring boxes without topses
Sandals were for Clementine (chorus)
Drove she ducklings to the water
Every morning just at nine
Hit her foot upon a splinter
Fell into the foaming brine (chorus)
Ruby lips above the water
Blowing bubbles soft and fine
But alas, I was no swimmer
So I lost my Clementine (chorus)
Then the miner, forty-niner
Soon began to pike and pine
Thought he oughta join his daughter
Now he’s with his Clementine (chorus)
Cockles and Mussels
In Dublin’s fair
city where the girls are so pretty
‘Twas there that I first met sweet Molly Malone
She Wheeled her wheelbarrow
thru the streets broad and narrow
Crying “Cockles and mussels alive alive-o”
CHORUS:
Alive alive-o, alive alive-o
Crying “cockles and mussels alive alive-o”
She was a fishmonger but sure ‘twas no wonder
For so were her father and mother before
And they each wheeled their barrow
through the streets broad and narrow
Crying “Cockles and mussels alive alive-o” (CHORUS)
She died of a fever and no one could save her
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone
Her ghost wheels her barrow
through the streets broad and narrow
Crying “Cockles and mussels alive alive-o” (CHORUS)
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 bear combing his hair?
Down by the bay
(Use the following, or make
up your own!)
Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie...
Did you ever see a goat wearing a coat….
Did you ever see a frog sitting on a log...
Did you ever see a cat wearing a hat...
(keep rhyming and singing!)
Last Verse:
Did you ever have a time
when you couldn’t make a rhyme
Down by the bay
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five green and speckled
frogs
Sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs (yum yum!)
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool,
Then there were four green speckled frogs (gulp gulp!)
Four green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs (yum yum!)
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool,
Then there were three green speckled frogs (gulp gulp!)
Three green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs (yum yum!)
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool,
Then there were two green speckled frogs (gulp gulp!)
Two green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs (yum yum!)
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool,
Then there was one green speckled frog (gulp gulp!)
One green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs (yum yum!)
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are now green speckled frogs (gulp gulp!)
Gray Squirrel
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, flick your bushy tail
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, flick your bushy tail
Wrinkle up your funny nose, hold a nut between your toes
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, flick your bushy tail
God Bless My Underwear
God bless my underwear, my only pair.
Stand beside them, and guide them,
As they sit in a heap by the chair.
From the washer, to the clothesline,
To my camp pack, to my rear.
God bless my underwear, my only pair.
God bless my underwear, or I'll be bare!
Here We Go Loopty Loo
CHORUS
Here we go loopty loo. Here we go loopty li
Here we go loopty loo, all on a Saturday night
You put your right hand in, you take your right hand out
You give your right hand a shake, shake, shake
And turn yourself about
Oh (chorus)
Home On The Range
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,
Where the deer and the antelope play
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day
CHORUS
Home, home on the range
Where the deer and the antelope play
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day
Where the air is so pure,
the zephyrs so free
The breezes so balmy and light
That I would not exchange my home on the range
For all of the cities so bright (CHORUS)
How often at night when the heavens are bright
With the light from the glittering stars
Have I stood there amazed and asked as I gazed
If their beauty exceeds that of ours (CHORUS)
Kum Ba Yah
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me
CHORUS:
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me,
to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me
Oh blow the winds o'er the ocean
And blow the winds o'er the sea
Oh blow the winds o'er the ocean
And bring back my Bonnie to me (CHORUS)
Oh Susanna
Oh I come from Alabama
with my banjo on my knee
And I’m goin to Lou’siana
My Susanna for to see
It rained all night the day I left
The weather it was dry
The sun so hot I froze to death
Susanna don’t you cry
CHORUS:
Oh Susanna, oh don’t you
cry for me
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
I had a dream the other
night
When everything was still
I thought I saw Susanna
A-comin’ cross the hill
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth
A tear was in her eye
Says I, “I’m comin’ from the South”
Susanna, don’t you cry (CHORUS)
On Top Of Spaghetti
On top of spaghetti, all
covered with cheese
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed
It rolled off of the table, and onto the floor
And then my poor meatball rolled out of the door
It rolled into the garden and under a bush
And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush
The mush was as tasty as tasty could be,
And then the next summer, it grew into a tree
The tree was all covered, all covered with moss,
And on it grew meatballs, and tomato sauce.
So if you like spaghetti all covered with cheese
Hold onto your meatball and don’t ever sneeze
Pink Pajamas
Oh, I wear my pink pajamas,
In the summer when it's hot.
I wear my flannel nightie,
In the winter when it's not.
And sometimes in the springtime,
And sometimes in the fall,
I jump between the sheets,
With nothing on at all!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, what's it to ya?
Balmy breezes blowin' through ya,
With nothing on at all!
Red River Valley
From this valley they say
you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our
pathway awhile
CHORUS:
Come and sit my my side if you love me,
Do not hasten to bid me
adieu
Just remember the Red River Valley,
And the one who has loved
you so true
Won’t you think of this valley you’re leaving
Oh how lonely, how sad it will be
Oh think of the fond heart that you’re breaking
And the grief that you’re causing me (chorus)
She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain
She’ll be comin’ round the
mountain when she comes
She’ll be comin’ round the mountain when she comes
She’ll be comin’ round the mountain
She’ll be comin’ round the mountain
She’ll be comin’ round the mountain when she comes
2. She’ll be drivin’ six white horses when she comes...
3. Oh we’ll all go out to
meet her when she comes...
4. Oh we’ll all have chicken
and dumplings when she comes...
5. She’ll be wearing red
pajamas when she comes...
6. Oh we’ll have to sleep
with Grandma when she comes...
The Bear Went Over The Mountain
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see
To see what he could see, to see what he could see
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see
The other side of the mountain
The other side of the mountain
The other side of the mountain was all that he could see
Was all that he could see, was all that he could see
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see
The Fox
Oh the fox went out on a
chilly night,
And he prayed for the moon
to give him light
He had many a mile to go that night,
Before he reached the
town-o, town-o, town-o
He had many a mile to go that night
Before he reached the
town-o
Well he ran ‘til he came to a great big bin
Where the ducks and the geese were kept therein
He said, “ A couple of you are gonna grease my chin
Before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o
A couple of you are gonna grease my chin
Before I leave this town-o
Then he grabbed the gray goose by the neck
And he flung the little ones over his back
He didn't mind their quack, quack, quack,
And their legs all dangling down-o, down-o, down-o
He didn't mind their quack, quack, quack,
And their legs all
dangling down-o
Old Mother Flipper-Flopper jumped out of bed,
Threw open the window and cocked her head
Cryin’, John, John, the gray goose is gone
And the fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o
John, John, the gray goose is gone
And the fox is on the
town-o
Then John he ran to the top of the hill
And he blew his horn both
loud and shrill
Fox, he said, You better flee with your kill,
Or I’ll soon be on your trail-o, trail-o, trail-o
Fox, he said, You better flee with your kill,
Or I’ll soon be on your
trail-o
Well he ran ’til he came to his cozy den,
And there were the little ones, eight, nine, ten
Saying, Daddy, daddy, better go back again,
For it must be a mighty fine town-o, town-o, town-o
Daddy, daddy, better go back again,
For it must be a mighty
fine town-o, town-o
The Little Skunk's Hole
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. Remove it.
But I didn't take it out and
the little skunk said
If you don’t take it out you will wish you were dead
Take it out! Take it out! Take it out!
Pshhhhhh!
I removed it!.
The More We Get Together
The more we get together,
together, together
The more we get together the happier we’ll be
For your friends are my friends and my friends are your friends
The more we get together the happier we’ll be
The more we sing together,
together, together
The more we sing together, the happier we’ll be
For your songs are my songs and my songs are your songs
The more we sing together, the happier we’ll be