{"id":1028,"date":"2008-07-18T07:57:19","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T12:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecapeblog.com\/wp\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2008-07-18T07:57:19","modified_gmt":"2008-07-18T12:57:19","slug":"camp-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecapeblog.com\/?p=1028","title":{"rendered":"Camp Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"

My granddaughter was telling us that the songs they sang at her old camp (she refused to go this year) were “stupid”.
\nThis really bothers me. I don’t recall liking camp, but truth be told and it’s a mystery why, the smell of balsam brings back happy memories, and very often, I find myself humming or whistling some of the tunes we learned around the campfire.
\nSo, here’s a partial list for Emme. Some in the second group I learned when I was a Counselor In Training (CIT), so while the lyrics are innocent, they still aren’t especially age-appropriate right now, but will be in a couple of years:
\nWhite Wings (a great song, the white wings are the sails of a ship)
\nLord, Blow the Moon Out, Please<\/a>
\nTwo Wings
\nThe Ash Grove<\/a>
\nTell Me Why
\nRise and Shine
\nDona Nobis Pacem
\nI’m Happy When I’m Hiking
\nJohn Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
\nThe Quartermaster’s Song
\nWe’re here because we’re here
\nBoom Boom Ain’t it Great to Be Crazy?
\nWhen Sammy Put the Paper on the Wall
\nGreat green gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts
\nDo your ears hang low?
\nThe Cannibal King (certain folk with a PC poker up their arses forbade this song at Girl Scout day camp but we sang it anyway)
\nOn Top of Spaghetti
\nHere’s a terrific collection of lyrics but, unfortunately, no music to go with them: http:\/\/www.mikeleal.com\/campsongs\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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