Summer Camp Songs

Subject: Summer Camp Songs
From: RangerSteve
Date: 11 Oct 01 - 09:26 AM

While preparing for a 50 mile hike on the Appalachian Trail, my dad (and scout master) found a book of British Boy Scout camp songs. This one got us through some really grueling climbs through the Kittatinny Mountains in northern New Jersey, sung to the tune of "Rally 'Round the Flag". Anybody got any others to add?

Mary had a little lamb and then she had some more, Shouting out the battle cry of freedom.

The teacher said you've had enough, you'd better hold your jaw, Shouting out the battle cry of freedom.

CHORUS: Hurrah for Mary, Hurrah for the lamb, Hurrah for the little girl who didn't care a little bit. And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go, Shouting out the battle cry of freedom

'Twas the Schooner Hesperus that sailed the stormy sea, Mary took her lamb along to keep her company

She sat it on the binnacle, the fishes danced with glee, Shouting out the battle cry of freedom

CHORUS

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to satisfy her needs, She opened the lock and Oh, what a shock, the dog began to sneeze

For waltzing around the cupboard was a gorganzola cheese, Shouting out the battle cry of freedom.

CHORUS

Subject: RE: Summer Camp Songs
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 11 Oct 01 - 09:44 AM

Mary had a little lamb she tied it to the heater
And every time it turned around it burned its little seater.

Mary had a little watch she swallowed it one day.
Now she's tacking X-Lax to pass the time away.

Subject: RE: Summer Camp Songs
From: brid widder
Date: 11 Oct 01 - 01:01 PM

oh the cow kicked Nelly in the belly in the barn, the doctor said it would do her no harm, so we all kicked Nelly in the belly in the barn...next verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit worse....

Subject: RE: Summer Camp Songs
From: nutty
Date: 11 Oct 01 - 01:43 PM

There are whole sites devoted to this sort of thing

campfire songs

scouting

Subject: RE: Summer Camp Songs
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 11 Oct 01 - 01:55 PM

Steve, I learned the chorus from Ed Silberman as:

Hurrah for Mary, hurrah for the lamb
Hurrah for the Fenian boys who did not give a damn
And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go
Shouting the battle cry of freedom

I have a suspicion that this song may come from the Civil War, and that "Fenian" may have originally been "Union". I'd be interested if anyone could confirm or deny that. It's been so long ago that I can't remember any of the verses that Ed sang.

Of course, this is not to be confused with:

Mary had a little lamb, the doctors were surprised
But when Old MacDonald had a farm, they couldn't believe their eyes

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: Summer Camp Songs
From: nutty
Date: 11 Oct 01 - 01:58 PM

My favourites are Muff the Tragic Wagon and Tom the Toad .... both on the scouting site

PS .....don't let Micca see these .......

Subject: RE: Summer Camp Songs
From: MMario
Date: 11 Oct 01 - 02:04 PM

some good discussions here in the past on the forum as well. (the actual search is left to the quester as an excercise in using the forum search tools)