Here is where I'm going to post lyrics that people send me.
If I put something up and you don't want your name attached to it, tell me and I'll fix it.

I have been sent more variations of "Little Bunny Fufu" than you could believe. No two people seem to have the same words for that one.


E. Feiseler sent me these from Camp Kingsley in New York State:

Three Wood Pigeons (instead of Three Short-necked Buzzards)

We are the KINGSLEY GIRLS
We wear our hair in curls,
We wear our dungarees,
Rolled up above our knees.
We wear our fathers' shirts,
We'd never think of skirts!
And when it comes to boys,
We make a LOT OF NOISE!
Ta ra ra BOOM de yea,
Ta ra ra boom de yea,
Ta ra ra boom de yea,
Ta ra ra BOOOOOOMMMMMM!

Oh Mr. Moon, Moon,
Bright and shiny moon,
Please shine down on me.
Oh Mr. Moon, Moon,
Great big silvery moon,
Hiding behind that tree.
Kingsley Camp, I'm a-telling you,
To Miss Higham we'll be true,
Oh Mr. Moon, Moon,
Bright and shiny moon,
Please shine down on--
Talk about your shining--
Won't you please shine down on me!

and my personal favorite:

God gave the wisemen their wisdom,
And to the poets, their dreams.
To father and mother,
Their love for eachother,
But he left me out,
So it seemed.
I went around brokenhearted,
Thinking life was an empty affair.
But when God gave me you,
It was then that I knew,
He had given me more than my share.


Mary L sent this:

              There Were Three Jolly Fishermen

     1. There were three Jolly Fishermen,
        There were three Jolly Fishermen
        Fisher Fisher men,men,men
        Fisher Fisher men,men,men
        There were three Jolly Fishermen

     2. The first one's name was Abraham
        The first one's name was Abraham
        Abra Abra ham,ham,ham
        Abra Abra ham,ham,ham
        The first one's name was Abraham

     3. The second one's name was Isaac
        The second one's name was Isaac
        I I saac,saac,saac
        I I saac,saac,saac
        The second one's name was Isaac

     4. The third one's name was Jacob
        The third one's name was Jacob
        Ja Ja cob,cob,cob
        Ja Ja cob,cob,cob
        The third one's name was Jacob

     5. They all went down to Jericho
        They all went down to Jericho
        Jeri Jeri cho,cho,cho
        Jeri Jeri cho,cho,cho
        They all went down to Jericho

     6. They should have gone to Amstershhhh
        They should have gone to Amstershhhh
        Amster Amster shhhh,shhhh,shhhh
        Amster Amster shhhh,shhhh,shhhh
        They should have gone to Amstershhhh

     7. You mustn't say that naughty word
        You mustn't say that naughty word
        Naughty Naughty word,word,word
        Naughty Naughty word,word,word
        You mustn't say that naughty word

     8. I'm gonna say it anyway
        I'm gonna say it anyway
        Any Any way,way,way
        Any Any way,way,way
        I'm gonna say it anyway

     9. They should have gone to Amsterdam!
        They should have gone to Amsterdam!
        Amster Amster dam!,dam!,dam!
        Amster Amster dam!,dam!,dam!
        They should have gone to Amsterdam!


K. Sears sent me: Snail:
This is a game where everyone gets together after dinner and stands in a circle. One counselor begins leading the circle gradually in to make a spiral. When she gets to the middle, the person behind her helps her make an arch, and everyone goes through the arch and changes their direction, cause the spiral to reverse itself by the end.
Snail, Snail, come out and be fed
First your feelers then your head...
Then your mama and your papa
We'll feed you fried mushrooms
(This is sung slowly and solemnly...)


N. Sparks sent me a new twist on a song everybody knows:

HEAD SHOULDERS KNEES AND TOES Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes And eyes and ears and mouth and nose Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes

This gets acted out and was usually used for the morning while we waited to get into the dining hall. To make the song longer, you hum each body part one at a time then add another hum each time it is sung until all of the body parts are hummed, then sing it straight thruough one more time.

example: hmm shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes hmm shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes And eyes and ears and mouth and nose hmm shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes
hmm hmm knees and toes, knees and toes hmm hmm knees and toes, knees and toes And eyes and ears and mouth and nose hmm hmm knees and toes, knees and toes
hmm hmm hmm toes, hmm toes hmm hmm hmm toes, hmm toes And eyes and ears and mouth and nose hmm hmm hmm toes, hmm toes

S. Sheldon and Cindy D. sent one I remember hearing but never really learned:

Miss Molly Had a Steamboat.

Miss Molly had a steamboat, The steamboat had a bell.
Miss Molly went to heaven, the steamboat when to
hellllooo operator please give me number 9
and if you disconnect me I kick you from
behind the iron curtain there was a piece of glass
Miss Molly sat upon it and cut her little….
Ask me no more questions, I’ll tell you no more lies
Miss Lucy told me all of this the day before she
DYED her hair in purple, she dyed her hair in pink, she dyed her hair in polkadots and washed it down the SINK SINK SINK!!!!!!!!

F. Ganz remembers one from 80 years back that went something like this:

" Once in China" lived a tall man.
His name was chick -a- ratcha chi chai cho
The chinese man grew so tall
They took him the top of the hill
And rolled him down like a rolling pin
Chick a ratcha chi chai cho
chick a lorroo bugo low row
pigee wigga waggo
ho ko po ko hit on the coco
chit a bye chit a bye chee chou cho.......

If this rings a bell for anyone let me know, he asked about it.

C. Sirkel sent a whole bunch.

Whats your name little boy?
My name is Lemmi
Lemmi what liitle boy?
Lemmi kiss ya
Whats your name little girl?
My name is Ida
Ida what little girl?
Ida wonna
Whats your name little boy?
My name is Lemmi
Lemmi what liitle boy?
Lemmi kiss ya
Whats your name little girl?
My name is Alaska?
Alaska what little girl?
Alaska my momma
Whats your name little boy?
My name is Lemmi
Lemmi what liitle boy?
Lemmi kiss ya
Whats your name little girl?
My name is Ali?
Ali what little girl?
Ali right (kiss noise)

*Chorus: Build yourself a dream my friend Build it ten feet high Build yourself a dream my friend Way up to the sky Some dreams don't come true And some do And if your dream is good enough It will come true I met a little elf
Just the other day
And this little elf, he did say
"I have a secret I want to share
With someone who, who really cares
I had a dream and you were in it to
Why, oh why, can't my dreams come true"
*
"I had dream that
All men would share
Each love his brother
He'd really care
I had a dream and you were in it to
Why, oh why, can't my dreams come true"
*
I had a dream that
All men would live
Under one roof
They'd really give
I had a dream and you were in it to
Why, oh why, can't my dreams come true"

*Chorus: Don't give me no pop, no pop
Don't give me no tea, no tea
Just give me that milk, Uh huh Uh huh Uh huh
Give me a long M (Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm)
Give me a short M (Mm) *
Give me a long I (Iiiiiiiiiiii)
Give me a short I (Ii) *
Give me a long L (llllllll)
Give me a short L (Ll)*
Give me a long K (kkkkkk)
Give me a short K (Kk)*
Give me a long Milk (choclate)
Give me a short Milk (skim)

* Chorus: Bazooka, zooka, bubblegum
Bazooka, zooka, bubblegum
Bazooka, zooka, bubblegum
I bought some bubblegum!
My mom gave me a penny
To see Jack Benny
I did not see Jack Benny
I bought some bubblegum
*
My mom gave me a nickle
To buy a pickle
I did not buy a pickle
I bought some bubble gum
*
My mom gave me a dime
To buy a lime
I did not buy a lime
I bought some bubblegum
*
My mom gave me a quarter
To buy some water
I did not buy some water
I bought some bubblegum
*
My mom gave me a dollar
To buy a dog collar
I did not buy a collar
I bought some bubblegum
*
My mom gave me a spanking
For buying all that bubblegum
I did not cry tears
I cried bubblegum!
*

Oh what a bit of luck
That I was born a baby duck
With rubber socks and rubber shoes
I can waddle where I choose
Quack,quack,quack,quack,quack,quack,quack,quack.

God bless my underwear, my only pair.
Stand beside them, and guide them,
Through the rips, through the holes, through the tears.
From the washer, to the dryer, to the clothesline in the air.
God bless my underwear, my only pair

If I had the wings of a buzzard, a buzzard
Into the woods I would fly, would fly
There to remain as a buzzard, a buzzard
Until the day that I die, I die?
Oooh la la ooh la la ooh la la
Repeat
Oooh la la ooh la la ooh la la
Again
Oooh la la ooh la la ooh la la
Once More
Oooh la la ooh la la ooh la la la
The End

Trista R. sent another hiking cadence:

"Tongo" (Tongo). Jimmy -o - by - o - by - o (Jimmy -o-by-o-by-o). Umm daddy umm day o (umm daddy umm day o). OUhh a lay (ouhh a lay). Mont a caa la way (mont a caa la way) Repeat as many times as you want.

S. Wineberg sent these:

"Witchcraft " If there were witchcraft, I'd make two wishes,
A winding road, that beckons me to roam.
And then I'd wish for, a blazing campfire,
to welcome me, when I'm returning home.
But in this real world, there is no witchcraft.
And golden wishes do not grow on trees.
Our fondest daydreams, must be the magic
That brings us back, those happy memories.
Memories that linger, constant and true
Memories..... of you.

"Crazy Song" Oh, I was born one night one morn when the whistles went boom boom
I fried a cake and baked a snake when the mudpies were in bloom.
Six and six are nine, does ice come from a mine?
It's old Black Joe, an Eskimo, the good old summertime!
Oh, whoopdeedo and noodle soup I'll give my shoes a shine.
I'm a guilty judge I stole some fudge, three cheers for auld lang syne.
I cannot tell a lie
I hocked a case of rye
It's on a limb, beneath the sea, above the deep blue sky.
Oh, if Easter eggs don't wash their legs, their children won't have ducks.
I'd rather have a lemon drop than forty seven bucks. Way down in Castle-lonio
They spit into the phone-io
And this is all baloney-o
Paderewski blow your horn
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