YMCA CAMP LOOWIT CAMPFIRE SONGS

Do you remember these songs?. The song I remember most of all is "Rise and Shine". Of course, the songs we learned during the boys session were a little different than the grils camps. Another one I remember was "The Ants Come Marching ". I don't think we ever sang it at campfire, but we sure did on our overnight hikes. Those hills.....we walked up.... I wish they were still there to visit again. Be sure to read the closing campfire song at the bottom of the page.

A BOY AND A GIRL IN A LITTLE CANOE A-GOONG WENT THE LITTLE GREEN FROG ALOUETTE Ally, Ally Oxen Amazing Grace ANGELS ARE WATCHING OVER ME THE ANTS GO MARCHING THE ANIMAL FAIR ANNOUNCEMENTS Ash Grove A-TISKET, A-TASKET Barges BARGES BE KIND TO YOUR WEB-FOOTED FRIENDS THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN Bill Grogan’s Goat BILL GROGAN’S GOAT Billboard Bluebird BOA CONSTRICTOR BOOM, BOOM, AIN'T IT GREAT TO BE CRAZY? Bravo The Call of the Fire A Cannibal King Camp Anthem CAMPTOWN RACES Canoe Song Catalina Madalina Catalina Madalina Chairs to Mend C-H-I-C-K-E-N CHICKEN Clementine CLIMB SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN CLIMB ON YOUR BICYCLE COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS Daddy’s Whiskers DAY IS DONE Desperado DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE? Do Your Ears Hang High DO YOUR EARS HANG LOW? Do Your Ears Hang Low Doodly-Doo DOWN BY THE BAY DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE DOWN BY THE STATION DRY BONES EZEKIEL'S WHEEL FARM DOWN IN IOWAY Father Abraham Fire Five Hundred Miles FIVE LITTLE SPECKLED FROGS Flicker of the Campfire FLY YELL Fried Ham FROG WENT A-COURTIN' FOUND A PEANUT GEE MOM, I WANT TO GO HOME GO IN AND OUT THE WINDOW Goin on a Lion Hunt GOOBER PEAS GOOD NIGHT LITTLE LAMB GRANDPA'S WHISKERS Grandfather’s Clock Green Grow the Rushes GREEN GROW THE RUSHES HO

Had a Little Chickie Ham and Eggs HAND ON MINESELF Happy all the Time HEY, DIDDLE DIDDLE THE HOKEY POKEY Horsey, Horsey HUNK OF TIN IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT I Know A Place I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS I'M AN ALLIGATOR I'M A NUT I'M BRINGING HOME A BABY BUMBLEBEE IN THE GOOD OL ' SUMMERTIME I See the Moon In A Cabin in the Woods In A Pad in the Forest Green I’ve Been Working on the Railroad JOHN JACOB JINGLE HEIMER SCHMIDT JOHNNY VERBECK JUST SAY PLEASE AND THANK YOU K-K-K-Katy Kookaburra KOOKABURRA Kum By Ya Kum By Ya LITTLE BIRDIE SONG LITTLE DAVID, PLAY ON YOUR HARP THE LIMERICK SONG LINDY LOU Make New Friends MAKE NEW FRIENDS MAMA DON'T ALLOW Mandy Merry Go Round Michael, Row the Boat Ashore Mmmm, I Want to Linger THE MORE WE ARE TOGETHER My Aunt Came Back MY AUNT CAME BACK MY TRAVELIN' FRIEND MY LITTLE SPIDER My LITTLE WHITE LAMB MY SECRET POCKET MY SWEET EMILY MY TALL SILK HAT NOAH'S ARKY ARKY NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP Oh, How Lovely Is the Evening OLD DAN TUCKER One Bottle of Pop ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE The Order of the Fork

PEASE PORRIDGE HOT THE PEOPLE ON THE BUS PILE OF TIN THE POPPYLAND EXPRESS The Princess Pat THE PRUNE SONG Pruney Puff, the Magic Dragon Qumalama RED RIVER VALLEY RISE AND SHINE RISE AND SHINE ROCK MY SOUL Rose, Rose Row, Row, Row Your Boat REUBEN AND RACHEL Sarah, The Whale Sarasponda SAY, SAY LITTLE PLAYMATE Say When SHOO, FLY SHORT'NIN' BREAD SING THE SOUND YOU HEAR Sippin Cider SIPPIN' CIDER Six Little Ducks SLAP BANG SKUNK IN THE TRUNK SIX LITTLE DUCKS Sons of the Sea Sons of the Sea SPELLBOUND Spider’s Web SUNNY SIDE SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT Swiss Maid Tell Me Why TELL ME WHY TELL ME WHY Texan THEN SHE FLIES AWAY THERE WAS A BEE-I-EE-I-EE THERE ONCE WAS A FARMER THREE FISHERMEN THREE LITTLE FISHIES Today TRAVELING TWO BY TWO Try to Remember Tumbala TURKEY IN THE STRAW Wabbit WAITING TO BE FED WHAT DID DELAWARE? WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHIN' IN White Coral Bells WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE WHO BUILT THE ARK? Zip A Dee Doo Dah

If you remember, these were the closing songs sang in the standing circle around the campfire with linked arms.

The call of the fire comes to us through the shadows
That follows the close of the day.
Its flames bring us peace and the calmness of spirit
That drives all our troubles away.
We are thankful for days and the joy that they bring us
An night and the rest that it brings.
May we go on believing in this joy we're receiving
Just now round the fire as we sing.

Far above the lakes blue waters..............

Remember the times you've had here
Remember when your away.
Remember the friends you've made here and don't forget to come back someday.
Remember the evening campfires, the sparkling waters too
For you folks belong to Spirit Lake
And Spirit Lake belongs to you.