Camp Songs: Warm Up

Warm-Up Camp Song Words

Here are some camp song words that are fun when starting a campfire sing-along. They'll help to get everyone involved in the singing mood.

John Jacob Jingle Hymer-Schmidt
Author Unknown

John Jacob Jingle Hymer Schmidt
His name is my name too
Whenever we go out
The people always shout
"John Jacob Jingle Hymer Schmidt,"
Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra...



Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
Author Unknown

There's a hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a hole, there's a hole,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.
There's a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a hole, there's a hole,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.

Other verses:
There's a bump on the log in the hole ... etc.
There's a frog on the bump on the log ... etc.
There's a fly on the frog on the bump ... etc.
There's a wing on the fly on the frog ... etc.

Last verse:
There's a flea on the wing on the fly on the
frog on the bump on the log in the hole
in the bottom of the sea...
There's a hole, there's a hole,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.
 

 

Bicycle Built For Two (Daisy, Daisy)
Written by: Harry Dacre

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true.
I'm half-crazy all for the love of you.
It won't be a stylish marriage,
I can't afford a carriage;
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
of a bicycle built for two.
Henry, Henry, here is your answer true;
I'm not crazy over the likes of you.
If YOU can't afford a carriage,
forget about the marriage;
'Cause I won't be jammed, I won't be crammed
on a bicycle built for two.



There's a Hole in My Bucket
An Old German Folk Song

Liza: Henry! Fetch me some water!

Henry:
There's a hole in my bucket dear Liza, dear Liza
There's a hole in my bucket dear Liza, a hole.

Liza:
Well, fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Well, fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it.

Other verses:

Henry: With what shall I fix it ...
Liza: With a straw dear Henry ...
Henry: The straw is too long ...
Liza: Well, cut it dear Henry ...
Henry: With what shall I cut it ...
Liza: With an axe dear Henry ...
Henry: The axe is too dull dear Liza ...
Liza: Well, sharpen it dear Henry ...
Henry: With what shall I sharpen it ...
Liza: With a stone dear Henry ...
Henry: The stone is too dry dear Liza ...
Liza: Well, wet it dear Henry ...
Henry: With what shall I wet it ...
Liza: With water dear Henry ...
Henry: In what shall I fetch it ...
Liza: In a bucket dear Henry ...
Henry: There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza ...

IMPORTANT: We do not claim to have written any of these camp song lyrics. It’s very difficult to track the origin of the traditional camp songs. Many of the older songs are part of the public domain and we are unable to know if any are copyrighted. If you feel a song included here has infringed on a copyright, please let us know.