It's such fun to join together in harmony, singing a peaceful, uplifting song as the campfire flames crackle. These inspiring camp songs seem to be uplifting and beneficial to campers everywhere.
One Little Candle
It is better light just one little candle
Then to stumble in the dark
Better far to light just one little candle
All you need is a tiny spark
If we all said a prayer that the world would be free
What a wonderful dawn of a new day would be
And if everyone lit just one little candle
What a bright world this would be.
I'd like to Teach the World to Sing
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony.
I'd like to hold it in my arms
And keep it company.
I'd like to build the world
A home and furnish it with love,
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow white turtle doves.
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand,
And hear them echo through the hills
For peace throughout the land.
That's the song that I hear,
Let the world sing today.
A song of peace that echoes on
And never goes away.
Sing, Sing a Song
Sing, sing a song
Sing out loud, sing out strong
Sing of good things, not bad
Sing of happy, not sad!
Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Just sing, sing a song!
Sing, sing a song
Let the world sing along
Sing of love that could be
Sing for you and for me!
No Man Is An Island
No man is an island
No man stands alone
Each man's joy is joy to me
Each man's grief is my own
We need one another
So I will defend
Each man as my brother
Each man as my friend
I saw the people gather
I heard the music start
The song that they were singing
Is ringing in my heart.
(Repeat 1st verse)
If I Had a Hammer
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening, all over this land
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer about the love between my brothers and sisters
All over this land
If I had a bell, I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening, all over this land
I'd ring out danger, I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring about the love between my brothers and sisters
All over this land
If I had a song, I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening, all over this land
I'd sing out danger, I'd sing out a warning
I'd sing about the love between my brothers and sisters
All over this land
Well I've got a hammer, and I've got a bell
And I've got a song to sing, all over this land
It's the hammer of justice, It's the bell of freedom
It's the song about the love between my brothers and sisters
All over this land
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.
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