Campfire Planning Sheet
PROMOTE
PARTICIPATION, FUN & FRIENDSHIP
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May ___, 2012 |
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Campfire Leader: |
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Campfire Theme: |
Camping Adventures |
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Time Allowed: |
45-60 minutes |
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Official Opening: |
Fire’s Burning (4-Part Round) |
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Campfire - Austria |
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Well Known Songs: |
As We Trek Along |
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The Happy Wanderer |
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Round Songs: |
Cuckoo (3-Part Round) |
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Oh, How Lovely Is the Evening (3-Part
Round) |
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Fun Songs: |
A Training Course Song |
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They Say at Guide Survior Camp |
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Action Songs: |
Beaver Song |
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Yogi Bear |
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Story Song: |
The Bear |
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Quieter Songs: |
On the Loose |
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Pass It On |
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Spiritual: |
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore |
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Kum-by-ya (3-Part Song) |
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Vespers & Taps: |
With the Scent of Woodsmoke |
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Taps |
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Closing Poem: |
Camp Friends Poem |
Fire's Burning (4-Part Round)
Fire's
burning, fire's burning
Draw
nearer, draw nearer
In
the gloaming, in the gloaming
Come
sing and be merry
Campfire - Austria
Gather
round the fire tonight, Ho-la hi, Ho-la ho.
Let
us sing with all our might, Ho-la, hi-la ho.
Chorus:
How we remember those happy days
Ho-la hi, ho-la ho,
Spent
in the light of a campfire blaze
Ho-la hi-la ho.
First a round and then a song, Ho-la hi, Ho-la ho.
Then
some yells though not too long, Ho-la hi-la ho.
Round the world our campfires burn, Ho-la hi, Ho-la ho.
While our thoughts to B-P turn, Ho-la hi-la ho.
As We Trek Along
As
we trek along together,
As
we trek along.
Shall
we sing a song together,
Shall
we sing a song?
Love
life, laughter and sorrow,
Who knows what comes tomorrow
Who knows and who cares,
As we trek along.
As
we trek along together,
As
we trek along.
Shall
we sing a song together,
Shall
we sing a song?
Though
the way may be weary
Still
our hearts will be cheery
If
we sing a song
As
we trek along.
The Happy Wanderer – Friedrich W. Moller
Chorus:
Val-der-ri, val-der-ra
Val-der-ri, val-der-ra ra ra ra ra ra
Val-der-ri, val-der-ra
(Sing the last line of the verse)
I
love to go a-wandering
Along
the mountain track
And
as I go, I love to sing
My
knapsack on my back
I
love to wander by the stream
That
dances in the sun
So
joyously it calls to me
Come
join my happy song
I wave my hat to all I meet
And
they wave back at me
And
blackbirds call so loud and clear
From
every greenwood tree
Oh, may I go a-wandering
Until
the day I die
And
may I always laugh and sing
Beneath God’s clear blue sky
Cuckoo
(3-Part Round)
'Twas
on a summer's evening,
I
walked the forest through
When
suddenly I heard it,
A
sweet and low cuckoo
Cuckoo,
cuckoo,
Cuckoo,
cuckoo cuckoo
Cuckoo,
cuckoo,
Cuckoo,
cuckoo cuckoo
Mister
Moon, Mister Moon you're out too soon,
The
sun is still in the sky.
Go
back to bed and cover up your head
And
wait 'till the night draws nigh.
Oh, How Lovely is the Evening (3-Part
Round)
Oh,
how lovely is the evening, is the evening.
When
the bells are sweetly ringing, sweetly ringing.
Ding,
dong, ding, dong.
A
Training Course Song (Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
We came up to Sandy Beach Campsite,
A Guiding course for to run,
And once we arrived at the Campsite,
We sure had a whole lot of fun.
Chorus:
Camping, camping, it’s good to be camping again, again.
Camping, camping, it’s good to be camping again.
The tents were erected quite quickly,
In various sizes and shapes,
They drooped at the corners most sickly
And hung from the ridge pole like grapes.
A session of feeding and cooking
Told how to cook food in a hole.
Of course, if you wanted to eat it,
You had to crawl in like a mole.
Fires were lit on the roadway,
Trees were chopped down in a rush,
And after some more about kitchens,
We all stomped around in the bush.
They Say at Guide Survivor Camp
They say at Guide Survivor Camp, the bugs have gone away
But every time you inhale there's something in your way!
Chorus:
Oh, I don't want no more of Girl Guide Camp
Gee Mom, I wanna go
Back where the toilets flow
Gee Mom, I wanna go home.
They say at Guide Survivor Camp, the toast is mighty fine
A piece fell off the table and killed a pal of mine!
They say at Guide Survivor Camp, the beds are mighty fine
You wake up in the morning with wrinkles down your spine!
They say at Guide Survivor Camp, the eggs are mighty fine
One rolled off the table and started keeping time!
They say at Guide Survivor Camp, the cocoa's mighty fine
It's swell for cuts and bruises, and tastes like iodine!
They say at Guide Survivor Camp, the porridge is mighty fine
You save a little extra and give your shoes a shine!
The First Aider that we have here, they say she's mighty fine
But when I broke my finger, she broke the other nine!
The tents they have at Survivor Camp, they say they're really neat
But when you go inside them, they smell like stinky feet!
The latrines they have at Survivor Camp, they say they're mighty fine
When you sit upon them, they suck in your behind!
The showers that they have here, they say are mighty fine
When you turn them on, they squirt out yellow slim!
And now I've been to Guide Camp I think its mighty fine
I'm going back there next year to have another good time!
Beaver Song
Beaver 1,
Beaver all, Let's all do the Beaver Call.
Ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch
(hold hands,
limp-wristed, in front of your chest)
Beaver 2, Beaver 3, Let’s all climb the beaver tree.
Ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch
(pretend to
be climbing up the beaver tree)
Beaver 4, Beaver 5, Let's all do the beaver jive.
Ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch
(hold hands at shoulder
height, index fingers pointing up)
Beaver
6, Beaver 7, Let’s all go to Beaver Heaven.
Ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch
(hook your
thumbs in your armpits to form wings)
Beaver 8, Beaver 9, STOP!! It's Beaver
time.
Ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch
(funky dancing,
spin around in circles)
Yogi Bear
I
know someone you don't know
Yogi,
Yogi
I
know someone you don't know
Yogi,
Yogi Bear
Yogi,
Yogi Bear, Yogi, Yogi Bear
I
know someone you don't know
Yogi,
Yogi Bear
Yogi has a little friend
Boo-boo,
Boo-boo
Yogi
has a little friend
Boo-boo,
Boo-boo Bear
Boo-boo,
Boo-boo Bear, Boo-boo, Boo-boo Bear
Yogi
has a little friend
Boo-boo,
Boo-boo Bear
Yogi has a girlfriend too
Cindy,
Cindy
Yogi
has a girlfriend too
Cindy,
Cindy Bear
Cindy,
Cindy Bear, Cindy, Cindy Bear
Yogi
has a girlfriend too
Cindy,
Cindy Bear
They all have another friend
Ranger,
Ranger
They
all have another friend
Ranger,
Ranger Smith
Ranger,
Ranger Smith, Ranger, Ranger Smith
They
all have another friend
Ranger,
Ranger Smith
They all live in Jellystone
Jelly,
Jelly
They
all live in Jellystone
Jelly,
Jellystone
Jelly,
Jellystone, Jelly, Jellystone
They
all live in Jellystone
Jelly,
Jellystone
Actions:
Yogi: wave
arms back and forth one either side of your
head
Boo-Boo: pat
an invisible short person
Cindy: one
hand twirling in hair, other hand on hip
Ranger
Smith: make a finger gun, "shoot" people
Jellystone: shake whole body
The Bear Song
A repeat after me story!
The
other day (The other day)
I
met a bear (I met a bear)
Up
in the woods (Up in the woods)
Away
up there (Away up there)
The
other day I met a bear
Up
in the woods away up there.
He
looked at me
I
looked at him
He
sized up me
I
sized up him
He
looked at me I looked at him
He
sized up me I sized up him.
He
said to me
Why
don’t you run
I
see you ain’t
Got
any gun
He
said to me why don’t you run
I
see you ain’t got any gun
And
so I ran
Away
from there
But
right behind
Me
came that bear
And
so I ran away from there
But
right behind me came that bear
Ahead
of me
There
was a tree
A
great big tree
O
Lordy me
Ahead
of me there was a tree
A
great big tree O Lordy me
The
nearest branch
Was
ten feet up
I’d
have to jump
And
trust to luck
The
nearest branch was ten feet up
I’d
have to jump and trust to luck
And
so I jumped
Into
the air
But
I missed that branch
Away
up there
And
so I jumped into the air
But
I missed that branch away up there
Now
don’t you fret
Now
don’t you frown
‘Cause
I caught that branch
On
the way back down
Now
don’t you fret now don’t you frown
‘Cause
I caught that branch on the way back down
That’s
all there is
There
ain’t no more
Unless
I meet
That
bear once more
That’s
all there is there ain’t no more
Unless
I meet that bear once more
On the Loose – Judith Keller
Have
you ever watched a sunrise turn the sky completely red?
Have
you slept beneath the moon and stars a pine grove for your bed?
Do
you sit and talk with friends though not a word is ever said?
Then
you’re like me and you’ve been on the loose.
Chorus:
On the loose to climb a mountain,
On the
loose where I am free,
On the
loose to live my life the way I think my life should
be.
For
I’ve only got a moment and the whole world yet to see,
I’ll
be looking for tomorrow on the loose.
There’s
a trail that I’ll be hiking, just to see where it might go
Many
places yet to visit, many people yet to know.
For
in following my dreams, I will live and I will grow.
In
a world that’s waiting out there on the loose.
So
in search of love and laughter, I am travelling ‘cross this land.
Never
sure of where I’m going, for I haven’t any plans.
And
in time when you are ready, come and join me, take my hand.
And together we’ll share life out on the loose.
Pass
It On – Kurt Kaiser
It
only takes a spark to get a fire going
And
soon all those around can warm up to its glowing
That's
how it is with Guiding
Once
you've experienced it
You
spread your joy to everyone
You
want to pass it on.
What
a wondrous time is spring when all the trees are budding
The
birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming
That's
how it is with Guiding
Once
you've experienced it
You
want to sing, it's fresh like spring
You
want to pass it on.
I
wish for you my friend, this happiness that I've found
You
can come join in, it matters not where you're bound
I'll
shout it from the mountain tops
I
want the world to know
The
joy of friends has come to me
I
want to pass it on.
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore – Negro Spiritual
Michael, row the boat ashore, alleluia!
Michael, row the boat ashore, alleluia!
Sister, help to trim the sails, alleluia!
Sister, help to trim the sails, alleluia!
River Jordan is chilly and cold, alleluia!
Chills the body but not the soul, alleluia!
River Jordan is deep and wide, alleluia!
Milk and honey on the other side, alleluia!
Kum-by-ya
(3-Part Song)
Part 1
Kum-by ya, my Lord Kum-by-a.
Part 2
Kum-by-a, Kum-by-a
Part 3
Somebody’s crying, Lord. Kum-by-ya
Somebody’s crying, Lord. Kum-by-ya
Everyone: Singing rain, wind, fire, Lord. Kum-by-ya.
Somebody’s praying …..
Somebody’s singing …..
Somebody’s caring …..
With
the Scent of Woodsmoke
With
the scent of woodsmoke drifting on the air,
And
the glow of firelight we always love to share,
Visions
of campfires all return,
And
as the logs flame up and burn,
We
dream of bygone campfires and long for those to come.
Tongues
of yellow fire flickering up on high,
Reaching twisting fingers up to a starlit sky,
Voices
recall songs old and new,
Songs
once dear to our fathers too,
Who
dreamed of bygone campfires and longed for those to come.
Gently
dying embers cast a rosy glow,
Voices
slowly sinking to tones so soft and low,
Slowly
upon the still night air,
Fall
faithful voices hushed in prayer,
That dream of bygone campfires and long for those to come.
Taps
Day is done, Gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky.
All is well, Safely rest. God
is nigh.
Camp Friends
When you dream of camp in years to be,
Above all else you’ll prize
Those friendships formed in camping days,
Beneath the open skies.
For comrades of the water ways,
Of trail and glowing fire,
Relive glad days, retell old tales
Of which they never tire.
You have shared so much in sun and rain –
Foolish things and wise,
And ‘neath the candid gaze of starts
Have worn no cheap disguise.
You have known the peace of silent hills,
Have learned what e’er betide
Through paths of life turn east or west
Camp friends can ne’er divide.