whats the best ever campfire song?

EBrohoon

Hi everyone,

Ive been trying to come up with a list of the best 100 Campfire songs For a competition between me and one of my friends who is a Scout leader He thinks Scouts have the best campfire songs but thats just not true!! Sure they all interlink

Anybody have any opinions??




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tumeltyni

Could I just point out that our local SCOUT company had to get a GUIDE in to teach their beavers campsongs, because they didn't know enough themselves... :rolleyes:

Seriously though, for a winding down song I love "We have campfired here"

EBrohoon

I know sure didnt i have to teach the scouts!
yeah me too but i love action songs and i know why too much of them!

My favourite actions at the mo are:
There was a moose!
Bananas!
Funky Chicken

You cant beat them!

tSubh Dearg

I quite like the action song "Have you ever seen a Zombie come to tea" Our girls love it! They also love the classic Black Socks, Alloette (another action song) and Jaws.

EBrohoon

yeah
its like Hello my name is Joe! The guides love it but i hate it
or Boa Constrictor now thats a great action song!

They also love Splat! but that was borrowed from the local scout troop

EBrohoon

This is the best campfire song website ive found!

Its just brilliant!

http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songbook_index.htm

altho somebody has way too much time on their hands

slumped

I think the Yogi Bear song is great.

nah_biy!

My name is Joe is a classic, but, he jumped from 40....

slumped

slumped wrote:

I think the Yogi Bear song is great.

Anyone else know the Yogi Bear song?

it's a laugh.

S

tumeltyni

I do indeed, but I don't think I'll be teaching the version I know to my eleven-year-olds any time soon! :rolleyes:

neilled

tumeltyni wrote:

I do indeed, but I don't think I'll be teaching the version I know to my eleven-year-olds any time soon! :rolleyes:

We nearly got thrown out of the porterhouse last week for singing it!

Agent Smith

You Can't Get to Heaven
(source: "The World's Best Funny Songs", Esther J. Nelson, 1988.)

Thanks to Sandra O'Keefe, Emmeline Stoddart, Kathryn Wells, Kate Godwin, Lance Nathan, Ruby Snyder, Oscar Roberson, and Shawn Doctor, all whom e-mailed me with verses to this song.

Oh, you can't get to heaven (Oh, you can't to heaven)
On roller skates. (On roller skates.)
You'll roll right by (You'll roll right by)
Those pearly gates. (Those pearly gates.)

Oh, you can't get to heaven on roller skates.
You'll roll right by those pearly gates.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.

Other verses include:

Oh, you can't get to heaven in a rocking chair
'Cause the rocking chair won't take you there.

Oh, you can't get to heaven in a trolley car
'Cause the gosh darn thing won't go that far.

Oh, you can't get to heaven on a rocket ship
'Cause the rocket ship won't take that trip.

Oh, you can't get to heaven with powder and paint
'Cause the Lord don't want you as you ain't.

Oh, you can't get to heaven in a limousine
'Cause the Lord don't sell no gasoline.

Oh, you can't get to heaven on a pair of skis
'Cause you'll schuss right through St. Peter's knees.

If you get to heaven before I do,
Just bore a hole and pull me through.

If I get to heaven before you do,
I'll plug that hole with shavings and glue.

"That's all there is. There ain't no more,"
St. Peter said, and closed the door.

You'll never get to heaven on a Boy Scout's knee,
'Cos a Boy Sscout's knee is too hairy!
(Scouts sing....on a Girl Guide's knee...too wobbly)!!

You'll never get to heaven in dirty jeans,
'Cos the Lord don't have no washing machines.

You'll never get to heaven on a playtex bra,
'Cos a playtex bra won't stretch that far.

You'll never get to heaven in a rocking chair,
'Cos the Lord He keeps no lazybones there.

You'll never get to heaven on a bottle of gin,
'Cos the Lord won't let no drunkards in.

You'll never get to heaven on a bottle of stout,
'Cos the Lord he throws all drunkards out.

Oh, you can't get to heaven if your newly wed
Cause the Lord ain't got no double bed!

You'll never get to heaven on a ping pong ball
'Cos a ping pong ball is far too small!

You'll never get to heaven in a biscuit tin
'Cos the Lord don't let no crummy ones in!

You'll never get to heaven on a Boy Scout's knee
'Cos you never know where his hands will be!!!
[To be sung in selected company!]

You'll never get to Heaven in [someone's name]'s car
'Cos [someone's name]'s car won't get that far! (or: stops at every bar)

You'll never get to Heaven with a dog as a pet
'Cos the Lord ain't got no lamp posts yet!

You'll never get to heaven in a jumbo jet
'Cos the Lord ain't got no runways yet!

You'll never get to heaven in a bottle of gin
'Cos the Lord won't let no spirits in!

You'll never get to heaven in a bottle of whisky
'Cos the Lord don't like his angels frisky!

If you get there before I do
Just dig a hole and pull me through.

If I get there before you do
I'll dig a hole and spit on you!

"And that is all," St Peter said
As he closed the gates and went to bed.

There are three things you must not do:
You must not spit or smoke or chew.

Oh you'll never get to heaven in a baked bean tin
'Cos a baked bean tin's got baked beans in!

You can't get to heaven in an electric chair,
'Cause the Lord don't allow no fried meat there!

You can't get to heaven in a strapless gown,
'Cause the Lord's afraid it might fall down!

Oh you can't get to heaven with hippy hair,
The Lord don't allow that mess up there!

Oh you can't get to heaven in a mini skirt,
The Lord don't allow that girlie flirt.

Oh, you can't get to heaven in a Kleenex box,
'Cause the Lord don't allow no little snots!



of course we edit it to make it more relevent

i.e
You'll never get to Heaven,
in Big Joe's car ( me being big joe)
'Cos Big joe's car,
won't get that far!

slumped

agent smith wrote:

You Can't Get to Heaven
(source: "The World's Best Funny Songs", Esther J. Nelson, 1988.)

Thanks to Sandra O'Keefe, Emmeline Stoddart, Kathryn Wells, Kate Godwin, Lance Nathan, Ruby Snyder, Oscar Roberson, and Shawn Doctor, all whom e-mailed me with verses to this song.

Oh, you can't get to heaven (Oh, you can't to heaven)
On roller skates. (On roller skates.)
You'll roll right by (You'll roll right by)
Those pearly gates. (Those pearly gates.)

Oh, you can't get to heaven on roller skates.
You'll roll right by those pearly gates.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.

Other verses include:

Oh, you can't get to heaven in a rocking chair
'Cause the rocking chair won't take you there.

Oh, you can't get to heaven in a trolley car
'Cause the gosh darn thing won't go that far.

Oh, you can't get to heaven on a rocket ship
'Cause the rocket ship won't take that trip.

Oh, you can't get to heaven with powder and paint
'Cause the Lord don't want you as you ain't.

Oh, you can't get to heaven in a limousine
'Cause the Lord don't sell no gasoline.

Oh, you can't get to heaven on a pair of skis
'Cause you'll schuss right through St. Peter's knees.

If you get to heaven before I do,
Just bore a hole and pull me through.

If I get to heaven before you do,
I'll plug that hole with shavings and glue.

"That's all there is. There ain't no more,"
St. Peter said, and closed the door.

You'll never get to heaven on a Boy Scout's knee,
'Cos a Boy Sscout's knee is too hairy!
(Scouts sing....on a Girl Guide's knee...too wobbly)!!

You'll never get to heaven in dirty jeans,
'Cos the Lord don't have no washing machines.

You'll never get to heaven on a playtex bra,
'Cos a playtex bra won't stretch that far.

You'll never get to heaven in a rocking chair,
'Cos the Lord He keeps no lazybones there.

You'll never get to heaven on a bottle of gin,
'Cos the Lord won't let no drunkards in.

You'll never get to heaven on a bottle of stout,
'Cos the Lord he throws all drunkards out.

Oh, you can't get to heaven if your newly wed
Cause the Lord ain't got no double bed!

You'll never get to heaven on a ping pong ball
'Cos a ping pong ball is far too small!

You'll never get to heaven in a biscuit tin
'Cos the Lord don't let no crummy ones in!

You'll never get to heaven on a Boy Scout's knee
'Cos you never know where his hands will be!!!
[To be sung in selected company!]

You'll never get to Heaven in [someone's name]'s car
'Cos [someone's name]'s car won't get that far! (or: stops at every bar)

You'll never get to Heaven with a dog as a pet
'Cos the Lord ain't got no lamp posts yet!

You'll never get to heaven in a jumbo jet
'Cos the Lord ain't got no runways yet!

You'll never get to heaven in a bottle of gin
'Cos the Lord won't let no spirits in!

You'll never get to heaven in a bottle of whisky
'Cos the Lord don't like his angels frisky!

If you get there before I do
Just dig a hole and pull me through.

If I get there before you do
I'll dig a hole and spit on you!

"And that is all," St Peter said
As he closed the gates and went to bed.

There are three things you must not do:
You must not spit or smoke or chew.

Oh you'll never get to heaven in a baked bean tin
'Cos a baked bean tin's got baked beans in!

You can't get to heaven in an electric chair,
'Cause the Lord don't allow no fried meat there!

You can't get to heaven in a strapless gown,
'Cause the Lord's afraid it might fall down!

Oh you can't get to heaven with hippy hair,
The Lord don't allow that mess up there!

Oh you can't get to heaven in a mini skirt,
The Lord don't allow that girlie flirt.

Oh, you can't get to heaven in a Kleenex box,
'Cause the Lord don't allow no little snots!



of course we edit it to make it more relevent

i.e
You'll never get to Heaven,
in Big Joe's car ( me being big joe)
'Cos Big joe's car,
won't get that far!

What a load of rubbish - do kids actually like to sing this stuff??

I don't recall the songs being this bad when I was younger. Maybe that's just age though. (an no disrespect to poster above)

S

neilled

There was one we used to sing called, The old woman from belfast........


THE OLD WOMEN FROM BELFAST



There was an ould woman in Belfast did dwell

Constipation was giving her hell

She went to the doctor cause she couldn't @*$#&

So he gave her a bottle to make her all right

With me nya nya toora lie ah

Oomph pa pa Oomph pa pa



Well that very night she went straight home to bed

Stood on her hands and she stood on her head

Now modesty wasn't a part of this lass

So she opened the windy and shoved out her ass

With me nya nya toora lie ah

Oomph pa pa Oomph pa pa



Now Constable Manally was doing his beat

Right at the corner of that very street

Gazing away at the stars in the sky

When a big lump of @*$#& hit him right in the eye

With me nya nya toora lie ah

Oomph pa pa Oomph pa pa



Now this chap Manally he cursed and he swore

He said taking your @*$#& you dirty ould whore

Down in the High Street you'll see him there sit

With a card round his neck saying blinded by @*$!#&

With me nya nya toora lie ah

Oomph pa pa Oomph pa pa



Well she @*$!#& all the night and she @*$!#& all the day

And they sent for the council to take it away

When the garbage men they said oh what of sight

The was mountains and mountains and mountains of @*$!#&

With me nya nya toora lie ah

Oomph pa pa Oomph pa pa



Now that is the end of this old Belfast farce

About the ould woman's undependable arse

So if ever your in Belfast especially at night

Don't mind the bullets watch for the @*$!#&

With me nya nya toora lie ah

neilled

"Oh Sir Jasper" was another fav.... as was "If i were pretty fair maid...." - feel free to edit if you feel its inappropriate for this forum.

Pretty Fair Maid
Campfire Leader :If I were a pretty fair maid
Campfire repeats: If I were a pretty fair maid
CL: And I could marry the man I want
C: And I could marry the man I want
CL: I would marry a jockey
C I would marry a jockey

All : For he would ride, and I would ride
And we would ride together.
Oh what fun we would have riding one another.

... I would marry a boy scout
For he would lash....

...I would marry a carpenter
For he would screw...

...I would marry an astronaut
For he would probe...

...I would marry a tobacconist
For he would shag...

...I would marry a hoover
For he would suck...

...I would marry a joiner
For he would bang...

...I would marry a Roddy Doyle (or "a casual swearer")
For he would ****...

... I would marry George W. Bush
For he would oil...

...I would marry a plumber
For he would plunge...

...I would marry a farmer
For he would plough...

...I would marry a referee
For he would blow...

...I would marry a miller
For he would grind...

...I would marry a camel
For he would hump...

...I would marry a barber
For he would shave...

... I would marry a submariner
For he'd go down....

...I would marry a carpet fitter
For he would lay...

Learned "The Engineer Song" in ventures (can't post it here)

slumped

This thread just got interesting!!!!!!!!

Last song makes the Yogi Bear song look like a nursery rhyme!

Maccattack

Surely the number one most popular campfire song is 'Koom by yar' or whatever its called (or spelled)...

tSubh Dearg

Maccattack wrote:

Surely the number one most popular campfire song is 'Koom by yar' or whatever its called (or spelled)...

It's Kum By Yah

Ah these are all bringing back the memories of sitting out around the campfire.

neilled

i remember this one

not the rest though
trying to remember It seem's like year's ago though

neilled wrote:

"Oh Sir Jasper" was another fav.... as was "If i were pretty fair maid...." - feel free to edit if you feel its inappropriate for this forum.

Pretty Fair Maid
Campfire Leader :If I were a pretty fair maid
Campfire repeats: If I were a pretty fair maid
CL: And I could marry the man I want
C: And I could marry the man I want
CL: I would marry a jockey
C I would marry a jockey

All : For he would ride, and I would ride
And we would ride together.
Oh what fun we would have riding one another.

... I would marry a boy scout
For he would lash....

...I would marry a carpenter
For he would screw...

...I would marry an astronaut
For he would probe...

...I would marry a tobacconist
For he would shag...

...I would marry a hoover
For he would suck...

...I would marry a joiner
For he would bang...

...I would marry a Roddy Doyle (or "a casual swearer")
For he would ****...

... I would marry George W. Bush
For he would oil...

...I would marry a plumber
For he would plunge...

...I would marry a farmer
For he would plough...

...I would marry a referee
For he would blow...

...I would marry a miller
For he would grind...

...I would marry a camel
For he would hump...

...I would marry a barber
For he would shave...

... I would marry a submariner
For he'd go down....

...I would marry a carpet fitter
For he would lay...

Learned "The Engineer Song" in ventures (can't post it here)

Capt'n Midnight

nah_biy! wrote:

My name is Joe is a classic, but, he jumped from 40....

He jumped from 40,000 feet without a pair of shoes :rolleyes:

neilled

tumeltyni wrote:

Could I just point out that our local SCOUT company had to get a GUIDE in to teach their beavers campsongs, because they didn't know enough themselves... :rolleyes:

Seriously though, for a winding down song I love "We have campfired here"

Probably because none of the songs they knew were appropriate for beavers:D

campervan

slumped wrote:

What a load of rubbish - do kids actually like to sing this stuff??

I don't recall the songs being this bad when I was younger. Maybe that's just age though. (an no disrespect to poster above)

S

hey now dont call it rubbish...of course kids love this stuff, its the kind of thing they ask for first at a campfire. iv been camping since i was six (now aged 22) and these songs were the original and the best

CiaraBelle

Anybody else know the song A Oony Oony Cha A Oony? (or something like that?) It's a great laugh and I know there's loads of different actions with different groups. Also the Zombie song is great and I said a boom is classic

tumeltyni

I know A Uni, haven't ever heard another company sing it though! Except possibly Terenure. It's a great one alright.

dulpit

Just noticed this thread there, good times... Was on camp last week with scout group (i'm venturer leader) was surprised how bad the campfires were, the lads knew like 5 songs and spent the rest of the time singing stuff like Mika and ****e like that...

I quite like He jumped from 40,000 ft(forgot to pull the cord), Singing in the rain (good action song), bear hunt (oldie but a goodie), Banana's of the world, unite! And then there's the likes of Oh! Sir Jasper (funnily enough if ever camping with some of the older leaders in unit that didn't get far..) or yogi...

That pretty young maid one (he would ride, i would ride we would ride together) first heard that at go75 camp in Roscommon in 2002, we had one of the legends of scouting (jim goulding) with us, he wasn't too happy...

Gotta love a good campfire though, i think at the time i was the only one in my scout troop who go that merit badge (campfire leader that is)

Good times..

glenn3ie

yeah as a venture my favourite is 'pretty fair maid' (I would marry a belter... for he'd explore and i'd explore and we'd explore together... oh what fun we would have exploring one and other!)

As a scout my favourite one was "the other day i saw bear"..

As a cub my favourite "One dark night when we were all in bed, mrs o learly left the latern in the shed, and when the cow kicked it over he winked his eye and said 'theres gonna be a hot time in the old shed tonight'" lol I also like 'johnny had a pidgeon' lol

Theres nothing like a good campfire

Kidd-o

My fave venture one has to be pretty fair maid, (challenge participant, cause he would woggle and i would woggle haha) but oh sir jasper and roll me over are classics in their own right!! :rolleyes:

Favorite scout one HAS to be he jumped from 40 000 ft.! its a classic

Raichu-17-08-2008

Oh I love them all!
"The Other Day, I saw a Bear" is one of my favorites! Loads of girls in our group go wild over the "Mine a Biscuit" or "Black Socks" songs..
We got loads of new girls last year, so for around 2 months, at the last 10-15 minutes..We'd have a mini camp fire and learn a new song, it worked for a while..Bur just fizzled out. Still though, it worked out well!

I assume you just want songs. Campfire songs are basically broken down into shouts, songs and skits (not sketches, skits)

Best shout: Oh a Lay La!
Best Song: Ging Gang Goolie was a personal fave
Best Skit: My Name's Joe or Singing in the Rain

flogen

It's funny reading some of the songs listed here and seeing the slight variations some units seem to have on a song I've been singing at camp fires since I was a cub.

Agent Smith wrote: »

Oh, you can't get to heaven (Oh, you can't to heaven)
On roller skates. (On roller skates.)
You'll roll right by (You'll roll right by)
Those pearly gates. (Those pearly gates.)

Oh, you can't get to heaven on roller skates.
You'll roll right by those pearly gates.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.
I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more.

Perfect example here - we'd sing "Oh you'll never get to heaven" and "I ain't gonna see my Lord no more" but otherwise it's the same.

You'll never get to heaven on a Boy Scout's knee,
'Cos a Boy Sscout's knee is too hairy!
(Scouts sing....on a Girl Guide's knee...too wobbly)!!

Please tell me other units aren't as tame as this - when we're singing it the objective tends to be to make fun of the leaders (or sometimes scouts) you name... not in any kind of vicious way, but for example you might say that one of the female scout or scout leader's knee is too hairy, rather than saying her knee is too wobbly.

Other regular songs at unit campfires would be Quartermaster's Store (another great one for slagging people), In The Army, Grand Old Duke of York (with actions), Aloette (again with actions), Everywhere We Go, The Other Day I Saw A Bear, Three Little Angels and Singin' In The Rain (with actions); which is a particular favourite.

We'd also throw in a few suitable trad songs like My Brother Silvest and Molly Malone etc.

_blank_

At the very start of a campfire

Starting off extremely lowly, as people are arriving

Campfire's burning, campfire's burning
Draw nearer, draw nearer
In the glowing, in the glowing
Come sing and be merry

and repeat, getting a little louder, but keeping a "soft" feeling to it, non-agressive like, until everyone is seated and ready to start properly.

I always thought it was a lovely introduction to the campfire, and the leader of the troop who started it would walk slowly around getting all the new arrivals to join in with the singing, until everyone in there and singing.

When a campfire was over, or possibly the next morning, our leader would always take some of the ashes from the remains and put them in some kind of a jar, and when the first song, Campfire's Burning, was over he'd welcome everyone along, and take out the jar of ashes and spread them over the new fire, saying the last campfire was great and everyone had a good time, and that the ashes would carry the spirit of that campfire into this one. I always liked that too.

Bear Hunt

Leader : We're all going on a bear hunt,
Group : We're all going on a bear hunt,
Leader : And we're not scared,
Group : And we're not scared,
Leader : Coz we're got guns, and bullets, and lot's of them,
Group : Coz we're got guns, and bullets, and lot's of them.

Leader :We're coming to a river,
It's very deep,
We can't go around it,
We can't go over it,
We'll have to go through it.
Group : (with swimming actions)Swish, swish, swish-swish-swish

Leader :We're coming to a (wall, woods, other objects)...
We can't go...it
etc
We'll have to go...it
Group : suitable actions and sound

Until eventually....

Leader : We're coming to a cave
it's very dark
We can't go around it,
We can't go over it,
We'll have to go into it
Group : suitable actions and sound

Leader : Ooo, what was that?
What's this??.... it's soft, uh oh,it's kind of furry
Ahg!!!!!!!!! Run! Everybody run!!

Do all the actions backwards

Leader : We're all been on a bear hunt,
Group : We're all been on a bear hunt,
Leader : And weren't scared,
Group : And weren't scared,
Leader : Coz we had guns, and bullets, and lot's of them,
Group : Coz we had guns, and bullets, and lot's of them.

Everywhere we go

Starting off very low

L : Everywhere we go
G: Everywhere we go
People always ask us
People always ask us
Who we are
Who we are
Where we come from
Where we come from
And we always tell them
And we always tell them
We're from (troop name/number)
We're from (troop name/number)
Mighty mighty (troop name/number)
Mighty mighty (troop name/number)
And if they can't hear us
And if they can't hear us
Then we shout a little louder!
Then we shout a little louder!

Back to the start, this time louder

Until eventually...

And if they can't hear us
And if they can't hear us
THEY MUST BE DEAF
THEY MUST BE DEAF

How Rattlin Bog hasn't been mentioned yet is beyond me, get down to the absolute smallest thing you can get to, good fun.

hole tree branch twig nest egg chick wing feather fly wing germ leg toe nail...

Kayroo, you posted a shout "Oh a Lay La"...what is that, I think I have a recollection of it from somewhere...cheers

It's always good and nice to give another troop some kudos when they do a song/sketch that was particularly good/funny/entertaining, so we used to sing this;

Bravo, bravo, bravo
Brav-iss-imo
Bravo
Bravo
very well done
Bravo
Brav-iss-imo
Bravo
Brav-iss-imo
Bravo
Brav-iss-imo
Very well done
B-R-A-V-O
BRAVO