We acknowledge that with the vast camping tradition, there will probably be multiple versions to these songs. Also You should feel free to submit your own favorites. 

Improv/Addition songs: These have a basic frame work and you either add parts or improv verses.

Second Story Window- traditionally nursery rhymes but really anything works. 
Humpty dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty dumpty had a great fall
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Threw him out the window.

The window, the window
The second story window
With a heave and ho
and a mighty throw
they threw him out the window.

Captin Planet
He’s our Hero
Takes pollution down to zero
and he throws it out the window.

The window, the window
The second story window
With a heave and ho
and a mighty throw 
they threw him out the window.

Hump de dump de dump- insert different groups such as campers, lifeguards, counselors, boys, girls, people wearing tie-dye. if you are a part of that group you yell “hump de dump de dump” if you aren’t, you are calling that group “square”
OH——-, humpty dumpty sat on a wall
humpty dumpty had a great fall
hump de dump, de dump (a what, a what)
hump de dump, de dump (a wiki, wiki, wiki)
hump de dump, de dump (a what, a what)
hump de dump, de dump

All the _____ are square, square, square 
or Hump de dump de dump 
4x with hands making square motions

Your Mama (counselor) don’t wear no socks- different rhyming couplets to end. Generally thrown out by individual people.
Your mama don’t wear no socks (a ding dong)
I saw her take them off (a ding dong)
She threw them _____ (a ding dong)
__________________

A ding dong, dong dong dong
a ding dong, dong dong dong
a ding dong 

Examples of couplets: She threw them where we swim, what do you think happened to him. She threw them in the grass, made all those ants pass gas. She threw them in the sky, now Superman refuses to fly etc. 

The Pirate Song- go through as many years as you want.
When I was 1 I (insert rhyming thing like “sucked my thumb”)
the day I went to sea.
I climbed aboard the pirate ship
the captain said to me:
“we’re goin’ this way, that way
forwards, backwards,
over the Irish sea.”
some bubblegum to warm my tum
and that’s the life for me. 

Ratlin bog- add a layer each time. Think hole in the bottom of the sea (also awesome and sung by Goofy). Hole, tree, branch, twig, leaf, nest bird, wing, feather, flea, elephant
Oh, Oh the Ratlin bog
the bog down in the valley O
Oh, oh the Ratlin bog
the bog down in the valley-o

now in this bog, there was a hole,
a rare hole, a Ratlin hole
with hole in the bog and
the bog down in the valley-o 

Hands up Chili Chili- call on different people
Hands up chili chili,
chili chili chili.
Hands down, chili chili
chili chili chili
touch the ground, chili chili
chili chili chili
turn around chili chili,
chili chili chili.

Come on _________
do your thang.
Go ahead and show us
your boomarang. 

(do motion) boomarang chili chili,
chili chili chili
boomarang chili chili,
chili chili chili

Chimpanzee song- created during our chimp summer. watch the youtube video, insert different things.
Hey _____, what does your chimpanzee like to do?
It likes to wash dishes.

Chimpanzee washin’ all the dishes,
chimpanzee washin’ all the dishes,
chimpanzee washin’ all the dishes,
bam, ba-ba bam bam bam. 

 Louder/Faster/Repeat at will songs: Every time you repeat them you get faster and louder and more energetic until you are in a frenzy.

All the Little Fishies
Have you ever been fishing
on a bright and sunny day?
With all the little fishies
swimmin’ up and down the bay
with their hands in their pockets
and their pockets in their pants
all the little fishies doin’
the hoochie coochie dance. (word)

Shala-le la la
shala- le la
Shala-le la la
Shala -le la

With their hands in their pockets
and their pockets in their pants.
and all the little fishies doin’
the hoochie coochie dance (word) 

Brown Squirrel
Brown squirrel, brown squirrel
Shake your bushy tail
Brown squirrel, brown squirrel
shake your bushy tail.

Wrinkle up your little nose
drop a nut between your toes.
Brown squirrel, brown squirrel
shake your bushy tail. 

Call and Response- A leader throws out the line, rest echo it exactly. 

Tarzan- feel free to make up verses, limit them etc. Build on the chorusy thing and add a “like a banana” for each verse. Tarzan
Swingin’ on a rubberband
Tarzan
Smashed into a frying pan

Ooo that hurt
Now Tarzan has a tan
And I hope it doesn’t peel,
Like a banana.

Jane
Flying in an airplane
Jane
crashed into a traffic lane

Ooo that hurts
Now Jane has a pain
and Tarzan has a tan
and I hope it doesn’t peel
Like a banana.
Like a banana.  

Cheetah> rocking to the beat-ah>got eaten by an amoeba> now cheetah is velveeta.
Charlie>riding on his harley>crashed into Bob Marley>Now Charlie is narly 
Shamoo>swimmin’ in the ocean blue>crashed into a big canoe>now Shamoo is sea food

And we’re marching (echo in parenthetical) everyone in bold <movements>
And we’re marching
(Marching)
Here we go
One (one)
two (two)
three (three)
Let me see your Bugaloo
(what’s that you say?)
I said a let me see your Bugaloo
(what’s that you say?)
I said a let me see your Bugaloo
(what’s that you say?)
I said a ooo, ahh ooo, ahh  <jive kinda dance>

Cheerleader (jump shake your booty, jump jump shake your booty) <kinda self explanatory>
Lion King (ooo Mufasa, ooo ooo Mufasa) <claws up, paws up>
Girl Scout (ooo a fire, let’s build a fire, ooo a fire, bigger than the boys. OR eww a bug, eww eww a bug) <pointing>
Boys (eww a girl, eww eww a girl) <also pointing>
Frankenstien (urggghhh) <arms out zombie walk>
Counselor (shhh, I’m sleeping, shh shhh I’m sleeping)<shushing motion>
Cockroach (shhhhhhhhh, gas noises)<some people get on their backs like dead bugs, others act like exterminators. this is generally the last verse> 

Up in the Woods- this one is pretty traditional. Call and repeat the quartet then everyone repeats the quartet at a faster pace.

Up in the woods,
I met a bear
A great big bear
a way up there

He looked at me
I looked at him
He sighted me
I sighted him

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 was that bear

In front of me
there was a tree
a great big tree
in front of me

the nearest branch
was ten feet up
I’d have to jump
and trust my luck

and so I jumped
into the air
but I missed that branch
A way up there

Now don’t you fret
and 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

The moral of
this story be
Don’t take a walk
without a tree

Princess Pat- Call and repeat all the way
The princess pat
Lived in a tree
She sailed across
the 7 seas
She sailed across
the channel too
and she brought with her
a rigabamboo
a rigabamboo

Now what is that?
It’s something made
by the Princess Pat
it’s red and gold
and poiple too
that’s why it’s called
a rigabamboo
a rigabamboo 

now Captain Jack
had a mighty fine crew
He sailed across
the channel too
but his ship sank
And yours will too
if you don’t take
a rigabamboo
a rigabamboo 

The Moose Song- standard call and repeat
THere was a great big moose
He like to drink a lot of juice
there was a great big moose
he liked to drink a lot of juice

chorus:
Sing way oh, way oh
way oh, way oh, way oh, way oh
Waaaaay oh, waaaaay oh
way oh, way oh, way oh, way oh

His name was Fred
He liked to drink his juice in bed
x2 then chorus
He drank his juice with care
but he spilled it in his hair
x2 (have someone pour water on their head) then chorus

“there’s a moose, on the loose, and he’s covered in juice!”
chorus again 

The Polar Bear song- insert a number, that number is the amount of people you have to hug before the next verse starts. end with inserting a specific person and getting a massive group hug (hint: warn them or make sure they’re ok with getting dogpiled)

Forty years on an ice berg
bumpin along with the tide
nothin’ to wear but pajamas
nothin’ to do but slide

I think it’s getting cold out
the wind is beginning to bite
I think I’ll go for a walk now
and hug 3 polar bears tonight!

Boom chicka boom- camp classic. call and repeat. make up verses to your heart’s content. here are some of my faves.
I said a boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka boom
I said a booma chicka rocka chicka rocka chicak boom

All right
Ok
One more time
______ Style! 

Janitor- broom sweepa broom, brooma sweepa mopa sweepa mopa sweepa broom
Rocketship- BOOM, send a rocket send a rocket to the moon
Banana- boom chiquita boom
Underwater
shepherd- groom sheepa groom, grooma sheepa llama sheepa llama sheepa groom