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Campfire songs

  • Writer: anglicanhighguides
    anglicanhighguides
  • Nov 2, 2015
  • 3 min read

Hi Guides! These are some campfire songs and graces that will be sung during annual camp. Do do your best to try to memorize these (grace for food patrol leading grace). Jiayous!

Campfire songs:

  • Jamaican Farewell

Down the way where the nights are gay

And the sun shines daily on the mountain top

I took a trip on the sailing ship

And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop

Chorus:

But I’m sad to say, I’m on my way

Won’t be back for many a day

My heart is down, my head is turning around

I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town

Sounds of laughter everywhere

And the dancing girls swaying to and fro

I must declare my heart is there

Though I have been from Maine to Mexico

  • Manito

I love my Manito yes i do (x3) I love my Manito but i won't tell who I've got a feeling warm and gay As she cast her eyes my way I'll reveal her name one day But who she is, i will not say I love my Manito yes i do (x3)

  • New friend found

As we walk to the left

As we walk to the right

As we walk, as we walk

As we walk all night

With a heel and a toe

And a half turn around

With a heel and a toe

And a new friend found

  • Canadian Vesper

Softly falls the light of day As our camp fire fades away Silently each Guide should ask Have I done my daily task? Have I kept my honour bright? Can I guiltless sleep tonight? Have I done and have I dared Everything to Be Prepared?

Grace:

  • Chew Your Food (Tune: Row Row Row Your Boat)

Chew chew chew your food

Gently through your meal

The more you chew the less you eat

The better you will feel

  • Bless This Food (Tune: Jingle Bells)

Bless this food (x2)

Bless this very meal

God you are so good to me

This is how I feel

  • Adam’s Family Grace

Da da da da (snap fingers x2)

Da da da da (snap fingers x2)

Da da da da da da da da da da da da (snap fingers x2)

We thank you God for giving

The food we eat for living

We thank you God for feeding us

Da da da da (snap fingers x2)

Da da da da (snap fingers x2)

Da da da da da da da da da da da da (snap fingers x2)

  • Thank you for the world so sweet

Thank you for the world so sweet, ho hum

Thank you for the food we eat, yum yum

Thank you for the birds that sing a ling a ling

Thank you God for everything, Amen

  • Superman

Thank you God for giving us food (x2)

For the food that we eat and the people we meet

Thank you God for giving us food

  • Ten big Thank Yous to God (Tune: Ten little indians)

One little two little three little thank yous

Four little five little six little thank yous

Seven little eight little nine little thank yous

Ten big thank yous to God

  • Lovely Treat (Tune: This Old Man/Barney song)

Bread and jam (x2)

I am grateful, yes I am

I thank God kindly for the food I eat

Thank him for this lovely treat

All the best for annual camp!

Renee (:


 
 
 
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