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If there were witchcraft,
I'd make two wishes
A winding road that beckons me to roam.
And then I'd wish for a blazing campfire
To welcome me when I'm returning home.
But in this real world, there is no witchcraft
And golden wishes never grow on trees.
Our fondest daydreams must be the magic
To bring us back happy memories
Mem'ries that linger, constant and true
Mem'ries we cherish, campers friends, of you.
I need no witchcraft
To tread the old trail
'Neath whisp'ring trees to where a camp fire burns;
No magic crystal to bring before me.
Dear campers scenes on pages time has turned.
For oft in firelight my mem'ry traces
The forms of campers' friends who gathered there;
I see them stand with uplifted faces
And hear again the Indian tribal prayer.
Mem'ries that linger, constant and true
Mem'ries we cherish, campers' friends, of you.
WE WELCOME YOU TO LIGHTFOOT CAMP
We welcome you to Lightfoot Camp,
We're mighty glad you're here.
We'll send the air reverberating
with our cheer;
We'll sing you in, we'll sing you out,
To you we'll raise a mighty shout,
Hail, Hail, the gang's all here,
And you're welcome to Lightfoot Camp.
We're sorry you're going away
We wish that you could stay
We know we will miss you
We wish we could kiss you
We're sorry you're going away.
To we sing-a-ling-a-ling
with all our hearts to you
We hope there is some thing-a-
ling-a-ling that we can do for you.
In autumn, winter, spring-ling-a-ling
And all the whole year through.
We'll sing-a-ling-a-ling and
ching-a-ling-a-ling
And ting-a-ling-a-ling for you.
Now run along home and jump into bed
Say your prayers, don't cover your head
The very same thing I say unto you
You dream of me and I'll dream of you.
Goodnight campers, goodnight campers
Goodnight campers, we're sorry to see you go.
Merrily we roll along, roll along roll along
Merrily we roll along, on our way to bed.
Day is done, gone the sun
From the lake, from the hills,
from the sky;
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh
Wind, wind, heather gypsy, whistling in my tree.
All the heart of me is tipsy, at the sound of thee.
Sweet with scent of clover, salt with breath of sea,
Wind, wind, wayman lover, whistling in my tree.
One bottle of pop, 2 bottle of pop,
3 bottle of pop, 4 bottle of pop,
5 bottle of pop, 6 bottle of pop,
7 bottle of pop, pop.
Don't throw your trash in my back
yard, my backyard, my backyard.
Don't throw your trash in my
backyard, my backyard's full.
Fish and chips and vinegar,
vinegar, vinegar,
Fish and chips and vinegar,
vinegar, and pop.
As the bright flames ascend to
Heaven
Oh, God of love and truth.
We would in thought with Thee
commune
In love and joy and youth.
The hills resound with our glad
song
And echo back to Thee.
Our thanks receive for work and
health
And love and loyalty.
Our campfire glows; our council
has ended.
The evening shadows fall.
Another night of mem'ries we've woven
For us too long to recall,
So let us sing our closing prayer
and softly steal away,
To rest and sleep until the morn
Brings forth another day.
Wa-kon-da-dhe-dhu
Wa-pa-dhin-a-ton-he
Wa-kon-da-dhe-dhu
Wa-pa-dhin-a-ton-he.
Translated into English: Father a needy one stands before thee; I that sings am he.
Is your mother in, Molly Maloney?
No, she's out.
Is your father in, Molly Maloney?
No, he's out.
Then may I come in by the fireside
and sit for an hour or two?
But she said with a smile, "No, you can't for awhile.
For the fire's out too."
CHORUS
Patsey orey orey a, patsey orey orey a
Patsey orey orey a
Working on the railroad
1891 American Railroad had just begun
American Railroad had just begun working on the railroad
1892 Found myself with nothing to do
Found myself with nothing to do working on the railroad.
1893 American Railroad accepted me
American Railroad accepted me, working on the railroad.
1894 Found my back was mighty sore,
Found my back was might sore, working on the railroad.
1895 Found myself more dead than alive,
Found myself more dead than alive, working on the railroad.
1896 stepped on a pile of dynamite sticks
Stepped on a pile of dynamite sticks, working on the railroad.
1897 Found myself on the way to Heaven
Found myself on the way to Heaven, working on the railroad.
1898 Picking the lock on the pearly gate,
Picking the lock on the pearly gate, working on the railroad.
1899 Floating around on the clouds so blind,
Floating around on the clouds so blind, working on the railroad.
1890-10 Found myself on Earth again,
Found myself on Earth again, working on the railroad.
CHORUS
Stay on the Sunny Side
Always on the Sunny Side
Stay on the Sunny Side of love
(of love)
It will cause you no pain
As it drives you insane
So Stay on the Sunny Side of love
Knock, knock
Who's there
Either
Either who
Either Bunny
Knock, knock
Who's there
'Nother
'Nother who
'Nother Either Bunny
Knock, knock
Who's there
Stella
Stella who
Stella 'Nother Either Bunny
Knock, knock
Who's there
Orange
Orange who
Orange you glad I didn't say Stella 'Nother Either Bunny
Knock, knock
Who's there
Cargo
Cargo who
Cargo "beep, beep" ran over all the little Either Bunnies
Knock, knock
Who's there
Boo
Boo who
Don't cry, all the little Either Bunnies will be back next year.
OH MARY, DON'T YOU WEEP
One of these mornings 'bout six o'clock
This old world is goin' to really rock;
For Pharaoh's army got drowned.
O, Mary, don't you weep.
If I could, I surely would,
Stand on the rock where Moses stood
For Pharaoh's army got drowned, O, Mary, don't you weep.
The way of evil doing is a wide and fair,
And many, many they, who perish there
For Pharaoh's army got drowned,
O, Mary, don't you weep.
CHORUS
O, Mary don't you weep, don't you mourn,
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn,
For Pharaoh's army got drowned,
Oh, Mary don't you weep.
I love to go a wandering
Along the mountain track
And as I go, I love to sing
My knapsack on my back.
CHORUS
Valeri, valeri
Valera, valera
Valeri, valeri
Vale-Ra, ha ha ha ha ha ha
Valeri, valeri
Valera, valera
My knapsack on my back.
I wave my hand to all I see
And they wave back to me
And blackbirds sing so joyously
From every green wood 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.
CHORUS
Boom da odda
Boom da odda
Boom da odda, boom
Repeat (2)
Boys-Boom, boom, . . . ba-boom, etc.
Girls-
I love the flowers and the daffodils
I love the babbling brooks
And the ocean's thrills
I love to live to live for love
And all these wonderful things.
I love the rainbow and the skies above
I have a friend who shares my faith in love
I love to live to live for love
And all these wonderful things.
I have a grand Lightfoot man
He loves me and I think he's grand
I love to live to live for love
And all these wonderful things.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine,
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let is shine.
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine.
All around the camp
I'm gonna let it shine.
When I go back home
I'm gonna let it shine,
Glory, hallelujah, I'm gonna let it shine.
Glory, hallelujah, I'm gonna let it shine.
Glory, hallelujah, I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine
Let it shine.
CHORUS
O, it ain't gonna rain no more, no more
It ain't gonna rain no more
How in the heck can I wash my neck
If it ain't gonna rain no more.
Bullfrog sittin' on a lily pad
Looked up at the sky
Lilly pad broke, frog fell in
Got water all in his eye.
Skeeter he fly high, skeeter he fly low,
That ole skeeter light on me
He ain't gonna fly no more.
Peanut sittin' on a railroad track
His heart was all a flutter
Around the bend came number 10.
Toot toot! Peanut butter.
Rich girl uses silverware,
Poor girl uses tin
My girl uses her fingertips,
To shove those hot dogs in.
Rich girl rides a Cadillac
Poor girl rides a train
My girl rides an old gray mule.
And gets there just the same.
Hand me down my bonnet,
Hand me down my shawl,
Hand me down my calico dress, I'm going to the calico ball,
First she gave me honey,
Then she gave me cake,
Then she gave me gingerbread
For kissing her at the gate.
Ker-plink, Ker-plank
Ker-plink, Ker-plank, ker-plink,
Ker-plink, Ker-plank, ker-plink,
Ker-plink, Ker-plank
Ker-plink, Ker-plank, ker-plink
(smack) Wow, at the gate.
Come all you playmates, come out and play with me,
And bring your dollies three; climb up my apple tree,
Shout down my rain barrel, slide down my cellar door,
And we'll be jolly friends, forever more.
Oh jolly playmate, I cannot play with you.
My dolly has the flu; boo hoo, boo hoo, hoo, hoo.
Ain't got no rain barrel, ain't got no cellar door,
But we'll be jolly friends, forever more.
Down at the station early in the morning
See the little puffer-billies standing in a row.
See the engine driver turn a little handle
Sh-sh-Toot-toot . . . There they go.
Down at the airport early in the morning
See the little airplanes standing in a row
See the little pilots turn a little handle
Burrrrr, off they go.
Down at the seashore early in the morning
See the little submarines standing in a row
See the little sailors turn a little handle
Blub, Blub, Blub, Blub . . down they go.
Down at the launch pad early in the morning
See the little rocket ships standing in a row
See the little astronauts turn a handle
Phsssss . . . There they go.
BUNGALOW
Build me a bungalow, big enough for two,
Big enough for two, my honey, big enough for two,
And when we're married, happy we'll be,
Underneath the bamboo, underneath the bamboo tree.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
If you'll be M-I-N-E, mine
I'll be T-H-I-N-E, thine
I'll L-O-V-E, love you all the T-I-M-E, time.
Rack 'em up, stack 'em up any old time,
Match in the gas tank, Boom, boom.
If you will W-A-L-K, walk me
In the P-A-R-K, park,
I'll K-I-S-S, kiss you
In the D-A-R-K, dark.
I want to wake up in the morning
Where the rhododendrons grow;
Where the sun comes a-peeping
Into where I'm a-sleeping
And the songbirds say, "Hello."
I want to wander thru' the wildwood
Where the fragrant breezes blow
And drift back to the mountains
Where the rhododendrons grow.
I want to climb up on the mountain
Where the rhododendron s grow;
Where the Lord is so near me
When I breathe He can hear me
And the whole world sings below.
I want to lay down all my burdens
And forget my worldly woes,
And stay here in West Virginia
Where the rhododendron s grow.
GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBOR
If you can't say good things (clap) about your neighbor
Don't say nothing at all.
If you can't say good things (clap) about your neighbor
Don't say nothing at all.
Maybe he's thin, maybe he's fat
Maybe he wears a funny looking hat.
If you've got to yak, yak, yak
Why not give him a pat on the back.
If you can't say good things (clap) about your neighbor.
Don't say nothing, don't say nothing, don't say nothing at all (clap, clap).
GIVE YOURSELF A PAT ON THE BACK
Give yourself a pat on the back, a pat on the back, a pat on the back
And say to yourself, you're in jolly good health, you've had a good day today.
Yesterday was filled with trouble and sorrow
Nobody knows what's going to happen tomorrow
So give yourself a pat on the back, a pat on the back, a pat on the back
And say to yourself, you're in jolly good health, you've had a good day today.
Give your neighbor a pat on the back, a pat on the back, a pat on the back
And say to your neighbor, you're in jolly good health,
We've had a good day today, etc.
EVERYWHERE YOU GO
Everywhere you go
Sunshine follows you.
Everywhere you go
Skies are always blue.
Children love you
They seem to know
You bring roses out of the snow.
The whole world says hello
Everywhere you go.
Sugarbush, come dance with me, (clap, clap, clap, clap)
Let the other fellows be (clap)
Dance the foxtrot merrily (clap)
Sugarbush come dance with me. (clap)
Sugarbush, I love you so, (clap)
I will never let you go, (clap)
Don't you let your mother know,(clap)
Sugarbush, I love you so, (clap)
I know a boarding house three miles away
Where they serve ham and eggs
Three times a day.
Oh, how the boarders yell
When they hear the dinner bell
Oh, how the eggs do smell
Three miles away.
I've never been to heaven, but I've been told,
Trying to make heaven my home,
The streets up there are paved with gold,
Trying to make heaven my home.
I'm trampin', trampin'
Trying tomake heaven my home.
I'm trampin', trampin'
Trying to make heaven my home.
OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING
Oh, what a beautiful morning,
Oh, what a beautiful day,
I've got a wonderful feeling,
Everything's going my way.
There's a bright golden haze on the meadow
The corn is as high as an elephant's s eye
And it looks like its climbing right up to the sky.
Oh, what a beautiful morning . . . etc.
I'm with you and you're with me,
And so we are all together,
So we are all together,
So we are all together,
Sing with me, I'll sing with you,
And so we will sing together,
As we march along.
CHORUS
We are marching to Pretoria,
Pretoria, Pretoria,
We are marching to Pretoria,
Pretoria, hurrah!
We have food, the food is good,
And so we will eat together,
So we will eat together,
So we will eat together.
When we eat. 'twill be a treat,
And so let us sing together,
As we march along.
Alice, where are you going?
Upstairs to take a bath.
Alice with legs like toothpicks,
Neck like a giraffe.
Alice stepped in the bathtub,
Alice pulled out the plug.
Oh my goodness, Oh, my soul,
There goes Alice down that hole.
Alice where are you going?
Glub, Glub, glub.
LOVE
CHORUS
Love is something if you give it away,
Give it away, give it away.
Love is something if you give it away
You'll end up havingmore.
It's just like a magic penny
Hold it tight and you won't have any
Lend it, spend it, and you'll have so many
There'll roll all over the floor
For . . . . . .
We'll go dancing at the break of day,
And if there's a pauper a penny we'll pay.
For love is something if you give it away,
You'll end up having more.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME MY LITTLE BOY
What's your name my little boy?
My name is Lemme.
Lemme what?
Lemme kiss you.
What's your name my little girl?
My name is Ida.
Ida what?
Ida want to.
What's your name my little boy?
My name is Lemme.
Lemme what?
Lemme kiss you.
What's your name my little girl?
My name is Olla.
Olla what?
Olla right.
In a cottage by the wood,
Little man by the window stood.
Saw a rabbit hopping by,
Knocking at my door.
Help me! Help me! Sir, he said,
For these hunters shoot me dead.
Come little rabbit, live with me,
Happy we will be.
Every morning at half past eight,
I go Oooooo to Georgie.
And every morning at half past eight,
He goes Oooooo to me.
No need to knock, no need to ring,
For as I rub my eyes.
I open the window, pop out my head
And go Ooooooo to Georgie.
Every morning at half past eight,
I go Ooooooo to Georgie.
And every morning at half past eight,
He goes Ooooooo to me.
No need to knock, no need to ring.
For as I rub my eyes,
I open the window, pop out my head.
Down goes the window, off goes my head.
Huggggggghhhhhhhh.
My paddle's keen and bright
Flashing with silver
Follow the wild goose flight
Dip, dip and swing
Dip, dip and swing right back
Flashing with silver
Swift as the wild goose flies
Dip, dip and swing.
I've got a mule, her name is Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal,
She's a good old worker and a good old pal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.
We've hauled some barges in our day.
Filled with lumber, coal and hay,
And we know ev'ry inch of the way
From Albany to Buffalo.
CHORUS
Low bridge! Ev'rybody down!
Low bridge! For we're going thru a town,
And you'll always know your neighbor,
You'll always know your pal,
If you ever navigated on the Erie Canal.
Down by the old mill stream,
Where I first met you,
With your eyes so blue
Dressed in gingham, too
It was there I knew,
That you loved me too.
You were sixteen, my village queen,
Down by the old mill stream.
Variation of words:
Down by the old-not the new, but the old mill stream-not the river, but the stream.
Where I first-not the second, but the first, met you-not me but you.
With your eyes-not your ears, but your eyes so blue-not red but blue.
Dressed in gingham-not silk, but gingham, too - not one, but two.
It was there-not here, but there, I knew-not old but new.
That you loved-not hate but loved, me true-not false but true.
You were sixteen-not six but sixteen. My village queen-not the king, but the queen.
Down by the old-not the new, but the old mill stream-not the river, but the stream.
Do your ears hang low; do they wobble to and from?
Can you tie 'em in a knot, can you tie 'em in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder
Like a Continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
JOHN JACOB GUGGENHEIMER SMITH
John Jacob Guggenheimer Smith
His name is my name too;
Whenever we go out
The people always shout,
There goes John Jacob Guggenheimer Smith.
Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
Roo, roo, roo, roo, hoo, hoo,
Sing ho-ke-dink-um!
Roo, roo, roo, roo,
Hoo, Hoo, hoo, hoo.
Soon as Mammy cooks sweet potato,
Sweet potato, sweet potato,
Soon as Mammy cooks sweet potato,
Eat 'em right straight up!
Soon as supper's et, Mammy hollers,
Mammy holler, Mammy hollers,
Soon as supper's et, Mammy hollers,
"Get along to bed!"
Soon's we touch our heads to the pillow,
To the pillow, to the pillow,
Soon's we touch our heads to the pillow,
Go to sleep right smart!
Soon's the rooster crows in the morning,
In the morning, in the morning,
Soon's the rooster crows in the morning,
Gonna get straight up.
DOWN IN THE OLD CHERRY ORCHARD
Down in the old cherry orchard,
Under the old cherry tree.
Every night by the pale moonlight,
She sang sweet love songs to me.
There's where I first knew I loved her:
There's where she said she loved me,
Down in the old cherry orchard
Under the old cherry tree.
If I had the wings of a turtledove (spoken) Turtle Dove
Back to this camp I would fly (spoken) Would fly,
There I would play with the other girls (or boys) (spoken) Other girls (or boys)
Play there until I die (spoken) You die.
CHORUS
OO la la-oo la la-oo le a (spoken) Repeat.
OO la la-oo la la-oo le a (spoken) Again.
OO la la-oo la la-oo le a (spoken) Once more.
OO la la-oo la la-oo le a
(Second verse same expcept for following speaking parts)
Caterpillar
Would crawl
What those old maids (bachelors)
Repeat
Again
Once more.
Let every good fellow now join in a song,
Viva la compagnie,
Success to each other and pass it along,
Viva la compagnie!
CHORUS
Viva la, viva la, viva la more (2)
Viva la more, viva la more,
Viva la compagnie!
A friend to the left and a friend to the right,
Viva la compagnie.
In love and good fellowship let us unite,
Viva la compagnie!
Give me oil in my lamp, keep it burning, burning, burning,
Give me oil in my lamp, I pray, Hallelujah
Give me oil in my lamp keep it burning, burning, burning,
Keep it burning till the break of day.
CHORUS
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the king of kings,
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the king.
Make me fishers of men, keep me fishing, fishing, fishing,
Make me fishers of men, I pray, Hallelujah
Make me fishers of men, keep me fishing, fishing, fishing
Keep me fishing till the break of day.
Give me umption in my gumption let me function, function, function,
Give me umption in my gumption, I pray, Hallelujah
Give me umption in my gumption let me function, function, function,
Let me function till the break of day.
John Brown's baby had a cold upon his chest.
John Brown's baby had a cold upon his chest.
John Brown's baby had a cold upon his chest.
And he rubbed it with camphorated oil.
CHORUS
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
And John Brown's baby got well.
CROCODILE
Oh, we sailed away on a pleasant summer day
On the back of a crocodile.
Oh, you see, said she, he's as tame as he can be
I'll sail him down the Nile
The croc winked his eye, as she bade them all "Goodbye"
Wearing a happy smile,
At the end of the ride, the lady was inside.
And the smile was on the crocodile.
I wish I was in the land of cotton,
Old times there are not forgotten,
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land.
In Dixie Land where I was born in
Early on one frosty mornin'
Look away! Look away!
Look away1? Dixie Land.
CHORUS
I wish I was in Dixie,
Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie Land I'll take my stand,
To live an' die in Dixie!
Away! Away!
Away down south in Dixie,
Away! Away!
Away down south in Dixie.
For health and strength and daily bread
We praise Thy name, O, Lord.
Amen . . . .
UNDER THE SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE
Under the spreading chestnut tree
I'm as happy as can be
With my sweetheart on my knee,
Under the spreading chestnut tree.
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping
Brother John, Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding, ding, dong, ding, ding, dong.
I'm on the upward trail
I'm on the upward trail
Singing, singing
Everybody singing
As we go.
I'm on the upward trail
I'm on the upward trail
Singing, singing
Everybody singing
Homeward bound.
Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelujah
Praise ye the Lord.
Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelujah
Praise ye the Lord
Praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah
Praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah Praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah
Praise ye the Lord.
All things shall perish from under the sky
Music alone shall live
Music alone shall live
Music alone shall live
Never to die.
White coral bells upon a slender stalk
Lilies of the valley deck my garden walk.
Oh, don't you wish that you could hear them ring?
That will happen only when the fairies sing.
Oh, my loving (brother, sister) when the world's on fire,
Don't you want God's bosom to be your pillow,
Hide me over, in the rock of ages,
Rock of ages, cleft for me.
(repeat)
Ezek'el saw a wheel
Way in the middle of the air
Ezek'el saw a wheel (a rollin')
Way in the middle of the air,
Now the big wheel's run by Faith
And the little wheel run by the Grace of God.
A wheel within a wheel (a rollin)
Way in the middle of the air.
Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel
Daniel in the li, li, lion's
Repeat 2 times
Daniel in the lion's
Repeat 2 times
Den, den, den, den
Who did, who did, who did, who did
Who did swallow Jo, Jo, Jonah
Repeat 2 times
Repeat 2 times
Who did swallow Jonah
Repeat 2 times
Down, down, down, down,
Whale did, whale did, whale did, whale did
Whale did swallow Jo, Jo, Jonah
Repeat 2 times
Whale did swallow Jonah down.
Cum bye yah, my Lord,
Cum bye yah,
Cum bye yah, my Lord,
Cum bye yah,
Cum bye yah, my Lord,
Cum bye yah,
Oh, Lord, Cum bye yah.
Someone's singing, Lord,
Cum bye yah,
Someone's singing, Lord,
Cum bye yah,
Someone's singing, Lord,
Cum bye yah,
Oh, Lord, Cum bye yah.
3. praying . . . .
Come by here, my Lord,
Come by here,
Come by here, my Lord,
Come by here,
Come by here, my Lord,
Come by here,
Oh, Lord, Come by here.
O, won't you sit down?
Lord, I can't sit down.
O, won't you sit down?
Lord, I can't sit down.
O, won't you sit down?
Lord, I can't sit down.
Cause I just got to heaven,
Gotta look around.
Who's that yonder dressed in red:
Must be the chilluns that Moses led.
Who's that yonder dressed in white:
Must be the chilluns of the Israelites.
Who's that yonder dressed in blue?
Must be the Israelites comin' through.
Who's that yonder dressed in black?
Must be the hypocrites turnin' back.
Who's that yonder dressed in pink?
Must be Solomon tryin' to think.
Who's that yonder dressed in gray?
Must be the sinners turnin' away.
We are climbing Jacob's ladder,
We are climbing Jacob's ladder,
We are climbing Jacob's ladder,
Soldiers of the cross.
2. 2. Ev'ry round goes higher, higher . . .
3. 3. Sinner, do you love my Jesus? . . .
4. If you love Him, why not serve Him? . . .
5. Rise, shine, give God Glory . . .
O, a rock-a my soul, in the bosom of Abraham;
A rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham;
A rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham;
Oh, rock-a my soul.
So high, you can't get over it;
So low, you can't get under it;
So wide, you can get around it;
You must go in at the door.
Rock-a my soul
Rock-a my soul, Oh lordy
Rock-a my soul
In the bosom of Abraham
Oh Lord, I want two wings to fly away,
Oh Lord, I want two wings to veil my face.
Oh Lord, I want two wings to fly away,
So the devil can't do me no harm.
My Lord, did he come at the break of day? (group) NO
My Lord, did he come in the heat of the noon? (group) NO
My Lord, did he come in the cool of the eve? (group)YES
And he washed my sins away.
Repeat part one.
I'M SINGING, LORD, LORD, LORD.
I'm singing, Lord, Lord, Lord You've sure been good to me.
I'm singing, Lord, Lord, Lord You've sure been good to me.
I'm singing, Lord, Lord, Lord You've sure been good to me.
Cause you've done what the world couldn't do.
Yes, you fed me when I'se hungry, You've sure been good to me,
You fed me when I'se hungry, You've sure been good to me,
Cause you've done what the world couldn't do.
You fed me when I'se hungry.
You've sure been good to me,
You clothed me when I'se naked, etc.
You let me come to camp, etc.
Jesus is a way maker
Jesus is a way maker
Jesus is a way maker
Well, one day he made a way for me.
When my life was dark and drear
Jesus came and he answered my prayer.
One day he made a way for me.
One day the sun refused to shine
In this sinful world of mine.
I prayed both night and day
That Jesus would make a way.
One day he heard my prayer
And he answered then and there.
One day he made a way for me.
One day my life will surely end
And I'll bid farewell to men
I'll tell Jesus my ups and downs
All the evil that was all around.
He'll say my child well done
Your race was hard, but now it's won
One day he made a way for me.
Good news, the chariot's coming
Good news, the chariot's coming
Good news, the chariot's coming
And I don't want to be left behind.
There's a long white robe in the heaven I know,
There's a long white robe in the heaven I know,
There's a long white robe in the heaven I know,
And I don't want to be left behind.
There's a pair of wings in the heaven I know, etc.
There's a pair of shoes in the heaven I know, etc.
There's a silver crown in the heaven I know, etc.
CHORUS
Lord, build me just a cabin
In the corner of glory land.
In the shade of that tree of life
That it may ever stand.
Where I can just hear the angels sing
And shake Jesus'' hand.
Lord build me a cabin in the corner of glory land.
Many years I've been searching
For a place to call home;
But I've failed here to find it
So I must travel on.
I don't care for a fine mansion
On earth's sinking sands.
Lord build me a cabin in the corner of glory land.
Dear Lord, I'm not asking to live in thy midst.
For I know I'm not worthy of splendor as this;
But I'm asking for mercy while humbly I stand.
Lord, build me a cabin in the corner of glory land.
(girls) I'm on my way
(boys) I'm on my way
(girls) And I won't turn back
(boys) And I won't turn back
(girls) I'm on my way
(boys) I'm on my way
(girls) And I won't turn back
(boys) And I won't turn back
(girls) I'm on my way
(boys) I'm on my way
(girls) And I won't turn back
(boys) And I won't turn back
(all) I'm on my way, thank God, I'm on my way.
2. I'll ask my friends, To come and go with me.
3. If they won't go, I will go alone.
4. I'm on my way, To the freedom land.
CHORUS
Joshua, 'fit the battle of Jericho,
Jericho, Jericho.
Joshua, 'fit the battle of Jericho,
And the walls came tumbling down.
You may talk about your King of Gideon.
You may talk about your men of Soul
But there's none like good old Joshua,
At the battle of Jericho.
Right up to the walls of Jericho,
He marched with his spear in hand,
Go low those ram horns Joshua cried,
For the battle am in my hand.
Now the lamb ram sheep horns began to blow,
And the trumpets began to sound,
And Joshua commanded those children to fight,
And the walls came tumbling down.
(solo) I told my mother Wouldn't tell my Father, but I
(all) Couldn't keep it to myself.
(solo) Oh, I
(all) Couldn't keep it to myself.
(solo) Would you believe that I
(all) Couldn't keep it to myself. What the Lord has done for me.
(solo) I told my brother Wouldn't tell my Sister, but I
(all) Couldn't keep it to myself.
(solo) Oh, I
(all) Couldn't keep it to myself.
(solo) Would you believe that I
(all) Couldn't keep it to myself. What the Lord has done for me.
CHORUS
(solo) And I
(all) Started walking
(solo) And I
(all) Started talking
(solo) And I
(all) Started singing
(solo) And I
(all) Started shouting
Oh, Lord, What the Lord
Has done for me.
(solo) I told my preacher
Wouldn't tell my deacon etc.
Sarasponda, Sarasponda, Sarasponda ret set set (repeat)
Ah dor ray oh
Ah dor ray doom de oh
Ah dor ray doom de ret set set
Ah se pass se oh
(boys say) Doom da boom da through repeat
STANDING IN THE NEED OF PRAYER
It's not my mother nor my father
But it's me, O Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer.
It's not my mother nor my father
But it's me, O Lord
Standing in the need of prayer.
It's not my brother nor my sister
It's not my preacher nor my deacon
It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord
Standin' in the need of prayer
It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord
Standin' in the need of prayer.
I'm gonna sing when the Spirit says "Sing",
I'm gonna sing when the Spirit says "Sing",
I'm gonna sing when the Spirit says "Sing",
And obey the spirit of the Lord.
2. Shout . . 3. Preach . . 4. Pray . .
I'm gonna sing, shout, preach and pray,
I'm gonna sing, shout, preach and pray,
I'm gonna sing, shout, preach and pray,
And obey the spirit of the Lord.
(solo) Have you been to the pool?
(all) Certainly Lord.
(solo) Have you been to the pool?
(all) Certainly Lord.
(solo) Have you been to the pool?
(all) Certainly Lord, certainly, certainly, certainly Lord.
2. Have you been baptized?
3. Have you been redeemed?
4. Do you love my Jesus?
5. Do you love Camp Lightfoot?
CHORUS
Plenty good room, my Lordy
Plenty good room,
Good room in my Father's kingdom
Plenty good room, my Lordy
Plenty good room,
Just choose your seat and sit down.
I would not be a sinner
I'll tell you the reason why
I'm afraid my Lord might call on me
And I wouldn't be ready to die.
2. I would not be a gambler.
3. I would not be a backslider.
CHORUS
Didn't my Lord deliver,
Daniel deliver, Daniel deliver,
Daniel didn't my Lord deliver,
Daniel and why not every man.
He delivered Daniel from the lion's den,
Jonah from the belly of the whale.
And the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace.
And why not every man.
I sat my foot on the Gospel ship,
The ship it began to sail.
And landed me on the Canaan shore,
And I'll never come back any more.
O say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
CHORUS
I know'd it, know'd it,
Indeed I know'd it brother,
I know'd it, Wheeeee
Them bones gonna rise again.
(solo) Now the Lord decided he'd make a man
(all) Them bones gonna rise again
(solo) He took a little water, and he took a little sand.
(all) Them bones gonna rise again.
Now Adam, he's so powerful blue,
But the Lord, He knew just what to do.
He took a rib from Mr. Adam's side,
And made Miss Eve for to be his bride.
He placed them in that garden fair
He thought they'd be so happy there.
Now peaches, pears, plums and such
But of that tree you must not touch.
Now round that tree old Satan slunk
And at miss Eve his eye he wunk.
Miss eve them apples look mighty fine
Take just one the Lord won't mind
So she took a pluck, and she took a pull
The next thing she knew she had a basket full.
Now the next morning the Lord came around
He spied them cores all over the ground
Adam, Adam, where art thou
Here I is Lord, I's coming now.
Adam, who all them cores did leave?
I don't know, Lord, I 'spect it was Eve.
Adam, you must leave this place
And earn your living by the sweat of your face.
So he took a hoe, and he took a plow
And that's why we's all working now.
As Adam left he made this crack
I wish I had my old rib back.
That's all there is, there ain't no more
Eve got the apple, Adam got the core.
CHORUS
All night, all day
Angels watching over me, my Lord.
All night, all day,
An ----gels (girls)
Angels watching over me. (boys)
Day is dying in the west, oh Lordy,
Angels watching over me, my Lord.
Sleep my child and get your rest.
An ----gels (girls)
(boys)
Now I lay me down to sleep, oh Lordy,
Angels watching over me, my Lord.
Pray the Lord my soul to keep.
An ----gels
Angels watching over me.
If I die before I wake, oh Lordy
Angels watching over me, my Lord,
Pray the Lord my soul to take.
An ----gels
Angels watching over me.
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen
GOD IS GREAT
God is great and God is good
And we thank Him for this food
By His hand must all be fed;
Give us Lord, Our daily bread.
Over my head, (Over my head),
There is laughter in the air,
(there is laughter in the air),
Over my head, (Over my head),
There is laughter in the air,
(there is laughter in the air),
Over my head, (Over my head),
There is laughter in the air,
(there is laughter in the air),
There must be a God somewhere.
2. Music . . . .
3. Glory . . . .
Be present at our table, Lord
Be here and everywhere adored
These mercies bless and grant that we
May feast in Paradise with Thee.
This is my song, O God of all the nations,
A song of peace for lands afar, and mine;
This is my home, the country where my heart is,
This is my hope, my dream, my shrine,
But other hearts in other lands are beating
With hopes and dreams the same as mine.
My country's skies are bluer than the ocean,
And sunlight beams on clover leaf and pine.
But other lands have sunlight, too, and clover,
And skies are sometimes blue as mine.
Oh, hear my song, thou God of all the nations,
A song of peace for their land, and mine.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain.
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern impassion's stress
A through-fare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness.
America! America!
God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law.
You're a grand old flag, you're a high-flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave
You're the emblem of, the land I love,
The home of the free and the brave;
Every heart beats true for the red, white and blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag,
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
Keep your eye on that grand old flag.
My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the Pilgrim's pride,
From ev'ry mountain side,
Let freedom ring.
Our father's God, to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedom's holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King.
Oh, the West Virginia hills!
How majestic and how grand
With therir summits bath'd in glory
Like our Prince Immanuel's land!
Is it any wonder then
That my heart with rapture thrills
As I stand once more with lov'd ones
On those West Virginia hills!
CHORUS
Oh, the hills, beautiful hills,
How I love those West Virginia hills,
If o'er sea or land I roam,
Still I'll think of happy home,
And the friends among the West Virginia hills.
Oh, the West Virginia hills;
Where my girlhood hours were pass'd
Where I often wandered lonely
And the future tried to cast;
Many are our visions bright
Which the future ne'er fulfills
But how sunny were my day-dreams
On those West Virginia hills!
Oh, the West Virginia hills!
How unchang'd they seem to stand
With their summits pointed skyward
To the great Almighty's land!
Many changes I can see
Which my heart with sadness fills
But no changes can be noted
In those West Virginia hills!
Oh, ye West Virginia hills!
I must bid you now adieu!
In my home beyond the mountains
I shall ever dream of you;
In the evening time of life
If my Father onl6y wills
I shall still behold the vision
Of those West Virginia hills!
A boy and a girl in a little canoe with the moon shining all around
And as he dipped his paddle, you couldn't even hear a sound
Well they talked and they talked till the moon grew dim
He said "You gotta kiss me or get out and swim."
So what you gonna do in a little canoe with the moon shining all round.
REPEAT
With the moon shining all a,
Boats floating all a,
Girls swimming all around, oh yeh!