Backpackers' Club Songs and Rhymes

A-Camping We Will Go
(tune: Farmer in the Dell)

A-camping we will go,
A-camping we will go,
Hi-ho and off we go,
A-camping we will go.

(More Verses:)

First we pitch our tent
Next we chop some wood
We light the campfire now
We cook our dinner now
We tell fun stories now
It's time to go to sleep

I'm Going Camping!
(tune:  Twinkle Twinkle)

I'm going camping, yes sirree!
I'm going camping, won't you come with me?
First we'll pitch our tent on the ground,
Then make a fire as we all gather round.
I'm going camping, yes sirree!
I'm going camping, won't you come with me?

Next we'll cook on the open fire,
Then tell stories till we all get tired.
When the stars are twinkling bright,
We'll sleep in our tents 'til the morning light.
I'm going camping, yes sirree!
I'm going camping, won't you come with me?

When we see the morning sun,
We'll wake right up 'cause the day's begun.
There's so much that we can do --
Fishing, swimming, hiking, too.
I'm going camping, yes sirree!
I'm going camping, won't you come with me?

How Many Stars Do You See?

Twinkle, twinkle,
One, two, three,
How many stars do I see?
Even in a space so small
I could never count them all.

The Bear went Over the Mountain

(Tune: For he’s a jolly good fellow)

The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
To see what he could see

To see what he could see,
To see what he could see

The other side of the mountain,
The other side of the mountain,
The other side of the mountain,
Was all that he could see

Was all that he could see,
Was all that he could see,
The other side of the mountain,
Was all that he could see!

There’s a worm at the bottom of my garden

There’s a worm at the bottom of my garden

There's a worm at the bottom of my garden,
And his name is Wiggly Woo.
There's a worm at the bottom of my garden
And all that he can do
Is wiggle all day and wiggle all night--
The neighbours say what a terrible fright!
There's a worm at the bottom of my garden,
And his name is Wiggly,
Wig-Wig-Wiggly,
Wig-Wig-Wiggly Woo!

Ladybird, ladybird

Ladybird, ladybird fly away home,

Your house is on fire and your children are gone,

All except one,

And her name is Ann,

And she hid under the baking pan

I am going camping

(Tune: I’m a little teapot)

I am going camping

(points thumb to chest)

Time to pack

(point to wrist watch)

My tent, my bedroll

(make a tent by putting hand together)

And a snack

(pretend to eat)

I’ll sit by the fire

(warm hands over fire)

It glows so bright

(keep warming hands)

Then snooze in my tent

(pretend to sleep)

Till the morning light

(open eyes, stretch as if waking up)

Did you ever go a-camping

Tune: Did you ever see a lassie

Did you ever go a camping,

a camping, a camping

Did you ever go a camping

and sleep in a tent

.... and see a racoon

.... and hike in the woods

... and fish in a boat

... and have a camp fire

(the list goes on – ask the children for suggestions!)

I see the moon

I see the moon
The moon sees me
Under the shade of the old oak tree
Please let the light that shines on me
Shine on the one I love.

Over the mountains
Over the sea
Back where my heart is longing to be
Please let the light that shines on me
Shine on the one I love.