• Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp

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PRI C 1~/f•tr l iJ 11 N /H I .<)AN

Publ1'Hh1•1·H, I 11,·., I ,oH A nv11lt•11

by Pamela Conn llnull 1111<1 l:lu nn Hogon Nipp

ISBN • -84 31-0311- 6

Wee Sing
Aroun"d the Cam,pf ire

by
Pamela Conn Beall
and
Susan Hagen Nipp

Illustrated
by
Nancy Klein

PRICE/STERN/SLOAN
Publishers, Inc., Los Angeles
1985
 DEDICATION PREFACE

To our parents,
with love and appreciation The quiet of an outdoor evening, the glow of the campfire, stars
twinkling overhead, surrounded by family or friends - a perfect
setting for sharing the joy and fellowship of music.

All kinds of wonderful songs can be sung around the campfire.

The mood may be boisterous and happy, making you want to " Sing,
Sing Together," as in the first section of the book. The next section
of spirituals may fill the need t o "Rocka My Soul" as the rhythmic
songs lend themselves to expression through clapping, snapping or
tapping. Voices blend together "Round And Round" producing the
sound of a wondrous choir as those simple yet challenging rounds of
the third section are sung. Finally, when "Day Is Done" and the
mood shifts to the quieter songs, the last section offers beautiful
songs, melodies t hat are lovely for harmonizing and a warm good-
night.

Whether around the campfire, in the car or just at home, these

10th PRINTING - JUNE 1985 are wonderful songs fo~ sharing, expressing, shouting, enjoying.
Music speaks to all of us and in this spirit we join you in song.

Pam Beall
Susan Nipp
Copyright© 1982 by Pamela Beall and Susan N ipp
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS "Round 'n' Round"

Kookaburra . . . . . . 36
Preface . . . . :1 Why Shouldn't My Goose? 36
Table of Contents Frog Round 37
White Coral Bells . 37
"Sing, Sing Together" Scotland's Burning 38
Little Tom Tinker . 38
Down By The Station 39
The More We Get Together . H Are You Sleeping . . 40
Vive La Compagnie !I Row, Row, Row Your Boat 40
Hey, Lolly, Lolly I ll Three Blind Mice . . . . 41
Smile . . . . . 11 Reuben And Rachel . . . 42
Today is Monday l :l Sweetly Sings The Donkey 42
Clementine l :I Chairs To Mend 43
Sarasponda Il A Ram Sam Sam . . . 43
The Upward Trail If, Dona Nobis . . . . . 44
Down By The Old Millstream 11 \ For Health And Strength 44
Zum Gali Gali . . . . . . 17 Make New Friends 45
I've Been Working On The Railroad Come, Follow . . 45
She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain Oh, How Lovely 46
Oh, Susanna . . . . . . . . . Sing Together 46
We Won't Go Home Until Morning . . Hey, Ho! Nobody Home 47
Music Alone Shall Live . 47
Let Us Sing Together 48
"Rock a My Soul"

''Day Is Done"
Oh, When The Saints . . . . . .
Joshua Fought The Battle of Jericho
Get On Board, Little Children . . . ' I
I le's Got The Whole World 50
Heav'n, Heav'n . . . . . . . . . l( 11m Ba Yah . . . . . . 51
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen I I T ell Me Why . . . . . . 52
Jacob's Ladder . . . . . Michael, Row The Boat Ashore 53
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot l>own In The Valley . . 53
Rocka My Soul . Oh , Hhenandoah 54
One More River I l( 11ow Where I'm Goin' 55
Rise And Shine . 'l'h,, Hicldle Song . . . 56
Wayfaring Stranger . 57
I Love The Mountains 58
Sing Your Way Home 5D
Every Night When The Sun Goes In
Now The Day Is Over
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61
Sing, Sing Together
Taps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER VIVE LA COMPAGNIE
(Tune: Did You Ever See A Lassie?)

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In one and good fellowship let us unite, ~~~.......•.,
Vive la compagnie!
(Chorus)

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 HEY, LOLLY, LOLLY
SMILE
(Tune: Battle Hymn)

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Suggestion: This is a fun song for making up your own versOM, So smile when ~oure in trou-ble it w'dl van-',sh
Examples:
1. I know a girl, her name is Nancy,
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Hey, lolly, lolly, lo.
(Chorus after each verse)
2. I know a guy, his name is Charlie
He cooks soup with lots of barley . . . 1 11
3. I know a man, his name is Ron . . .
He thinks he's a real Don Juan . . . -l:rou.- ble just' -co 5- M -I -:- L - E.
~- It isn't any trouble just to L-A-U-G-H,
It isn't any trouble just to L-A-U-G-H,
So laugh when you're in trouble, it will vanish like a bubble,
If you'll only take the trouble just to L-A-U-G-H.
:1. It isn't any trouble just to G-R-I-N, grin . . .
,I, Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! (continue for entire verse)

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 TODAY IS MONDAY CLEMENTINE

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2. Today is Tuesday, today is Tuesday,

Tuesday string beans, Monday wash day,
All you hungry brothers,
We wish the same to you.
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3. Today is Wednesday, today is Wednesday,
Wednesday soup, Tuesday string beans, Monday wash dny,
All you hungry brothers,
We wish the same to you.
4. Thursday - roast beef
5. Friday - fish osro.nd9onetor-ev-er; Drea.d.-tul sor-rj Clem-en-tine..
6. Saturday - pay day 2. Light she was and like a fairy,
7. Sunday - church And her shoes were number nine,
Herring boxes without topses,
Sandals were for Clementine.
(Chorus after each verse)
:L Drove she ducklings to the water
Every morning just at nine,
Hit her foot against a splinter,
Fell into the foaming brine.
•I. Ruby lips above the water
Blowing bubbles soft and fine,
Bui, alas, I was no swimmer,
So I lost my Clementine.
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 SARASPONDA .

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millstream (not the river but the stream),
Where I first (not last but first)
met you (not me but you),
With your eyes (not ears but eyes)
so blue (not green but blue),
Dressed in ging- (not calico but ging-)
... ham, too (not three but too),
It was there (not here but there)
I knew (not old but new)
That you loved (not hated but loved)
me true (not false but true).
../ " You were sixteen (not fifteen but sixteen),
DOWN BY THE OLD MILLSTREAM My village queen (not king but queen),
Down by the old (not the new but the old)

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SHE'LL BE COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN

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C!om-·,n' round .\-he mou.r'l-ta1n when she CDmeSCfoorinxn), 2. I had a dream the other night
When everything was still,
2. She'll be drivin' six white horses when she comes. I thought I saw Susanna dear,
Whoa back! (pull on reins) . A-comin' down the hill.
3. Oh, we'll all go out to greet her when she comes. A buckwheat cake was in her mouth,
Hi, there! (wave) A tear was in her eye,
4. Then we'll kill the old red rooster when she comes. Says I, "I'm coming from the South,
Hack, hack! (make chopping motion) Susanna, don't you cry."
5. And we'll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes. (Chorus)
Yum, yum!. (rub stomach) .
6. Oh, she'll wear her red pajamas when she comes.
Scratch, scratch! (scratch sides)
7. Oh, she'll have to sleep with Grandma when she comes.
Snore, snore! (make snoring sound)
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 WE WON'T GO HOME UNTIL MORNING
(Tune: For He's A Jolly Good Fellow) Rocl"'o My Soul---
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 OH, WHEN THE SAINTS ~..:;uA FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO

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Suggestion: This is a fun song for making up your
own verses.
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Examples: ou. mo.jia.lKa.-bou.t you.r king otG-id-e-on, jouma.J

2. Oh, when we gather 'round that fire,

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Oh, when we gather 'round that fire,
Oh, how I want to be in that number,
When we gather round that fire.
3. Oh, when we all clap hands and sing .. . to.~ <1.- boutJ;ur man of Saul ,There'~t"'e
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4. Oh, when we all make up a verse .. .

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2. Right up to the walls of Jericho
They marched with spear in hand
"Go blow them ram horns,"Joshua cried,
"Cause the battle am in my hand."
(Chorus)
3. Then the lamb, ram, sheep horns began to blow
And the trumpets began to sound,
Joshua told the children to shout that mornin'
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And the walls came tumblin' down.
(Chorus)
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 GET ON BOARD, LITTLE CHILDREN
HEAV'N, HEAV'N

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2. I hear that train a-comin' ,
She's comin' 'round the curve, 2. I got shoes, you got shoes, all God's children got shoes,
She's loosened all her steam and brakes When I get to Heav'n gonna put on my shoes, Gonna walk all over
And strainin' ev'ry nerve. God's Heav'n, Heav'n, Heav'n,
(Chorus) Ev'rybody talkin' 'bout Heav'n ain't goin' there,
3. The fare is cheap and all can go, Heav'n, Heav'n, Gonna walk all over God's Heav'n.
The rich and poor are there, 3. I got wings ... gonna fly all over God's Heav'n ...
No second class aboard this train,
4. I got a song . . . ~
No difference in the fare. , .
When I get to Heav n gonna smg a new song,
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 NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I'VE SEEN

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2. Every round goes higher, higher, · · ~-·
Every round goes higher, higher,
Every round goes higher, higher,
Soldiers of the cross.
3. Sinner, do you love my Jesus .. .
4. If you love Him, why not serve Him ...

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2. Oh, don't you see me goin' so slow, Oh, yes, Lord,
I have my troubles here below; Oh, yes, Lord,
(Chorus)

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SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT ROCKA MY SOUL

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Com-in 1 at-ter m~-Com-·in' .forte car- rj me home. 0-\Jer

2. If you get there before I do,

Comin' for to carry me home,
Just tell my friends that I'm a-comin', too,
Comin' for to carry me home.
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Suggestion: One group sing "Rocka My Soul" while another group
sings "He's Got the Whole World" (p. 50).

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 ONE MORE RIVER 2. The animals came one by one,
One more river to cross,

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One more river to cross.
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3. The animals came two by two .. .
The elephant and kangaroo .. .
~ . A 4. The animals came three by three .. .
The monkey, flea and chimpanzee . . .

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ri \/ -e.r to cross 1 hu.i It i-f: ou..t The hippopotamus got stuck in the door . ..
6. The animals came five by five .. .

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hic.k..)":j bark, One more. ri "-er io c.ross.
The bees came swarming from the hive ...
7. The animals came six by six ...
The hyena laughed at the monkey's tricks ...
8. The animals came seven by seven . . .

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9. The animals came eight by eight ...
They hurried past 'cause it was late ...
10. The animals came nine by nine ...
Old Noah shouted, "Cut that line!" . ..
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Lord said, "Noah, there's going to be a floody, floody, ..... ~·:· :-~ .- ._..,_ .
Get those children (clap) out of the muddy, muddy,"
Children of the Lord. . . ·•• -:/.; I~;?,--,.
3. So Noah, he built him, he built him an,arky, arky ...
Made it out of (clap) hick'ry barky, barky ...
4. The animals, they came, they came by twosy, twosys ... • :' .17,. :.

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Drove those animals (clap) nearly crazy, crazy .. .

6. The sun came out and dried up the landy, landy . . .
Ev'rything was (clap) fine and dandy, dandy ...
7. So, rise and shine and give God the glory, glory ...
Rise and shine and (clap) give God the glory, glory ...

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 KOOKABURRA

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WHITE CORAL BELLS

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Eating all the gumdrops he can see, '; \ :
S~op, Kookaburra, stop, Kookaburra, 1, , r- ,,· ,-
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 DOWN BY THE STATION
SCOTLAND'S BURNING

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 ::--ARE YOU SLEEPING?
(Frere Jacques)

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 REUBEN AND RACHEL I

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What a grand world this would be, ma.cK- er- el,
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 HEY, HO! NOBODY HOME

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 LET US SING TOGETHER

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KUMBAYAH

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HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD ~ J. J • rm If] } a, 1J. ; J 1

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Ktul1 bti- 'jah ! Oh, Lo;r,- Kum 60. ya.h !
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Someone's crying, Lord, Kum ha yah,
Someone's crying, Lord, Kum ha yah,
Someone 's crying, Lord, Kum ba yah,
<>h, Lord, Kum ha yah.
1-lomoone's laughing, Lord . . .
Horn{1one's singing, Lord .. .
, ,"l111 11<1 one's praying, Lord ..
11 l\11rn ha yah my Lord ..

2·. He's got the little, bitty baby in His hands, I I u1111lu l ion: Come by here
He's got the little, bitty baby in His hands,
He's got the little, bitty baby in His hands, ~lidl111 11-1 :
He's got the whole world in His hands. I 11111 hn - roll hands
3. He's got you and me brother . . Yuh hnnds outstretched
4. He's got you and me sister .. . 111v point to self
5. He's got everybody here .. . I 111 d point upward
6. He's got the wind and the rain .
7. He 's got the sun and the moon . . · .
8. He's got the whole world . , .
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SiHter, help to trim the sails, Hallelujah.
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Milk and honey on the other side . . . ---::_-:- -
t, ,Jmdnn's river is chilly and cold . . .-----------
11 C 'hillH the body but warms the soul . ~
, Mirhucl, row the boat ashore . . . ~~~~§~~~

DOWN IN THE VALLEY

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2. Because God made the stars to shine,

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Because God made you, that's why I love you.
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 OH,SHENANDOAH

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I KNOW WHERE I'M GOIN'

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way, 'Cross -the wide.- Mis-sou.- n.
I Know WhoI\aveJ But-the dear Knowr>whoJ!II mo.r-rJ
2. Oh, Shenandoah, I love your daughter,
Away, you rolling river, I li11vp stockings of silk,
I'll take her 'cross the rolling water, M l 111l'1-1 of fine green leather,
Away, we're bound away, 'cross the wide Missouri. < ' 11111 l>H to buckle my hair,
3. Oh, Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you ... A11cl II ring for every finger.
Oh, Shenandoah, I'll not deceive you . I 1•'11111 lwr beds are soft
A11cl pninted rooms are bonny,
11111 I would trade them all
F,11 111y handsome, winsome Johnny.
II 11 pi,11 I verse 1.

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 WAYFARING STRANGER 1

THE RIDDLE SONG

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gave rnj b'-le a.chic.k-eo +ha..t ha.sno bone.i:r..

2. How can there be a cherry that has no stone?

How can there be a chicken that has no bone?
How can there be a story that has no end?
How can there be a baby with no cryin'?
3. A cherry when it's bloomin', it has no stone,
A chicken when it's *pippin', it has ho bone,
The story that I love you, it has no end,
A baby when it's sleepin', there's no cryin'.
*pippin: in the shell
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I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS

SING YOUR WAY HOME

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 EVERY NIGHT WHEN THE SUN GOES IN

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2. If the stars----in the sky won't shine,
If the stars----in the sky won't shine,
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I )n~ is done> G-one +he sun,
I hang my head----and mournful cry.
3. If the moon----hides behind a cloud . . .
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the second echoing where shown.
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 INDEX
1 )h, When The Saints 24
( )1w More River 32
A Ram Sam Sam 43 l{puben And Rachel 42
Are You Sleeping 40
l< it-H' And Shine . . 34
Chairs To Mend 43 Ho<"kn My Soul . . 31
Clementine 13
How, Row, Row Your Boat 40
Come, Follow . . - 45
, ~111'11Hf>0nda 14
Dona Nobis 44
'11 l!l1111d's Burning 38
Down By The Old Millstream 16
1111'1 1 He Gamin' Round The Mountain 20
Down By The Station . . . 39
1111-1 'l'ol-{cther 46
Down In The Valley . . . . 53
l11u , rn1r Way Home 59
Every Night When The Sun Goes In 60
udl,, . . . . . . . 11
For Health And Strength . . 44
11111Iv Si11gs The Donkey 42
Frog Round . . . . . . . 37
11111 I ,!JW, Sweet Chariot 30
Get On Board, Little Children 26
27
I lfl . ' ... . . . 61
Heav'n, Heav'n . . . . .
I I II 1\11• Why . . . . . . 52
He's Got The Whole World 50
· 1111 11111 1 WP Get Together . 8
Hey, Ho! Nobody Home 47
I hi ll ltldl1· Song 56
Hey, Lolly, Lolly 10
1111 I Jpw111·d 'l'rail 15
I Know Where I'm Goin' 55
II I 111111d Mi('C
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I Love The Mountains . 58
I I 1\ I I\ lo11cl11y 12
I've Been Working On The Railroad 18
9
Jacob's Ladder . . . . . . . . . 29
Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho 25 57
22
Kookaburra . . . . 36
Kum Ba Yah . . . . 51 37
l1111 ild11'1 My Uoose? 36
Let Us Sing Together 48
1111 I di I :,di . . . . . 17
Little Tom Tinker . . :38
Make New Friends 4 r,
Michael, Row The Boat Ashore r,:1
Music Alone Shall Live . . . . 47
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen ~H
Now The Day Is Over (11
Oh, How Lovely 111
Oh, Shenandoah r, I
Oh, Susanna . . .. iI
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