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Best Campfire Songs to Sing With Your Troop In 2025
Scouting and Camping goes together. Camping is one of the most important and vital part of Scouting that keeps students engaging and entertaining. During camping, campfire is one amazing moment where all students come together and enjoy.
Songs that are usually sung around a campfire are known as campfire songs. They are frequently performed during outdoor gatherings, scouting activities, and camping excursions. These songs are perfect for group involvement because they are typically straightforward, upbeat, and simple to recall. They might be anything from hilarious, imaginative songs written especially for the occasion to traditional folk songs. Singing together fosters a sense of unity and belonging among scouts. It helps create bonds and strengthens the group dynamic.
Certain campfire songs convey lessons about cooperation, resiliency, and the principles that are essential to scouting, such respecting the environment and lending a hand to others. Scouts are frequently encouraged to use their creativity by performing in groups, adding activities, or creating original verses for campfire songs. Scouts can gain significant leadership experience by leading a campfire song, which can help them develop public speaking and confidence.
Best Campfire Songs to Sing With Your Troop In 2025 with Lyrics
1. Kumbaya Campfire Song
Kumbaya is a traditional African American song. The title Kumbaya means “Come by here”. With the final lyric or two sung softly as people gradually leave the campfire circle and head into the night, it is frequently the last song on the program at a formal campfire.
Form a Circle and Cross hands to join the circle. Sway from left to right slowly.
Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya
Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya
Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya
O Lord, kum ba ya.
Someone’s laughing, my Lord, kum ba ya
Someone’s laughing, my Lord, kum ba ya
Someone’s laughing, my Lord, kum ba ya
O Lord, kum ba ya.
Someone’s crying, my Lord, kum ba ya
Someone’s crying, my Lord, kum ba ya
Someone’s crying, my Lord, kum ba ya
O Lord, kum ba ya.
Someone’s praying, my Lord, kum ba ya
Someone’s praying, my Lord, kum ba ya
Someone’s praying, my Lord, kum ba ya
O Lord, kum ba ya.
Someone’s singing, my Lord, kum ba ya
Someone’s singing, my Lord, kum ba ya
Someone’s singing, my Lord, kum ba ya
O Lord, kum ba ya.
Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya
Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya
Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya
O Lord, kum ba ya.
Mmm mmm mm, mm mm, mmm mmm mm
Mmm mmm mm, mm mm, mmm mmm mm
Mmm mmm mm, mm mm, mmm mmm mm
Mm mm, mmm mmm mm.
2. I’m being swallowed by a boa constrictor
I’m being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
I’m being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
I’m being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
And I don’t like it one little bit!
Oh no! He swallowed my toe.
Oh gee! He’s up to my knee.
Oh my! He’s up to my thigh.
Oh fiddle! He’s up to my middle.
Oh heck! He’s up to my neck.
Oh dread! He’s up to my head.
3. Singing In The Rain ( Thumbs Up…..)
Verse 1
Thumbs up!
Action: put thumbs up
I’m singing in the rain,
Just singing in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
I’m / clap / happy again.
Verse 2
Thumbs up, arms out!
Action: put thumbs up and stick arms out
I’m singing in the rain,
Just singing in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
I’m / clap / happy again.
Verse 3
Thumbs up, arms out, elbows in
Action: thumbs up, stick arms out and pull elbows in
I’m singing in the rain,
Just singing in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
I’m / clap / happy again.
Verse 4
Thumbs up, arms out, elbows in, knees together
Action: thumbs up, stick arms out, pull elbows in, then put knees together
I’m singing in the rain,
Just singing in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
I’m / clap / happy again.
Verse 5
Thumbs up, arms out, elbows in, knees together, toes together
Action: thumbs up, stick arms out, pull elbows in, put knees together, then put toes together
I’m singing in the rain,
Just singing in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
I’m / clap / happy again.
Verse 6
Thumbs up, arms out, elbows in, knees together, toes together, bum out
Action: thumbs up, stick arms out, pull elbows in, put knees together, put toes together, bum out
I’m singing in the rain,
Just singing in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
I’m / clap / happy again.
Verse 7
Thumbs up, arms out, elbows in, knees together, toes together, bum out, head back
Action: thumbs up, stick arms out, pull elbows in, put knees together, put toes together, bum out, put head back
I’m singing in the rain,
Just singing in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
I’m / clap / happy again.
Verse 8
Thumbs up, arms out, elbows in, knees together, toes together, bum out, head back, tongue out
Action: thumbs up, stick arms out, pull elbows in, put knees together, put toes together, bum out, put head back and stick tongue out
I’m singing in the rain,
Just singing in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
I’m / clap / happy again.
4. There was a farmer who had a dog BINGO was his name-o
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o.
You should repeat the rhyme, but each time you sing the next verse change a letter with a clap.
For example, you’d go ‘clap-I-N-G-O’, using the clap instead of the ‘B’ and so on.
5. A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
A rafiq, a rafiq
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
A rafiq, a rafiq
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Repeat the lyrics along with the actions that must be performed faster each time.
Actions during the lyrics
A ram sam sam: pound fists on top of each other in turns
Guli guli guli guli: hands are winding around each other repeatedly or hands are pulled apart as if something is sticky
A rafiq, a rafiq: both hands move to one side of the head as if sleeping
6. Boom Chicka Boom Song
I said a “Boom chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka boom”)
I said a “Boom chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka boom”)
I said a “Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom”)
Uh-huh (Uh-huh)
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
One more time! (One more time!)
Baby style!
I said a “Boom chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka boom”)
I said a “Boom chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka boom”)
I said a “Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom”)
Wah, wah (Wah, wah)
Goo, goo (Goo, goo)
One more time! (One more time!)
Cowboy style!
I said a “Boom chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka boom”)
I said a “Boom chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka boom”)
I said a “Boom chicka rope-a chicka rope-a chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka rope-a chicka rope-a chicka boom”)
Ya, hoo! (Ya, hoo!)
Yee-ha! (Yee-ha!)
One more time! (One more time!)
Motorcycle style!
I said a “Vroom chicka vroom”
(I said a “Vroom chicka vroom”)
I said a “Vroom chicka vroom”
(I said a “Vroom chicka vroom”)
I said a “Vroom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka vroom”
(I said a “Vroom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka vroom”)
Uh-huh (Uh-huh)
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
One more time! (One more time!)
Janitor style!
I said a “Broom push a broom”
(I said a “Broom push a broom”)
I said a “Broom push a broom”
(I said a “Broom push a broom”)
I said a “Broom push a mop a push a mop a push a broom”
(I said a “Broom push a mop a push a mop a push a broom”)
Uh-huh (Uh-huh)
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
One more time! (One more time!)
Elvis style!
I said a “Boom chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka boom”)
I said a “Boom chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka boom”)
I said a “Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom”)
Uh-huh (Uh-huh)
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
One more time! (One more time!)
Underwater style!
I said a “Boom chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka boom”)
I said a “Boom chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka boom”)
I said a “Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom”
(I said a “Boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom”)
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Alright! (Alright!)
One more time! (One more time!)
It’s time get me out of the water
Is there a boat around here somewhere?
I can’t swim very good
Hello, people in the boat
7. Will we ever meet again
Verse 1
Say when, will we ever meet again,
Say when, will we ever meet again,
Say when, will we ever meet again,
Say when my friend, say when.
Verse 2
Say where, and I’ll meet you right there,
Say where, and I’ll meet you right there,
Say where, and I’ll meet you right there,
Say where my friend say where.
Verse 3
Say why do we have to say goodbye,
Say why do we have to say goodbye,
Say why do we have to say goodbye,
Say why my friend say why.
Verse 4
Say when will ever meet again,
Say where and I’ll meet you right there,
Say why do we have to say goodbye,
Say when, say where, say why.
8. Threw It Out the Window
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
She threw it out the window!
The window, the second-story window!
And everywhere that Mary went
She threw it out the window!
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard
To fetch her poor dog a bone.
When she got there the cupboard was bare,
So she threw it out the window!
The window, the second-story window!
But when she got there, the cupboard was bare,
She threw it out the window!
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he threw them out the window!
The window, the second-story window!
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he threw them out the window!
Yankee Doodle came to town
A-riding on a pony
He stuck a feather in his hat
And he threw it out the window!
The window, the second-story window!
He stuck a feather in his hat,
And he threw it out the window!
Simple Simon met a pie man
going to the fair,
Said Simple Simon to the Pie Man,
Throw me out the window.
The window, The second-story window,
Said Simple Simon to the Pie Man, Throw me out the window.
Mary Mary quite contrary
how does your garden grow,
with silver bells and cockle shells,
so throw them out the window.
The window, The second-story window,
With silver bells and cockle shells, so throw them out the window.
Jack and Jill went up the hill
to fetch a pail of water,
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
and he threw it out the window.
The window, The second-story window,
Jack fell down and broke his crown, and he threw it out the window.
Little Jack Horner sat in the corner,
eating his Christmas pie,
he stuck in a thumb and he pulled out a plum,
and he threw it out the window.
The window, The second-story window,
He stuck in his thumb and he pulled out a plum,
and he threw it out the window.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a 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 second-story window,
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Threw him out the window.
9. If I Were Not A Boy Scout – Camp Song Lyrics
Everyone: If I were not a Boy Scout, I’ll tell you what I would be, If I were not a Boy Scout, I’ll tell you what I would be…
Scout giving call (switch off): If I were not a Boy Scout, (some profession) I’d rather be! (3 things relating to the profession: 2 syllables, 2 syllables, 5 syllables) Below are some examples:
A Scoutmaster I Would Be
Do this, do that, I think I’ll take a nap!
A teacher I would be
Sit down, shut up, throw away your gum!
A politician I would be
Raise the taxes, lower the pay, vote for me on election day!
A Statue I Would Be
(Freeze for the rest of the song)
Lawyer
Guilty, Innocent, I don’t really care!
A garbage collector I’d be
Lift it, dump it, pick out the good stuff!
10. Little Red Wagon – Camp Song Lyrics
You can’t ride in my little red wagon
Front seat’s broken and the axel’s dragging
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Second verse, same as the first,
A little bit louder and a little bit worse!
You can’t ride in my little red wagon
Front seat’s broken and the axel’s dragging
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Third verse, same as the first,
But a whole lot louder and a whole lot worse!
You can’t ride in my little red wagon
Front seat’s broken and the axel’s dragging
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Fourth verse, it doesn’t exist,
But if it did it would sound like this!
You can’t ride in my radio flya
Back seat’s broken from the amplifier.
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Fifth verse, it doesn’t exist,
But if it did it would sound like this!
You can’t ride in my Lamborghini
Your butt’s too big and the seat’s too teeny.
Back seat’s broken from the amplifier.
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Sixth verse, it doesn’t exist,
But if it did it would sound like this!
You can’t ride in my little red dragon
the flame is broken and the tail is saggin’.
Back seat’s broken from the amplifier.
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Chuga! Chuga! Chuga-chuga-chuga!
Sixth verse, it doesn’t exist,
But coming soon is the new remix!
11. Peel Banana – Camp Song Lyrics
First you peel bananas
Peel, peel bananas
Yeah you peel bananas
Peel, peel bananas
Then you slice bananas
Slice, slice bananas
Yeah you slice bananas
Slice, slice bananas
Then you eat bananas
Eat, eat, bananas
Yeah you eat bananas
Eat, eat, bananas
Then you go bananas!
Go, go bananas!
Yeah you go bananas!
Go, go bananas!
First you plant potatoes
Plant, plant potatoes
Yeah you plant potatoes
Plant, plant potatoes
Then you peel potatoes
Peel, peel potatoes
Yeah you peel potatoes
Peel, peel potatoes
Then you mash potatoes
Mash, mash potatoes
Yeah you mash potatoes
Mash, mash potatoes
Then you go bananas!
Go, go bananas!
Yeah you go bananas!
Go, go bananas!
First you pick some corn
Pick, pick some corn
Yeah you pick some corn
Pick, pick some corn
Then you shuck some corn
Shuck, shuck some corn
Yeah you shuck some corn
Shuck, shuck some corn
Then you pop some corn
Pop, pop some corn
Yeah you pop some corn
Pop, pop some corn
Then you go bananas!
Go, go bananas!
Yeah you go bananas!
Go, go bananas!
First you grow the mullet
Grow, grow the mullet
Yeah you grow the mullet
Grow, grow the mullet
Then you grease the mullet
Grease, grease the mullet
Yeah you grease the mullet
Grease, grease the mullet
Then you rock the mullet
Rock, rock the mullet
Yeah you rock the mullet
Rock, rock the mullet
Then you go bananas!
Go, go bananas!
Yeah you go bananas!
Go, go bananas!
