# activities

name: Boom Chicka Boom
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: echo song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1258
source_excerpt: I said boom! I said boom chicka-boom! I said booma-chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chicka-boom!
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: echo song, camp song, silly song, action song
tags: ["camp song", "Girl Guides", "Girl Scouts", "echo song"]
language: en
normalized_name: boom chicka boom
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part79
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp echo song where the leader sings a line and everyone repeats. The song can be sung in many different styles (underwater, loud, slowly, opera, Valley Girl, Janitor style, Barn-yard, Flower, Race Car, Astronaut, Mr. Rogers, Parent's, Photographer, Grandpa, Baby, K-mart, Frankenstein).

rules:
Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. Announce a new style before each round (e.g., 'One more time, underwater style!'). Each style changes either the words or the way the song is performed.

variations:
Valley Girl style, Janitor style (broom-pusha-broom), Barn-yard style (moo chicka moo), Flower style (bloom chica bloom), Race Car style (vroom shifta vroom), Astronaut style (moon/blast me), Mr. Rogers style (can you say boom?), Parent's style (boom go to your room), Photographer style (zoom chica zoom), Grandpa style (gums over teeth), Baby style (baby voice), K-mart style (hold nose), Frankenstein style (arms out, deep voice).


name: All Girl Guides
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: marching cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1259
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: Girl Guides, cadence, marching song, Canada
tags: ["camp song", "Girl Guides", "marching cadence"]
language: en
normalized_name: all girl guides
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part79
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
The Canadian Girl Guides version of the 'All Girl Scouts' marching cadence, adapted for Canadian Guiding levels (Sparks, Brownies, Girl Guides, Pathfinders, Senior Branches, Leaders). Sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence.

rules:
Sung as a marching cadence with a repeating chorus: 'Sound off: 1, 2, Sound off: 3, 4. Bring it on down: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, - 3,4'.

source_excerpt:
I don't know but I've been told, All Girl Guides are good as gold. I am one, and I say it's true, Guiding's great for me and you.


name: GG/GS History Cadence
rules: Sung as a marching cadence. The verses tell the history of the Girl Guide/Scout movement.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: marching cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1260
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: Girl Guides, Girl Scouts, history, Baden-Powell, World Centers, cadence
tags: ["camp song", "history", "Girl Guides", "marching cadence"]
language: en
normalized_name: gg/gs history cadence
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part79
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A marching cadence about Girl Guide and Girl Scout history, covering Baden-Powell, Lady Olave, and the four World Centers (Our Cabana, Pax Lodge, Sangam, Our Chalet). Sung to the Generic Army Marching Cadence tune.

source_excerpt:
There was a man named Baden-Powell Started us out toward our goal. He spread scouting far and wide And his wife worked with Girl Guides.


name: Girl Guides
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: marching cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1261
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: Girl Guides, cadence, marching song
tags: ["camp song", "Girl Guides", "marching cadence"]
language: en
normalized_name: girl guides
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part79
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A marching cadence celebrating Girl Guides and their activities, sung to the Generic Army Marching Cadence tune. Covers Guiding activities like camping, knot-tying, nature study, chemistry, computers, crafts, and service.

rules:
Sung as a marching cadence with a repeating chorus: 'Sound off, 1-2, Sound off, 3-4 Bring it on down 1-2-3-4, 1,2,3-4!'

source_excerpt:
We are Girl Guides, it is true We love life and so can you Fun and learning, service too Don't have time to feel real blue


name: Homework
rules: Sung as a marching cadence.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: marching cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1263
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: Brownies, cadence, homework, Girl Guides
tags: ["camp song", "Girl Guides", "Brownies", "marching cadence"]
language: en
normalized_name: homework
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part79
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, humorous marching cadence about homework and how Brownies are the best at passing tests. Sung to the Generic Army Marching Cadence tune.

source_excerpt:
Reading, writing, arithmetic All this homework makes me sick When it comes time to pass the test Brownies, Brownies are the best


name: Birdie
rules: Sung as a marching cadence.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: marching cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1264
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, silly song, birds
tags: ["camp song", "marching cadence", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: birdie
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part79
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, humorous marching cadence about a bird doing something in your eye and being glad cows don't fly. Sung to the Generic Army Marching Cadence tune.

source_excerpt:
Birdie birdie in the sky Why'd you do that in my eye I won't worry I won't cry I'm just glad that cows don't fly


name: Nabisco
rules: Sung as a marching cadence, spelling out the brand name letter by letter.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: marching cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1265
source_excerpt: N-A-B-I-S-C-O Nabisco is the name to know For a breakfast you can't beat Try Nabisco Shredded Wheat
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, spelling, marching song
tags: ["camp song", "marching cadence", "Girl Guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: nabisco
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part79
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short marching cadence spelling out N-A-B-I-S-C-O and promoting Nabisco Shredded Wheat for breakfast. Sung to the Generic Army Marching Cadence tune.


name: Nabisco
rules: Sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1265
source_excerpt: N-A-B-I-S-C-O Nabisco is the name to know For a breakfast you can't beat Try Nabisco Shredded Wheat
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, marching, song, Girl Scouts
tags: ["cadence", "marching song"]
language: en
normalized_name: nabisco
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A marching cadence song sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence, celebrating the Nabisco brand and Shredded Wheat cereal.


name: Hot Troop
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: call-and-response cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1266
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, call and response, troop pride
tags: ["camp song", "Girl Guides", "call-and-response"]
language: en
normalized_name: hot troop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part79
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response cadence where the leader brags about their troop, and the troop responds. The troop claims to be 'hotter than hot' and louder than anyone else.

rules:
Leader: 'My name is ________ and you know what I got?' Troop: 'What do you got?' Leader: 'I got a troop that is hotter than hot!' Troop: 'How hot is hot?' Leader: 'We play games and do crafts too!' All: 'And We're a whole lot LOUDER THAN YOU!!!'

source_excerpt:
LEADER: My name is ________ and you know what I got? TROOP: What do you got? LEADER: I got a troop that is hotter than hot!


name: Hot Troop
rules: Leader sings a line, troop responds, then all shout together at the end.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1266
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, call and response, troop, Girl Scouts
tags: ["cadence", "call-and-response"]
language: en
normalized_name: hot troop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response cadence song for Girl Scout troops, where a leader boasts about their troop and the whole group shouts louder than rivals.

source_excerpt:
LEADER: My name is ________ and you know what I got?
TROOP: What do you got?
LEADER: I got a troop that is hotter than hot!


name: Condiments
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: marching cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1267
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, condiments, silly song
tags: ["camp song", "Girl Guides", "marching cadence"]
language: en
normalized_name: condiments
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part79
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A marching cadence where each verse is about a different condiment (mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard) and their color, with a humorous complaint about wishing to have stayed in bed. Sung to the Generic Army Marching Cadence tune with leader singing a line and everyone repeating.

rules:
Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. Three verses about mayonnaise (white), ketchup (red), and mustard (yellow).

source_excerpt:
Mayonnaise mayonnaise sure is white Wish I stayed in bed tonight! Ketchup ketchup sure is red Gee I wish I stayed in bed!


name: Condiments
rules: Leader sings a line, everyone repeats.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1267
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, marching, song, Girl Scouts
tags: ["cadence", "marching song"]
language: en
normalized_name: condiments
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A marching cadence song to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence about condiments (mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard), where the leader sings a line and everyone repeats.

source_excerpt:
Mayonnaise mayonnaise sure is white
Wish I stayed in bed tonight!
Ketchup ketchup sure is red
Gee I wish I stayed in bed!


name: Various Other Cadence Verses
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1268
source_excerpt: We are Girl Scouts can't you see? Come along and sing with me. Sound off: 1, 2, Sound off: 3, 4.
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, marching, Girl Scouts, sound off
tags: ["cadence", "marching song"]
language: en
normalized_name: various other cadence verses
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A collection of Girl Scout marching cadence verses sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence, celebrating Girl Scouts with a sound-off chorus.

rules:
Sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence with a sound-off chorus: 'Sound off: 1, 2, Sound off: 3, 4.'


name: Campfire #1
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire chant
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1269
source_excerpt: We are campfire number one Number one, number one We are campfire number one Where is number two?
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: campfire, chant, call and response
tags: ["campfire", "chant"]
language: en
normalized_name: campfire #1
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire chant where each campfire group yells as loud as possible, then calls out to nearby campfires who respond in turn.

rules:
The whole group yells together as loud as possible. If other campfires are nearby, they respond with Number 2, Number 3, etc.


name: Herby
rules: Sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1270
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, marching, humor, song
tags: ["cadence", "marching song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: herby
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous marching cadence song about a character named Herby with big feet, sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence.

source_excerpt:
Herby, Herby had big feet,
Stretched from here to Market Street
Market Street was made of glass,
Herby fell and broke his elbow!


name: Joining the Navy
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1271
source_excerpt: GI-Joe and GI-gravy, Gee, I wish I joined the navy. I don't know but I've heard rumours....
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, navy, marching, song
tags: ["cadence", "marching song"]
language: en
normalized_name: joining the navy
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A multi-verse marching cadence song about joining the navy and the changes it brings, sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence.

rules:
Sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence. Includes inserting the name of someone in the group.


name: Spider
rules: Sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1272
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, marching, humor, spider
tags: ["cadence", "marching song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: spider
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short humorous marching cadence song about a spider on a wall, sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence.

source_excerpt:
Spider, Spider on the wall,
Ain't you got no sense at all?
That wall is made of plaster,
Get of that wall, you silly spider!


name: Camp Rivalry
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1273
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, camp rivalry, marching, customizable
tags: ["cadence", "marching song", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: camp rivalry
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A customizable marching cadence song about camp rivalry, sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence. Groups insert their own camp and rival camp names.

rules:
Sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence. Insert your camp name and rival camp name in the placeholders.

source_excerpt:
Camp DeWitt
(use your camp name here)
is our home
camp,
Hidden Valley's
(use rival camp here)
way too
damp!


name: Award Winning Cookie Cadence
rules: Leader sings a line, group repeats. Both call and group parts are specified.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cadence
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1274
source_excerpt: Leader: Want some cookies? Ask me how! Group: Repeat Leader: Girl Scout cookies! Buy some now!
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cadence, Girl Scout cookies, call and response
tags: ["cadence", "Girl Scouts", "cookies"]
language: en
normalized_name: award winning cookie cadence
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response marching cadence song promoting Girl Scout cookie sales, sung to the tune of the Generic Army Marching Cadence.


name: The Littlest Germ
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: health song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1275
source_excerpt: The littlest germ You ever saw Multiplied inside My fractured jaw
skills_developed: health awareness
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: echo song, health, germ, humor, Girl Guides
tags: ["echo song", "health", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: the littlest germ
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous echo song about a germ multiplying in a fractured jaw, sung to the tune of 'The Littlest Worm'. Written as part of a Guide meeting on health.

rules:
Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. At the end of each verse, the whole group sings the verse again together.


name: Banana Slug
rules: Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. Includes clapping actions on specific syllables.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: nature song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1276
skills_developed: nature awareness
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: echo song, nature, banana slug, clapping
tags: ["echo song", "nature", "clapping"]
language: en
normalized_name: banana slug
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A fun echo song about a banana slug sung to the tune of the Beatles' 'Twist and Shout', celebrating the slug's role in forest decomposition.

source_excerpt:
You know I love my baby,
Love the way that she hugs.
Some people don't understand it,
She's a banana slug.


name: Sipping Cider Through a Straw
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1277
source_excerpt: The cutest guy I ever saw Was sipping ci-der Through a straw.
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: echo song, humor, cider
tags: ["echo song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: sipping cider through a straw
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous multi-verse echo song about sipping cider through a straw and the romantic consequences, sung to the tune of 'The Littlest Worm'.

rules:
Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. At the end of each verse, the whole group sings the verse again together.


name: The Eagle
rules: Leader sings a line, everyone repeats.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: nature song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1278
source_excerpt: Have you all seen the eagle Flying so high He circles 'round the universe On wings of pure light
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: echo song, eagle, nature, inspirational
tags: ["echo song", "nature", "inspirational"]
language: en
normalized_name: the eagle
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
An echo song about an eagle flying high, with a spiritual/inspirational tone, encouraging everyone to soar like eagles.


name: The Nothing Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1279
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: echo song, repetitive, loud, fun
tags: ["echo song", "energetic"]
language: en
normalized_name: the nothing song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A repetitive echo chant about doing nothing, sung progressively louder with each repetition. Simple and energetic call-and-response song.

rules:
Leader sings (yells!) a line, everyone repeats. Each verse is a little bit louder and a little bit worse.

source_excerpt:
I do nothing, nothing nothing
I do nothing all day long
How do you like my nothing song?
Next verse, same as the first
A little bit louder
And a little bit worse!


name: Dans Mon Pays D'Espagne
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1280
source_excerpt: Dans mon pays d'Espagne, ole! Il y a soleil come ca... (trace a big circle in front of you)
skills_developed: cultural awareness
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: French song, action song, Spain, echo, Girl Guides
tags: ["action song", "French", "echo song"]
language: en
normalized_name: dans mon pays d'espagne
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A French action echo song about Spain, where each verse adds a new element of Spanish culture with a corresponding physical action (tracing mountains, drinking wine, snapping fingers, strumming guitar, etc.).

rules:
Leader sings one line, everyone repeats with actions. Add on verses one by one, cumulating all previous actions.


name: In a Tiny House
rules: Leader sings a line, everyone repeats.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1281
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: echo song, romantic, humor, tongue twister
tags: ["echo song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: in a tiny house
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A romantic echo song about a girl in a tiny house who has a dream come true, set in a fictional location with a very long funny name.

source_excerpt:
In a tiny house
By a tiny stream
Sat a lovely lass
Who had a lovely dream
And the dream came true, quite unexpectedly,
In a gilly gilly hosenefferkabanellerbogen by the sea.


name: In a Tiny House
rules: Leader sings a line, everyone repeats.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1281
source_excerpt: In a tiny house By a tiny stream Sat a lovely lass Who had a lovely dream
keywords: call and response, camp song, repeat after me
tags: ["camp", "song", "leader-repeat"]
language: en
normalized_name: in a tiny house
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response camp song where the leader sings a line and everyone repeats. It tells a story of a lass who has a dream that comes true in a place with a long funny name.


name: Charlie Was A Pigeon
rules: Repeat ad nauseum.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1282
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: repetitive song, humor, pigeon, endless song
tags: ["repetitive song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: charlie was a pigeon
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short humorous repetitive song about a pigeon named Charlie, meant to be repeated ad nauseam with an implied punchline.

source_excerpt:
Charlie was a pigeon, a pigeon, a pigeon.
Charlie was a pigeon, a pigeon that flew.
He flew in the morning, he flew in the night,
And when he got home he was covered in.......


name: Charlie Was A Pigeon
rules: Repeat ad nauseum.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1282
source_excerpt: Charlie was a pigeon, a pigeon, a pigeon. Charlie was a pigeon, a pigeon that flew.
keywords: camp song, humorous, repetitive
tags: ["camp", "song", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: charlie was a pigeon
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous, repetitive camp song about a pigeon named Charlie. The song is sung 'ad nauseum' implying endless repetition.


name: Little Red Caboose
description: A simple train-themed song mimicking the sounds of a little red caboose chugging along the track.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1283
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: train song, caboose, children's song
tags: ["train", "simple song"]
language: en
normalized_name: little red caboose
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
source_excerpt:
Little red caboose, chug chug chug.
Little red caboose, chug chug chug.
Little red caboose behind the train, train, train, train.


name: Oh a Lay a Lay
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: chant
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1284
skills_developed: listening, group coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: echo chant, rhythm, dynamics, volume control
tags: ["chant", "echo", "volume dynamics"]
language: en
normalized_name: oh a lay a lay
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part80
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A rhythm-based echo chant (no real tune) that starts softly, gets progressively louder, then reverses back to a whisper. Used for dynamic volume practice and group focus.

rules:
Leader starts off softly, group echoes every line matching her volume. Sing through several times becoming louder and louder, then reverse the process until everyone is whispering.

source_excerpt:
Oh a lay a lay
Ella tica tumba
Maza maza maza
Oh a lua, lua a lu ay
There is no real tune to this song - just a rhythm.


name: Oh a Lay a Lay
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp chant
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1284
keywords: call and response, chant, rhythm, volume
tags: ["camp", "chant", "leader-repeat"]
language: en
normalized_name: oh a lay a lay
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A rhythmic call-and-response camp chant with no real tune, just a rhythm. It is sung starting softly, growing louder and louder, then reversing back to a whisper.

rules:
Leader starts off softly, group echoes every line matching her volume. Sing it through several times becoming louder and louder, then reverse the process until everyone's whispering.

source_excerpt:
There is no real tune to this song - just a rhythm.
Leader starts off softly, group echoes every line matching her volume.


name: My Aunt Came Back
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cumulative action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1285
source_excerpt: Oh, my aunt came back, From Holland too, And she brought with her, A wooden shoe.
skills_developed: coordination, memory
keywords: call and response, action song, cumulative, camp
tags: ["camp", "song", "actions", "cumulative"]
language: en
normalized_name: my aunt came back
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cumulative action call-and-response camp song where each verse adds a new action that participants must keep performing while adding the next one. Each verse introduces a new object brought back from a different country.

rules:
Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. With each new verse, participants add the corresponding action and continue all previous actions simultaneously.

variations:
Verses include: Holland/wooden shoe (stamp foot), Old Japan/waving fan (wave fan + stamp), Open Plain/walking cane (move both feet + fan + stamp), Kamloops/hula hoops, Algiers/cutting shears, New York/rocking chair, Niagara Falls/ping pong balls.


name: Go Bananas
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp yell
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1286
source_excerpt: Did Somebody say bananas? Bananas of the world unite! Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas
keywords: yell, camp, action, energetic, bananas
tags: ["camp", "yell", "actions", "high-energy"]
language: en
normalized_name: go bananas
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
An energetic camp yell/song performed when someone shouts 'Bananas!' at a meal or gathering. Features multiple versions with actions like peeling, shaking, and going crazy.

rules:
Counsellors or leaders stand up and lead the chant. Various actions accompany the words: Unite (clasp hands over head), Peel (shake thumbs over back alternately), Shake (do the twist), Go (bring arms over head alternately).

variations:
Version One: classic counsellor version with formal actions. Version Two: pretend to pick, peel, smush, and eat a banana then go bananas. Version Three: form banana shape with arms, self-peel, shake, punch fists ahead. Version Four: peel, chop, eat, then crazy dance.


name: We've Got Spirit
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: spirit chant
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1287
source_excerpt: Team 1: We've got spirit, yes we do, we've got spirit, how 'bout you?
keywords: spirit, chant, teams, competition
tags: ["camp", "chant", "teams", "competition"]
language: en
normalized_name: we've got spirit
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A competitive spirit chant for two teams or groups. Teams alternately chant to challenge each other's spirit, culminating in everyone chanting together until exhausted.

rules:
Works well when two teams or groups are competing for something. Team 1 and Team 2 alternate the chant, then both join together at the end.


name: Boat Call
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: water activity chant
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1288
keywords: boat, canoe, call and response, water
tags: ["camp", "water", "chant", "boating"]
language: en
normalized_name: boat call
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response chant used when in a canoe or Viking boat and spotting another boat. One boat calls and the other answers with a set phrase.

rules:
Your boat makes the call, the other boat answers. Call: 'Hi-lo-eenie-meenie-caw-caw-um-chaw-chaw-e-waw-waw'. Answer: 'Hecta-minika-anika-zanika-boom-de-ada-yoo-hoo!'

source_excerpt:
Call: Hi-lo-eenie-meenie-caw-caw-um-chaw-chaw-e-waw-waw
Answer:
Hecta-minika-anika-zanika-boom-de-ada-yoo-hoo!


name: Stinky Skunk
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1289
keywords: camp song, humorous, skunk
tags: ["camp", "song", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: stinky skunk
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song sung to the tune of 'I'm a Little Piece of Tin' or 'I'm a Nut', about a smelly skunk sleeping under someone's bunk. Sung repeatedly getting louder then softer.

rules:
Second verse same as the first but a little bit louder and a little bit worse. Sing a few more verses louder and then change verse to 'A little bit softer and a little bit worse'.

source_excerpt:
I'm a little stinky skunk
Sleeping under someone's bunk
Nobody wants to sleep with me
I'm as stinky as can be!


name: Scout Stomp
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: scout song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1290
source_excerpt: WE WILL, WE WILL SCOUT YOU! WE WILL, WE WILL SCOUT YOU!
materials_list: homemade rhythm instruments, patrol flag
skills_developed: rhythm, teamwork
keywords: scout, spirit, song, rhythm, We Will Rock You
tags: ["scouts", "song", "spirit", "performance"]
language: en
normalized_name: scout stomp
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A scout spirit song performed to the tune of 'We Will Rock You' by Queen. Performed with homemade rhythm instruments or two stomps and a clap as the rhythm. Celebrates scouting and encourages boys to Do Their Best.

rules:
Use homemade rhythm instruments and a patrol flag to wave, or perform with two stomps and a clap as the rhythm. Practice clean beat, starting and stopping in sync. Leader stands slightly in front, boys in a semicircle behind, leader cues start, beat, and stop with arm motions.


name: Everywhere We Go
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: spirit yell
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1291
source_excerpt: Everywhere we go People always ask us Who we are So we tell them We are the Girl Guides
keywords: spirit, yell, Girl Guides, identity, chant
tags: ["camp", "chant", "spirit", "Girl Guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: everywhere we go
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A group spirit yell/chant where a leader sings a line and everyone repeats. The group identifies itself (as Girl Guides or hometown) and repeats with increasing volume. A classic camp/scouting identity chant.

rules:
First verse is repeating the leader, second is in unison. Repeat louder each time. The last time through yell 'you must be deaf' instead of 'we'll shout a little louder'.

variations:
Version 1: identifies as Girl Guides. Version 2: identifies by hometown/country ('mighty mighty' or 'tiny little' hometown).


name: Da Moose
rules: Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. Repeat twice, first quieter then louder.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1292
source_excerpt: Da moose, da moose! Swimming in the water. Eating his supper.
keywords: call and response, camp song, moose, humorous
tags: ["camp", "song", "leader-repeat", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: da moose
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response camp song about a moose that swims, eats, goes to sleep, dies, and eventually decomposes. Sung quietly then loudly, with humorous progression.


name: East to West
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp spirit chant
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1293
keywords: camp spirit, chant, pride
tags: ["camp", "spirit", "chant"]
language: en
normalized_name: east to west
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp spirit chant that praises a specific camp by name using a series of paired phrases ('from east to west', 'from coast to coast', etc.). The camp name is inserted into the blank.

source_excerpt:
I said from east to west, Camp _________ is the best.
I said from coast to coast, Camp _________ is the most.


name: Early in the Morning
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1294
source_excerpt: Early in the morning When I'm fast asleep I hear a little chirping I hear a little peep
keywords: call and response, camp song, bird, tongue twister
tags: ["camp", "song", "leader-repeat", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: early in the morning
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response camp song about a bird with a very long, funny name that wakes the singer each morning. Features alternating repeat-after-me sections and unison sections.

rules:
Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. The long bird name section is sung without repeats. Then back to repeating each line.


name: Froggies
rules: Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. Repeat a number of times: loud, soft, underwater style, etc.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1295
keywords: call and response, camp song, frogs, children
tags: ["camp", "song", "leader-repeat", "animals"]
language: en
normalized_name: froggies
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response camp song sung to the tune of 'Itchy Flea' about little yellow froggies that jump and eat worms and spiders. Can be repeated in various styles: loud, soft, underwater style, etc.

source_excerpt:
Itsy bitsy teeny lil' yellow froggies
Jump jump jump jump lil' froggies
Eatin' up them teeny weeny worms and spiders


name: Henry the Eighth
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1296
source_excerpt: Henry the Eighth, I am Henry the Eighth, I am, I am I got married to the widow next door
keywords: camp song, humorous, Henry VIII
tags: ["camp", "song", "funny", "loud"]
language: en
normalized_name: henry the eighth
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about Henry the Eighth sung repeatedly, getting louder each time. Each verse is the same as the first but a little bit louder and a little bit worse.

rules:
Second verse, same as the first, just a little bit louder and a little bit worse. Repeat a number of times, getting louder.


name: Hey Hey Bo Diddly Bop
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cumulative camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: pages 1297-1298
skills_developed: memory
keywords: call and response, cumulative, camp song
tags: ["camp", "song", "leader-repeat", "cumulative"]
language: en
normalized_name: hey hey bo diddly bop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response camp song where participants repeat after the leader. Each verse wishes to be 'back on the block' with a different object, resulting in becoming a different character. Verses accumulate so all characters are listed at the end.

rules:
Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. Each verse adds a new character/object. All previous characters are listed at the end of each new verse.

variations:
Additional verses by Rachel Rivera include: guitar/jammin' man, basketball/Alan Iverson, microphone/Toni Braxton, boxing gloves/Mike Tyson, soccer ball/Mia Hamm, hot dog/Dodger Fan, white glove/Michael Jackson.

source_excerpt:
I said, "Hey hey bo diddly bop!
I wish I was back on the block
With a surf board in my hand
I would be a surfer dude!


name: Hey Hey Bo Diddly Bop
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: repeat-after-me songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1297
source_excerpt: Hey Hey Bo Diddly Bop (leader sings a line, everyone repeats) This is a repeat after me song!
skills_developed: listening, memory, rhythm
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: repeat-after-me, cumulative, camp song
tags: ["camp", "call-and-response", "yell"]
language: en
normalized_name: hey hey bo diddly bop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A repeat-after-me camp song where the leader sings a line and everyone repeats. Each verse adds a new character (surfer dude, rockin' woman, Dominos man, penguin, etc.) using a cumulative format that builds up from the previous verses.

rules:
Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. Each verse introduces a new character with a new prop 'in my hand', then stacks all previous characters at the end. Ends with 'Hey Hey Bo Diddly STOP!'

variations:
Additional verses submitted by Rachel Rivera include characters like jammin' man, Alan Iverson, Toni Braxton, Mike Tyson, Mia Hamm, Dodger Fan, Michael Jackson.


name: Ham and Eggs
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp chant
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1298
keywords: chant, teams, camp, volume
tags: ["camp", "chant", "teams", "loud"]
language: en
normalized_name: ham and eggs
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A two-team call-and-response camp chant about frying eggs. Split participants into two halves who alternate lines, starting quietly and getting progressively louder, ending as loud as possible.

rules:
Split participants into 2 halves. Start off quietly and get progressively louder, ending as loud as you can. Team 1 and Team 2 alternate lines, with everyone joining for the final 'Ham and Eggs'.

source_excerpt:
Team 1 -    I LIKE MINE FRIED NICE AND BROWN (normal)
Team 2 -    I LIKE MINE FRIED UPSIDE DOWN (a bit louder)


name: Ham and Eggs
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: call-and-response songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1298
skills_developed: listening, teamwork
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: call-and-response, two-team, volume
tags: ["camp", "yell", "loud"]
language: en
normalized_name: ham and eggs
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A two-team call-and-response camp song where participants split into two halves and sing alternating lines, starting quietly and getting progressively louder, culminating in a final 'HAM AND EGGS' shouted as loud as possible.

rules:
Split participants into 2 teams. Team 1 sings their line, Team 2 responds. Each round gets louder. Everyone shouts 'HAM AND EGGS' at the end.

source_excerpt:
Split the participants into 2 halves. Start off quietly and get progressively louder, ending as loud as you can!


name: One Bright Day
rules: Leaders shout and camp repeats every line.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: nonsense chant
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1299
keywords: nonsense, chant, paradox, camp
tags: ["camp", "chant", "leader-repeat", "nonsense"]
language: en
normalized_name: one bright day
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A nonsense/paradox camp chant full of contradictions (dead boys get up to fight, blind man sees, deaf policeman hears noise). Leaders shout and camp repeats every line.

source_excerpt:
One bright day in the middle of the night,
Two dead boys  got up to fight,
One was blind and the other couldn't see,


name: One Bright Day
rules: Leaders shout a line; camp repeats every line.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: repeat-after-me songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1299
source_excerpt: One bright day in the middle of the night, Two dead boys got up to fight,
skills_developed: listening, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: paradox, repeat-after-me, humorous
tags: ["camp", "yell", "nonsense"]
language: en
normalized_name: one bright day
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-repeat camp song full of nonsensical paradoxes. Leaders shout a line and the camp repeats every line. The lyrics are humorous contradictions (dead boys fighting, a blind man who saw).


name: The Old Crow Flew
rules: Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. In place of the ____ you make a 'raspberry' noise.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1300
source_excerpt: The old crow flew, Into the country store, He ___ on the counter, He ___ on the floor,
keywords: call and response, camp song, humorous, raspberry
tags: ["camp", "song", "leader-repeat", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: the old crow flew
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part81
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous call-and-response camp song where in place of a blank the singers make a 'raspberry' noise. The old crow flies into a country store and makes a mess everywhere.


name: The Old Crow Flew
rules: Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. In place of the ____ you make a 'raspberry' noise.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: repeat-after-me songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1300
source_excerpt: (Leader sings a line, everyone repeats. In place of the ____ you make a 'raspberry' noise.)
skills_developed: listening, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: repeat-after-me, humorous, sound effects
tags: ["camp", "yell", "raspberry"]
language: en
normalized_name: the old crow flew
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A repeat-after-me camp song where the leader sings a line and everyone repeats. The song involves a crow flying into a country store and making a 'raspberry' noise in various places (counter, floor, coffee, tea), with the humorous ending that the singer is glad the crow didn't do it on them.


name: Long Johns
rules: Leader yells a line; everyone repeats. Each verse adds a new animal with its corresponding sound.
variations: Additional animal verses: snake (hiss), monkey (ooh), bear (roar), frog in a blender (AHHHHH).
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: repeat-after-me songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1301
source_excerpt: (leader yells a line; everyone repeats) I got my long johns I got my long johns on
skills_developed: listening, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: repeat-after-me, animals, sounds
tags: ["camp", "yell", "animals"]
language: en
normalized_name: long johns
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A repeat-after-me camp song where the leader yells a line and everyone repeats. Each verse features a different animal (horse, cow, snake, monkey, bear, frog) wearing long johns, with the group making the appropriate animal sound.


name: Funky Chicken
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1302
source_excerpt: Let me see you funky chicken! (All) WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?
skills_developed: coordination, humor, listening
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, call-and-response, characters
tags: ["camp", "yell", "actions", "movement"]
language: en
normalized_name: funky chicken
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response camp song with actions. The leader calls out a character (Funky Chicken, Mae West, Dracula, Orangutan, Elvis Presley, etc.) and the group responds 'WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?' then everyone performs the character's action during the chorus.

rules:
Leader calls a character name, all respond 'WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?'. During chorus everyone performs the action associated with the character. Actions are described for each character (e.g. Funky Chicken: dance in a circle with arms crooked as chicken wings; Dracula: one arm up in front of face like a cape).

variations:
Additional characters: Elvis Presley, Cleopatra, John Travolta, Michael Jordan (swish basketball action), Biffy-man, dying bug (lie on back and kick arms and legs), Pee-Wee Herman, the polka (poke person beside you).


name: Our Guides are Dynamite
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cheers
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1303
source_excerpt: Our Guides are dynamite, Woah - oh we're gonna win tonight
skills_developed: team spirit
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cheer, Girl Guides, spirit
tags: ["camp", "yell", "Girl Guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: our guides are dynamite
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short energetic camp cheer/yell for Girl Guides, often sung in conjunction with 'Thunderation'. The group chants about winning tonight with escalating volume.


name: Shoogey Shoogey Cheer
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cheers
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1304
skills_developed: coordination, team spirit, movement
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cheer, action, hip shake
tags: ["camp", "yell", "movement"]
language: en
normalized_name: shoogey shoogey cheer
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A lively camp cheer with actions involving hip shaking. The cheer addresses a group/campsite by name, then has everyone shake their rear and do the 'Shoogey Shoogey' moves in different directions (left, right, up, down). Includes a variant called 'Chuga Chuga'.

rules:
Insert the name of your group/campsite/unit. Do actions as directed: turn left and shake hips, turn right and shake hips, point hands to sky, point hands to ground. Chuga Chuga version: chuga up, chuga down, to the side, other side.

variations:
Chuga Chuga version: 'Hey there (name), you're a real cool cat, You've got a lot of this and a lot of that / So don't you be afraid of the boogie man / Just do the chuga chuga as fast as you can'

source_excerpt:
Hey there (insert name of your group/campsite/unit/whatever), you're a real cool cat!
You got a lot of this and a lot of that!


name: The Lil' Green Frog
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: novelty songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1305
source_excerpt: The other day I met a frog A lil' green frog Upon a log
skills_developed: humor, singing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: frog, humorous, novelty song
tags: ["camp", "song", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: the lil' green frog
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short humorous camp song (to the tune of 'The Littlest Worm') about a little green frog on a log who catches a fly and then hops away. The moral: don't make friends with frogs!


name: Today is Monday
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1306
source_excerpt: Today is Monday Monday is a moo moo day Today is Tuesday Tuesday is a tricky day
skills_developed: coordination, memory, listening
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: days of week, action song, cumulative
tags: ["camp", "song", "actions", "movement"]
language: en
normalized_name: today is monday
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-repeat camp song that goes through each day of the week, giving each day a silly name (moo moo day, tricky day, wugga wugga day, etc.) with associated actions. Includes a chorus and a cumulative structure building up all previous days. Has detailed physical actions for each day.

rules:
Most of the song is call and repeat. Chorus: Leader asks 'Are you feeling happy?' and all respond. Actions for each day: Moo moo = milk a cow; Tricky = hands beside head like antlers; Wugga wugga = bend knees, sway; Thugga thugga = punch air with fists; Freaky = throw arms up; Super = superman pose; Day of rest = hold arms like opera singer and hold 'rest' as long as possible.


name: I Like Bananas
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cheers/yells
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1307
source_excerpt: I like bananas, coconuts, and grapes! (louder) I like bananas, coconuts, and grapes!
skills_developed: humor, energy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: yell, Tarzan, escalating volume
tags: ["camp", "yell", "Tarzan"]
language: en
normalized_name: i like bananas
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short escalating camp yell where participants shout 'I like bananas, coconuts, and grapes!' three times, getting louder each time and beating on their chest, ending with 'That's why they call me Tarzan of the Apes!'

rules:
Say the first line at normal volume, repeat louder, then even louder while beating on your chest, then finish with the punchline.


name: Here We Sit Like Birds In The Wilderness
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: waiting songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1308
source_excerpt: Here we sit like birds in the wilderness, Birds in the wilderness, Birds in the wilderness.
skills_developed: patience, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: waiting song, Girl Scouts, repetition
tags: ["camp", "song", "waiting", "Girl Guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: here we sit like birds in the wilderness
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A waiting song perfect to sing when waiting for a girl or group of girls to arrive so the unit can start an activity. It repeats with different animals (birds in the wilderness, bugs on a cedar log) while waiting for someone by name to come. Gets louder with each repetition.

rules:
Fill in the blank with the name of whoever you are waiting for. Repeat a number of times, getting louder each time.


name: Aiken Drum
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: novelty songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1313
skills_developed: singing, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: moon man, food, traditional
tags: ["camp", "song", "traditional", "food"]
language: en
normalized_name: aiken drum
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A traditional camp song about a man who lives in the moon named Aiken Drum, whose clothing and features are all made of food items. Each verse describes a different part of his body/clothing (hat of pudding, coat of turkey, belt of licorice, pants of fish sticks, buttons of walnuts, hair of spaghetti, eyes of jelly beans, mouth of marshmallow).

source_excerpt:
There was a man lived in the moon,
Lived in the moon, lived in the moon.
There was a man lived in the moon,
And his name was Aiken Drum.


name: Aiken Drum
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1313
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, cumulative song, moon, food
tags: ["camp", "silly", "cumulative"]
language: en
normalized_name: aiken drum
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cumulative camp song about a man who lives in the moon named Aiken Drum, whose clothing and body parts are all made of food items. Each verse adds a new food-based body part, building on all previous verses.

source_excerpt:
There was a man lived in the moon, Lived in the moon, lived in the moon. There was a man lived in the moon, And his name was Aiken Drum.


name: Boa Constrictor
rules: Sing through the verses in sequence, adding a new body part each time. Repeat the whole song.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cumulative songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1314
skills_developed: humor, memory, singing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: snake, cumulative, humorous
tags: ["camp", "song", "cumulative", "body parts"]
language: en
normalized_name: boa constrictor
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cumulative camp song about being eaten by a boa constrictor, body part by body part. Each verse adds a new body part being eaten (toe, knee, thigh, bum, arm, neck) with a rhyming exclamation, until the singer is fully eaten.

source_excerpt:
I'm being eaten my a boa constrictor,
A boa constrictor, a boa constrictor
I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor
And I don't like it one bit


name: Boa Constrictor
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1314
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, silly, boa constrictor, body parts
tags: ["camp", "silly", "repetitive"]
language: en
normalized_name: boa constrictor
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A funny camp song where a boa constrictor progressively eats the singer from toe to head, with humorous rhyming lines for each body part consumed.

source_excerpt:
I'm being eaten my a boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, a boa constrictor I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor And I don't like it one bit


name: Ravioli
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: cumulative songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1315
skills_developed: singing, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: ravioli, cumulative, Alouette
tags: ["camp", "song", "cumulative", "food"]
language: en
normalized_name: ravioli
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song to the tune of 'Alouette', about having ravioli on different parts of your body. Each verse adds a new body part (hair, chin, tie, shirt, skirt/pants, shoes, floor), building cumulatively.

rules:
Sung to the tune of 'Alouette'. Each verse asks 'Do I have it in my [body part]?' and the response is 'Yes you have it in your [body part].' Then list all previously mentioned body parts. Continue with: tie, shirt, skirt (pants), shoes, floor.

source_excerpt:
Ravioli, I like ravioli;
Ravioli, it's so good for me.
Do I have it in my hair?
Yes you have it in your hair.


name: Ravioli
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1315
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, cumulative, ravioli, Alouette
tags: ["camp", "silly", "cumulative", "food"]
language: en
normalized_name: ravioli
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cumulative camp song to the tune of 'Alouette' about ravioli getting on various body parts and items of clothing. Each verse adds another location and repeats all previous ones.

source_excerpt:
Ravioli, I like ravioli; Ravioli, it's so good for me. Do I have it in my hair? Yes you have it in your hair.


name: She Went Into the Water
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: novelty songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1316
skills_developed: singing, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: water, humorous, bathing suit
tags: ["camp", "song", "humor", "swimming"]
language: en
normalized_name: she went into the water
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part82
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' about a girl wading progressively deeper into water, getting each body part wet (toes, feet, ankles, shins, knees, thighs) until the humorous reveal that she finally got her bathing suit wet.

rules:
Sing to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'. Progress through body parts from toes upward. Each verse ends with 'But she didn't get her ... wet, yet' until the final verse.

source_excerpt:
She went into the water and she got her toes all wet.
She went into the water and she got her toes all wet.


name: She Went Into the Water
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1316
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, silly, water, progressive
tags: ["camp", "silly", "repetitive", "punchline"]
language: en
normalized_name: she went into the water
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' about a girl progressively getting wetter and wetter, with a punchline at the end revealing she's getting her bathing suit wet.

source_excerpt:
She went into the water and she got her toes all wet. She went into the water and she got her toes all wet. But she didn't get her . . . . . . wet, yet.


name: The Billboard Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1317
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, silly, advertising, brands
tags: ["camp", "silly", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: the billboard song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about a tattered billboard with mixed-up advertising slogans combining different well-known brand names and products in nonsensical ways.

source_excerpt:
As I was walking down the street one dark and dreary day, I came upon a billboard and much to my dismay, The sign was torn and tattered from the rain the night before.


name: C is for Cookie
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1318
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, Cookie Monster, cookies, alphabet
tags: ["camp", "fun", "Sesame Street"]
language: en
normalized_name: c is for cookie
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song as sung by Cookie Monster celebrating the letter C and cookies, with humorous observations about round things that look like the letter C.

source_excerpt:
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me C is for cookie, that's good enough for me C is for cookie, that's good enough for me Oh, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C


name: They Say That In the Army
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: pages 1320-1321
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, army, Girl Guides, complaint, humorous
tags: ["camp", "silly", "adaptable", "Girl Guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: they say that in the army
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song originally from WWII army life, adapted for Girl Guide camp with many verses complaining about camp conditions including food, beds, tents, toilets, and leaders, all in a comic exaggerated style.

variations:
Has many variants for Guide Camp including verses about bugs, toast, beds, eggs, cocoa, swimming, porridge, music, tents, leaders, drinks, boys, toilets, boats, shoes, nurse, latrines, showers, chicken, Kool-aid, spaghetti, clothes, kids, cookies, outhouses, insects, hiking, fires, milk, and a positive finale verse.

source_excerpt:
They told me in the Army, the girls are mighty fine You ask for Betty Grable, they give you Frankenstein


name: Sleepy Camper
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1321
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, silly, morning, sleepy
tags: ["camp", "funny", "morning"]
language: en
normalized_name: sleepy camper
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song to the tune of 'What Can You Do With a Drunken Sailor?' about waking up a sleepy camper, with silly suggestions like pulling her out of bed with a bowline knot or throwing her in the lake.

source_excerpt:
What do you do with a sleepy camper? What do you do with a sleepy camper? What do you do with a sleepy camper Early in the morning?


name: Mom, Wash My Underwear
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1322
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, underwear, silly, parody
tags: ["camp", "funny", "parody", "God Bless America"]
language: en
normalized_name: mom, wash my underwear
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short humorous camp song to the tune of 'God Bless America' about asking mom to wash the singer's only pair of underwear.

source_excerpt:
Mom, wash my underwear, my only pair. We can find them, and move them, From the heap by the side of the chair.


name: God Bless My Underwear
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1323
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, underwear, parody, God Bless America
tags: ["camp", "funny", "parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: god bless my underwear
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song parody of 'God Bless America' about a beloved but worn-out pair of underwear, with two different versions of the lyrics.

variations:
Second version: 'I have worn them, and torn them / On the seat of the old rocking chair. / From the washer, to the dryer, / To the old sewing machine.'

source_excerpt:
God bless my underwear, my only pair. Stand beside them, and guide them, Through the rips, through the holes, through the tears.


name: Rubber Duckie
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1324
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, Sesame Street, bath, rubber duck
tags: ["camp", "classic", "children's song", "Sesame Street"]
language: en
normalized_name: rubber duckie
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
The classic Sesame Street song about Rubber Duckie as sung by Ernie, celebrating the joy of bath time with a rubber duck.

source_excerpt:
Rubber Duckie, you're the one, You make bath time lots of fun, Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of you;


name: Boom Boom Ain't It Great to be Crazy
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1325
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, silly, crazy, nonsense
tags: ["camp", "funny", "nonsense", "energetic"]
language: en
normalized_name: boom boom ain't it great to be crazy
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A zany camp song with many silly verses about absurd scenarios including a flea stepping on an elephant's toe, a penguin in pink slacks, combination underwear, and other nonsensical situations. Has two chorus versions and many additional verses.

variations:
Second version with chorus 'I'm going crazy / Don't you want to come along' with different verses about a cat that ate yarn and kittens in sweaters, puppies in Ford sedans, and Mary's little lamb.

source_excerpt:
Boom Boom, ain't it great to be Crazy? Boom Boom, ain't it great to be Crazy? Giddy and Foolish all day long Boom Boom, ain't it great to be Crazy!


name: Backwards Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1326
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, backwards, wordplay, silly
tags: ["camp", "funny", "wordplay", "bedtime"]
language: en
normalized_name: backwards song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song where everything is described in reverse or mixed up — the singer walks up the door, opens the stairs, says their pyjamas, and puts on their prayers. A fun wordplay song for camp.

source_excerpt:
Well I walked up the door and I opened the stairs Said my pyjamas and I put on my prayers. Turned off the bed and jumped into the light All because you kissed me (kiss) goodnight!


name: The Cannibal Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1327
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, cannibal, silly, Row Your Boat
tags: ["camp", "silly", "dark humor", "parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: the cannibal song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A darkly humorous camp song to the tune of 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat' told from the perspective of cannibals cooking and eating humans.

source_excerpt:
Stir, stir, stir the soup Taste it with a spoon Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy Hope she'll be done soon.


name: Georgie
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1328
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, silly, Georgie, punchline
tags: ["camp", "funny", "punchline"]
language: en
normalized_name: georgie
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A funny camp song about a daily ritual of making faces at a neighbor named Georgie every morning at half past eight, ending with a punchline where the singer loses their head.

source_excerpt:
Every morning at half past eight I go "naaaah" to Georgie. And every morning at half past eight He goes "naaaah" to me.


name: Weenie Man
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1329
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, weenie, hot dog, silly
tags: ["camp", "funny", "food"]
language: en
normalized_name: weenie man
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A fun camp song about a weenie man who owns a weenie stand, with two versions — one short version and one that continues with a story about marrying the weenie man and having weenie kids who cause trouble.

variations:
Second version continues: 'I married the weenie man / We moved to Weenie Land / We had to weenie kids who blew up the cat, POP! / They went to weenie jail / We paid a weenie bail'

source_excerpt:
I know a weenie man He owns a weenie stand He sells most anything from hot dogs on down down down One day I'll join his life I'll be his weenie wife Hot dog! I love that weenie man


name: Weenie Man
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1329
source_excerpt: I know a weenie man He owns a weenie stand He sells most anything from hot dogs on down down down
keywords: camp song, weenie, funny
tags: ["camp", "humorous", "song"]
language: en
normalized_name: weenie man
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about a weenie man who owns a weenie stand. It has two versions — one shorter version and one with extra verses about weenie kids and weenie jail.

variations:
Two versions provided: Nora's version (shorter) and a longer version with additional verses about weenie kids going to weenie jail.


name: Wee-Wee Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1330
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, silly, potty humor, energetic ending
tags: ["camp", "funny", "energetic"]
language: en
normalized_name: wee-wee song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about potty training gone wrong, starting with a baby on a wee-wee pot and building to an energetic finale with the singer proclaiming they wee wee almost any time.

source_excerpt:
When I was just a wee-wee tot They took me off my wee-wee cot And put me on my wee-wee pot To see if I could wee or not


name: Wee-Wee Song
rules: The last verse is sung slowly at first, then speeds up for the final line.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1330
keywords: camp song, funny, wee-wee
tags: ["camp", "humorous", "song"]
language: en
normalized_name: wee-wee song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about a child and wee-wee experiences, sung with varying speeds. The chorus repeats 'wee wee wee' and the verses describe childhood potty-training moments.

source_excerpt:
Wee wee wee, wee wee wee, wee wee wee wee wee wee wee
Wee wee wee, wee wee wee, wee wee wee wee wee wee wee!


name: Tidal Wave
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1331
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, Hawaiian, tidal wave, chant
tags: ["camp", "tropical", "chant"]
language: en
normalized_name: tidal wave
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song with a Hawaiian theme about a melody started by natives, with a chorus mimicking a tidal wave chant and verses about native girls singing and boys swinging.

source_excerpt:
There's a funny little sunny little melody ch-ch-ch That was started by the natives down in wy-ki-ki Like a tropical storm down beside the sea


name: Tidal Wave
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1331
keywords: camp song, Hawaiian, tidal wave
tags: ["camp", "song", "Hawaiian"]
language: en
normalized_name: tidal wave
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A Hawaiian-themed camp song with a chorus imitating a Hawaiian chant. It describes a tropical melody started by natives and carried forward by native girls and boys.

source_excerpt:
Ti-I-I-dal wa-a-a-ave ti-I-I-dal ooo-na-wa-ne-a (uh)
Ti-I-I-dal wa-a-a-ave ti-I-I-dal ooo-na-wa-ne-a (uh)


name: Aardvarks Are My Friends
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1332
source_excerpt: Aardvarks are my friends Aardvarks are my friends Aardvarks are my friends Aardvarks are my friends
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, aardvark, repetitive, Yankee Doodle
tags: ["camp", "silly", "minimalist", "repetitive"]
language: en
normalized_name: aardvarks are my friends
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part83
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A minimalist comedic camp song to the tune of 'Yankee Doodle' consisting entirely of the repeated line 'Aardvarks are my friends' sung twelve times.


name: Aardvarks Are My Friends
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1332
source_excerpt: Aardvarks are my friends Aardvarks are my friends Aardvarks are my friends
keywords: camp song, aardvark, Yankee Doodle
tags: ["camp", "humorous", "song", "parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: aardvarks are my friends
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song to the tune of 'Yankee Doodle' where the only lyric repeated many times is 'Aardvarks are my friends'.


name: Sam Sam the Lavatory Man
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1333
keywords: camp song, bathroom humor, Sam
tags: ["camp", "humorous", "song"]
language: en
normalized_name: sam sam the lavatory man
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about Sam, the lavatory/toilet paper man. Two versions provided — both involve Sam as chief inspector of the outhouse and feature bathroom humor.

variations:
Second version by Krysta Hendrickson calls him 'Sam, Sam, the toilet paper man' and ends with him 'Scoopin' up the poop with his own bare hands!'

source_excerpt:
Sam, Sam, the lavatory man,
Chief inspector of the out-house can,
Toilet paper, toilet paper, paper towels,


name: I Had a Little Chicken
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1334
source_excerpt: Well, I had a little chicken And she wouldn't lay an egg So I poured hot water all around her leg
keywords: camp song, chicken, Turkey in the Straw
tags: ["camp", "humorous", "song", "parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: i had a little chicken
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song to the tune of 'Turkey in the Straw' about a chicken that wouldn't lay an egg. Different substances poured on the chicken's leg produce funny egg results (hot water = hard boiled egg, hot chocolate = Easter egg, gun powder = hand grenade, etc.).

variations:
Extra verses by Sue Markle: hot oil = fried egg, chocolate = Cadbury egg, beet juice = pickled egg, milk = scrambled eggs, dye = Easter eggs.


name: Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1335
source_excerpt: Just a boy and a girl in a little canoe And the moon is shining all around
keywords: camp song, canoe, romantic, humorous
tags: ["camp", "song", "romance", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: boy and a girl in a little canoe
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A romantic/humorous camp song about a boy and girl paddling a canoe under the moonlight, ending with a humorous twist where the boy asks for a kiss or the girl must swim.


name: Cornflakes and Milk
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1336
keywords: camp song, cornflakes, love song, parody
tags: ["camp", "humorous", "song", "parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: cornflakes and milk
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous love song comparing the singer's devotion to their beloved with their love of cornflakes and milk. It parodies romantic ballads with cereal-based declarations of love.

source_excerpt:
Your eyes are like diamonds
Your hair is like silk (Ba da da da dum)
I'll love you always
Like cornflakes and milk (Ba da da da dum)


name: Frog Kissin'
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1337
keywords: camp song, frog, fairy tale, prince
tags: ["camp", "song", "fairy tale", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: frog kissin'
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song inspired by the fairy tale of a prince turned into a frog by a witch's spell, and how a kiss breaks the curse. The song encourages finding and kissing frogs (metaphorically — loving people as they are).

source_excerpt:
If you've never been frog kissin'
Well, you don't know what you've been missin', yeah
There's a world of opportunity under each and every log


name: Muff the Tragic Wagon
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1338
keywords: camp song, Puff the Magic Dragon, parody, wagon
tags: ["camp", "song", "parody", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: muff the tragic wagon
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A parody of 'Puff the Magic Dragon' about a little boy Tommy Pumpkin and his beloved wagon Muff who is eventually destroyed by a garbage truck.

source_excerpt:
Muff the tragic wagon, lived by the street,
And rolled along the boulevard, through rain and snow and sleet.


name: Dead Dog Rover
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1339
keywords: camp song, parody, dog, rover
tags: ["camp", "song", "parody", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: dead dog rover
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous parody song to the tune of 'I'm Looking Over This Four Leaf Clover' about a dog named Rover who was run over by a lawn mower, with its body parts scattered around the yard.

source_excerpt:
I'm looking over my dead dog Rover
That I over-ran with the mower.
First leg is missing, the second is gone.


name: Be Kind To Your Web-Footed Friends
rules: Repeat the song each time at a higher pitch.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1340
keywords: camp song, duck, Sousa march, animals
tags: ["camp", "song", "animals", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: be kind to your web-footed friends
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song to a Sousa march tune about being kind to ducks and web-footed creatures. It ends with a self-referential joke telling the audience it will be sung again 'a little bit high-er'.

source_excerpt:
Be kind to your web-footed friends,
For a duck may be somebody's mother,
They live in a swamp all alone,


name: Swatting Skeeters
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1341
source_excerpt: I'm forever swatting skeeters, Little beasts that buzz and bite. They're always nigh,
keywords: camp song, mosquitoes, skeeters, parody
tags: ["camp", "song", "parody", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: swatting skeeters
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song to the tune of 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles' about swatting mosquitoes (skeeters) that buzz and bite.


name: Wee Baby Moon
rules: On the second time around, hum the first two lines and sing only the last two lines.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1342
source_excerpt: There's a wee baby moon lying on his back With his little silver toes in the air
keywords: camp song, moon, gentle
tags: ["camp", "song", "nature", "gentle"]
language: en
normalized_name: wee baby moon
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A gentle camp song about a wee baby moon lying on his back with his silver toes in the air, all alone in the wide blue sky but not caring.


name: Wee Baby Moon
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1561
keywords: moon, nature, camp song, whimsical
tags: ["song", "camp", "nature"]
language: en
normalized_name: wee baby moon
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A whimsical camp song about a little moon lying on its back in the sky, with additional verses about a baby bear and a loon, each carefree in their own environment. Multiple versions exist with varying verses.

variations:
Short version (two verses) and longer versions adding a baby bear, a baby loon, and a final verse about the moon smiling and singing.

source_excerpt:
There's a wee baby moon lying on it's back
With its little silvery toes in the air
And he is all by himself in the wide dark sky
And the funny little moon doesn't care.


name: Announcements Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1343
keywords: camp song, announcements, parody, interactive
tags: ["camp", "song", "interactive", "humorous", "parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: announcements song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song used to introduce announcements, featuring multiple verses that parody well-known songs and nursery rhymes. Leaders can add personalized verses and physical actions. The song builds energy before important announcements.

rules:
Various verses can be added. One verse involves all leaders gathering around the announcer and messing up their hair, ending with a 'FLUSH' where everyone grabs some hair and pulls.

variations:
Multiple extra verse sets provided by Jackie and Jo Vondenhuevel, including verses referencing 'Old MacDonald', 'Row Row Row Your Boat', 'The Old Grey Mare', and personalized toilet bowl verses.

source_excerpt:
Announcements, announcements, announcements!
A terrible death to die, wahoo!
A terrible death to die, wahoo!


name: Queen Buffy
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1344
source_excerpt: My name is Queen Buffy, my age is 16 My father's a farmer down yonder green
keywords: camp song, Queen Buffy, humorous
tags: ["camp", "song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: queen buffy
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about Queen Buffy, a 16-year-old farmer's daughter who wakes up and admires herself in the mirror. Has a recurring chorus about 'mutton chops'.


name: There's a Daisy On My Toe
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1345
source_excerpt: There's a daisy on my toe, It's not alive it does not grow, It's just a tattoo of a flower
keywords: camp song, daisy, tattoo, humorous
tags: ["camp", "song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: there's a daisy on my toe
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short humorous camp song about a tattoo of a daisy on the singer's toe, explaining it's not a real flower but just a tattoo to look pretty in the shower.


name: Dirty Lil
rules: Each verse ends with '(hawk, spit)' as a physical action.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1346
source_excerpt: Dirty Lil, Dirty Lil Lives on top of Garbage Hill Never washes, never will
keywords: camp song, dirty, humorous, Little Brown Jug
tags: ["camp", "song", "humorous", "parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: dirty lil
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song to the tune of 'The Little Brown Jug' about various 'dirty' characters who never wash. Each verse names a different dirty person and ends with a 'hawk, spit' action.


name: Bring Back My Neighbours to Me
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1347
keywords: camp song, parody, My Bonnie, neighbours
tags: ["camp", "song", "parody", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: bring back my neighbours to me
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song parody of 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean' about sticking feet out the window at night and finding the neighbours dead the next morning.

source_excerpt:
Last night as I lay on my pillow
Last night as I lay on my bed
I stuck my feet out the window
Next morning my neighbours were dead!


name: A, You're Adorable
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1348
source_excerpt: A - You're adorable B - You're so beautiful C - You're a cutie full of charms
keywords: camp song, alphabet, love song
tags: ["camp", "song", "alphabet", "sweet"]
language: en
normalized_name: a, you're adorable
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part84
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A sweet alphabet-based love song where each letter of the alphabet corresponds to an affectionate description of a loved one, working through the entire alphabet.


name: Found a Peanut
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1361
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, peanut, cumulative, funny
tags: ["camp", "song", "funny", "scouting"]
language: en
normalized_name: found a peanut
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cumulative camp song telling the story of finding a rotten peanut, eating it anyway, getting sick, calling the doctor, having an operation, dying, and going to the afterlife. The song has many verses sung to a repetitive melody.

variations:
Extra verses contributed by Joyce Rabellino: going to Heaven, kicking an angel, going the other way, kissing the Devil.

source_excerpt:
Found a peanut, found a peanut,
Found a peanut last night.
Last night, I found a peanut.
Found a peanut last night.


name: Ninety Nine Bottles of Beer On The Wall
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1362
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, countdown, bottles, beer
tags: ["camp", "song", "classic", "countdown"]
language: en
normalized_name: ninety nine bottles of beer on the wall
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic countdown camp song where singers count down from 99 bottles of beer on the wall to zero, with each verse reducing the count by one.

rules:
Continue counting backwards all the way to one bottle of beer, then finish with 'No more bottles of beer on the wall!'

variations:
Alternate version: 'Take one down, pass it around' instead of 'If one of those bottles should happen to fall'.

source_excerpt:
Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall,
Ninety-nine bottles of beer,
If one of those bottles should happen to fall,
Ninety-eight bottles of beer on the wall!


name: L-O-L-L-I-P-O-P
variations: Includes extra verse about O-U-T-H-O-U-S-E (outhouse) sent by Julie.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1363
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, spelling, lollipop, funny
tags: ["camp", "song", "spelling", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: l-o-l-l-i-p-o-p
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A spelling song that spells out various words (lollipop, bubblegum, castor oil, davenport, outhouse) in a rhythmic, humorous way with verses about each item.

source_excerpt:
L-O-L-L-I-P-O-P
L-O-double L-I P-O-P
Spells lollipop, lollipop
It's the only decent kind of candy, candy


name: Mary Had Some Marmalade
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1364
source_excerpt: Mary had some marmalade and Mary had some jam. Mary had some oyster sauce, and Mary had some Spam.
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, food, funny, Battle Hymn
tags: ["camp", "song", "funny", "food"]
language: en
normalized_name: mary had some marmalade
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous song sung to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' about Mary eating various foods (marmalade, jam, oyster sauce, Spam, lemonade, ginger beer) and then feeling sick.


name: I Wanna Be A Dog (Dog Breath)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1365
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, dog, funny, action
tags: ["camp", "song", "funny", "animals"]
language: en
normalized_name: i wanna be a dog (dog breath)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous song by Barry Louis Polisar where the singer wishes they could be a dog, listing all the fun things dogs can do like chasing cats, wagging their tail, digging holes, and sniffing other dogs.

source_excerpt:
Oh, I wanna have dog breath
(pant, pant)
I wanna learn to growl
(grrr)
Scratch fleas and ticks, chase after sticks,
I want the moon to make me howl!


name: Woodpecker
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1366
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, woodpecker, call and response, funny
tags: ["camp", "song", "call-and-response", "animals"]
language: en
normalized_name: woodpecker
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, funny call-and-response song sung to the tune of 'Turkey in the Straw' about putting your head in a woodpecker's hole. The woodpecker keeps telling you to remove it and then put it back.

source_excerpt:
I put my head in the woodpecker's hole
And the woodpecker said, "God bless my soul!"
Get it out      (Get it out)
Get it out      (Get it out)
Remove it!


name: Herman The Worm (song)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1367
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, worm, Herman, story song
tags: ["camp", "song", "funny", "story"]
language: en
normalized_name: herman the worm (song)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A story song about Herman the worm whose hearts were broken by tragedy — his father was used as fish bait, the early bird took his wife, his grandmother ended up in apple pie, his girlfriend Sally turned into a butterfly, and his next love was cut apart by a lawnmower.

rules:
Chorus: Herman the worm (clap clap clap clap clap), all his hearts were broken but he never gave up on love.

source_excerpt:
Herman the worm ( clap clap clap clap clap)
All his hearts were broken, but he never gave up on love.


name: Thermos Song
description: A short, sweet camp song about picking out a thermos — white with a red stripe and a red cap.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1368
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, thermos, short
tags: ["camp", "song"]
language: en
normalized_name: thermos song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
source_excerpt:
I'm picking out a thermos for you, for you
No ordinary thermos will do, will do
It's white with a red stripe and a red cap too


name: Duck Rover
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1369
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, ducks, cowboy, funny
tags: ["camp", "song", "animals", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: duck rover
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous cowboy-themed camp song about a duck rover from Montana who rounds up ducks, drives them to a flooded corral, and lives a life of duck-herding adventure and loneliness.

source_excerpt:
I'm an old duck rover from out in Montana
Round up them duckies and drive 'em along
To a flooded corral where we bulldog and brand 'em


name: Kaalvoet Klonkie (The Barefoot Flea)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1370
source_excerpt: "Sir, my name is Klonkie, the barefooted flea And I'm fishing for tackies In your cup of tea.
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, flea, barefoot, South Africa
tags: ["camp", "song", "funny", "animals"]
language: en
normalized_name: kaalvoet klonkie (the barefoot flea)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A song to the tune of 'On Top of Old Smokey', written in Johannesburg 1970, about Klonkie the barefoot flea who is fishing for shoes (tackies) in a cup of tea because all the other fleas wear pink or blue shoes and he has bare feet.


name: Fido
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1371
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, tongue twister, dog, Fido
tags: ["camp", "song", "tongue-twister", "animals"]
language: en
normalized_name: fido
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A tongue-twister song sung to the tune of 'I Am Slowly Going Crazy' about a dog named Fido. Each verse scrambles the words of the previous verse, making it increasingly difficult to sing.

source_excerpt:
I had a dog his name was Fido
I had raised him from a pup
He could stand up on his hind legs
If you hold his front legs up


name: Old Brown Cow
rules: Substitute an appropriate noise wherever you see a 'phut'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1372
source_excerpt: The old brown cow went phut against the wall Phut against the wall Phut against the wall
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, cow, silly, noise
tags: ["camp", "song", "silly", "animals"]
language: en
normalized_name: old brown cow
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, silly camp song about a cow making a 'phut' sound against a wall. The 'phut' is to be substituted with an appropriate noise as suggested by the song leader.


name: Softly Falls the Rain Today
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1373
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, rain, Guides, camping
tags: ["camp", "song", "weather", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: softly falls the rain today
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song sung to the tune of 'Taps' about rainy weather at camp, humorously asking whether campers brought scuba masks, tied their tent flaps, and learned to swim.

source_excerpt:
Softly falls the rain today
As our campfire floats away
Silently each Guide should ask
Did I bring my scuba mask?


name: The Puppy Dog Song
rules: The first verse is sung slow, the second verse fast, the third verse slow, the fourth verse fast.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1374
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, dog, food, funny
tags: ["camp", "song", "animals", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: the puppy dog song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous song about a puppy dog who doesn't get proper dog food and instead receives strange leftovers like sausage and custard covered in mustard, pizza three days old, green deli ham with blackberry jam, and slimy ice cream cones.

variations:
Two versions provided: original by Julia Ricciardi and alternate version from New Zealand by Ashleigh.

source_excerpt:
They give me sausage and custard, covered in mustard
Pizza 3 days old.
Green deli ham, with blackberry jam stuck to the side of my bowl.


name: The Long Nail
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1375
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, hiking, nail, funny
tags: ["camp", "song", "hiking", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: the long nail
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song sung to the tune of 'The Long Trail' about a nail that has worked its way through the sole of a shoe and into the foot of a hiker, and their desire to stop and pull it out.

source_excerpt:
There's a long, long nail a winding
Into the sole of my shoe
And it's worked it's way into my foot
A mile or two


name: Doughnut Shop
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1376
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, doughnut, clever, punchline
tags: ["camp", "song", "funny", "wordplay"]
language: en
normalized_name: doughnut shop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A clever song sung to the tune of 'Turkey in the Straw' about visiting a doughnut shop, paying with a five-cent piece that has a hole in it, and pointing out that the doughnut has a hole too.

source_excerpt:
"There's a hole in the nickel and it goes right through."
I said "Aye there's a hole in the doughnut too."
"Thanks for the doughnut. Good day!"


name: Penny in the Gum Slot
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1377
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, letter substitution, gum, word game
tags: ["camp", "song", "word-game", "language"]
language: en
normalized_name: penny in the gum slot
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song where after each verse, the leader calls out a letter and singers must substitute every word starting with that letter sound in the next verse, making it increasingly silly and difficult.

rules:
After each verse, the leader calls out a letter and for the next verse, you sing every word starting with that letter. For example with 'B': 'Bie but ba benny bin ba bum blot...'

source_excerpt:
I put the penny in the gum slot
See the gum go 'round
I get the gum and you get the wrapper
Cause I put the penny in the gum slot


name: Penny in the Gum Slot
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1377
keywords: camp song, letter substitution, cumulative song
language: en
normalized_name: penny in the gum slot
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cumulative camp song where singers substitute every word beginning with a called letter. After each verse the leader calls out a letter, and the next verse replaces all initial consonants with that letter.

rules:
After each verse, the leader calls out a letter and for the next verse you sing every word starting with that letter.

source_excerpt:
I put the penny in the gum slot
See the gum go 'round
I get the gum and you get the wrapper
Cause I put the penny in the gum slot


name: The S'Mores Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1378
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, s'mores, camping, food, campfire
tags: ["camp", "song", "food", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the s'mores song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short camp song sung to the tune of the 'Pizza Hut' song, celebrating s'mores — marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate bar — and how they make camping more fun.

source_excerpt:
A marshmallow, a marshmallow,
A graham cracker and a chocolate bar.
S'mores, s'mores, camping is more fun when you have s'mores.


name: Sweet Violets
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1379
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, audience participation, call and response, funny
tags: ["camp", "song", "participation", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: sweet violets
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song with a running gag where the audience shouts out an expected rhyming word and is told 'No!' The story is about a farmer giving a young miss a lecture on farm topics. The chorus features 'Sweet violets, sweeter than the roses'.

source_excerpt:
There once was a farmer who took a young miss
In back of his barn to give her a... (all: "kiss!")
No!
Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs


name: Sweet Violets
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1379
keywords: humorous song, anticipation, audience participation
language: en
normalized_name: sweet violets
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous song where listeners anticipate a risqué word but the singer always says something innocent instead, creating a comedy of expectation.

source_excerpt:
There once was a farmer who took a young
miss
In back of his barn to give her a... (all:
"kiss!")
No!


name: Greg the Goat
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1380
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, goat, Girl Guides, funny
tags: ["camp", "song", "animals", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: greg the goat
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part86
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song sung to the tune of 'O Christmas Tree' (or 'Tom the Toad'), written by a Girl Guide, about Greg the goat who wandered past the moat and ended up being served up on a dish by Mr. Giles.

source_excerpt:
Oh Greg the goat,
Oh Greg the goat,
Why did you go out past the moat?
You went out past the drawbridge,
And now you're in somebody's fridge.


name: Greg the Goat
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1380
source_excerpt: Oh Greg the goat, Oh Greg the goat, Why did you go out past the moat?
keywords: camp song, humorous, goat
language: en
normalized_name: greg the goat
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song sung to the tune of 'O Christmas Tree' (or 'Tom the Toad'), about a goat named Greg who wanders past the moat and ends up being eaten.


name: Lying In My Sleeping Bag
rules: Repeat the song, adding more and more sounds to each verse.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1381
source_excerpt: Lying in my sleeping bag Couldn't get to sleep Looked at my watch And I wanted to weep
keywords: camp song, cumulative, sleeping bag, night sounds
language: en
normalized_name: lying in my sleeping bag
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cumulative camp song about lying awake in a sleeping bag and hearing night sounds. Each verse repeats and adds new sounds such as crickets, dogs, ambulances, and sprinklers.


name: Down By The Bay
variations: Verses can use preset silly lines or be personalised with each participant's name for extra fun.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1382
skills_developed: creativity, rhyming
keywords: camp song, call and response, rhyming, silly
language: en
normalized_name: down by the bay
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic call-and-response camp song with two verse variants, where singers insert silly rhyming lines about animals doing absurd things. Verses can be drawn from a long list or made up using participants' names.

rules:
There appear to be two versions of the verse. Singers insert a silly rhyming line (e.g. 'Did you ever see a llama, wearing pink pyjamas?') before the refrain. Verses can also be personalised with each girl's name.

source_excerpt:
Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say...
Have you ever seen a...


name: Ghost Chickens in the Sky
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1383
keywords: camp song, parody, humorous, ghost chickens
language: en
normalized_name: ghost chickens in the sky
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous parody camp song sung to the tune of 'Ghost Riders in the Sky', about a chicken farmer haunted by the ghost chickens of the birds he sent to be fried.

source_excerpt:
A chicken Farmer went out one dark and windy day
And by the coop he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a rotten egg hit him in the eye
It was the sight he dreaded, ghost chickens in the sky.


name: Good King Wenceslas - Barnyard Style
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1384
keywords: camp song, barnyard, participation, animal sounds
language: en
normalized_name: good king wenceslas - barnyard style
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A participatory version of Good King Wenceslas where the group is divided into animals (sheep, cows, pigs). When pointed to, each group calls out their animal sound on the proper note.

rules:
Divide circle into groups: one group is sheep, cows, and pigs. When pointed to they call out their animal sound on the proper note for the song.

source_excerpt:
Divide circle into groups: one group is sheep, cows, and pigs. When pointed to they call out their animal sound on the proper note for the song.


name: Ain't Gonna Rain No More
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1385
keywords: camp song, humorous, silly verses
language: en
normalized_name: ain't gonna rain no more
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song with a chorus about rain not returning and multiple silly verses about Mary's lamb, a bullfrog, a peanut on a railroad track, a cow, roaches, bedbugs, and more.

source_excerpt:
Oh, it ain't gonna rain no more, no more,
It ain't gonna
rain no more.
It rained last week and the week before,
It ain't gonna
rain no more.


name: Green 'n Yellow
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1386
keywords: camp song, dialogue song, humorous
language: en
normalized_name: green 'n yellow
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous song structured as a dialogue between Henry and his mother. Henry went into the woods, ate worms, discovers they were actually snakes, and ends up dying — requesting green and yellow flowers.

source_excerpt:
What colour were those worms, Henry my son?
What colour were those worms, my beloved one?
Green and yellow, green and yellow,
Oh, Mother come quick, 'cause I feel very sick,
And I wanna lay down and die!


name: Hippopotamus Song (Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud)
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1387
keywords: camp song, humorous, hippopotamus, Flanders Swann
language: en
normalized_name: hippopotamus song (mud, mud, glorious mud)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic humorous song by Flanders & Swann about a hippopotamus who serenades his hippopotami maid with a song about the glories of mud. Includes verses about their meeting and his later married life.

variations:
An extra verse from 'At the drop of another hat' describes the hippopotamus now married and father of ten, longing to be single again.

source_excerpt:
Mud, mud, glorious mud
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood
So follow me follow, down to the hollow
And there let me wallow in glorious mud


name: Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1388
skills_developed: memory
keywords: camp song, cumulative, memory song
language: en
normalized_name: hole in the bottom of the sea
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic cumulative camp song that builds up items inside each other: a hole, a log, a bump, a frog, a fly, a wing, and finally a flea, all nested one within the other.

rules:
Each verse adds a new item nested inside the previous, building to the final verse listing all items from flea down to hole.

source_excerpt:
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a hole, there's a hole,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.


name: If All of the Raindrops
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1389
keywords: camp song, silly, food, imagination
language: en
normalized_name: if all of the raindrops
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A fanciful camp song imagining raindrops as lemon drops and gum drops, rainbows as Chicken McNuggets, mosquitoes as nachos, and other absurd food substitutions, with the singer standing outside mouth open wide.

variations:
Multiple verses substituting various weather phenomena with food items. Extra verse by Emmeline Kirton: snowflakes as Hershey bars and milkshakes.

source_excerpt:
If all of the raindrops were lemon drops and gum drops,
Oh, what a world this would be!
I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide


name: I Have Lost My Underwear
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1390
source_excerpt: I have lost my underwear, I don't care, I'll go bare. Bye, bye longjohns.
keywords: camp song, humorous, underwear
language: en
normalized_name: i have lost my underwear
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song sung to the tune of 'Bye Bye Blackbird' about losing one's long johns and not caring to go bare.


name: Five Green and Speckled Frogs
rules: Repeat each verse counting down from five frogs to none, with one frog jumping in per verse.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1391
skills_developed: counting
keywords: camp song, counting, frogs, children
language: en
normalized_name: five green and speckled frogs
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic countdown camp song about five green and speckled frogs sitting on a log eating bugs; one by one they jump into the pool until none remain.

source_excerpt:
Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs
Yum-yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs.


name: Me And My Dinosaur
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1392
keywords: camp song, imagination, dinosaur, friendship
language: en
normalized_name: me and my dinosaur
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A whimsical camp song about a lonely child who befriends a giant dinosaur who shows up at the door. Together they eat cookies, ride on the dinosaur's back, and travel to Africa by hopscotch.

source_excerpt:
One day when the weather was cloudy and gray
And I wished that someone would come out and
play
I heard a knock-knock
And I opened the door
And there stood the loveliest big dinosaur!


name: I Wish I Were a Little Bar of Soap
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1393
skills_developed: creativity
keywords: camp song, silly, wish, cumulative
language: en
normalized_name: i wish i were a little bar of soap
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A silly cumulative camp song sung to the tune of 'If You're Happy and You Know It' where singers wish to be various objects or creatures (bar of soap, mosquito, English sparrow, orange, etc.) and describe the funny things they would do.

variations:
Many contributed verses including: bar of soap, mosquito, English sparrow, orange, bottle of pop, hunk of mud, striped skunk, fishy in the sea, foreign car, girl scout, radio, baked beans, green latrine, candle flame, safety pin, kangaroo, Castor Oil, water bed, onion, bottle of Coke, green pea, red Corvette, slippery root, monkey in the zoo, beddy bug, piece of glass.

source_excerpt:
Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap
Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap
Oh I'd slippy and I'd slidey over everybody's hidy
Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap


name: I Wish I Were a Little Bar of Soap
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1393
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, funny, silly, wish
tags: ["cumulative song", "campfire", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: i wish i were a little bar of soap
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A funny cumulative camp song sung to the tune of 'If You're Happy and You Know It', with many verses where the singer wishes they were various silly or gross things (a bar of soap, a mosquito, an English sparrow, etc.).

rules:
Sing each verse to the tune of 'If You're Happy and You Know It'. Multiple verses can be added or substituted.

variations:
Many extra verses contributed by various people, including: mosquito, English sparrow, bitty orange, bottle of pop, hunk of mud, striped skunk, fishy in the sea, foreign car, girly scout, radio, tin of baked beans, green latrine, candle flame, safety pin, kangaroo, spoon of Castor Oil, water bed, onion, bottle of Coke, green pea, red Corvette, slippery root, monkey in the zoo, beddy bug, piece of glass.

source_excerpt:
Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap
Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap
Oh I'd slippy and I'd slidey over everybody's hidy
Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap


name: Keep On The Sunny Side
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1394
keywords: camp song, knock-knock, Easter Bunny, participation
language: en
normalized_name: keep on the sunny side
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song with a chorus about keeping on the sunny side of life, interspersed with a series of escalating knock-knock jokes about the Easter Bunny, ending with a twist punchline.

rules:
Between choruses, perform a series of knock-knock jokes as scripted (Ether Bunny, Nother, Stella Nother, Cargo runs them over, Boo-hoo, then Ya comeback).

variations:
Karen Dawson contributed an extra ending: Knock-Knock / Ya / Ya who? / See, I told you he'd be back!

source_excerpt:
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life, YEE-HAW!
You will feel no pain as we drive you all insane, so
Keep on the sunny side of life!


name: Keep On The Sunny Side
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1394
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, knock-knock jokes, funny, call and response
tags: ["campfire", "leader song", "audience participation"]
language: en
normalized_name: keep on the sunny side
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A funny camp song combining a chorus ('Keep on the sunny side of life') with a series of knock-knock jokes about the Ether Bunny. A leader leads the jokes and the group responds.

rules:
Sing the chorus, then between choruses do a series of knock-knock jokes. The jokes build on each other (Ether Bunny, Nother Ether Bunny, Stella Nother Ether Bunny, then Cargo runs them over, then Boo/don't cry, then Ya/he's back).

source_excerpt:
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life, YEE-HAW!
You will feel no pain as we drive you all insane, so
Keep on the sunny side of life!


name: The Hearse Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1395
keywords: camp song, hearse, dark humour, worms
language: en
normalized_name: the hearse song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A darkly humorous camp song warning listeners not to laugh when a hearse goes by, describing in graphic detail what happens to the body after burial — worms eating the corpse.

source_excerpt:
Don't ever laugh when the hearse goes by
Or you may be the next to die
Ah-ooo! Ah-ooo!
They'll wrap you up in a clean white sheet
And put you down about six feet deep


name: The Hearse Song
rules: Sing each verse with the 'Ah-ooo! Ah-ooo!' refrain after each pair of lines.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1395
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, spooky, funny, worms
tags: ["campfire", "gross humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: the hearse song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A spooky and humorous camp song about what happens after you die, involving worms playing pinochle and eating your body parts. Includes dramatic 'Ah-ooo!' refrains.

source_excerpt:
Don't ever laugh when the hearse goes by
Or you may be the next to die
Ah-ooo! Ah-ooo!
They'll wrap you up in a clean white sheet
And put you down about six feet deep


name: Lemme
rules: Divide singers into two groups: one side sings the boy's lines, the other sings the girl's lines.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1396
keywords: camp song, call and response, pun, dialogue
language: en
normalized_name: lemme
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part87
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response song divided between two groups (boys and girls) where the boy's name 'Lemme' sounds like 'Let me kiss you' and each girl's name is a pun (Ida, I'll-a, Ollie), ending with consent.

source_excerpt:
Girl: What's your name little boy?
Boy: My name is Lemme...
Girl: Lemme what little boy?
Boy: Lemme kiss you!


name: Lemme
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1396
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, call and response, wordplay, funny
tags: ["two groups", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: lemme
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A funny call-and-response song where two groups sing alternating lines — one side as 'the boy' and one as 'the girl'. The humor comes from word-play on names (Lemme = 'let me', Ida = 'I don't want to', I'll-a = 'I'll ask my momma', Ollie = 'all right').

rules:
Divide singers into two groups: one sings the boy's lines, the other sings the girl's lines. The exchange ends with 'Ollie right!' and a kiss sound.

source_excerpt:
Girl: What's your name little boy?
Boy: My name is Lemme...
Girl: Lemme what little boy?
Boy: Lemme kiss you!


name: Little Peter Rabbit
rules: Sing to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1397
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, rabbit, flea, funny
tags: ["campfire", "children's song"]
language: en
normalized_name: little peter rabbit
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short and simple camp song to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' about Little Peter Rabbit having a flea upon his ear and flicking it away.

source_excerpt:
Little Peter Rabbit had a flea upon his ear,
Little Peter Rabbit had a flea upon his ear,
Little Peter Rabbit had a flea upon his ear,
And he flicked it and it flew away


name: Michael Finnegan
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1398
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, circular song, funny, Michael Finnegan
tags: ["campfire", "never-ending song"]
language: en
normalized_name: michael finnegan
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A circular camp song about a man named Michael Finnegan, with humorous verses about his whiskers, fishing, climbing a tree, and singing. The song loops back to 'begin again' at the end of each verse.

rules:
Sing each verse and end with 'Poor old Michael Finnegan, begin again.' The circular nature encourages repeating the whole song.

source_excerpt:
There was a man named Michael Finnegan.
He grew whiskers on his chin-egan.
Wind came out and blew them in again.
Poor old Michael Finnegan, begin again.


name: Banjo Song
variations: A second version of the lyrics: 'I used to play on my banjo, but my banjo was broke...'
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1399
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, tongue twister, banjo, funny
tags: ["campfire", "tongue trill challenge"]
language: en
normalized_name: banjo song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A fun camp song about a broken banjo. The trick is to sing it a second time adding a 'llll' sound (tongue trill) at every capitalized letter, making it a tongue-twister challenge. A second version of the lyrics also exists.

rules:
First time: sing normally. Second time: add a 'llll' sound at every capitalized letter. Can also try multiple 'llll's or singing faster and faster.

source_excerpt:
The second time you sing it, to put a "llll" sound at every capitalized letter. You can also try adding multiple "llll's" or singing the song faster and faster each time.


name: My Body Has Calamine Lotion
rules: Sing to the tune of 'My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1400
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, poison ivy, calamine lotion, funny
tags: ["campfire", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: my body has calamine lotion
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song to the tune of 'My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean' about getting a rash from poison ivy after picking flowers.

source_excerpt:
My body has calamine lotion.
My body's as sore as can be.
The flowers I picked for leaders.
Turned out to be poison ivee.


name: My Dog Jelly
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1401
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, dog, jelly, beans, funny
tags: ["campfire", "substitution song"]
language: en
normalized_name: my dog jelly
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A funny camp song about a dog named Jelly who runs away and comes back. The humor comes from substituting various bean types (Lima, Green, Brown, Baked, Garbonzo, Refried, Mister, Human) for 'Jelly' to make silly verses.

rules:
Sing the verse and chorus. You can substitute LIMA, GREEN, BROWN, BAKED, GARBONZO, REFRIED, MISTER, or HUMAN for 'JELLY' to make more silly verses.

variations:
Multiple versions of the verse contributed by Shelagh Walsh, Michelle Berry, Karen Hobson, and the original.

source_excerpt:
My dog JELLY ran away
He came back the very next day.
I asked JELLY where he'd been
Where oh where has JELLY been?


name: Newfoundland Hymn (If I Had The Wings Of A Butterfly)
variations: Extra verses from Nancy Wieme: skeeter and airplane.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1402
source_excerpt: Open your hymn books And turn to page 28 And if you can't find page 28 Turn to 14 twice!
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, mock hymn, butterfly, funny, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "mock ceremony", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: newfoundland hymn (if i had the wings of a butterfly)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A mock-hymn camp song where a 'leader' instructs everyone to open their hymn books to page 28, then leads a song about having the wings of various creatures (butterfly, sparrow, buzzard, turtle dove, skeeter, airplane). Ends with 'Amen. Close your hymn books. Good night. And PRAISE THE LORD!'

rules:
Leader says 'Open your hymn books and turn to page 28...'. Sing the verses with similar structure for butterfly, sparrow, buzzard, turtle dove, skeeter, airplane. End with 'Amen. Close your hymn books. Good night. And PRAISE THE LORD!'


name: Old Hogan's Goat
rules: Leader sings each line and the group repeats it in parentheses as an echo.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1403
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, echo song, goat, funny
tags: ["campfire", "call and echo"]
language: en
normalized_name: old hogan's goat
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic echo/repeat camp song about a man and his goat. The leader sings a line and the group echoes it. The goat eats shirts off the clothesline and is tied to a railroad track but saves itself by coughing up the shirts and flagging the train.

source_excerpt:
There was a man. (There was a man.)
Now, please take note. (Now, please take note.)
There was a man (There was a man)
Who had a goat. (Who had a goat.)


name: One Flea Fly (They Were Only Playing Leapfrog)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: pages 1404-1405
source_excerpt: As one flea fly flew up the flu The other flea fly flew down (x4)
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, tongue twister, alliteration, flea fly
tags: ["campfire", "tongue twister song"]
language: en
normalized_name: one flea fly (they were only playing leapfrog)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A tongue-twister camp song to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' about fleas, flies, and various alliterative creatures. Has two possible choruses and many additional verses with alliterative animal phrases.

rules:
Sing to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'. Choose either the 'Glory, glory how peculiar!' chorus or the 'They were only playing leapfrog!' chorus. Continue with alliterative verses.

variations:
Two chorus options. Many additional alliterative verses: pink porpoise, slick seal, striped snipe, giggly girl, black bug, pink poodle, hedge hog, bumble bee, photographer, spider, dumb digger, black bear, red rooster, big black bear, cruel croc, strong swimmer.


name: On Mules We Find
rules: Sing to the tune of 'Auld Lang Syne'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1405
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, mules, wordplay, funny
tags: ["campfire", "short song"]
language: en
normalized_name: on mules we find
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, witty camp song to the tune of 'Auld Lang Syne' that plays with the words 'before', 'behind', and 'two legs', creating a deliberately confusing and funny verse.

source_excerpt:
On mules, we find two legs behind, and two we find before.
We stand behind before we find what the two behind be for.


name: Ants Go Marching
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1406
skills_developed: counting, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, ants, counting, marching
tags: ["campfire", "children's song", "counting song"]
language: en
normalized_name: ants go marching
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic counting camp song where ants march in increasing numbers (one-by-one through ten-by-ten), with each verse featuring a funny action for 'the little one' (sucking his thumb, tying his shoe, climbing a tree, etc.).

rules:
Sing each verse from one-by-one to ten-by-ten, with the little one doing a different action each time: one=suck his thumb, two=tie his shoe, three=climb a tree, four=close the door, five=do a jive, six=pick up sticks, seven=go to Heaven, eight=close the gate, nine=check the time, ten=start again.

source_excerpt:
The ants go marching one-by-one Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching one-by-one Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching one-by-one
The little one stopped to suck his thumb


name: On Top Of Spaghetti
rules: Sing to the tune of 'On Top of Old Smokey'. Follow the story of the meatball through each verse.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1407
source_excerpt: On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, spaghetti, meatball, funny
tags: ["campfire", "food song"]
language: en
normalized_name: on top of spaghetti
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A funny camp song to the tune of 'On Top of Old Smokey' about a meatball that rolls off a plate after a sneeze, rolls out the door, becomes mush under a bush, and eventually grows into a meatball tree with tomato sauce.


name: Pink Pyjamas
rules: Sing to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'. Repeat the chorus after each verse.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1408
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, pyjamas, nightie, funny, girl guides
tags: ["campfire", "girl guides", "sleepover song"]
language: en
normalized_name: pink pyjamas
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A funny camp song to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' about wearing or not wearing clothes in bed across different seasons. Known also as 'I Was Only Fooling'. Popular among Girl Guides. Multiple verses and chorus variants contributed by different groups.

variations:
Extra verse from 8th Guelph Guides about waking up with a pillow on head. Verse from Heidi Wilding about pink bikini. Alternate chorus from Vicky Hartley: 'Glory, glory hallelujah, Balmy breezes blowing through ya...'

source_excerpt:
I wear my pink pyjamas in the summer when it's hot
I wear my flannel nightie in the winter when it's not
And sometimes in the springtime and sometimes in the fall
I jump into my little bed with nothing on at all


name: Pony Song
rules: Sing the verses and act out the riding motions: front to front, back to back, side to side.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1409
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, pony, riding, action song
tags: ["campfire", "action song", "children's song"]
language: en
normalized_name: pony song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, simple camp song about riding ponies, with action verses describing riding front to front, back to back, and side to side.

source_excerpt:
Here we are on our ponies,
Riding on our big fat ponies.
Here we are on our ponies,
This is what they told me...


name: Porridge Tragedy
rules: Sing to the tune of 'Clementine'. Tell the full story through the verses.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1410
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, porridge, girl guides, funny, story song
tags: ["campfire", "narrative song", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: porridge tragedy
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous narrative camp song to the tune of 'Clementine' about a mischievous Girl Guide who wakes up early and shouts war cries near the Guider's door. As punishment she is made to stir the porridge, falls in, and is served as breakfast stew. Ends with a moral about not disturbing the Guider's sleep.

source_excerpt:
In a camp down in the country
Dwelt some Guides on holiday.
23 there were in number
Quite enough to take away.


name: Porridge Tragedy
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1410
source_excerpt: In a camp down in the country Dwelt some Guides on holiday.
keywords: Girl Guides, camp song, porridge, Clementine
language: en
normalized_name: porridge tragedy
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song to the tune of Clementine about a Girl Guide who wakes up early disturbing her Guider, is punished by stirring porridge, and falls in.


name: Quartermaster Store
variations: Extra verses from Sandra O'Keefe: cheese, eggs, lard, kippers, beans, steak, bread, cakes.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1411
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, quartermaster, llamas, funny, store
tags: ["campfire", "cumulative song"]
language: en
normalized_name: quartermaster store
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic camp song with the refrain 'My eyes are dim, I cannot see, I have not brought my specks with me'. Various verses describe silly items found 'in the store', from llamas wearing pink pyjamas to cheese with dirty knees and beans as big as submarines.

rules:
Sing the chorus, then add verses about various items in the quartermaster store, each with a funny rhyming description.

source_excerpt:
My eyes are dim, I cannot see
I have not brought my specks with me
I have not brought my spectacles with me
There were llamas, llamas, wearing pink pyjamas
In the store, in the store


name: Quartermaster Store
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1411
source_excerpt: My eyes are dim, I cannot see I have not brought my specks with me
keywords: quartermaster, camp song, silly song
language: en
normalized_name: quartermaster store
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A silly camp song about items found in the quartermaster store, with a repeating chorus about dim eyes and missing spectacles. Each verse names a funny item (llamas in pyjamas, cheese with dirty knees, etc.).


name: Rubber Blubber Whale
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1412
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, tongue twister, whale, rubber, funny
tags: ["campfire", "tongue twister song"]
language: en
normalized_name: rubber blubber whale
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part88
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A fun tongue-twister camp song about a rubber blubber whale — first describing rubbing it, then getting one as a gift from daddy, then taking a bath with it. The repeating chorus is a tongue-twister exercise.

rules:
Sing each verse and repeat the tongue-twister chorus: 'Rub-a-dub your rubber blubber, rub-a-dub your rubber blubber, Rub-a-dub your rubber blubber whale...'

source_excerpt:
Rub-a-dub your rubber blubber whale,
Rub-a-dub your rubber blubber whale!
Rub-a-dub your rubber blubber, rub-a-dub your rubber blubber,
Rub-a-dub your rubber blubber whale, blubber whale,


name: Rubber Blubber Whale
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1412
source_excerpt: Rub-a-dub your rubber blubber whale, Rub-a-dub your rubber blubber whale!
keywords: whale, tongue twister, camp song
language: en
normalized_name: rubber blubber whale
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A fun camp song about a rubber blubber whale, involving repetitive tongue-twisting phrases. The singer's daddy bought them a rubber blubber whale and they take a bath with it.


name: She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1413
keywords: classic song, camp song, action song
language: en
normalized_name: she'll be coming 'round the mountain
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic camp song with many verses about a person coming around the mountain on horses. Includes extra verses with actions and sound effects contributed by various singers.

variations:
Extra verses contributed by various people including wearing pink pyjamas, silk pajamas, chicken and dumplings, indigestion, and a broken-down car.

source_excerpt:
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes.


name: Shirley Temple
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1414
keywords: Shirley Temple, humorous song, camp song
language: en
normalized_name: shirley temple
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song in which the singer introduces themselves as Shirley Temple, boasting of various physical attributes (legs like Betty Gable, figure like Marilyn Monroe, hair like Ginger Rogers) but concluding with a self-deprecating punchline.

source_excerpt:
My name is Shirley Temple, and I have curly hair.
Because my knees are dimpled, I wear my skirts up here.


name: The Aardvark Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1416
source_excerpt: This is the start of a large dark aardvark song Ne ne ne ne, ne ne ne ne, yeah yeah yeah!
keywords: aardvark, camp song, animals, humour
language: en
normalized_name: the aardvark song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous two-verse camp song about aardvarks escaping from the zoo during mating season. A second verse by Shelagh describes the difficulty of being an aardvark (only eating ants) and concludes with a giraffe narrating.


name: I Like To Eat (Apples and Bananas)
rules: Repeat changing all the vowels to a, e, i, o, u (ex: A lake ta ate, A lake ta ate...)
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1417
source_excerpt: I like to eat, I like to eat I like to eat green apples and bananas
keywords: apples, bananas, vowel song, camp song
language: en
normalized_name: i like to eat (apples and bananas)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song where the singer declares they like to eat apples and bananas, then repeats the verse changing all the vowels to a, e, i, o, u in turn, creating funny mispronunciations.


name: The Nonsense Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1418
source_excerpt: Oh, I was born, one night, one morn When the whistle went boom boom!
keywords: nonsense, silly song, camp song
language: en
normalized_name: the nonsense song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A nonsense camp song full of absurd and contradictory statements, including loop the loop in noodle soup, Easter eggs with ducks for children, and jumping into a 'phonia' in Barcelonia.


name: There's a Hole in My Bucket
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1419
source_excerpt: There's a hole in my bucket dear Liza, dear Liza There's a hole in my bucket dear Liza, a hole.
keywords: bucket, cumulative song, dialogue song, camp song
language: en
normalized_name: there's a hole in my bucket
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic cumulative camp song in a dialogue between Henry and Liza. Henry can't fetch water because his bucket has a hole; each solution Liza offers leads to another problem, ending where the song began.


name: The Wrong End
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1420
source_excerpt: Oh, rabbits have bright, shiny noses. I'm telling you this as a friend.
keywords: rabbit, short song, humour, camp song
language: en
normalized_name: the wrong end
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short humorous camp song to the tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" about why rabbits have shiny noses — because the powder puff is on the wrong end.


name: They Say That at Camp Woolsey
variations: The song can be adapted to fit your own favourite camp.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1421
keywords: Camp Woolsey, Girl Guides, camp song, parody
language: en
normalized_name: they say that at camp woolsey
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song to the tune of "They Say That In The Army" with many verses lampooning various aspects of Camp Woolsey life: trails, Guiders, cooks, food, quartermaster, office staff, nurse, waterfront, tents, security, and the director.

source_excerpt:
They say that at Camp Woolsey, the trails are really great.
You go to look for one kid; you wind up losing eight.


name: Three Little Angels
rules: Repeat each verse with decreasing numbers (three, two, one) for each character type.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1422
source_excerpt: Three little angels all dressed in white Tried to get to heaven on the end of a kite
keywords: angels, cumulative song, Girl Guides, camp song
language: en
normalized_name: three little angels
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cumulative camp song with multiple verses about little angels, devils, leprechauns, Girl Guides, Martians, and goblins all trying to get to heaven on various objects that break, causing them to fall down — culminating in a punchline that they went to BED.

variations:
Angels, devils, leprechauns, Girl Guides, Martians, goblins — each with different conveyances (kite, bed, sewing machine, shoe, washing machine, B-52).


name: Tom the Toad (and other related songs)
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: pages 1423
source_excerpt: Oh, Tom the toad, Oh, Tom the toad, Why are you lying on the road?
keywords: toad, animals, O Christmas Tree, humorous, camp song
language: en
normalized_name: tom the toad (and other related songs)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A collection of camp song verses all to the tune of "O Christmas Tree" about various animals meeting unfortunate ends on roads, in water, or otherwise. Includes Tom the Toad, Sam the Ham, Jake the Snake, Sue the Skunk, Possum Pete, Bill the Bug, Mat the Cat, Fred the Fish, Socks the Fox, and many more.

variations:
Many verses featuring different animals: Tom the Toad, Sam the Ham, Jake/Tom/Sam the Snake, Sue the Skunk, Possum Pete, Bill the Bug, Mat the Cat, Fred the Fish, Kitty Cat, Armadillo Tex, Froggie Fred, Swallow Sam, Doggie Spot, Bunny Ben, Billy Bat, Turtle Ted, Chicken Cluck, Rog the Dog, Socks the Fox, Dale the Deer, Hal the Hawk, Jan the Giraffe, Carl the Coon.


name: Watermelon Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1424
source_excerpt: You can plant a watermelon over my grave And let the juice (SLUURP) slip through!
keywords: watermelon, camp song, sound effects
language: en
normalized_name: watermelon song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, fun camp song asking for a watermelon to be planted over the singer's grave so the juice can slip through, with a slurping sound effect and a line praising chocolate chip cookies but preferring watermelon rind.


name: We Came Together to Camp in the Sun
rules: Repeat the song changing the word "camp" to "play" and "sing".
variations: Can be changed to fit a specific camp name (e.g., 'We came to Woolsey to camp in the sun...').
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1425
source_excerpt: We came together to camp in the sun but it rained, Uh huh! It rained, and it rained
keywords: rain, camp song, Girl Guides
language: en
normalized_name: we came together to camp in the sun
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about coming together to camp in the sun — but it rained instead, into the porridge, stew, and wellies. Repeats changing "camp" to "play" and "sing".


name: We Came Together to Camp in the Sun
rules: Repeat the song changing the word 'camp' to 'play' and 'sing'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1425
source_excerpt: We came together to camp in the sun but it rained, Uh huh! It rained, and it rained
keywords: camp, rain, song, girl guides
tags: ["camp song", "funny", "adaptable"]
language: en
normalized_name: we came together to camp in the sun
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about rain ruining camping plans, with humorous verses. Can be adapted to fit any camp's name.


name: We're From Camp Woolsey
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1426
source_excerpt: Oh, we're from Camp Woolsey. Yes, we're from the best camp.
keywords: Camp Woolsey, camp song, Girl Guides, mosquitoes
language: en
normalized_name: we're from camp woolsey
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A spirited camp song celebrating Camp Woolsey, with a chorus calling for mosquito repellent (Deep Woods Off). Two verses boast about the camp's spirit despite mosquitoes.


name: We're From Camp Woolsey
description: A camp pride song celebrating Camp Woolsey, with humorous verses about mosquitoes and camp life.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1426
keywords: camp, pride, song
tags: ["camp song", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: we're from camp woolsey
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
source_excerpt:
Oh, we're from Camp Woolsey. Yes, we're from the best camp. We come here in spring, summer, winter and fall.


name: Whooping Cough
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1427
source_excerpt: I said a way down the road Not so very far off A jay bird died Of the whooping cough
keywords: jaybird, whooping cough, short song, camp song
language: en
normalized_name: whooping cough
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short camp song about a jaybird that died of the whooping cough — it whooped so hard it whooped its head and tail right off.


name: Whooping Cough
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1427
source_excerpt: I said a way down the road Not so very far off A jay bird died Of the whooping cough
keywords: funny, bird, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: whooping cough
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short humorous camp song about a jaybird dying of the whooping cough, whooping so hard it loses its head and tail.


name: A Sailor Went to Sea
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1428
keywords: sailor, sea, wordplay, camp song
language: en
normalized_name: a sailor went to sea
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part89
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song in which a sailor goes to sea but only sees the bottom of the deep blue sea. Followed by a series of linked verses using wordplay — each verse ends with a word that sounds rude but is completed innocently in the next line.

source_excerpt:
A sailor went to sea sea sea
To see what he could see see see,
But all that he could see see see
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea.


name: A Sailor Went to Sea
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1428
keywords: sailor, sea, funny, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: a sailor went to sea
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response camp song about a sailor and a steamboat, with humorous rhyming verses that trail off suggestively.

source_excerpt:
A sailor went to sea sea sea To see what he could see see see, But all that he could see see see Was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea.


name: Worms
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1429
keywords: worms, gross, funny, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous", "classic"]
language: en
normalized_name: worms
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about eating worms, with multiple well-known versions submitted by various contributors. Describes eating long, slimy, and fuzzy worms.

variations:
Multiple versions: one from Kathryn Wells, one from Kate Godwin, and one from M. Park with a chorus and extra verses about biting heads off and sucking the guts out.

source_excerpt:
Nobody likes me, everybody hates me I'm going down the garden to eat worms Long thin slimy ones, short fat fuzzy ones Ooey gooey, ooey gooey worms


name: Six Little Ducks
variations: Extra verses by Twyla Gange: ducks diving into water and slowly waddling home.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1430
keywords: ducks, river, song, girl guides
tags: ["camp song", "classic", "animal"]
language: en
normalized_name: six little ducks
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about six little ducks going to the river, led by the one with a feather on his back, with actions implied by the waddling and quacking.

source_excerpt:
Six little ducks that I once knew Fat ones, skinny ones, then there were two But the one little duck with the feather on his back He led the others with a quack, quack, quack


name: You Can't Get to Heaven
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: pages 1431
keywords: heaven, call-and-response, funny, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous", "classic", "call-and-response"]
language: en
normalized_name: you can't get to heaven
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response camp song with many humorous verses about all the things you can't use to get to heaven (roller skates, rockets, limousines, etc.), with a repeating refrain.

variations:
Many submitted verses from contributors including: roller skates, rocking chair, trolley car, rocket ship, powder and paint, limousine, skis, Boy Scout's knee, dirty jeans, and many more.

source_excerpt:
Oh, you can't get to heaven (Oh, you can't to heaven) On roller skates. (On roller skates.) You'll roll right by (You'll roll right by) Those pearly gates.


name: Middies Bloomers
variations: Other verses: straw hats/knee socks, girdle/sneakers.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1432
keywords: clothes, funny, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: middies bloomers
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, humorous camp song about wearing middies and bloomers all day long, with additional verses about straw hats, knee socks, girdles, and sneakers.

source_excerpt:
Middies, bloomers, Middies, bloomers all day long. She wears them in the morning, she wears them at noon


name: Prunes
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1433
source_excerpt: No matter how young a prune may be He's always full of wrinkles.
keywords: prunes, funny, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: prunes
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, playful camp song about prunes always being full of wrinkles, comparing baby prunes to their dads.


name: Little Red Nose
description: A very short camp song about how a little red nose got red from being kissed by frost.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1435
keywords: nose, frost, winter, song
tags: ["camp song", "short"]
language: en
normalized_name: little red nose
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
source_excerpt:
How did you get that little red nose? I suppose frost kissed it one, Frost kissed it twice. Poor little red nose, cold as ice.


name: My Frog
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1436
keywords: frog, nature, funny, song, brownie
tags: ["camp song", "girl scouts", "animal"]
language: en
normalized_name: my frog
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song (to the tune of the Brownie Smile Song) about a girl who found a frog behind a log and wants to keep it despite her leader's objection.

source_excerpt:
I have something in my pocket that I found behind a log. My leader said to turn it loose, but I want to keep my frog.


name: Big Blue Frog
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1437
keywords: frog, love, funny, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous", "animal"]
language: en
normalized_name: big blue frog
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about being in love with a big blue frog, with verses about neighbours disapproving and raising a family together.

source_excerpt:
I'm in love with a big blue frog A big blue frog loves me It's not as bad as it appears He wears glasses and he's six foot three


name: Baby Duck
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1439
keywords: duck, bunny, skunk, animal, song
tags: ["camp song", "animal", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: baby duck
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about being born a baby duck, with additional verses about a baby bunny and a smelly skunk.

variations:
Second verse by Hilary Foster about being born a baby bunny. Third verse by Debbie Aldridge about a smelly skunk hiding under a bunk.

source_excerpt:
Oh what a bit of luck That I was born a baby duck With rubber socks and rubber shoes I can waddle where I choose


name: Hump De Dump
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1440
keywords: rhythm, nursery rhyme, funny, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous", "interactive"]
language: en
normalized_name: hump de dump
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song with a rhythmic beat phrase into which a nursery rhyme is inserted, then interrupted with a comedic 'UH! Ain't that funky now?'

rules:
Sing the 'Hump dee dump' rhythm, then insert a nursery rhyme to the rhythm (e.g. 'Mary had a little lamb'), then interrupt with 'UH! Ain't that funky now?' complete with hip thrust, and repeat.

source_excerpt:
Hump dee dump Hump hump dee dud-dy dud-dy (insert nursry rhyme to rhythm, e.g.:) Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow


name: We Are Crazy
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1441
keywords: crazy, funny, song, frere jacques
tags: ["camp song", "humorous", "tune parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: we are crazy
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, silly camp song to the tune of 'Frere Jacques' about being crazy, nuts, and happy little morons.

variations:
A second version sent by Kathryn Wells uses 'funny little moon men' with car noise and finger-waggling actions.

source_excerpt:
We are crazy, we are crazy We are nuts, we are nuts Happy little morons, happy little morons We are nuts, we are nuts.


name: We Are Crazy
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1441
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: crazy, nuts, frere jacques, camp song
tags: ["camp", "song", "silly"]
language: en
normalized_name: we are crazy
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song sung to the tune of 'Frere Jacques'. Singers declare they are crazy and nuts, with actions on certain sounds (finger waggle over lips for 'brrm', finger horns on head for 'eek').

rules:
Sung to the tune of 'Frere Jacques'. An alternate version replaces 'happy little morons' with 'funny little moon men' and adds sound effects and gestures.

variations:
Second version by Kathryn Wells replaces 'Happy little morons' with 'Funny little moon men' and ends with 'Brrm, brrm, eek!' with corresponding actions.

source_excerpt:
We are crazy, we are crazy
We are nuts, we are nuts
Happy little morons, happy little morons
We are nuts, we are nuts.


name: Bee
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1442
keywords: bee, sting, funny, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous", "animal"]
language: en
normalized_name: bee
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song to the tune of 'Old Hogan's Goat' about a bee sitting on a wall who gets hit by a boy with a stick and retaliates by stinging.

source_excerpt:
There was a bee-i-ee-i-ee, Sat on a wall i-all-i-all, And he could sting i-ing-i-ing, And that's not all-i-all-i-all


name: Bee
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1442
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: bee, sting, old hogan's goat, camp song
tags: ["camp", "song", "silly", "animals"]
language: en
normalized_name: bee
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song sung to the tune of 'Old Hogan's Goat', about a bee that stings a boy who hit it with a stick.

rules:
Sung to the tune of 'Old Hogan's Goat'. Each line includes an echo syllable extension (e.g., 'bee-i-ee-i-ee', 'wall i-all-i-all').

source_excerpt:
There was a bee-i-ee-i-ee,
Sat on a wall i-all-i-all,
And he could sting i-ing-i-ing,
And that's not all-i-all-i-all,


name: Johnny Rebec
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1443
keywords: sausage, machine, funny, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous", "classic"]
language: en
normalized_name: johnny rebec
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about a Dutch boy named Johnny Rebec who invents a sausage-making machine that grinds up neighbourhood cats and dogs — and eventually Johnny himself.

source_excerpt:
I knew a little Dutch boy, his name was Johnny Rebec, He used to deal in sausages, and sauerkraut, and spec, He made the finest sausages that you have ever seen, And one day he invented, a sausage-making machine.


name: Johnny Rebec
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1443
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: Johnny Rebec, sausage machine, Dutch boy, camp song
tags: ["camp", "song", "humorous", "dark humour"]
language: en
normalized_name: johnny rebec
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about a Dutch boy named Johnny Rebec who invents a sausage-making machine. The song ends with Johnny being ground up in his own machine.

rules:
Sung in verses with a repeated chorus. The chorus warns about the machine grinding up neighbourhood cats and dogs.

variations:
A similar song titled 'Dunderbeck's Machine' exists in 'The World's Best Funny Songs' (Esther J. Nelson, 1988).

source_excerpt:
I knew a little Dutch boy, his name was Johnny Rebec,
He used to deal in sausages, and sauerkraut, and spec,


name: Cannibal King
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1444
keywords: cannibal king, romance, funny, song
tags: ["camp song", "humorous", "classic"]
language: en
normalized_name: cannibal king
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part90
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about a cannibal king who falls in love with a dusty maid, swims across a lake to kiss her, and eventually they have a family. Includes 'kissy' sound effects and a spelling section.

source_excerpt:
Oh, the cannibal king with the big nose ring Fell in love with the dusty ma-aa-aid And every night by the pale moonlight Across the lake he swa-aa-am


name: Cannibal King
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1444
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cannibal king, camp song, moonlight, kiss
tags: ["camp", "song", "silly", "actions"]
language: en
normalized_name: cannibal king
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about a cannibal king who falls in love with a maid, swims across a lake, and eventually starts a family. Includes kissing sound effects and spelling out words.

rules:
Sung in verses. The refrain 'Barump' is followed by 'kissy' noises made by singers. Later verses replace noises with 'Mama' and 'Papa'. A spelling section spells out MINE, THINE, LOVE, TIME, BEST, REST.

source_excerpt:
Oh, the cannibal king with the big nose ring
Fell in love with the dusty ma-aa-aid
And every night by the pale moonlight
Across the lake he swa-aa-am


name: Court of King Caractacus
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1445
source_excerpt: The court of King Caractacus is just passing by, The court of King Caractacus is just passing by,
skills_developed: memory, tongue twister
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: King Caractacus, cumulative song, tongue twister, camp
tags: ["camp", "song", "cumulative", "memory game"]
language: en
normalized_name: court of king caractacus
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cumulative camp song where each verse adds another element to the increasingly long description of the court of King Caractacus. The punchline is that by the time you could take a picture, they've already passed by.

rules:
Each verse repeats the growing phrase four times. The phrases build cumulatively, starting from 'the court of King Caractacus' and adding 'harem', 'ladies', 'boys', and 'fascinating witches who sew scintillating stitches'.


name: The Window (The Second-Story Window)
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1446
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: nursery rhyme, window, camp song, competition
tags: ["camp", "song", "silly", "nursery rhyme", "competitive"]
language: en
normalized_name: the window (the second-story window)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song where familiar nursery rhymes are sung but the last line is changed to 'threw it/him/her out the window!' Can be played as a competition between teams.

rules:
Sing the chorus, then a nursery rhyme with the last line replaced by throwing the subject out the window, then repeat chorus. Can be played as a competition dividing singers into teams.

variations:
Examples given include Mary Had a Little Lamb, Little Jack Horner, Little Miss Muffet, Georgie Porgie, Little Boy Blue, and Jack Be Nimble.

source_excerpt:
The window, the window
The second-story window
If you don't know a nursery rhyme
We'll throw you out the window!


name: Three Pirates
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1447
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: pirates, London, camp song, yo ho
tags: ["camp", "song", "pirates", "call and response"]
language: en
normalized_name: three pirates
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about three pirates coming to London town and stopping at a wayside inn where they request wine, gold, and the landlord's daughter, eventually asking her to sail away with them.

rules:
Each verse is sung with 'Yo ho. Yo ho.' interjections and a repeating chorus of 'Yo ho, you lubbers.' Verses follow a call-and-response pattern between the pirates and the landlord.

source_excerpt:
Three pirates came to London town. Yo ho. Yo ho.
Three pirates came to London town. Yo ho. Yo ho.
Three pirates came to London town
To see the king put on his crown.


name: When It's Time for Breakfast
rules: Sung as a simple verse song about breakfast preferences.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1448
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: breakfast, toast, marmalade, camp song
tags: ["camp", "song", "food", "morning"]
language: en
normalized_name: when it's time for breakfast
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A simple camp song about breakfast foods, mentioning toast and marmalade, tea with milk and sugar, eggs, bacon, and fried bread.

source_excerpt:
When it's time for breakfast, I like toast and marmalade,
toast and marmalade, toast and marmalade.
When it's time for breakfast, I like toast and marmalade,
toast and marmalade, toast and marmalade.


name: The Whipper Whopper Song (Eener Meener)
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: pages 1449-1450
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: eeny meeny, whipper whopper, camp song, silly
tags: ["camp", "song", "silly", "cumulative"]
language: en
normalized_name: the whipper whopper song (eener meener)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song with multiple verses about absurd situations. Each verse is followed by the chorus with 'Eeny meeny and a miney mo' and references to catching a Whipper Whopper. Note of discretion for last verse.

rules:
Sung in verses with a recurring chorus. Multiple extra verses can be added. The song is cumulative with new silly scenarios in each verse.

variations:
Extra verses contributed by Renee Pearson and Aubrey including pickles, bus tires, a barber, a banker, a snowball, and Tiny Tim the turtle.

source_excerpt:
I woke up Sunday morning,
I looked up on the wall,
The beetles and the bedbugs
Were playing a game of ball.


name: Banks of the Hanky Panky
rules: A short verse song, sung simply.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1450
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: bull frogs, hanky panky, camp song, kerplop
tags: ["camp", "song", "animals", "silly"]
language: en
normalized_name: banks of the hanky panky
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, fun camp song about bull frogs jumping on the banks of the 'Hanky Panky', ending with the frogs leaping off a lily with a 'KERPLOP'.

source_excerpt:
Down on the banks of the Hanky Panky,
Where the bull frogs jump from bank to banky,
With a hee, hi, ho, hop,
Leaps off a lily with a KERPLOP.


name: John Brown's Body (He Jumped From 40 Thousand Feet)
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1451
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: parachute, battle hymn, camp song, dark humour
tags: ["camp", "song", "dark humour", "silly"]
language: en
normalized_name: john brown's body (he jumped from 40 thousand feet)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A darkly humorous camp song sung to the tune of 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' about someone jumping from 40,000 feet without a parachute. Multiple alternate choruses are given.

rules:
Sung to the tune of 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'. Main verse repeated three times, followed by a chorus. Multiple alternate choruses can be used. Additional verses describe what happened to the remains.

variations:
Three alternate choruses with variations about 'hanging from your knickers', 'wearing frilly knickers', etc. Also titled 'He Jumped From 40 Thousand Feet' in 'The Worm Song and Other Tasty Tunes' (Janet Wilson, 1993).

source_excerpt:
He jumped from 40 thousand feet without a parachute
He jumped from 40 thousand feet without a parachute
He jumped from 40 thousand feet without a parachute
And he ain't gonna jump no more!


name: If You Believe in Peanut Butter Sandwiches
variations: Can substitute any shared favourite thing or camp name in place of 'Peanut Butter Sandwiches'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1452
skills_developed: friendship, inclusion
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: peanut butter, friendship, camp song, believe
tags: ["camp", "song", "friendship", "adaptable"]
language: en
normalized_name: if you believe in peanut butter sandwiches
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A friendship-themed camp song about shared beliefs and friendship. The song can be adapted by substituting different favourite things in the 'if you believe in...' lines.

rules:
Sung in the standard form, then repeated substituting the subject (peanut butter sandwiches) with other things like chocolate chip ice cream or camp names.

source_excerpt:
If you believe in Peanut Butter Sandwiches
And I believe in Peanut Butter Sandwiches
And we believe in Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Then we can all be friends


name: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1453
skills_developed: memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: old lady, fly, cumulative song, swallowed
tags: ["camp", "song", "cumulative", "animals", "classic"]
language: en
normalized_name: there was an old lady who swallowed a fly
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic cumulative camp song about an old lady who swallows progressively larger animals, each to catch the previous one, ending with her swallowing a horse and dying.

rules:
Sung cumulatively; each new verse adds another animal and repeats all the previous lines. Animals in order: fly, spider, bird, cat, dog, goat, cow, horse.

source_excerpt:
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
I guess she'll die.


name: Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1454
skills_developed: memory, coordination
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: fire, Chicago, hot time, camp song, actions
tags: ["camp", "song", "actions", "memory game"]
language: en
normalized_name: hot time in the old town tonight
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about the Great Chicago Fire, with actions matched to lyrics. There is also a silly word-scrambled variant and a version where words are progressively dropped and replaced with their actions.

rules:
Sung in verses with a chorus. A set of actions accompanies specific lyrics (sleeping gesture, lantern hanging, kick, etc.). After the first full run-through, repeat but omit sung words that have actions, performing only the gestures instead. Repeat until all action-words are dropped.

variations:
Silly variant with scrambled word order given. Action version progressively removes words with associated gestures.

source_excerpt:
Late last night when we were all in bed,
Old Lady Leary left a lantern in the shed.
Well, the cow kicked it over, and this is what they said:
"There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight!"


name: Backyard Treasures
rules: Sung to the tune of 'Clementine' in sequential verses telling a story.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1455
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: backyard, treasures, pine cones, toad, camp song, clementine
tags: ["camp", "song", "nature", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: backyard treasures
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song sung to the tune of 'Clementine' about a child who collects pine cones, a dead toad, and a beetle from the backyard, hiding them from their mother.

source_excerpt:
In the backyard, there are treasures,
There are treasures all around,
If I look hard in my back yard,
All the treasures can be found.


name: Bug Juice
rules: Sung to the tune of 'On Top of Old Smokey' in sequential verses.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1456
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: bug juice, Koolaid, camp drink, camp song
tags: ["camp", "song", "gross-out humour", "food"]
language: en
normalized_name: bug juice
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song sung to the tune of 'On Top of Old Smokey' about a disgusting camp drink that turns out to be 'bug juice' — bugs murdered with Raid. Humorously ends with digestive consequences.

source_excerpt:
We thought it was Koolaid,
Because it was pink.
But the thing that they told us,
Would have grossed out a moose,
For that good tasting pink drink,
Was really bug juice.


name: Camp Granada (Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda)
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1457
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp Granada, hello mudda, hello fadda, camp song, letter home
tags: ["camp", "song", "humorous", "classic"]
language: en
normalized_name: camp granada (hello mudda, hello fadda)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A well-known humorous camp song written as a letter home from a miserable camper listing all the disasters at camp, until the weather improves and he wants to stay after all.

rules:
Sung in sequential verses as a narrative letter home. Ends with the camper asking his parents to disregard the letter once camp activities become fun.

source_excerpt:
Hello Mudda, hello Fadda,
Here I am at Camp Granada.
Camp is very entertaining,
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.


name: Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips
rules: Sung in verses with a repeating chorus listing the gross soup ingredients.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1458
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: chicken lips, lizard hips, mama's soup surprise, camp song, gross
tags: ["camp", "song", "gross-out humour", "food"]
language: en
normalized_name: chicken lips and lizard hips
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about a child who never liked to eat until their mother made a mysterious soup. The chorus reveals the disgusting ingredients: chicken lips, lizard hips, alligator eyes, monkey legs, buzzard eggs, salamander thighs, etc.

source_excerpt:
Chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes
Monkey legs and buzzard eggs and salamander thighs
Rabbit ears and camel rears and tasty toe-nail pies
Stir them all together, it's Mama's Soup Surprise.


name: Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1458
keywords: camp song, humor, food, gross
tags: ["silly", "camp", "food humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: chicken lips and lizard hips
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about a mother's disgusting soup recipe made from animal parts, sung to an unspecified tune. Words and music by John and Nancy Cassidy.

source_excerpt:
Chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes, Monkey legs and buzzard eggs and salamander thighs, Rabbit ears and camel rears and tasty toe-nail pies, Stir them all together, it's Mama's Soup Surprise.


name: Coming of the Frogs
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: pages 1459-1460
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: frogs, battle hymn, parody, camp song
tags: ["camp", "song", "parody", "animals", "silly"]
language: en
normalized_name: coming of the frogs
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous parody of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' about an invasion of frogs that keeps hopping on. The frogs sneak through swamps, lurk under logs, eat all the flies, and eventually trap the singer in their home.

rules:
Sung to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' in verses with a chorus of frog sounds ('Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, croak, croak').

source_excerpt:
Mine eyes have seen the horror of the coming of the frogs.
They are sneaking through the swamps, they are lurking
under logs.


name: Coming of the Frogs
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1459
keywords: camp song, parody, frogs, humor
tags: ["silly", "animals", "parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: coming of the frogs
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A parody camp song sung to the tune of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic', humorously depicting a frog invasion complete with chorus of ribbit and croak sounds.

source_excerpt:
Mine eyes have seen the horror of the coming of the frogs. They are sneaking through the swamps, they are lurking under logs.


name: Let There Be Peas
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1460
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: peas, broccoli, let there be peace, parody, camp song
tags: ["camp", "song", "parody", "food", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: let there be peas
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part91
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song parody of 'Let There Be Peace on Earth', substituting the peace message with a love of peas and a rejection of broccoli.

rules:
Sung to the tune of 'Let There Be Peace on Earth' with lyrics substituting peas for peace and complaining about broccoli.

source_excerpt:
Let there be peas on Earth,
And take away broccoli;
Let there be peas on Earth,
For peas are what's meant to be.


name: Let There Be Peas
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1460
keywords: camp song, parody, food, humor, vegetables
tags: ["silly", "food", "parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: let there be peas
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous parody of 'Let There Be Peace on Earth', sung as an ode to peas and a protest against broccoli at camp or group meals.

source_excerpt:
Let there be peas on Earth, And take away broccoli; Let there be peas on Earth, For peas are what's meant to be.


name: Camp Granada
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1457
keywords: camp song, humor, funny, letter home
tags: ["silly", "camp", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: camp granada
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song about a miserable camper writing home to complain about all the terrible things happening at camp — poison ivy, ptomaine poisoning, malaria — before suddenly reversing course when the weather improves.

source_excerpt:
Hello Mudda, hello Fadda, Here I am at Camp Granada. Camp is very entertaining, And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.


name: Bingo
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1461
skills_developed: listening, participation, rhythm
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, clapping game, participation, Bingo
tags: ["classic", "participation", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: bingo
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic camp song about Farmer Brown's dog named Bingo, with a participation mechanic where singers progressively replace letters of 'B-I-N-G-O' with claps. Can be split into three groups doing the clapping forward, reverse, and a spelling variation.

rules:
Repeat the song multiple times, each time substituting a clap for another letter in 'BINGO'. Optionally split into three groups: one clapping forward order, one clapping in reverse order, and one singing 'B with an I, I with a N' etc.

variations:
Three-group variation: Group 1 claps in forward order replacing letters; Group 2 claps in reverse order; Group 3 sings a spelling variant 'B with an I, I with a N, N with a G, G with an O'.

source_excerpt:
Repeat the song a number of times, each time substituting a clap for another one of the letters in "BINGO".


name: Little Black Things
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1462
keywords: camp song, humor, gross, silly
tags: ["silly", "gross", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: little black things
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous gross-out camp song sung to the tune of 'Clementine', about someone who never bathes and has mysterious little black things crawling on their arms.

source_excerpt:
Little black things, little black things, Crawling up and down my arms. If I wait 'til they have babies, I could start a black thing farm.


name: Teddy Bears' Picnic
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1463
keywords: camp song, teddy bears, classic, picnic
tags: ["classic", "camp", "bears"]
language: en
normalized_name: teddy bears' picnic
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic song about teddy bears gathering in the woods for a picnic, describing the bears playing and being taken home to bed by their parents at the end of the day.

source_excerpt:
If you go down in the woods today, You're sure of a big surprise. If you go down in the woods today, You'd better go in disguise.


name: If It's Raining
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1464
skills_developed: participation, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, participation, weather, actions
tags: ["participation", "camp", "weather", "parody"]
language: en
normalized_name: if it's raining
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A participation camp song sung to the tune of 'If You're Happy and You Know It', with verses about bad weather at camp — rain, mud, wind, cold — each with a matching physical action.

rules:
Each verse describes a weather condition and ends with a physical action: clap hands (raining), stamp feet (mud), shake head (wind), rub hands (cold temperature).

source_excerpt:
If it's raining and you know it clap your hands, If it's raining and you know it clap your hands, If it's raining and you know it then your clothes will surely show it, If it's raining and you know it clap your hands


name: Commercial Mix-Up
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1465
keywords: camp song, humor, parody, TV, commercials
tags: ["silly", "parody", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: commercial mix-up
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song sung to the tune of 'Farmer in the Dell', about a TV watcher who gets all the commercial products and their uses mixed up in absurd ways.

source_excerpt:
Last night I watched TV, I saw my favourite show. I heard this strange commercial, And I can't believe it's so.


name: Eats Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1466
source_excerpt: Soup, soup, we all want soup, Tip your bowl and drain it, let your front teeth strain it.
keywords: camp song, food, humor, mealtime
tags: ["silly", "food", "mealtime", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: eats song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song sung to the tune of 'Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here', celebrating various foods including soup, meat, and fish in a boisterous, messy fashion.


name: Horse Fly
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1467
skills_developed: wordplay, language
keywords: camp song, wordplay, compound words, humor
tags: ["wordplay", "silly", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: horse fly
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A wordplay camp song sung to the tune of 'The More We Get Together', playing on compound words and their double meanings — horse fly, board walk, shoe lace, hair pin, etc.

variations:
Additional verses include compound words: Shoe lace, Hair pin, Tooth pick, Eye drop, Neck tie, Moth bawl, Eye lash, Yard stick, Ear drum, Clam bake.

source_excerpt:
Did you ever see a horse fly, a horse fly, a horse fly? Did you ever see a horse fly, a horse fly, fly, fly?


name: It's an Insect World
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1468
keywords: camp song, parody, insects, humor
tags: ["parody", "nature", "silly", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: it's an insect world
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A parody camp song sung to the tune of 'It's a Small World', replacing the original's message of unity with a celebration of insects — centipedes, moths, katydids, wasps, beetles, fleas, caterpillars, and bees.

source_excerpt:
It's a world of centipedes, a world of moths, It's a world of katydids, a world of wasps, There's so much that we share that it's time we're aware, It's an insect world.


name: Little Skunk Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1469
keywords: camp song, humor, skunk, silly
tags: ["silly", "animals", "gross", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: little skunk song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song sung mostly to the tune of 'Turkey in the Straw', about someone who sticks their head in a skunk hole and the predictable smelly consequences.

source_excerpt:
Oh I stuck my head in a little skunk hole, And the little skunk said, "Well bless my soul." "Take it out, take it out, take it out, REmove it!"


name: My Stomach Has Had It
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1470
keywords: camp song, humor, gross, parody, seasick
tags: ["silly", "gross", "parody", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: my stomach has had it
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous camp song sung to the tune of 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean', about a camper who is seasick or food-sick and begging for a bucket.

source_excerpt:
My breakfast lies over the ocean, My dinner lies over the sea, My stomach is in a commotion, Don't mention my supper to me.


name: National Embalming School
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1471
keywords: camp song, dark humor, parody, gross
tags: ["dark humor", "silly", "parody", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: national embalming school
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A darkly humorous camp song sung mostly to the tune of 'O Tannenbaum', from the perspective of an embalming school, with mock-serious lyrics about death, autopsy, and burial.

source_excerpt:
We live for you, we die for you, National Embalming School. We do our best to give you rest, National Embalming School.


name: All My Life's a Circle
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: reflective songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1476
keywords: camp song, reflective, Harry Chapin, circle of life
tags: ["reflective", "closing song", "camp", "friendship"]
language: en
normalized_name: all my life's a circle
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part92
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A reflective song by Harry Chapin about the cyclical nature of life, seasons, and friendships. Source: 'Rise Up Singing', Peter Blood and Annie Patterson, 1992.

source_excerpt:
All my life's a circle, sunrise and sundown, The moon rolls through the night time, Till the day break comes around.


name: All My Life's a Circle
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1476
keywords: circle, life, friendship, campfire, closing song
tags: ["Harry Chapin", "campfire", "closing"]
language: en
normalized_name: all my life's a circle
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire/closing song by Harry Chapin about the cyclical nature of life and friendship, suitable for camp closings and reflective moments.

source_excerpt:
All my life's a circle, sunrise and sundown
The moon rolls through the night time
Till the day break comes around


name: I Might Not
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1477
source_excerpt: I might not walk, I may not see I may not hear the wind in the trees.
keywords: inclusion, ability, sharing, togetherness
tags: ["campfire", "inclusion", "reflective"]
language: en
normalized_name: i might not
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A reflective song about inclusion and ability, celebrating what one can still do despite physical limitations, and the importance of sharing and togetherness.


name: Fill My Cup
rules: Subsequent verses replace "joy" with "hope," "peace," or whatever the leader thinks up.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1478
source_excerpt: Fill my cup, let it overflow (oh-oh-oh) Fill my cup, let it overflow (oh-oh-oh)
keywords: fill, cup, overflow, joy, hope, peace
tags: ["campfire", "simple", "leader-led"]
language: en
normalized_name: fill my cup
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A simple, repeating camp song where the leader fills in different words (joy, hope, peace, or silly words like ketchup) in subsequent verses.


name: Let There Always Be A Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1479
keywords: song, smile, laugh, love, positivity
tags: ["Marc Baldwin", "campfire", "positive"]
language: en
normalized_name: let there always be a song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song with multiple verses about song, smile, laugh, and love, with a repeating structure encouraging positivity and togetherness.

source_excerpt:
Let there always be a song, a song down in your heart
Let there always be a song, a song down in your heart


name: Time Flies
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: closing song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1480
source_excerpt: T-i-m-e f-l-i-e-s. D-a-y-s are p-a-s-t. Days are past (Sung over the top)
keywords: time, goodbye, closing, camp end
tags: ["Amy Johnson", "Becky Clegg", "closing", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: time flies
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A closing camp song about the passage of time and saying goodbye at the end of camp, with a spelled-out chorus.


name: Castles in the Sand
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1481
source_excerpt: The pride in the eyes of a camper, As he wears his rag of blue.
keywords: castles, sand, camper, counselor, impact
tags: ["YMCA", "campfire", "reflective"]
language: en
normalized_name: castles in the sand
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A reflective song about the impact of camp counselors on campers' lives, emphasizing the lasting value of relationships over material things.


name: Kumbaya
rules: Repeat the verses with someone praying, singing, laughing, or anything else you wish.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1482
source_excerpt: Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
keywords: kumbaya, campfire, classic, prayer
tags: ["Our Chalet", "campfire", "traditional"]
language: en
normalized_name: kumbaya
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Classic campfire song with repeating verses about someone crying, praying, singing, laughing, etc. Includes a more modern version with additional lyrics.

variations:
A more modern version: 'Somebody's singing Lord, Kumbaya (Oh-oh-oh)... Singing Rainstorm, Firewind, Kumbaya.'


name: Land of the Silver Birch
variations: Can be sung simultaneously with 'My Paddle' for a fabulous effect.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1483
source_excerpt: Land of the silver birch Home of the beaver Where still the mighty moose Wanders at will
keywords: silver birch, Canada, nature, wilderness, canoe
tags: ["Girl Guides", "Canadian", "campfire", "nature"]
language: en
normalized_name: land of the silver birch
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A Canadian nature/campfire song about the wilderness, featuring imagery of silver birch trees, beavers, moose, and canoes. Can be sung simultaneously with 'My Paddle' for a wonderful effect.


name: Linger
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: closing song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1484
source_excerpt: Hmmm, I want to linger Hmmm, a little longer Hmmm, a little longer here with you
keywords: linger, goodbye, friendship, closing, slow
tags: ["campfire", "closing", "slow song", "Girl Guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: linger
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A slow, reflective closing campfire song about not wanting to say goodbye and cherishing memories of camp friendships. Note: should be sung slowly.

rules:
This is a SLOW song. Many people have the tendency to sing this song about twice as fast as it's supposed to be sung.


name: Look Up To The Sky
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1485
keywords: sky, rain, hope, encouragement, happiness
tags: ["Girl Guides", "campfire", "positive"]
language: en
normalized_name: look up to the sky
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire song with encouraging verses about looking beyond difficulties, comparing the challenges of life to rain, hills, bare fields, and darkness that eventually give way to brightness.

source_excerpt:
Look up to the sky, when all you see is rain
But when the clouds have blown away, the sky is blue again


name: Love Is Like a Magic Penny
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1486
source_excerpt: Love is something if you give it away, Give it away, give it away.
keywords: love, magic penny, generosity, sharing
tags: ["campfire", "simple", "generosity"]
language: en
normalized_name: love is like a magic penny
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A simple campfire song about generosity and love, using the metaphor of a magic penny that multiplies when given away.


name: My Paddle (Canoe Song)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1487
source_excerpt: My paddle's keen and bright Flashing with silver Follow the wild goose flight Dip, dip and swing
keywords: paddle, canoe, silver, wild goose, dip
tags: ["Girl Guides", "Canadian", "campfire", "canoe"]
language: en
normalized_name: my paddle (canoe song)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A Canadian campfire song about canoeing, featuring imagery of a bright paddle flashing silver. Can be sung simultaneously with 'Land of the Silver Birch' for a wonderful effect.

variations:
Can be sung simultaneously with 'Land of the Silver Birch' — start 'My Paddle' a fifth higher than 'Land of the Silver Birch'.


name: On My Honour
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1488
source_excerpt: On my honour I will try There's a duty to be done, and I say "aye"
keywords: honour, promise, duty, friendship, Girl Guides
tags: ["Girl Guides", "Girl Scouts", "campfire", "promise"]
language: en
normalized_name: on my honour
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A Girl Guides/Girl Scouts campfire song about the promise to try, to help others, and the power of friendship and campfire community.


name: On the Loose
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1489
source_excerpt: On the loose to climb a mountain, On the loose where I am free.
keywords: loose, freedom, adventure, mountain, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "adventure", "nature"]
language: en
normalized_name: on the loose
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire song celebrating freedom, adventure, and exploration in nature. Multiple verses about climbing mountains, hiking trails, watching sunsets, and sharing friendship around the campfire.


name: All Through The Night
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: lullaby / closing song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1490
keywords: sleep, night, peace, guardian angels, lullaby
tags: ["Girl Guides", "campfire", "lullaby", "closing"]
language: en
normalized_name: all through the night
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A lullaby-style closing campfire song about peace and watching over campers through the night. Multiple verses about the moon, sleeping world, and a minstrel's harp.

source_excerpt:
Sleep my child and peace attend thee
All through the night
Guardian angels, God will lend thee
All through the night


name: One Tin Soldier
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1491
keywords: peace, war, treasure, moral, tin soldier
tags: ["campfire", "moral", "ballad"]
language: en
normalized_name: one tin soldier
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A moral ballad about a mountain people who share their treasure (which turns out to be 'Peace on Earth') and a valley people who kill them for it. Includes two additional non-original verses about redemption.

variations:
Two additional non-original verses about the valley people learning their lesson and caring for the last surviving mountain boy.

source_excerpt:
Go ahead and hate your neighbour, go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven, you can justify it in the end


name: Peace I Ask of Thee O River
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: closing song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1492
source_excerpt: Peace I ask of thee, O river, peace, peace, peace. When I learn to live serenely, cares will cease.
keywords: peace, river, courage, strength, nature
tags: ["Our Chalet", "Girl Guides", "campfire", "closing", "serene"]
language: en
normalized_name: peace i ask of thee o river
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part93
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A peaceful closing campfire song asking for peace, courage, and strength from nature (the river and hills), suitable for evening ceremonies.


name: Wandering Wind
rules: In the chorus, the leader sings one line and everyone repeats it, holding the last note.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1505
source_excerpt: in the chorus, the leader sings one line and everyone repeats it, holding the last note
keywords: campfire, wind, Girl Guides, call and response
tags: ["song", "campfire", "Girl Guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: wandering wind
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire song from 'Songs For Tomorrow' (Girl Guides Association, 1984). The chorus is sung call-and-response style: the leader sings one line and everyone repeats it, holding the last note. Verses address the four winds (North, South, East, West), each asking the wind to blow qualities from afar.


name: Where Have All The Flowers Gone
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: folk song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1506
keywords: peace, flowers, soldiers, folk song
tags: ["song", "campfire", "peace"]
language: en
normalized_name: where have all the flowers gone
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic folk song about the cycle of life, war, and peace. Verses follow a chain from flowers to young girls, to young men, to soldiers, to graveyards, and back to flowers. Includes a chorus about learning.

source_excerpt:
Where have all the flowers gone / Long time passing / Where have all the flowers gone / Long time ago


name: Witchcraft
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1507
keywords: campfire, Girl Guides, friendship, memories
tags: ["song", "campfire", "Girl Guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: witchcraft
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A Girl Guide campfire song from 'Celebrate With Song' (Girl Guides of Canada, 1995). The song reflects on wishes, campfires, and memories of Girl Guide camp and friendship.

source_excerpt:
If there was witchcraft I'd make two wishes / A winding road that beckons me to roam / And then I'd wish for a blazing campfire


name: Witches
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: empowerment song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1508
keywords: wise women, healing, empowerment, folk song
tags: ["song", "empowerment", "inclusion"]
language: en
normalized_name: witches
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A song from 'Rise Up Singing' (Peter Blood and Annie Patterson, 1992) celebrating wise women and their knowledge of plants, healing, and community care. Chorus affirms that power to help and heal is a treasure to share.

source_excerpt:
Who were the witches, where did they come from / Maybe your great, great, great-grandma was one / Witches were wise, wise women they say


name: You May Be Slow
category: integrare-incluziune
subcategory: inclusion song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1509
skills_developed: empathy, inclusion, acceptance
keywords: inclusion, disability, acceptance, empathy
tags: ["song", "inclusion", "empathy"]
language: en
normalized_name: you may be slow
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
An inclusion and empathy song celebrating unconditional acceptance of people with different abilities (slow, blind, deaf). Each verse affirms love regardless of ability, noting the singer may one day share that experience.

source_excerpt:
You may be slow, but I won't get angry / 'Cause slow is part of who you are / Maybe someday I'll be slow myself / I love you just for who you are


name: One Little Candle
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1510
keywords: candle, hope, community, campfire
tags: ["song", "campfire", "hope"]
language: en
normalized_name: one little candle
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
An uplifting campfire/community song about the power of small positive actions. The song encourages lighting one candle to dispel darkness and imagines how much brighter the world would be if everyone contributed even one small light.

source_excerpt:
It is better light just one little candle / Then to stumble in the dark / Better far to light just one little candle / All you need is a tiny spark


name: Gray Dusk
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: evening/closing song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1511
keywords: campfire, evening, Girl Guides, taps, closing
tags: ["song", "campfire", "Girl Guides", "evening"]
language: en
normalized_name: gray dusk
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
An evening campfire song for Girl Guides, sung to the tune of 'Roses of Picardy'. It evokes the atmosphere of dusk at camp — campfire smoke, the sound of taps, and cherished memories of Girl Guide life.

source_excerpt:
Gray dusk is falling and sun gone down / And we're wrapped in the hush of the night / Tall trees are swaying in summer breeze


name: Just a Song at Twilight
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire/evening song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1513
source_excerpt: Just a song at twilight / When the campfire's lit / And amid its shadows / All the campers sit
keywords: campfire, twilight, evening, memories
tags: ["song", "campfire", "evening"]
language: en
normalized_name: just a song at twilight
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire closing song evoking the warm atmosphere of twilight at camp, with campers gathered around the fire singing together under the stars and sharing old memories.


name: Footsteps on Distant Trails
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1514
keywords: campfire, Girl Guides, camp, evening, trails
tags: ["song", "campfire", "Girl Guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: footsteps on distant trails
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song for Girl Guides, sung to the tune of 'Santa Lucia'. It celebrates returning to camp, the comforts of campfire and food, and the peaceful night as Guides settle to sleep.

source_excerpt:
Footsteps on distant trail / Campward are wandering / Birch fire and bubbling stew / Rich odours sending


name: Peace Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: peace song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1516
keywords: peace, WAGGGS, short song
tags: ["song", "peace", "WAGGGS"]
language: en
normalized_name: peace song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short peace song sung to the tune of 'Rose', posted to the WAGGGS-L Mailing List. It calls for wars to cease and for people to learn to live together in peace.

source_excerpt:
Peace, Peace, Peace, Peace, / Wars have been and wars must cease / We must learn to live together / Peace Peace Peace


name: Song of Joy
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: community song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1517
keywords: joy, peace, Beethoven, freedom, community
tags: ["song", "peace", "community"]
language: en
normalized_name: song of joy
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A joyful community song sung to the tune of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, celebrating peace, love, understanding, and freedom. It envisions a world where no one stands alone and people reach out to one another.

source_excerpt:
Come sing a song of joy, for peace shall come right over, / Sing, sing a song of joy, for men shall love each other.


name: Rainbow Love
category: integrare-incluziune
subcategory: diversity/peace song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1518
skills_developed: inclusion, diversity awareness
keywords: rainbow, diversity, peace, WAGGGS, inclusion
tags: ["song", "inclusion", "diversity", "peace"]
language: en
normalized_name: rainbow love
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A song celebrating diversity, unity, and peace posted to the WAGGGS-L Mailing List. The song uses the rainbow as a metaphor for all kinds of people coming together, rejecting racism and advocating for peaceful coexistence.

source_excerpt:
We're a rainbow made of children, / We're an army singing a song. / There's no weapon that can stop us, / Rainbow love is much too strong.


name: Red Balloon
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: children's song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1519
keywords: balloon, childhood, joy, friendship
tags: ["song", "children", "joy"]
language: en
normalized_name: red balloon
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A joyful song celebrating simple pleasures of childhood — a red balloon, a paper kite, an apple tree, bubbles, and good friends. The chorus affirms that life is exciting with many laughs and few tears.

source_excerpt:
Give me a red balloon on a long black string / I can whistle and I can sing / With my red balloon on a long black string / Oh I am richer than any king


name: The Ash Grove
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: folk/nature song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1520
keywords: ash grove, nature, memories, folk song
tags: ["song", "nature", "folk"]
language: en
normalized_name: the ash grove
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A traditional folk song from 'Rise Up Singing' (Peter Blood and Annie Patterson, 1992) about the beauty of an ash grove and the cherished memories and faces it evokes. Multiple verses submitted by Wendy Ann Wood and Tammie.

source_excerpt:
The ash grove, how graceful, how plainly 'tis speaking / The harp thro' it playing has language for me


name: Sing Along Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: community/participation song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1521
source_excerpt: Sing along, sing along, join in the fun. / Sing along, sing along, everyone.
keywords: singalong, participation, community
tags: ["song", "participation", "community"]
language: en
normalized_name: sing along song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A simple, repetitive community song that invites everyone to join in singing together. Features a call-and-response element with a repeated 'tra la la' section.


name: Sing Along Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1521
source_excerpt: Sing along, sing along, join in the fun. Sing along, sing along, everyone.
keywords: singing, group, campfire
tags: ["song", "campfire", "group-singing"]
language: en
normalized_name: sing along song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire/group song inviting everyone to join in singing together, with a simple chorus and 'tra la la' refrain.


name: Sing Sing
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round/participation song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1522
source_excerpt: Sing, sing together. Merrily, merrily sing. / Sing, sing together. Merrily, merrily sing.
keywords: singing, round, short song
tags: ["song", "round", "participation"]
language: en
normalized_name: sing sing
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A very short round or unison song encouraging everyone to sing together merrily. Simple and accessible for all age groups.


name: Sing Sing
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1522
source_excerpt: Sing, sing together. Merrily, merrily sing. Sing, sing together. Merrily, merrily sing.
keywords: singing, together, merrily
tags: ["song", "campfire", "group-singing"]
language: en
normalized_name: sing sing
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short, cheerful group singing song with the simple refrain 'Sing, sing together. Merrily, merrily sing.'


name: Corn
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: community/work song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1523
skills_developed: teamwork, community building
keywords: community, work, peace, teamwork
tags: ["song", "community", "teamwork"]
language: en
normalized_name: corn
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A work-themed community song about the collective effort needed to build a community — ploughing for corn, hammering for a town, and working together for peace. The chorus celebrates strong hands, young hearts, and shared dreams.

source_excerpt:
Because our hands are strong, / Our hearts are young, / Our dreams are the dreams of: / All ages on!


name: Corn
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1523
source_excerpt: Because our hands are strong, Our hearts are young, Our dreams are the dreams of: All ages on!
keywords: teamwork, dreams, community, peace
tags: ["song", "campfire", "values"]
language: en
normalized_name: corn
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire song about working together — ploughing, sowing, building towns, and winning peace — with a chorus celebrating strong hands, young hearts, and shared dreams.


name: Run You
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: children's/joy song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1524
keywords: joy, childhood, freedom, play
tags: ["song", "joy", "children", "freedom"]
language: en
normalized_name: run you
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A joyful, free-spirited song by Sarah Perry celebrating the child within, encouraging listeners to run free, play, and embrace simple joys like meadows, beaches, bicycles, ice cream, and friendship.

source_excerpt:
Give a little time to the child within you quickly / Don't be afraid to be young and free, / Undo the locks and throw away the key


name: Run You
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1524
keywords: childhood, freedom, nature, play
tags: ["song", "campfire", "youth"]
language: en
normalized_name: run you
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A playful, imaginative song celebrating childhood freedom and the joy of running, rolling, and playing freely in nature and imagination.

source_excerpt:
Give a little time to the child within you quickly Don't be afraid to be young and free, Undo the locks and throw away the key


name: Sing Your Way Home
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1525
source_excerpt: Sing your way home At the close of the day Sing your way home Drive the shadows away
keywords: farewell, singing, journey
tags: ["song", "closing", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: sing your way home
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A closing/farewell campfire song encouraging singers to lighten their load and brighten their road by singing on the way home.


name: Sing For Joy
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1526
source_excerpt: Sing for joy, sing for love, sing for peace, sing for happiness, Sing as you journey along
keywords: joy, love, peace, guides, scouts
tags: ["song", "campfire", "values", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: sing for joy
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A Guide/Scout campfire song with verses about joy, love, and peace, encouraging singers to spread these values as they journey. Sourced from 'Our Chalet Songbook' (1981).


name: Friends
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1527
source_excerpt: Friends are nothing 'til they play. Together, they must play the whole day.
keywords: friendship, togetherness, farewell
tags: ["song", "campfire", "friendship", "closing"]
language: en
normalized_name: friends
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire/group song celebrating friendship through playing, crying, camping, praying, singing, and finally parting — with verses that can be adapted.

variations:
Friends are nothing 'til they cry... / Friends are nothing 'til they camp... / Friends are nothing 'til they pray... / Friends are nothing 'til they sing...


name: Weave
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1528
source_excerpt: Weave, weave, weave us together, Weave us together in unity and love.
keywords: unity, diversity, togetherness
tags: ["song", "campfire", "unity", "diversity"]
language: en
normalized_name: weave
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A unity song celebrating diversity and togetherness, using the metaphor of weaving different textures and colors into one tapestry and different instruments into one symphony.


name: Weave
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1539
keywords: camp song, hope, sunshine
tags: ["campfire", "singalong"]
language: en
normalized_name: weave
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about hope and renewal, weaving sunshine out of rain, with an uplifting message about perseverance and new tomorrows.

source_excerpt:
Weave, weave, weave, weave me the sunshine
Out of the falling rain.
Weave me the hope of a new tomorrow


name: Grandfather's Clock
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1529
source_excerpt: My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf, So it stood ninety years on the floor.
keywords: classic, storytelling, grandfather
tags: ["song", "campfire", "classic"]
language: en
normalized_name: grandfather's clock
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic campfire song about a grandfather's clock that stood for 90 years and stopped when the old man died. Sourced from 'Rise Up Singing' (1992).


name: You Are My Sunshine
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1530
source_excerpt: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, You make me happy when skies are gray.
keywords: classic, love, sunshine
tags: ["song", "campfire", "classic"]
language: en
normalized_name: you are my sunshine
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A classic campfire/group song expressing love and longing, with the well-known chorus and additional verses including a response from the perspective of the beloved.

variations:
Anonymous additional response verses included, sung from the perspective of the 'sunshine' returning.


name: Come Sing With Us In Friendship's Name
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1531
keywords: friendship, guides, community
tags: ["song", "campfire", "guides", "friendship"]
language: en
normalized_name: come sing with us in friendship's name
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A Guide campfire song celebrating friendship and the golden flame of fellowship, sung together in community.

source_excerpt:
Come sing with us in friendship's name, Come fan with us the golden flame, The flame of friendship that lights the world


name: Circle Game
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1533
keywords: time, childhood, seasons, Joni Mitchell
tags: ["song", "campfire", "classic", "reflective"]
language: en
normalized_name: circle game
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A reflective campfire song (words and music by Joni Mitchell) about the passage of time from childhood to adulthood, sourced from 'Rise Up Singing' (1992).

source_excerpt:
And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down. We're captives on the carousel of time.


name: Blue
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1534
keywords: dog, loyalty, camp, story-song
tags: ["song", "campfire", "story"]
language: en
normalized_name: blue
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire song about a dog named Blue who wanders the hills of a camp looking for his master after the camp owner's death. Traditionally sung at night when Blue's howling can be heard.

source_excerpt:
Blue walkin', Blue walkin', Are you walkin these hills tonight Blue Raggedy ears and a dragon's tail A heart that's faithful and true


name: Dreams
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1535
source_excerpt: May all your dreams bloom like daisies in the sun May you always have stars in your eyes
keywords: dreams, hope, inspiration
tags: ["song", "campfire", "inspirational"]
language: en
normalized_name: dreams
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
An inspirational campfire song about the power of dreams to sustain us through sadness and hardship, encouraging the sharing of dreams with others.


name: Dreams
category: team-building
subcategory: equality and solidarity
content_type: activitate
source_file: Resource Pack_ Learning By Playing (Catalunya)-20181011T113930Z-001.zip
source_files: ["Resource Pack_ Learning By Playing (Catalunya)-20181011T113930Z-001.zip"]
page_reference: pages 890-891
materials_category: papetarie
materials_list: flip chart and markers - one set per working group
skills_developed: empathy, solidarity, cooperation, creative expression, self-awareness
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: dreams, aspirations, equality, solidarity, future, barriers
tags: ["reflection", "group sharing", "creative", "discussion"]
language: en
normalized_name: dreams
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: c3162825_resource_pack__learning_by_playing_catalunya_20181011t113930
source_ids: ["c3162825_resource_pack__learning_by_playing_catalunya_20181011t113930"]
chunk_key: c3162825_resource_pack__learning_by_playing_catalunya_20181011t113930.part56
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Participants individually reflect on how they would like things to be in the future (family, job, hobbies, civil rights, etc.), then share their dreams in small or large groups and draw common features on a flip chart. The activity emphasizes equality within the group through the sharing of dreams and visions, and encourages identification of practical barriers and collective actions.

rules:
1. Reflect individually for 5 minutes on dreams and aspirations. 2. Share dreams in the group or small groups, writing or drawing common features on a flip chart. 3. Groups present drawings/conclusions in plenary. 4. Individually or in groups identify 3 things preventing aspirations and 3 things the group can do together to move closer to realizing them. Followed by group discussion.

variations:
If the group has difficulties drawing, collage techniques with old magazines, scissors, and glue can be used. Alternatively, visions can be presented as short dramas.

source_excerpt:
One characteristic that we, as human beings, all share is the ability to dream and imagine a better future. This activity strengthens feeling of equality within the group through the sharing of dreams and visions.


name: I Know A Place
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1536
source_excerpt: I know a place, where no one ever goes, There's peace and quiet, beauty and repose.
keywords: nature, peace, beauty, guides
tags: ["song", "campfire", "nature", "reflective"]
language: en
normalized_name: i know a place
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A peaceful song about a hidden valley by a mountain stream, celebrating the beauty of nature and God's creation. From 'Our Chalet Songbook' (1981) and 'Jubilee Songbook' (1971).


name: Happiness Runs
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1537
keywords: happiness, philosophy, Donovan
tags: ["song", "campfire", "reflective"]
language: en
normalized_name: happiness runs
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A philosophical campfire song (words and music by Donovan) about the circular nature of happiness, thought, and being part of everything.

source_excerpt:
Happiness runs in a circular motion Thought is but a little boat upon the sea Everybody is a part of everything anyway


name: Happiness Runs
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1537
keywords: camp song, happiness, Donovan
tags: ["singalong", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: happiness runs
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song with words and music by Donovan about happiness, circular motion, and being part of everything. A singalong with a repetitive upbeat chorus.

source_excerpt:
Happiness runs in a circular motion
Thought is but a little boat upon the sea
Everybody is a part of everything anyway


name: Moon On The Meadow
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1538
keywords: nature, hiking, wilderness, friendship
tags: ["song", "campfire", "outdoor", "nature"]
language: en
normalized_name: moon on the meadow
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A nostalgic campfire song about a wilderness hiking experience — meadows, mountains, sunsets and stars — and discovering who we are through connection with the land.

source_excerpt:
Moon on the meadow, bugs in our ears Smoke in our eyes, wet wood and tears On up the meadow, water somewhere We were the only ones there


name: Moon On The Meadow
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1538
keywords: camp song, nature, friendship
tags: ["campfire", "outdoor"]
language: en
normalized_name: moon on the meadow
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A reflective camp song about camping experiences — hiking, campfire smoke, stargazing — and the bonds of friendship formed in the outdoors.

source_excerpt:
Moon on the meadow, bugs in our ears
Smoke in our eyes, wet wood and tears
On up the meadow, water somewhere


name: Weave Me The Sunshine
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1539
keywords: hope, sunshine, renewal
tags: ["song", "campfire", "guides", "hope"]
language: en
normalized_name: weave me the sunshine
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A hopeful campfire song (distinct from the other 'Weave' song) about weaving sunshine out of rain and finding hope for a new tomorrow, learned at Guide Camp.

source_excerpt:
Weave, weave, weave, weave me the sunshine Out of the falling rain. Weave me the hope of a new tomorrow To fill my cup again.


name: Campfire Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1540
keywords: welcome, hospitality, camp, Algonquin
tags: ["song", "campfire", "welcome"]
language: en
normalized_name: campfire song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part96
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A welcoming campfire song from Camp Ahmek, Algonquin Park, inviting anyone — rich or poor, friend or stranger — to come round and make themselves at home.

source_excerpt:
Come 'round any old time And make yourself at home; Put your feet on the mantle shelf, Open the cupboard and help yourself;


name: Campfire Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1540
source_excerpt: Come 'round any old time And make yourself at home; Put your feet on the mantle shelf,
keywords: camp song, welcome, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "welcome"]
language: en
normalized_name: campfire song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A welcoming camp song inviting everyone to feel at home around the campfire, regardless of wealth or social standing.


name: Pennsylvania Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1541
keywords: camp song, farewell, Pennsylvania
tags: ["end of camp", "farewell"]
language: en
normalized_name: pennsylvania song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp farewell song expressing reluctance to leave camp at the end of a two-week session, reflecting on the friendships made and memories shared.

source_excerpt:
And I don't really wanna go home now
I don't wanna go home
All of God's children are happy when they roam


name: Tree Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1542
source_excerpt: Hey there, tree You're growing so tall Funny that no one has noticed at all
keywords: camp song, nature, self-reflection
tags: ["campfire", "personal growth"]
language: en
normalized_name: tree song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A reflective camp song comparing the singer to a tree — growing tall, reaching out, trying to find meaning in life amidst the world's troubles.


name: I Want To Be Strong
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1543
keywords: camp song, strength, inspiration
tags: ["campfire", "empowerment"]
language: en
normalized_name: i want to be strong
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
An inspirational camp song expressing desire for strength, a wide heart, and spirit like a mountain stream, with themes of courage and caring for a better world.

source_excerpt:
Oh I want to be strong,
To be, strong as the land around me,
I want a heart that's as wide as the sky


name: Magic
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1544
keywords: camp song, magic, Girl Scout
tags: ["campfire", "inspiration"]
language: en
normalized_name: magic
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A Girl Scout camp song by Martha Moore about believing in magic — from childhood wonder to adult rediscovery of magic in friendship, love, and courage.

source_excerpt:
Magic is the sun that makes a rainbow out of rain
And magic keeps the dream alive to try and try again


name: Pickin' Flowers in the Rain
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1545
keywords: camp song, counselor, summer camp
tags: ["campfire", "staff song"]
language: en
normalized_name: pickin' flowers in the rain
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp counselor song about the joys and challenges of working at summer camp — building fires, teaching skills, and forming meaningful connections with campers.

source_excerpt:
Pickin' flowers in the rain and laughin' with the sun.
Tryin' to teach 'em how to live by themselves and still
get things done.


name: Let There be Peace On Earth
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1546
keywords: peace song, Girl Guides, harmony
tags: ["ceremony", "closing"]
language: en
normalized_name: let there be peace on earth
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A peace song from Girl Guides about letting peace begin with each individual, walking in harmony, and making a solemn vow to live and love peacefully.

source_excerpt:
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to be.


name: Who Can Sail
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1547
keywords: farewell song, friendship, sailing
tags: ["closing", "farewell"]
language: en
normalized_name: who can sail
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A farewell camp song about friendship and the sadness of parting, with two versions — one about sailing without wind, the other more directly about parting from a beloved friend.

variations:
A second version of the song was contributed by Nadia Chait: 'Who can sail without the wind / Who can row without oars / Who can part from a friend beloved / Without shedding tears'

source_excerpt:
Who can sail where there is no wind,
Without oars to be rowing.
Who can sail far away from a friend,
Without tears a-flowing.


name: Frosty's Time
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1548
keywords: camp song, time, community
tags: ["campfire", "reflection"]
language: en
normalized_name: frosty's time
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A reflective camp song about time passing, community, and the universal connection found in shared songs, with a wandering yet homeward-bound spirit.

source_excerpt:
And time ran away from me, time I had to follow.
What happened to the day when I could look around and
say to time,
I know we're going home.


name: Song of Hope
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1549
keywords: camp song, hope, peace
tags: ["campfire", "inspiration"]
language: en
normalized_name: song of hope
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A hopeful camp song about shared dreams, universal love, and the vision of a new world, encouraging listeners to see through each other's eyes and work for peace.

source_excerpt:
It's a song that every heart can sing,
It's a voice we all can hear.
It's the song of love, it's the voice of hope,


name: Flicker
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1551
keywords: campfire song, Girl Guides, friendship
tags: ["campfire", "singalong"]
language: en
normalized_name: flicker
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire song about the warmth of campfire light, friendship, and singing together through the night, from Girl Guides of Canada.

source_excerpt:
The flicker of a campfire, the wind in the pines
The moon in the heavens, the stars that shine
A place where people gather to make friends of all kinds


name: Tall Timbers
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1552
source_excerpt: Tall timbers calling, and the echoes ring. All nature sings her song along the timber trail.
keywords: camp song, nature, timber
tags: ["campfire", "outdoor"]
language: en
normalized_name: tall timbers
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A nature-inspired camp song about the tall timbers and the timber trail, with imagery of blue shadows, whispering pines, and the love song of the trees.


name: Have Fun
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1553
source_excerpt: Have fun! Our motto is 'Have fun' or you will miss A life of happiness, While you're young,
keywords: camp song, fun, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "youth"]
language: en
normalized_name: have fun
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp motto song encouraging campers to have fun, have friends, have faith, and have love while young, from the Girl Guides songbook 'Songs for all Sorts'.


name: Have Fun
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1553
keywords: camp song, happiness, friendship, faith, love
tags: ["song", "camp", "youth"]
language: en
normalized_name: have fun
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song with the motto 'Have fun', encouraging youth to embrace happiness, friendship, faith, and love while they are young.

source_excerpt:
Have fun! Our motto is
'Have fun' or you will miss
A life of happiness,
While you're young,
Remember, have fun.


name: Edelweiss
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1554
skills_developed: coordination, rhythm
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: action song, circle game, Edelweiss
tags: ["campfire", "action song", "coordination"]
language: en
normalized_name: edelweiss
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A well-known camp song with a circle action game. Participants sit cross-legged in a circle, placing hands alternately on neighbours' palms, then perform a sequence of tapping actions to the music. The challenge increases by switching directions during the song.

rules:
Sitting cross-legged in a circle, each person places their left hand face up between their left knee and their neighbour's right knee about a foot off the ground. Everyone places their right hands, palm down, on their right neighbour's upturned left hand. To the music with your right hand, first you hit your neighbour's left hand, then your right knee, your left knee, the bottom of your left hand and then the top of your left hand twice. The really hard part is switching directions — usually the switching starts at the word 'blossoms'. Once comfortable, you can switch every time (switching twice a line).

source_excerpt:
Sitting cross-legged in a circle, each person places their
left hand face up between their left knee and their neighbour's right knee
about a foot off the ground.


name: Edelweiss
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1554
skills_developed: coordination, rhythm, teamwork
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: Edelweiss, hand game, circle, actions
tags: ["song", "action song", "circle game", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: edelweiss
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A well-known camp song performed sitting in a circle with a hand-clapping action game. Participants place hands on neighbours' laps and follow a sequence of hits to the music, with the challenge of switching directions.

rules:
Sitting cross-legged in a circle, each person places their left hand face up between their left knee and their neighbour's right knee about a foot off the ground. Everyone places their right hands, palm down, on their right neighbour's upturned left hand. To the music, with your right hand, first you hit your neighbour's left hand, then your right knee, your left knee, the bottom of your left hand and then the top of your left hand twice. The hard part is switching directions, usually starting at the word 'blossoms'.

source_excerpt:
Sitting cross-legged in a circle, each person places their left hand face up between their left knee and their neighbour's right knee about a foot off the ground.


name: Lullabye
rules: Repeat the song several times, replacing the word 'love' with sing, work, dream, etc.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1555
source_excerpt: When you love you've gotta love With the strength of a lullaby You'll never know 'til you try
keywords: camp song, lullaby, love
tags: ["campfire", "singalong"]
language: en
normalized_name: lullabye
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about loving with strength, warmth, and patience, with an instruction to repeat the song substituting 'love' with other words like sing, work, or dream.


name: Lullabye
rules: Repeat the song several times, replacing the word 'love' with sing, work, dream, etc.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1555
source_excerpt: When you love you've gotta love With the strength of a lullaby You'll never know 'til you try
keywords: lullaby, love, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "youth"]
language: en
normalized_name: lullabye
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about love, warmth, and patience, with a repeating verse structure where the word 'love' is replaced with other words like 'sing', 'work', 'dream', etc.


name: Shooting Star
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1556
keywords: farewell song, friendship, shooting star
tags: ["closing", "farewell"]
language: en
normalized_name: shooting star
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part97
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A farewell camp song about meeting someone briefly but memorably — like a shooting star — hoping they'll return, and carrying part of them in your heart always.

source_excerpt:
Please, won't you catch a shooting star for me
And take it with you on your way.
Although we just met, you're the one I won't forget


name: Shooting Star
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1556
keywords: farewell, friendship, shooting star, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "farewell"]
language: en
normalized_name: shooting star
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A farewell camp song about friendship and the lasting memory of people who pass through one's life like a shooting star.

source_excerpt:
Please, won't you catch a shooting star for me
And take it with you on your way.
Although we just met, you're the one I won't forget


name: Run River Run
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1557
source_excerpt: 'Cause when we're together- well you've got a lot 'Cause I am the River, and you are the Shore
keywords: river, friendship, camp song, nature
tags: ["song", "camp", "nature"]
language: en
normalized_name: run river run
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about friendship and togetherness, using the metaphor of a river and shore to express unity and shared journey.


name: A Thousand Fires
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1558
source_excerpt: Around a thousand fires I came across your face And for hours and hours We were one and the same
keywords: campfire, empowerment, connection, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: a thousand fires
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about connection, belonging, and empowerment, written originally by a staff member at Farm and Wilderness Camp in Vermont. Emphasizes that you can do anything you want.


name: Baby Boat
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1559
source_excerpt: Baby's boat's a silver moon Sailing o'er the sky Sailing o'er a sea of sleep As the stars go by.
keywords: lullaby, moon, stars, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "lullaby"]
language: en
normalized_name: baby boat
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A gentle lullaby-style camp song about a baby sailing across a sea of sleep under silver moonlight, with a prayer for God's watchfulness.


name: Come Sisters Come
variations: Also known as 'Edge of the Night'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1560
source_excerpt: Edge of the night A campfire's light Come sisters, come Magic of song A place to belong
keywords: campfire, sisters, belonging, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "campfire", "girls"]
language: en
normalized_name: come sisters come
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire song also known as 'Edge of the Night', celebrating sisterhood, belonging, song, and shared memories around the campfire.


name: Baby Days
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1562
source_excerpt: Take you an apple and take you a song And watch a baby day be born
keywords: sunrise, morning, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "morning"]
language: en
normalized_name: baby days
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
An uplifting camp song about waking up early to see the sunrise, celebrating the joy of a new day with an apple and a song.


name: Big River
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1563
source_excerpt: So sing for the river and sing for the stars Sing for the friends we made wherever they are
keywords: farewell, friendship, river, campfire, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "farewell", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: big river
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp closing/farewell song by Tony Profitt about singing together, remembering shared adventures, and promising to meet again.


name: Catch the Wind
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1564
source_excerpt: In the chilly hours and minutes of uncertainty, I long to be In the warm hold of your loving mind
keywords: Donovan, wind, longing, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: catch the wind
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A lyrical camp song with words by Donovan, about longing for closeness and the impossibility of capturing fleeting feelings, like trying to catch the wind.


name: Goodbye!
description: A simple farewell song sung to each person as they leave, repeating their name until all have gone.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1565
source_excerpt: Goodbye (name), Goodbye (name), Goodbye (name), We're sad to see you go.
keywords: farewell, goodbye, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "farewell", "closing"]
language: en
normalized_name: goodbye!
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
rules:
Repeat 'Goodbye (name), Goodbye (name), Goodbye (name), We're sad to see you go.' until all are gone.


name: Inch by Inch (Garden Song)
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1566
keywords: garden, nature, camp song, earth
tags: ["song", "camp", "nature"]
language: en
normalized_name: inch by inch (garden song)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song about gardening and growing, celebrating patience, nature, and the rhythm of the earth. Encourages tending a garden with love and care.

source_excerpt:
Inch by inch, row by row,
Gonna make this garden grow,
All it takes is a rake and a hoe,
And a piece of fertile ground.


name: Gonna Build us a Land
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1567
source_excerpt: Gonna build us a land A land of our lifetime Gonna build it with love Won't you come along
keywords: community, love, freedom, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "community"]
language: en
normalized_name: gonna build us a land
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
An inspirational camp song about building a better world through love, togetherness, and freedom for everybody.


name: Grab Hold
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1568
keywords: friendship, peace, love, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "friendship"]
language: en
normalized_name: grab hold
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song encouraging campers to embrace the world, sit with friends, sing together, and spread love and peace.

source_excerpt:
Grab hold of the world today
Grab hold of it in your own way
The world is your friend you'll see
You'll be whatever you want to be


name: Heartwinds
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1569
keywords: farewell, nature, camp, wind
tags: ["song", "camp", "closing", "nature"]
language: en
normalized_name: heartwinds
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A reflective camp song about leaving camp and carrying its spirit home, celebrating the natural landscape and the deep connection formed with the land and fellow campers.

source_excerpt:
Home we go back to the cities
Yet here we stay some part of us all
We've worked the Blue Trail, lit by dawn
Felt the days grow, with our songs


name: Heartwinds
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1569
keywords: camp song, nostalgia, nature, friendship
tags: ["camp", "slow song", "closing"]
language: en
normalized_name: heartwinds
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song sent by Megan Burns, evoking nostalgia for a camp called Home Lake. The song reflects on the experience of camp life, the landscape, and the bonds formed there.

source_excerpt:
Home we go back to the cities
Yet here we stay some part of us all
We've worked the Blue Trail, lit by dawn


name: Music of the Wind
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1570
keywords: camp Arrowhead, closing, campfire, wind, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "closing", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: music of the wind
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp closing song from Camp Arrowhead about the lingering memory of camp life — campfires, climbing, swimming, hiking — and the promise to return.

source_excerpt:
Our songs they linger round the campfire
As sleeping bags are filled
And our last strummed chord falls and no one hears
But the raven in his nest


name: Music of the Wind
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1570
keywords: camp song, farewell, Arrowhead
tags: ["camp", "slow song", "closing"]
language: en
normalized_name: music of the wind
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song from Camp Arrowhead, sent by Megan Burns. The song captures the feeling of leaving camp and the memories of climbing, swimming, and hiking.

source_excerpt:
Our songs they linger round the campfire
As sleeping bags are filled
And our last strummed chord falls and no one hears


name: Pippen's Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1571
keywords: stars, friendship, kindred souls, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "friendship"]
language: en
normalized_name: pippen's song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A reflective camp song about friendship formed under the stars, two kindred souls meeting and recognizing each other.

source_excerpt:
The stars are out tonight
It's a very lovely sight
They sparkle and the dance on the dew
Do they look the very same to you?


name: Pippen's Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1571
source_excerpt: The stars are out tonight It's a very lovely sight They sparkle and the dance on the dew
keywords: friendship, stars, camp song
tags: ["slow song", "night", "reflection"]
language: en
normalized_name: pippen's song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A reflective camp song sent by Megan Burns, about friendship formed under the stars at midnight, with themes of kindred souls and connection.


name: The Balloon Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1572
keywords: balloons, joy, present moment, camp song
tags: ["song", "camp", "joy"]
language: en
normalized_name: the balloon song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part98
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cheerful camp song about living in the moment, finding joy in simple things like colourful balloons, and celebrating friendship and the present day.

source_excerpt:
Green and yellow balloons make me happy,
The red ones they make me feel sad,
But tomorrow the red ones will make me feel silly,
And the next day balloons are just fads


name: The Balloon Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1572
keywords: balloons, friendship, joy
tags: ["slow song", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: the balloon song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A cheerful camp song sent by Julia Ricciardi about colorful balloons and the joy of friendship and living in the moment.

source_excerpt:
Green and yellow balloons make me happy,
The red ones they make me feel sad,
But tomorrow the red ones will make me feel
silly,


name: Sing Me a Rainbow
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1573
keywords: rainbow, friendship, dream
tags: ["slow song", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: sing me a rainbow
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A sentimental camp song sent by Julia Ricciardi, about friendship and special feelings that are hard to put into words.

source_excerpt:
Sing me a rainbow, paint me a dream
Show me a world that I've never seen
Whisper a sunset and when you do


name: Tum-da-la-lay
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song / lullaby
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1574
source_excerpt: Tum-da-la, Tum-da-la, Tum-da-la-lay Oh Tum-da-la, Tum-da-la, Tum-da-la-like
keywords: lullaby, riddle, call-and-response, Girl Scout
tags: ["slow song", "camp", "River Ranch"]
language: en
normalized_name: tum-da-la-lay
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song sent by Jessie Leone from River Ranch Girl Scout Camp, originally a lullaby passed on to the camp. It is a call-and-response riddle song about what can grow, break, and cry.


name: Jimmy Brown
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1575
keywords: childhood, growing up, nostalgia
tags: ["slow song", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: jimmy brown
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp song sent by Jessie Leone about the journey from childhood to adulthood, lamenting that childhood does not last forever.

source_excerpt:
Run and jump and skip and fall
You think you're tall but you're so small
Mama calls for supper no more play


name: Brownie Smile
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: Brownie song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1580
source_excerpt: There's something in my pocket That belongs across my face. I keep it very close to me,
keywords: Brownie, Girl Guide, smile, opening
tags: ["Brownie", "Girl Guides", "camp song"]
language: en
normalized_name: brownie smile
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A short Brownie/Girl Guide song from 'Sing A Song For Sixes' (Girl Guides of Canada, 1975) about having a smile in your pocket and putting it on your face.


name: Picture a Girl Guide
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1581
source_excerpt: Picture a Girl Guide All dressed in blue Tripped on a guy wire Split her head in two
keywords: Girl Guide, humorous, camp song
tags: ["Girl Guides", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: picture a girl guide
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A humorous and slightly gross camp song about a Girl Guide who trips on a guy wire. Sent by Leslie Bown.


name: Brownie Dance
variations: If girls are shy, everyone can always sing; just the girls in the middle or those replying dance.
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: Brownie song/game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1582
skills_developed: cooperation, movement, group participation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: Brownie, circle game, singing game
tags: ["Brownie", "Girl Guides", "large group"]
language: en
normalized_name: brownie dance
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A fun circle song/game for Brownies sung to the tune of 'The Muffin Man'. One girl starts in the middle, skips to someone, and sings. The group grows as pairs of girls go to new girls and the chain doubles each round. Works best in large groups.

rules:
Everyone stands in a circle. One girl starts in the middle. She skips up to someone and sings 'Do you know the Brownie Dance'. The girl she approaches replies doing the same actions. They then link arms and skip around the inside of the circle. Those two girls go up to two new girls and repeat; then there are four dancing in the middle, then eight, etc.

source_excerpt:
Everyone stands in a circle. One girl starts
in the middle. She skips up to someone and sings:
Do you know the Brownie Dance


name: Girl Scout Spirit
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: Girl Scout song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1583
source_excerpt: I've got the Girl Scout spirit right in my head, Right in my head, right in my head,
skills_developed: movement, group participation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: Girl Scout, spirit, action song
tags: ["Girl Scouts", "camp", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: girl scout spirit
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
An action song sent by Clellene Lyon about having the Girl Scout spirit in your head, heart, feet, and all over. Each verse has corresponding physical actions.

rules:
Actions: Head – hands on head; Heart – place hands over heart; Feet – touch or point down to feet; All Over – 'wash' hands from top to bottom.


name: Who Stole the Cookie?
variations: Usually after the girls have been told to stop they all say that they took the cookie.
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: singing game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1585
skills_developed: rhythm, participation, attention
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cookie, call-and-response, action song
tags: ["Girl Guides", "group game", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: who stole the cookie?
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part99
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A call-and-response action song/game sent by Samantha Rodwell. The group asks who stole the cookie, naming individuals who deny it and redirect blame. Includes a rhythmic thigh-slap and clap action throughout.

rules:
Everyone slaps thighs with both hands then claps repeatedly throughout the song. The group asks 'Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?' and names a person; that person denies it and names another. Repeat until the leader says stop.

source_excerpt:
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
(Everyone)
Not I stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
(you start with the person named)


name: Desenele
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: exprimare emotionala
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 8
materials_category: papetarie
materials_list: hârtie, creioane sau pixuri
skills_developed: exprimare emotionala, creativitate, reglare emotionala
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: desen, emotii, exprimare, relaxare
tags: ["copii", "adolescenti", "adulti", "razboi", "criza"]
language: ro
normalized_name: desenele
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022
source_ids: ["87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022"]
chunk_key: 87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022.part01
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Activitate de exprimare emoțională prin desen, utilă pentru toate vârstele. Copiii, adolescenții și adulții pot exprima prin desen emoțiile și gândurile dificil de verbalizat. Prin desen, emoțiile sunt externalizate, ceea ce reduce intensitatea lor.

source_excerpt:
Sunt foarte utile pentru toate vârstele. De cele mai multe ori copiii, adolescenții, dar chiar și adulții nu găsesc cuvintele optime pentru a descrie ceea ce trăiesc, ce simt sau ce gândesc.


name: Continuă povestea
category: team-building
subcategory: exprimare emotionala
content_type: joc
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 8
materials_category: papetarie
materials_list: hârtie, pix
skills_developed: cooperare, creativitate, elaborare emotionala, rezolvare conflicte
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: poveste, grup, colaborare, imaginatie
tags: ["copii", "adolescenti", "adulti", "razboi", "criza"]
language: ro
normalized_name: continua povestea
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022
source_ids: ["87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022"]
chunk_key: 87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022.part01
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Activitate de grup în care participanții construiesc împreună o poveste, fiecare adăugând câte o propoziție sau frază. Un Cronicar notează tot. Scopul este elaborarea emoțiilor prin personaje, găsirea de soluții și rezolvarea de conflicte.

rules:
Se poate realiza în 2+ persoane. Cineva spune o propoziție, iar cealaltă sau celelalte continuă cu o altă propoziție sau frază. Se încearcă menținerea poveștii cât mai mult timp. Fiecare dintre participanți să spună cel puțin 3 sau 4 propoziții când îi vine rândul. La început se stabilește ca cineva să îndeplinească rolul de Cronicar care va nota fiecare propoziție.

source_excerpt:
Se poate realiza în 2+ persoane. Cineva spune o propoziție, iar cealaltă sau celelalte (în caz că se realizează în grup) continuă cu o altă propoziție sau frază.


name: Balonul
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: tehnici de respiratie
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 9
skills_developed: reglare emotionala, respiratie profunda, calm
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: respiratie, relaxare, calm, anxietate
tags: ["copii", "tehnica de respiratie", "criza", "razboi"]
language: ro
normalized_name: balonul
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022
source_ids: ["87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022"]
chunk_key: 87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022.part01
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Tehnică de respirație profundă în care copilul stă într-o poziție confortabilă cu picioarele încrucișate și plasează palmele căuș în jurul gurii. Inspiră adânc pe nas și expiră ușor pe gură, îndepărtând mâinile ca și cum s-ar umfla un balon. Scopul este relaxarea și inducerea calmului.

rules:
Stând într-o poziție confortabilă, cu picioarele încrucișate, se începe cu plasarea palmelor căuș în jurul gurii. Respiră adânc pe nas și dă aerul afară ușor pe gură, îndepărtând mâinile pe măsură ce sufli, ca și cum s-ar umfla un balon. Atunci când balonul este umflat (când se termină expirația), respiră normal, în timp ce privești balonul cum se ridică spre cer.

source_excerpt:
Respiră adânc pe nas și dă aerul afară ușor pe gura, îndepărtând mâinile pe măsură ce sufli, ca și cum s-ar umfla un balon.


name: Respirația dragonului
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: tehnici de respiratie
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 9
skills_developed: reglare emotionala, curaj, energie
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: respiratie, dragon, energie, curaj
tags: ["copii", "tehnica de respiratie", "criza"]
language: ro
normalized_name: respiratia dragonului
extraction_confidence: high
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description:
Tehnică de respirație energizantă în care participantul inspiră ridicând coatele pentru a încadra fața, apoi expiră ridicând capul, scoțând un sunet șoptit 'hah' către cer, ca un dragon care suflă foc. Construiește putere și căldură în interior, ajutând la curaj și energie.

rules:
Inspirați și ridicați coatele în sus pentru a încadra fața. Expiră, ridicând capul în sus, scoțând un sunet șoptit 'hah' către cer, ca un dragon care suflă foc. În același timp, coboară coatele înapoi în jos, pentru a se întâlni din nou în partea de jos până la sfârșitul expirării 'hah'.

source_excerpt:
Inspirați și ridicați coatele în sus pentru a încadra fața. Expiră, ridicând capul în sus, scoțând un sunet șoptit „hah" către cer, ca un dragon care suflă foc.


name: Poziția Supereroului
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: jocuri de rol
content_type: joc
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 10
skills_developed: curaj, incredere in sine, reglare emotionala
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: supererou, joc de rol, curaj, corp
tags: ["copii", "criza", "razboi"]
language: ro
normalized_name: pozitia supereroului
extraction_confidence: high
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source_ids: ["87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022"]
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Joc de rol în care fiecare copil alege un erou preferat și adoptă poziția acestuia (spatele drept, mâinile în șold, ca Superman). Copilul este încurajat să mențină poziția, să respire adânc și să verbalizeze cum ar simți eroul ales.

rules:
Fiecare copil își poate alege eroul preferat și este încurajat să mențină poziția, sa respire adânc și sa se gandeasca/verbalizeze cum/ce ar simți eroul.

source_excerpt:
Fiecare copil își poate alege eroul preferat și este încurajat să mențină poziția, sa respire adanc și sa se gandeasca/ verbalizeze cum/ce ar simți eroul.


name: Identificarea unui element de siguranță
category: prim-ajutor
subcategory: siguranta
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 10
materials_category: papetarie
materials_list: hârtie, pix
skills_developed: siguranta, responsabilitate, pregatire pentru urgente
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: siguranta, urgenta, copii, identificare
tags: ["copii", "razboi", "criza", "refugiati"]
language: ro
normalized_name: identificarea unui element de siguranta
extraction_confidence: high
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source_ids: ["87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022"]
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Activitate practică de siguranță în care se stabilesc locații de întâlnire în cazul în care copiii se rătăcesc. Se pregătesc bilețele în buzunar cu date importante: data nașterii, numele complet, adresa de domiciliu, grupa sangvină și alergii.

rules:
Stabilirea unor locații de întâlnire în cazul în care se rătăcesc. Bilețele în buzunar cu date importante despre ei: data nașterii, numele și prenumele lor (complete), adresa de domiciliu, grupa sangvină, alergii (dacă este cazul, în special la medicamente).

source_excerpt:
Identificarea unui element de siguranță: stabilirea unor locații de întâlnire în cazul în care se rătăcesc. Bilețele în buzunar cu date importante despre ei: data nașterii, numele și prenumele lor (complete), adresa de domiciliu, grupa sangvină, alergii


name: Copacul familiei
category: integrare-incluziune
subcategory: identitate
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 10
materials_category: papetarie
materials_list: hârtie, creioane sau pixuri
skills_developed: identitate de sine, siguranta, conexiune sociala, speranta
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: familie, arbore genealogic, identitate, siguranta
tags: ["copii", "orfani", "refugiati", "razboi"]
language: ro
normalized_name: copacul familiei
extraction_confidence: high
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Arborele genealogic realizat în joacă, în care se trec toți membrii familiei cunoscuți. Pentru orfani, se includ prieteni, îngrijitori, colegi și animale de companie. Beneficii: crește sentimentul identității de sine, siguranța și întărește legăturile cu persoanele apropiate.

rules:
Se trec toți membrii familiei cunoscuți. În cazul orfanilor, se trec prietenii, îngrijitorii, colegii, părinții (dacă se cunosc), frații și surorile (dacă se cunosc) și toate persoanele pe care copilul le consideră importante și cu care se simte în siguranță. Dacă este cazul, se trec și animalele de companie.

source_excerpt:
Arborele genealogic realizat în joacă. Se trec toți membrii familiei cunoscuți. În cazul orfanilor, se trec prietenii, îngrijitorii, colegii, părinții (dacă se cunosc), frații și surorile (dacă se cunosc)


name: Jurnal
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: exprimare emotionala
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 10-11
materials_category: papetarie
materials_list: hârtie, pix
skills_developed: exprimare emotionala, reglare emotionala, reflectie
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: jurnal, scriere, emotii, ganduri
tags: ["adolescenti", "adulti", "copii", "razboi", "criza"]
language: ro
normalized_name: jurnal
extraction_confidence: high
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source_ids: ["87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022"]
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Metodă de scriere liberă utilă adolescenților și adulților care au copii în grijă. Se scriu gândurile exact așa cum vin, fără analiză morală, până când mintea se golește. Copiii preșcolari pot participa dictând adultului. Jurnalul trebuie să poarte un nume.

rules:
Se scriu gândurile exact așa cum vin, fără analiză morală, fără încercarea de a filtra sau cosmetiza gândurile și/sau emoțiile. Se scrie până în momentul în care simt că au golit mintea și că starea de apăsare sufletească dispare. Jurnalul să poarte un nume.

variations:
Copiii mici spun ce simt și ce gândesc și ce vor să fie trecute/consemnate în jurnal de un adult sau adolescent.

source_excerpt:
Se scriu gândurile exact așa cum vin, fără analiză morală, fără încercarea de a filtra sau cosmetiza gândurile și/sau emoțiile pe care le simt.


name: Povești
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: terapie prin povesti
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 11
materials_list: carti de povesti
skills_developed: reglare emotionala, incredere in sine, speranta
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: poveste, terapie, curaj, prietenie
tags: ["copii", "adolescenti", "razboi", "criza"]
language: ro
normalized_name: povesti
extraction_confidence: high
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source_ids: ["87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022"]
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Activitate de ascultare sau citire de povești cu rol terapeutic. Poveștile populare sau literare care evidențiază calități ale eroilor (curaj, istețime, prietenie, empatie) ajută la mutarea atenției de la situația prezentă și echilibrarea emoțională.

source_excerpt:
Poveștile au avut întotdeauna un rol tămăduitor. Rolul lor este acela de a transmite mesajul că mereu binele este cel care învinge, că eroii primesc întotdeauna ajutoare și că, pentru a-și atinge scopurile, lucrează în echipă.


name: Jucăria de pluș
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: comfort fizic
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 11
materials_category: jucarii
materials_list: jucărie de pluș
skills_developed: reglare emotionala, siguranta, calm
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: plus, comfort, anxietate, panica
tags: ["copii", "adolescenti", "adulti", "criza", "razboi"]
language: ro
normalized_name: jucaria de plus
extraction_confidence: high
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Activitate de comfort în care fiecare copil (și chiar adolescent sau adult) are propria jucărie sau animal de pluș. Copiii sunt încurajați să strângă tare la piept animăluțul de fiecare dată când simt frică, durere, neputință sau furie.

rules:
Este important ca fiecare copil să aibă propria jucărie/animal de pluș care poate fi folosit și în cazul momentelor de panică. Copiii pot fi încurajați să strângă tare, tare la piept animăluțul de pluș de fiecare dată când simt frică, durere, neputință, furie etc.

source_excerpt:
Este important ca fiecare copil, dar chiar și adolescent sau adult, să aibă propria jucărie/animal de pluș care poate fi folosit și în cazul momentelor de panică.


name: Ora de Free Hugs
category: integrare-incluziune
subcategory: conexiune sociala
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 11
skills_developed: conexiune sociala, reglare emotionala, calm
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: imbratisare, conexiune, anxietate, tensiune
tags: ["copii", "adulti", "criza", "razboi", "refugiati"]
language: ro
normalized_name: ora de free hugs
extraction_confidence: high
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source_ids: ["87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022"]
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Activitate în care toți cei prezenți stabilesc împreună o oră de îmbrățișări. Dacă ies afară, pot îmbrățișa și copacii. Metoda este dovedită științific pentru eliberarea tensiunilor din corp și reducerea anxietății, furiei și nesiguranței.

rules:
Stabilesc în comun o oră de îmbrățișări la care participă toți cei prezenți - copiii și îngrijitorii lor. Dacă ies afară să îmbrățișeze copacii.

source_excerpt:
Stabilesc în comun o oră de îmbrățișări la care participă toți cei prezenți - copiii și îngrijitorii lor. Dacă ies afară să îmbrățișeze copacii.


name: Ritual de îndepărtare a emoțiilor negative
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: ritual terapeutic
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 12
materials_category: papetarie
materials_list: hârtie, pix, cutie de carton sau pungă de hârtie
skills_developed: reglare emotionala, procesare emotionala, eliberare
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: ritual, emotii negative, ingropare, eliberare
tags: ["copii", "adolescenti", "adulti", "razboi", "criza"]
language: ro
normalized_name: ritual de indepartare a emotiilor negative
extraction_confidence: high
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Ritual terapeutic în care fiecare persoană scrie pe un bilețel emoția cea mai puternică de care vrea să scape, inclusiv coșmaruri. Toate bilețelele se pun într-o cutie și se îngroapă în pământ în cadrul unui ritual colectiv.

rules:
Fiecare copil, adolescent și adult scrie pe o bucată de hârtie emoția cea mai puternică pe care o simte și de care vrea să scape. Apoi toate bilețelele se pun într-o cutie de carton (sau o pungă de hârtie) și o îngroapă în cadrul unui ritual.

source_excerpt:
Fiecare copil, adolescent și adult scrie pe o bucată de hârtie emoția cea mai puternică pe care o simte și de care vrea să scape. Apoi toate bilețelele se pun într-o cutie de carton (sau o pungă de hârtie) și o îngroapă în cadrul unui ritual.


name: Mișcare fizică
category: sports-active
subcategory: exercitii fizice
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 12
skills_developed: reglare emotionala, sanatate fizica, eliberare tensiune
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: miscare, gimnastica, tensiune, emotii
tags: ["copii", "adolescenti", "adulti", "razboi", "criza"]
language: ro
normalized_name: miscare fizica
extraction_confidence: high
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Exerciții simple de gimnastică realizate individual sau în grup, utile pentru toate categoriile de vârstă. Sunt una dintre cele mai eficiente metode pentru scăderea tensiunii din corp, echilibrarea emoțională și eliberarea de gândurile negative.

source_excerpt:
Este una dintre metodele cele mai eficiente pentru scăderea tensiunii din corp, care contribuie la echilibrarea emoțional și la eliberarea de gândurile negative. Exerciții simple de gimnastică, făcute chiar în grup, sunt utile pentru toate categoriile de vârstă.


name: Shaky dance
category: sports-active
subcategory: dans terapeutic
content_type: joc
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 12
materials_category: audio
materials_list: melodie antrenantă (optional)
skills_developed: reglare emotionala, eliberare tensiune, detensionare
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: dans, scuturare, anxietate, detensionare
tags: ["copii", "criza", "razboi"]
language: ro
normalized_name: shaky dance
extraction_confidence: high
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source_ids: ["87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022"]
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Dans de detensionare în care copiii sunt încurajați să-și scuture mâinile, brațele, picioarele și tot corpul pe o melodie antrenantă. Scopul este detensionarea și eliberarea anxietății.

rules:
Dacă este posibil poate fi folosită o melodie antrenantă. Copiii vor fi încurajați să-și scuture mainile, brațele, picioarele, etc, tot corpul.

source_excerpt:
Copiii vor fi încurajați să-și scuture mainile, brațele, picioarele, etc, tot corpul. (Pentru detensionare și eliberarea anxietatii.)


name: Harta inimii
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: vizualizare pozitiva
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 12-13
materials_category: papetarie
materials_list: hârtie, creioane sau pixuri
skills_developed: speranta, reglare emotionala, vizualizare pozitiva, rezilienta
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: inima, vizualizare, speranta, viitor
tags: ["copii", "adolescenti", "adulti", "razboi", "criza"]
language: ro
normalized_name: harta inimii
extraction_confidence: high
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source_ids: ["87adfda3_1_mental_health_war_ro_9_martie_2022"]
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Activitate de vizualizare pozitivă în care se desenează o inimă împărțită în segmente. În fiecare segment se trece ceea ce persoana consideră valoros sau ce vrea să facă după ce situația revine la normal: cu cine vrea să se întâlnească, unde vrea să meargă, ce vrea să mănânce, ce vrea să învețe.

rules:
Se desenează o inimă și se împarte în mai multe segmente. În fiecare segment se trece ceea ce copilul, adolescentul și chiar și adultul consideră că este valoros, important pentru sine. Sau în fiecare segment scrie sau desenează ceea ce vrea să facă imediat ce situația revine la normal.

source_excerpt:
Se desenează o inimă și se împarte în mai multe segmente. În fiecare segment se trece ceea ce copilul, adolescentul și chiar și adultul consideră că este valoros, important pentru sine.


name: Dă mai departe puiul de pasăre
category: integrare-incluziune
subcategory: incurajare si empatie
content_type: joc
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 13
materials_category: jucarii
materials_list: jucărie pui de pasăre (sau substitut)
skills_developed: empatie, exprimare pozitiva, identitate de sine, conexiune sociala
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: incurajare, empatie, cerc, identitate
tags: ["copii", "grup", "razboi", "criza", "refugiati"]
language: ro
normalized_name: da mai departe puiul de pasare
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Joc de grup în care copiii stau în cerc. Un adult spune o mică poveste despre o dificultate a unui pui de pasăre și îi roagă pe copii să spună pe rând câte o încurajare sau apreciere. Puiul trece de la un copil la altul, iar la final fiecare repetă încurajarea adăugând propriul nume.

rules:
Copiii sunt asezati in cerc; un adult spune o mică poveste despre o dificultate pe care o are un pui de pasăre și îi roagă pe copii să spună pe rând câte o încurajare sau apreciere puiului; puiul trece de la un copil la altul până se ajunge din nou la primul. De data aceasta, adultul îi roagă să îi repete puiului ceea ce i-au spus anterior și la final să adauge propriul nume.

source_excerpt:
un adult (părinte, educator, îngrijitor, voluntar) spune o mică poveste despre o dificultate pe care o are un pui de pasăre (nu poate zbura, îi este frică de înălțime etc) și îi roagă pe copii să spună pe rând câte o încurajare sau apreciere puiului


name: Oul
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: relaxare ghidata
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 13-14
skills_developed: relaxare, siguranta, calm, reglare emotionala
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: ou, relaxare, siguranta, imaginatie
tags: ["copii", "razboi", "criza", "anxietate"]
language: ro
normalized_name: oul
extraction_confidence: high
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updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Tehnica de relaxare ghidată în care copiii stau ghemuiți cu genunchii la piept și ochii închiși, imaginându-și că sunt mici și se află într-un ou special cu coajă puternică. Adultul le ghidează imaginația, descriind că în interiorul oului este cald, liniște și siguranță.

rules:
Copii stau cu genunchii la piept și cu capul pe genunchi, cu ochii închiși. Li se va spune să își imagineze că sunt mici, mici, astfel încât încap într-un ou cu coajă puternică. Copiii sunt încurajați să verifice cât de tare este coaja și să se rostogolească. Adultul le vorbește pe un ton șoptit despre siguranța și liniștea din interiorul oului.

source_excerpt:
Copii stau cu genunchii la piept și cu capul pe genunchi, cu ochii închiși. Li se va spune să își imagineze că sunt mici, mici, astfel încât încap într-un ou.


name: Capsula de urgență
category: prim-ajutor
subcategory: sistem de suport
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 14
skills_developed: suport comunitar, siguranta, constientizare emotionala
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: urgenta, suport, anxietate, panica, siguranta
tags: ["copii", "adulti", "razboi", "criza", "refugiati"]
language: ro
normalized_name: capsula de urgenta
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Sistem de suport în care se stabilește o zonă specială denumită 'Capsula de urgență'. Orice persoană care se așează acolo semnalează că are nevoie de ajutor sau se află în stare de neliniște, anxietate sau panică. Copiii sunt instruiți să anunțe un adult când văd pe cineva în capsulă.

rules:
Se va stabili o zonă pe care o vom denumi 'Capsula de urgență' și în care orice persoană, indiferent de vârstă, atunci când se așează în acel loc are nevoie de ceva sau se afla într-o stare de neliniște, nesiguranță, rău fizic. Copiii sunt informați ca atunci când observă pe cineva 'în capsulă', să anunțe imediat un adult.

source_excerpt:
Se va stabili o zonă pe care o vom denumi „Capsula de urgență" și în care orice persoană, indiferent de vârstă, atunci când se așează în acel loc are nevoie de ceva sau se afla într-o stare de neliniște, nesiguranță, rău fizic


name: Take Five (Adulți)
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: suport intre adulti
content_type: activitate
source_file: 1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf
source_files: ["1-Mental_Health_War_RO_9-martie-2022.pdf"]
page_reference: page 14
skills_developed: reglare emotionala, comunicare, suport reciproc
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: adulti, pauza, descarcare, suport
tags: ["adulti", "razboi", "criza", "refugiati", "burnout"]
language: ro
normalized_name: take five (adulti)
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Cod de comunicare între adulți pentru a semnala nevoia de o pauză de 5-10 minute pentru a-și elibera sentimentele. Când un adult se simte copleșit, spune 'I will take five' unui alt adult care îl va suplini. Activitate care încurajează pauzele de descărcare emoțională.

rules:
Atunci cand unul dintre adulti se simte coplesit și simte nevoia de a sta 5-10 minute singur, să plângă sau să își elibereze sentimentele, poate spune unui alt adult - i will take five - și acesta va ști că este nevoie să îl suplinească.

source_excerpt:
Atunci cand unul dintre adulti se simte coplesit și simte nevoia de a sta 5-10 minute singur, să plângă sau să își elibereze sentimentele, poate spune unui alt adult - i will take five - și acesta va ști că este nevoie să îl suplinească.


name: Pooh's Corner
category: camp-outdoor
subcategory: themed hike
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 9
keywords: hike, themed, literary, young campers, special place
tags: ["special places", "camp tradition", "themed hike"]
language: en
normalized_name: pooh's corner
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A themed hike for young campers to 'Pooh's house', stopping at Piglet's house (a hollowed tree) along the way. At the destination there is a rock table and seats; Pooh is always 'busy' but leaves a note and snacks. The concept can be adapted to other literary themes such as Alice in Wonderland, The Giving Tree, or The Shire.

variations:
Tea Time with Alice in Wonderland; The Giving Tree; Dr Seuss' Secret Hideaway; The New Order of the Phoenix Hideout; The Magic Tree; Where the Wild Things Are; The Bridge to Terabithia; The Shire; Grandma's Cabin that Red-Riding Hood visits.

source_excerpt:
We tell the youngest campers they are going to Pooh's house. Along the way they get to stop at Piglet's house and go inside (it's a tree that a neighbor hollowed out and put a latter in so you could see out the top).


name: The Twilight Cafe
category: camp-outdoor
subcategory: end-of-day ritual
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 11
materials_category: food & drink
skills_developed: reflection, community building
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: cafe, hot drinks, reflection, end of day, calm
tags: ["daily ritual", "community", "twilight camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: the twilight cafe
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
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description:
At the end of each evening session campers and staff sit together in a comfortable, café-style setting and enjoy hot drinks (including Jello drink mixes, herbal teas, hot cocoa, whipped cream and sprinkles) while reflecting on the day. Campers bring their own favorite mug. It is described as a calming, 'grown-up' experience for the 11–13 age group.

rules:
Set up a comfortable spot away from the rest of camp with soft seating, low music, and hot water. Provide a variety of teas and hot cocoa. Optionally offer light snacks, fruit, or a daily special juice/smoothie.

source_excerpt:
the staff and campers sit and enjoy The Twilight Café; a circle of friends enjoying their choices of (and inventions of) a variety of hot drinks and reviewing their time together that day.

materials_list:
hot water, herbal teas, hot cocoa, Jello mixes, whipped cream, sprinkles, mugs/cups, couches or comfortable seating, calming music


name: Secret Stones
category: camp-outdoor
subcategory: special place
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 12
materials_list: binder, pen
skills_developed: storytelling, community
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: rock, special place, legend, tradition, story
tags: ["special places", "camp tradition"]
language: en
normalized_name: secret stones
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
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description:
Camps create special, semi-secret rock or boulder locations that groups visit only once per session. The rock has a name and a story (e.g. Skull Rock, Storybook Rock) and activities are conducted there: stories are told, devotions held, photos taken, or a binder left for campers to sign. The rarity of visits makes it feel special.

rules:
Groups visit the special rock only once per session. A story or legend about the rock is created and shared. Optional activities: read or tell stories, take group photos, maintain a sign-in binder, hide a small toy in the cracks for campers to discover.

source_excerpt:
At one camp there is a tradition that the last week of each session, all campers are lead to Skull Rock by the Site Director (no one knows how it got its name, it's a large rock in the middle of a large wooded area in camp).


name: Letting Go
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: emotional processing
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 13
materials_category: natural materials
materials_list: rocks, decorated tree or monument, poem sign
skills_developed: emotional reflection, empathy, self-awareness
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: burdens, letting go, stones, emotional, metaphor
tags: ["emotional wellbeing", "reflection", "ceremony-like"]
language: en
normalized_name: letting go
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
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description:
A reflective activity in which campers and staff carry a heavy rock from a distance to a designated monument (e.g. a decorated old tree), symbolically releasing burdens they wish to let go of. A poem at the tree invites participants to leave a stone representing something they want to release. The activity is inspired by a camp tradition from California.

rules:
Participants carry a heavy rock from a fair distance to the monument/tree. The stone represents a burden they wish to let go of. A poem at the site explains the meaning. Discuss the concept of burdens with the group beforehand.

source_excerpt:
If you had the campers and counselors carry a decent sized rock from a good distance over to the tree it would be a great metaphor for the burdens we carry and how we want to get rid of them because they can be too heavy for us over time.


name: Fairy Village
variations: High school campers and CITs may be allowed to create a fairy house.
category: creative-stem
subcategory: craft / special place
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 14
materials_category: natural & craft materials
skills_developed: creativity, craftsmanship, imagination
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: fairy, village, craft, nature, woods, hidden
tags: ["special places", "craft", "staff activity", "imagination"]
language: en
normalized_name: fairy village
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Staff members build small fairy houses using natural and craft materials in a hidden area of camp woods, creating an ever-growing fairy village. Counselors take camper groups to visit via a special indirect route so the village cannot be found independently. The village includes houses and themed shops (e.g. 'Wing Repair', 'Pixie Dust'). A scrapbook documents each creation with photos and the builder's name.

rules:
Staff build fairy houses at the beginning of the summer. Groups visit only via a designated indirect route. Counselors explain the fairies are 'out exploring' or hiding. A scrapbook is maintained with photos of each house and its creator.

source_excerpt:
At my camp there is a place in the woods (still on camp property but hard to find) that is off the trail. It's a fairy village that is 5 summers in the making.

materials_list:
rocks, sticks, leaves, pine cones, shells, acorns, glue, mason jars, bird houses, yarn, wire, fake moss, spray paint, doll furniture, Legos


name: Wishing Area
category: camp-outdoor
subcategory: tradition / special place
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 15
materials_category: natural materials
materials_list: stones, secluded natural water feature
skills_developed: reflection, values clarification
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: wishing, magic, legend, stones, waterfall, tradition
tags: ["special places", "tradition", "camp legend"]
language: en
normalized_name: wishing area
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A secluded spot in camp (such as a waterfall or creek) is designated as a magical wishing area. A legend is created about how the spot came to have magical powers. Campers learn the legend and then find a special stone to toss into the water while making a wish — the wish must not be self-serving.

rules:
Find a secluded spot with a magical feel. Create a camp legend for it. Decide on a special ritual for making a wish (e.g. finding the right stone to toss). Wishes cannot be self-serving. Only a few leadership staff know the real story behind the creation of the area.

source_excerpt:
Instead we have a long story about how the area became a magical place that had the power to grant wishes to those who have a pure heart. The wishes cannot be self serving and those wanting to make a wish must find the perfect stone to toss into the waterfall.


name: Staff Lanterns
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: craft / ceremony
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 17
materials_category: craft materials
materials_list: 2-liter soda bottles, tissue paper, Elmer's glue, water, Exacto knife, hole punch, wire, candle
skills_developed: craftsmanship, community, tradition
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: lantern, campfire, craft, ceremony, light, Thursday
tags: ["staff activity", "ceremony", "campfire", "decoration"]
language: en
normalized_name: staff lanterns
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Each staff member crafts a personal lantern from a 2-liter soda bottle at the beginning of the summer. Every Thursday night at the all-camp campfire, the lanterns are lit across the stage. At the end of campfire, staff members carry their lit lanterns to lead campers back to their units, creating a magical procession by lantern light.

rules:
Each staff member makes one lantern. Lanterns are displayed and lit at the Thursday campfire. At the end of campfire, staff from each dismissed unit pick up their lanterns and lead campers home by lantern light. The tradition is introduced during staff training with a mock campfire.

source_excerpt:
Each staff member makes a lantern at the beginning of the summer, and each Thursday night, they are illuminated with a candle. At the end of the campfire, the entire staff comes on the main stage, sings a song, and units are dismissed one at a time.


name: Staff Lanterns
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: craft + ceremony
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 17
materials_category: craft supplies
materials_list: 2-liter soda bottles, tissue paper, glue, exacto knife, hole punch, wire, candles
skills_developed: creativity, crafting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: lantern, campfire, tradition, craft, Thursday night
tags: ["camp tradition", "ceremony", "craft", "night activity"]
language: en
normalized_name: staff lanterns
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp tradition where each staff member makes a lantern from a recycled 2-liter soda bottle decorated with tissue paper. Every Thursday night at the all-camp campfire, the lanterns are lit with candles on stage. At the end of the campfire, staff members pick up their lanterns and lead their unit's campers back to the cabin by lantern light.

rules:
1. Remove labels from a 2-liter soda bottle. 2. Cut off the top 1/3 with an exacto knife. 3. Hole-punch two holes at the top across from each other for the wire handle. 4. Mix Elmer's glue with a little water. 5. Paste tissue paper on the outside to decorate. 6. When dry, attach wire through the holes to make a handle. Optional: place the cut-off top inside the bottom upside-down to create a platform for the candle.

variations:
The top of the bottle can be placed inside the bottom upside-down to create a platform and make the lantern double-layered and sturdier.

source_excerpt:
Every Thursday night, we have a traditional all-camp campfire with inspirational stories, a few of our beloved slow-paced campfire songs, (complete with guitar accompaniment) and a telling of the history and legends specific to our camp.


name: Luminaria
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: decoration / last-night ceremony
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 18
materials_category: craft / decoration materials
materials_list: paper bags, tea lights (real or fake), pebbles or dirt
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: luminaria, lantern, last night, campfire, path, decoration
tags: ["decoration", "ceremony", "last night", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: luminaria
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
On the last night of each session, a path to the campfire is lined with paper bag lanterns (luminaria) containing tea lights. Pebbles or dirt are added to the bottom of each bag to weigh them down. The illuminated path signals to campers that something special is happening and creates a magical atmosphere.

rules:
Make paper bag lanterns by placing a tea light (real or fake) inside a paper bag weighted with pebbles or dirt. Line the path to the campfire. Fake tea lights are recommended for safety and reusability.

source_excerpt:
On the last night of each session, we create a path to the campfire with paper lanterns made of paper bags and tea lights. It is really beautiful and creates a really great energy because the campers know that something special is happening.


name: Luminaria
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: decoration + ceremony
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 18
materials_category: craft supplies
materials_list: paper bags, tea lights (fake/battery-operated), pebbles or dirt
skills_developed: event setup, atmosphere creation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: luminaria, last night, path, tea lights, paper bags
tags: ["ceremony", "decoration", "last night", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: luminaria
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
On the last night of each session, a path to the campfire is created with paper lanterns made from paper bags and tea lights. The illuminated path builds anticipation among campers who sense that something special is about to happen.

rules:
Place paper bags with pebbles or dirt in the bottom (to prevent blowing away) along the path to the campfire. Insert a tea light (fake/battery-operated ones are safe and reusable) in each bag. Space the bags a foot apart or up to four feet apart depending on desired look and quantity available.

source_excerpt:
On the last night of each session, we create a path to the campfire with paper lanterns made of paper bags and tea lights. It is really beautiful and creates a really great energy because the campers know that something special is happening.


name: Balloons Decoration
category: camp-outdoor
subcategory: decoration
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 19
materials_category: decoration materials
materials_list: balloons, helium or oxygen tank, streamers, glow sticks, chicken wire
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: balloons, decoration, festive, atmosphere, color
tags: ["decoration", "camp-wide", "theme"]
language: en
normalized_name: balloons decoration
extraction_confidence: med
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description:
Using balloons extensively around camp to create a festive atmosphere beyond just table decorations. Balloons can line the road into camp, match event themes or color war teams, form arches, columns, and balloon animals, or be combined with streamers and glow sticks.

variations:
Arches; dining room table decorations; tied into flowers in vases; tied into animals; designs using chicken wire; color-matched to theme; balloon columns; combined with streamers or glow sticks.

source_excerpt:
We try to have balloons lining our road into camp at least 2x week. If we have a dress up day, like for the Orioles, we'll post Black and Orange balloons.


name: Balloons Decoration
category: camp-outdoor
subcategory: decoration
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 19
materials_category: decoration supplies
materials_list: balloons, helium/oxygen tank, streamers, glow sticks
skills_developed: event decoration
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: balloons, decoration, festive, atmosphere, color
tags: ["decoration", "camp atmosphere", "events"]
language: en
normalized_name: balloons decoration
extraction_confidence: med
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
Using balloons extensively around camp to create a festive and fun atmosphere. Balloons can line the entrance road, match themed event colors, form arches, decorate dining tables, be combined with streamers and glow sticks, and more.

variations:
Arches, dining room table decorations, tied into flowers in vases, tied into animal shapes, designs using chicken wire, color-matched to theme, balloon columns, combined with streamers, combined with glow sticks.

source_excerpt:
A quick and easy way to create a festive and fun environment is with the use of balloons. Many times we use a few balloons to highlight things like the registration table or a birthday.


name: Decorating Your Space
category: camp-outdoor
subcategory: pre-camp setup
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 20
materials_category: decoration supplies
skills_developed: creativity, theme design
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: decorating, cabin, theme, counselors, pre-camp
tags: ["decoration", "camp setup", "theme", "counselors"]
language: en
normalized_name: decorating your space
extraction_confidence: med
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
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description:
A day or two before camp begins, counselors come to camp and decorate their cabin, room, or area according to the camp's theme. They pick a name for their space that corresponds to the theme and decorate walls and doors top to bottom. Other staff decorate their respective areas (office, dining hall, activity areas, etc.).

source_excerpt:
A day or two before camp begins, the counselors come to camp and decorate their space. This can be their cabin, their room, their area of the gym, etc.

materials_list:
bulletin board paper, butcher paper, poster board, streamers, balloons, fabric, shower curtains, cardboard, ribbon, bows, netting, fake vines


name: Pictures Around Camp
category: camp-outdoor
subcategory: humor and atmosphere
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 21
materials_category: paper and printing
materials_list: paper, printer, western clothes for photos
skills_developed: humor, creativity, community
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: posters, wanted posters, found posters, humor, atmosphere
tags: ["decoration", "humor", "camp culture", "posters"]
language: en
normalized_name: pictures around camp
extraction_confidence: med
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A fun camp atmosphere activity where different types of creative posters are posted around camp and changed frequently. Categories include Wanted Posters of staff members in western clothes, Found Posters of fictional characters from movies, Missing/Lost Posters of fictional items, and Bulletin Board Ads with tear-off strips.

variations:
Wanted Posters (staff in western clothes with bounty amounts), Found Posters (fictional characters from popular movies), Missing/Lost Posters (fictional items from films), Bulletin Board Ads with tear-off strips (e.g., free compliments, free strips of paper).

source_excerpt:
Something we found to be fun and memorable was posting different types of posters around camp. The posters change pretty often and there is a variety of them. The campers and staff get a kick out of them and often have suggestions for others.


name: Camp Plaques
variations: Some camps use canoe paddles or t-shirts instead of plaques.
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: camp tradition
content_type: activitate
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 22
materials_category: craft supplies
materials_list: wooden or cardboard plaque (4 inch circle or square), art supplies for decorating
skills_developed: creativity, group identity, legacy-building
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: plaque, tradition, cabin, dining hall, memory
tags: ["tradition", "craft", "group identity", "legacy"]
language: en
normalized_name: camp plaques
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A camp tradition where every cabin group creates a small plaque each session. The plaque is decorated any way the group likes and must include the year, session number, and cabin name. Plaques are then attached to the dining hall walls and rafters, accumulating over the years as lasting memories. Some camps use canoe paddles or t-shirts instead.

source_excerpt:
Each session, every cabin group was given a 4 in circle or square to create a plaque decorated anyway they would like. It had to say year, session, and cabin (i.e. 2014, A2, Session 2). We then attached them around the Dining Hall wall and rafters.


name: A Special Ceremony (Glow Stick)
category: team-building
subcategory: ceremony
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 24
materials_category: glow sticks
materials_list: glow sticks (approx. 4 for staff of 30), 2 containers
skills_developed: teamwork, trust, collaboration
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: glow sticks, teamwork, ceremony, night, partnership
tags: ["ceremony", "team-building", "glow", "CIT", "staff training"]
language: en
normalized_name: a special ceremony (glow stick)
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A powerful team-building ceremony done at night using glow stick chemicals to demonstrate the power of working together. Two solutions (from glow sticks) are separated into two containers. Participants dip fingers into different containers and when partners touch fingers, they glow — symbolizing what people can achieve together.

rules:
1. Cut open glow sticks carefully without breaking the inner glass tube yet. Pour the outer liquid into one container. Wash hands. 2. Break open the inner glass tubes and pour that liquid into a second container. Wash hands. Keep the two liquids separate until the moment of the ceremony. 3. Have participants stand in a circle or two lines facing a partner. 4. One partner dips fingers in one solution; the other dips into the second solution. 5. Give a speech about teamwork, ending with asking them to touch fingers — which causes a glow. 6. Remind participants to wash hands and avoid getting the chemical on clothing (it stains).

source_excerpt:
I always end with "that by ourselves we can accomplish a lot… now touch your partner's fingers (and they should glow)…but together we can accomplish so much more".


name: Creating a Fraternity
category: team-building
subcategory: brotherhood ceremony
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 25
materials_category: ceremony materials
materials_list: candles, bandana (cut into strips), pact document, cardboard paddles, art supplies for paddles
skills_developed: brotherhood, respect, self-reflection, courage, friendship
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: fraternity, brotherhood, pact, bandana, ceremony, reflection
tags: ["ceremony", "teen", "brotherhood", "weekly tradition", "team-building"]
language: en
normalized_name: creating a fraternity
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A week-long fraternity/brotherhood ceremony program for teen boys at camp, built on motivation, mutual respect, and support. Begins with a candlelit ceremony in a dark cabin where expectations are laid out and participants sign a pact. Members wear a strip of bandana on their wrist as a symbol. Nightly review meetings with reflection questions. Ends with a ceremony where each participant receives a cardboard paddle with the fraternity crest, camp, year, and a personal superlative award.

rules:
Night 1: Hold ceremony in a dark cabin lit only by candles; present Fraternity expectations; ask participants to sign a pact; tie a strip of a bandana around each person's wrist. Throughout the week: remind members to live up to the pact. Each night before bed: hold a Fraternity meeting to review the day with a focus question. Last cabin meeting: present each member with a cardboard paddle bearing the fraternity crest, camp, year, and their superlative award, plus a piece of bandana tied to the top.

source_excerpt:
On the first night, a ceremony was held inside a dark cabin, where the Fraternity expectations were laid out by the counselors. At a table that was lit with only candles, the boys were asked to sign a pact.


name: Graduation from Camp
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: graduation ceremony
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 26-27
materials_category: event supplies
skills_developed: celebration, community, transition
difficulty_level: dificil
keywords: graduation, senior high, banquet, coffee house, ceremony, campfire
tags: ["graduation", "ceremony", "senior campers", "last day", "celebration"]
language: en
normalized_name: graduation from camp
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A full-day graduation ceremony and celebration for senior high campers on their last day. Activities include a themed breakfast (e.g., Star Wars Breakfast), relaxed programming, an outdoor BBQ lunch, a banquet dinner in the decorated dining hall, a coffee house with entertainment from staff and campers, graduation certificates, a camp video, and a closing campfire.

rules:
Day schedule: Sleep in + themed breakfast → relaxed/choice programming → outdoor BBQ lunch → coffee house setup → hors d'oeuvres and photos → grad dinner banquet → coffee house with entertainment, desserts, coffee, graduation certificates, camp video → campfire. Prep includes staff blowing up balloons, assigning non-counseling staff roles, coffee prep, and campers being told in advance to bring special clothes.

source_excerpt:
For the last 15 years, we have been celebrating our campers as they graduate from camp. We assign the last day of sr. high camp to create a special grad day.

materials_list:
balloons, tablecloths, candles, coffee machine, desserts, projector, screen, DVD player, graduation certificates, decorations


name: LIT Program Graduation
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: transition ceremony
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 28
materials_category: ceremony materials
materials_list: candles (unlit for LITs, lit for counselors)
skills_developed: leadership, transition, responsibility
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: LIT, graduation, candle, passing the torch, transition, ceremony
tags: ["ceremony", "LIT", "leadership", "transition", "candle lighting"]
language: en
normalized_name: lit program graduation
extraction_confidence: high
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description:
A candle-lighting ceremony to mark the transition of Leaders-in-Training (LITs) from the camper role to the counselor role. All campers and staff stand in two facing lines; LITs stand in the middle on the camper side with unlit candles. After a speech, LITs step toward their counselors who light their candles. They then turn to face the camper side, symbolically crossing to the counselor side, representing 'passing the torch'.

rules:
All campers and staff form two lines facing each other. LITs stand in the middle on the camper side with unlit candles. LIT director gives a speech about their years as campers and new skills gained. LITs step toward their counselor (who already have lit candles) to get their candles lit. Once lit, LITs turn around to face the other campers, now standing on the counselor side of the line.

source_excerpt:
We then ask them to step over towards their counselor who light their candles. (All the counselors already had lit candles) once their candle was lit, we asked them to turn around and face the other campers (they would now be on the counselor side of the line).


name: Last Night Ceremony
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: closing ceremony
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: 101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf
source_files: ["101 Ways to Create an Unforgettable Camp Experience.pdf"]
page_reference: page 29
materials_list: sticks (one per person), campfire
skills_developed: reflection, sharing, community
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: last night, campfire, sticks, sharing, song, circle
tags: ["ceremony", "closing", "campfire", "song", "reflection"]
language: en
normalized_name: last night ceremony
extraction_confidence: high
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created_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:08:36
description:
A campfire ceremony on the last night of camp where each camper and counselor takes a stick, walks up to a large outdoor fireplace, throws the stick into the fire, and shares their favorite memory or highlight of camp. After everyone shares, they walk around the outside of the fire, hold hands in a circle, and sing 'Make new friends and keep the old'.

rules:
Each camper and counselor gets a stick. One at a time, each person walks up to the fireplace, throws the stick on the fire, and tells everyone what they liked best about camp. After all have shared, everyone walks around the outside, holds hands, and sings: 'Make new friends and keep the old, one is silver and one is gold. A circle's round and has no end, that's how long I want to be your friend.'

source_excerpt:
Each camper and counselor takes a stick, walks up on the hearth of our massive outdoor fireplace, throws the stick on the fire and tells everyone the thing they liked best about camp.


