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Grange Youth Camp/Conference

Songs

As Compiled by the National Grange Youth Department

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Greetings! Camp Songs are a great way to bring unity to a group of Grangers. They have also been a part of our

organization’s camp culture. Songs can engage Grangers, demonstrate enthusiasm and excitement and

communicate thoughts through the camp experience.

On the following pages are just a sampling of camp songs available for your event. There are also several online

resources with additional songs, audio samplings and ideas available.

Enjoy!

Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade

National Grange Youth Director

Leader Suggestions

LEADING THE SONG 1. Think of yourself as the leader. Do not let the group led you. 2. Keep your song introductions to a minimum. 3. Put yourself across to the group. Look at the group. 4. Make the start of each song clear. If there is music, sound the first note or chord played just before starting to sing. 5. Sing yourself. Lead easily, not as a boss, but as a helper. 6. Work for enthusiasm. It often helps to praise the group as they learn a song. 7. Speak and lead clearly and definitely. TEACHING A NEW SONG 1. Be thorough in learning the song yourself. Think about and organize how you are going to teach it. 2. If there is a climax at the end, it would be a good idea to teach the ending first. 3. Teach just a few lines at a time, no more than you could absorb if you were learning a song for the first time. 4. If one is available, have an accompanist play the song while you SAY the words. It is more easily taught by saying rather than singing the words.

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Table of Contents

Camp Grace Songs Adams Family Grace 4

Chimm Cimm Cheree Doxology 4

Flinstones Grace 4

Johnny Appleseed 4

Thanks Be to God 4

Thank You Lord For Giving Us Food 5

Evening Grace 5

We Will Rock You Grace 5

Camp Spirit Songs The Morning Song (The Bluebird Song) 6

Alice the Camel 6

Boom Chicka Boom 6

Comin’ Around the Mountain 6

Acorn Brown 6

Bear Song 7

Froggy 7

Found a Peanut 8

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt 8

Littly Bunny Foo Foo 8

Old Lady Leary 9

On Top of Spaghetti 9

Rise and Shine 10

God Bless My Underwear 10

Lemon Drops 10

When the Saints Go Marching 10

The Jolly Fishermen 11

My Pink Pajamas 11

Little Green Frog 11

Baby Bumble Bee 12

Little Bar of Soap 12

Bazooka Bubblegum Song 12

Keep on the Sunny Side 13

Action Songs Grand Old Duke of York 13

Gray Squirrel 14

Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean 14

Vesper Songs Friends 14

Oh, What a Beautiful Morning 14

Kumbayah 14

Taps 14

This Land Is Your Land 15

America The Beautiful 15

America (My Country Tis of Thee) 15

Let There Be Peace on Earth 15

Pass It On 15

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Camp Grace Songs

Adams Family Grace

(To The Tune of “The Adams Family”)

We thank the lord for giving

The food we need for living

Because we really need it

And we like to eat it.

Chorus:

Na Na Na Nah (Snap Fingers Twice)

Na Na Na Nah (Snap Fingers Twice)

Na Na Na Nah (Sing Three Times)

(Then Snap Fingers Twice, Last Time Say Amen)

We’re thirsty and we’re hungry

Want something in our tummy

The food looks mighty yummy

And so we thank the lord.

Repeat Chorus

We thank you lord for giving

The food we need for living

For friends, fun and family

We thank you now oh lord.

Repeat Chorus

Chim Chim Cheree Doxology

Description

(Sung to the Mary Poppins Tune "Chim Chim

Cheree")

Praise god from whom all blessings flow,

Praise him all creatures here below.

Praise him above ye heavenly host,

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen!

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen!

(Sing As Many Parts As You Can On Last 'Amen'!)

Flintstones Grace

(Tune of Flintstones Theme Song)

God Is – Great – And God Is – Good

And Let Us Thank Him For Our Food.

God Is – Great – And God Is – Good

And Let Us Thank Him For Our Food.

Amen. Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Men.

Amen. Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Men.

Johnny Appleseed

Oooh the Lord is good to me,

And so I thank the Lord,

For giving me the things I need,

The sun and the rain and the apple seed

The Lord is good to me...

For every seed I sow

An apple tree will grow

And soon they'll be an apple tree

Enough for the whole wide world to see

The lord is good to me....

Oh, here I am, under the great blue sky

Doing as I please

Singing with my feathered friends and humming

with the bees......

I wake up every day

As happy as can be

Because I know that with god's care

The apple tree will soon be there

The lord is good to me....

Johnny Appleseed amen!

Thanks Be to God

(Sung To The Song Windy)

Thanks be to God the Father Almighty,

Thanks be to God who gives us our bread,

Thanks be to God the Spirit Eternal,

Thanks be to God forever.

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Thank You Lord For Giving Us Food

(Sung To The Superman Theme)

Thank you Lord for giving us food


By his hands, we are fed



Evening Grace

(Sung To The Tune Of “What Child Is This”)

We thank you Lord at our evening meal,

For the blessings, friendships and love we feel.

Oh guide our minds and our hearts we pray,

Let us all make tomorrow a joyful day.

We Will Rock You Grace

(Campers can keep rhythm by slapping their palms

against their legs twice, followed by clapping their

hands once, in a continuous pattern)

God, you are a good God

Please accept this grace

As we sit and feed our face

We've got food on our plates

We think that's great

Pretty soon we'll be puttin' on weight

Singin' we will, we will thank you

We will, we will thank you

Amen!

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Camp Spirit

The Morning Song

Way up in the sky,

The mama bird flies

While down in the nest

The little birds rest

With a wing on the left

And a wing on the right

The little bird sleeps

All through the night

Sssshhhhhhhhhh! They’re sleeping!

When up comes the sun

The dew falls about

Good morning, good morning

The little birds shout.

Alice the Camel

Alice’s camel has five humps



So go Alice go

Bump bump bump bump.

(Repeat with four, three, two and one humps)

Alice’s camel has no humps



So Alice’s camel is a horse

Boom Chicka Boom

I Said A Boom Chicka Boom (Echo)

I Said A Boom Chicka Boom (Echo)

I Said A Boom Chicka Rocka Chicka Rocka Chicka

Boom (Echo)

Oh Yeah (Echo)

Uh Huh (Echo)

One More Time (Echo)

___________ Style (Echo)

Different Styles: Loud, Whisper, Southern, Valley

Girl, Opera, Attitude, British, Rocket, Harley,

Janitorial, Teacher.

Comin' Round The Mountain

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain

When she comes, toot, toot!

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain

When she comes, toot, toot!

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain,



When she comes.

(other verses)

She'll be driving six white horses

When she comes, whoa, back! (repeat for verse)

We will all have chicken and dumplings

When she comes, yum, yum! (repeat for verse)

She will have to sleep with gram'ma

When she comes, snort, snort! (repeat for verse)

She'll be wearing red pajamas

When she comes, scratch, scratch! (repeat for verse)

Acorn Brown

I’m a little acorn brown,

Lying on the cold, cold ground.

Everybody steps on me!

That is why I’m cracked, you see!

I’m a nut-t-t!

I’m a nut-t-t!

I’m a nut! I’m a nut! I’m a nut-t-t!

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Bear Song

The other day (echo)

I met a bear (echo)

Out in the woods (echo)

A-way out there. (echo)

Chorus (Altogether):

The other day I met a bear

Out in the woods a-way out there.

(Continue in a similar manner)

Chorus

He Said To Me

“Why don’t you run?

I see you ain’t

Got any gun”

Chorus

And so I ran

Away from there

But right behind

Me was that bear

Chorus

Ahead of me

I saw a tree

A great big tree

Oh glory be

Chorus

The nearest branch

Was 10 feet up

I’d have to jump

And trust my luck

Chorus

And so I jumped

Into the air

But I missed that branch

Away up there

Chorus

Now don’t you fret

Now don’t you frown

Cause I caught that branch

On the way back down

Chorus

The moral of

This story is

Don’t talk to bears

In tennis shoes

Chorus

That’s all there is

There ain’t no more

So what the heck

You singing for

Chorus

Froggy

Dog! (Echo)

Dog! Cat! (Echo)

Dog! Cat! Mouse! (Echo)

Froggy! (Echo)

Itsy bitsy teeny weeny

Little green froggy (echo)

Jump! Jump! Jump Little Froggy (Echo)

Gobble up all those worms and spiders (echo)

Fleas and flies are scrump diddley-icious (echo)

Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit!

Croak! (Echo)

Faster (Echo)

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Found a Peanut

Found a peanut, found a peanut

Found a peanut last night

Last night I found a peanut

Found a peanut last night.

Cracked it open, cracked it open

Cracked it open last night

Last night I cracked it open

Cracked it open last night.

It was rotten, it was rotten

It was rotten last night

Last night it was rotten

It was rotten last night.

Ate it anyway, ate it anyway

Ate it anyway last night

Last night I ate it anyway

Ate it anyway last night.

Got a stomachache, got a stomachache

Got a stomachache last night

Last night I got a stomachache

Got a stomachache last night.

Called the doctor, called the doctor

Called the doctor last night

Last night I called the doctor

Called the doctor last night.

Appendicitis, appendicitis,

Appendicitis last night,

Last night appendicitis,

Appendicitis last night.

An operation, an operation,

An operation last night.

Last night an operation,

An operation last night.

Died anyway, died anyway,

Died anyway last night.

Last night I died anyway,

Died anyway last night.

Went to heaven, went to heaven,

Went to heaven last night.

Last night I went to heaven,

Went to heaven last night.

Wouldn’t take me, wouldn’t take me,

Wouldn’t take me last night.

Last night they wouldn’t take me,

Wouldn’t take me last night.

Went the other way, went the other way,

Went the other way last night.

Last night I went the other way,

Went the other way last night.

Found it all a dream, found it all a dream,

Found it all a dream last night.

Last night I found it all a dream,

Found it all a dream last night.

Found a peanut, found a peanut,


Last night I found a peanut,


John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt;

His name is my name, too.

Whenever I go out, the people always shout

There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da.

(Sing this song over and over, beginning very

loudly. Sing each repeat more softly, except with

last measure which is always as loud as it was when

sung for the first time.)

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Little Bunny Foo Foo

Chorus:

Little bunny foo foo

Hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping ‘em on the head

And down came the good fairy

And she said

“little bunny foo foo

I don’t like you’re attitude

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping ‘em on the head”

I’ll give you 3 chances.

Then I’ll turn you into a goon!

The next day…

Chorus

(repeat two more verses with 2 and 1 chances)

“I gave you two chances.

Now I’ll turn you into a goon!”

(poof!)

And the moral of the story is:

Hare today, goon tomorrow!

Old Lady Leary

Late last night when we were all in bed

Old lady leary hung a lantern in the shed

When the cow kicked it over

She winked her eye and said:

“There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight!”

Fire, fire, fire!

On Top Of Spaghetti

(Tune: On Top Of Old Smokey)

On top of spaghetti

All covered with cheese

I lost my poor meatball

When somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table

And onto the floor,

And then my poor meatball

Rolled out of the door.

It rolled in the garden

And under a bush.

And then my poor meatball

Was nothing but mush.

The mush was as tasty

As tasty could be.

And early next summer

It grew into a tree.

The tree was all covered

With beautiful moss.

It grew lovely meatballs

And tomato sauce.

So if you eat spaghetti

All covered with cheese,

Hold on to your meatballs

And don't ever sneeze.

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Rise And Shine

Chorus:

So rise and shine

And sing out your glory, glory

So rise and shine

And sing out your glory, glory

Rise and shine and (clap)

Sing out your glory, glory

Children of the lord

Lord said to noah

“there’s gonna be a floody, floody”

Lord said to noah

“there’s gonna be a floody, floody”

Get those children (clap)

Out of the muddy, muddy

Children of the lord

Chorus

Noah, he built him

He built him and arky, arky

Made it out of hickory barky, barky

Chorus

The animals they came on

They came on by two-sies, two-sies

Elephants and kangaroo-sies –oosies

Chorus

It rained and poured for

Forty day-sies, day-sies

Nearly drove those animals

Crazy, crazy

Chorus

The sun came out and

Dried up the landy, landy

Everything was fine

And dandy, dandy

Chorus

The animals they came out

They came out by

Three-sies, three-sies

Must have been those

Birds and bee-sies, bee-sies

Chorus

This is the end of

The end of our story, story

Everything was,

Honky dorey, dorey

God Bless My Underwear

Tune: God Bless America

God bless my underwear, my only pair.

Stand beside them, and guide them,

Through the rips, through the holes, through the

tears.

From the washer, to the dryer, to the clothesline in

the air.

God bless my underwear, my only pair.

Lemon Drops

If All Of The Rain Drops Were Lemon Drops And

Gumdrops

Oh What A World This Would Be

I’d Stand Outside with My Mouth Open Wide,

Saying, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah.

If All Of The Raindrops Were Lemon Drops And

Gum Drops, Oh What A World This Would Be!

For other verses use

Snowflakes, Hershey Bars And Milkshakes

Hailstone, Chocolate Covered Ice Cream

Cones.

When The Saints Go Marching In

When the saints go marching in

When the saints go marching in

Oh lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marching in.

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The Jolly Fishermen

There were three jolly fishermen

There were three jolly fishermen

Fisher, fisher, men, men, men

Fisher, fisher, men, men, men

There were three jolly fishermen.

The first one’s name was Isaac

The first one’s name was Isaac

I, I, saac, saac, saac

I, I, saac, saac, saac

The first one’s name was Isaac.

The second one’s name was Abraham

The second one’s name was Abraham

Abra, Abra, ham, ham, ham

Abra, Abra, ham, ham, ham

The second one’s name was Abraham.

The third one’s name was Jacob

The third one’s name was Jacob

Ja, Ja, cob, cob, cob

Ja, Ja, cob, cob, cob

The third one’s name was Jacob.

They all went down to Amster (sh-h-h-h)

They all went down to Amster (sh-h-h-h)

Amster, Amster, (sh-h-h-h, sh-h-h-h, sh-h-h-h)

Amster, Amster, (sh-h-h-h, sh-h-h-h, sh-h-h-h)

They all went down to Amster (sh-h-h-h).

You mustn’t say that naughty word

You mustn’t say that naughty word

Naughty, naughty, word, word, word

Naughty, naughty, word, word, word

You mustn’t say that naughty word.

We’re gonna say it anyway

We’re gonna say it anyway

Any, any, way, way, way

Any, any, way, way, way

We’re gonna say it anyway.

They all went down to Amster-Dam!

They all went down to Amster-Dam!

Amster, Amster, DAM, DAM, DAM!

Amster, Amster, DAM, DAM, DAM!

They all went down to Amster-DAM!

My Pink Pajamas

(Tune: Battle Hymn Of The Republic)

I wear my pink pajamas in the summer when it’s

hot

And i wear my flannel nightie in the winter when

it’s not

And sometimes in the balmy spring and sometimes

in the fall

I jump right in between the sheets with nothing on

at all.

Glory, glory for the summer

Glory, glory for the fall

Glory, glory for the springtime

With nothing on at all.

We wear our silk pajamas in the summer when it’s

hot

We wear our woolen undies in the winter when it

not

And sometimes in the springtime and sometimes in

the fall

We jump between the covers with nothing on at all.

Glory, glory, what’s it to ya



We jump between the covers with nothing on at all

Little Green Frog

Mm Ack

Went The Little Green Frog

Mm Ack

Went The Little Green Frog

Mm Ack

Went The Little Green Frog One Day

And His Eyes Went

Mm Ack, Mm Ack Ack

Ss Sss

Went The Little Green Snake

Ss Sss

Went The Little Green Snake

Ss Sss

Went The Little Green Snake One Day

And His Tail Went

Da Da Daa Daa, Da Da Da Da Da Da Da.

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Baby Bumble Bee

I’m bring home my baby bumble bee

Won’t my mommy be so proud of me

I’m bring home my baby bumble bee

Ouch! It stung me!

I’m smashing up my baby bumble bee


I’m smashing up my baby bumble bee

Ugh! What a mess!

I’m licking up my baby bumble bee


I’m licking up my baby bumble bee

Eww! I feel sick!

I’m puking up my baby bumble bee


I’m puking up my baby bumble bee

Yuck! What a mess!

I’m sweeping up my baby bumble bee


I’m sweeping up my baby bumble bee

Well, I won’t do that again!

Little Bar Of Soap

Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap (bar of soap)

Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap (bar of soap)

I’d go slidey-slidey-slidey

Over everybody’s “hiney”

Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap.

Oh, I wish I was a little juicy orange (juicy orange)

Oh, I wish I was a little juicy orange (juicy orange)

I’d go squirty-squirty-squirty

Over everybody’s “shirty”

Oh, I wish I was a little juicy orange.

Oh, I wish I was a little foreign car (foreign car)

Oh, I wish I was a little foreign car (foreign car)

I’d go speedy-speedy-speedy

Over everybody’s “feety”

Oh, I wish I was a little foreign car.

Oh, I wish I was a little radio (radio)

Oh, I wish I was a little radio (radio)

I’d go click.

Bazooka Bubblegum Song

My momma gave me a penny

She said to buy a ginny

I did not buy a ginny

But instead I bought some…bubblegum!

Bazooka Bazooka bubblegum

--say what?---

Bubblegum

Bazooka bazooka bubble gum

---baby, baby

My momma gave me a nickel

She said to buy a pickle

I did not buy a pickle

But instead I bought some bubblegum


--say what?---

Bubblegum

Bazooka Bazooka bubble gum

---baby, baby

My momma gave me a dime

She said to buy a lime

I did not buy a lime



--say what?---

Bubblegum

Bazooka bazooka bubble gum

---baby, baby

My momma gave me a quarter

She said to buy some water

I did not buy no water



--say what?---

Bubblegum


---baby, baby

My momma gave me a dollar

She said to buy a collar

I did not buy a collar



--say what?---

Bubblegum


---baby, baby

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Keep on the sunny side

*chorus*

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,

keep on the sunny side of life Yee-haw! You'll

suffer no pain as we drive you all insane, so keep on

the sunny side of life.

Knock knock

Who's there?

Eather

Easter who?

Eather bunny!

Ha-ha-ha

*chorus*

Knock knock

Who's there?

Anada

Anada who?

Anada easter bunny!

Ha-ha-ha

*chorus*

Knock knock

Who's there?

Stella

Stella who?

Stella anada easter bunny!

Ha-ha-ha!

*chorus*

Knock knock

Who's there?

Twuck

Twuck who?

Twuck go beep beep and run over all the easter

bunnies!

Ha-ha-ha

*chorus*

Knock knock

Who's there?

Boo

Boo who?

Dont cry there'll be more easter bunnies next year!

Ha-ha-ha

*chorus*

Action Songs

Grand Old Duke Of York

The grand old duke of york

He had ten thousand men

He marched them up the hill

He marched them down again

And when you're up, you're up

And when you're down, you're down

But when you're only half way up

You're neither up nor down.

If you're happy and you know it

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.


If you're happy and you know it and you really want to show it,


2. Stomp your feet

3. Shout "how-how"

4. Give a grin

5. Do all four.

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Gray Squirrel

(Begin singing song slowly; sing four times through with each song faster and faster.)

Gray squirrel, gray squirrel

Shake your bushy tail.



Crinkle up your little nose.

Put it down between your toes.



Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean

My Bonnie lies over the ocean

My Bonnie lies over the sea

My Bonnie lies over the ocean

So bring back my Bonnie to me

Bring back, bring back

Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me

Bring back, bring back

Oh, bring back my bonnie to me

(start sitting down, on every “B” word stand or sit)

Vespers Song Ideas

Friends

Friends I will remember you, think of you and pray

for you.

And when another day is through

I'll still be friends with you.

Make new friends

Make new friends, but keep the old

One is silver and the other's gold.

Oh, What A Beautiful Morning

Oh, what a beautiful morning,

Oh, what a beautiful day,

I’ve got a wonderful feeling,

Everything’s going my way.

There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow,

There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow,

The corn is as high as an elephants’ eye,

And it looks like it’s climbing right up to the sky.

Oh, what a beautiful morning,

Oh, what a beautiful day,

I’ve got a wonderful feeling,

Everything’s going my way.

Kumbayah

Kumbayah My Lord, Kumbayah



Oh Lord, Kumbayah.

Someone's crying Lord, Kumbayah



Oh Lord, Kumbayah.

Someone's praying Lord, Kumbayah



Oh Lord, Kumbayah.

Oh Lord, Kumbayah.

Taps

Day is done, gone the sun, from the lake, from the

hill

From the sky. All is well--Safely rest, god is nigh.

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This Land Is Your Land

This land is your land, this land is my land

From California to the New York island

From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters

This land was made for you and me.

As I was walking along the highway

I saw above me an endless skyway

I saw below me those golden valleys


I roamed and rambled and i followed my footsteps

To the sparkling sands of her diamond desert

And all around me a voice was singing


America The Beautiful

O Beautiful For Spacious Skies

For Amber Waves Of Grain,

For Purple Mountain Majesties

Above The Fruited Plain!

America! America!

God Shed His Grace On Thee,

And Crown Thy Good With Brotherhood

From Sea To Shining Sea!

O Beautiful For Patriot Dream

That Sees Beyond The Years

Thine Alabaster Cities Gleam,

Undimmed By Human Tears!

America! America!

God Shed His Grace On Thee,

And Crown Thy Good With Brotherhood

From Sea To Shining Sea!

God Bless America

God Bless America, Land That I Love

Stand Beside Her And Guide Her

Thru The Night With The Light From Above;

From The Mountains, To The Prairies

To The Ocean White With Foam,

God Bless America, My Home Sweet Home,

God Bless America, My Home Sweet Home.

America

My country, ‘tis of thee,

Sweet land of liberty,

Of thee I sing;

Land where my fathers died,

Land of the pilgrims’ pride,

From every mountainside,

Let freedom ring.

Let There Be Peace On Earth

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.

With god as our father brothers all are we,

Let me walk with my brother in perfect harmony.

Let there be peace on earth let this be the moment

now

With every step i take let this be my solemn vow,

To take each moment and live each moment in

peace eternally,

Let there be peace on earth,

And let it begin with me.

Pass It On

It only takes a spark to get a fire going,

And soon all those around can warm up in its

glowing,

That’s how it is with god’s love.

Once you’ve experienced it, you spread his love to

everyone,

You want to pass it on.

What a wondrous time is spring when all the trees

are budding,

The birds begin to sing, the flowers start their

blooming,

That’s how it is with god’s love,

Once you’ve experienced it, you want to sing its

fresh like spring,

You want to pass it on.

I wish for you my friend, this happiness that i’ve

found,

You can depend on him, it matters not where you’re

bound,

I’ll shout it from the mountain top,

I want my world to know, the lord of love has come

to me,

I want to pass it on.

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