How to Sing Campfire Songs

Sing campfire songs to entertain and bond with your party - and keep skittish wild animals away to boot.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Acoustic Guitars
• Lyric Books
• Harmonicas

1. Compile a list of campfire songs that are easy to sing. Your list should include a wide variety of songs, including slow songs, silly songs, loud songs, rounds, ballads and hymns.
2. Build a large campfire and have your group form a circle around it. Take care that no one sits too close to the fire.
3. Choose a song leader to pick which songs will be sung and when. Ideally, this leader will be the person with the guitar.
4. Begin the session with slow yet lighthearted warm-up songs like "If You're Happy and You Know It."
5. Build energy with songs sung in the round, such as "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" and "Frere Jacques."
6. Move on to more energetic and silly songs like "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" and "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt."
7. Move on to slower and more meaningful songs like "This Land Is Your Land" and "Puff, the Magic Dragon" as the fire begins to fade.
8. Sing slow hymns or reflective songs like "Kum Ba Yah" and "The Ballad of Tom Dooley" as the fire fades to embers.

Tips & Warnings

• Always follow proper safety rules when burning a campfire. Familiarize yourself with the rules and regulations of the area in which you're camping.