Folk Songs for Camp

In 1956, the New York City–based folk group The Wagoners were approached by Bob Miller, a regional director of the B’nai Brith Youth Organization, to record an album of children’s traditional camp songs. The Wagoners, composed of vocalists Judy Goldsmith and Bronni Friend, guitarist Lenny Feldman, and banjo player Ben Schwartz, are assisted by a group of children in the singing of 18 camp songs. Included are popular sing-along songs like “Crawdad Song,” “My Little Rooster,” and “Saraspunda.” Camp director Bob Miller offers tips to camp counselors regarding song choice and performance instruction. The instructions are followed by lyrics for all the tracks.

Track Listing

101	Train is A-Coming The Wagoners	00:51
102	Hey, Ho, Nobody Home The Wagoners	00:43
103	Who Did Swallow Jonah The Wagoners	01:07
104	Nous Sommes a la Musicale The Wagoners	01:55
105	Sail Away Ladies The Wagoners	01:11
106	On Ilkla Moor Baht Hat The Wagoners	01:26
107	Good News The Wagoners	01:10
108	My Little Rooster The Wagoners	01:41
109	Roll the Old Chariot Along The Wagoners	00:40
201	Crawdad Hole The Wagoners	01:29
202	Round the Bay of Mexico The Wagoners	02:01
203	Saraspunda The Wagoners	00:38
204	As Der Rebbe Tanst The Wagoners	01:22
205	Sourwood Mountain The Wagoners	01:10
206	Children, Go Where I Send Thee The Wagoners	01:46
207	Sally Brown The Wagoners	01:20
208	Chairs to Mend The Wagoners	00:49
209	Run, Come See The Wagoners	01:45