Seedy Songs and Rotten Rhymes - the poetry of the playground

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0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

goin’ on an overnight

(ed: sung to the tune of “Leavin’ On a Jet Plane” - oooh!... Samantha says the guitar chords are D, G, and A... now *that's* a first for us!)

All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go
I asked to stay but mom said no
It’s eight o’clock and I’ve been up since five!
But the dawn is breakin’, it’s early morn
My leader’s waiting, she’s honkin her horn
Already I’m so tired I could DIE

So kiss me and sleep for me
I won’t get much I guarantee
Promise that you’ll love me when I stink
‘Cause I’m goin’, on an overnight
Don’t know if I’ll survive the night
Oh! Ari’s gonna BURN!
Now it’s time to build our tent
It's getting late the time’s far spent
I’ll tell you now that I just want to sleep
Could you pass a part? Let’s put it there
We’ll tape it down so it won’t tear
Please hurry up I think I felt a drop!

I’m running back from there to here
Trying to waterproof my gear
Too late. There goes my bed.
‘Cause I’m going on an overnight
Don’t know if I’m doing this right
Oh, I really gotta go!

All the girls are screaming, the lightning strikes
The rain is falling - This camp-out BITES!
The water’s coming in like…Niagra Falls
I’m suffocating it’s after three
I’m feelin’ the pressure I NEED TO PEE!
The outhouses are so bad I’d rather squat

(Spoken)
Then you just give yourself a little shake
Hoist up your pants and you’re done!

(Sung) Mommee look... I’m a big girl now!

So save me my leaders do
Tighten ropes and fix canoes
You’ll get no sleep but parents will be pleased
Well I’ve gone on an overnight
Praise God! The sun is shining bright!
Oh babe, we kept rule 2!

So Arielle our leader dear
We’ll shut up now and park our rears
Your commandment we wish to obey…
OK!

(ed: actually, Samantha wrote all the words herself when she went to camp so we had to add it in)