The Passover!
Only have one Crazy Campsongs book and many singers? Just go to a nearby bookstore and buy enough Crazy Campsongs for everybody. However, if you’re hiking in the Himalayas and the local bookstores only carry copies translated into the ancient Sanskrit language, you can still have fun: Simply pass your one book around with each person singing a song to a different tune. On second thought, this may be even more fun with the Sanskrit version!
The Oldest Trick in The Book
Some songs are just too long! If you need more verses, try the old trick used by lazy songwriters: “Third verse... same as the first!” Just repeat one verse(or the whole song) to make the words fill out a longer tune. But our favorite trick with really L-O-N-G songs (like “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall” or “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”) is to start at the front of Crazy Campsongs and sing EVERY song, back-to-back. This is a great way to drive your bus driver completely insane on your next school or scouting trip. Best of all... it works!
Earn your degree in Tuneswapping™
What's Your TQ ? (*Tuneswapping Quotient)
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Wimp: Thinks sing-alongs are “uncool”... Never heard any really cool (“crazy”) campsongs. Uninformed. Out-of touch.
Tuneswapper Apprentice: Has sung all this book’s great songs to at least three different tunes. Great potential!
Tuneswapper Deluxe: Has sung all the songs to five different tunes, added two new melodies to the list (page 10-11) and wrote one new song on page 61. Close to “master” status!
Grandmaster Swap: The ultimate tuneswapper! You’ve sung all the songs to 10 tunes, added six new melodies and wrote two new Crazy Campsongs. Only the smartest, the toughest and the coolest ever reach this level. You rule!
