Around the Old Camp Fire lyrics

Originally written by Rolf Harris but not recorded by him. Previously recorded by Little and Large. This is the version by Frank (Foo Foo) Lamar that he also recorded.

Memories and melodies of songs I used to know
Friends of mine that harmonize together
Scallywags in sleeping bags and tent flaps all askew
Breathing in the open air together
Together together together

Around the old camp fire
Where the mushrooms used to grow
And me muscles used to show
Around the old camp fire
Those happy clappy carefree summer days

Buttercups and daises and little pansies in the grass
Oh those happy times we had to treasure
Little creepy crawly things that got in to the tarts
And fairy cakes we had at tea together
Together together together

Around the old camp fire
Where the mushrooms used to grow
And me muscles used to show
Around the old camp fire
Those happy clappy carefree summer days

Billy Jean and other songs we never could get right
Singing till the fire turned to ashes
Twenty people in a tent oh we had such happy nights
Coco running down our palliasses *
Asses asses asses

Around the old camp fire
Where the mushrooms used to grow
And me muscles used to show
Around the old camp fire
Those happy clappy carefree summer days

Rising in the morning to the cry of tally ho
Horses hooves and foxhounds keep together
Gentle folk make music with a hunting we will go
Foo Foo lies a panting in the heather huh huh huh
Heather heather heather heather heather
Come on

(x8) Around the old camp fire
Where the mushrooms used to grow
And me muscles used to show
Around the old camp fire
Those happy clappy carefree summer days

*Palliasses = straw mattresses