Scout Campfire Songbook
This is a collection of campfire songs, originally created for the Scouts South Africa website. Many of these songs are well known to millions of English-speaking Scouts and other singers around the world. We hope you enjoy singing them at your campfire!
South African Songs
These songs are South African campfire songs - not just songs sung at campfires in South Africa, but songs which come from South Africa itself.
Action songs
Early in the campfire it's time to loosen up, wave the arms around, jump up and down! Nothing like an action song to get the campfire going.
All about camping
If you're camping, why not sing about camping?
Traditional Scout songs
These songs mention Scouting in some way, or are especially traditional at Scout campfires.
Call and response
Not everyone knows the words, but that doesn't matter in these simple songs, because the leader will tell you what to sing!
Follow the leader and sing along...
Around the world
It's a big wide world but some great songs can help bring us closer together. Here are some classics from the countries of the world.
Spiritual songs
A few well known campfire songs with a religious message. Perfect for the contemplative part of the campfire, when the flames are dying down a bit and you want to sing something with meaning.
Teams sing the verses
OK, I want everyone on the left to sing the first verse, and everyone on the right to sing the next one, and see who can outdo the others!