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The Shady Old Camp
Burl Ives
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Oh, donโt you remember the shady old camp
That stood by the side of the brook,
Where we lay on the ground after many a tramp,
And the fireplace where we used to cook?
The shady old camp has gone to decay,
And the hambone has dropped from the pan;
The roof and the door both have rotted away,
And the chimney has all tumbled in;
The roof and the door have both rotted away,
And the chimney has all tumbled in.
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Oh, donโt you remember the cool, summer breeze,
So welcome in June and July,
And the table that stood โneath the shady oak tree,
At the foot of the mountain so high?
And the table is standing, as when we were there,
Though not as we often have seen;
For the bushes have grown oโer the ground then so bare,
And the miners have worked our ravine;
For the bushes have grown oโer the ground then so bare,
And the miners have worked our ravine.
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Oh, donโt you remember the mountains of snow,
In sight from the camp all the year,
And the valleys so green, where the wild flowers grow,
And where we went hunting the deer?
The cool little brook where we used to drink,
Will always be running the same
As when we were talking of home on the brink,
Or cursing the day that we came.
As when we were talking of home on the brink,
Or cursing the day that we came.
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Oh, donโt you remember the well-beaten trail
That led from the camp to the spring,
And the potpies we made of the squirrel and quail,
And the evenings when we used to sing?
The trail and the spring we shall see them no more,
Though never forget till we die;
The shady old camp, with the ground for a floor,
And forever, we bid them good-by;
The shady old camp, with the ground for a floor,
Forever, we bid them good-by.
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