Camp Granada

Note: The order of the verses has been changed to better fit with the music, but there is still an extra verse at the end of the midi. Therefore, you might find it easier to learn the tune, and then sing the song without the music playing.

Attributed to Alan Sherman

Hello mother, hello father
Here I am at Camp Granada
Camp is very entertaining
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.

I went hiking with Joe Spivy
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

Take me home, oh mother, father
Take me home, I hate Granada
Don't leave me out in the forest where
I might get eaten by a bear.

All the counselors hate the waiters
And the lake has alligators
And the head coach wants no sissies
So he reads to us from something called Ulysses.

How I don't want this should scare ya
But my bunkmate has malaria
You remember Jeffrey Hardy
They're about to organize a searching party.

Take me home...I promise I will not make noise
Or mess the house with other boys.
Oh please don't make me stay
I've been here one whole day.

Dearest father, darling mother,
How's my precious little bruddah
Let me come home, if you miss me
I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me.

Wait a minute, it's stopped hailing.
Guys are swimming, guys are sailing
Playing baseball, gee that's better
Mother, father kindly disregard this letter.

camp site near a lack with a glowing fire and trails. Bear tracks are present with the sky darkening for night

For Parents

Homesickness strikes many kids when they are away, whether at camp or at a sleepover down the street. Kids often say how proud they feel when they overcome their homesickness. Read how you can help your child beat homesickness.

For Kids

The first days of camp or some other new place may make you sad. All sorts of things seem to go wrong! But then, things are great. Maybe you get homesick at first, just like lots of other kids. Here are some ways to get over being homesick.