Chickasaw Hut Songs

I'm a Chickasaw

I'm a Chickasaw, I'm okay
I can run and I can play
I can sing and I can dance
I wear ruffles on my, whoops
Boys, take another guess
I wear ruffles on my dress.

Bum Bum Bum

Bum Bum Bum Bum do rah
We are the Chickasaw
We are the best of them all
We like to swim and hike
And stay up late at night
We swing from the rafters
With fun and laughter.
Bum Bum Bum Bum do rah
We are the Chickasaw
We are the best of them, best of them
Best of them all. Hey!

Tune: "Seventy Six Trombones"

_____ (# of campers in hut) Chickasaws and their leaders, too.
Having fun the live long day.
Swimming, boating, riding, hiking, too.
And we wish that we might ever stay.
Honor Hut has always been our aim.
And we'll always, always feel the same.
So we'll prove to you that we are the very best
C-H-I-C-K-saw-S, The very best!

Tune: "Rock Candy Mountain" (4th camp, 1964)

Chickasaw is the best hut here,
The girls are all real dandy.
In swimming and crafts we shine like gold
And at recreation we are sort of handy.

Chorus:

Chickasaw, Chickasaw, best in all we do.
Chickasaw, Chickasaw, best for me and best for you.

O, we don't have rats, but we do have mice.
The leaders brought their candy.
We sweep the floors and we make the beds,
And that's the reason we are sort of handy.

(Repeat Chorus)

Tune: "Turn Around, Look at Me"

Here we have come to Chickasaw, Chickasaw.
Here we have come to work and to play.
Making friendships that last,
Making memories, too.

Chorus:

Chickasaw is a hut
That is cherished by all,
Each girl it has known.

Winnataska fulfills every young girl's needs.
It's spirit can wash all your troubles away.
When the time comes when we all must leave,
Each night memories will return in our dreams.

(Repeat Chorus)

Tune: "Cap and Gown" (2nd Camp, 1973)

Here at camp
There is a hut that we call Chickasaw.
There is a spirit that is in us all
That will linger in our hearts.

Friends we make
We will cherish through the coming years
And we hope to meet again sometime
In the hut we hold so dear.

Swimming, boating, riding, hiking,
We do the whole day through.
And the fun we put into them.
Makes us remember you.

Oh, Chickasaw
You'll be so happy in this hut of friends.
We really love it here in Chickasaw,
Here at Winnataska.

Tune: "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (3rd Camp, 1973)

There's a place where life is peaceful
Life is worth living; beauty still surrounds us.
Friendships grow there, stronger day by day.
With each dawn a new world is bringing love our way.

Chorus:

Chickasaws we'll always be
East or West, North or South.
Memories made here never fade here
For in our hearts it's Chickasaw.

All our friends made stay beside us.
Always trusting, together day by day.
Smiling faces give us peace of mind
In our world of caring These are things we find.

(Repeat Chorus)

And when tomorrow comes we know we shall leave here,
But the joys we shared will linger even though we travel on.
Our hopes, our dreams, will e'er remain.
The spirit true will stay the same for every girl -- every girl.

Tune: "Take a Wheel and It Goes Round" (1st Camp, 1964)

There is a creek and it goes round, round, round
As it ripples on with a happy sound.
As it goes along the ground, ground, ground.
'Til it leads us to the camp we love.

Chico first, and then the Seminole.
Past the Creek hut up to the best of all.
Chickasaw which we will always love
'Til we reach our happy home above.

Tune: "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" by the Lettermen
(4th Camp, 1972)

Here at this camp we all love,
Friendship comes from above.
Bound together so strong
That nothing goes wrong.
Each girl does her part
And we knew from the start
Chickasaw would remain in our hearts.

As we live each day
We learn His way,
Through bonds of trust,
Fellowship is a must.
Our hearts are of gold,
And our spirits are bold,
Chickasaw's memories we'll hold.

Chorus:

Each girl's a Chickasaw
Unique in every way
We want to always stay,
Oh, Winnataska,
We are proud to always say
That we are Chickasaws.
The best in all we do
And we are trying hard
So we can prove to you
That we've got what it takes to make a great hut.
(Repeat first verse)

I'm Chickasaw born
and Chickasaw bred,
And when I die
I'll be Chickasaw dead,
So, rah, rah for Chickasaw,
Rah, rah for Chickasaw,
Rah, rah for Chickasaw,
Rah, rah, rah.

Tune: "Peace, My Friends" (4th Camp, 1973)
(Dollie Grover, Karen Carter,
Audrey Sharble)

In Chickasaw we find the love
That's needed each and every day.
We share this love with everyone.
Our hut will lead the way.

Chorus:

Skies are blue in Chickasaw.
The sun will shine in golden rays.
Stars will twinkle through the night.
In Chickasaw we know we'll always want to stay.

Through rainy days and stormy nights
The spirit in our hearts remains.
And as a rainbow fills our hearts
We'll always feel the same.

(Repeat Chorus)

Tune: "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (1970)

Chickasaws are always on the top;
We know how to do the things we out to do.
Spirit makes us tick.
Oh, Chickasaws just keep on trying so hard,
We keep trying.
And so we do our very best to please.
And even though our problems grow,
We try our best.
And you can see our spirit, too.
Oh, Chickasaws just keep on trying hard.
We keep trying.
But there's one thing we know --
We'll win that Honor Hut;
We want it so.
It won't be long til the Chickasaws
Have reached their goal.
And you'll remember the name of Chickasaw,
We made it good because we love it best of all.
We stand so proud and tall.
Oh, Chickasaws just keep on trying hard.
We keep trying,
Though we may roam.
Chickasaw will be home.

C-H-I-C-K-saw-S, we love you.
C-H-I-C-K-saw-S, indeed we do.
We love you in the morning
And we love you in the night,
We love you when we're with you
And we love you out of sight,
Oh, C-H-I-C-K-saw-S, we love you!

I'm goin' to Winnataska
'Fore I paid my fee;
I'm goin' to Winnataska.
A Chickasaw I'll be.
If I can't be a Chickasaw,
I'm goin' back to town.
And wear my shoes and stockings
And long trailing gown --
G-O-W-N, pajamas!

(3rd Camp, 1982, Rean Campbell)

We sing to you dear Winnataska
And pledge our loyalty.
We honor you our Chickasaws
and ever faithful be.
The years may come and go
But you'll always be the best
Winnataska, Chickasaw forever we will love you.

We love our hut, our Blackfeet, too.
The Comanches are the top!
We've had great times, and met new friends,
The fun will never stop.
If we're never back this way again,
The memories will always last
Winnataska, Chickasaw, forever we will love you.

Tune: "Blessed Be God Forever" (1st Camp, 1977)

From Wayside Cross to the rocks of Hillside
Chickasaws work together.
Making new friends with God as our guide
Chickasaws grow together.

Chorus:

Whenever we're together
In warm or stormy weather, oh
We can't go wrong when we're singing our song
Chickasaws love forever

The memories here we will always cherish
As we travel on
The friendships found will never perish
As Chickasaws carry on.

Tune: "Tequila Sunrise" (3rd Camp, 1978)
(Jeanie Little, Cindy Wiley, Becky Overton, Tara Norman, Andrea Guyton)

Here we are Chickasaws at Winnataska
Finding what we've waited for for years
We found love here
Good Feelings radiate like sunshine
Spreading warmth to all who come
to Chickasaw.
Every time we take a look around
We see the sights and we hear the sounds.
We tank God for the new home that we've found
____ (# of campers) campers, _____ (# of leaders) leaders.
We've got the spirit that'll reach the sky
It'll never die
Think about the love we've found here
It leaves a good feeling deep inside
A feeling we can't hide
It's been a fun Chickasaw summer
And we'll be back again next year.
That special feeling here
And we'll be back again next year.

Tune: "I'll Have to Say I Love You In a Song" (2nd Camp, 1976)

You can tell we're Chickasaws
We share a special glow
Winnataska's sown it's seed of faith
And in us it will grow.
Day by day we live and grow in Winnataska love.
For we've discovered treasure here in Chickasaw.

For we're found in Chickasaw
A spirit that is living
And each girl has found inside her heart
A reason to be giving
Winnataska love has shown us that special ones are we
In this haven that we've found called Chickasaw.

Winnataska love has shown us that special ones we are
In this haven that we've found called Chickasaw.

Tune: "Puff, The Magic Dragon" (Whitney Norton)

Here at Winnataska, we have found love,
Through the wonderful staff
And the fun campers and
Christ from above.

Our hut is a great one; we love,
And laugh and live.
The bondage that we hold as one
Is what we want to give.
Ohhh.

Here at Winnataska, you became our friend
And when we leave here we
Know that God won't let our friendships end.

So please remember the Chickasaws
As the ones who love you so.
And we could not live without you
And that's what we want to show.

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