(To the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas)

On the first day of camping the Leader sent to me

A boy who had a skinned his knee

 

On the second day of camping the Leader sent to me

Two bandaged heads and a boy who had skinned his knee.

Three nose-bleeds . . .

Four mozzie bites . . .

Five nettle-stings . . .

Six boys with splinters . . .

Seven upset tummies . . .

Eight cuts and grazes . . .

Nine twisted ankles . . .

Ten homesick Leaders . . .

Eleven boys with measles . . .

Twelve angry parents . . .