"Yes it’s true, ... so by golly, might as well be jolly, 'cause we're all right here with you!"
GOTTA BE SOMEWHERE
Ev’rybody’s gotta be somewhere
Where else would you rather be?
We’re not on a beach in Hawaii, no,
But hey! You’re right here with me!
Cho: We gotta be somewhere. Gotta be somewhere!
Yes it’s true, Yes it’s true
We could be riding a llama, in Peru Peru!
We gotta be somewhere, Gotta be somewhere!
We’re not in Peru! Not in Peru!
So by golly, might as well be jolly
‘Cause we’re all right here with you!! With you!
C’mon! Are we having fun yet?!
This is something we’ve never done!
Took us three long days to hike here
On the hot rocks under the sun!
Then we snaked up the face of this mountain
On trails that were really steep
With a thousand-foot drop, over the side
And we climbed it like Big Horned sheep! Hooray!
Cho: We gotta be somewhere Gotta be somewhere!
Yes it’s true, Yes It’s true
Not stuck in the Amazon river
With no paddle in our canoe! Canoe!
We gotta be somewhere, Gotta be somewhere
Not a canoe! Not a canoe!
So by golly, might as well be jolly,
‘Cause we’re all right here with you!! With you!
Now we pitched our tents, the night’s so cold
And our packs fell into the creek
So our socks are wet and our sleeping bags too
And it’s kind of hard to sleep!
But y’know we gotta be somewhere
Though we’re soggy thru & thru
Maybe we should cry, might help us dry
And, what else can we do?! 'Cause, ...
Cho:We gotta be somewhere Gotta be somewhere!
Boo-hoo-hoo! Boo-hoo-hoo!
Not lost in space, tryin’ t’land someplace
On the dark side of the moon! The Moon!
Gotta be somewhere, Gotta be somewhere!
Not the moon! Not the Moon!
Hey by golly, ... might as well be jolly,
‘Cause we’re all right here with you!! With you!
Well, your parents probably miss you
I know, you wanna go home
Can’t call ‘em now, 'cause my battery's dead
Inside my old cel phone
But y’know, we gotta be somewhere
So let’s try to get some sleep
We’ll climb down the mountain tomorrow
But tonite, ... you’re here with me! And,
Cho: We gotta be somewhere! Gotta be somewhere!
(kazoo & spoons break)
We gotta be somewhere! Gotta be somewhere!
(big snoring!)
K1: Jules’ Dad snores and I can’t sleep!
K2: Yeah! He’s really loud!
K3: I was asleep but he woke me up too!
P: Looks like no one’s sleeps in this crowd!
But y’know, we gotta be somewhere
Camping out is something new!
K4: I wish I was home, in a bed alone
P: Not tonite! We’re all here too! Yeaaah!!
Cho: We gotta sleep somewhere!
(wind, thunder, lightning) Gotta sleep somewhere!
(Oh No! What’s next ?! It's startin' to rain!)
Gotta sleep somewhere! (rain) Gotta sleep somewhere!
(It's raining cats & dogs!!
(Seriously people? I'm getting soaked!")
Hey it’s morning! (Yawns) And look!
The sun came out today!
That storm last night got a little too windy
K1: Blew one of our tents away!
Well, y’know, ya gotta be somewhere
And though our trip was really hard
Pack up your stuff, take it back in the house,
Let’s get out of our front yard!
Cho: We gotta be somewhere Gotta be somewhere!
That was fun! That was fun!
To share a great adventure
With everyone! Everyone!
Yeah, we gotta be somewhere, Gotta be somewhere!
Wanna do it again? When?! When?! When?!
Now! By golly, might as well be jolly,
Let’s do it right here again!! With you!?
Let’s do it right here again!! Us too!
Let’s do it right here again!!
K5: Ahh-choo!
P: Will you please cover you mouth, are you catching a cold?
K3: No, ... we’re good!
K2: I did cover mouth!
P: Next time we’re camping out in the living room!!
Written by Peter Alsop, ©2020, Moose School Music (BMI)
on Camping With Dads - www.peteralsop.com