WItchcraft

DESCRIPTION: "If there were witchcraft, I’d make (two) wishes: A rambling road that beckons me to roam, And then I’d wish for A blazing campfire To welcome me when I’m returning home." The singer remembers happy days in camp
AUTHOR: Margarett Snyder (died 1961) (source: Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (girl scout songbook, according to Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: nonballad travel home campsong
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal, Linda Weaver, "Camp Songs: Reflections of Youth," Vol. XXII, No. 2 (May 1974), pp. 76-77, "Witchcraft" (1 text)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 134, 176, 200, 228, 346-351, 432, 470, 473, 501, 552, "Witchcraft" (notes, with 2 texts on p. 351; bibliography on pp. 681-683)
Roud #22410
File: ACSF200W

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