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{{RE|The Camping Episode}}
{{RP|puppet version of this episode|The Camping Episode: Puppet Edition!}}
{{Song
|title = Camp Fire Song Song
|image = Campfire song song.png
|writer = [[Jay Lender]]<br>[[Dan Povenmire]]<br>Michael Culross, Jr.<br>Michael Walker<br>Carl Williams
|performer1 = {{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
|voice1 = [[Tom Kenny]]
|performer2 = [[Patrick Star]]
|voice2 = [[Bill Fagerbakke]]
|episode = "[[The Camping Episode]]"<br>"[[Patchy's Playlist]]"<br>"[[The Camping Episode: Puppet Edition!]]"
|recorded = {{Time|2002}}
|released = {{Time|November 13}}, {{Time|2002}} (episode)<br>{{Time|November 15}}, {{Time|2005}} (''[[The Yellow Album]]'')<br>{{Time|February 24}},  {{Time|2009}} (''[[SpongeBob's Greatest Hits]]'')
|length = 1:13
|watch = SpongeBob SquarePants 'The Campfire Song' Song Nickelodeon UK
|watch2 = SpongeBob SquarePants - Camp Fire Song Song (Instrumental version)
}}
The "'''Camp Fire Song Song'''" (also known as "'''The Campfire Song Song'''") is a song that {{Link|SpongeBob}} first sings in "[[The Camping Episode]]."

{{Link|Patrick}} sings a verse in the song as well, but he cannot catch up as fast because SpongeBob is singing too fast, so he instead resorts to playing the drums near the end.

==Lyrics==
{{Lyr-spoken|SpongeBob|I call this one, the Campfire Song Song ''[SpongeBob is playing the ukulele]''}}
{{Lyr|Let's gather 'round the campfire and sing our campfire song}}
{{Lyr|Our C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G song}}
{{Lyr|And if you don't think that we can sing it faster, then you're wrong}}
{{Lyr|But it'll help if you just sing along!}}

{{Lyr|Patrick|Bum, bum, bum...}}

{{Lyr|SpongeBob|[sings quickly] C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G song, C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G song}}
{{Lyr|And if you don't think that we can sing it faster, then you're wrong}}
{{Lyr|But it'll help if you just sing along}}

{{Lyr|Patrick|[in the background, struggling to keep up] Singing our song!}}
{{Lyr|SpongeBob|C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G song, Patrick!}}

{{Lyr|Patrick|Song! C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E...}}

{{Lyr|SpongeBob|Squidward!}}
{{Lyr|[Squidward keeps silent and unenthusiastically stares at SpongeBob.]}}
{{Lyr|Good!}}
{{Lyr|It'll help, it'll help!}}
{{Lyr|If you just sing along!}}
{{Lyr|[Fireworks, SpongeBob smashes the ukulele, and Patrick slams his drum onto SpongeBob]}}
{{Lyr|[screams] Oh, yeah!}}

==Trivia==
*The entire "Camp Fire Song Song" scene was frequently shown during commercial breaks in the summer of {{Time|2003}} (earliest reported sightings were in May).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040405215940/http://tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-3428/epid-162633</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040112132357/http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowForumPage/showid-3428/threadid-6696/page-3/</ref> Despite this, the full episode did not premiere in the United States until April {{Time|2004}}.
*In 2003 in Australia, {{W|Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand)|Nickelodeon Australia}} made a competition for all children around Australia, which was whoever could sing the song the fastest by taking a video of themselves singing it and posting it for the competition would win a multitude of {{SBSP}} [[List of merchandise|merchandise]].{{citation needed}}
[[File:The Campfire Song Song Credits.png|thumb|260px|"The Campfire Song Song" listed in "The Camping Episode" closing credits.]]
*This song is known as "The Campfire Song Song" in the [[Krabby Land and The Camping Episode (credits)|closing credits of "The Camping Episode."]]
*According to [[The Tom Kenny Collection]], the description he gives for "[[The Camping Episode]]" revealed that he sang the "Campfire Song Song" very speedily during the recording session. When SpongeBob sings fast, it was purely [[Tom Kenny]], it was not edited to be fast. There were no artificial speed filters used; thus revealing that Tom Kenny can sing very speedily.
*The song is mentioned again by SpongeBob in "[[Frozen Face-Off]]," much to {{Link|Squidward}}'s annoyance.
*In [[Bob l'éponge|the French dub]], this song is left untranslated with the exception of "Oh, yeah!"
**It is also not translated in the [[Sünger Bob Kare Pantolon|Turkish]], [[Bob Esponja (European Spanish)|Spanish (European)]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Malay series)|Malaysian]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Indonesian, GTV)|Indonesian]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Filipino series)|Filipino]], [[SifincBob ÇarçikSort|Kurdish]], and [[海綿寶寶 (Taiwanese Mandarin)|Taiwanese Mandarin]] dubs.
*This song is heard in a parody scene of the ''{{W|Family Guy}}'' episode "[[w:c:familyguy:Road to Rupert|Road to Rupert]]," in which [[w:c:familyguy:Peter Griffin|Peter Griffin]] watches a scene from "The Camping Episode," specifically the part where SpongeBob and Patrick are singing this song. The song was written by [[Dan Povenmire]], who was also a director on said ''Family Guy'' episode. Because of this, he was able to gain the rights to the song.
**Unlike the original version, Squidward is not in it and takes place during the day instead of night.
[[File:Family Guy - SpongeBob Campfire Song Song|thumb|center|450px|Family Guy's reference to this song.]]
*There was originally a second "bum bum bum" in this song which would cause [[Squidward's brain]] to fly out.<ref>https://twitter.com/JayLender1/status/1078765303939485697</ref> This gag was cut for time.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JayLender1/status/1387804838663131139 Jay Lender on Twitter]</ref>
*In a {{Time|2020}} {{W|TikTok}} video,<ref>[https://www.tiktok.com/@danpovenmire/video/6851699259469876485 Dan Povenmire on TikTok]</ref> Dan Povenmire revealed that in the original version of this song he wrote, Patrick would say, "Letters, letters, letters..." instead of trying and failing to keep up with SpongeBob spelling "Campfire Song" really fast. This change in the final episode was suggested by Dan Povenmire's writing partner at the time, [[Jay Lender]], and Dan admits that he thought it was funnier that way.
**In {{Time|2023}}, Dan Povenmire did another TikTok video where he sings this song in his [https://phineasandferb.fandom.com/wiki/Heinz_Doofenshmirtz Dr. Doofenshmirtz] voice along with {{W|John Viener}} as [https://phineasandferb.fandom.com/wiki/Norm Norm] and {{W|Olivia Olson}} as [https://phineasandferb.fandom.com/wiki/Vanessa_Doofenshmirtz Vanessa].<ref>[https://www.tiktok.com/@danpovenmire/video/6852839260832255237?q=Dan%20Povenmire%20cmapfire%20song%20song&t=1688951245673 Dan Povenmire on TikTok]</ref>

==Videos==
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'The Campfire Song' Wild Remix 🔥 - SpongeBob
"The Campfire Song" BACKWARDS! ↩️ - SpongeBob SquarePants - Nick Animation
‘Campfire Song Song’ Remix Music Video ⛺️🔥 Trap, Metal & More! SpongeBob
The "Campfire Song Song" IRL! ⛺️🔥 SpongeBob
SpongeBob's 'Campfire Song' Song with Puppets! - Nickelodeon Cartoon Universe -Shorts
The "campfire song" song IRL 🔥 - SpongeBob -shorts
The "campfire song" song... as FOOD 🔥 - SpongeBob -shorts
</gallery>

==References==
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