The song begins

Mmm-mmm I want to linger

Mmm-mmm a little longer

I close my eyes

singing

A little longer here with you

Mmm-mmm it’s such a perfect night

Mmm-mmm it doesn’t seem quite right

I hear the voices

of my friends ring 

out

A chorus of crickets

guides the music

That it should be my last with you

Mmm-mmm then comes September

Mmm-mmm I will remember

As we hum

I hear more voices 

join in the breeze

voices of campers past

who have come to sing

farewell

These camping days and friendships true

Mmm-mmm and as the years go by

Mmm-mmm I’ll think of you and I

We breathe one last line

our spirits in harmony

as the melody closes

in the cold night air

and hearts heave

with the friendships

that fade into memories on

this last camp night

That it’s goodnight and not farewell.