“That’ll do. I think it really sounds better. Hallo, girls. We are getting into shape. I think one more stanza will complete this beautiful song. You all must learn it so as to sing it when we march around camp.”
“It is to the tune of John Brown’s body,” Jo told them. “Here’s the first verse:
“We’ve all been having such a jolly time at camp,
We’ve all been having such a jolly time at camp,
We’ve all been having such a jolly time at camp,
But now we’re marching on.”
“Go on,” begged the girls. “Let’s have the rest.” And Jo consented to read the other lines.
“We’ve been canoeing on the pretty little lake,
We’ve been canoeing on the pretty little lake,
We’ve been canoeing on the pretty little lake,