This is the free sheet music for the classic summer camp song, Hey Mom I Want To Go Home (also known as Hey Mom I Wanna Go Home). Full written sheet music for the song is provided in a format that can easily be printed and provided to your campers for use around the campfire this summer.
Please note that an MP3 audio file is also provided that plays the melody only so that you can see how the song is supposed to sound. Also provided is a Finale notation file that can be opened and edited in the Finale line of music notation software.
Origins of Hey Mom I Wanna Go Home
The exact origins of this song are unclear, but it is almost a guarantee that some part of its popularity can be traced back to the army during the world wars. Several sites such as the Women's Army Corps Veteran's Association publish the lyrics to Gee Mom I Wanna Go Home, lending creedence to the idea, as well as to the Hitler verse that many camps have customized to apply to their own camp counselors (see the lyrics below for the sample verse).
The song even made it into the TV series MASH back in the day. Here is their version:
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Hey Mom I Want To Go Home
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| 1 |  HeyMomIWannaGoHome-Tuba | 509.21 KB | 3081 times |
| 2 | HeyMomIWannaGoHome-Trumpet | 507.89 KB | 2974 times |
| 3 | HeyMomIWannaGoHome-Trombone | 507.87 KB | 3021 times |
| 4 | HeyMomIWannaGoHome-Flute | 508.56 KB | 2989 times |
| 5 | HeyMomIWannaGoHome-Clarinet | 507.89 KB | 3080 times |
| 6 | HeyMomIWannaGoHome-AltoSax | 508.04 KB | 2858 times |
| 7 | Hey Mom I Wanna Go Home-HornInF | 507.93 KB | 3006 times |
| 8 | Hey Mom I Wanna Go Home- PDF | 250.16 KB | 3459 times |
| 9 |  Hey Mom I Wanna Go Home- MP3 Audio | 466.57 KB | 3365 times |
| 10 |  Hey Mom I Wanna Go Home- Finale Notation File | 2.95 MB | 4117 times |
| 11 |  Hey Mom I Wanna Go Home | 660 Bytes | 3763 times |
| 12 |  Hey Mom I Wanna Go Home | 29.29 KB | 3552 times |
Lyrics to Hey Mom I Wanna Go Home!:
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Oh, they say that at our scout camp the coffee's mighty fine. Chorus: Oh I don't want no more of Boy Scout Camp, Additional Verses: Oh, they say that at our scout camp the biscuits are mighty fine. |
Other versions of the same verses can be customized to almost any camp situation. For example:
Oh, they say at Camp Mitigwa, the coffee's.....
Oh, they say that at our church camp.....
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