Next year, it's half a century since Allan Sherman released his hit song, “Letter from Camp,” based on his son’s despondent letters from Camp Champlain in New York.

Because of some eerie similarities, this has now become “Message from Village” -- a message from your Thai girlfriend, who's miserable and penniless in her Isan village while you’re trying to earn a living back home.

(We’re looking for a Thai girl to sing in the next version..)

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Original lyrics:

Hello muddah, hello faddah,

Here I am at Camp Granada.

Camp is very entertaining,

And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining!

I went hiking with Joe Spivey,

He developed poison ivy.

You remember Lennard Skinard,

He got ptomain poisoning last night after dinner!

All the counselors hate the waiters,

And the lake has alligators!

And the head coach wants no sissies,

So he reads to us from something called 'Ulysses'.

No, I don't want this should scare ya,

But my bunkmate has malaria!

You remember Jeffrey Hardy,

They're about to organize a searching party!

Take me home, oh muddah, faddah.

Take me home, I hate Granada.

Don't leave me out in the forest,

Where I might get eaten by a bear!

Take me home, I promise I will not make noise,

Or mess the house with all my toys.

Oh please don't make me stay;

I've been here one whole day!

Dearest faddah, darling muddah,

How's my precious little bruddah?

Let me come home if you miss me;

I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me!

Wait a minute; it stopped hailing.

Guys are swimming, guys are sailing.

Playing baseball, gee that's better.

Muddah, faddah, kindly disregard this letter!

could you post up your new lyrics, cant here the video

could you post up your new lyrics, cant here the video

I'll see if I can locate them. The sound is a bit low. Turning up your volume should help.

could you post up your new lyrics, cant here the video

I'll see if I can locate them. The sound is a bit low. Turning up your volume should help.

turned up full - no hear

could you post up your new lyrics, cant here the video

I'll see if I can locate them. The sound is a bit low. Turning up your volume should help.

turned up full - no hear

I’ve uploaded a new version with amplified sound. Just waiting for the moderator to change the link…

could you post up your new lyrics, cant here the video

I'll see if I can locate them. The sound is a bit low. Turning up your volume should help.

turned up full - no hear

I’ve uploaded a new version with amplified sound. Just waiting for the moderator to change the link…

Done, updated.

nothing wrong with the sound and quite entertaining. I agree though that it would be so much better sung by a Thai girl, it would add just that little something to the whole thing.

could you post up your new lyrics, cant here the video

I'll see if I can locate them. The sound is a bit low. Turning up your volume should help.

turned up full - no hear

I’ve uploaded a new version with amplified sound. Just waiting for the moderator to change the link…

thats better i can hear it now

very funny

very good!!!

thanks