Saturday, October 8, 2011

Misty's Song


Tell me the reason I was born to roam,
Tell me the reason I am so far from home,
Tell me the reason only birds can fly,
Tell me the reason I was born just to die.
How many mountains will I have to climb,
How many memories will I leave behind,
How many daydreams will I make come true,
How many heartbreaks until I find you?
There is a valley called Peace of Mind,
There is a river running right by it's side,
There is a moment of Glory so new,
There is Eternity to spend loving you.
I am absolutely in love with this song. Today we had General Conference with our branch and in between sessions one of my friends busted out her ukulele and showed us this song. A group of four eventually turned into 8 and we had split into parts. The harmonies of this song are beautiful and I love the words of this song right now. There is nothing better than a beautiful jam session with your friends.
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20 comments:

  1. joan ruddOctober 18, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Beautiful words.. I would love to hear it sung.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    This is sung at an LDS camp in Utah called Oakcrest. It was my favorite song sung there.

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    1. AnonymousJune 11, 2013 at 7:32 PM

      I sang this at Oakcrest also, over 20 years ago! It is the only time I have ever heard this song, and it is my favorite girls' camp song.

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    2. Mormon Mom in RecoveryJuly 1, 2021 at 7:29 AM

      I too sang this at Oakcrest over 30 years ago.

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  3. UnknownMay 3, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    3 of my young women are sisters. They were taught this song by their mom and they know a soprano and alto part to it (kind-of), but we are having a hard time learning it from them. What are the chances you could convince you and your friends to make a YouTube video?????

    email me: krisgodak@gmail.com

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  4. AnonymousMarch 6, 2014 at 4:26 PM

    I learned this song as a Girl Scout in the 90s. I can't remember all the details, but I recall that this was a poem written by a girl named Misty that was dying and then someone put it to a melody.

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  5. MusicLover123July 8, 2017 at 8:23 PM

    I love, love, love this song thanks for sharing the lyrics! I always had the tune but forgot half the lyrics:( I've tried looking all over YouTube for this song but couldn't ever find it. But I also went to oakcrest and it was where I learned this song. My counselor used to sing us to sleep singing this song while playing her guitar. It was one of the best girls camp I've ever gone to, thank you for the lyrics again:)

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  6. AnonymousJuly 29, 2017 at 9:50 PM

    What is the tune to this song? I heard it sung once by my counselor at an EFY session and have been trying to find it ever since. It's nowhere on YouTube... does anyone know where to find it?

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  7. LaureneJuly 17, 2018 at 9:26 AM

    Interesting to me that I broke out my guitar this morning after years of letting it sit. The chords to this song flowed to my fingertips. I remembered the melody but took me a few minutes as I strummed to recall any words at all. The it came, "How many mountains does it take to climb". That is when I began my search online to find this beloved song. I was a Brighton Girls Camp counselor in the Summer of '68. My name was Winki.

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  8. LaureneJuly 18, 2018 at 3:53 PM

    I guess I am going to have to make a youtube video. Once you know the tune, please, make a better one. Ha, ha, ha.

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  9. LaureneJuly 18, 2018 at 3:53 PM

    ...Video that is not tune. :-)

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  10. LaureneJuly 19, 2018 at 7:16 AM

    Girls Camp Song: "Misty's Song" on youtube now. Original tune 1st verse with a bit of variation thereafter.

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    1. Roberta LockettMay 2, 2019 at 10:36 AM

      I have been looking for this song but all I can find is Pokemon songs. Can you post the url?

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    2. UnknownMay 12, 2021 at 8:59 AM

      https://oakcrestcamp.org/wp-content/uploads/Misty-Song.mp3

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  11. Yaker621March 9, 2020 at 10:03 AM

    This is what I could find:

    https://oakcrestcamp.org/wp-content/uploads/Misty-Song.mp3

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  12. UnknownApril 13, 2020 at 5:20 PM

    My Mom is Misty:) She taught me this song on her guitar.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2022 at 6:31 PM

      Is your mom just named Misty or is she the Misty of the actual song????? :)

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  13. AmandaMay 12, 2021 at 8:59 AM

    Thank you Yaker621! This is exactly how I remembered it.

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  14. UnknownFebruary 18, 2022 at 6:31 PM

    Please let me know if anyone knows the history of the song and where it came from and what it means!

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