From the recording At the Jamboree
Songwriter and Lead Vocals: Marilyn Walker
Featuring: Linda Lewellyn, John McVey, Leann Roberts, Don Richmond, Eric Moon, Christian Teele, Bradley Morse
Lyrics
My father owned many vehicles, red sports cars and Cadillacs
But the one I loved the most carried a popup house on its back
Dum dum diddly-dee doot doot deedly dee doo, popup
Popup camper van popup camper van
Pop pop pop, pop pop pop, popup camper van
Pull into the campground – open the doors
Adults set up, kids go explore
Look for bobcat tracks down on our knees
Frogs hiding in palmetto trees
Dum dum diddly-dee doot doot deedly dee doo! Popup!
Popup camper van! Popup camper van!
Pop pop pop, pop pop pop, popup camper van!
Back to camp the change is complete
Now there’s a table where there was a seat
Folding chairs under a canopy
It’s a popup house real world fantasy
Dum dum diddly-dee doot doot deedly dee doo! Popup!
Popup camper van! Popup camper van!
Pop pop pop, pop pop pop, popup camper van!
My favorite supper is beef stew from a can
I always choose that in our camper van
Swapping ghost stories while we make s’mores
Marshmallow fingers, chocolate lips galore
Dum dum diddly-dee doot doot deedly dee doo! Popup!
Popup camper van! Popup camper van!
Pop pop pop, pop pop pop, popup camper van!
Lights out, I crawl into bed with Mom,
Big brother and Dad are in the tent up top
Tomorrow morning, we’ll pack up and move along
And we’ll be singing our traveling song
It goes like this:
Dum dum diddly-dee doot doot deedly dee doo! Popup!
Popup camper van! Popup camper van!
Pop pop pop, pop pop pop, popup camper van!

