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RV Holiday Song (and Official Music Video)

Even though we are full-time RVers, we still like to celebrate the holidays with classic Christmas carols. Here’s our take on Jingle Bells….from our beloved motorhome. This was a fun, silly little jingle to create and we hope you enjoy it!

We wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa, Blessed Ramadan, Good Winter Solstice, Festive Festivus, and whatever holiday you celebrate!

PS: We are not a professional singers or musicians. Be kind.

Lyrics to the RV Holiday Song (a/k/a RV Christmas Song)

VERSE I:
See the dash, it shows
A warmer place to stay
Where we can take our home
When winter’s on its way

We like Cracker Barrel
And Walmart overnights
When we are heading south
For higher Fahrenheits

CHORUS I:
Jingle bells. Who needs hotels
We’ve got an RV
We like to camp with 50 amps
Of shore electricity.

Jingle bells. The RV smells
Sorta like rotten eggs
The pooper’s full. I need to pull
The black valve then the gray.

VERSE II:
Texas, Arizona
Alabama will do.
Florida’s too crowded.
And the drivers are cu-coo.

Let’s set the GPS
For a nice COE
We don’t fit everywhere
At 39 feet.

CHORUS II:
I just looked. Everything is booked
I don’t know where to stay
Whoa, I just found. A sketchy campground
What do you say?

There’s no pool. Lots of regs and rules
No pet fences on the lawn.
But there’s 50 amp. So we can camp.
Without the genny on

VERSE III:
We traded our home
For a few hundred square feet.
With a washer and a dryer
And a fireplace for heat

We’ve got to add DEF
To our diesel power.
But I’m glad we got that Aquahot
To take a long hot shower.

CHORUS III:
Travel day. We cannot wait
For a change of scene
Let’s stay a while. Still in style.
And live the RV dream.

Me and my wife. This RV life.
From place to place we roam
We have five mutts. It’s a little nuts
But we love our motorhome.

VERSE IV:
We vacuum every day
And do dishes every meal
I flush with my foot
And keep two hands on the wheel.

We’re two classy broads
Who like to hit the road
With our rig, Big Lady
And a truck as our toad.

CHORUS IV:
We get to town. The jacks go down
For now, the slides stay in.
Damn the devil. Our site’s not level.
I hate leveling again.

Jingle Bells. Can you tell
We like silly carols.
Please raise your glass. To all the broads with class.
And don your gay apparel.

VERSE V:
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
And that Santa’s list has buckets
Biking and beer

Here’s to merry times with
Friends and family
Whether that’s in stick and bricks,
Fifth Wheel, trailer, or RV

CHORUS V:
Let’s put up the tree. In our RV
And take some time to pray.
For our blessed dogs. And the travel Gods.
As we venture on our way

Ho Ho Ho. Here we go
Let’s jingle all the way.
Let’s have a ball. Safe travels to all
And happy holidays.

Music Credits for the RV Holiday Song:

(1) The music ("Jingle Bells") was recorded by Music for Videos (Oleg Kirilkov) and is available on pixabay.com.

https://pixabay.com/music/indie-pop-jingle-bells-indie-rock-122771/

(2) “Bells” (in Chorus V) was recorded by juskiddink and is available at freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/110158/

CC-BY 4.0

(3) The lyrics/vocals/remix/video were created by Lana Knedlik. The lyrics/vocals/remix are what constitutes the "official music video" (not the underlying song).

#christmascarol #fulltimerv #christmassongs #jinglebells #RVsongs

Girls Who RV Song (Official Music Video): the Class C Broads Theme Song

An original song about Girls Who RV. Written for the ladies, but the guys are sure to like it too.

About the “Girls Who RV Song”

In the late 1990s, I bought a cheap guitar (the same one you see in this video), and started writing silly songs. I’d characterize the genre as “SNL Adam Sandler”: funny lyrics + basic strumming. Yes, I was influenced by classics like Lunch Lady Land and The Thanksgiving Song.

My songs are lyric-driven. Usually, I’ll write about 80% of the lyrics in a single session, and then obsess about figuring out the melody. I’m limited by the fact that I can only play a handful of cords (e.g., G, C, D, E, A) and have never been able to master any bar cords. I’ve never changed the guitar strings in 20+ years so I probably play slightly out of tune, but I figure that just matches my vocal range. Oh well.

Covid-19 provided me with some time to pick up songwriting again. I wrote “Girls Who RV” last fall, before the idea of having a YouTube channel had fully germinated. I subscribe to a lot of groups on Facebook like Girl Camper and Women Who RV. I’m always inspired by these women, and the support and knowledge being shared. RVing can seem daunting at first, and so knowing that other women are doing it (sometimes on their own) is incredibly helpful. In some ways, I think writing the song itself helped give me the courage to stop practicing law and start living my dream. It was an obvious choice to be the Class C Broads theme song….

While the song focuses on our experiences as two women who RV, I’m pretty sure the guys who RV will find it funny as well. Please have a look/listen, and if you know of folks who RV, please share this with them.

Lyrics to the “Girls Who RV Song”

VERSE 1
Hey there ladies
Come sit a spell
Around the fire
For the stories we'll tell.

What's your rig?
You full or part time?
You got sticks and bricks?
I'm think I might sell mine

And just back it in
Put the jacks on the ground
Slide it out
And slink it on down

CHORUS
‘Cause I’m a Class C broad
A Girl who RVs
A Dame who Dumps
Just living the dream
Now let's go hook up the toad
And hit the road.

VERSE 2
In cities and parks
We can roam
Some ladies, some dogs
In our motorhomes.

Lassies on a chassis
A gal with a guide
For bucket lists
And just enjoying the ride.

We can back it up
Or pull it through
Crank the awnings out
And enjoy the view

VERSE 3
We can COE
Or just boondock
We just need little solar
Or G(J)enny from the Block

Harvest host
Near wine and brews
Or get full hookups
If we chose

Just back it in
Explore the town
Make new friends
There's beauty all around.

VERSE 4
Let's talk batteries
And what best performs
You got your lead acid, AGMs,
And Battle Borns.

Twelve volt, 30 amp,
[Dinah] Shore power
Flip your switch
For a hot shower

Just unplug yourself
Check your ground
Recharge your soul
With nature all around

VERSE 5
If you are just getting started
Here's a little tip:
Pull the black, then gray
And watch it go on, git

Get good sway bars
For your hitch
And a trucker GPS
For the chickpit.

And just back it in
Put the Jills on the ground
Slide it out
And slink it on down

CHORUS (REPRISE)
Be a Class C Broad
Be a Girl who RVs
A Dame who Dumps
Just living the dream
Now let's go hook up the toad
And hit the road.

Sweet home in my camper.