The Lily Song

This music video for "The Lily Song" (written by Jay Blackinton and Zach Gore) was created in August 2006 at YMCA Camp Orkila in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. It was planned, written, produced, and edited in less than 10 hours total, so please excuse it's primitiveness.

Since it's creation, Jay has returned to Orkila, playing the song frequently, and Zach branched out to Camp Nor'wester, introducing the song to a new audience. We can share, though.

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• lily
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• orkila

[inuana123]

By any chance could you send me the lyrics? I almost have it memorized but there are a few parts i cant get.

[justplainzach]

@inuana123

Remember that time when we were not much more than nine?

You gave me some paper and I drew you a flower.

I added some snowflakes, a snowman, some 'Santa Claus' cupcakes.

All in all, it took me just about an hour and I said,

CHORUS:

“I don't know if lilies even grow in the winter time,

but in my mind they do and they grow for me and for you."

[justplainzach]

A few years passed. it was strange: our friendship seemed to last.

Spring turned to summer. Summer turned to fall.

Remember it now? We trudged past the Johnson's cow,

dug through the snow, gave you a lily we found under the red brick wall, and I said,

(Chorus.)

After high school, we kind of lost touch.

And I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about it much.

I never thought that I'd see you again.

You were a real important friend.

[justplainzach]

As winter approached, I got a package in the mail.

An eight-inch by four-inch amalgamation.

It was sent from a far and distant land...

a land called California, opened the letter and it began,

(Chorus x3.)

[migamaw]

camp norwester is better than orkilla

and you stool the song!

[justplainzach]

This is Zach. Jay and I wrote the song at Orkila and I performed it at Nor'wester. We can share!

[RoseCairine]

GOD, I remember when they revealed this song at the Orkila campfire. Everyone went back to their cabins singing "I don't know if lilies even grow in the wintertime..." Drove all of our counselors crazy singing it for the rest of the week. xD That was so amazing. I love Orkila. Loowits! <3

[Tomikaze17]

this is remedy #1 for being campsick

[littlelionmanJ]

jordan bright clean shaven......WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT­!?

[TheMadimadimadi]

damn i love this

[Tigerlilyzzz]

i love this song cuz my nick name is Lily

[369limegreen]

goodes :)

[369limegreen]

i lvoe camp orkila and i love this song. they go perfect with each other

[benfriedman051]

Probably my favorite camp song

[noffgrout]

@1alex2brook3sammy dude. really? you are booing a childrens' song being performed by it's writers. weak sauce sir.

[inuana123]

@justplainzach Thanks a bunch! ^^

[TheMadimadimadi]

i LOVE this. so adorable.

[dbback3]

thats my sisters name