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I’m seeing differences in the lyrics in different places. What’s the definitive version?

Most importantly, is it “Rig-a-bamboo” or “Ric-a-bamboo”? Wikipedia says “Ric” but everywhere else seems to be “Rig”.

Concerning Captain Jack: “He said across the channel too” or “He sailed across the channel too”?

And when his ship sank, is it: “If you forget” or “Unless you bring” or “If you don’t bring”?

And then a lot of sources only include the first two verses. What do you think about these verses?:

Verse 3

>The Princess Pat
>Saw Captain Jack
>She reeled him in
>And brought him back >She saved his life
>And his crew too
>”And she saved ‘em with” or “And do you know how”
>”A Ric/g-a-bamboo” or “With the Ric/g-a-bamboo”

Verse 4

>The Princess Pat’s
>”Green Junior Scouts” or “Best Junior Scouts”
>They never know
>Their whereabouts
>If there’s a zoo
>Within a mile or two
>You’ll find them there
>With a Ric/g-a-bamboo

I'm looking for suggestions on which courses to take.

List of DCSS characters by version and date added:

• 0.33 (2025) - Revenant (though it existed as Ghoul from 0.1 - 0.32)
• 0.33 (2025) - Poltergeist (though it existed as Vampire from 0.1 - 0.32)
• 0.32 (2024) - Mountain Dwarves (reinstated after removal in 0.10)
• 0.32 (2024) - Coglin - mecha goblins
• 0.31 (2024) - Oni (though it existed as Ogre from 0.1 - 0.30)
• 0.29 (2022) - Armataur (though it existed as Palentonga from 0.26-0.28 and Centaur from 0.1-0.25) - armadillo centaur
• 0.29 (2022) - Meteoran - star man
• 0.27 (2021) - Djinni - genie
• 0.21 (2018) - Gnoll - hyena man
• 0.20 (2017) - Barachim - frog man
• 0.14 (2014) - Formicid - ant man
• 0.14 (2014) - Vine Stalker - plant man
• 0.13 (2013) - Gargoyle
• 0.10 (2012) - Octopode - amphibious octopus
• 0.10 (2012) - Tengu (just a rebranding of Kenku)
• 0.8 (2011) - Felid - cat
• 0.5 (2009) - Deep Dwarf (though contains some similarities to the Gnome that was removed in the same version)
• 0.4 (2008) - Vampire
• 0.1 (2006) - Human
• 0.1 (2006) - Deep Elf
• 0.1 (2006) - Sludge Elf
• 0.1 (2006) - Mountain Dwarf
• 0.1 (2006) - Gnome
• 0.1 (2006) - Hill Orc - pig man
• 0.1 (2006) - Merfolk - mermaid
• 0.1 (2006) - Kobold - dog man
• 0.1 (2006) - Spriggan - fairy
• 0.1 (2006) - Naga - snake man
• 0.1 (2006) - Centaur - horse man
• 0.1 (2006) - Ogre
• 0.1 (2006) - Troll
• 0.1 (2006) - Minotaur - bull man
• 0.1 (2006) - Kenku - bird man
• 0.1 (2006) - Draconian - dragon man
• 0.1 (2006) - Demigod
• 0.1 (2006) - Demonspawn
• 0.1 (2006) - Mummy
• 0.1 (2006) - Ghoul
• 0.1 (2006) - Halfling - midget
• 0.1 (2006) - High Elf
• 0.1 (2006) - Hill Elf
• 0.1 (2006) - Grey Elf
• 0.1 (2006) - Hill Dwarf
• 0.1 (2006) - Ogre-Mage

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List of DCSS characters by version and date removed:

• 0.4 (2008) - Hill Elf
• 0.4 (2008) - Hill Dwarf
• 0.5 (2009) - Gnome (though Deep Dwarf introduced here is vaguely similar)
• 0.5 (2009) - Grey Elf
• 0.5 (2009) - Ogre-Mage
• 0.10 (2012) - Kenku (though Tengu introduced here is the continuation)
• 0.10 (2012) - Mountain Dwarf (eventually re-added in 0.32)
• 0.13 (2013) - Sludge Elf
• 0.20 (2017) - High Elf
• 0.26 (2021) - Centaur (though Palentonga introduced here is the continuation)
• 0.27 (2021) - Halfling
• 0.29 (2022) - Deep Dwarf
• 0.29 (2022) - Palentonga (though Armataur introduced here is the continuation)
• 0.31 (2024) - Meteoran
• 0.31 (2024) - Ogre (though Oni introduced here is the continuation)
• 0.32 (2024) - Hill Orc (replaced by reinstated Mountain Dwarf)
• 0.33 (2025) - Vampire (though Poltergeist introduced here is the continuation)
• 0.33 (2025) - Ghoul (though Revenant introduced here is the continuation)

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Let me know if you find any more errors in this.

I'm using Pop!_OS 24.04. I tried turning off "automatic indentation", and I didn't see anything in the settings window for adjusting it.

I have very little camping experience.

If we want to cook hot dogs at lunch when we arrive, and then potatoes at dinner, and eggs for breakfast the next morning, is there a way to keep all the firewood from burning away between meals and still be able to start it back easily later?

We'll be in a national forest, so it might be possible to find some dead branches. I'd be worried we wouldn't be able to find anything or would have to cut it them into usable pieces.

Update: Fires should not be left smoldering when they are unsupervised. We're only going to use the campfire in the evening now, and if we need to cook something at another time, we'll use a backpacking stove.

Both of these look really similar. They both involve preparing a meal and camping at a primitive/backwood site. Is this an error in the booklet? Perhaps the Trailblazing badge doesn't really require primitive camping. It seems like it would make since that there'd be a badge you could earn at a built-up camping site.