Down by the Bay
Different verses of this song exist and you can choose which ones you like to sing. You can even make up your own rhymes.
Down by the Bay
Children's Song
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go,
For if I do,
My mother will say:
Did you ever see a goose,
Kissing a moose?
Down by the bay!
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go,
For if I do,
My mother will say:
Did you ever see a llama,
Eating his pajamas?
Down by the bay!
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go,
For if I do,
My mother will say:
Did you ever see a bear,
Combing his hair?
Down by the bay!
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go,
For if I do,
My mother will say:
Did you ever see a whale,
With a polka dot tail?
Down by the bay!
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go,
For if I do,
My mother will say:
Did you ever see a fly,
Wearing a tie?
Down by the bay!
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go,
For if I do,
My mother will say:
Did you ever see a bee,
With a sunburned knee?
Down by the bay!
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go,
For if I do,
My mother will say:
Did you ever see a pig,
Wearing a wig?
Down by the bay!
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go,
For if I do,
My mother will say:
Did you ever have a time,
When you couldn't make a rhyme?
Down by the bay!
Notes
The kids' singer Raffi made "Down by the Bay" popular in the US, although it was known before that.
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Here are some more verses sent by Tony and Kendra Gioia:
Did you ever see rats wearing silk hats?
Did you ever see a goose drinking apple juice?
Did you ever see a goat riding in a boat?
Did you ever see a moose with a loose front tooth?
Did you ever see an octopus, dancing with a platypus?
Did you ever see a time, when you couldn't make a rhyme?
Did you ever see a fox, hiding in a box?
Did you ever see a fish do a hula in a dish?
Did you ever see a duck in a pickup truck?
Did you ever see a snake baking a cake?
Did you ever see a cat, wearing a hat?
Did you ever see an ant, climbing a plant?
Did you ever see a mouse, building a house?
Did you ever see a hog walking a dog?
Did you ever see a dog dancing with a frog?
Did you ever see a bat kissing a cat?
Did you ever see a toad running in the road?
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Tony and Kendra Gioia for sharing more verses!
