Down by the Bay
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"Down by the Bay" is a children's song written and performed by Raffi.
The song lyrics usually are as follows:
"Down by the bay (repeat), Where the watermelons grow (repeat), Back to my home (repeat), I will not go (repeat), For if I do (repeat), My mother will say:"
Usually follows some kind of variation on "Did you ever see a _____, _____ing a _____", with rhyming words, for example:
"Did you ever see a goose, kissing a moose?" "Did you ever see an ant, eating a plant?" "Did you ever see a whale, with a polka-dot tail?" (this is the original variation) "Did you ever see a bear, combing his hair?" "Did you ever see a llama, eating his pajamas?" "Did you ever see a fly, wearing a tie?" "Did you ever see a bee with a sunburned knee?" "Did you ever have a time when you couldn't make a rhyme? "Down by the bay."