Down by the Bay

Song:  Down by the Bay

Source:  childhood
Origin:  unknown
Grade level: K and up
Rhythmic elements: steady beat, repetition 
Movement: add motions to emphasize words as desired.
Connection to curriculum: rhyming, repetition

Words:
Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Have you ever seen 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
"Have you ever seen 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
"Have you ever seen 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
"Have you ever seen a snake
Baking a cake?"
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
"Have you ever had a time
When you couldn't make a rhyme?"
Down by the bay