This song is also available on Jack Hartmann's album Shake, Rattle n' Read.
Focus: Rhyming awareness
Activity – Children can follow along with children on the recoding, they can make up their own silly rhymes for the last four parts (i.e. Did you ever see “a cake sit on a lake”, “see a spider drink apple cider”). Enhance creative writing with this fun song.
Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow
Back to my home I dare not go
For if I do, my mother would say
Did you ever see a pig dancing the jig
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 would say
Did you ever see ants put on their pants
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 would say
Did you ever see a beagle fly like an eagle
Down by the bay
Now you sing your own silly rhyme
Have fun!
Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow
Back to my home, I dare not go
For if I do, my mother would say
Did you ever see__________
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 would say
Did you ever see__________
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 would say
Did you ever see__________
Down by the bay
Down by the bay
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