Down by the Bay



Down by the Bay is a traditional children's song. A famous version was performed by Raffi and appears on his 1976 album Singable Songs for the Very Young. It is possibly of Greek origin: a traditional Cephalonian kantada song called "Yialo Yialo" has the same melody. In recent years, the song had gained popularity as a campfire song among the Scouting Movement in Britain. The Wiggles sing this song on Apples and Bananas.

Song Lyrics
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 goat wearing a coat

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 wombat wearing a top-hat

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 cockatoo dressed in blue

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 kangaroo tying his shoe

Down by the bay?"