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"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. ==Lyrics== The song lyrics are usually as follows: :"Down by the bay, :Where the watermelons grow, :Back to my home, :I dare not go, :For if I do, :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 tree, singing with a bee?" * "Did you ever see a fishstick, wearing some lipstick?" * "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 bee, with a sunburnt knee?" * "Did you ever see a snake baking a cake?" * "Did you ever see a cat, wearing a hat?" * "Did you ever see a goose, drinking apple juice?" * "Did you ever see an ant, climbing a plant?" * "Did you ever see a whale, with a polka-dot tail?" * "Did you ever see a bear, with his tail in the air?" * "Did you ever see a mouse, building a house?" * "Did you ever see llamas, eating their pajamas?" * "Did you ever see a dragon, pulling a wagon?" * "Did you ever see a goat, paddling a boat?" * "Did you ever see a fly, wearing a tie?" * "Did you ever see a spider, drinking apple cider?" * "Did you ever see a snail, delivering the mail?" * "Did you ever see a frog, walking his dog?" * "Did you ever see an owl, drying on a towel?" * "Did you ever see a chimp, flying a blimp?" * "Did you ever see a lizard, dressed for a blizzard?" * "Did you ever see a seal, making a deal?" * "Did you ever see a horse, taking a course?" * "Did you ever see a chicken, cooking in the kitchen?" * "Did you ever see a salmon, Jungle Gym Jammin'?" * "Did you ever see a cheetah, eating a quesadilla?" * "Did you ever see a crab, riding in a cab?" * "Did you ever see a flamingo, trying to play Bingo?" * "Did you ever see a dog, knocking at a hog?" * "Did you ever see a bat, wearing a hat?" * "Did you ever see rats, wearing silk hats?" * "Did you ever see a sheep, driving a jeep?" * "Did you ever see a moose, with a loose front tooth?" * "Did you ever see a cow, with a (color) eyebrow?" * "Did you ever see a parrot eating a carrot?" * "Did you ever have the time when you couldn't make a rhyme?" * "Did you ever sing a song that might last for long?" "...down by the bay?" The variations used in the Kidsongs version are: * "Did you ever see a baboon, holding a balloon?" * "Did you ever see a whale, with a polka dot tail?" * "Did you ever see a pig, wearing a wig?" * "Did you ever see a goat, standing on a boat?" * "Did you ever see a llama, wearing pajamas?" Of course, new verses can be added like: * "Did you ever see a bunny gathering honey?" * "Did you ever see a puffin eating a muffin?" * "Did you ever see a chimp juggling some shrimp?" * "Did you ever see a nurse with an elegant purse?" * "Did you ever see a priest taming a beast?" * "Did you ever see a bird speaking the word?" * "Did you ever see a snipe playing with a pipe?" * "Did you ever see a maid serving lemonade?" * "Did you ever see a dove falling in love?" * "Did you ever see a monkey riding on a donkey?" * "Did you ever see a fairy gathering a cherry?" * "Did you ever see a lynx doing 70 blinks?" * "Did you ever see a shark playing in the park?" * "Did you ever see a deer that is crystal clear?" * "Did you ever see a shed with walls painted red?" * "Did you ever see a queen with her hair that is green?" * "Did you ever see a shrew with its fur colored blue?" * "Did you ever see a mage hustling in a cage? * "Did you ever improvise with your usual tries?" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Down by the Bay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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