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 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    "Did you ever see a bear    Combing his hair?"    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 moose    Kissing a goose?"    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 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    "Did you ever see a llama    Wearing pajamas?"    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 have a time    When you couldn't make a rhyme?"    Down by the bay