Down By The Bay

**Chords:**
C  G  Am  F

C                   G  
Down by the bay,  
               Am  
Where the watermelons grow,  
             F  
Back to my home,  
                   C  
I dare not go.  
                G  
For if I do,  
                  Am  
My mother will say,  
                F  
"Did you ever see a cat,  
              C  
Kissin' a rat,  
            G  
Down by the bay?"  

C                   G  
Down by the bay,  
               Am  
Where the watermelons grow,  
             F  
Back to my home,  
                   C  
I dare not go.  
                G  
For if I do,  
                  Am  
My mother will say,  
                F  
"Did you ever see a bear,  
              C  
Combing his hair,  
            G  
Down by the bay?"  

(Repeat with variations)