Down by the Sea

DESCRIPTION: Call and answer: "Down by the sea (Down by the sea) Where the watermelons grow (Where the...), Back to my house... I dare not go... For if I go... My wife will say... Have you ever seen a cow with a green eye-brow Down where the watermelons grow?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang)
KEYWORDS: sea husband wife nonsense food
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, p. 38, "Down by the Sea" (1 text)
Roud #10561
File: BrPa038A

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