Down by the Sea

Down by the Sea is based on a traditional childrens song Down by the Bay Where the Watermelons Grow. It is unknown who the original song is attributed too, but a version was made famous by Raffi and Randy Luxton in 1976 and appears on the album Singable Songs for the Very Young.I wrote Down by the Sea as a fun teaching tool to explore the call and response musical genre through quirky rhythm and r...