Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Madelynne Whitt
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Madelynne Whitt
Songwriter
Danny Spadaro
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Danny Spadaro
Producer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
Down by the bay
Down by the bay
Where the watermelon rot
Where the watermelon rot
If you go home
If you go home
Just don't get caught
Just don't get caught
[Verse 1]
But if you do
Your mother will say
"Never trust a man under the sand
Down by the bay"
[Chorus]
When I go to sleep
When I go to sleep
The book in my hand
The book in my hand
I know in my dream
Know in my dream
I'll see her there
I'll see her there
[Verse 2]
She isn't real
My parents lie
I know the truth, but I could never tell you
Or they will all cry
[Chorus]
Down by the bay
Down by the bay
Where the watermelon rot
Where the watermelon rot
If you go home
If you go home
Just don't get caught
Just don't get caught
[Verse 3]
But if you do
Our mother will say (Parents, why?)
"Don't run away, I'll keep you safe
Down by the bay"
[Chorus]
My father's home
My father's home
Got me some shoes
Got me some shoes
Out with the old
Out with the old
In with the new
In with the new
[Verse 4]
He isn't real
My parents lie
I know the truth, but I could never tell you
Or they will all die
[Chorus]
Down by the bay
Down by the bay
Where the watermelon rot
Where the watermelon rot
If you go home
If you go home
Just don't get caught
Just don't get caught
[Verse 5]
But if you do
My mother will say
"You don't wanna know what's outside the window
Down by the bay"
[Outro]
But if you do
My mother will say
"You don't wanna know what's outside the windows
Down by the bay"
Written by: Danny Spadaro, Madelynne Whitt
