English as a Singing Language Raffi and Various, Down by the Bay, Rhyming Pronunciation
In each season, we have to include at least one fun, silly traditional folk song that might be considered a “children’s song,” but is actually for everyone! The traditional folk song, “Down by the Bay,” was recorded by the children’s artist, Raffi, in the 1970’s. People of all ages can enjoy creating rhyming lyrics of their own.
For example, Ece came up with, “Have you ever seen Heather, enjoying cold weather?” (No, nobody has ever seen this!) Heather’s lyrics were, “Have you ever seen a teacher chasing a creature?” (No, but we’ve seen several creatures chasing teachers!) We hope you have fun inventing your own lyrics to this singalong song!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWKVKfk6e40
For more content, visit the Singing Languages website.
https://singinglanguages.wixsite.com/home/post/season-2-episode-6
Follow us on Instagram @singinglanguages.