Well, hi, Simon(Hi)Theodore(Hi)Alvin, I see you got here earlyAnd you're rehearsing the bandThat's very goodYou know I wouldWhat's that great big expensiveOrchestra waiting for over there?Oh, boy, I'm sure glad they don't belong toAlvin, Alvin, say something, Alvin(Everybody ready Violins, saxophones, trumpets)You mean you hired all those musicians(You bet, I did)You know how much aFifty piece orchestra costs(Ready, boys)Wait a minute, you don't needA fifty piece orchestra to play for the three Chipmunks!Down by the bay, where the watermelons growBack to this place I dare not goFor if I do, my mother will sayDid you ever see a tuba swimming off to Cuba?Down by the bayDown by the bay, where the watermelons growBack to this place I dare not goFor if I do, my mother will sayDid you ever see a trumpet munching on a crumpet?Down by the bayDid you ever see a drum chewing bubble-gum?Did you ever see a trombone gnawing on a dog's bone?Did you ever see a flute shake a parachute?Did you see a violin kiss a monkey on the chin?Down by the bay, where the watermelons growBack to this place I dare not goFor if I do, my mother will sayDid you ever see a cymbal sipping from a thimble?Down by the bayAlvin, put that baton down and listen to meYou just cannot go aroundListen, fifty musicians costs overLet me see, two thousand times fiftyDo you realize?Alvin, stop leading that expensiveOrchestra and come over hereDid you ever see a cello eat a bowl of Jello?Did you ever see a French horn munch a bag of pop corn?Did you ever see an oboe dancing with a hobo?Did you see a clarinet take a kitten to the vet?Did you ever see a harp playing checkers with a carp?Did you see a viola eating some granola?Did you see a bassoon talking to the moon?Did you ever see a bass race a rocket into space?Down by the bay, where the watermelons growBack to this place I dare not goFor if I do my mother will sayAlvin, will you cut it out?What do you think we'reGonna pay this orchestra with chestnutsNow listen toSlow down, buddyI absolutely cannot understandA single word you're sayingYou can't understand a word I'm saying(Down by the bay)You can't understand a word I'm sayingSimon, Theodore, will you cut out thatWah, wah, wah and listen to meOrchestra, will you please go home?Alvin, stop leading that orchestraAlvin, Alvin(Whole orchestra plays)