* Cover design by Starmer shows eight figures in blackface (seven men, one woman) staring in amazement at the central figure, the watermelon boy who is eating a watermelon.
<ul><li>Summary:  In stereotyped language, the narrator describes an iconoclast "watermelon boy" who loves to eat watermelon.  They go to a contest and, not to be outdone, the watermelon boy eats more than the leading contender.</li>
<li>Statement of responsibility : words and music by Malcolm Williams.</li></ul>
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