Veronica Collens • Words of a Song
Bus Roots
[Calypso-Reggae]
Chorus:
Oh oh one wonderful time
Be 'ad by all pon me 69
Me de fastest clippie pon de 69
De bus go slo but we make good time
Jump aboard den com ring me bell
Mak-I-show-you how to ride like hell
(Any more fares please)
One passenger ask if me play de game
Before he even ask me name
Me tell he me just can't confide
Til he move a little further down inside
(Next stop Charing Cross)
He driver he me steer wid care
An always manage for get me there
Pon de back seat he light de pipe
An den tell me to hold on real tight
(Dis a one request stop, you know)
De lady she me want to know
To reach White City which way for go
Me tell she dat me no know how
Dat a question for Mr. Enoch Powell
(Blackheath next stop)
London Transport Executive
Give me one prize for initiative
Me ask inspector what dat big word mean
I de best performance he ever seen
(Dere may be two place upstairs)
One night me reach de last fare stage
Me readi for me bed and showing me age
Who should hop on but one nice fellow
We get so engross we pass the depot
(Brixton garage)
Now gentlemen friends me have by the score
Dey always get on den ask for more
Sometime if the goin get real hot
I say one inside and two pon top
(Standing room only)
Rest assured dat one carnival time
Will be ad by all pon me 69
If you wan get off den just jump on
Let's have a little bus route freedom