Story Behind The Song

Still pretty nonsensical, but that was my intention - the song is basically about writing something catchy musically & the words being secondary to that. If you've got a good hook, then everyone will "Get On The Bus."

Song Description

The chorus was inspired by Beck's "Where It's At," so we pretty much ripped that off, recording the "Bus...Whooo!...Bus Baby"s in different voices & then overdubbing, along with the handclaps. BFoot did an unbelievable job of layering his guitars over th

Lyrics

GET ON THE BUS

It's just over the rainbow
Somewhere between the indigos & greens
It doesn't matter how you think you found it
You know it doesn't matter what it means

Who put the bom in the bom-shoo-bom-shoo-bom?
Who put the rang in the rangalangalinglong?
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
Not me, but right now that cookie's looking mighty tasty
I want a piece, just a teensy weensy morsel
Let me get a bite because I'm feeling pretty awful
You comb your hair & I'll dance with flying monkeys
You show me where & I'll lead you to the Promised Land

CHORUS
And it's always what I wanted
If only I could be the Next Big Thing
Get on the bus and take it downtown
Driving it up & down and around & around
Now I'm strung out
But you're coming back to me

It's just outside your doorway
Well I'm afraid there's no one home, it seems
So we'll just come back again tomorrow
Until we fulfill all of your dreams

Who put the bop in the bop-she-bop-she-bop?
Who loves you & who do you think you love?
Who stole the riff from Queen & David Bowie?
Not me, but right now I think I'm feeling like some ice cream
I want a scoop of your favorite flavor
Try me cause you'll like me, maybe do me another favor
You comb your monkey & I'll shave you with a razor
You show me how & I promise you we're gonna go far