Magic Bus

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Average song rating "Magic Bus" is a mildly Bo-Diddly beat song about a guy who rides a bus, decides he wants to buy it, and dickers with the owner about its price (it may well be the only song in history that uses the lyric "thruppence"). No wonder Pete Townshend waited three years before deigning to release it as a single! To his surprise, it became a successful hit and remains one of the Who's essential live songs (the Live at Leeds version is particularly superb). Because John Entwistle grew to detest playing the torturously monotonous bass, "Magic Bus" underwent a radical reworking in the more recent Live at the Royal Albert Hall CD. Sorry John, but I'm not sure if I like that version nearly as much. Bruce Beatlefan April 28, 2008

Lyrics

Every day I get in the queue (Too much, Magic Bus)
To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, Magic Bus)
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, Magic Bus)
You house is only another mile (Too much, Magic Bus)

Thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, Magic Bus)
You'll be an inspector, have no fear (Too much, Magic Bus)
I don't want to cause no fuss (Too much, Magic Bus)
But can I buy your Magic Bus? (Too much, Magic Bus)

Nooooooooo!

I don't care how much I pay (Too much, Magic Bus)
I wanna drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, Magic Bus)

I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ... (You can't have it!)
Thruppence and sixpence every day
Just to drive to my baby
Thruppence and sixpence each day
'Cause I drive my baby every way

Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus ...

I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)
I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)
I drive my baby every way (Too much, Magic Bus)
Each time I go a different way (Too much, Magic Bus)

I want it, i want it, I want it, I want it ...

Every day you'll see the dust (Too much, Magic Bus)
As I drive my baby in my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)

 

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