Double Dutch Bus
Frankie Smith * Track #1 On Children of Tomorrow
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Album Children of Tomorrow
Double Dutch Bus by Frankie Smith
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“Double Dutch Bus” is a groundbreaking funk/soul/hip-hop song inspired by three separate elements that were combined into a single track. First, it is a tribute to the girls in Frankie Smith’s Philadelphia neighborhood who could expertly jump over two ropes at once (Double Dutch). Second, it tells t...
Double Dutch Bus Lyrics
[Intro]
Gimme a "ho" if you got your funky bus fare
Ho! Ho! Ho!
[Verse 1]
There's a double dutch bus coming down the street
Moving pretty fast so kinda shuffle your feet (shk-a-shk)
Get on the bus, pay your fare
Then tell the driver that you're going to a Double Dutch Affair
Fe Fi Fo Fum
Well I'll be darned, here it comes
The Double Dutch Bus is on the street
You'd better get off the curb, move your feet
[Verse 2]
Bus fare trans-pass
That's the way my money lasts
Ain't got no car to get around
When I go to work, I've gotta go downtown
Now I've missed my train, that's a darn shame
When I'm running late, no sleep's to blame
If you've got a wife, you know I'm right
You got a special man? Well, I can understand
Uptown, downtown everybody's getting down
Say uptown, say downtown
Well, I missed my bus I know I'm late
I gotta do something I know I hate
I'm gonna walk to work fifteen blocks
I already got a hole in my socks
Go ahead and laugh that's okay
'Cause what I really wanna say
I got bad feet my corns hurt
To top it off I'm late for work
Let me tell you what I say
When I'm dealin' wit a funky sidewalk
Let me show you how I walk
When I gotta do my funky walk
Let me tell you what I say
When I'm dealing wit a funky sidewalk
I say shhhhhhhhhhh-sugarrrrr
BOY: Hizzey, gizzirls! Y'izzall hizzave t' mizzove izzout the wizzay sizzo the gizzuys can plizzay bizzasketbizzal
GIRLS: Izzsay whizzat? Nizzo yizzou izzain't
BOY: Y'izzall bizzetter mizzove!
GIRLS: Izzsay whizzat? Willze illzain't millzovin'...
BOY: Shillzu-gillza! Whilzot nilzot bilzzaby?
GIRLS: Willze illzare plizzayin' dizzouble dizzutch! Dizzouble dizzutch! Dizzouble dizzutch!
Willze illzare plizzayin' dizzouble dizzutch! Dizzouble dizzutch! Dizzouble dizzutch!
BOY: Millze gillzot sillzomebillzody plillzays dillzouble dillzzutch
GIRL: Whozzo?
BOY: My gizzirl!
GIRL: Brillzing her izzin!
BOY: Izzo kizzay!
GIRL: Izzall rizzight...
BOY: Izzo kizzay!
GIRL: Izzall rizzight! Nizzow wilzee wilzill sillzee.
FRANKIE:
Bip, bomp, bam, alakazam
But only if you're grooving with the Double Dutch Man
Put on your skates, don't forget your rope
'Cause I know I'm gonna see you at my Double Dutch Show
Rebecca, Lolita, Veshawn and Dawn
Every time you do the Double Dutch you really turn it on
Bilzarbra, Milzary, Bilzetty, Pilzam
Tilzommy, Tilzerrance, Bilzobby that's my man
Come on get on my Double Dutch Bus
(The Double Dutch Bus)
Let me hear you say do that
(Do that)
Let me hear you say do that again
(Do that again)
Let me hear you say do the do
(Do the do)
Let me hear you say do the do the do
(Do the do the do)
Do the do the do the do do do
(Do the do the do the do do do)
Double Dutch Bus Q&A
Who wrote Double Dutch Bus's ?
Double Dutch Bus was written by Bill Bloom & Frankie Smith.
Who produced Double Dutch Bus's ?
Double Dutch Bus was produced by Bill Bloom & Frankie Smith.
When did Frankie Smith release Double Dutch Bus?
Frankie Smith released Double Dutch Bus on Sun Feb 22 1981.
What did Frankie Smith say about "Double Dutch Bus"?
Frankie Smith told Dick Clark:
‘Double Dutch’ is a tribute to all the girls in the world, especially the girls on my block. I’ve been watching them for 25 years. They use their mothers' clotheslines to play the game – it’s an art. It’s a tribute to them – they’re really good at it.
What is the story behind the 'izzle' speak included in this song?
The middle of “Double Dutch Bus” includes a back-and-forth between a boy and a group of girls which is spoken in a Pig Latin variation sometimes called Ghetto Pig Latin, Izz Latin or Carnival Latin. This patois dates back to at least the mid-1900s and was used by children as a secret code to have co...