[Intro]
The thing called a jolly bus rider
Act fi the people's transportation
Yeah, you know
We travel the nation from station to station
Do it, Jah!
Tell them, ey, flash it
[Hook]
Me say no ride pon the jolly bus wing
Cah man me say no love upon the jolly bus wing, eya
Me say no ride pon the jolly bus wing
Jah man cah you no love pon the jolly bus wing, well watch a man
[Verse 1]
Me have a schoolmate so me make my date
Me have a schoolmate a-so me make my date
Me step out at the bus stop from a quarter to 8
And never get a bus until 11:28
So mr. jolly bus it always late
I tell you mr. jolly bus it always late
I tell you say no ride pon the jolly bus wing
Cah man cah you no love pon the jolly bus wing, eya
[Verse 2]
Cah with a one bag o' yam, the bus two rum
Me cyan't get a bus me have fi take a minivan
And two bag o' rice say the bus drive me nice
You no ride pon the jolly bus wing
Jah man cah you nah love pon the jolly bus wing, eya
[Verse 3]
Because the driver up a front him a draw some beer
Conductress dung a back she a collect the fare
Say ten cent man, fi de schoolchildren
I pay fourty cents who'd a drive one stage
I pay fifty cents wanna drive two stage
I pay sixty cents wanna drive three stage
And dem pay seventy cents upon the express bus
[Hook]
No love pon the jolly bus wing
Cah man cah you no ride pon the jolly bus wing, eya
Me say no ride pon the jolly bus wing
Jah man cah you no love pon the jolly bus wing, boom
E ey, edda e ey e ey ey ey
E e ey e ey, e ey ey ey
Me say no ride pon the jolly bus wing
Cah man cah you no ride pon the jolly bus wing, well watch a man
[Verse 4]
Say most minivan, it will really low
Say most minivan I said it will really low
It take you more faster where you really wanna go
I say no ride upon the jolly bus wing
Jah man them say no love pon the jolly bus wing, bim
Me say no ride upon the jolly bus wing, well watch a man
[Verse 5]
The driver and the public mussa make no fuss
The driver and the public mussa make no fuss
But you, conductress, you must act courteous
Say you, conductress, you must act courteous
Me say no ride upon the jolly bus wing
Jah man I say no love pon the jolly bus wing, a weh me say!
[Verse 6]
Me go a ring-ding me hear the children a sing
Me go a ring-ding me hear the children a sing
Puppa Burro a de king inna de ring a wi' him bring!
No ride pon the jolly bus wing
Jah man cah you no love pon the jolly bus wing, well watch a man
Jolly Bus was written by Burro Banton.
Jolly Bus was produced by Henry “Junjo” Lawes.