[Intro] [strummed acoustic guitar, steady kick drum, hi-hats] [clean electric guitar lead melody enters] [Verse 1] [male lead vocals] OH THE STRUGGLE’S NOT OVER, IT’S BARELY BEGUN, WE’VE GOT TO START ALL OVER, ‘N THAT WON’T BE MUCH FUN, SKABENGAS STOLE THE WHEELS OFF OUR BUS, NOW SHOULD WE NOT BE THINKIN’, WHERE’S THIS BUS BEEN TA-KIN US? 2] THE DRIVERS GOT US HI-JACKED, TAKEN FOR A RIDE, SIPHONED OFF THE FUEL AND LEFT US STRANDED BY THE RO--AD-SIDE, WHEELS OFF AND BATTERY FLAT, SO HOW COME WE AIN’T ASKING?, WHO’VE WE GOT TO THANK FOR THAT? (GOT A SEAT ON THE BUS, BUT IT JUST WON’T GO) CH] THERE’S ALMOST 60 MILLION TRAVELLERS ALL CRAMMED IN WITH US, HEY THE RIDE WAS FOR FREE, SO NO ONE MADE A FUSS, BUT-IT GOT SO OVER-LOADED, WE’RE STUCK HERE IN THE BUSH AND ONE THING THAT WE ALL WANT TO KNOW … WHO’S GONNA GET OUT AND PUSH. 3] OK, SO TOY-TOY AND PROTEST … STILL IT WON’T GO, THE ONES WHO NEARLY WRECKED IT, CALLING FOR A GO-SLOW, NOW DO THEY KEEP THEIR SEATS IN THE FRONT? NO MAN, WHAT ARE WE THINKING, NOT AFTER WHERE THEY’VE TAKEN US??? (GOT A SEAT ON THE BUS, BUT IT JUST WON’T GO X2) 4 ] SO LET’S BUILD OURSELVES A NEW ONE, THAT GOES ALL THE WAY, LETS DITCH THIS WORN-OUT SCRAP HEAP, AND TRY A NEW WA , START KICKIN’ -UP SOME DUST OF OUR OWN, CAUSE ITS TIME THAT WE DECIDED, JUST WHO WE’RE GONNA PUT ON THE THRONE? (A SEAT ON A BUS, THAT WILL TAKE US HOME 2) C] DON’T NEED NO EDDY GRANTS OR BONOS TO SING OUR FREEDOM SONGS, WE’VE GOT OUR OWN THING GOING, LEARNED FROM WHAT WENT WRONG, THE ONLY SONGS WE WANT HEAR ON THIS BUS, OOH AHH, ARE SONGS WE SING TOGETHER, AND YES ….THAT MEANS EVERY ONE OF US, (GET A SEAT, CAUSE WE’RE MOVING ON NOW X1) NS] AH, WON’T WE ALL DO SO MUCH BETTER, FRESH HOPE IN OUR HEARTS, TO SING AND TO WORK TOGETHER, GIVING IT A JUMP-START, EACH WILL HAVE A SEAT ON THE BUS, BUT-FIRST-TO GET IT GOING YOU KNOW WE GOT TO GET OUT AND SHOVE> YEAH, WE-ALL WANT A SEAT ON THIS BUS, IF WE WANNA GET IT GOING, IT’S GOT TO COME FROM ALL OF US LET’S FIX THIS BUS, AND WE’LL ALL GET ON X2 THE XHOSA, THE VENDA, THE TSWANA, THE KOI/ NEDEBELE, THE SOTHO, THE STRONG ZULU BOYS/ THE TSONGA, THE SAWATI, THE PEDI, THE BOER/ THE BRITS, AND THE SCOTS THE INDIANS AND ALL THE ASIAN TOO .. (WE FIX THE BUS, WE ALL GET ON ) THE FARMERS, MINE-WORKERS, THE TEACHERS, AT SCHOOLS / THE DOCTORS, THE NURSES THE SHOP-KEEPERS TOO ..ITS UP TO YOU TO.. LET’S FIX THE BUS, WE CAN ALL GET ON THE PIRATES, THE SWALLOWS, THE ‘DOWNS AND THE CHIEFS / THE BOKKE , THE PROTEAS, ALL PROVE OUR BELIEF . ITS UP TO YOU FIX THE BUS, AND WE ALL GET ON ITS UP TO YOU. FIX THE BUS, WE CAN MAKE IT RUN ITS UP TO YOU (IF WE FIX THE BUS, WE ALL GET ON)
