The Wheels on the Bus (Jazz Swing)
(Scatting intro - "Doo-wop, shoo-bee-doo-wop!") (Brass fanfare - short, sharp stabs) Yeah! Alright! One, two, a-one two three four! (Piano solo intro - fast, virtuosic runs)
The wheels on the bus go round and round (Round and round, yeah!) Round and round, round and round (Uh-huh!) The wheels on the bus go round and round All through the town! (Let's go!)
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish (Swish, swish, swish) Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish (Oh yeah!) The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish All through the town! (Blow, horns, blow!)
(Brass section takes over - full swing!) The people on the bus go up and down! (Up and down, up and down!) Up and down, up and down! (Everybody now!) The people on the bus go up and down! All through the town! (Piano solo - bluesy, walking bass line implied)
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep (Beep, beep, beep!) Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep (Louder now!) The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep All through the town! (Saxophone solo - smooth and melodic)
The doors on the bus go open and shut (Open and shut) Open and shut, open and shut (That's the way!) The doors on the bus go open and shut All through the town! (Drum break! Quick fill!)
(Full band returns - energetic swing!) The wheels on the bus go round and round! (Round and round, yeah!) Round and round, round and round (Feel the rhythm!) The wheels on the bus go round and round All through the town! (Let it swing!)
(Tempo picks up slightly - building intensity) The driver on the bus says, "Move on back!" (Move on back now!) Move on back, move on back! (Don't delay!) The driver on the bus says, "Move on back!" All through the town! (Brass shouts - short, punchy phrases!)
(Piano solo - fast bebop lines, trading fours with drums) (Trumpet solo - high energy, virtuosic) (Saxophone solo - soulful, extended improvisation) (Trombone solo - smooth, bluesy feel) (All instruments trade short phrases - call and response)
(Tempo returns to original swing, full energy!) The wheels on the bus go round and round! (Round and round, all night long!) Round and round, round and round (Can you dig it?) The wheels on the bus go round and round All through the town! (Yeah! One more time!) (Scatting fades out with brass accompaniment) Shoo-bee-doo-wop... round and round... (Brass hits - final chord) All through the town! (Piano flourish - ends on a high note) (Fade out...)