Flight Of The Conchords - Bus Driver's Song lyrics

rate me

G'day, my name is Tony

On behalf of myself and the coachline

I'd like to thank you for choosing to drive with us today

I'm a local, I hope I can impart some of my local knowledge

If you got any questions don't hesitate just to sing out

For those who are interested there's the Old Bridge swaying away

Replaced by the New Bridge in 1972

Funny thing, the Old Bridge used to be called the New Bridge

Yeah, bit of a funny thing

Up ahead there's the bronze of Bluey, your local sheepdog

Who became a member of Regional Council

It was a bloody great day for dogs

Not just here but everywhere in the North Island

That's the town's oldest street

That's the Museum of Meat

There's the town's largest industry

That's the sock factory, hence the giant sock

The town hall

Note the mosaic wall

Well there are 5600 tiles on that wall,

I know, I counted them all

A local school, a local swimming pool

Which was opened by the Governor General back in 1952

Where I was caught with a friend aged 11

Sniffing tractor fuel

We thought we were pretty cool,

Breaking them changing shed rules

Do you see up there?

The banner hanging in the air

The Presbyterian Fair

Well, I never go

There's too many presbyterians there

But if you're interested

The fair's in the third weekend of August every year

But don't bother entering their raffle,

It's always won by some kid of the Mayor

Well, do you hear that sound?

The town clock, heard from anywhere in town

Until 1960, it was a little place in Norway

We bought it for a hundred pounds

Rumor has it they sold it cheap because the chimes were too loud

But every time I hear that sound it makes me so proud

Look to your left

What a beautiful sight

It's Paula, Paula Thompson,

nee Paula Wright

Look at her hair, it's still gorgeous even now

Flowing like the Waimahanga River,

Which incidentally, is to your right

And is the largest in the area

In terms of volume

Everybody, look at Paula, look at Paula Thompson

I always thought I'd marry Paula,

But some things just don't work out that way

Well, that's the most important thing you'll learn on the tour today

That and the fact there'll be a toilet break

At the information centre near the man-made lake

Yeah I'll just ask you one favor

If you do see Paula in town later on

That you don't mention the details of the tour

I'd appreciate that

Same goes for my wife, Gloria

You'll recognize her, she looks a hell of a lot like Paula, actually

She often gets mistaken for Paula

But, um, no, well, she's not Paula, that's for sure

No, no

Paula Thompson born in '54

To a family of four

To the family next door

Take me back next door

Paula Thompson nee Paula Wright

That's her old house number 39

Number 41 was mine

If this old coach could go back in time

I'd drive to 1979

Take me back

Take me back, take me back

Take, take, take, take me back

Take me back, take me back

Take, take, take, take me back

Take me back

Take me back

Take me back

Take me back

Take me back

Take me back

Yeah, sorry about that

I always get a little bit emotional

on the corner of Rutherford and Brown Street

But that is truly the end of the tour so mind your step

Yeah, good on ya