Waitin' for the Bus

Album: Tres Hombres (1973)
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  • Have mercy, been waitin' for the bus all day
    Have mercy, been waitin' for the bus all day
    I got my brown paper bag and my take-home pay

    Have mercy, old bus be packed up tight
    Have mercy, old bus be packed up tight
    Well, I'm glad just to get on and home tonight

    Right on, that bus done got me back
    Right on, that bus done got me back
    Well, I'll be ridin' on the bus till I Cadillac Writer/s: Billy F. Gibbons, Joe Michael Hill
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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Comments: 3

  • Bob E Lockhart from 32404Those two songs are so excellent, i get disappointed when the deejay plays one without the other, that was the Greatest musical mistake in history, my opinion, JESUS BUS, ROCK ON!
  • J from Lx, PortugalFirst of all, Gibbons is the guitar tone master.
    Second, let no man or woman separate what was so wonderfully joined by a fortunate screw up of a studio engineer many years ago. They were/are no longer two songs, but one.
    Third, ZZ Top is one of only half dozen or so reasons why I keep enjoying life. That might sound sad to you, but to me it's not.
  • Jeff from Panama City , Flwhen I hear the first few notes of this song...I can almost smell reefer burning....I guess its because I always smelled it at their concerts...gibbons was/is the tone master...when you hear his guitar...you know who is playing instantly....
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