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[D] Well, a welfare gal and her drunk galoot
And nobody wearing a three piece suit
You [G] meet folks this way you just don't see while [D] flyin
So [A] you take the plane but I'll take the bus this [D] time
[D] Well, welfare gal and her drunkin cuss
And Pepsi cans rolling around the bus
Add [G] newspapers and grit and you've got [D] slime
So [A] you take the plane but I'll take the bus this [D] time
[D] Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With [G] Elko Welles and Reno down the [D] line
So [A] you take the plane but I'll take the bus this [D] time
But Jonathan
[D] You're crazy for taking the bus
Well, I'm crazy, so what's the fuss
[G] Two whole days on that stinking bus
[D] Yes and I sleep fine
So [A] you take the plane, I'll take the bus this [D] time
Go Donnie, tell 'em
[D][G][D][A][D]
Look at it this way
[D] They don't want my name, and I don't want their baggage claim
[G] My guitar is seated right where [D] I'm
So [A] you take the plane but I'll take the bus this [D] time
[D] Well you got the old fat guy in his old tank top
The Wendover casino stop
And [G] then of course Winnemucca and Welles and Ana[D]heim
So [A] you take the plane and I'll take the bus this [D] time
[D] And it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With [G] Elko Welles and Reno down the [D] line
So [A] you take the plane, I'll take the bus this [D] time
But Jonathan
[D] You're crazy for taking the bus
Well, I'm crazy, so what's the fuss
[G] Two whole days on that stinking bus
[D] Yeah and I sleep fine
So [A] you take the plane but I'll take the bus this [D] time
Well, a welfare gal and her drunk galoot
And nobody wearing a three piece suit
You meet folks this way you just don't see while flying
So you take the plane but I'll take the bus this time
Well, welfare gal and her drunken cuss
And Pepsi cans rolling around the bus
Add newspapers and grit and you've got slime
So you take the plane but I'll take the bus this time
Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With Elko Welles and Reno down the line
So you take the plane but I'll take the bus this time
But Jonathan
You're crazy for taking the bus
Well, I'm crazy, so what's the fuss
Two whole days on that stinking bus
Yes and I sleep fine
So you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Go Donnie, tell 'em
Look at it this way
They don't want my name, and I don't want their baggage claim
My guitar is seated right where I'm
So you take the plane but I'll take the bus this time
Well you got the old fat guy in his old tank top
The Wendover casino stop
And then of course Winnemucca and Welles and Anaheim
So you take the plane and I'll take the bus this time
And it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With Elko Welles and Reno down the line
So you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
But Jonathan
You're crazy for taking the bus
Well, I'm crazy, so what's the fuss
Two whole days on that stinking bus
Yeah and I sleep fine
So you take the plane but I'll take the bus this time
[Thank you, thank you
Hi, thank you
This time I figured I'd sing you my song about the bus
And I know about the bus cause I take lots of bus trips
That's right, no, when I travel to Japan, can't take the bus
But here in the us, lot's of them
Train too
Rent a car when I have to sometimes …]
Well, the welfare gal and her drunk galoot
And nobody wearing a three piece suit
You meet folks this way you'd never see flying
You take the plane but I'll take the bus this time
The welfare gal and her drunken swane
Folks they don't let on the plane
The mother screaming and the baby crying
You take the plane but I'll take the bus this time
Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
Elko Welles and Reno down the line
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
But Jonathan
You're crazy for taking the bus
Okay, I'm crazy, so what's the fuss?
Yeah but look Jonathan, this is not funny
Three whole days on that bus
Yes, and I sleep fine I sleep, no, it's just like that
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
[There's more, don't go away]
The welfare gal and her drunken cuss
And Pepsi cans rolling around the bus
Add newspapers and grit and you've got slime
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
The welfare gal from her drunken clan
Spraying her hair with an aerosol can
Leaving a cloud of phoney leman and lime
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
Elko Welles and Reno down the line
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
[One more verse]
The welfare gal's got a nasty hold
On that little two year old
And I'm thinking about that child abuse hot line
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
[Minor chord, that was a sad verse]
Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
Elko Welles and Reno down the line
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Jonathan, you're crazy for taking the bus
I'm crazy, so what's the fuss?
Three whole days on that stinking bus
Yeah, and I sleep fine
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
[[Introduction in French]]
Well, the welfare gal and her drunk galoot
And nobody wearing a three piece suit
You meet folks that way you just don't meet while flying
Well you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Well, the welfare gal and her drunken swain [[male admirer or suitor]]
Folks they don't let her on the plane
The father??? screaming and the baby crying
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With Elko Welles and Reno down the line
So you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Look
They don't want my name, and I don't want their baggage claim
My guitar is seated right where I'm
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
But Jonathan
You're crazy for taking the bus
So, I'm crazy, so what's the fuss?
Yeah but three whole days on that disgusting bus
Yeah and I sleep fine
So you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Well, the welfare gal and her drunken cuss
And Pepsi cans rolling around the bus
Add newspapers and grit and you've got slime
Well you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
Elko Welles and Reno down the line
Yeah you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
[[Speaking in Italian]]
[Jonathan Goes Country]
Well, a welfare gal and her drunk galoot
And nobody wearing a three piece suit
???
[[Speaking in Italian]]
[Anyway, they won't let him fly on the airplane, they won't let him, ???)
Well, the welfare gal and her drunk galoot
And nobody wearing a three piece suit
You meet folks this way you won't see while flying
You take the plane but I'll take the bus this time
The welfare gal and her drunken swain
And folks they won't let on the plane
The mother screaming and the baby crying
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
Elko Welles and Reno down the line
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Jonathan
??? For taking the bus
??? What's the fuss
Two whole days on that reeking bus
Yeah and I sleep fine
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
The welfare gal and her drunken cuss
And Pepsi cans rolling around the bus
And newspapers and grit, and you got slimed
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With Elko Welles and Reno down the line
Well you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
But Jonathan
You're crazy for taking the bus
Ok, I'm crazy, now what's the fuss
Yeah but three whole days on that reeking bus
Yeah and I sleep fine
You take the plane but I'll take the bus this time
Well, a welfare gal and her drunk galoot
And nobody wearing a three piece suit
You meet folks this way that I'm gonna talk about that you just don't meet while flying
So you take the plane but I'll take the bus this time
Well, welfare gal and her drunken cuss
And folks they don't even want on the bus
The mother screaming and the baby cryin'
You're welcome to the plane but I'll take the bus this time
Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With Elko Welles and Reno down the line
Well you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
But Jonathan
You're crazy for taking the bus
Well, I'm crazy, so what's the fuss?
3 whole days though on that stinking bus
Yeah and I even sleep fine
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Look at it from a guitarist's point of view
You see, they don't want my name, and I don't want their baggage claim
My guitar is seated right where I'm
So you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
The old fat guy in his old tank top
The Wendover casino stop
And Winnemucca and Welles and Anaheim
(Those are in Nevada, except for Anaheim)
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Well, the welfare gal and her drunken cuss
And Pepsi cans rolling around the bus
And newspapers and grit and that makes slime
Well you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Where it's Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With Elko Welles and Reno down the line
(I've taken this trip many times)
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
But Jonathan
You're crazy for taking the bus
Ok, so I'm crazy, so what's the fuss
Yeah but look, three whole days on that stinking bus
Yeah and I sleep fine
So you take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Wanna hear more?
[Now I'm going to sing you a song about the bus in the united states
Entschuldigung, ich spreche nicht Deutche [[sorry, I don't speak German]]
I must say these things in English
I'll going to tell you a song]
[[Next he is correcting the sound mix]]
[Again, get rid of a hundred, way down low
You might as well do it on that big graphic thing
That way you get rid of it on all those things]
Well, the welfare gal and her drunk galoot
And nobody wearing a three piece suit
You meet folks this way you'd never meet flying
You take the plane and I'll take the bus this time
The welfare gal and her drunken swaine [[male admirer or suitor]]
And folks they don't let on the plane
The mother screaming and the baby crying
You take the plane and I'll take the bus this time
Where it's
Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With Elko Welles and Reno down the line
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
But Jonathan
You're crazy for taking the bus
Yeah, I'm crazy, so what's the fuss
Three whole days on that stinking bus
Yeah and I sleep fine
You take the plane and I'll take the bus this time
Welfare gal from her drunken clan
Spraying her hair with an aeresol can
Leaving a cloud of phoney lemon and lime
You take the plane and I'll take the bus this time
Where it's
Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With Elko Welles and Reno down the line
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
But Jonathan
You're crazy for taking the bus
Okay, I'm crazy, so what's the fuss
Yeah but three whole days on that ge-stinking bus
Yeah and I sleep fine
You take the plane and I'll take the bus this time
Welfare gal and her drunken cuss
And Pepsi cans rolling around the bus
Add newspapers and grit and you've got slime
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
Where it's
Salt Lake City everybody off
Salt Lake City everybody off
With Elko Welles and Reno down the line
You take the plane, I'll take the bus this time
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