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Buses Are Replacing Trains (Sydney)

Trad.

This is a Sarah Cobb-Clark rewrite of a Melbourne version. Both versions are sung to the tune of Bully in the Alley.

LYRICS

00:00 / 01:04

CHORUS

Help me Bob, there’s buses on the train line,

Way, hey, buses on the train line.

Help me Bob, there’s buses on the train line,

Buses are replacing trains


VERSES (To pick and choose from, or make up your own!)


Help me Bob, there’s buses on the Metro

Wey, hey, buses on the metro

Grumpy patrons arguing to and fro

Buses are replacing trains


Help me Bob, there’s buses on the North Shore

Wey, hey, buses on the North Shore

Highway scenery is really such a bore

Buses are replacing trains


Help me Bob, there’s buses on The Inner West

Wey, hey, buses on The Inner West

Transport workers wand’ring round in fluro vests

Buses are replacing trains


Help me Bob, there’s buses on The Bankstown

Wey, hey, buses on The Bankstown

Traffic backed up from Hyde Park to Newtown

Buses are replacing trains


Help me Bob, there’s buses on The Illawarra

Wey, hey, buses on The Illawarra

Getting home late really is a chore-ah

Buses are replacing trains


Help me Bob, there’s buses on The Carlingford

Wey, hey, buses on The Carlingford

Eighty people all trying to cram on board

Buses are replacing trains


Help me Bob, there’s buses on The Cumberland

Wey, hey, buses on The Cumberland

This commute is not working as I planned

Buses are replacing trains


Help me Bob, there’s buses on The Olympic Park

Wey, hey, buses on The Olympic Park

Couldn’t they just do upgrades after dark?

Buses are replacing trains


Help me Bob, there’s buses on The Airport

Wey, hey, buses on the Airport

The logistic are falling rather short

Buses are replacing trains


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We acknowledge the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation, upon whose lands we gather and sing.
We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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Numerous photos by Nick Ryden 

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