Do the Bus Stop
Fatback Band Lyrics

Bus stop, bus stop
The singer highlights the bus stop as a specific location or event where all the actions of the song will take place.

Are you ready for the bus stop?
The singer directly addresses the audience, asking if they are prepared for the dance moves that will be performed.

Bus stop, bus stop
The singer repeats the phrase to emphasize that the upcoming event is exclusively taking place at the bus stop.

All eyes to the front, then roll to the left
The artist explains the first move of the dance routine.

Are you ready for the bus stop?
The artist repeats the question to remind the audience of what's happening.

Roll to the front then roll to the back
The singer describes the next two steps of the dance routine.

Roll to the front then roll to the back
The singer repeats the move to reinforce its importance.

Toot to the front and toot to the back
The artist adds another move to the routine that involves making a horn sound with the mouth.

Front, back, left, right
The artist lists the directions that the dance routine will require the audience to move in.

Bus stop, bus stop
The artist reminds the audience once again of the location where the dancing will occur.

People are you ready for the bus stop?
The singer addresses the audience collectively, asking them to confirm their readiness for the dance routine.

Woah I wanna stay down here
The artist expresses their enjoyment of the music and the atmosphere at the bus stop.

Everybody here is dancin'
The singer indicates that the behavior of the people around them is a reflection of the energizing effects of the music.

All I wanna do is get your body next to mine
The singer declares their desire to dance or physically connect with someone at the bus stop.

So baby won't you step up to me
The singer addresses a potential dance partner, urging them to approach and join in the dancing.

Come on honey make your move
The artist encourages the dance partner to initiate or respond to their romantic advances.

Let me teach you somethin' bout this funky disco groove
The artist offers to instruct the dance partner on how to properly perform the moves associated with the music genre.

It's like sugar, so sweet
The singer compares the music and dancing to the pleasurable experience of eating something sweet like sugar.

Good enough to eat
The singer emphasizes the idea that the music and dancing are enjoyable and should be indulged in like a sweet treat.

When you feel the funk get me
The artist states that when the audience feels the groove of the music, they should join them in dancing.

Get the fuck, you'll be
The artist encourages the audience to enjoy themselves and let loose while dancing.

Slush
It's unknown what 'slush' means in this context, but it is possible that it is a meaningless expression or an onomatopoeia for the sound of dancing.

Slush
The singer repeats the phrase, potentially to keep the audience engaged and focused on the dance routine.

It's like sugar, it's like sugar
The artist compares the music and dancing once again to the experience of consuming something sweet like sugar.

It's like sugar, it's like sugar
The singer repeats the comparison, emphasizing the point once more.

It's like sugar, it's like sugar
The singer repeats the phrase a third time, potentially to reinforce the idea that the music and dancing are consistently enjoyable.

It's like sugar, it's like sugar
The singer repeats the comparison for the fourth time, potentially for the sake of being rhythmically consistent with the repetition of previous lines.

It's like sugar, it's like sugar
The artist repeats the comparison a fifth time, possibly to build energy and enthusiasm in the audience.

It's like sugar, it's like sugar
The artist repeats the comparison for the sixth time, potentially as a final call-to-action for the audience to join them in dancing.

It's like sugar, so sweet
The singer repeats the idea that the music and dancing are enjoyable and worth indulging in like a sweet treat.

Good enough to eat
The singer repeats the phrase a second time, emphasizing the pleasure of the experience once more.

It's like sugar, so sweet
The artist repeats the comparison again, potentially as a final reminder to the audience to enjoy themselves while dancing.

Good enough to eat
The artist repeats the phrase for the last time, perhaps as a final punctuation on the message of the song.