PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
156 - Pushbike Song
4 bar intro with vocal percussion
Pssh– ooh ooh, pssh– aah–
Pssh– ooh ooh, pssh– aah–
Verse 1
Ridin’ along on a pushbike honey,
When I noticed you.
Ridin’ downtown in a hurry honey,
^ Down South Avenue
^ You looked so pretty
^ As you were riding a-long
^ You looked so pretty
^ As you were singin’ this so-----ng
Pssh– ooh ooh, pssh– aah–
Pssh– ooh ooh, pssh– aah–
Verse 2
Well I, put on the speed and I tried catchin’ up, but you were
Pedalling harder too
Riding along like a hurricane honey,
^ Spinning out of the view.
^ You looked so pretty
^ As you were riding along
^ You looked so pretty
^ As you were singin’ this so-----ng
(SPOKEN) Sing the song
Chorus
Round, round wheels goin’ round, round, round
Down, up pedals, down, up, down, but I
Gotta get across to the other side of town, before the
Sun--- goes---- down---- hey, hey, hey!
Pssh– ooh ooh, pssh– aah–
Pssh– ooh ooh, pssh– aah–
Verse 3
Now we’re riding along on bicycle honey, that’s a
Bicycle built for two. I’m
Looking at my honey in the rear-view mirror, and now
I– got a better view.
^ You looked so pretty
^ As you were riding a-long
^ You looked so pretty
^ As you were singin’ this so-----ng
(SPOKEN) Sing the song
Chorus
Round, round wheels goin’ round, round, round
Down, up pedals, down, up, down, but I
Gotta get across to the other side of town, before the
Sun--- goes---- down---- hey, hey, hey!
Pssh– ooh ooh, pssh– aah–
Pssh– ooh ooh, pssh– aah–
Released in 1970 by Australian band The Mixtures, this song reached the top-spot for two weeks in the Australian charts in March 1971. A music video was created for the song in 1970, which depicted the band and friends riding bicycles through the streets of Melbourne SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pushbike_Song#Covers