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The Bicycle Song
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When my friend Bill Taylor said he was forming a chorus to sing songs to promote bike-riding, I wrote this song as a contribution to the cause.
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"If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics." Andy Kershaw, BBC
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #79
Peak in subgenre #10
Author
David Rovics
Rights
David Rovics 1998 All Rights Reserved
Uploaded
December 13, 2003
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MP3 2.4 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
When my friend Bill Taylor said he was forming a chorus to sing songs to promote bike-riding, I wrote this song as a contribution to the cause.
Lyrics
Everybody's wondering what they're gonna do Everything's a mess and folks are feeling blue If your troubles get you down so much you can't abide Get on that bicycle and ride (chorus) Yeah, get on that bicycle and ride 'Neath the sunny skies or along the oceanside Just ride, ride, ride, ride, ride They're doing it in Eugene, Havana and Shanghai Even folks in Boston-town are giving it a try Throwing out their gastanks, the clean air by their side Get on that bicycle and ride (chorus) It's good for your heart and it's good for your brain When those fluorescent lights are driving you insane Your toes'll tingle in your shoes, when to the pedal they're applied Just get on that bicycle and ride (chorus) If you're having troubles with your lovers, the tandem's made for that You'll work together wonderfully or else you'll just go splat Gonna shut down Main Street, make the bike paths far and wide And get on that bicycle and ride (chorus)
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