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Song of the Day

Fantastic Cat - Donnie Takes The Bus

Song of the Day

Minnesota Public Radio

Music Commentary, Music

4.5605 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Song of the Day is “Donnie Takes The Bus” from Fantastic Cat’s album Cat Out of Hell, out April 10.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm

0:02.0

Hey-Hoo-Hoo

0:04.0

Hey-hoo-oo-oo-oo

0:05.0

Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-h-h-h-h-h-h-h... Donnie took the last bus today. The 1145 to the jail of care.

0:29.6

The 1045 to the J.O.K.

0:38.3

A town to town just looking for a friend.

0:44.3

He got off and Hackett's town and then he started to part in.

0:51.3

Go back to New or go back to stay.

0:55.0

My daddy told me not to wait.

1:00.0

Oh, yeah.

1:02.0

Oh, yeah.

1:03.0

I bet you've never read a goddamn home.

1:08.0

And he said, oh my Lord, Lord When are you gonna come home

1:12.9

Because it's time you see

1:16.1

It's time you see

1:17.3

Don't take what you want

1:19.1

You take what you mean

1:20.6

Because we're all dust

1:22.1

In the good Lord's breeze

1:23.5

And the window blow

1:24.9

Where you want to be Uncle Ray got married to lend

1:43.3

In a pale blue touch, he tucked inside his own bows

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