[Verse 1]
There's mosquitoes on the river
Fish are rising up like birds
It's been hot for seven weeks now
Too hot to even speak now
Did you hear what I just heard?
Said it might have been a fiddle (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Or it could have been the wind (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
But there seems to be a beat now (Ooh)
I can feel it my feet now (Ooh, ooh)
Listen, here it comes again

[Pre-Chorus]
There's a band out on the highway
They're high-stepping into town
It's a rainbow full of sound
And it's fireworks, calliopes and clowns
Everybody's dancing

[Chorus]
Come on children, come on children
Come on and clap your hands

[Verse 2]
Well, the sun went down in honey
The moon came up in wine
The stars were spinning dizzy
Lord, the band kept us so busy
We forgot about the time
Band beyond description
Like Jehovah's favorite choir
People joining hand in hand
While the music plays the band
Lord, they're setting us on fire
Crazy rooster crowing midnight (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Balls of lightning roll along (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Old men sing about their dreams (Ooh)
Women laugh and children scream (Ooh, ooh)
The band keeps playing on
[Pre-Chorus]
Keep on dancing through the daylight
Greet the morning air with song
No one's noticed but the band's all packed and gone
Were they ever here at all?
They kept on dancing

[Chorus]
Come on children, come on children
Come on and clap your hands

[Outro]
Well, the cool breeze came on Tuesday
The corn's a bumper crop
The fields are full of dancing
Full of singing and romancing
The music never stopped

[Instrumental]

We'll be back in a little bit