verse 1
Buffalo and bison, bison and buffa - lo,
Cannonball and rifle, rifle and cannon - ball,
That's the way the thunder rumbles,
That's the way the thunder rumbles
rumbles!
Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,
Yeah, yeah, yeah---!
verse 2
Kangaroos and chipmunks, chipmunks and kanga - roos,
Ballyhoo and bedbugs, bedbugs and bally - hoo,
That's the way the bee bumbles,
That's the way the bee bumbles,
That's the way the bee bumbles,
Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,
No, no, no----!
Break
Drum break -(mute strings and scrub rhythm)
Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,
Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,
No, no, no----!
verse 3
Buffalo and bison, bison and buffalo,
Cannonball and rifle, rifle and cannonball,
That's the way the thunder rumbles,
That's the way the thunder rumbles,
Rumbles, rumbles, rumbles, rumbles!
Coda