Ta-rum, ta-rum, the Irish Fusiliers, They wear the finest uniforms That I have seen in years, Their marching is so beautiful It sends me near to tears, And they toured the U.S.A. in a bus, bus, bus, In a bus, They toured the U.S.A. in a bus. Their pipes they play so sweetly, Their boots they sound so smart, Their wheeling and their turning, It goes right to your heart, They marched around our country And we're loath to see them part, And they toured the U.S.A. in a bus, bus, bus, In a bus, They toured the U.S.A. in a bus. The driver of the tour bus Was Robert Stanley Green, And Oh, he was a wizard At the wheel of a machine, He carried them all safely Through Azusa and Moline While they toured the U.S.A. in a bus, bus, bus, In a bus, They toured the U.S.A. in a bus. They made the lad a member Of the Royal Fusiliers, They drank a toast to Robert With singing and with cheers; A friend was at the wheel And they had no cares or fears While they toured the U.S.A. in a bus, bus, bus, In a bus, They toured the U.S.A. in a bus. They stopped in Oklahoma For dinner and a beer; The waiter told the Captain, "We serve no Negroes here. We do not care if Robert Is a Royal Fusilier, He'll have to eat his meal in the bus, bus, bus, In the bus, He'll have to eat his meal in the bus." The Fusiliers in number Were one hundred and eight, And each one had before him His dinner on a plate, And they all put down their knives and forks And stood up tall and straight… They had seen the U.S.A. from a bus, bus, bus, From a bus, They had seen the U.S.A. from a bus. McDooley skirled the bagpipes And Ginnis beat the drum, They made a smart maneuver With a rum ta-rum tum tum, And all marched out together The way that they had come, And Robert drove them off in the bus, bus, bus, In the bus, Robert drove them off in the bus. Ta-rum, Ta-rum, the Irish Fusiliers, They wear the finest uniforms That I have seen in years, Their marching is so beautiful It sends me near to tears, And they toured the U.S.A. in a bus, bus, bus, In a bus, They toured the U.S.A. in a bus.