[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?
Say it might have been a fiddle
Or it could have been the wind
But there seems to be a beat now
I can feel it my feet now
Listen here it comes again!

[Bridge]
There's a band out on the highway (Band out on the highway)
They're high stepping into town (They're dancing into town)
It's a rainbow full of sound
It's fireworks, calliopes and clowns
Everybody's dancing

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

[Verse 2]
(You know the) Sun went down in honey
(And the) Moon came up in wine
(You know the) Stars were spinning dizzy
Lord, the band kept us so busy
We forgot about the time
They're a 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
Balls of lightning roll along
Old men sing about their dreams
Women laugh and children scream
And the band keeps playing on
Keep on dancing through the daylight (Keep on dancing through the daylight)
(Daylight) Greet the morning air with song (Greet the morning air with song)
No one's noticed, but the band's all packed and gone (Packed and gone)
Was it ever there at all? (Was it ever here at all?)
But they kept on dancing

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

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