In a church in down town New ne Or leans,
I got down I on my knees and prayed,
and I wept in the arms of (G)Je sus (G7sus)for the choice
lent prayer.
And once on a street in New York Cit y,
with the jazz ting past and the sin in the (Am7)air,
Oh, and it’s just and once on a cold it’s L.
A.
free way,
go (G7sus)ing no where.
And it’s strange,
but it’s true.
I was sure it was you,
just (C)a face
in the crowd
on a bus
to Saint Cloud.
On a bus to Saint Cloud, Min ne so ta,
I got down I thought I saw you there
with the snow fall ing down a (G)round you (G7sus)like a si
you made.
And We were just get ting to the good part,
were just get ting past and the mys ter the (Am7)y.
Oh, and it’s just like you, on a cold it’s just like you way,
to (G7sus)dis a gree.
And it’s strange,
but it’s true.
You just slipped out of view,
like (C)a face
in the crowd
on a bus
to Saint Cloud.
And you chase me like a shad (G)ow,
and you haunt me like a ghost.
And I hate you so, and I love you so,
but I miss you most.
(C)lent prayer.
This page shows “On A Bus To St. Cloud” by Gretchen Peters in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 90 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.