If you miss me at the back of the bus You can't find me nowhere Come on over to the front of the bus I'll be riding up there. If you miss me on the picket line You can't find me nowhere Come on over to the city jail I'll be roaming over there. If you miss me in the Mississippi River You can't find me nowhere Come on over to the swimming pool I'll be swimming right there. If you miss me in the cotton fields You can't find me nowhere Come on over to the courthouse I'll be voting right there. If you miss me at the back of the bus You can't find me nowhere Come on over to the front of the bus I'll be riding up there.