"Saint Joe on the School Bus" is a song by American rock band

Marcy Playground Marcy Playground is an American alternative rock band consisting of three members: John Wozniak (lead vocals, guitar), Dylan Keefe (bass), and Shlomi Lavie (drums). The band is best known for their 1997 hit "Sex and Candy". History Early yea ...

. It was released as the second single from their self-titled 1997 debut album. Although far from being as successful as the band's later smash hit "

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," "Saint Joe on the School Bus" managed to hit number 8 on the US Modern Rock Charts and number 31 on the

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. In the

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liner notes Wozniak, the band's front man states "this song is about being picked on." A video was made for the song in which a schoolyard bully " cries wolf" and is eventually devoured by one.

Track listing

#"Saint Joe On The School Bus" - 3:20 #"The Vampires Of New York (Real Version)" - 2:55 #"The Shadows Of Seattle (Live In Amsterdam)" - 2:50

Chart positions

1997 songs 1997 singles Marcy Playground songs Songs about bullying Capitol Records singles Songs written by John Wozniak {{1990s-rock-single-stub