The Bus Tour

This Tour bus driver had just finished a weeklong tour, and was looking for a nice
long weekend. When he got home, he collapses in his easy chair. No sooner than he had done that, the phone rings, the tour manager was on the line. He asked the driver if he could take out a group of deaf mutes on a day sight seeing tour.

The bus driver complained that he was exhausted and looking forward to a little rest and relaxation. The tour manager said that the bus driver was the only one who knew sign language, and promised him a week paid vacation if he did this. The bus driver reluctantly agreed to take them.

The next morning the driver arrived at the station to drive the guided tour. The group of deaf mutes where already there with their translator. The translator told the bus driver that they where ready to begin the tour. He signed for them all to get on the bus.

He was driving them through the countryside, telling them the history of the area and the translator was signing what he said. After some time the translator asked the driver, if there was a place where they could stop and have some food and refreshments. He said he knew of a place and drove them there.

They all filed out of the bus and hit the rest rooms. Then some of them went to the bar and ordered drinks. The bartender was serving drinks, when he noticed one of the Customers tilting his head back, closing his eyes and opening his mouth. This startled the bartender, but he continued to serve drinks. Pretty soon almost everyone at the bar was doing the same thing, tilting their heads back, closed their eyes and opening their mouths.

Now the bartender was scared, he ran over to the bus driver who was at a corner table, reading the paper and drinking a soft drink.

"What are they doing?" said the bartender to the driver. The driver put down his paper and said “Oh God! now we will never get out of here".

Why? said the bartender. "Their singing”.

BTW: I told this joke on a bus tour of the South Island of New Zealand in 1980.
Every one including the bus driver loved it. :D