The Wheels On The Bus

Words & Music:

Traditional

 

    C                                         G                  G7

The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round.  'Round and 'round, 'round and 'round.

    C                                        G               C

The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round.  All through the town.

 

The people on the bus go up and down.  Up and down, up and down.

The people on the bus go up and down.  All through the town.

 

The doors on the bus go open and shut.  Open and shut, open and shut.

The doors on the bus go open and shut.  All through the town.

 

The horn on the bus goes, "Beep! Beep! Beep!"  "Beep! Beep! Beep!"  "Beep! Beep! Beep!"

The horn on the bus goes "Beep!  Beep!  Beep!"  All through the town.

 

The wipers on the bus go "Swish! Swish! Swish!"  "Swish! Swish! Swish!"  "Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The wipers on the bus go "Swish!  Swish!  Swish!"  All through the town.

 

The driver on the bus goes, "Move on back!"  "Move on back!"  "Move on back!"

The driver on the bus goes, "Move on back!"  All through the town.

 

The commuters on the bus go read, read, read!  Read, read, read!  Read, read, read!

The commuters on the bus go read, read, read!  All through the town.

 

The babies on the bus go "Wah!  Wah!  Wah!"  "Wah!  Wah!  Wah!"  "Wah!  Wah!  Wah!"

The babies on the bus go "Wah!  Wah!  Wah!"  All through the town.

 

The parents on the bus go "Shh!  Shh!  Shh!"  "Shh!  Shh!  Shh!"  "Shh!  Shh!  Shh!"

The parents on the bus go "Shh!  Shh!  Shh!"  All through the town.

 

The money on the bus goes, "Ching, ching, ching!" "Ching, ching, ching!" "Ching, ching, ching!"

The money on the bus goes, "Ching!  Ching!  Ching!"  All through the town.

 

MOTIONS:

VERSE 1 - put palm up in front of you, move in a circle during "'round and 'round"

VERSE 2 - sit up a little and then back down during "up and down"

VERSE 3 - open and shut your hands in front of you during "open and shut"

VERSE 4 - pretend to beep a horn in front of you during "Beep!  Beep!  Beep!"

VERSE 5 - pretend that one arm is a moving windshield wiper during "Swish!..."

VERSE 6 - jerk one thumb over your shoulder during "Move on back!"

VERSE 7 - pretend to read a newspaper during "Read!  Read!  Read!"

VERSE 8 - rub your eyes as though you are crying during "Wah!  Wah!  Wah!"

VERSE 9 - put an index finger to lips during "Ssh!  Ssh!  Ssh!"

VERSE 10 - pretend to put money in a coin collector during "Ching!  Ching!  Ching!"

 





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