The Wheels on the Bus
"The Wheels on the Bus" is a popular children's song in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. It is popular on journeys to keep children amused and has a very repetitive rhythm. In particular it is sung by pre-teens on bus journeys. It is based on a traditional British song of unconfirmed composition titled, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush later performed by Swing groups as "Stop Beatin' Around The Mullberry Bush".
Original lyrics
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
- round and round,
- round and round.
- The wheels on the bus go round and round,
- all day long (Alternative: all through town, or all around the town)
- The wipers on the bus (or "glass") go Swish, swish, swish (or back and forth);
- Swish, swish, swish;
- Swish, swish, swish.
- The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,
- all day long
- The horn on the bus go Beep, beep, beep;
- Beep, beep, beep;
- Beep, beep, beep.
- The horn on the bus go Beep, beep, beep,
- all day long
- The children on the bus go Chatter, chatter, chatter;
- Chatter, chatter, chatter;
- Chatter, chatter, chatter.
- The children on the bus go Chatter, chatter, chatter,
- all day long
- 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 day long
- The money on the bus (or "in the box") go, Clink, clink, clink;
- Clink, clink, clink;
- Clink, clink, clink.
- The money on the bus go, Clink, clink, clink,
- all day long
- The driver on the bus says "Move on back,
- move on back, move on back;"
- The Driver on the bus says "Move on back",
- all day long
- The babies on the bus say "Wah, wah, wah;
- Wah, wah, wah;
- Wah, wah, wah".
- The babies on the bus say "Wah, wah, wah",
- all day long
- The mummies on the bus say "Shush, shush, shush;
- Shush, shush, shush;
- Shush, shush, shush."
- The mummies on the bus say "Shush, shush, shush"
- all day long
Many additional verses have been added to the song over the years.
Mad Donna's cover version
| "Wheels on the bus" |
|
| Single by Mad Donna |
| Released |
4 May 2002 |
| Format |
CD single |
| Length |
2:25 |
| Label |
Star Habour/All Around The World Disco 0202R |
In 2002 British female Madonna-impersonator "Mad Donna", had a hit with the song, featuring a version of Madonna's Ray of Light over which the classic children's song was sung. The single reached #17 in the United Kingdom and and also made the charts elsewhere in Europe.[1]
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