The Wheels on the Bus

"The Wheels on the Bus"
song by Verna Hills
Genre	children's song
Writer(s)	Verna Hills
Language	English

"The Wheels on the Bus" is an American folk song dating no later than 1939 written by Verna Hills.^[1] It is a popular children's song in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Canada, and is often sung by children on bus trips to keep themselves amused. It has a very repetitive rhythm, making the song easy for a large number of people to sing, in a manner similar to the song "99 Bottles of Beer". It is based on fellow traditional British song "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush". The song is also sometimes sung to the tune of "Buffalo Gals", as in the version done by Raffi.

The song is now very popular for children in several other languages.

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 Harbour All Around The World Disco 0202R

In 2002 British 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 also made the charts elsewhere in Europe.^[2]

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 through the town.

The monkeys on the bus says cheek cheek cheek,

cheek cheek cheek, cheek cheek cheek.

The monkeys on the bus says cheek cheek cheek,

All day long.

The cats on the bus says meow meow meow,

meow meow meow, meow meow meow.

The cats on the bus says meow meow meow,

All day long.

The frogs on the bus says glug glug glug,

glug glug glug, glug glug glug.

The frogs on the bus says glug glug glug,

All day long.

The dogs on the bus says woof woof woof,

woof woof woof, woof woof woof.

The dogs on the bus says woof woof woof,

All day long.

References

1. American Childhood, vol. 25, 1939, p. 56
2. Mad Donna - "The Wheels On The Bus" at discogs.com

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 through the town.

The horn on the bus go pon pon pon,

pon pon pon, pon pon pon.

The horn on the bus go pon pon pon,

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 doors on the bus goes open and shut,

open and shut, open and shut.

The doors on the bus goes open and shut,

All through the town.

The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink,

clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink.

The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink,

All through the town.

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 through the town.

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 through the town.

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