The Wheels on the Bus
1939 
USA 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 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 go open and shut
Open and shut
Open and shut
The doors on the bus go open and shut
All through the town
The signals on the bus go blink, blink, blink
Blink, blink, blink
Blink, blink, blink
The signals on the bus go blink, blink, blink
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 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 mommies on the bus go "Shh, shh, shh!"
"Shh, shh, shh!"
"Shh, shh, shh!"
The mommies on the bus go "Shh, shh, shh!"
All through the town
The daddies on the bus go "I love you!"
"I love you!"
"I love you!"
The daddies on the bus go "I love you!"
All through the town
The motor on the bus goes vroom, vroom vroom
Vroom, vroom, vroom
Vroom, vroom, vroom
The motor on the bus goes vroom, vroom, vroom
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
History and Meaning
"The Wheels on the Bus" is an American children's folk song primarily credited to Verna Hills (1898–1990), who first published it in December 1937 in the magazine American Childhood under the title "The Bus." The song's melody is adapted from the traditional British nursery rhyme "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush," and its simple, repetitive structure encourages interactive participation through hand gestures and sound effects. The original lyrics began with "The wheels of the bus" (using "of" instead of "on"), and each verse ended with lines relevant to that verse, differing from the modern standard of "all through the town." The song became popular around 1939 and has since achieved widespread international recognition, being sung in many countries worldwide as a way to entertain children during bus rides and to aid in teaching rhythm, vocabulary, and motor skills.