The Wheels On The Bus (Nursery Rhyme)

Summary


Read "The Wheels On The Bus" free online — the beloved children's nursery rhyme that turns a simple bus ride into a world of sound and motion. Wheels spin, wipers swish, horns beep, and babies wail while parents shush and the driver calls out directions. Each verse introduces a new character or part of the bus, building a lively, rhythmic picture of everyday town life that invites young readers to join in and sing along.

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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 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 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 driver on the bus says “Move on back,”
“Move on back, move on back.”
The driver on the bus says “Move on back,”
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 say “Shh, shh, shh,”
“Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.”
The parents on the bus say “Shh, shh, shh,”
All through the town.

The lights on the bus go blink, blink, blink,
Blink, blink, blink, blink, blink, blink.
The lights on the bus go blink, blink, blink,
All through the town.

The bell on the bus goes ding, ding, ding,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
The bell on the bus goes ding, ding, ding,
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.


Credits

Ririro is the in-house editorial team at Ririro.com, dedicated to bringing classic nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and children's stories to young readers online for free. "The Wheels On The Bus" is one of the most widely sung children's rhymes in the English-speaking world, originally popularised in the 1930s and still a staple of early childhood sing-alongs today.