The Wheels on the Bus

Children’s song, U.K.

“The Wheels on the Bus” is one of the most popular songs for children in U.K. It is a “repetitive song” as it is cyclically-structured, so that it’s easy for children to learn and participate.

The melody is actually based on “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush” a popular circle-dance song.

On this page you can find Lyrics, Sing-along Video, and MP3 and MP4 files for Free Download.

Table of Contents

Sing-Along Video

The Wheels on the Bus [SONG] | Nurs...
The Wheels on the Bus [SONG] | Nursery Rhymes Sing-Along with Lyrics #nurseryrhymes

Lyrics

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. The baby on the bus says “wah, wah, wah
wah, wah, wah,
wah, wah, wah”.
The baby on the bus says “wah, wah, wah”,
all through the town.

7. The mommy on the bus says “shush, shush, shush;
shush, shush, shush,
shush, shush, shush.”
The mommy on the bus says “shush, shush, shush”
all through the town.

Substitute these lyrics also:

The money on the bus goes, clink, clink, clink.
The bell on the bus goes ding-ding-ding.
The lady on the bus says, “Get off my feet”…
The people on the bus say, “We had a nice ride”…

Free karaoke mp3 download

To download your free instrumental mp3 of this song, click or tap on the following button, then choose “Save link as…”

“The Wheels on the Bus” free mp3 download (instrumental, 1:29 – 2/4 – 86 bpm)

“The Wheels on the Bus (2017 version)” – Free mp3 audio download (instrumental, 1:32 – 2/4 – 86 bpm)

Commercial License for Wheels on the Bus (karaoke)

Purchase a license that permits the commercial use of this track. You can license this track for:

YouTube license

YouTube License

Meta - Facebook and Instagram license

Insta/FB License

TikTok License

TikTok License

Other commercial licenses

Other License

Not sure which license is best for you?

Read our licensing page or contact us!

50 Instrumental Nursery Rhymes for Karaoke Vol. 1

This track is also featured in our New Album with 50 Instrumental Nursery Rhymes for karaoke, OUT NOW!

MP4 Video File | Free Download

To watch the karaoke video of this song on your tablet, smartphone or other mobile device, click on the following link to download the video file (mp4 format).

The Wheels on the Bus | Free mp4 Video File Download

Free The Wheels on the Bus sheet music PDF

Looking for beginner-level sheet music for The Wheels on the Bus?

Here’s a free printable PDF, which you can use for teaching, public performance, studying or just for fun!

The Wheels on the Bus Sheet Music Download

PRINT

Free The Wheels on the Bus sheet music PDF

Sheet Music for Piano Solo for two hands

Click on the button or on the following image to download a PDF file with piano sheet music for this nursery rhyme with no charge whatsoever. You can also watch a piano tutorial video.

Wheels on the Bus easy piano sheet music notes chords beginners pdf

Guitar chords, tabs, and Sheet Music for guitar

By clicking on the button or the following image, you can get a printable PDF file with Guitar Chords, Tabs and Sheet Music for this song for free.

Wheels on the Bus Easy Guitar Chords and Tabs in C.

Teaching idea & activities

Songs like “Wheel on the Bus” are suitable for learning the chords of terminant and dominant. Teach the basic hand’s position on the piano or the guitar and repeat the follow sequence: tonictonicdominanttonic.

It is not necessary to have a score, just sing along with the children and make a sign when the chord changes.

If you have a glockenspiel, play the root note and the fifth instead of the whole chord (e.x. F – C, C – G) and accompany the song.

Song Info

“The Wheels on the Bus” is a song known already in 1939 (published in the “American Childhood” magazine, vol. 25). It is a tune with repetitive parts where the text stays almost the same from verse to verse with only one or two words changing (see also “If you are happy and you know it” , “Finger Family“, “Baby Bumblebee”, “If You’re Happy and You Know It” , “Rain, rain, go away”, “Old MacDonald had a farm”).

The song is based on the traditional nursery rhyme “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush” which shares the same melody.

Did you like this post? Rate it!

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (3 vote(s), average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

You may also like:

The Farmer in the Dell

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

The Muffin Man

Mary Had a Little Lamb

London Bridge Is Falling Down

Related Posts for The Wheels on the Bus

Leave a Reply