The Wheels on the (Other) Bus
by
Matt Zurbo
(Sung, and with thanks to, The Wheels on the Bus.)
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.
The people on the bus like to go yickerty yack,
yickerty yack,
yickerty yack.
The people on the bus like to go yickerty yack,
making so much noise…
The farmers on the bus like to bring their chooks,
cows that moo,
pigs that sook.
The farmers on the bus like to bring their chooks,
all day long.
The driver likes to fire his rocket booster,
his rocket booster,
his rocket booster.
The driver likes to fire his rocket booster,
ZOOM through town.
The people on the bus like to scream and wail,
scream and wail,
scream and wail.
The people on the bus like to scream and wail,
zooming through town.
The bus also likes to work as a submarine,
submarine,
submarine.
The bus also likes to work as a submarine,
racing through the drains.
The mermaids in the sewers like to hitch a ride,
hitch a ride,
hitch a ride.
The mermaids in the sewers like to hitch a ride,
but not pay their fare.
Everybody argues; Rah, rah, rah!
Rah, rah, rah!
Rah, rah rah!
Everybody argues; Rah, rah, rah…!
argue all day long!
The monsters in the drains go boogalooga!
Go boogalooga!
Go boogalooga!
The monsters in the drains go boogalooga!
And eat who they can.
The aliens in the spaceship want to race,
want to race,
blip, zoink, ace.
The aliens in the spaceship want to race,
as fast as they can.
The bus then likes to spread its wings,
as bids sing,
ding-a-ling-a-ling.
The bus then likes to spread its wings,
all day long.
The people on the bus like to then throw up,
enough’s enough,
please now stop!
The people on the bus like to then throw up,
please stop this song.
Pete on the bus likes to drum a beat,
fast and neat,
with sticks and feet!
Pete on the bus likes to drum a beat,
dancing to a song.
The bus was last seen heading to outer space,
outer space,
outer space.
The bus was last seen heading to outer space,
time to wave “Bye-bye…”!
The End
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