The Wheels on the Bus is a song from On the Road with Bob & Larry. It was also featured in Bob & Larry's Toddler Songs. The first version is sung by the French Peas, while the second version is sung by most of the cast.
Lyrics[]
On the Road with Bob & Larry version[]
Jean-Claude, Philippe, and Kids: 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. (Philippe: Oh-ho!)
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.
Philippe: Ah! Look out for the doors!
Jean-Claude: Ah! Forget about the doors! I'm looking out for the wheels!
Philippe: The wipers.
Jean-Claude, Philippe, and Kids: 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. (Jean-Claude: Oh-ho!)
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.
Jean-Claude: Nice beeping.
Philippe: Thank you! I am a beeper! What's next.
Jean-Claude: Uh...oh! We got to pay.
Jean-Claude, Philippe, and Kids: 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. (Philippe: What about the bell?)
The bell on the bus goes "ding ding ding"
"Ding ding ding, ding ding ding" (Oh!)
The bell on the bus goes "ding ding ding"
All through the town.
Philippe: I think you're a bit of a "ding-ding" yourself.
Jean-Claude: No, I am a "beep-beep."
Philippe: Ha-ha-ha!
Jean-Claude, Philippe, and Kids: The driver on the bus
Philippe and Kids: Says, "Move on back!" (Jean-Claude: Hey!)
"Move on back, move on back!" (Yeah, you!)
Jean-Claude, Philippe, and Kids: The driver on the bus says, "Move on back!"
All through the town. (Philippe: Ho-ho!)
The veggie on the bus go, "Boing! Boing! Boing!" (Whee!)
"Boing! Boing! Boing! (Ha-ha!)
Boing! Boing! Boing!"
The veggie on the bus go, "Boing! Boing! Boing!"
All through the town. (Oh-ho-ho!)
All through the town,
All through the town,
All through the town.
Philippe: Ha-ha-ha! That was a fun bus ride, eh, Jean-Claude?
Jean-Claude: All through the town.
Philippe: I'm going to get to school sooner or later!
Bob & Larry's Toddler Songs version[]
Larry: You know, I just love taking the bus. Whenever I get the chance to take the bus, I go ahead and take the bus. It's much better than a rickshaw or a canoe or something. You just get on, put your money in, and off you go!
Mr. Lunt: 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.
See? It's really quite easy. Try it.
Larry, Mr. Lunt, and Kids: 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.
Archibald: May I try? It sounds fun!
Mr. Lunt: Okay.
Archibald and Kids: 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.
Archibald: I'm swishing! Oh, this is such fun!
Mr. Lunt: That's right.
Mr. Lunt and Kids: The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep, (Larry: Beep-beep!)
Beep beep beep, (Beep-beep!)
beep beep beep. (Beep-beep!)
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep,
All through the town.
Mr. Lunt: Stop honking already!
Pa Grape: But somebody's gotta pay for all this.
Pa Grape and Kids: 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.
Jimmy: Hey, what do ya think you are, Colonel Clink?
Jerry: Yeah-bo! (Jimmy: Ha! Ah.)
Jimmy, Jerry, and Kids: 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.
Jimmy: Keep moving! Right out the back door.
Jerry: Hey. Not that far. (Jimmy: Oops.)
Mr. Lunt and Kids: The baby on the bus says,
Larry, Mr. Lunt, and Kids: "Wah-wah-wah"
"Wah-wah-wah, wah-wah-wah"
The baby on the bus says, "Wah-wah-wah"
All through the town.
Mr. Lunt: And then everybody else gets off 'cause, boy, that gets old real quick.
Bob: The mommy on the bus says, "Sh-sh-sh!"
"Sh-sh-sh!, Sh-sh-sh!"
The mommy on the bus says, "Sh-sh-sh!"
All through the town.
Mr. Lunt: Alright, every- Oops! Sorry I woke the baby! Heh-heh!
Bob, Larry, Mr. Lunt, and Kids: 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,
All through the town,
All through the town.
Mr. Lunt: Keep driving, driver! We're not there yet!
Fun Facts[]
Real-World References[]
- The opening notes of the Bob & Larry's Toddler Songs version are quite identical to a piece of score heard in the Angry Beavers episode, "Finger Lickin' Goofs."
- This part also sounds quite similar to the theme used for James from the original pre-CGI series of Thomas and Friends.