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The Wheels On The Bus

Nursery Rhyme The Wheels On The Bus with Lyrics and Music

The Wheels on the Bus is a very popular children`s song. It is sung with different verses, and it excists many variations. We suggest that you try the verses listed below. And remember that you also can make up your own verses... Remember to share them with us in the comment field below!

The Wheels On The Bus is perfect to sing on journeys to keep children amused. On bus journeys it is a "must".

Tip: Going on a long car trip? Why not change "bus" with "car", and try to make up some new verses? This is fun enertainment for all the family! Enjoy - and have a nice trip :)

Don't you remember the The Wheels On The Bus tune? Don't worry! You can listen to "The Wheels On The Bus" at the bottom of this page...

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 horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep,
all day long.

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 day long.

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 day long.

The bell on the buss goes "Ding, ding, ding"
Ding, ding, ding
Ding, ding, ding
The bell on the buss goes "Ding, ding, ding",
all day long.

The money on the bus (or in the box) goes, Clink, clink, clink
Clink, clink, clink
Clink, clink, clink.
The money on the bus goes, Clink, clink, clink,
all day long.

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 day long.

The windows on the bus go up and down
up and down
up and down".
The windows on the bus go up and down,
all day long.

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 day long.

The people on the bus laugh "Ha-ha-ha"
Ha, ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha.
The people on the bus laugh "Ha-ha-ha",
all day long.

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YOUR Experiences With The Wheels On The Bus

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The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round Nursery Rhyme – Nursery Rhyme Central

The Wheels on the Bus go round and round is one of the most famous nursery rhymes. That it is a beloved nursery rhyme isn’t debatable. And all this love is thanks to the relatable lyrics that teach children different lessons.

Let’s look at everything from the origin of the famous rhyme to the lyrics.

What Are the Lyrics for The Wheels on The Bus?

Some lyrics change the All Day Long to All Through the Town – and neither is wrong to sing – just your choice and preference!

Modern Day 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 Day Long

The doors on the bus go open and shut
Open and shut
Open and shut
The doors on the door go open and shut
All Day Long

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 Day Long

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 Day Long

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 Day Long

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 Day Long

The baby on the bus goes, “Wah, Wah, Wah”
“Wah, Wah, Wah,”
“Wah, Wah, Wah,”
The baby on the bus goes, “Wah, Wah, Wah”
All through the town

The mommies on the bus go, “Shh, shh, shh”
“Shh, shh, shh”
“Shh, shh, shh”
The daddies on the bus go, “Shh, shh, shh”
All Day Long

The daddies on the bus say, ” I love you”
” I love you “
” I love you “
The daddies on the bus go, ” I love you “
All Day Long

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

Some versions will interchange the order of the verses – and basically when singing it from memory – you just sing it in the order of what you can remember it really doesn’t matter!

You can also add in your own ideas and verses which is why the song is so loved as well!

Alternate Versions of the Wheels on the Bus

Some ideas for different verses and lines are:

The doors on the bus go open and shut.

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”…

“Your name” on the bus says Let Me Off!

The Grandma on the Bus goes (kiss, kiss, kiss)

The Grandpa on the Bus goes (snore, snore, snore)

Librarians on the Bus go shh, shh, shh,
shh, shh, shh,
shh, shh, shh,
Librarians on the Bus go shh, shh, shh,

Mummy and daddy on the bus says, I love you,

Policeman on the Bus, goes allo, allo allo,

Grannies on the Bus shake their heads,

Grannies on the Bus knit, knit, knit,

Dentists on the Bus say open wide,

Brakes on the Bus, go screech, screech, screech,

Doors on the Bus go open and shut,

Friends on the Bus say, how are you?

Money on the Bus goes clink, clink, clink,

Teenagers on the Bus go like OMG,

Animal Verses

You can also include animals in the songs to teach the children animal sounds. There are no limits to what you can add to the song as long as you don’t lose the tune!

Dogs on the Bus go woof, woof, woof,

Cats on the Bus go meow, meow, meow,

Mice on the Bus go squeak, squeak, squeak,

Chickens on the Bus go cluck, cluck, cluck,

Ducks on the Bus go quack, quack, quack,

Turkeys on the Bus go gobble, gobble, gobble,

Parrots on the Bus say, Who’s a pretty boy?

Sheep on the bus go baa, baa, baa,

Cows on the Bus go moo, moo, moo,

Pigs on the bus go oink, oink, oink,

Horses on the Bus go neigh, neigh, neigh,

Cockroaches on the Bus go skitter, skitter, skitter,

Tired of singing The Wheels on The Bus the traditional way? Perhaps it’s time to spice it up with the alternate versions above. Having seen the modern lyrics, let’s now see how the original lyrics were.

Full Original Lyrics

We refer to the first lyrics of the song ever published when speaking of the original lyrics. The lyrics aren’t what you see in the rhyme today and, of course, don’t follow the same melody we use today.

Here are the lyrics as first written in a December 1939 issue of American Childhood:

The wheels of the bus go round and round,
Round and round, round and round;
The wheels of the bus go round and round,
Over the city streets.

The horn of the bus goes “Too-to-too,
“Too-to-too, too-to-too,”
the horn of the bus goes “Too-to-too”
At the other buses, it meets.

The people in the bus go up and down,
Up and down,
up and down;
The people in the bus go up and down,
Bouncing off their seats.

As you can see, the original version differs from what we sing today. There is no all day long or all through the town refrain. Instead, the last line describes the events in the whole verse.

WHAT IS THE HISTORY BEHIND THE WHEELS ON THE BUS?

The Wheels on the Bus is an American folk song initially known as the bus first appeared in print in the December 1939 issue of American Childhood.

It is popular in most English-speaking countries for several reasons the first being it keeps children entertained over longer periods of time than most rhymes because you can continue to add on verses as you come up with ideas. And secondly, you can change the song to relate to different themes and things which can be helpful when teaching children.

Who Wrote the Wheels on The Bus Nursery Rhyme?

Like all other nursery rhymes, the Wheels on the Bus is an old rhyme. It was first published in 1939 in a December issue of American Childhood, under the name of Verna Hills, who lived between 1898 and 1990. But whether she actually created the song herself or whether she just recorded the words for print from the oral versions heard in not known.

Little is known about the writer Verna Hills apart from her birth and year of death. That’s an entirely common thing for many nursery rhymes written in the early or late 19^th century.

Why was The Wheels on the Bus written?

This nursery rhyme was intended to be sung by children while on the bus, possibly to while away the time as they went to school – although sung today on any type of journey and even when not on a bus but in a classroom or at home. We can therefore assume that it doesn’t have any other special meaning other than being a simple song, that was easy to follow and learn to make kids happy as they went to school.

Back when school buses had only just become a thing, children would spend a lot of time riding to school as the bus picked up children through the town. There were less busses then, and children had to contend with longer bus trips – although I would say many sit on school busses for quite some time even today!

That could be one reason the song was created – to keep the children on school bus trips entertained.

WHAT DO THE WORDS MEAN? DEFINITIONS AND LESSONS FROM THE SONG

What Do Swish and Vroom Mean?

Swish, in this context, refers to the sound the wipers make as they wipe the bus’s windscreen.

Meanwhile, vroom is the sound of the bus’s engine as it moves through town.

What Does This Song Teach Children?

Besides the apparent lessons such as interpersonal skills and teaching your child to speak this song can teach children about so many things which is why it is a preschool favorite.

In the first place, it can teach a child the names of a bus’s sounds and features. Features such as wheels, wipers, and doors and their sounds which are things that children might not know.

Also, the Wheels on The Bus Rhyme can teach a child about the purpose of a bus – that there is a driver, you pay for a ticket, and there are a variety of people who use a bus. It helps develop the concept of transportation.

Then of course, if you change the words to animals for example you can explore in a fun way all the animals that live on a farm or in the ocean or a jungle and the noises they make or how they move!

Lastly, it is very easy to add actions to this song which then helps to develop children’s motor skills and the development of the neural pathways for movement and coordination. When saying the wheels go round and round, you can make round actions with your arms, your can swish them like windscreen wipers, pretend to beep the horn, bounce up and down in your chair or wipe your eyes like a crying baby.

INTERESTING FACTS & QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Is The Wheels on the Bus in the Public Domain?

Most people believe that The wheels on the Bus nursery rhyme is public domain because although credited to Verna Hill, the nursery rhyme doesn’t have a confirmed author that owns the copyright. The haziness presumably makes it a public domain song like the other nursery rhymes.

The general copyright consensus is that music published prior to 1926 is public domain -but as the song was first seen in print in 1939 this could interfere with it being so – but really – no one is sure if the same applies to the Wheels on the bus – having no confirmed author.

It is always best to confirm copyright laws with the authorities in your area fo the world before releasing your version of a nursery rhyme where the copyright is not clear!

What Age Group of Children Is the Wheels on The Bus Rhyme Perfect For?

The Wheels on the Bus rhyme is perfect for children from 1. 5yrs onwards. As you sing it with the child, you can also integrate hand motions for various verses in the song alongside gestures to teach the child about new things.

That, however, doesn’t mean you can’t sing the song to a one-week-old baby. You’re free to sing away to a child of any age, provided they love the song. However, older children aged 3 to 7 years might better relate to the song as they might have more worldly experience with buses or transport.

THE WHEELS ON THE BUS INSPIRED LESSON PLANS

All nursery rhyme songs aim to teach children new lessons as they grow. For that reason, there are several lessons plans you can use with these nursery rhymes.

The following is a selection of Lesson Plans that I have found inspired by the Wheels on The Bus Nursery Rhyme. Other websites host all the lessons, so you must click on the images to learn more and download their resources.

What Songs Share a Melody with Wheels on The Bus?

The Wheels on the Bus shares a melody and tune with another nursery rhyme. We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. However, the former wasn’t originally sung in the same way as the latter.

That must have been a development that happened over the years to incorporate the new lyrics and make them enjoyable. Despite the two songs sharing the same tune, they aren’t the same. They have different lyrics and teach different lessons.

SHEET MUSIC

What Time Signature is The Wheels on the Bus Played In?

The Wheels on The Bus is sung in the 2/4-time signature. You can thus play it with any instrument if you like.

HOW TO PLAY THE WHEELS ON THE BUS ON A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

The Wheels on the Bus is playable on many types of instruments. The instructional videos below should offer the proper guidance to play the song.

Why does the bus squat? US Public Transportation | The world around us

However, times are changing. In large megacities, it is more noticeable how dependence on a personal car complicates the life of a city dweller, what a burden the maintenance of city highways, road communications, transport services places on the city budget, how (despite the strictest emission control - there really is no gas pollution in such a sea of cars!) Motor transport affects ecological situation in big cities. And all this negativity is a heavy burden on the taxes of every city dweller. And what-what, we know how to calculate what our taxes go for, since budget expenditures are absolutely transparent for every citizen.

Stimulating the transition to public transport

The idea of a “weekend” car and the use of public transport is becoming more and more common among citizens. Demand creates supply, and the urban transport network has expanded significantly in recent decades. Moreover, large and small companies encourage their employees to actively reduce the use of personal vehicles: this includes the system of collective transportation (logistics of enterprises develop a flexible schedule for mutual transportation of their employees, and instead of each employee arriving in his own car, employees are offered for a good bonus bring your employees). This includes material incentives for employees for using public urban transport up to full compensation of travel expenses.

The public transportation network in major US cities is fairly well developed. In October, the New York subway celebrated its centenary. The bus fleet is constantly growing. Suburban trains do an excellent job with passenger traffic. Trams are gone. Except for the exotic in San Francisco, cable trams run for the amusement of tourists.

Types of public transport

Let me tell you how the public transport system works in my city. The Chicago transportation network includes buses, subways, and trains. High-speed trains are called METRA here. They are used by people living in distant and near suburbs. Train cars are double-decker, comfortable and roomy. People get to the stations in their cars, park them for the whole day and go to their destination in high-speed trains. Movement strictly according to the schedule. The platforms are equipped with canopies, heated cubes, electronic displays indicating the time until the arrival of the train and the schedule of arrival at each of the stops. All wagons are equipped with ramps for wheelchairs, baby carriages and special places (with latches) for them inside the wagons. The platforms are also equipped with wheelchair lifts. Inside each car, information about the movement of the train runs on the scoreboard, announcements, both sound and electronic.

City subway (Train or L system) in Chicago overground. It climbs underground only in the downtown area. Subway lines cover almost the entire Greater Chicago (the city itself and its immediate suburbs). The principle of operation of the metro is the same as that of METRA, but the frequency of trains is completely different - on average, the next train arrives every one and a half to two minutes.

Payment for travel on rail transport, both one-time, through automatic machines, and by means of a single scanned transport card for all types of transport. The cards are not necessarily limited in terms (a week, a month), but you can simply put, say, $ 20 into the machine and, after leaving them, add more money to the same card.

And finally, buses . I would like to tell you more about buses, as this is the most popular mode of transport among the population. A city bus ride costs two dollars. Within two hours from the moment of landing, you can make as many transfers to both buses and rail transport as you like.

City buses are extremely comfortable - for the convenience of passengers, they are equipped with a pneumatic system that allows the bus to sort of sit down so low to the sidewalk that the passenger does not climb the steps. For wheelchairs, the bus has an ejection platform: it is a metal platform that rises from the floor from inside the passenger compartment and slopes down onto the sidewalk so that a disabled person in a chair can conveniently enter the passenger compartment.

In the cabin, immediately behind the driver's cab, 4 seats are allocated due to retractable wheelchair seats. They are securely fastened to the fasteners. In the same way, strollers are conveniently placed on the bus, even for twins.

For cyclists in front and behind the bus, there are also fastening devices for carrying passengers' bicycles (free of charge).

Buses are equipped with an electronic display connected to the speedometer - the names of the stops are automatically displayed according to the mileage meter. Following this, after starting the bus from the stop, the name of the next stop is displayed.

Buses stop along the route exclusively for picking up and dropping off passengers. If no one is in the cube at the stop, or no one has requested a stop on request, the bus will pass by. To stop on demand, just pull the cable - the display shows that your stop is requested.

Boarding the buses takes place only through the front doors, where scanners and a cash register are installed. Bus drivers always greet incoming passengers and thank them for paying the fare. Naturally, passengers greet their driver in response. It is customary to mutually say goodbye and thank you for the passage. It is customary to wait for passengers running to the bus. It is supposed to leave the buses through the rear doors, but passengers with children, the elderly, the disabled, pregnant women are always invited to the front doors through the speakerphone.

Bus stops in glass cubes contain a heating system, a map of routes and connections, as well as phone numbers that can be used to find out the arrival time of a particular bus and the names of transfer stations.

Glass bus cubes are decorated with fresh flowers - sometimes the roofs just look like blooming flower beds or hanging gardens.

All buses are air conditioned and well heated in cold weather. Bus drivers are dressed in pleasant-looking uniforms with a name tag. All steps in all modes of transport are equipped with warning signs "Watch your step!" - Watch out, stairs! The inscription is illuminated. The steps are lined with ribbed rubber to prevent passengers from falling. By the way, the driver will never leave the stop until he is sure that all disembarked passengers have safely left the bus. If you need help with boarding and disembarking, the driver comes out and personally helps the passenger.

In general, the trip on the bus is always comfortable, as it is not supposed to overload the bus beyond the established limit. During peak hours, the number of buses on the line increases. Night buses run once an hour. On New Year's Eve, city transport operates free of charge. In addition, many districts of the city within the districts have their own free buses running between shopping malls - this system is called Pace.

In our state of Illinois, all public transportation is free for people over 60 and people with disabilities of any age. Travel tickets for this category of passengers are renewed annually. Students have discounted fares.

All types of public transport are in the same subordination, and their activities are well coordinated. The City is ramping up traffic on days when weather conditions discourage people from driving their own cars to work.

Why did I choose this topic for this article? I answer: to share the happiness not to drive a car, not to look for parking, not to pay for gasoline, insurance, for fines, not to strain your brains, nerves and muscles, not to spread rot on the ecology of your city, but to share the delight of a person whom someone is taking to where they need to be for a penny secure and comfortable. I will finish with the words: public transport is not a luxury, but a means of transportation! It makes you want to “oh, ride!” Which is what I wish for everyone.

Tags: public transport, America, cities, transport, urban transport

Axle lifting mechanisms: device, operation features, operating principle

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On the roads, there are often trucks with 2-3 axles on the trailer, among which one is in a suspended “lazy” state and does not touch the road surface. Many people wonder about the tasks of these wheels. The fact is that the correct distribution of the load throughout the chassis of the van affects the safety of movement. A successful solution to this issue was the lifting axle, which does not touch the road while driving, lowers with increased load. What are its functions and features, read on.

What is the lifting axle

The rear axle, located on the semi-trailer, is called the "sloth", which provides unloading of the driving axle and increases the carrying capacity of the transport.

Sloth is a complete axle with air springs, brake system. A lazy axle helps to reduce fuel consumption and prolongs the life of rubber coatings. In practice, the semi-trailer moves on one axle, the “lazy” one remains suspended.

The lifting model is fitted with an axle lift mechanism that allows the axle to move in the vertical direction. Thanks to this, the wheels rise above the road. When installing this mechanism, the pressure on the road decreases, the tonnage increases.

When lifting idler wheels, it is important to pay attention to the axle load regulations. Vertical fastening is allowed when the car is not fully loaded.

How it works

The wheels can be lowered and raised automatically or by activation by the driver. Automatically lowers the tractor when the car is overloaded. If it unloads, there is no need for additional wheels, and they rise.

Automatic lifting is performed by means of a special valve. It is controlled by an electronic unit. Special equipment "flashes" the block, so that it can send a signal to the valve under certain circumstances.

In addition, a crane can be used for automatic control, which is similar in design to a mechanical one. It has an adjustable pneumatic valve that controls the axis depending on the pressure in the system.

The lifting function for any type of control is carried out taking into account the following operating principle:

The tap activates the function.
The air springs of the main axles are disconnected, with the lifting air springs.
The air is vented into the atmosphere, it enters in this state from the receiver to the air bags.

To control the driver, a special button is installed in the cab, and there is a control panel on the van. In this case, you can enable the desired position:

Transport - the bridge is not used. It is in a state pressed against the body, does not touch the road. The load is distributed between the main axles.
Working - wheels touch the road. The axle takes on part of the load from the drive axle through the air bags. In this case, the truck brakes better and is more stable. It should be noted that in this position fuel consumption increases.
Transitional - the wheels touch the road, but do not take over the load. This position is suitable for driving on ice or on a track with tight turns to protect the tires.

Forced control is performed using a 2-circuit valve. It can be mechanically controlled (using a special button) or electrically. On an electric type faucet, there is a connector where an electric switch is turned on. It can be taken to any convenient place.

Pros and cons of additional lifting axle

The use of the "sloth" guarantees the following advantages:

brake force increase;
reducing the load on other axles of the truck;
tire protection against early wear;
improved vehicle maneuverability;
reduced fuel consumption;
increase in the number of spares.

When operating a sloth, you can not do without minuses:

It occupies the free space under the bottom of the truck, thus reducing the volume of the fuel tank.
Operating costs are increasing.

The use of lifting wheels is necessary depending on the load level. Sloth allows you to carry more cargo, while not requiring an increase in the mass of the vehicle itself.