“The Wheels on the Bus” là một bài hát thiếu nhi tiếng Anh rất phổ biến, thường được hát trên các chuyến xe buýt ở nhiều quốc gia như Anh, Mỹ, Úc và Canada. Bài hát có giai điệu vui tươi, lặp đi lặp lại, dễ thuộc, dễ nhớ. Nội dung bài hát mô tả lại những âm thanh và hoạt động quen thuộc diễn ra trên một chiếc xe buýt như: bánh xe quay tròn, cần gạt nước kêu “swish swish”, còi xe kêu “beep beep”, cửa xe đóng mở, tiếng em bé khóc “wah wah” và tiếng mẹ dỗ dành “shush shush”. Bài hát này giúp trẻ em phát triển ngôn ngữ, nhận biết âm thanh và tăng cường trí tưởng tượng về thế giới xung quanh, đặc biệt là phương tiện giao thông công cộng.
Lời bài hát:
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 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 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 doors on the bus go open and shut,
Open and shut, open and shut.
The doors on the bus go open and shut,
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 day long.The mommy on the bus goes, “Shush, shush, shush!”
“Shush, shush, shush! Shush, shush, shush!”
The mommy on the bus goes, “Shush, shush, shush!”
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.
Lời bài hát phiên bản hát cùng nhau (Sing-Alongs):
Samia: Hi, Freddy! Hey, is that a bus? Do you like buses?
Freddy: Yeah! I like buses!
Samia: I like buses too. I love bus rides, because they’re fun! I have an idea. Why don’t we take the bus, and go to the park? On the bus, we can sing a fun song together too. It’s called The Wheels on the Bus . Ready, Freddy?
Freddy: Yay!
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 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 mommy on the bus goes, “Shush, shush, shush!”
“Shush, shush, shush! Shush, shush, shush!”
The mommy on the bus goes, “Shush, shush, shush!”
All day long.
Samia: Now, let’s sing the song again, slowly, one line at a time. I’ll sing first, and then you repeat after me. Are you ready? Okay! Let’s do it!
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.
Samia: Good job everyone! Let’s keep going. Follow me!
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish.
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep,
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.
The doors on the bus go open and shut,
Open and shut, open and shut.
The baby on the bus goes, “Wah, wah, wah!”
“Wah, wah, wah! Wah, wah, wah!”
The mommy on the bus goes, “Shush, shush, shush!”
“Shush, shush, shush! Shush, shush, shush!”
All through the town.
Samia: Yay! Good job everyone! Nice work Freddy. See you next time! Bye!
Tải về: the-wheels-on-the-bus.mp3.
Tải về: sing-alongs-the-wheels-on-the-bus.mp3.