The People on the Bus

[pantryslut]

Both girls are very fond of the song "The Wheels on the Bus." Today Simone in particular was insisting on "more, again." It gets a little tiresome to sing the same six or so verses over and over again, so I have a tendency to improvise after a while. Things like "the commuters on the bus go 'text, text, text'" or "the nannies on the bus say 'excuse my stroller'." I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Today G. and I had the same wicked thought at the same time, and out came:

"The grannies on the bus say 'they're so cute! they're so cute; are they mixed?'"

and then it was all out in the open.

"The people on the bus say 'are they yours?'"

"The white folks on the bus say 'she's so tan!'"

And so on for several more verses. I know, I am going to Hell.

Comments

[trinker.livejournal.com]

WRITE IT UP! I have a nefarious plan, and this would be a loooooovely addition. Will PM with details.

[seyewailo.livejournal.com]

Then I'm goin' with ya. Cuz that's where the party is.

[fightingwords.livejournal.com]

For serious.

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

yep

[whittles.livejournal.com]

I adore you guys. Just sayin.

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

No, you aren't. Crap, I can't say what I think about this without sounding over-earnest and pedantic: so can I just say this is the most fun?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Yes, you can :) Thank you. (Not that I mind over-earnest and pedantic, being as I also often lean that way.)

[diadactic.livejournal.com]

When my brother was a toddler and I was his full time caregiver, he and I read multiple versions of books with the same songs, and as a result, I know more than twenty verses of the Itsy Bitsy (or possibly Eensy Weency) Spider. I love Iza Trapani's artwork and lyrics in particular (her little teapot goes to the moon and has an alien on every page).

There are lots of great versions of the Wheels on the Bus. For instance, the Seals on the Bus (go Arrp arrp arrp).

There would probably be a market if somebody wrote a wheels on the bus parody of people's reactions to some toddler twins (though possibly not your toddler twins).

-Jonah (who regularly reads Bear's friendlist)

[voyeurprincess.livejournal.com]

I figured the SEALs on the bus went "Hooyah, sir!"

[ginoushka.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love this.

[panjianlien.livejournal.com]

I love this forever.

[slfisher.livejournal.com]

ahahahahahahaha

[sparklydevil.livejournal.com]

"The nosy moms on the bus say do twins run in your family or did you take a fertility treatment?"

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

:)

[sparkymonster.livejournal.com]

A nanny friend of mine always adds "the dads on the bus give big hugs". I like your verses so much more.

[crayonbeam.livejournal.com]

The cell phones on the bus go ring ring ring
The teens on the bus go blah blah blah
The cops on the bus go 'where's your pass?'
The drunks on the bus go bleackrgh bleackrgh bleackrgh
The bikes on the bus go two at a time
The drivers on the bus go 'what red light?'
The passes on the bus are multi-coloured
The fares on the bus go up up up

From the wiki I started of course =)
http://wiki.ratwerks.com/BabyLullabies