Bus Driver Ben
Create a playful children’s story song about Ben, who loves driving his bus but grumbles about passengers. Use cheerful ukulele, tuba, bells, and light drums with a catchy singalong chorus and whimsical narration.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Ben gets up at half past eight
Puts on his hat (looks great!)
He checks his list
He checks his route
Ties each lace in each brown boot
He pats the wheel
“Just us
Just us”
Then—ding ding ding—
They crowd his bus
[Chorus]
Ben loves driving his bus
But he grumbles about the fuss
“Ohhh
Too wiggly
Too giggly
Too crumbly
Too loud!”
(Too loud!)
Still he drives all around
Through the silliest town
“Climb on
Sit down
No crumbs on the ground
”
Sings Ben on his grumbly bus
[Verse 2]
First comes Daisy with her duck
Quack on her sock brings muddy muck
Then comes Max with ten toy cars
Parked in rows on all the bars
Ben huffs
“Too many toys today
Too many quacks in every way”
But his eyes say
“Okay
Let’s go”
As the houses roll past slow
[Chorus]
Ben loves driving his bus
But he grumbles about the fuss
“Ohhh
Too drippy
Too tippy
Too sticky
Too loud!”
(Too loud!)
Still he drives all around
Through the silliest town
“Climb on
Sit down
No frogs on the ground
”
Sings Ben on his grumbly bus
[Bridge]
One day the seats stay empty
No small shoes on the floor
No snack crumbs
No giggles
Just the humming of the door
Ben taps the wheel
“Too quiet”
Checks his watch
Says
“Huh…
Where’s my wiggly
Giggly
Crumbly crowd
To fill my grumbly bus?”
[Chorus]
Now Ben loves driving his bus
And he chuckles at the fuss
“Ohhh
Be wiggly
Be giggly
Be jumbly
Be loud!”
(Be loud!)
As he rolls through the town
With his favorite crowd
“Climb on
Sing out
Let’s bounce all around
”
Yells Ben on his grumbly bus
[Outro]
“Front seats
Back seats
Everyone sing!”
Ben calls out with a wink and a grin
Kids shout back in a happy rush:
“We love Ben and his grumbly bus!”