Bumpin' Up and Down in my Little Red Wagon (2 Ways)

I sing this song two different ways.

1. As a lap-ride for little ones:

For the first verse we bounce baby gently up and down on our lap:

Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon!
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon!
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon!
Won't you be my darlin'?

For the second verse the ride gets a little rougher when we find out the wagon is broken! We bounce baby side to side AND up and down, a little faster too.

One wheel's off and the axle's broken!
One wheel's off and the axle's broken!
One wheel's off and the axle's broken!
Won't you be my darlin'?

For the third verse we've completely left the roadway now and are just flying in this crazy broken wagon: We lift baby up up up during this verse.

Flyin' through the air in my little red wagon!
Flyin' through the air in my little red wagon!
Flyin' through the air in my little red wagon!
Won't you be my darlin'?

2. For older kids we leave off all that bouncing and flying. I usually encourage the kids to tap the beat of the song on their knees.

Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon!
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon!
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon!
Won't you be my darlin'?

One wheel's off and the axle's broken!
One wheel's off and the axle's broken!
One wheel's off and the axle's broken!
Won't you be my darlin'?

After the first two verses I use the names of the kids and names of tools to try and fix that crazy wagon:

Cayden's gonna fix it with his hammer!
Cayden's gonna fix it with his hammer!
Cayden's gonna fix it with his hammer!
Won't you be my darlin'?

You can keep going this way as long as you can remember some tools.

The second version of the song is adapted from Raffi. The first version I learned in a childcare workshop some years ago.