Written by Rick Burch and Kathy Norton. Here's the backstory: Meggie, who has Down syndrome, had watched her big brother ride the “big yellow school bus” for years.   As Kindergarten approached, Meggie was REALLY excited about joining her brother on the bus.  But, the school was worried about whether she had the skills to ride the bus safely and recommended that she ride on the Special Education van.  Meggie's mom, Kathy, advocated for her and the school agreed that Meggie could ride the bus as long as she consistently showed she was a safe, responsible passenger.   Knowing that Meggie loves music, Kathy wrote these lyrics to help her learn... the Rules of the Bus!  Kathy asked me to record the song and this is the result. Meggie loves "her" song and listens to it daily.  The best part is, it played a huge role in helping Meggie achieve something she wanted to do: ride the big yellow bus to school.  http://www.mdsc.org/infojustforyou/ParentsOfSchoolAgeChildren.cfm


Rules Of The Bus

The rules of the bus are easy to learn
Easy to learn
Easy to learn
The rules of the bus are easy to learn
So you can ride the bus to school

Rule Number 1: Always listen to the driver
Listen to the driver
Listen to the driver
Rule Number 1: Always listen to the driver
When you ride the bus to school

Rule Number 2: Always stay in your seat
Stay in your seat
Stay in your seat
Rule Number 2: Always stay in your seat
When you ride the bus to school

Rule Number 3: Use indoor voices
Indoor voices
Indoor voices
Rule Number 3: Use indoor voices
When you ride the bus to school

Follow these rules and make Mommy proud
Make Daddy proud
Make Teacher proud
Follow these rules and make everyone proud
When you ride the bus to school

You and your friends can follow these rules
Follow these rules
Follow these rules
You and your friends can follow these rules
When you ride the bus
When you ride the bus
When you ride the bus to school

Rick Burch - Rules Of The Bus

Hey everyone. Thanks for listening. I'm putting up some songs I've written and some covers of songs I love. I'm based in Kansas City and enjoy making music, producing, songwriting, and mixing.