Sharing
Dear Caitlin,
You are not alone.
Except the version of the rhyme I heard was “trot trot” instead of “ride a bus.”
Lisa
Ride a bus to Boston
Ride a bus to Lynn
Watch out, [child’s name]
That you don’t fall in!I was bounced on many a relative’s knees to this song as a small child. So were my brother and all my cousins.
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One of the strangest feelings is when you go your whole life thinking that some small tradition in your family is a thing that many people do, and then, one morning when you’re twenty-three — nope, it’s just you guys.
