Bumping Up and Down is a children's song that first appeared in The Backyard Show. Associated with the Barney franchise, it existed long before, popularized by Canadian musician Raffi Cavoukian.
Lyrics[]
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Looking all around in my little red wagon Looking all around in my little red wagon Looking all around in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Bouncing up and down in my little red wagon Bouncing up and down in my little red wagon Bouncing up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Marching up and down with the little red wagon Marching up and down with the little red wagon Marching up and down with the little red wagon
Won't my daddy love it?
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Pumpkins all around in my little red wagon Pumpkins all around in my little red wagon Pumpkins all around in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Pumpkins all around in my little red wagon Pumpkins all around in my little red wagon Pumpkins all around in my little red wagon
Aren't these pumpkins pretty?
Bumping up and down with my little red wagon Bumping up and down with my little red wagon Bumping up and down with my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Looking up and down with my little red wagon Looking up and down with my little red wagon Looking up and down with my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Marching up and down with my little red wagon Marching up and down with my little red wagon Marching up and down with my little red wagon
Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my yellow taxi Bumping up and down in my yellow taxi Bumping up and down in my yellow taxi Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my big big bus Bumping up and down in my big big bus Bumping up and down in my big big bus Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my pizza wagon Bumping up and down in my pizza wagon Bumping up and down in my pizza wagon Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my little race car Bumping up and down in my little race car Bumping up and down in my little race car Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my yellow taxi... Bumping up and down in my big big bus... Bumping up and down in my pizza wagon... Bumping up and down in my little race car...
Won't you be my darling?
This is also the version used in the album I Love To Sing with Barney
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Marching up and down in my little red wagon Marching up and down in my little red wagon Marching up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Rolling up and down in my little red wagon Rolling up and down in my little red wagon Rolling up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Looking all around in my little red wagon Looking all around in my little red wagon Looking all around in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Looking all around in my little red wagon Looking all around in my little red wagon Looking all around in my little red wagon
Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my great big bus Bumping up and down in my great big bus Bumping up and down in my great big bus Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my really cool car Bumping up and down in my really cool car Bumping up and down in my really cool car Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my yellow taxi Bumping up and down in my yellow taxi Bumping up and down in my yellow taxi Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my speedy race car Bumping up and down in my speedy race car Bumping up and down in my speedy race car Won't you be my darling?
Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Lots of good things in my little red wagon Lots of good things in my little red wagon Lots of good things in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Bumping up and down in my little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Lots of good things in my little red wagon Lots of good things in your little red wagon Lots of good things in your little red wagon Won't you be my darling?
Won't you be my darling?Gallery[]
Children's Song Used In...[]
- Riding In Barney's Car (Episode Featured: Are We There Yet?)
- Barney's Oh, Brother! She's My Sister (Episode Featured: Oh, Brother... She's My Sister)
- Play and Learn with Barney (Episode Featured: Oh, Brother... She's My Sister)
- Walk Around The Block With Barney
- Going Places With Barney (Video Featured: Walk Around The Block With Barney)
- Let's Go to the Farm
- Just Imagine (Episode Featured: Keep On Truckin')
- Planes, Trains & Cars (Episode Featured: Way to Go!: A Travel Adventure)
- Imagine with Barney (Episode Featured: Let's Go For A Ride!)
Trivia[]
- All versions are shown in chronological order,
- Falling For Autumn! is the only episode not to have any key change in the song, with its entirety in F.
- In Twice Is Nice!, the verses used in order are “bumping”, “looking” and “marching”. The song begins in E then goes to F for the last verse.
- This verse is altered to “…with my little red wagon”.
- A coda is used to end the song in Are We There Yet?, Oh, Brother... She's My Sister, Let's Go For A Ride! and Let's Go to the Farm.
- In the first episode, the song is used in a game of safety driving. It begins in E then goes to F for the “racecar” part. The final chorus drops to C, going a half-step higher until ending in E-flat.
- The third episode is the only one to use all three normal keys, going from E-flat to E for the third part, then to F for the final.
- In Oh, Brother... She's My Sister, there a a key change of E-flat to F for the final part. The change also happens in Walk Around The Block With Barney, where Baby Bop adds an extra “bumping” verse at the beginning in E.
- In Easy Does It!, a rare occurrence happens where the entire lyrics are sung in E-flat, then the music goes to F just before ending.
- The lyrics from The Backyard Show returns, but the second part is altered to “…in my little red wagon” and the last line is the usual one.
- Way to Go!: A Travel Adventure is the only episode not to use any additional parts. The main one is sung three times, going from E-flat to E for the last one.
- This key change also happens in The Backyard Show, Start Singing With Barney, and Let's Go to the Farm when going to the second half of the song.
- A shortened instrumental of this song is played at the beginning of the 2011 clip show "I Love My Friends".
See also[]
- Swinging Up and Down, a song with the same tune from Play It Safe!.
- Zoomin' All Around, a song with the same tune from Keep On Truckin'.