Nancy Stewart

Children love trains, and this song is a fun way to combine that with a birthday celebration!

Teachers: Let the birthday child be the engineer and lead the other children around the room. As children become familiar with the song, they can sing along. Purchase an engineer cap for the birthday child to wear, or make a paper crown with a train on it for the birthday child to wear and keep.

Parents: Have your child lead party guests around the room! Make felt trains for party favors at your child's birthday party. Package them in sandwich bags along with a CD of the song.

Hop on board the Birthday Train, we're goin' for a ride
You can make the wheels go round and round as on the tracks we glide
We all love the birthday train 'cause we can make it go
So hop on board the birthday train,
It goes fast or slow

CHORUS:
And it goes chug, chug-a-lug chug-a-lug-a-chug,
Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug-a-chug
It goes chug, chug-a-lug chug-a-lug-a-chug,
Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug-a-chug

Ridin' on the Birthday Train is an easy thing to do
You can be the engineer, I'll ride the caboose
We can ride most anywhere 'cause we don't even need a track
And when our birthday ride is done
We'll take the train on back

CHORUS:
And it goes chug, chug-a-lug chug-a-lug-a-chug,
Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug-a-chug
It goes chug, chug-a-lug chug-a-lug-a-chug,
Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug-a-chug