We're going on a family trip it's gonna be a long long ride
So we've got a list of games to play songs to sing along the way
We're going on a family trip

Mom said let's all count the yellow cars
So for an hour and half we counted yellow cars
We looked ahead and looked behind
We counted eight or maybe nine
Yellow cars were hard to find
While riding on a family trip

Dad said let's count Jersey license plates
For an hour we all counted Jersey plates
We counted 1,099
We were in Jersey all the time
Dad has got a funny mind
While riding on a family trip

Little brother was drinking lots of juice
For the first three hours he kept drinking juice
Hawaiian punch and then Hi-C
He drank his juice up 123
So he had to stop to rest
While riding on a family trip

My sister yelled out let's all sing some songs
So for an hour and half we sang our favorite songs
The Ants Were Marching three by three
You are My Sunshine and ABC's
Don't Miss the Boat and Learn to Read
While riding on a family trip

We finally it to our first motel
After twelve long hours we found our first motel
When mom and dad had time to spare
All the fun things we would share
Half the fun was getting there
While riding on a family trip

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