The signals on the bus go blink, blink, blink

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Wheels on the Bus [Song]

The signals on the bus go blink, blink, blink
Blink, blink, blink
Blink, blink, blink
The signals on the bus go blink, blink, blink
All through the town

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1. Is "blink" here a noun?

2. Below are my explanations. Are these right?

The wheels on the bus go round and round [round and round is an adverbial phrase]
Round and round
Round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town

The doors on the bus go open and shut [I see open and shut as an adverbial phrase]
Open and shut
Open and shut
The doors on the bus go open and shut
All through the town

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish [Swish is a noun here. Go means to make that kind of sound.]
Swish, swish, swish
Swish, swish, swish
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish
All through the town

The signals on the bus go blink, blink, blink [Blink is a noun here. Go means to do that action.]
Blink, blink, blink
Blink, blink, blink
The signals on the bus go blink, blink, blink
All through the town

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep [the same as swish above]
Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep
All through the town

The motor on the bus goes vroom, vroom vroom [the same as swish above]
Vroom, vroom, vroom
Vroom, vroom, vroom
The motor on the bus goes vroom, vroom, vroom
All through the town

The people on the bus go up and down [up and down is an adverbial phrase]
Up and down
Up and down
The people on the bus go up and down
All through the town

The babies on the bus go “Wah, wah, wah!” [Go means to say.]
“Wah, wah, wah!”
“Wah, wah, wah!”
The babies on the bus go “Wah, wah, wah!”
All through the town

The mommies on the bus go “Shh, shh, shh!” [the same as wah above]
“Shh, shh, shh!”
“Shh, shh, shh!”
The mommies on the bus go “Shh, shh, shh!”
All through the town

The daddies on the bus go “I love you!” [the same as wah above]
“I love you!”
“I love you!”
The daddies on the bus go “I love you!”
All through the town
 
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The word blink is describing the action of the signals, so I think it's best to consider it as a verb. Consider the others again.
 

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The word blink is describing the action of the signals, so I think it's best to consider it as a verb. Consider the others again.
Thank you for the reply, but please consider this:

go
verb
[...]
22. [intransitive] to make a particular sound or movement

+ noun The gun went ‘bang’.


I think that it is similar to "swish" above, and so I chose "blink" as a noun too. If "blink" is a verb, then there will be two verbs there.

[Edit: improved content]
 
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When used to mimic the sound of something, both 'bang' and 'swish' are onomatopoeia words. They're not really nouns.

The word 'blink' in this context isn't onomatopoeic. It describes the action of the signals. It's best considered a verb.
 
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