Michael Finnegan



Michael Finnegan is a nursery rhyme about an old man named Michael Finnegan. Its first sung by The Wiggles in TV Series 7. Later in time, they sing it on Apples and Bananas. It was also shown as a sneak peek in the bonus features on the Go Santa Go! DVD and a song on Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles.

The song's melody is also very similar to The Wheels on the Bus.

The name Finnegan is an Irish surname, as Anthony as Michael Finnegan Irish dances.

Go Santa Go! Booklet

 * Written by: Traditional
 * Arranged by: Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, George Tseros Emma Watkins
 * Published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd

Apples and Bananas

 * Written by: Traditional
 * Arranged by: Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, George Tseros, Emma Watkins
 * Published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Music Recorded at Hot Potato Studios, Sydney
 * Music Recorded and Mixed by: Alex Keller
 * Mastered by: Don Bartley

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra

 * Written by: Traditional
 * Arranged by: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Orchestrations by Joseph Twist
 * The Wiggles Recorded at Hot Potato Studios
 * Orchestra Recorded at Iwaki Auditorium
 * The Wiggles Recorded by Alex Keller
 * Orchestral Recording Engineered by Nicholas Miernich and Tim Symonds
 * Orchestral Recording Mixed by Christo Curtis
 * Album Mixed and Mastered by Virginia Reed

Dance, Dance!

 * Written by: Traditional
 * Arranged by: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Music Recorded at Hot Potato Studios, Sydney
 * Music Recorded and Mixed by: Alex Keller
 * Mastered at Don Bartley

Lachy!

 * Written by: Traditional
 * Arranged by: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie
 * Published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Music Recorded at Hot Potato Studios, Sydney
 * Music Recorded by: Jeff McCormack
 * Music Mixed by: Alex Keller
 * Mastered at: Don Bartley

Wiggle Around Australia

 * Written by: Traditional
 * Arranged by: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie
 * Live Show Recorded by: Alex Keller, Jack Richardson
 * Mastered by: Don Bartley

Apples and Bananas

 * Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Instruments: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Alex Keller, George Tseros

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra

 * Vocals: Simon Pryce
 * Backing Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Emma Watkins

Dance, Dance!

 * Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
 * Banjo: Anthony Field, Alex Keller
 * Piano: Lachlan Gillespie
 * Trumpet: Ray Cassar
 * Percussion: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie

Lachy!

 * Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie
 * Piano: Lachlan Gillespie

Wiggle Around Australia

 * Six-String Banjo: Anthony Field

Song Lyrics
(Apples and Bananas version)

Emma: There was an old man named Michael Finnegan

He had whiskers on his chin again

Along came the wind and blew them in again

Poor old Michael Finnegan

Begin again!

Simon: There was an old man named Michael Finnegan

He had whiskers on his chin again

Along came the wind and blew them in again

Poor old Michael Finnegan begin again

Lachy: There was an old man named Michael Finnegan

He had whiskers on his chin again. Along came the wind and blew them in again

Poor old Michael Finnegan begin again

Emma, Lachy and Simon: There was an old man named Michael Finnegan

He had whiskers on his chin again

Along came the wind and blew them in again

Poor old Michael Finnegan begin again

All Wiggles: *Breathe In*

Lachy: 1, 2, 3, 4

(Guitar Solo)

Trivia

 * The music video was filmed in Madison, Wisconsin.
 * Anthony Field posted a video clip on an unused version the Wiggles filmed in August 2015 on his Instagram account, maybe for a future Wiggles DVD.
 * Since 2016, the song is now titled as "Poor Old Michael Finnegan".