The Monkey Dance

"The Monkey Dance" is a Wiggles song from the album: Yummy Yummy.

The song encourages kids to dance like a monkey, elephant, and tiger.

Song Credits
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Yummy Yummy (1994)
J. Fatt: organ • G. Page: vocal
 * Written by J. Field, M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field and G. Page (EMI Music)
 * Produced by M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field and G. Page.
 * Engineered by Tony Douglass and Steve Pomfrett.
 * Recorded at Tracking Station Studios 1994.
 * M. Cook: bass guitar

Yummy Yummy (1998)
Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field Greg Page The Wiggles Murray Cook and Anthony Field Paul Hester Dominic Lindsay Chris Brooks The Wiggles Don Bartley, Studios 301, Sydney, Australia
 * Music and Lyrics by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt,
 * Vocals:
 * Backing Vocals:
 * Guitars:
 * Drums:
 * Trumpet:
 * Recorded and Mixed in Sydney, Australia by
 * Produced by:
 * Mastered by:

LIVE Hot Potatoes!
G. Page, J .Field (EMI Music Publishing Australia/Wiggly Tunes)'' Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay Vocals: Greg Page Backing Vocals: Craig Abercrombie, Sam Moran, Greg Truman Manzillas: Brett Clarke, Ryan De Saulnier Guitars: Murray Cook, Rex Goh Bass: John O'Grady Keyboards: Tony Gardner Brass: Dominic Lindsay Craig Abercrombie Drums: Tony Henry Centre]] by Robin Gist. Mixed and mastered at Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney, Australia by Robin Gist
 * ''M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field,
 * Produced By: Anthony Field
 * Recorded at the [[Sydney Entertainment Centre|Sydney Entertainment

Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
 * Music Produced By: Anthony Field

Celebration!
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd) Alex Keller Ben Hardie Ben Hardie, Alex Keller Don Bartley Hot Potato Studios, Sydney Lachlan Gillespie, Greg Page, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Lachlan Gillespie, Paul Paddick
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
 * Music Produced by Anthony Field
 * Live Show Recorded by
 * Additional Tracking by
 * Mixed by
 * Mastered by
 * Music Recorded at
 * Vocals:
 * Musicians:

Furry Tales
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd) Anthony Field Hot Potato Studios, Sydney Ben Hardie, Alex Keller Alex Keller Don Bartley Simon Pryce Lachlan Gillespie, Emma Watkins Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Dominic Lindsay
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page
 * Music Produced by
 * Music Recorded at
 * Recorded by
 * Mixed by
 * Mastered by
 * Vocals:
 * Backing Vocals:
 * Musicians:

The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra!
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd) Anthony Field Joseph Twist Hot Potato Studios Iwaki Auditorium, ABC, Southbank, Melbourne Alex Keller Nicholas Miernich & Tim Symonds Christo Curtis Virginia Read Andrew Koblar, Simon Pryce Lachlan Gillespie, Emma Watkins }}
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page
 * Music Produced by
 * Orchestrations by
 * The Wiggles Recorded at
 * Orchestra Recorded at
 * The Wiggles Recorded by
 * Orchestral Recording Engineered by
 * Orchestral Recording Mixed by
 * Album Mixed and Mastered by
 * Vocals:
 * Backing Vocals:

Song Lyrics
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Yummy Yummy (album)
1. Do the monkey, do the monkey. Monkey, monkey. That's alright.

2. Do the elephant, do the elephant. Do the elephant. That's alright.

Chorus

Jump to the front and back. Jump to the front and back. Jump to the front and back. That's alright.

3. Do the tiger, do the tiger. Do the tiger. That's alright.

Yummy Yummy (US album)
We're gonna do the monkey Do the monkey Monkey, monkey That's alright

Do the elephant Do the elephant Do the elephant That's alright

CHORUS

Jump to the front and back Jump to the front and back Jump to the front and back That's alright.

Now do the tiger, (Rawwwr!) Do the tiger, (Rawwwr!) Tiger, tiger, (Rawwwr!) That's alright.

CHORUS

We're gonna do the monkey. Do the monkey. Do the elephant. The tiger, tiger.

Furry Tales (album)
Do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ah-ah!) Do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ah-ah!) Do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah!) That's alright.

Do the elephant. (Brrrrrr!) Do the elephant. (Brrrrrr!) Do the elephant. (Brrrrrr!)

Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey) Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey) Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey) That's alright.

Do the tiger, (Rawwwr!) Do the tiger, (Rawwwr!) Tiger, tiger, (Rawwwr!) that's alright.

Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey) Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey) Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey) That's alright.

Do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ah-ah!) Do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ah-ah!) Do the elephant. (Brrrrrr!) The tiger, tiger. (Rawwwr!) }}

Taiwanese
我們要做猴子 做猴子 猴子，猴子 沒關係

做大象 做大象 做大象 沒關係

CHORUS

跳到前面和後面 跳到前面和後面 跳到前面和後面 沒關係.

現在做老虎，（Rawwwr！） 做老虎，（Rawwwr！） 虎，老虎，（Rawwwr！） 沒關係.

合唱

我們要做猴子. 做猴子. 做大象. 老虎，老虎. English Translation ---

We're going to do monkeys. Monkey. Monkeys, monkey. It's okay.

Elephant. Elephant. Elephant. It's okay.

CHORUS

Skip to front and back Skip to front and back Skip to front and back It's okay.

Now it's a tiger, Rawwwr!) A tiger, Rawwr!) The tiger, the tiger, the Rawwr!) It's okay.

chorus

We're going to do monkeys. Do monkeys. It's an elephant. Tiger, tiger.

Trivia

 * This song was adapted from a Cockroaches song called Do The Monkey.
 * Do The Monkey was the second animal-based song to be performed.
 * This is one of a few songs where Greg plays the guitar.
 * On the Sing Along Songbook,Wiggly Jukebox,Play-Along Xylophone and Wiggling Idol! books, John Field's name was removed from the song credits.
 * The Sam Moran version of the song is played on the game Dance to the Wiggly Radio.
 * This is one of Greg's favorite songs.
 * In the 1994 and 1998 versions, Jeff does monkey and tiger sounds and Greg does an elephant sound. In the 2013 version, Emma does monkey and elephant sounds and Lachy does a tiger sound.
 * Jeff Fatt is uncredited for playing the keyboards on the 1998 version.
 * On Xuxa's album and video "Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos", the Brazilian version is called Dança Do Macaco.
 * On 4 Song CD, the song is titled as "Monkey Dance".
 * The English version plays in A while the Brazillian version plays in F Sharp

Appearances
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Video Performances

 * Yummy Yummy
 * Yummy Yummy (1998 video)
 * The Wiggly Big Show
 * 大家來Wiggle!
 * LIVE Hot Potatoes
 * Wiggledancing! Live in the USA
 * Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
 * Furry Tales
 * Happy 15th Birthday!
 * Celebration!
 * Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles (2014 video)
 * The Wiggles Reunion Show

Episode Performances

 * Murray's Shirt
 * Dancing (Live)
 * Animals (Live)
 * Play (a.k.a. Playtime) (Live)
 * Out in the Bush
 * Where's Jeff?
 * Kitchen Instruments
 * Kangaroo Dance (Live)
 * Paint a Portrait (Live)
 * Picking Flowers (Live)
 * Fruity Fun (Live)
 * We Like To Say Hello (Live)
 * Box of Mystery (Live)
 * Wash Your Hands
 * Tasty Science (Live)
 * Hula Hoop Symphony (Live)
 * Sign the ABC! (Live)
 * A Juicy Story

Album Appearance
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 * Yummy Yummy
 * 大家來Wiggle!
 * LIVE Hot Potatoes
 * Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles (2009)
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
 * Hits And Rarities
 * Furry Tales
 * Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles (2013)
 * 4 Song CD
 * Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti!
 * The Best of The Wiggles on Vinyl
 * Karaoke Songs 2
 * The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra!
 * Celebration!

Gallery
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