Rock-a-Bye Your Bear

"Rock-a-Bye Your Bear" is one of the Wiggles' favourite songs. They always sing it in live shows and in some of their videos. It made its grand debut in The Wiggles self-titled release, "The Wiggles" back in 1991. The Purple Wiggle often falls asleep at the end of the song, or a teddy bear mascot.

This Wiggly classic was written by Anthony Field and Greg Page.

1990 Demo

 * Music and Arrangement: Anthony Field, Gregory Page
 * Musical Arrangement and Producer: Anthony Field
 * Engineer: Steve Promfrett
 * Recording Location: Tracking Station Recording Studios
 * Publisher: EMI Music
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

1991/1993 Version

 * Music, Lyrics and Arrangement: Anthony Field, Gregory Page
 * Musical Arrangement and Producer: Anthony Field
 * Engineer: Steve Promfrett
 * Recording Location: Tracking Station Recording Studios
 * Publisher: EMI Music
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

1996 Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement and Producers: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Engineer: Chris Brooks
 * Mixer: Alex Ferguson
 * Publisher: EMI Music
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

1997 Version

 * Music, Lyrics and Original Idea: Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement and Producers : Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Producers: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Engineers and Mixers: Chris Brooks, Phil Judd, Anthony McKenzie
 * Recording Location: Electric Avenue Studios
 * Publisher: EMI Music
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

Taiwanese Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
 * Copyright: Disney Enterprises

Live Hot Potatoes! Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Music and Lyrics Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Musical Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Dominic Lindsay
 * Producer: Anthony Field
 * Engineer and Mixer: Robin Gist
 * Recording Location: Sydney Entertainment Centre
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

2006 Karaoke Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Music and Lyrics Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Producers: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Engineers and Mixers: Chris Brooks, Phil Judd, Anthony McKenzie
 * Recording Location: Electric Avenue Studios
 * Publisher: EMI Music
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

Play Piano with The Wiggles Version

 * Music: Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

2013 Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Greg Page, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Producer: Anthony Field
 * Engineer and Mixer: Alex Keller
 * Recording Location: Electric Avenue Studios (original music), Hot Potato Studios (additional instruments)
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
 * Producer: Anthony Field
 * Engineer and Mixer: Alex Keller
 * Recording Location: Iwaki Auditorium
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

2017 Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Producers: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie
 * Engineer and Mixer: Alex Keller
 * Recording Location: Hot Potato Studios
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

The Wiggles: Pandamonium! Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Producer: Anthony Field
 * Engineer and Mixer: Alex Keller
 * Recording Location: Hot Potato Studios
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
 * Copyright: Universal Music Group

1990 Demo

 * Accordion: Jeff Fatt

1991 Version

 * Vocals - Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals - Murray Cook, Phillip Wilcher
 * Snoring: Jeff Fatt
 * Clapping and Shh Sounds - Greg Page
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Piano - Phillip Wilcher
 * Emax: Jeff Fatt
 * Chief Kabasa Player - Anthony Field

ABC For Kids: Live In Concert Version

 * Vocals - Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Bass and Acoustic Guitar: Murray Cook
 * Shh Sounds and Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Piano - Phillip Wilcher
 * Organ, Trumpet & Snoring - Jeff Fatt

Wiggle Time! 1993 Version

 * Vocals, Clapping and Shh Sounds - Greg Page
 * Bass and Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook
 * Trumpet - Jeff Fatt
 * Piano - Phillip Wilcher
 * Organ - Jeff Fatt

Wiggledance! Version

 * Vocals - Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Trumpet - Dominic Lindsay
 * Violin - Maria Schattovits
 * Viola - Angela Lindsay
 * Cello - Margaret Lindsay

The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack Version

 * Vocals - Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Accordion - Jeff Fatt
 * Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
 * Violin - Maria Schattovits
 * Viola - Angela Lindsay
 * Cello - Margaret Lindsay

The Wiggles Movie Version

 * Vocals - Greg Page, Meaghan Woodhouse, Clare Field, Amy Dunbar, Emma Ryan, Bradley Benson, Sophie Hendrix, Madeleine Hurley, Catlin Mollica, Sian Ryan, Shanna Curry, Anthony Silvestrini, Cassandra Halloran
 * Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Accordion - Jeff Fatt
 * Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
 * Violin - Maria Schattovits
 * Viola - Angela Lindsay
 * Cello - Margaret Lindsay

The Wiggles Live at Disneyland Version

 * Vocals - Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Accordion - Jeff Fatt
 * Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
 * Violin - Maria Schattovits
 * Viola - Angela Lindsay
 * Cello - Margaret Lindsay

The Wiggly Big Show Version

 * Vocals - Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Accordion - Jeff Fatt
 * Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
 * Violin - Maria Schattovits
 * Viola - Angela Lindsay
 * Cello - Margaret Lindsay

Taiwanese Version

 * Lead Vocals - Anni Hsu
 * Backing Vocals - Carlos Chang, James Arthur Chen, Danny Shao
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Accordion - Jeff Fatt
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Violin - Maria Schattovits
 * Viola - Angela Lindsay
 * Cello - Margaret Lindsay

Live Hot Potatoes! Version

 * Vocals - Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals - Craig Abercrombie, Sam Moran, Greg Truman
 * Bass - John O'Grady
 * Electric Guitar - Rex Goh
 * Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook
 * Piano - Tony Gardner
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Accordion - Dominic Lindsay
 * Clapping: Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page

2006 Karaoke Version

 * Backing Vocals: Greg Truman
 * Drums: Tony Henry
 * Bass: Murray Cook
 * Acoustic Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Accordion: Jeff Fatt
 * Clapping: Greg Page, Greg Truman
 * Shh Sounds: Greg Page, Greg Truman
 * Violin: Maria Schattovits
 * Viola: Angela Lindsay
 * Cello: Margaret Lindsay

Play Piano with The Wiggles Version

 * Drums: Tony Henry
 * Bass: Murray Cook
 * Acoustic Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Piano and Accordion: Jeff Fatt
 * Violin: Maria Schattovits
 * Viola: Angela Lindsay
 * Cello: Margaret Lindsay

Wiggledancing Live in Concert Version

 * Vocals - Murray Cook, Anthony Field, Sam Moran
 * Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Accordion - Jeff Fatt
 * Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
 * Violin - Maria Schattovits
 * Viola - Angela Lindsay
 * Cello - Margaret Lindsay
 * Snoring - Jeff Fatt

Celebration Version

 * Lead Vocals - Greg Page
 * Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook
 * Glockenspiel - Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy

Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party Version

 * Vocals: James Arthur Chen, Blathanid Conroy-Murphy
 * Bass: Murray Cook
 * Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Accordion - Jeff Fatt
 * Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
 * Violin - Maria Schattovits
 * Viola - Angela Lindsay
 * Cello - Margaret Lindsay

2013 Version

 * Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie
 * Backing Vocals: Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Bass: Murray Cook
 * Acoustic Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Piano: Lachlan Gillespie
 * Drums: Tony Henry
 * Clapping: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Cello: Alex Keller

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra Version

 * Vocals - Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * First Violins - Peter Edwards, Sarah Curro, Jacqueline Edwards, Peter Fellin, Deborah Goodall, Lorraine Hook, Cameron Jamieson, Kirstin Kenny, Ji Won Kim, Eleanor Mancini, Anne Martonyi, Michelle Ruffolo and Kathryn Taylor
 * Second Violins - Matthew Tomkins, Monica Curro, Isin Cakmakcioglu, Francesca Hiew, Rachel Homburg, Christine Johnson, Isy Wasserman, Philippa West, Patrick Wong and Roger Young
 * Violas - Lauren Brigden, Katharine Brockman, Christopher Cartlidge, Ceridwen Davies, Gabrielle Halloran, Trevor Jones, Simon Oswell and Caleb Wright
 * Cellos - Nicholas Bochner, Miranda Brockman, Rohan de Korte, Keith Johnson, Sarah Morse, Angela Sargeant and Michelle Wood
 * Double Basses - Sylvia Hosking, Rohan Dasika, Benjamin Hanlon, Suzanne Lee and Stephen Newton
 * Clarinets - David Thomas and Craig Hill
 * Bassoons - Elise Millman and Natasha Thomas
 * Horns - Geoff Lierse, Saul Lewis, Abbey Edlin, Trinette McClimont and Rachel Shaw
 * Trumpets - Shane Hooton, Callum G'Froerer and Julie Payne
 * Tuba - Timothy Buzbee
 * Piano/Celeste - Louisa Breen and Amir Farid

25th Anniversary Reunion Show Version

 * Lead Vocals - Greg Page
 * Bass - Alex Keller
 * Drums - Jae Nelson
 * Keyboards - Lachlan Gillespie
 * Banjo - Anthony Field
 * Guitar - Murray Cook

2017 Version

 * Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Field
 * Bass Guitar: Jeff McCormack
 * Six-String Banjo: Anthony Field
 * Keyboard: Lachlan Gillespie

Lyrics
Greg/Sam/Lachy: Everybody clap

Everybody sing (la la la la la)

Bow to your partner

Then you turn around (Yippee!)

Hands in the air, rock-a-bye your bear

Bears now asleep

Shh shh shh

Bears now asleep

Shh, shh, shh

Everybody clap

Everybody sing (la la la la la)

Bow to your partner

Then you turn around (Yippee!)

Hands in the air, rock-a-bye your bear

Bears now asleep

Shh shh shh

Bears now asleep

Shh, shh, shh

("Bear's now asleep, Shh, shh, shh!" is repeated as the song fades out)

Trivia

 * In the original 1991 album version, Jeff snores at the end and Anthony says "Turn that trumpet down! Bears are trying to sleep!".
 * The 2013 version was actually taped in a live studio with a teddy bear mascot who is sleeping at the end until the Wiggles wake him up. This can be seen in TV Series 7. On July 20th 2017, an intro that was deleted was added. The background music from It's a Wiggly Circus and Circus Cyclists Cycling! is also played.
 * This song is usually one of the first songs performed in their concerts.
 * The instrumental track has three main versions. 1991-1996, a trumpet starts the song, from 1997 onward, an accordion starts the song, and since 2012, sometimes it starts with light piano.
 * The "yippee!" after "Then you turn around" wasn't yet added until 1996.
 * Anthony or Murray have played the guitar in this song.
 * On the Hot Potatoes: The Best of The Wiggles In the bonus features, it says it has the original 1991 music video for this song, but it actually has the 1993 music video for this song.
 * It was the first animal song to be perform.

Video Performances

 * ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
 * Wiggle Time
 * Wake Up Jeff (Live In Concert Clip)
 * Wiggledance! Live in Concert
 * The Wiggles Movie
 * Wiggle Time (re-recording)
 * The Wiggles: Live at Disneyland
 * The Wiggly Big Show
 * Live Hot Potaotes!
 * Wiggledancing! Live in the USA
 * Wiggledancing! Live in Concert
 * The Wiggles' Big Big Show!
 * Hot Potatoes: The Best of The Wiggles
 * Big Birthday
 * Celebration
 * Taking Off!

Episode Performances

 * Jeff The Mechanic
 * Your Body
 * Hygiene
 * LCAW: Episode 3
 * LCAW: Episode 18
 * Dorothy's Ballet (3-second A-capella)
 * Making Pies
 * A Wiggly Mystery (Concert)
 * S.S Feathersword
 * Fruity Fun
 * The Gorilla Dance (live)
 * We Can Do So Many Things
 * Shh! Shh! Shh!
 * Toot Toot! (Live at Wigglehouse)
 * Professor Simon's Musical Challenge - Arabic
 * Simon Goes Quackers (live)
 * Slow Motion Anthony
 * Apples and Bananas
 * Simon's Brush With Fame

Album Tracks

 * The Wiggles
 * The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack
 * Wiggle Time
 * Live Hot Potatoes!
 * Hot Potatoes: The Best of The Wiggles
 * The Wiggles' Big Birthday!
 * Celebration
 * Taking Off!
 * Here Comes the Big Red Car (Bonus CD)