Henry the Octopus (song)

"Henry the Octopus" is the first song about Henry, which appeared in the 1992 album Here Comes a Song and Wiggle Time! video. A rewritten and re-recorded version appeared in Wiggle Time! (1998 video), and the Toot Toot! album.

Song Credits
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Here Comes a Song
Rosemary Richardson: backing vocals
 * J. Fatt/A. Field/M. Cook
 * Anthony Field: tin whistle, vocals and tambourine
 * Greg Page: lead vocals
 * Jeff Fatt: piano and xylophone
 * Murray Cook: bass guitar and chief Kabasa player
 * Produced by: Anthony Field, Greg Page, Murray Cook and Jeff Fatt.
 * Engineered by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt and Greg Page.
 * Mixed by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page and Anthony Field.
 * Mastered by: Don Bartley at Studios 301, Sydney.
 * Additional musicians:
 * Xylophone supplied by: the Lusthaus Family.
 * Published by EMI Music

Wiggle Time! (1993 video)

 * J. Fatt, A. Field, M. Cook
 * Published by EMI Music

Toot Toot!
Backing Vocals: Mark Punch Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field • Bass: Murray Cook Drums: Tony Henry • Cello: Margaret Lindsay Recorded and mixed by: Chris Brooks Assisted by: Matt Lovell, Phil Punch and Brad Cooke Mixed at Studio 301 • Mastered by Don Bartley
 * M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field (EMI)
 * Lead Vocals: Greg Page
 * Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
 * Recorded at Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney, Australia
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Here Comes a Song
Chorus: Henry the Octopus Lives in our backyard swimming pool Henry the Octopus With his underwater school

He came to our house on holidays Moved eight times and decided to stay He put on his hat and his eight-legged pants And showed us all, the tentacle dance

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Henry loved to cook for his friends His marvelous talent well it had no end He would bake, roast and fry His favorite dish, the octo-pie

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Henry has a message for you Listen in and don't feel blue "You're all welcome here, grown-up or kids. Enrollment fee is just ten squids."

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Toot Toot!
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Henry the Octopus Lives down in the deep blue sea Henry the Octopus He's a friend to you and me

Henry has a great big band Playing on the ocean sand He'll sing you all an octopus song He'd like you to sing along

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Henry loved to cook for his friends His marvelous talent well it had no end He would bake, roast and fry< His favorite dish is seaweed pie

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Henry has a happy smile He'd like you all to stay for a while He'll put on his shoes and his eight-legged pants And show you all the tentacle dance

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Trivia

 * The character and song were named after Tony Henry, a drummer from The Cockroaches.
 * The song credits on the the Wiggle Time! 2000 album, Karaoke Songs 3, the Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! documentary show Greg Page's name, although he didn't write this song. The same thing happened in the Shake, Wiggle and Roll book. Karaoke Songs 3 also show John Field's name.
 * Anthony Field does the voice of Henry in the 1992 version while in the 1998 version, Jeff does Henry's voice.
 * The 1992 version is slower whereas the 1998 version is faster.
 * The beginning of the 1998 version of the song is played on the game Missing Hats Game.
 * This was sung in Fisher-Price - Little People Let's Go to the Zoo CD.
 * Jeff Fatt is uncredited for playing the piano in the 1998 version
 * Jeff Fatt is uncredited for voicing Henry the Octopus in the 1998 version.

Performances/Appearances
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Video Performances

 * Wiggle Time!
 * Wiggle Time! (1998 video)
 * 大家來 Wiggle! (Taiwan-only release)

Album Appearances

 * Here Comes a Song
 * Toot Toot! (1998 re-recording)
 * Let's Wiggle (America-only release, 1998 re-recording)
 * Wiggle Time! (original 1992 recording)
 * 大家來 Wiggle! (Taiwan-only release)
 * Karaoke Songs 3

Episode Appearances

 * Murray's Shirt
 * Numbers & Counting
 * Animals
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Gallery
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