The Monkey Dance

"The Monkey Dance" is a song performed by The Wiggles since their video in 1994, Yummy Yummy. The song encourages kids to dance like a monkey, elephant, and tiger.

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

ReWiggled: A Tribute To The Wiggles

 * (Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field - Wiggly Tunes Pty. Ltd.)
 * Recorded at The Shed Studios, Melbourne
 * Produced by John Castle and Megan Washington
 * Mixed by John Castle
 * Megan Washington appears courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd

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:

Listen
1994 Recording

1998 Re-recording

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!)

Trivia

 * This song was adapted from a Cockroaches song called Do The Monkey.
 * Do The Monkey was second animal song to be performed.
 * This song is included in the Just Dance Kids video game by Ubisoft, which was released on November 9, 2010.
 * 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.

Video Performances

 * Yummy Yummy
 * Yummy Yummy (1998 video)
 * The Wiggly Big Show
 * 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!


 * Everybody Come Wiggle!


 * Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles (2014 video)

Episode Performances

 * Murray's Shirt
 * Dancing (Live)
 * Animals (Live)
 * Play (a.k.a. Playtime) (Live)
 * Fruity Fun (Live)
 * Kangaroo Dance
 * Paint a Portrait
 * Wash Your Hands


 * A Juicy Story


 * Out in the Bush


 * Where's Jeff?


 * Kitchen Instruments


 * Picking Flowers


 * We Like To Say Hello


 * Box of Mystery

Album Appearance

 * Yummy Yummy
 * LIVE Hot Potatoes
 * Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
 * ReWiggled - A Tribute To The Wiggles
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
 * Hit Songs And Rarities
 * Furry Tales


 * The Wiggles (2006 Bonus CD)


 * Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti!


 * The Best of The Wiggles on Vinyl


 * Wiggly Party & Other Kiddy Hits


 * Karaoke Songs 2


 * The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra!


 * Celebration!


 * Everybody Come Wiggle!