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)

 * Composed by: John Field
 * Written and Produced by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Engineered by: Tony Douglass, Steve Promfrett
 * Recorded at: Tracking Station Studios
 * Published by: EMI Music
 * Copyrighted by: Control

Yummy Yummy (1998)

 * Composed by: John Field
 * Written and Produced by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arranged by: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
 * Engineered and Mixed by: Chris Brooks
 * Mastered by: Don Bartley
 * Recorded at: Electric Avenue Studios
 * Published by: EMI Music/Wiggly Tunes

Live Hot Potatoes!

 * Composed by: John Field
 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arranged by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Dominic Lindsay
 * Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Engineered by: Robin Gist
 * Recorded at: Sydney Entertainment Centre
 * Mastered at: Electric Avenue Studios
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes

Celebration!

 * Composed by: John Field
 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Live Show Recorded by: Alex Keller
 * Additional Tracking by: Ben Hardie
 * Mixed by: Ben Hardie, Alex Keller
 * Mastered by: Don Bartley
 * Recorded at: Hot Potato Studios
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra

 * Composed by: John Field
 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * 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
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes

Yummy Yummy (1994)

 * Vocal: Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals: Greg Page, Jeff Fatt (animal sounds)
 * Bass: Murray Cook
 * Drums/Percussion: Tony Henry
 * Organ: Jeff Fatt

Yummy Yummy (1998)

 * Vocals: Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals: Greg Page
 * Bass: Murray Cook
 * Guitars: Anthony Field, Terry Murray
 * Drums: Paul Hester
 * Trumpet: Dominic Lindsay

Live Hot Potatoes!

 * Vocals - Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals - Sam Moran, Greg Truman
 * Bass - John O'Grady
 * Guitars: Rex Goh, Murray Cook
 * Piano - Tony Gardner
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Trumpet - Dominic Lindsay
 * Saxophone - Craig Abercrombie

Celebration!

 * Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Greg Page, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Guitars: Murray Cook
 * Bass: Paul Paddick
 * Drums - Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy
 * Keyboards: Jeff Fatt
 * Glockenspiel: Lachlan Gillespie

Furry Tales

 * Vocals - Simon Pryce
 * Backing Vocals - Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie
 * Animal Sounds - Anthony Field, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Guitars: Anthony Field, Terry Murray
 * Organ - Jeff Fatt
 * Brass: Dominic Lindsay

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra

 * Vocals - Andrew Koblar, Simon Pryce
 * Backing Vocals - Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Emma Watkins

Song Lyrics and Transcript
Greg: What are you doing, Jeff?

Jeff: I dreamed I was a monkey.

Greg: A monkey?!?

(Jeff makes a monkey sound.)

Greg: Here's some of our favorite animals. Let's move like them. Here we go.

We're gonna do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah,  ooh-ooh-ah-ah!)

Do the monkey,  (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah,  ooh-ooh-ah-ah!)

Monkey, monkey,  (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah,  ooh-ooh-ah-ah!)

That's alright.

Do the elephant, (Brrrrrr!)

Do the elephant,  (Brrrrrr!)

Do the elephant,  (Brrrrrr!)

That's alright.

We're gonna jump to the front and back. (Go monster)

Jump to the front and back (go monster )

Jump to the front and back.

That's alright.

Now do the tiger, (Rawwwr!)

do the tiger. (Rawwwr!)

Tiger, tiger,  (Rawwwr!)

that's alright.

We're gonna jump to the front and back. (Go monkey )

Jump to the front and back. (Go monkey )

Jump to the front and back.

That's alright.

Now do the monkey, do the monkey.

Do the elephant

the tiger, tiger.

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.

Video Performances

 * Yummy Yummy
 * Yummy Yummy (re-recording)
 * 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!

Episode Performances

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


 * A Juicy Story


 * The Wiggle Way


 * Look But Don't Touch


 * Out in the Bush


 * Where's Jeff?


 * Kitchen Instruments

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


 * Here Comes the Big Red Car (Bonus CD)


 * Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti!


 * The Best of The Wiggles on Vinyl


 * Wiggly Party and Other Kiddy Hits


 * Karaoke Songs 2


 * The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra


 * Celebration!