Okiaan

Okiaan AKA Skokiaan  is a deleted song of the Taking Off video and album. It appeared on the Furry Tales album.

Music

 * Jambo Music

Songwriting
This song was first sung in Africa.

Songwriting
August Musarurwa wrote the music & lyrics

Arranging
Anthony arranged the music for this song.

Recording
Lachlan and Simon provide the lead vocals and Blathnaid and Jeff provide the backing vocals.

Song Credits

 * Music & Lyrics: August Musarurwa
 * Arrangement: Anthony Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

Musicians

 * Lead Vocals - Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce
 * Backing Vocals - Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy, Jeff Fatt
 * Bass - Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy
 * Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Field
 * Electric Guitar: Anthony Field
 * Drums: Anthony Field
 * Percussion: Anthony Field
 * Piano - Lachlan Gillespie
 * Organ - Jeff Fatt
 * Trumpet - Dominic Lindsay

Song Lyrics
Jeff and Blathnaid: Skokiaan, skokiaan, skokiaan, skokiaan

Lachy: Oh, far away in Africa

Happy happy Africa

They sing a-bing-a-bang-a-bingo

They have a ball and really go

Jeff and Blathnaid: Skokiaan, skokiaan, skokiaan, skokiaan

Lachy: Oh, take a trip to Africa

Take any ship to Africa

Come on along and learn the lingo

Inside a jungle bungalow

Simon and Blathnaid: Skokiaan, skokiaan, skokiaan, skokiaan

(bridge:)

Hot drums are drummin', the

Hot strings are strummin', and

Warm lips are blissful, they're

Kissful of skokiaan

Lachy: Oh, when you go to Africa

Happy, happy, Africa

You live along like a king-o

Right in the jungle on the low

Jeff and Blathnaid: (hokey-skoki) skoki-oki-aan

(okey-dokey) anybody can

(skoki-skoki) man, oh man, oh man

You sing a-bing-a-bang-a-bingo

In hokey-pokey skokiaan

Skoi-aa-aa-aa--ann

Simon: Oh, far away in Africa

Happy, happy Africa

They sing a-bing-a-bang-a-bingo

They have a ball and really go, go, go

Take a trip to Africa

Take any ship to Africa

Come on along and learn the lingo

Inside a jungle bungalow

Jeff and Blathnaid: Repeat bridge

Simon: Oh, when you go to Africa

Happy, happy Africa

You live along like a king-o

Right in a jungle bungalo

Jeff and Blathnaid: Skokiaan, skokiaan, skokiaan, skokiaan

Skokiaan, skokiaan, skokiaan, skokiaan

Simon: (ohhhh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh)

Right in a jungle bungalo

Oh, yeah

Trivia

 * Some of the Wiggles' fans such as Daniel Celano think that the Wiggles made this song into a video, as the photos show them in a desert that takes place in Africa.