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)

 * Written by: J. Field, M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field, G. Page
 * Copyrighted by: Control
 * Published by: EMI Music
 * Produced by M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field, G. Page
 * Engineered by: Tony Douglass, Steve Promfrett
 * Recorded at: Tracking Station Studios 1994
 * M. Cook: Bass Guitar
 * J. Fatt: Organ
 * G. Page: Vocal

Yummy Yummy (1998)

 * Written by: M Cook, J Fatt, A Field, G Page
 * Published by: EMI Music/Wiggly Tunes
 * Vocals: Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals: The Wiggles
 * Guitars: Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Drums: Paul Hester
 * Trumpet: Dominic Lindsay
 * Recorded and Mixed in Sydney, Australia by Chris Brooks
 * Produced by The Wiggles
 * Mastered by: Don Bartley, Studio 301, Sydney Australia

Live Hot Potatoes!

 * Written by: M Cook, J Fatt, A Field, G Page, J Field
 * Published by: EMI Music Publishing Australia
 * Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
 * Vocals: Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals: Sam Moran, Greg Truman
 * Manzillas: Brett Clarke, Ryan DeSaulnier
 * Guitars: Rex Goh, Murray Cook
 * Bass: John O'Grady
 * Keyboards: Tony Gardner
 * Brass: Craig Abercrombie, Dominic Lindsay
 * Drums: Tony Henry
 * Recorded at the Sydney Entertainment Centre by Robin Gist
 * Mixed and Mastered at Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney, Australia by Robin Gist

Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles

 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Special Thanks: Don Bartley, Chris Brooks, Tony Henry, Terry Murray, Dominic Lindsay

Celebration!

 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
 * 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
 * Music Recorded at: Hot Potato Studios, Sydney
 * Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Greg Page, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Musicians: Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Lachlan Gillespie, Paul Paddick

Furry Tales

 * Written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page
 * Published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
 * Music Produced by Anthony Field
 * Music Recorded at Hot Potato Studios, Sydney
 * Recorded by Ben Hardie, Alex Keller
 * Mixed by Alex Keller
 * Mastered by Don Bartley
 * Vocals: Simon Pryce
 * Backing Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Emma Watkins
 * Musicians: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Dominic Lindsay

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra!

 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Vocals: Andrew Koblar, Simon Pryce
 * Backing Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Emma Watkins
 * 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

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.
 * This is one of a few songs where Greg plays the guitar.
 * On the Wiggly Jukebox,Play-Along Xylophone and Wiggling Idol! book, 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.

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 (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


 * 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


 * 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!


 * Everybody Come Wiggle!