Move Your Arms Like Henry

"Move Your Arms Like Henry" is a Henry the Octopus song. It is shown on the 1998 video, Toot Toot! and was written by Anthony's brother, Paul Field. It is shown at a lot of concerts now. It features Paul Hester on drums. It was a popular song around the time Sam replaced Greg.

Origins
During production of The Wiggles' Toot Toot!, Paul Field wrote this song so it can involve with Henry the Octopus' arms and legs.

Production
Paul Hester plays the drums and percussion while Jeff Fatt provides the voice of Henry the Octopus.

1998 Version

 * Music, Lyrics, and Original Idea: Paul Field
 * Music Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Paul Field, Dominic Lindsay
 * Lyrics Arrangement: Paul Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

Spanish Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Paul Field
 * Music and Lyrics Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Original Idea: Paul Field
 * Music Adaptation: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Translation: Fernando Moguel
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

Karaoke Version

 * Music, Lyrics and Arrangement: Paul Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

Racing to the Rainbow Instrumental

 * Music: Paul Field
 * Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Music Adaptation: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

Play Piano with The Wiggles Version

 * Music: Paul Field
 * Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Paul Field
 * Original Idea: Paul Field
 * Music Adaptation: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Paul Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

1998 Version

 * Lead Vocals - Greg Page
 * Henry's Voice - Jeff Fatt
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Electric Guitar - Anthony Field
 * Drums/Percussion - Paul Hester
 * Organ - Jeff Fatt

Karaoke Songs 1 Version

 * Henry's Voice - Jeff Fatt
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Electric Guitar - Anthony Field
 * Drums/Percussion - Paul Hester
 * Organ - Jeff Fatt

Spanish Version

 * Lead Vocals - Fernandito Moguel
 * Backing Vocals - Francisco Meid
 * Henry's Voice - Mario Martinez-Diaz
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Electric Guitar - Anthony Field
 * Acoustic Guitar - John Field
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Organ - Jeff Fatt

Racing to the Rainbow Instrumental

 * Bass - ?
 * Piano - ?
 * Accordion - Jeff Fatt

Song Lyrics
Henry: Breebop. Hi everybody! It's time to get your arms ready and have a dance with me, Henry the Octopus. Ohhhhhh!

Move your arms like Henry

Move your arms like Henry

Move your arms around, and around, and around, and around like Henry

Shake your hands like Henry

Henry: That's right

Shake your hands like Henry

Henry: That's great shaking

Shake your hands around, and around, and around, and around like Henry

Henry waves to you

Henry waves to me

He's got so many hands, he's waving all the time

Move your arms like Henry

Henry: Great moving

Move your arms like Henry

Henry: Yeahhhhhhh!

Move your arms around, and around, and around, and around like Henry

Henry: Ohhhhh. I'm having lots of fun. This is wonderful, wonderful dancing. Ohhhh!

Ohhh

Henry waves to you

Henry waves to me

Hes got so many hands, hes waving all the time

Move your arms like Henry

Henry: Keep waving

Move your arms like Henry

Henry: That's it, that's it

Move your arms around, and around, and around, and around like Henry

Henry: Ohhhhh, wonderful, wonderful dancing. Ohhhhh, yoop!

Trivia

 * Paul Hester plays the drums and percussion in this song.
 * In Toot Toot!, the prologue used to have only one shot but in the 1999 version, it now has 3 extra shots of the kids decorating cut-outs of Henry the Octopus.
 * In The Wiggly Big Show, Jeff voices Henry the Octopus on this song minus the Purple Wiggle himself.
 * This song sounds similar to Henry the Octopus.

Video Performances

 * Toot Toot!
 * The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video (Wiggle Puppets)
 * The Wiggly Big Show
 * Splish Splash Big Red Boat in a Spanish style
 * Wiggledancing! Live in the USA
 * Wiggledancing! Live in Concert
 * Hot Potatoes: The Best of The Wiggles

Album Appearance

 * Toot Toot!
 * Splish Splash Big Red Boat
 * Sing Along: Crunchy Munchy Music
 * Hot Potatoes: The Best of The Wiggles