Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)

"Quack Quack", later known as "Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship", is a song about Captain Feathersword falling asleep on his ship, and waking up on a farm among roosters and ducks. Debuting as a live performance in Wiggledance! Live in Concert, this song did not get a full music video until Wiggle Time! (1998 video). A special version was made for The Wiggles Movie and its soundtrack.

Toot Toot!
Captain Feathersword fell asleep

on his pirate ship

Then he woke up on a farm

(Oh my goodness me!)

With roosters and ducks singing this song

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Quack, quack, quack doodley-doo

So now every day when he talks,

this is what he says

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack

Cock-a-doodle-doo

He also does the farmyard dance

And you can do it too

Chorus

Well, is he a rooster or a pirate?

Well, I just don't know

Ahoy there, ahoy there

Ahoy cock-a-doodley there.

He also does the farmyard dance

And you can do it too.

Chorus (Repeat 3 times)

Spanish Version
El Captain Feathersword se durmio en el barco asi y luego desperto en una granja Con gallos y patitos cantando asi

Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui Cuac, cuac, cuac, quiquiriqui

Y ahora cada dia, habla y canta y dice asi "Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui" Y hace tambien un baile asi

Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui Cuac, cuac, cuac, quiquiriqui

Sera un gallo o un pirata "Pues yo no lo se Oiga si, oiga no yo quisiera adivinar" Y hace tambien un baile asi

Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui Cuac, cuac, cuac, quiquiriqui

Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui Cuac, cuac, cuac, quiquiriqui

Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui Cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac, cuac Qui-quiriqui-qui Cuac, cuac, cuac, quiquiriqui

Intro Transcript (Wiggledance!)
Captain Feathersword: (after getting his hat and sword back) I feel Quite Quackers after that. Quack, quack, quack.

Anthony: Captain, did you just say "Quack, quack, quack"?

Captain Feathersword: Oh, yes I did say, "Quack, quack, quack."

Anthony: We can say that, too. Let's all try it together! (with crowd of people) "Quack, quack, quack."

Captain Feathersword: Oh, and uh... Cock-a-doodle-doo.

Anthony: We can do that one, too. You ready? (with crowd of people) Cock-a-doodle-doo.

Captain Feathersword: Wow, that's great!

Greg: (arriving while holding duck and rooster hats) Oh-ho! Anthony, I've got some hats here for us to wear. Look at that. There's a rooster hat for you, my friend. (giving rooster hat to Anthony)

Anthony: Oh, looks good. (putting rooster hat on his head)

Greg: Jeff, I've got a duck hat for you (giving duck hat to Jeff and Jeff puts it on his head) and I've got a duck hat myself so I'll just put that on. (starts putting duck hat on his head)

Anthony: (pointing to Murray arriving while wearing a rooster hat) Hey, look at Murray! He looks great!

Murray: Cock - a - Doodle Doo!!

Greg: It's Murray the rooster!

Murray: Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Greg: Well, now we can all quack, quack, quack, and cock-a-doodle-doo together.

(Jeff plays the intro on piano keyboard.)

Captain Feathersword: Oh yes, indeed. We can do the whole thing. Here we go!

(The Wiggles and Captain Feathersword Sing)

Title History
The song's first appearance in Wiggledance! Live in Concert had it titled as "Quack Quack", a title also used for a version used in The Wiggles Movie. Its first studio appearances in Wiggle Time! and TV Series 1 also use this title. However, beginning with its first album appearance in Toot Toot! (not counting the Movie Soundtrack version), its title became officially known as "Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep On His Pirate Ship" for many years, with TV episodes and videos adopting this title beginning with TV Series 2 and The Wiggly Big Show respectively.

The booklet and DVD menus of the 2007 video Wiggledancing! Live In Concert combined these two titles into "Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)". This title was later used in The Wiggles Big, Big Show!, and most notably the 2009 and 2013 compilation albums Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles, as well their 2010 and 2014 video counterparts.

From 1999 to 2010, only TV Series 4 (2005) used the original "Quack Quack" title on its own. In recent years, however, the original title has been used again. Since the 2011 album Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show!, nearly all appearances of the song have been credited under this title, with the only exceptions being the updated versions of the Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles album and video, which as mentioned above combines the two titles. Interestingly, the album Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti! adds a comma, calling it "Quack, Quack".

As there has been some debate among fans over whether "Quack Quack" or "Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship" is the true title of the song, this article uses the combined title, to acknowledge both while also using an official alternative title.

Song Credits
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Wiggledance! Live in Concert
Wiggly Songs
 * M. Cook/J. Fatt/A. Field/G. Page
 * Sound Recording by Chris Brooks

Toot Toot!
Backing Vocals: Mark Punch Guitar: Murray Cook • Bass: Murray Cook Drums: Tony Henry • Trumpet: Dominic Lindsay Recorded and mixed by: Chris Brooks Assisted by Matt Lovell, Phil Punch and Brad Cooke Mixed at Studio 301 • Mastered by Don Bartley
 * M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
 * Lead Vocals: Greg Page
 * Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
 * Recorded at Festival Studios Sydney, Australia

The Wiggly Big Show
(Wiggly Tunes)
 * M. Cook/J. Fatt/A. Field/G. Page
 * Front of House Sound: Chris Brooks
 * Mixed at Trackdown Digital

LIVE Hot Potatoes!
(Wiggly Tunes)'' Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay Vocals: Greg Page Backing Vocals: The Wiggles, Craig Abercrombie, Sam Moran, Greg Truman Guitars: Rex Goh, Greg Page Bass: John O'Grady Keyboard: Jeff Fatt, Tony Gardner Brass: Dominic Lindsay Drums: Tony Henry Centre]] by Robin Gist. Mixed and astered at Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney, Australia by Robin Gist
 * ''M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field, G. Page
 * Produced By: Anthony Field
 * Recorded at the [[Sydney Entertainment Centre|Sydney Entertainment

Karaoke Songs 1
Greg Page, (© 1998 Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field,

Splish Splash Big Red Boat (Spanish version)

 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field & Greg Page (Wiggly Tunes)
 * Music Produced by Anthony Field
 * Musical Arrangements The Wiggles and Dominic Lindsay
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)

Splish Splash Big Red Boat
Page (Wiggly Tunes) Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles and Dominic Lindsay
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg
 * Music Produced By: Anthony Field

Wiggledancing!
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Music Produced by Anthony Field
 * Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
 * Recorded by Alex Keller
 * Mixed by Craig Abercrombie

Play Piano with... The Wiggles

 * Music Arrangements by The Wiggles and Dominic Lindsay
 * Transcriptions by Tony Celiberti (Scarlet Music)
 * CD Backing track by Sean Peter (Autopilot Productions)
 * Words & Music by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page
 * © 1997 Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd

The Wiggles' Big Big Show!
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page

Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2009 and 2013 versions)
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page

Dorothy the Dinosaur's Traveling Show!
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Music Produced by Anthony Field
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur Vocals: Emma Pask
 * Captain Feathersword Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie
 * Voice of Fairy Clare: Clare Field
 * Voice of Fairy Larissa: Emma Watkins
 * John the Cook Vocals: Nat Jobe
 * Additional Vocalists: Jennifer Andrade, Josephine Ison

Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd) Anthony Field Ben Hardie, Alex Keller Don Bartley Hot Potato Studios, Sydney Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy Paul Paddick Chloe Zuel
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Music Produced by
 * Music Mixed by
 * Mastered by
 * Recorded at
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur Vocals:
 * Captain Feathersword Vocals:
 * Additional Vocals: James Arthur Chen,

Hits & Rarities
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page

Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti!
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page

Wiggle Around Australia
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd) Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie Alex Keller Jack Richardson Don Bartley }}
 * Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Music Produced By
 * Guitar: Oliver Brian, Anthony Field
 * Bass Guitar: Michael McFadden
 * Drums: Stuart Innes
 * Live Show Recorded by
 * Mastered by

Trivia

 * The Piano & Trumpet Track from the 1996 Concert Version is Reused in the Wiggles Movie Version, Plus with the Lead Vocals performed by the former Yellow Wiggle Greg Page.
 * The Karaoke Songs 1 shows that John Field's name was in the credits, although he didn't write it.
 * Although Quack Quack has been changed to “Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep On His Pirate Ship” since 1998, the year when the Toot Toot album was released, the former title is still heard during the chorus and is still seen in the regular version of the Wiggle Time! video.
 * Jeff Fatt is not credited for the playing the keyboards for the 1998 version.
 * The 1997 version plays in C whereas the current version since 1998 plays in D.

Appearances
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Video Performances

 * Wiggledance! Live in Concert
 * Wiggle Time! (1998 video)
 * The Wiggles: Live at Disneyland
 * The Wiggly Big Show
 * LIVE Hot Potatoes! (just the chorus)
 * Splish Splash Big Red Boat
 * The Wiggles Big, Big Show!
 * Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010 video)
 * Wiggle Around Australia
 * Wiggly TV
 * Wiggly Play Time
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show!
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book
 * Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A.
 * Wiggledancing! Live In Concert
 * Everybody Come Wiggle!
 * Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles (2014 video)

Episode Performances

 * Building Blocks
 * Spooked Wiggles (live in concert)
 * Play (a.k.a. Playtime)
 * Cows and Ducks
 * Bow Wow Wow (episode) (just the chorus, live in concert)
 * Shiver Me Timbers (just the chorus, live in concert)
 * Hair Disaster! (just the chorus, live in concert)
 * Marty Party (just the chorus, live in concert)
 * Watch, Learn, Dance, Sing
 * Animal Charades (just the chorus, live in concert)
 * Farm Animals
 * Dancing Flowers
 * Dorothy Visits the Art Gallery
 * Musical Stories
 * Dorothy Visits the Aquarium
 * Learn About Animals
 * A Wiggly Concert
 * Feather Fun!

Album Appearances
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 * Toot Toot!
 * LIVE Hot Potatoes!
 * Splish Splash Big Red Boat
 * The Wiggles (2006 Bonus CD)
 * Hit Songs and Rarities
 * Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti!
 * The Best of The Wiggles on Vinyl
 * Karaoke Songs 1
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show!
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
 * Everybody Come Wiggle!
 * Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles

Gallery
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