Henry the Octopus (song)

"Henry the Octopus" is the first song about Henry, which appeared in the 1992 album Here Comes A Song and Wiggle Time video. A rewritten and re-recorded version appeared in Wiggle Time (re-recording), and the Toot Toot! album.

1992 Version

 * Music/Lyrics: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field
 * Producer/Mixer: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Engineer: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page
 * Mastering: Don Bartley
 * Recording Location: Tracking Studios
 * Mastering Location: Studio 301
 * Publisher: EMI Music

1998 Version

 * Music, Lyrics and Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field
 * Musical Arrangement: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
 * Producer: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Engineer and Mixer: Chris Brooks
 * Mastering: Don Bartley
 * Recording Location: Electric Avenue Studios
 * Mastering Location: Studio 301
 * Publisher: EMI Music

1992 Version

 * Lead Vocals: Greg Page
 * Vocals: Anthony Field
 * Backing Vocals: Rosemary Richardson
 * Piano and Xylophone: Jeff Fatt
 * Tambourine and Tin Whistle: Anthony Field

1998 Version

 * Lead vocals: Greg Page
 * Henry the Octopus Vocals: Jeff Fatt
 * Backing Vocals: Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Bass: Murray Cook
 * Guitars: Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Keyboard: Jeff Fatt
 * Drums: Tony Henry
 * Strings: Margaret Lindsay

1992 Version
Henry the Octopus

Lives in our backyard swimming pool

Henry the Octopus

With his underwater school

He came to our house on holidays

Moved eight times and decided to stay

He put on his hat and his eight-legged pants

And showed us all, the tentacle dance

Henry: Would you care to tentacle dance?

Henry the octopus

Lives in our backyard swimming pool

Henry the Octopus

With his underwater school

Henry loved to cook for his friends

His marvelous talent well it had no end

He would bake, roast and fry

His favorite dish, the octo-pie

Henry the octopus

Lives in our backyard swimming pool

Henry the octopus

With his underwater school

Henry: Now listen in, everybody.

Henry has a message for you

Listen in and don't feel blue

Henry: You're all welcome here, grown-up or kids, enrollment fee is just ten squids.

Henry the Octopus

Lives in our backyard swimming pool

Henry the Octopus

With his underwater school.

1998 Version
Henry: Breebop! Hi, everybody! I'm Henry the Octopus.

Greg & Backing Singer: Henry the Octopus

Lives down in the deep blue sea

Henry the Octopus

He's a friend to you and me

Henry has a great big band

Playing on the ocean sand

He'll sing you all an octopus song

He'd like you to sing along

Henry: Sing along, everybody!

Henry the Octopus

Lives down in the deep blue sea

Henry the Octopus

He's a friend to you and me

Henry: Oh! Hi, everybody!

Henry loved to cook for his friends

His marvelous talent well it had no end

He would bake, roast and fry

His favorite dish is seaweed pie

Henry the Octopus

Lives down in the deep blue sea

Henry the octopus

He's a friend to you and me

Henry: Now listen in everybody. Oh!

Henry has a happy smile

He'd like you all to stay for a while

He'll put on his shoes and his 8-legged pants

He'll show you all the tentacle dance

Henry the Octopus

Lives down in the deep blue sea

Henry the octopus

He's our friend to you and me

Henry: Bye-bye, everybody. See you later! Yup!

TV Series 1 Theme Version
Greg: Henry the Octopus lives down in the deep blue sea.

Henry the Octopus. He's a friend to you and me.

Henry: Hi everybody, or as we say in octopus language: Breebop.

Video Performances

 * Wiggle Time
 * Wiggle Time (re-recording)
 * 大家來 Wiggle! (Taiwan-only release)

Album Appearance

 * Here Comes A Song
 * Toot Toot! (1998 re-recording)
 * Let's Wiggle (America-only release, 1998 re-recording)
 * Wiggle Time (original 1992 recording)
 * 大家來 Wiggle! (Taiwan-only release)

Trivia

 * The character and song were named after Tony Henry, a drummer from The Cockroaches.
 * The song credits on the the Wiggle Time 2000 album, Karaoke Songs 3, the Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! documentary show Greg Page's name, although he didn't write this song. Karaoke Songs 3 also show John Field's name.