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 (1998 video), and the Toot Toot! album.

Here Comes a Song

 * Written by: M. Cook/A. Field/J. Fatt
 * Published by EMI Music
 * Anthony Field: Tin Whistle, Vocals, Tambourine
 * Greg Page: Lead Vocals
 * Jeff Fatt: Piano, Xylophone
 * Murray Cook: Bass Guitar
 * Produced by Anthony Field, Greg Page, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt
 * Engineered by Jeff Fatt
 * Mixed by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page and Anthony Field
 * Mastered by Don Bartley at Studio 301
 * Rosemary Richardson: Backing Vocals
 * Xylophone supplied by: the Lusthaus Family

Wiggle Time (1993 video)

 * Written by Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Murray Cook
 * Published by EMI Music

Toot Toot!

 * Written by: M. Cook/J. Fatt/A. Field
 * Copyrighted by: EMI
 * Lead Vocals: Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals: Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Murray Cook
 * Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Bass: Murray Cook
 * Drums: Tony Henry
 * Cello: Margaret Lindsay
 * Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
 * Recorded and Mixed by: Chris Brooks
 * Mastered by: Don Bartley
 * Recorded at: Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney
 * Mastered at: Studio 301

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.

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.
 * Anthony Field does the voice of Henry in the 1992 version while in the 1998 version, Jeff does Henry's voice.
 * The 1992 version is slower whereas the 1998 version is faster.
 * The 1998 version of the song is played on the game Missing Hats Game.
 * This was sung in Fisher-Price - Little People Let's Go to the Zoo CD.

Video Performances

 * Wiggle Time
 * Wiggle Time (1998 video)
 * 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)


 * Karaoke Songs 3