"Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)" is a Wiggles song from the Big Red Car album and video. It is one of The Wiggles' most successful songs.
Lyrics[]
English[]
All right everybody, let's all get ready to point our fingers, and we'll do the twist! Here we go!
Verse 1:
Can you point your fingers and do the twist? (2x)
(Anthony: Everybody's twisting, Greg)
(Anthony: We're all doing the twist!)
Chorus:
Well, we're gonna go up and go down
Get back up and turn around
Can you point your fingers and do the twist?
Anthony: What's next, Greg? What's next?
Verse 2:
Can you stand on one foot and shake your hands? (2x)
(Murray: Oh, boy, that's hard!)
(Murray: Shaky, shaky)
(Chorus)
Can you stand on one foot and shake your hands?
Anthony: What's next, Greg? What's next?
(Repeat verse 1)
(Jeff: Pointy, pointy, pointy!)
(Anthony: I'm doing the twist really fast, Greg!)
(Chorus)
Español (¿Podrás [Apuntar Tus Dedos Y Hacer El Twist?])[]
¿Podrás apuntar tus dedos y hacer el Twist?
¿Podrás apuntar tus dedos y hacer el Twist?
Y ahora vamos a subir y a bajar
Sube y da una vuelta más
¿Podrás apuntar tus dedos y hacer el Twist?
¿Podrás alzar un pie y las manos mover?
¿Podrás alzar un pie y las manos mover?
Y ahora vamos a subir y a bajar
Sube y da una vuelta más
¿Podrás alzar un pie y las manos mover?
¿Podrás apuntar tus dedos y hacer el Twist?
¿Podrás apuntar tus dedos y hacer el Twist?
Y ahora vamos a subir y a bajar
Sube y da una vuelta más
¿Podrás apuntar tus dedos y hacer el Twist?
Mandarin (Taiwan)[]
伸出你的手指頭 扭扭扭
伸出你的手指頭 扭扭扭
向上跳跳 彎下腰
手舉向天 轉個圈
伸出你的手指頭 扭扭扭
一隻腳站好跳跳 手搖搖搖
一隻腳站好跳跳 手搖搖搖
向上跳跳 彎下腰
手舉向天 轉個圈
一隻腳站好跳跳 手搖搖搖
伸出你的手指頭 扭扭扭
伸出你的手指頭 扭扭扭
向上跳跳 彎下腰
手舉向天 轉個圈
伸出你的手指頭 扭扭扭
Cha cha cha
English Translation Mandarin (Taiwan)[]
Stretch out your finger and twist it Stretch out your finger and twist it Jump up, bend down Raise your hands to the sky and spin in a circle Stretch out your finger and twist it Stand on one foot and jump, shake your hands Stand on one foot and jump, shake your hands Jump up, bend down Raise your hands to the sky and spin in a circle Stand on one foot and jump, shake your hands Stretch out your finger and twist it Stretch out your finger and twist it Jump up, bend down Raise your hands to the sky and spin in a circle Stretch out your finger and twist it Cha cha cha
Listen to 1995 Version[]
Song Credits[]
Written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.
Nursery Rhymes (CinderEmma! Fairytale)[]
Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Paul Paddick, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Field
Bass Guitar: Paul Paddick
Tambourine: Simon Pryce
Trivia[]
- This song gives thanks to Terry Murray for the guitar work.
- The song won Most Performed Children's Work at the 1995 APRA awards.
- The Sam Moran version of the song is played on the game Dance to the Wiggly Radio in addition to performing it live in Wiggledancing! Live In Concert and the Unreleased Everett Concert video.
- On August 7th 2014, the Australia Day live in concert version was uploaded on YouTube. Then when the 2013 live studio version was uploaded on YouTube on September 28th 2017, it contained a prologue before the song, which was deleted for time constraints on the 1st season of Ready, Steady, Wiggle!. Then on July 5th 2018, The Best of The Wiggles music video version was uploaded. The Chats' cover of this song was uploaded to YouTube on February 23, 2022.
- The 1995 Version plays in D whereas later versions play in E. Some versions of the song's instrumental track play in D, such as in the Here Comes The Big Red Car video during the "Dorothy's Dance Party" introduction, while other uses of it play in E such as in the The Taiwanese Wiggles' and The Latin American Wiggles' recordings.
- The song is sung in the Warner Brothers movie, "Life as We Know It".
- Although the 1997 Big Show version appeared in "Muscleman Murray", it's unknown if it was used again on the initial GMTV broadcast of "Your Body".
- When this was performed during the Celebration tour, there were times when all 4 of The Wiggles did the actions to the song & there were times when Greg played the guitar during some shows with Murray on electric, Jeff on keyboard & Anthony doing the actions with The Wiggly Dancers.
- The 1997 re-recording of the song has the same ending riff as Do the Wiggle Groove.
Performances/Appearances[]
- Big Red Car
- Wake Up Jeff! (Live In Concert Clip)
- Wiggledance!
- The Wiggles Movie
- Captain Kangaroo's Birthday Party at Sea World
- The Wiggly Big Show
- 歡樂Party!
- LIVE Hot Potatoes!
- Lights, Camera, Action!
- Here Comes The Big Red Car
- Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A.
- Wiggledancing! Live In Concert
- On The Road With The Wiggles (cameo)
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book (bonus clip)
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010)
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014)
- Nursery Rhymes (Live)
- The Best of The Wiggles
- The Wiggles Reunion Show
- The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bush Fire Relief
- Fun and Games
- We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits
- Fruit Salad Big Show
The Wiggles (Season 1)[]
12-minute versions (Sprout exclusive)[]
- Episode 21 (Live)
22-minute versions[]
- Muscleman Murray (Live)
The Wiggles (Season 2)[]
11-minute versions (Sprout exclusive)[]
- Episode 2 (Live)
21-minute versions[]
- Food (Live)
- Your Body (Live)
- Musical Instruments (Live)
- Movement (Live)
Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles![]
11-minute versions[]
- Episode 16 (paired with Rolling Down The Sandhills/Running Up The Sandhills)
22-minute versions[]
The Wiggles Show! (season 1)[]
11-minute versions[]
- Episode 5
- Episode 8 (Live)
- Episode 9
- Episode 20
- Episode 28
- Episode 37 (Live)
- Episode 52
22-minute versions[]
- Friendly Feathersword Crew
- When We Were Young (Live)
- Kangaroo Dance
- Prehistoric Party
- Paint a Portrait
- Jack in the Box (Live)
- Bailamos!
The Wiggles Show! (season 2)[]
11-minute versions[]
- Episode 4 (Live)
- Episode 13
- Episode 20 (Live)
- Episode 34
- Episode 43 (Live)
22-minute versions[]
- Let's Have a Dance! (Live)
- The Gorilla Dance
- It's Sunny Today! (Live)
- It's So Good For You!
- G-Day Mate (Live)
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Series 1)[]
- Wake Up, Lachy! (Live)
- Simon Goes Quackers!
- Let's Go Driving in the Big Red Car! (Live)
- Beautiful Ballet
- Marty Party
- Lounge Room Symphony (Live)
- Captain's Experiment
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Series 2)[]
- The Talking Cow (Live)
- Say the Dance, Do the Dance (Live)
Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle![]
Wiggle Time![]
The Wiggles' World![]
- It's Sunny Today (Live)
Live from Hot Potato Studios[]
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Series 4)[]
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Series 5)[]
- Recycling Day (Live)
The Wiggles Show! (Latin America)[]
- Episodio 2 (Live)
- Episodio 12 (Live)
- Episodio 16
- Episodio 21
- Episodio 22 (Live)