D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)

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"D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)" is the third song about Dorothy. It made its debut in Yummy Yummy.

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Song Lyrics

Yummy Yummy (album)

Who's that in the garden
Eating all our red, red roses?
(It's Dorothy!)
She wears a floppy white hat
And has yellow spots galore.
Well, look at those big green paws
She's a very friendly dinosaur.
Ohhhh...

Chorus
D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. Dorothy the Dinosaur (Talkin' 'bout)
D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. She's my favourite dinosaur
Romp-Bomp-a-Chomp, hey!
Romp-Bomp-a-Chomp, hey!

She's a really helpful dinosaur,
She works so hard in the garden
(She's mowing, she's mowing)
She pulls out all the weeds,
Plants more roses as she mows the lawn
(She's mowing, she's mowing)
When the music starts, she dances on the floor
She's a really groovy dinosaur
Ohhhh...

Chorus

D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. Dorothy the Dinosaur (Talkin' 'bout)
D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. she's my favorite dinosaur

Yummy Yummy (US album)

O.K., everyone, here's Dorothy!

Well, who's that in the garden
Eating all our red, red roses?
(It's Dorothy! - That's me.)
She wears a floppy white hat
And has yellow spots galore
(Nice spots, Dorothy - Thank you!)
Well, look at those big green paws (Wow!)
She's a very friendly dinosaur
Ohhhh...

CHORUS
D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. Dorothy the Dinosaur (Talkin' bout)
D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. she's my favorite dinosaur
Romp Bomp a Chomp, hey!
Romp Bomp a Chomp, hey!

(Oh, I think Dorothy's doing some gardening, guys.)

She's a really helpful dinosaur
She works so hard in the garden
(She's got her mower, She's mowing, she's mowing)
Yes, she pulls out all the weeds,
Plants more roses as she mows the lawn
(She's mowing, she's mowing)
When the music starts, she dances on the floor
Yes, she's a really groovy dinosaur
(Man, she's groovy)
Ohhhh...

CHORUS
D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. Dorothy the Dinosaur (Talkin' 'bout)
D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. she's my favorite dinosaur
(Groovy!)
Romp Bomp a Chomp, hey!
Romp Bomp a Chomp, hey!

(Come on, everyone, let's dance and sing with our friend Dorothy)

CHORUS

D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. Dorothy the Dinosaur (Talkin' 'bout)
D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. she's my favorite dinosaur

Transcript from Yummy Yummy 1994

(Jeff dresses up as Dorothy the Dinosaur by putting on a hat and tail and Anthony arrives.)

Anthony: Hello. We're getting ready to meet our friend, Dorothy the Dinosaur. (Jeff tries putting the Dorothy tail behind but misses.) She's a really friendly dinosaur, Dorothy and whenever the Wiggles go sing and play, our friend, Dorothy the Dinosaur. And do you know what she sings? She sings Romp Bomp a Chomp, hey! Romp Bomp a Chomp, Hey! That's great except I'll tell you something else about Dorothy. Well, she loves...

(Jeff puts the Dorothy tail behind Anthony.)

What? I got a... I got a dinosaur tail. (Jeff laughs and gets the Dorothy hat.) Ah, well. Anyway, Dorothy, she loves roses because she eats roses all the time. She eats them day in and day out, Dorothy. Well, I'll tell you what. Why don't we meet Dorothy the Dinosaur. She's our favourite (Jeff puts the hat on top of him) dinosaur.

(Jeff laughs.)

Song Credits

Written and composed by John Field, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page. Initially published by EMI Music, later Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.

Trivia

The song used to be played in E but now, it plays in D. On Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital, the song plays in A and The Taiwanese and We're All Friends (book) Versions Play in C.
The song is played on the Dorothy The Dinosaur Kiddie Ride.
Jeff Fatt is uncredited for playing the keyboards, although he can be seen playing it in the music video of the 1998 version.
Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, and Anthony Field are uncredited for providing vocals in the 1998 version.
Carolyn Ferrie is uncredited for voicing Dorothy in the 1998 version.
Elisha Burke provides the voice of Dorothy for this song in The Wiggles: Live at Disneyland and The Wiggly Big Show.
The Cockroaches once performed this song live in 1997.
The word "favourite" is spelt "favorite" in the song title in the US.
This song was later covered on the Kangabeats Sing-along album, Skippy's Animal Jamboree.

Appearances

Video Performances

Yummy Yummy
Wake Up Jeff! (concert clip)
Yummy Yummy (1998 video)
Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital (new version)
LIVE Hot Potatoes!
The Wiggles Reunion Show

Album Appearances

Episode Appearances

Foodman
Numbers & Counting
Play (a.k.a. At Play)
Imagination (Live)
When We Were Young (Live)
I Count 1-10 (Live)
Hip Hop With Emma (Live)

TV Specials

The Wiggles in Disneyland
The Wiggles Big Show