
Get Ready To Wiggle is the very first song of The Wiggles that was originally written for The Cockroaches by John Field, but that version was never released to the public. In 1991, this song was officially recorded and rewritten for their' debut album.
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Song Lyrics
Wiggle Time! (album)
Get ready to wiggle, we've been ready for so long
Get ready to wiggle, when you wiggle, you can't go wrong
Get ready to wiggle, wiggle will make you big and strong
Get ready to wiggle, c'mon, wiggle to this song, wiggle to this song
CHORUS
We're ready to wiggle, wiggle your fingers high in the sky
We're ready to wiggle, wiggle your ears and wiggle your eyes
We're ready to wiggle, wiggle your hair and wiggle your nose
We're ready to wiggle, c'mon wiggle all ten toes, wiggle all ten toes
CHORUS
We can wiggle and wiggle, wiggle at home without a care
Wiggle and wiggle, wiggle on your own or with teddy bear
Wiggle and wiggle, wiggle at breakfast, lunch or tea
Wiggle and wiggle, wiggle along with me, wiggle along with me
CHORUS
Taking Off!
"Okay, everybody, get ready to wiggle! It's wiggle time! Let's see you dancing, wiggle!"
Get ready to wiggle! (Shooby-dooby-doo)
We've been ready for so long!
Get ready to wiggle! (Shooby-dooby-doo)
When you wiggle, you can't go wrong!
Get ready to wiggle! (Shooby-dooby-doo)
Wiggle will make you big and strong!
Get ready to wiggle! (Shooby-dooby-doo)
"C'mon!"
Wiggle to this song!
Wiggle to this song!
Let's all sing!
Ba-da-ba-ba
Ba-da-ba-da
Ba-da-ba-ba
Ba-da-ba-da
Ba-da-ba-ba
Ba-da-ba-da
"Gee, c'mon!"
We're ready to wiggle! (Whoo!) (Shooby-dooby-doo)
Wiggle your fingers high in the sky!
We're ready to wiggle! (Shooby-dooby-doo)
Wiggle your ears and wiggle your eyes!
We're ready to wiggle! (Yeah!) (Shooby-dooby-doo)
Wiggle your hair and wiggle your nose!
We're ready to wiggle! (Shooby-dooby-doo)
"Wiggle your toes!"
Wiggle all ten toes
"Gee, cmon!"
Wiggle all ten toes!
"Big jumps, everybody, c'mon."
Ba-da-ba-ba-bada
"Big jump, c'mon!"
Ba-da-ba-ba-bada
"Gee, c'mon!"
Ba-da-ba-ba-bada
"Big jump now!"
We can wiggle! (Whoo!)
And wiggle! (Whoo!)
Wiggle at home without a care!
(Shooby-dooby-doo)
Wiggle! (Whoo!)
And wiggle! (Whoo!)
Wiggle on your own or with teddy bear!
(Shooby-dooby-doo)
Wiggle! (Whoo!)
And wiggle! (Whoo!)
Wiggle at breakfast, lunch or tea!
(Shooby-dooby-doo)
Wiggle! (Whoo!)
And wiggle! (Whoo!)
Wiggle along with me!
"That's right!"
Wiggle along with me!
"Yeah!"
Ba-da-ba-ba
Ba-da-ba-ba
"Everybody, keep wiggling now!"
Ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-bada
"Gee, c'mon!"
Ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-bada
"Wiggle! Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!"
(Whoo!)
"Wiggle!"
"Yeah!"
Listos Para Hacer El Wiggle
(Ahora, todos listos para hacer el wiggle!)
Con ritmo a wiggle,
Todos listos para bailar
Con ritmo a wiggle,
Bailando el wiggle no puedes fallar
Con ritmo a wiggle,
El wiggle es bueno para ti
Con ritmo a wiggle,
A ritmo de esta canción.
A ritmo de esta canción
Ba dum bum bum, Ba dum ba dum
Ba dum bum bum, Ba dum ba dum
Ba dum bum bum, Ba dum ba dum bum
Con ritmo a wiggle,
Con tus dedos hay compas
Con ritmo a wiggle,
Con las orejas y los ojos asi
Con ritmo a wiggle,
Con el pelo y la nariz
Con ritmo a wiggle,
Y los dedos también,
Y los pies dedos también
El wiggle y wiggle,
En tu casa sin parar
El wiggle y wiggle,
Tu a se peluches mueve también
El wiggle y wiggle,
El a desayuno comida te
El wiggle y wiggle,
Wiggle conmigo así,
Wiggle conmigo así
Ba dum bum bum, Ba dum ba dum
Ba dum bum bum, Ba dum ba dum
Ba dum bum bum, Ba dum ba dum bum
Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle!!
The Taiwanese Wiggles
Song Credits
Written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page and John Field. published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd, previously published by Copyright Control and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd..
ReWiggled: A Tribute To The Wiggles
© 2011 Liberation Music
Recorded at Birdland Studios. Adalita appears courtesy of Liberation Music
Trivia
- The 1991 version of the instrumental track is played over the opening and closing credits of the Wiggle Time! 1993 video.
- This song made a cameo appearance in the 1994 version of Yummy Yummy.
- Anthony speaks in the 1991, 1993 and 2013 versions, as well as live.
- The bass that is heard in the 1991 version is actually on the Fairlight synthesizer Jeff plays. In most other songs, Murray would use a Fender Jazz Bass
- The brass that is heard in the 1991 version are actually on the Korg M1 Jeff plays.
- The drums in the 1991 version were played on Jeff's drum machine, Fairlight and E-mu Emax rack sampler.
- Some episodes from The Wiggles (TV Series 2), have a few different shots/angles for this song.
- The 1991 version is played in A Day with the Wiggles and The Wiggly Circus PC game. It also plays on The Wiggles' 20th anniversary game: The Wiggles Trivia Quiz.
- The Sam Moran version is played on the game Matching Instruments.
- This, Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, and Dorothy the Dinosaur are Greg's favourite songs on the very first album.
- The 1991 instrumental track is partially heard in the opening of Wiggledance!, while an early version of the 1998 re-recording is heard in the actual video.
- The 1998 instrumental track is played in the opening scene of Hot Potatoes: The Best of The Wiggles and the 2014 update.
- Dorothy sings this song in the Wiggle and Learn TV Series episode: Murray Had a Turtle (11-minute version) & The King of Swing (22-minute version).
- Sam plays the opening horn line during the end credits of You Make Me Feel Like Dancing.
- The song's video first appeared in ABC For Kids Video Hits.
- The only way to find the The Wiggles Big Show version is on the PVD version of the episode Wiggle Opera.
- This was the first song The Wiggles ever did.
- The song is sung in the Warner Brothers movie, "Life as We Know It".
Performances/Appearances
Video Appearances
- ABC For Kids Video Hits
- ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
- Wiggle Time! (1993)
- Wiggledance!
- Wiggle Time! (1998)
- The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video (The Wiggle Puppets)
- Wiggly TV
- 大家來Wiggle!
- LIVE Hot Potatoes! (cameo during the Network Wiggles Segment)
- Lights, Camera, Action!
- Splish Splash Big Red Boat
- Lights, Camera, Action! 好戲上場
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010)
- Taking Off!
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014)
- We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits
Album Appearances
- The Wiggles
- ABC For Kids: Greatest Hits
- Rock 'N' Roll Kids
- ABC For Kids Live
- Wiggle Time!
- Compliments of Brach's and The Wiggles
- Karaoke Songs 1
- 4 Song CD
- Sing-a-long CD
- Play Piano with... The Wiggles
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2009)
- ReWiggled: A Tribute to The Wiggles (performed by Adalita)
- Taking Off!
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2013)
- The Best of The Wiggles on Vinyl
- We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits
TV Series Episodes
The Wiggles (Season 1)
12-minute versions (Sprout exclusive)
22-minute versions
The Wiggles (Season 2)
Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!
11-minute versions
- Episode 12 (paired with Zing Zang Wing Wang Wong)
22-minute versions
- Wiggle Bay
- Zing Zang, Wing Wang Wong! (With prologue)
- Hula Hoops (With prologue)
The Wiggles Show!
11-minute versions
22-minute versions
Wiggle and Learn
11-minute versions
22-minute versions
The Wiggles Show! (Latin America)
Let's Wiggle
- Get Ready To Wiggle (1997 live version)
- Get Ready To Wiggle (1998 version)
Minor
- The Wiggles (TV Series 1) Theme Song
- Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital (Intro)
- A Day with the Wiggles
- The Wiggly Circus
- It's Wiggle Time! (game)
Other Media
- Wiggle Opera (PVD Version) (Live)
- The Wiggles Take on the World
- The Wiggles Big Show
Live Performances
- The Wiggles Early Concerts
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Birthday Party Tour
- Big Red Car Tour
- Wake Up Jeff! Tour
- The Wiggles 1997 Tour
- The Wiggles Big Show (1997 Tour)
- Toot Toot Show! (with the puppets)
- The Wiggles 1999 Tour
- The Wiggles' 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
- The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bush Fire Relief
- We're All Fruit Salad! (Tour)