"Henry's Underwater Big Band" is a Wiggles song from the Wake Up Jeff! album and video. It is the third song about Henry and it debuts the titular band.
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Lyrics[]
English[]
Every night under the sea
The friendly octopus Henry
Leads his underwater animal big band
Henry: Now jellyfish, you play the drums
Walruses, you can hum
Electric eel, why don't you play your guitar?
Chorus:
So, clap your hands with Henry
Turn around and shout "YIPPEE!"
Coz his underwater band is now ready
Everybody shout "HIP HIP HOORAY!"
When Henry's Big Band begins to play
Now dolphins play the trumpets loud
You're sure to bring a crowd
Seahorse, you can play the glockenspiel
The tortoise shell is timpani
It's lots of fun for you and me
Henry's underwater animal big band
(Chorus)
They're about to play (4x)
(Henry overlaps Greg's singing)
Let's get ready, everybody. Let's go.
(Instrumental verse itself and instrumental chorus part 1 with Henry talking)
Nice playing, dolphins!
Oh, that's very good. Seahorse, it's very good.
Nice work, jellyfish. Very nice work.
Beautiful guitar, electric eel. Beautiful guitar.
I'm having a wonderful time!
Chorus (Part 2):
Everybody shout "HIP HIP HOORAY!"
When Henry's
Big Band begins to… (3x)
(high octave) Plaaaaaaay!
(Spoken outro):
Henry: Thank you, band. Thank you!
Español (La Banda Submarina De Henry)[]
Cada noche bajo el mar
Tiene la banda musical
De animales dirigida por Henry
"Marisco tocan la batería."
"Leones marinos cantan."
"Anguila, ¿por qué no tocas tu guitarra?"
Aplaude al ritmo con Henry
Baila y gritarle "¡Yoo hoo!"
Pues su Banda Submarina va a tocar
Todos griten ya "¡Hip hip hooray!"
Cuando la banda empieza a tocar
"Ahora, delfines, toquen la trompeta, ¡atraes una multitud!"
"Caballito de mar a tocar el xilofon."
"La tortuga es el tambor, muy entretenido para ti y para mí."
Aplaude al ritmo de Henry
Baila y gritarle "¡Yoo hoo!"
Pues su Banda Submarina va a tocar
Todos griten ya "¡Hip hip hooray!"
Cuando la banda empieza a tocar
Van a tocar
Van a tocar
Van a tocar
("¡Alistémonos, todo el mundo! ¡Whoo-hoo, vamos!")
"Bien tocando, delfines."
"Oh, muy bien, caballitos del mar, muy bien."
"Buen trabajo, moluscos, muy bien hecho."
"Hermosa guitarra, anguila, hermosa."
"¡Sí, pasándolo muy bien!"
Todos griten ya "Hip hip hooray!"
Cuando la banda empieza
La banda empieza
La banda empieza a tocar!
"¡Whoo, gracias, banda, gracias!"
Mandarin (Taiwan)[]
每一個夜晚在海底，好朋友章魚Henry，海底動物大樂團由他帶領
現在水母你負責打鼓
海象，你跟著哼唱
小電鰻，你不如彈你的guitar
來拍拍手跟著Henry
轉一圈，大叫"Yippee"
海底大樂團已經通通到齊
大家一起叫"Hip hip hooray"
海底大樂團揭開序曲
現在海豚之極小號吸引大家向著看
海馬可以開始演奏木琴
海龜可動做大鼓，帶給大家許多驚喜
Henry的海底大樂團陪伴著你
來拍拍手跟著Henry
轉一圈，大叫"Yippee"
海底大樂團已經通通到齊
大家一起叫"Hip hip hooray"
海底大樂團揭開序曲
They're about to play
They're about to play
They're about to play
大家一起準備好，"Let's go"
海豚真棒
Very good, 海馬, very good
演奏的好，水母
吉他彈得真是好哇，小電鰻
真是一個美好的時光
大家一起叫"Hip hip hooray"
Henry的海底大樂團
海底大樂團
海底大樂團揭開序曲
謝謝海底大樂團，謝謝大家
Song Credits[]
Written by John Field, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.
Trivia[]
Greg in the unused final shot during the video's work-print
- An alternate instrumental track for this song is played on the Series 1 episode "Spooked Wiggles".
- The animations were later reused for the Latin American and Mandarin version.
- On the 2004 HIT Entertainment release & the 2007 Warner Brothers DVD re-release of Toot Toot!, the song is misspelled as "Harry's Underwater Big Band".
- This is the first song to feature Margaret Lindsay on cello, Maria Lindsay on violin and Paul Rodgers on congas.
- This song replaced "Bathtime" in the 1999 re-release of the Toot Toot! video.
- Originally, the 1996 version was going to end with the shot of Greg while Henry says "Thank you, band, thank you!", as seen on the 1999 South African VHS release, but instead, it ended with the footage of fish.
- The Spanish version, "Henry's Underwater Animal Big Band" line was skipped, unlike the Australian and Taiwanese versions.
Performances/Appearances[]
Video Performances[]
- Wake Up Jeff!
- Toot Toot! (1999)
- Lights, Camera, Action!
- It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! (Wiggly Animation)
- Lights, Camera, Action! 好戲上場 (Wiggly Animation)
Album Appearances[]
Live Performances[]
- Big Red Car Tour
- Wake Up Jeff! Tour (Rumoured)
- The Wiggles 1999 Tour
- Easter Tour 1999
- The Wiggly Big Show Tour
- The Wiggles 2000 USA Tour (Rumoured)
Episode Appearances[]
The Wiggles (Season 2)[]
The Wiggles Show![]
11-minute versions[]
- Episode 12 (Wiggly Animation)
- Episode 29 (Mandarin Wiggles)
22-minute versions[]
- Playing a Trick on the Captain (Wiggly Animation)
- Sway From Side (Mandarin Wiggles)
The Wiggles Show! (Latin America)[]
- Episodio 18 (Wiggly Animation)
Let's Wiggle[]
- Henry's Underwater Big Band (1996 version)
- Henry's Underwater Band (1999 version)