"I've Got My Glasses On!" is a song from the Taking Off! album and video. It is adapted from the Cockroaches song Lucy Don't Matter.
Lyrics[]
Emma: Now what do you look through to see clearly? Help me, guys!
Anthony: Glasses.
Lachy: Spectacles.
Simon: Prescription sunglasses.
Captain: Bifocals.
Lachy: Goggles.
Simon: Monocle.
Emma: (singing) I can see clearly now (I can see clear)
I got my glasses on (I've got my glasses on)
Lachy: I can see the leaves on the tree (Leaves on the tree)
With my glasses on (With my glasses on)
Emma: A butterfly (Fly) or birds in the sky (Sky)
I want to tell you that I, I, I, I, I
I can see clearly now (I can see clear)
I got my glasses on (I got my glasses on)
Simon: Who's got the glasses?
Lachy: We've got the glasses
Simon: We've got the glasses on
Wiggles: And on, and on, and on
Simon: Who's got the glasses?
Lachy: We've got the glasses
Simon: We've got the glasses on
Emma: I can see clearly now (I can see clear)
I got my glasses on (I've got my glasses on)
Lachy: Detail of the ants antennae (ant's antennae)
With my glasses on (With my glasses on)
Simon: Little baby's toes (Toes) or a circus show (Show)
I've got my glasses on, on, on, on, I
I can see clearly now (I can see clearly)
I got my glasses on (I've got my glasses on)
Anthony: Who got the glasses?
Lachy: We got the glasses
Wiggles: You've got the glasses on and on and on and on
Anthony: Who got the glasses?
Simon: We got the glasses
Lachy: We got the glasses on
Emma: There are lots of different types of glasses and words to describe them. Tell us, guys.
Anthony: Sporty
Lachy: UV protection.
Simon: Designer.
Captain: Brackets.
Lachy: Groovy.
Emma: Who's got the glasses?
Wiggles: We've got the glasses
Emma: You've got the glasses on
Wiggles: And on and on and on
Emma: Who's got the glasses?
Wiggles: We've got the glasses
Emma: You've got the glasses on
Simon: Who's got the glasses?
Lachy: We've got the glasses
Simon: We've got the glasses on
Wiggles: And on, and on, and on
Simon: Who's got the glasses?
Emma and Lachy: We've got the glasses
Wiggles: We've got the glasses on
Song Credits[]
Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
Duets[]
Vocals: Katie Noonan
Backing Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Acoustic Guitar: Oliver Brian
Electric Guitar: Oliver Brian
Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
Piano: Alex Keller
Organ: Alex Keller
Drums: Jackie Barnes
Trivia[]
- The first line "I Can See Clearly Now" is a possible reference the song by Jimmy Cliff.
- The song was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel on January 28th, 2013. The Here to Help version was uploaded on May 23, 2020.
- The 2013 and 2019 versions are in C while the 2017 version is in G.
- Katie Noonan sings a cover version of this song on the Duets album.
- A demo version was released by Anthony Field on his YouTube channel on June 8, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqsCDdzD1ts&index=25&
- In the 2017 Duets version when they describe glasses, They don't say Brackets after they say "Designer" unlike most versions.
- Lachy’s, Simon’s, and Anthony’s 2013 vocals and commentary are reused with added vocals and commentary from John and Caterina.
Performances/Appearances[]
Video Performances[]
- Taking Off!
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles
- Emma!
- Duets
- The Best of The Wiggles
- We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits
Album Appearances[]
- Taking Off!
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles
- Emma!
- Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti!
- The Best of The Wiggles (2016 album)
- Sing and Learn
- Duets
- Emma! 2
- Tiny Play Time
- We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits
- Ready, Steady, Wiggle!
- The Best Of The Wiggles (2023 album)