"The Crocodile Hunter" is the opening track to the Wiggly Safari album and video. The song is about Steve Irwin, who guest stars on the aforementioned album and video and co-wrote it as well.
Lyrics[]
Wiggly Safari[]
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc, I'll save it if I can!"
Khaki shorts (Khaki shorts)
Short-sleeved shirt (Short-sleeved shirt)
Jungle boots (Jungle boots)
Running in the grass
And wrestling in the dirt
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc with razor sharp teeth!"
Jumping in the water (Jumping in the water)
Climbing up the tree (Climbing up the tree)
Rolling down the sand dunes (Rolling down the sand dunes)
A friend to the animals
A friend to you and me!
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc, danger, danger, danger! Well, there's danger everywhere in my job, fun too. I rescue crocs, feed snakes, dance with dingoes, swim with sharks, jump with kangaroos, ride around in my ute and of course, I'm always wearing my uniform."
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc, I'll save it if I can!"
"Check out the size of this bloke! Crocs rule!"
Duets[]
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri, Robert, Bindi
"Crikey it's a croc, I'll save it if I can!"
Khaki shorts (khaki shorts)
Short-sleeved shirt (short-sleeved shirt)
Jungle boots (jungle boots)
Running in the grass
And wrestling in the dirt.
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri, Robert, Bindi
"Crikey it's a croc with razor sharp teeth!"
Jumping in the water (jumping in the water)
Climbing up the tree (climbing up the tree)
Rolling down the sand dunes (rolling down the sand dunes)
A friend to the animals
A friend to you and me!
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri, Robert, Bindi
Crikey it's a croc, danger, danger, danger! Well, there's danger everywhere in my job, fun too. I rescue crocs, feed snakes, dance with dingoes, swim with sharks, jump with kangaroos, ride around in my ute and of course, I'm always wearing my uniform.
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri, Robert, Bindi
"Crikey it's a croc, I'll save it if I can!"
"Check out the size of this bloke! Crocs rule!"
2024 version[]
Chomp! Chomp!
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc, I'll save it if I can!"
Khaki shorts (Khaki shorts)
Short-sleeved shirt (Short-sleeved shirt)
Jungle boots (Jungle boots)
Running in the grass
And wrestling in the dirt
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc, with razor sharp teeth!"
Jumping in the water (Jumping in the water)
Climbing up the tree (Climbing up the tree)
Rolling down the sand dunes (Rolling down the sand dunes)
A friend to the animals
A friend to you and me!
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
Crikey, dad. You can tell 'em too
"Well, there's danger everywhere in my job, fun too. I rescue crocs, feed snakes, dance with dingoes, swim with sharks, jump with kangaroos, ride around in my ute and of course, I'm always wearing my uniform."
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc, I'll save it if I can!"
"Check out the size of this bloke! Crocs rule!"
Song Credits[]
Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Steve Irwin (Wiggly Tunes)
Duets[]
Vocals: Emma Watkins
Backing Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce
Dialogue: Steve Irwin
Acoustic Guitar & Banjo: Anthony Field
Acoustic Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
Piano: Lachlan Gillespie
Bottle & Dobro: Oliver Brian
Trivia[]
- One of the shots in the original music video is recycled from a trailer for the Wiggly Safari video.
- The song is usually played in the key of C, but when it was performed during the annual Steve Irwin Day Celebration and Gala Dinner events of 2022, it was played in the key of A. During these performances, Steve Irwin's wife Terri and son Robert appeared to sing the song in tribute of Irwin.
- This is one of the songs credited to Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page and Steve Irwin. Also, this is the first song to be credited to Irwin.
Goofs[]
- In the original video clip, Murray did not wear his Wiggles belt buckle.
Performances/Appearances[]
Album Tracks[]
- Wiggly Safari
- Hits And Rarities
- Duets
- Hot Potato! The Best Of The OG Wiggles
- Wiggle and Learn: 100 Educational Songs for Children