The Monkey Dance

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"The Monkey Dance" is a Wiggles song from the Yummy Yummy album and video. The song encourages kids to dance like three animals: a monkey, an elephant, and a tiger. It's a re-written version of The Cockroaches' song "Do The Monkey".

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Lyrics[]

Yummy Yummy[]

Do the monkey, do the monkey.
Monkey, monkey.
That's alright.

Do the elephant, do the elephant.
Do the elephant.
That's alright.

Chorus
Jump to the front and back.
Jump to the front and back.
Jump to the front and back.
That's alright.

Do the tiger, do the tiger.
Do the tiger.
That's alright.

Yummy Yummy (US)[]

We're gonna do the monkey
Do the monkey
Monkey, monkey
That's alright

Do the elephant
Do the elephant
Do the elephant
That's alright

CHORUS
Jump to the front and back
Jump to the front and back
Come on and jump to the front and back
That's alright.

Now do the tiger, (Rawwwr!)
Do the tiger, (Rawwwr!)
Tiger, tiger, (Rawwwr!)
That's alright.

CHORUS

We're gonna do the monkey.
Do the monkey.
Do the elephant.
The tiger, tiger.

Furry Tales[]

Do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ah-ah!)
Do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ah-ah!)
Do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah!)
That's alright.

Do the elephant. (Brrrrrr!)
Do the elephant. (Brrrrrr!)
Do the elephant. (Brrrrrr!)
That's alright.

Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey)
Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey)
Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey)
That's alright.

Do the tiger, (Rawwwr!)
Do the tiger, (Rawwwr!)
Tiger, tiger, (Rawwwr!)
that's alright.

Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey)
Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey)
Jump to the front and back. (Go, monkey)
That's alright.

Do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ah-ah!)
Do the monkey. (Ooh-ooh-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ah-ah!)
Do the elephant. (Brrrrrr!)
The tiger, tiger. (Rawwwr!)

Español (El baile del chango)[]

Haz como el chango
como el chango
El chango, el chango
Asi es

Haz como el elefante
Como el elefante
El elefante
Asi es

Saltemos adelante atrás
Saltemos adelante atrás
Saltemos adelante atrás
Asi es

Haz como el tigre
Como el tigre
El tigre el tigre
Asi es

Saltemos adelante atrás
Saltemos adelante atrás
Saltemos adelante atrás
Asi es

Haz como el chango
como el chango
El elefante
El tigre el tigre

Mandarin (Taiwan)[]

學學Monkey, 學學Monkey
Monkey, monkey
像這樣

學學Elephant, 學學Elephant
學學Elephant
像這樣

香前跳向後跳
香前跳向後跳
香前跳向後跳
像這樣

學學Tiger, 學學Tiger
Tiger, tiger
像這樣

香前跳向後跳
香前跳向後跳
香前跳向後跳
像這樣

一起來學學Monkey
學學Monkey
學學Elephant
學學Tiger

Song Credits[]

Written by John Field, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.

Trivia[]

During the Santa's Rockin'! tour, Greg played Murray's red guitar during the song.
This is one of Greg's favourite songs.
Greg does an elephant sound in the 1994 version.
In the 1994 and 1998 versions, Jeff does the monkey and tiger sounds, and Murray does an elephant sound. In the 2013 version, Emma does the monkey and elephant sounds and Lachy does a tiger sound.
On 4 Song CD, the song is listed as "Monkey Dance".
For the Spanish version, the song is titled as "El baile da chango".
The English version plays in A while the Brazilian version plays in F Sharp.
Though originally one of the most popular songs at concerts and in videos from 1994-2013, it has since fell out of the rotation of greatest hits in favour of songs from the new generation's catalogue. The song commonly gets played at OG reunion shows.
In both versions of Yummy Yummy, a different Wiggle introduced this song, in the 1998 version, Anthony introduced the song, whereas in the 1994 version, Greg introduced the song.
This song was nominated for Children's Composition of the Year at the 1994 APRA Awards, losing to "Hot Potato".
The 1998 clips of this song and "Get Ready To Wiggle" played in the intermissions of Chuck E Cheese's Rockin Rhymes show in April 2001.
On Xuxa's album and video Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos, the Brazilian version is called "Dança Do Macaco".
On the Panda Vai Á Escola album and video, the Portuguese version is called "A Dança do Macaco (The Monkey Dance)".

Goofs[]

In the 2002 clip, Anthony's drum set moves a little bit.
During the end of the song for the 1998 version, Greg says the last line "the tiger, tiger" but the "roar" sound is muted until it finishes.