The Monkey Dance

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"The Monkey Dance" is a Wiggles song from the album: Yummy Yummy.

The song encourages kids to dance like three animals: a monkey, an elephant, and a tiger.

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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!)

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

Song Credits

Written by John Field, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd, previously published by EMI Music and Copyright Control.

Trivia

This song was adapted from a Cockroaches song called Do The Monkey.
In the Santa's Rockin'! concert, Greg is shown playing Murray's red guitar.
On the Sing Along Songbook, Wiggly Jukebox, Play-Along Xylophone and Wiggling Idol! books, John Field's name was removed from the song credits.
The Sam Moran version of the song is played on the game Dance to the Wiggly Radio, in addition to performing it live in The Wiggles Australia Day Concert Special.
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 monkey and tiger sounds and Murray does an elephant sound. In the 2013 version, Emma does monkey and elephant sounds and Lachy does a tiger sound.
On 4 Song CD, the song is titled 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.
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 as the 1998 re-recording version, Greg says the last line "the tiger, tiger" but the "roar" sound is muted until it finishes.

Performances/Appearances

Video Performances

Album Appearance

Episode Performances

The Wiggles (Season 1)

12-minute versions (Sprout exclusive)

Episode 5

22-minute versions

Murray's Shirt

The Wiggles (Season 2)

Dancing (Live)
Animals (Live)
Play (a.k.a. Playtime) (Live, 21-minute version only)

Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!

22-minute versions

The Wiggles Show! (Season 1)

11-minute versions

Episode 10 (Live)
Episode 28 (Live)
Episode 48 (Live)

22-minute versions

The Wiggles Show! (Season 2)

11-minute versions

Episode 2 (Live)
Episode 6 (Mariachi Wiggles)
Episode 24 (Live)
Episode 41 (Live)
Episode 44 (Mariachi Wiggles)

22-minute versions

Fruity Fun (Live)
The Wiggle Way (Mariachi Wiggles)
Hola Todos! (Live)
The Long Tail Bilby (Live)
G-Day Mate (Mariachi Wiggles)

The Monkey Dance

Contents

Listen

Lyrics

Yummy Yummy

Yummy Yummy (US)

Furry Tales

Español (El baile del chango)

Song Credits

Trivia

Goofs

Performances/Appearances

Video Performances

Album Appearance

Episode Performances

The Wiggles (Season 1)

12-minute versions (Sprout exclusive)

22-minute versions

The Wiggles (Season 2)

Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!

22-minute versions

The Wiggles Show! (Season 1)

11-minute versions

22-minute versions

The Wiggles Show! (Season 2)

11-minute versions

22-minute versions

Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Season 1)

The Wiggles Show! (Latin America)

Live Performances

Other Media

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