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"Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car" is a Wiggles song about the Big Red Car. Since making its debut on the Toot Toot! album and video, it has become one of The Wiggles' most iconic songs and has been performed for many generations with various lyric changes over the years.

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Lyrics

Chorus

Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
We'll travel near and we'll travel far
Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
We're gonna ride the whole day long

Murray's in the back seat
Playing his guitar
Murray's in the back seat
Of the Big Red Car

Chorus

Jeff is fast asleep
He's having a little rest
We'd better wake him up so let's all
Call out "Wake up Jeff!"

Chorus

Anthony is eating
He's got so much food
He's eating apples and oranges
And fruit salad too

Chorus

Greg is doing the driving
Singing "scooby-doo-ah"
Greg is doing the driving
Of the Big Red Car!

Chorus (x2)

CHORUS
Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
We'll travel near and we'll travel far
Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
We're gonna ride the whole day long

Well, Murray's in the back seat
Playing his guitar
Yeah, Murray's in the back seat
Of the Big Red Car

CHORUS

Jeff is fast asleep (Oh no!)
He's having a little rest
We better wake him up, so let's all
Call out "Wake up Jeff!"

CHORUS

Now, Anthony is eating
He's got so much food (Uh-huh!)
He's eating apples and oranges
And fruit salad too!

CHORUS

Sam is doing the driving
Singing "Scooby doo ah"
Sam is doing the driving
Of the Big Red Car!

CHORUS (x2)

CHORUS
Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
We'll travel near and we'll travel far
Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
We're gonna ride the whole day long

Simon's in the back seat
Singing la la la. Laaaaaaaaaaaa!
Simon's in the back seat
Of the Big Red Car

CHORUS

Lachy's fast asleep
He's sleeping through this song
We better wake him up, so let's all
Wake Up Lachlan (Wake Up Lachy!)

CHORUS

Anthony is eating
He's eating so much food
He's eating apples and oranges
And fruit salad too!

CHORUS

Emma is doing the driving
Singing "Scooby doo ah"
Emma is doing the driving
Of the Big Red Car!

CHORUS (x2)

CHORUS
Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
We'll travel near and we'll travel far
Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
We're gonna ride the whole day long

Simon's in the back seat
He's singing (Opera, Laa!)
Simon's in the back seat
Of the Big Red Car!

CHORUS

Lachy's fast asleep
Though the road is rocky
We better wake him up, so let's all
Call out "Wake Up Lachy!"

CHORUS

Anthony is eating
He's eating so much food!
He's eating apples and oranges
And fruit salad too!

CHORUS

Tsehay is doing the driving
She's singing (Scooby-doo-ah!)
Tsehay is doing the driving
Of the Big Red Car!

CHORUS (x2)

CHORUS
Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
We'll travel near and we'll travel far
Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
We're gonna ride the whole day long

Simon and Caterina
In the back seat of the car
Caterina's rocking
And Simon's singing opera (La!)

CHORUS

Lachy and John are singing
They're singing in harmony
Lachy and John are singing
Harmony (Wow!)

CHORUS

There's Anthony and Lucia
They are wearing blue
Anthony's eating fruit salad
And Lucia's painting too!

CHORUS

Tsehay is doing the driving
She's singing (Scooby-doo-ah!)
Evie is dancing the ballet
In the Big Red Car!

CHORUS (x2)

CHORUS:
Bip bip, grande y rojo el coche es
Iremos cerca y iremos lejos
Bip bip, grande y rojo el coche es
Paseando todo el día así

Francisco está atrás
Tocando su guitarra (¡Hola a todos!)
Francisco está atrás, en el cochesote rojo

CHORUS

Katty está durmiendo
Tomando una siesta
Ya es hora de despertarla
Ahora grita, "¡despierta, Katty!"

CHORUS

Zoe está comiendo
Tiene mucha comida
Come manzanas y naranjas
Y ensalada de fruta también

CHORUS

Fernando está manejando
Cantando "scooby-doo-ah"
Fernando está manejando
En el cochesote rojo

CHORUS (x2)

CHORUS
Toot Toot Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
這裡兜兜 那裡繞繞
Toot Toot Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
從早到晚 跑跑跑

Anni坐在後座
彈彈keyboard
Anni坐在後座
可愛Big Red Car

CHORUS

Danny香香睡
他做著甜甜美夢
我們把他搖搖
起大叫Wake up, Danny

CHORUS

Arthur快樂吃
嘴巴動不停
他吃著橘子 香蕉 蘋果
水果沙拉

CHORUS

Carlos快樂開車
他唱著scooby-doo-ah
Carlos快樂開車
可愛Big Red Car

CHORUS (x2)

CHORUS
Toot Toot Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
這裡兜兜 那裡繞繞
Toot Toot Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
從早到晚 跑跑跑

Vivi坐在後座
彈彈accordion
Vivi坐在後座
可愛Big Red Car

CHORUS

Danny香香睡
他做著甜甜美夢
我們把他搖搖
起大叫Wake up, Danny

CHORUS

Samuel快樂吃
嘴巴動不停
他吃著橘子 香蕉 蘋果
水果沙拉

CHORUS

Arthur快樂開車
他唱著scooby-doo-ah
Arthur快樂開車
可愛Big Red Car

CHORUS (x2)

Song Credits

Toot Toot!

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

ReWiggled: A Tribute To The Wiggles

© 2011 Oh Mercy
Recorded at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Oh Mercy appear courtesy of Casadeldisco Records/EMI

Nursery Rhymes

Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Field
Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
Six-String Banjo: Anthony Field
Drums: Oliver Brian
Piano: Lachlan Gillespie

Trivia

  • In some OG performances:
    • Murray's line is changed from "Playing his guitar" to "Rocking on his guitar".
    • Murray doesn't have his guitar when The Wiggles enter the stage in the vehicle.
  • The 1998 version also shows the Big Red Car flying at the end. This is similar to the ending of the 1978 film Grease.
  • The background in the 1999 version was later used for "Let's Go (We're Riding In The Big Red Car)".
  • This song is sometimes confused with the song "Big Red Car" as they're both songs about the Big Red Car. Certain Wiggles media (such as the TV Series 1 Collector's Box Set) refers to this song by the former's title.
  • The Sam Moran version of the song is played on the Big Red Car Interactive Game.
  • Despite being made during this time, the 1999 remake didn't air on television because it never appeared on any of the Series 2 episodes.
  • An instrumental track of this song is played during the end credits of the Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles DVD.
  • In both versions of the Overture, the song plays in C major.
  • The song is played in the games Build the Big Red Car and The Great Big Red Car Maze.
  • On The Wiggles' YouTube channel, multiple variations of the song were uploaded.
    • The Nursery Rhymes version was uploaded on April 27th, 2017.
    • The Wiggle Around Australia version was uploaded on November 16th, 2017.
    • The 2013 version was uploaded on June 21st, 2018 during the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
    • The 1999 version was uploaded on March 9th, 2021 as a promotion for We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits album.
    • The Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Series 5 version was uploaded on November 1, 2023.
  • This is one of Greg Page's favourite songs.
  • The "Scooby Doo Ah" line comes from The Wiggles Movie version of "Quack Quack".
  • The song is played on all of the Big Red Car Kiddie Rides.
  • A karaoke track can be heard in a Red Nose Day commercial from 1999.
  • The song was added to Sounds of Australia in 2016 for its cultural, historical and aesthetic significance.
  • When this song was performed at the 2020 reunion show for bushfire relief, the "Greg is doing the driving" verse was skipped.
  • During the first leg of the Holiday Party Big Show tour, the first verse was "Tsehay is doing the driving" and the second verse was "Lucia is doing the driving" rather than any other verse due to them skipping the first three verses. This marks the first time that a different Wiggle, other than a yellow Wiggle, was doing the driving due to it being a shorter version of the song.

Goofs

  • In some parts of the original 1998 version, Anthony's skivvy is darker than it usually is, which is a common side effect of using a greenscreen. This issue was fixed on the UK release, which keeps the 1998 version in tact, despite having the 1999 edits.
  • Anthony Field's name got removed from the Meet The Wiggles! (1999 DVD extra).
  • The Karaoke Songs 1 album booklet shows that John Field's name was in the credits, although he didn't write it. The same thing happened on Wiggly Jukebox, but with Craig Abercrombie's name added.

Performances/Appearances

Let's Wiggle

The Wiggles (TV Series 1)

The Wiggles (TV Series 2)

11-minute versions (Sprout exclusive)

21-minute versions

Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!

11-minute versions

22-minute versions

The Wiggles Show! (TV Series 4)

11-minute versions

22-minute versions

The Wiggles Show! (TV Series 5)

11-minute versions

22-minute versions

The Wiggles Show! (Latin America)

Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (TV Series 1)

Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (TV Series 2)

Wiggle Town!

Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle!

Wiggle Time!

The Wiggles' World!

Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (TV Series 3)

Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (TV Series 4)

Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (TV Series 5 & 6)

  • Toot Toot Show! (1998)
  • The Wiggly Big Show Tour (1999)
  • Carols in the Domain (1999)
  • It's a Wiggly Wiggly World UK Tour (2000/2001)
  • Yule Be Wiggling Christmas Show (2000)
  • North American Tour (2002)
  • Wiggly Safari Show (2002)
  • Lights, Camera, Action, Show! (2003)
  • The Wiggles In Concert! (2004)
  • United States Tour 2004 (2004)
  • Santa's Rockin'! Live In Concert (2004)
  • The Wiggles LIVE in Concert Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert! (2005)
  • The Wiggles Live In Concert! (2005)
  • Sailing Around the World Live! (2005/2006)
  • LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2005 tour) (2005/2006)
  • Wiggledancing! Live On Stage (2006)
  • The Wiggles: Live at Disney World (2006)
  • The Wiggles 15th Birthday Concert (2006)
  • Racing to the Rainbow Show (2006/2007)
  • Pop Go The Wiggles Show! (2007/2008)
  • The Wiggles' Concert for UNICEF (2008)
  • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Tour! (2008)
  • The Wiggles Go Bananas! Live in Concert (2009)
  • The Wiggles Big, Big Show In The Round (2009)
  • Wiggly Circus (2010)
  • Greatest Hits In The Round (2010)
  • ITunes LIVE (2011)
  • Ukulele Baby! Live In Concert (2011)
  • The Wiggles' Big Birthday Show! (2011)
  • Getting Strong Live in Concert! (2012)
  • The Celebration Tour! (2012)
  • Christmas Celebration Tour! (2012)
  • Taking Off!: Live in Concert (2013)
  • Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour (2013/2014)
  • Apples & Bananas Tour (2014)
  • The Wiggles Big Show (2014)
  • Rock & Roll Preschool Tour! (2015)
  • The Wiggles' 25th Anniversary Reunion Show (2016)
  • Wiggle Town Tour! (2016)
  • DANCE DANCE! The Wiggles BIG SHOW! (2016)
  • Wiggle Around Australia Tour (2017)
  • The Wiggles Big Show! (2017)
  • Wiggle Around New Zealand Tour (2017)
  • Wiggly Christmas Big Show! (2017)
  • Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! Tour (2018)
  • Wiggle Pop! Big Show (2018)
  • Wiggle Fun Tour! (2019)
  • Party Time Big Show (2019)
  • The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bush Fire Relief (2020)
  • We're All Fruit Salad! (Tour) (2021)
  • Fruit Salad TV Big Show Tour (2022)
  • The OG Wiggles Reunion Tour! (2022)
  • Holiday Party Big Show (2022)
  • Hello! We're The Wiggles In Concert (2023)
  • Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour! (2023)
  • Wiggly Big Day Out Tour! (2023) (Hobart show only)

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