"Henry the Octopus" is the first song about Henry, which appeared in the 1992 album Here Comes A Song and Wiggle Time video. A rewritten and re-recorded version appeared in Wiggle Time (1998 video), and the Toot Toot! album.
Song Credits
Here Comes a Song
- Written by: M. Cook/A. Field/J. Fatt
- Published by EMI Music
- Anthony Field: Tin Whistle, Vocals, Tambourine
- Greg Page: Lead Vocals
- Jeff Fatt: Piano, Xylophone
- Murray Cook: Bass Guitar
- Produced by Anthony Field, Greg Page, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt
- Engineered by Jeff Fatt
- Mixed by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page and Anthony Field
- Mastered by Don Bartley at Studio 301
- Rosemary Richardson: Backing Vocals
- Xylophone supplied by: the Lusthaus Family
Wiggle Time (1993 video)
- Written by Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Murray Cook
- Published by EMI Music
Toot Toot!
- Written by: M. Cook/J. Fatt/A. Field
- Copyrighted by: EMI
- Lead Vocals: Greg Page
- Backing Vocals: Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Murray Cook
- Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field
- Bass: Murray Cook
- Drums: Tony Henry
- Cello: Margaret Lindsay
- Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
- Recorded and Mixed by: Chris Brooks
- Mastered by: Don Bartley
- Recorded at: Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney
- Mastered at: Studio 301
Song Lyrics
1992 Version
Henry the Octopus
Lives in our backyard swimming pool
Henry the Octopus
With his underwater school
He came to our house on holidays
Moved eight times and decided to stay
He put on his hat and his eight-legged pants
And showed us all, the tentacle dance
Henry: Would you care to tentacle dance?
Henry the octopus
Lives in our backyard swimming pool
Henry the Octopus
With his underwater school
Henry loved to cook for his friends
His marvelous talent well it had no end
He would bake, roast and fry
His favorite dish, the octo-pie
Henry the octopus
Lives in our backyard swimming pool
Henry the octopus
With his underwater school
Henry: Now listen in, everybody.
Henry has a message for you
Listen in and don't feel blue
Henry: You're all welcome here, grown-up or kids, enrollment fee is just ten squids.
Henry the Octopus
Lives in our backyard swimming pool
Henry the Octopus
With his underwater school.
1998 Version
Henry: Breebop! Hi, everybody! I'm Henry the Octopus.
Greg & Backing Singer: Henry the Octopus
Lives down in the deep blue sea
Henry the Octopus
He's a friend to you and me
Henry has a great big band
Playing on the ocean sand
He'll sing you all an octopus song
He'd like you to sing along
Henry: Sing along, everybody!
Henry the Octopus
Lives down in the deep blue sea
Henry the Octopus
He's a friend to you and me
Henry: Oh! Hi, everybody!
Henry loved to cook for his friends
His marvelous talent well it had no end
He would bake, roast and fry
His favorite dish is seaweed pie
Henry the Octopus
Lives down in the deep blue sea
Henry the octopus
He's a friend to you and me
Henry: Now listen in everybody. Oh!
Henry has a happy smile
He'd like you all to stay for a while
He'll put on his shoes and his 8-legged pants
He'll show you all the tentacle dance
Henry the Octopus
Lives down in the deep blue sea
Henry the octopus
He's our friend to you and me
Henry: Bye-bye, everybody. See you later! Yup!
TV Series 1 Theme Version
Greg: Henry the Octopus lives down in the deep blue sea.
Henry the Octopus. He's a friend to you and me.
Henry: Hi everybody, or as we say in octopus language: Breebop.
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Trivia
- The character and song were named after Tony Henry, a drummer from The Cockroaches.
- The song credits on the the Wiggle Time 2000 album, Karaoke Songs 3, the Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! documentary show Greg Page's name, although he didn't write this song. Karaoke Songs 3 also show John Field's name.
- Anthony Field does the voice of Henry in the 1992 version while in the 1998 version, Jeff does Henry's voice.
- The 1992 version is slower whereas the 1998 version is faster.
- The 1998 version of the song is played on the game Missing Hats Game.
- This was sung in Fisher-Price - Little People Let's Go to the Zoo CD.
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Video Performances
- Wiggle Time
- Wiggle Time (1998 video)
- 大家來 Wiggle! (Taiwan-only release)
Album Appearance
- Here Comes A Song
- Toot Toot! (1998 re-recording)
- Let's Wiggle (America-only release, 1998 re-recording)
- Wiggle Time (original 1992 recording)
- 大家來 Wiggle! (Taiwan-only release)