Hoop-Dee-Doo is a popular 1950 song written by Milton De Lugg and lyrics by Frank Loesser and sung and was performed by The Wiggles in the video of the same name
It was also performed in many of The Wiggles' concerts, including: LIVE Hot Potatoes!, Santa's Rockin'! and The Wiggles Big Big Show!.
Song Credits
Hoop-Dee-Doo: It's a Wiggly Party
- Written by: Frank Loesser, Milton De Lugg
- Musical Arrangement: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
- Recorded and Mixed by: Chris Brooks
- Mastered by: Don Bartley
- Recorded at: Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney
- Mastered at: Studio 301
- Published by: EMI
Live Hot Potatoes!
- Written by: Frank Loesser, Milton De Lugg
- Musical Arrangement: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
- Music Produced by: Anthony Field
- Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by: Robin Gist
- Recorded at: Sydney Entertainment Centre
- Mastered at: Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney, Australia
- Published by: EMI
Musicians
Hoop-Dee-Doo: It's a Wiggly Party!
- Vocals: Greg Page
- Bass: Jeff Fatt
- Double Bass: Natalie Morrison
- Drums: Tony Henry
- Violin: Maria Schattovits
- Viola: Angela Morrison
- Cello: Margaret Lindsay
- Trumpet: Dominic Lindsay
- Backing Vocals: Mark Punch, Anthony Field, Jeff Fatt, Murray Cook
Live Hot Potatoes!
- Vocals: Greg Page, Paul Paddick
- Backing Vocals: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Craig Abercrombie, Sam Moran, Greg Truman
- Manzillas: Brett Clarke, Ryan De Saulnier
- Guitars: Rex Goh, Greg Page
- Bass: John O'Grady
- Drums: Tony Henry
- Keyboards: Tony Gardner, Dominic Lindsasy
- Brass: Dominic Lindsay
Lyrics
Anthony: Get ready, everybody. It's hoop dee doo wiggly polka time!
Everyone: Hey! Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-doo.
Greg: I hear a polka and my troubles are through.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-dee.
Murray: This kind of music is like heaven to me.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-doo.
Anthony: It's got me higher than a kite!
Greg: Hand me down my soup and fish. I am gonna get my wish.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doin' it tonight!
Anthony: When there's a trumpet blowing rat-a-ta-ta-ta,
I get a thrill. Whoopie! I always will.
Murray: Jeff?
Jeff: When there's an old accordion stretching out a mile,
I always smile. Whoo hoo. Cause that's my style.
Anthony: Here comes Greg.
Greg: And when they fiddle in the middle it really is a riddle how they play the tune so sweet.
They played the tune so sweet that I could cry!
Anthony: Murray?
Murray: Oh, lead me to the floor and hear me yell for more.
Greg & Murray: Cause I'm a hoop-dee-doin’ kind of guy.
Murray: We all are!
Murray & Jeff: Hoop-dee-doo. Hoop-dee-doo.
Greg & Anthony: Hoop-dee-doo. Hoop-dee-dee.
Hoop-dee-doo. Hoop-dee-doo.
Hoop-dee-doin' it tonight.
Anthony: When there's a trumpet blowing rat-a-ta-ta-ta.
I get a thrill. Ha ha! I always will. Whoo hoo!
Jeff: When there's an old accordion stretching out a mile,
I always smile. Ha ha! Cause that's my style.
Anthony: Greg?
Greg: And when they fiddle in the middle it really is a riddle how they play the tune so sweet.
They played the tune so sweet that I could cry!
Anthony: Here comes Murray.
Murray: Oh, lead me to the floor and hear me yell for more.
Greg & Murray: Cause I'm a hoop-dee-doin' kind of guy.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo. Hoop-dee-doo.
Greg: I hear a polka and my troubles are through.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo, Hoop-dee-dee.
Murray: This kind of music is like heaven to me.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo. Hoop-deep-doo.
Anthony: It's got me higher than a kite!
Greg: Oh, hand me down my soup and fish. I am gonna get my wish.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doin' it with all of my might.
Greg: I'm in clover
Jeff: I'm in bloom
Murray: When I'm dancing,
Anthony: Give me room.
Everyone: We’re hoop-dee-doin' it, hoop-dee-doin' it, hoop-dee-doin' it tonight!
Yeah!
LIVE! HOT POTATOES
Greg: Oh Yeah!
Anthony: Good on you Jeff Hoop-dee-doo!
Everyone: Hey! Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-doo.
Greg: I hear a polka and my troubles are through.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-dee.
Murray: This kind of music is like heaven to me.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-doo.
Anthony: It's got me higher than a kite!
Greg: Oh, Hand me down my soup and fish. I am gonna get my wish.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doin' it tonight!
Anthony: When there's a trumpet blowing rat-a-ta-ta-ta,
I get a thrill. Whoo! I always will.
Jeff: When there's an old accordion stretching out a mile,
I always smile. Cause that's my style.
Greg: Oh, when they fiddle in the middle it really is a riddle how they play the tune so sweet.
They played the tune so sweet that I could die!
Murray: Oh, lead me to the floor and hear me yell for more.
Greg: Cause I'm a hoop-dee-doin’ kind of guy.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo. Hoop-dee-doo.
Murray: Around and around we go!
Captain Feathersword: Ahoy there!
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo. Hoop-dee-dee.
Captain Feathersword: Ahoy there Wiggly Orchestra!
Sam: Ahoy there Captain!
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo. Hoop-dee-doo.
Henry The Octopus: Hi everybody!
Everyone: Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!
Hoop-dee-doin' it tonight!
Anthony: When there's a trumpet blowing rat-a-ta-ta-ta.
I get a thrill. Whoo! I always will.
Jeff: When there's an old accordion stretching out a mile,
I always smile. Cause that's my style.
Greg: Oh, when they fiddle in the middle it really is a riddle how they play the tune so sweet.
They played the tune so sweet that I could die!
Murray: Oh, lead me to the floor and here me yell for more.
Greg: Cause I'm a hoop-dee-doin' kind of guy.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo. Hoop-dee-doo.
Greg: I hear a polka and my troubles are through!
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo, Hoop-dee-dee.
Murray: This kind of music is like heaven to me.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doo. Hoop-deep-doo.
Anthony: It's got me higher than a kite!
Greg: Oh, hand me down my soup and fish. I am gonna get my wish.
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doin' it
Greg: With all of my might!
Anthony: I'm in Clover
Captain Feathersword: I'm in Bloom
Murray: When I'm dancing,
Jeff: Give me room!
Everyone: Hoop-dee-doin' it, hoop-dee-doin' it, hoop-dee-doin' it tonight!
Hoop-dee!
Trivia
- Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field and Dominic Lindsay's names appear in the song credits of Do the Wiggly Shuffle, although none of them wrote this song.