Rock-A-Bye Your Bear

"Rock-a-Bye Your Bear" is one of the Wiggles' favourite songs. They always sing it in live shows and in some of their videos. It made its grand debut in The Wiggles self-titled release, "The Wiggles" back in 1991. The Purple Wiggle often falls asleep at the end of the song, or a teddy bear mascot.

This Wiggly classic was written by Anthony Field and Greg Page.

Song Credits

1991/1993 Version

Music, Lyrics and Original Idea: Anthony Field, Gregory Page
Music Arrangement: Anthony Field
Lyrics Arrangement: Anthony Field, Gregory Page
Publisher: EMI Music
Copyright: Universal Music Group

1996 Version

Music, Lyrics and Original Idea: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Music and Lyrics Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Original Idea: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Publisher: EMI Music
Copyright: Universal Music Group

1997 Version

Music, Lyrics and Original Idea: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Music and Lyrics Arrangement: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Publisher: EMI Music
Copyright: Universal Music Group

Live Hot Potatoes! Version

Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Music Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Dominic Lindsay
Lyrics Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Original Idea: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
Copyright: Universal Music Group

2006 Karaoke Version

Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Music Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Dominic Lindsay
Lyrics Arrangement: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
Copyright: Universal Music Group

Play Piano with The Wiggles Version

Music: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
Copyright: Universal Music Group

Celebration! Version

Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Music Arrangement: Anthony Field
Lyrics Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
Copyright: Universal Music Group

2013 Version

Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Music Arrangment: Anthony Field
Lyrics Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Greg Page, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Original Idea: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
Copyright: Universal Music Group

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra Version

Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Music Arrangement: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Lyrics Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Original Idea: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
Copyright: Universal Music Group

2017 Version

Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field Greg Page
Music Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie
Lyrics Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Original Idea: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
Copyright: Universal Music Group

The Wiggles: Pandamonium! Version

Music and Lyrics: Anthony Field, Greg Page
Music Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie
Lyrics Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
Copyright: Universal Music Group

Musicians

1991 Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Backing Vocals - Murray Cook, Phillip Wilcher
Dialogue: Anthony Field
Snoring: Jeff Fatt
Clapping - Greg Page
Shh Sounds - Greg Page
Bass - Murray Cook
Piano - Phillip Wilcher
Emax: Jeff Fatt
Chief Kabasa Player - Anthony Field

ABC For Kids: Live In Concert Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Additional Vocals - Anthony Field
Bass: Murray Cook
Acoustic Guitar: Murray Cook
Shh Sounds & Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Piano - Phillip Wilcher
Organ, Trumpet & Snoring - Jeff Fatt

Wiggle Time! 1993 Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Bass/Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook
Trumpet - Jeff Fatt
Clapping - Greg Page
Shh Sounds - Greg Page
Piano - Phillip Wilcher
Organ - Jeff Fatt

Wiggledance! Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
Drums - Tony Henry
Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Bass - Murray Cook
Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Trumpet - Dominic Lindsay
Violin - Maria Schattovits
Viola - Angela Lindsay
Cello - Margaret Lindsay

The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
Drums - Tony Henry
Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Bass - Murray Cook
Accordion - Jeff Fatt
Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
Violin - Maria Schattovits
Viola - Angela Lindsay
Cello - Margaret Lindsay

The Wiggles Movie Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
Children's Vocals - Meaghan Woodhouse, Clare Field, Amy Dunbar, Emma Ryan, Bradley Benson, Sophie Hendrix, Madeleine Hurley, Catlin Mollica, Sian Ryan, Shanna Curry, Anthony Silvestrini, Cassandra Halloran
Drums - Tony Henry
Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Bass - Murray Cook
Accordion - Jeff Fatt
Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
Violin - Maria Schattovits
Viola - Angela Lindsay
Cello - Margaret Lindsay

The Wiggles Live at Disneyland Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
Additional Vocals - Anthony Field, Greg Page
Drums - Tony Henry
Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Bass - Murray Cook
Accordion - Jeff Fatt
Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
Violin - Maria Schattovits
Viola - Angela Lindsay
Cello - Margaret Lindsay

The Wiggly Big Show Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
Additional Vocals - Anthony Field, Greg Page
Drums - Tony Henry
Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Bass - Murray Cook
Accordion - Jeff Fatt
Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
Violin - Maria Schattovits
Viola - Angela Lindsay
Cello - Margaret Lindsay

Taiwanese Version

Lead Vocals - Anni Hsu
Backing Vocals - Carlos Chang, James Arthur Chen, Danny Shao
Bass - Murray Cook
Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Accordion - Jeff Fatt
Drums - Tony Henry
Violin - Maria Schattovits
Viola - Angela Lindsay
Cello - Margaret Lindsay

Live Hot Potatoes! Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Backing Vocals - Craig Abercrombie, Sam Moran, Greg Truman
Bass - John O'Grady
Electric Guitar - Rex Goh
Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook
Piano - Tony Gardner
Drums - Tony Henry
Accordion - Dominic Lindsay
Clapping: Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page

2006 Karaoke Version

Backing Vocals: Greg Truman
Drums: Tony Henry
Bass: Murray Cook
Acoustic Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Accordion: Jeff Fatt
Clapping: Greg Page, Greg Truman
Shh Sounds: Greg Page, Greg Truman
Violin: Maria Schattovits
Viola: Angela Lindsay
Cello: Margaret Lindsay

Wiggledancing Live in Concert Version

Lead Vocals - Sam Moran
Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
Additional Vocals - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Drums - Tony Henry
Bass - Murray Cook
Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Accordion - Jeff Fatt
Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
Violin - Maria Schattovits
Viola - Angela Lindsay
Cello - Margaret Lindsay
Snoring - Jeff Fatt

Celebration Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook
Glockenspiel - Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy

Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party Version

Vocals: James Arthur Chen, Blathanid Conroy-Murphy
Bass: Murray Cook
Acoustic Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Accordion - Jeff Fatt
Clapping - Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
Shh Sounds - Greg Page, Greg Truman
Violin - Maria Schattovits
Viola - Angela Lindsay
Cello - Margaret Lindsay

2013 Version

Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie
Backing Vocals: Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Bass: Murray Cook
Acoustic Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field
Piano: Lachlan Gillespie
Drums: Tony Henry
Clapping: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Cello: Alex Keller

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra Version

Lead Vocals - Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce
Additional Vocals - Anthony Field, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
First Violins - Peter Edwards, Sarah Curro, Jacqueline Edwards, Peter Fellin, Deborah Goodall, Lorraine Hook, Cameron Jamieson, Kirstin Kenny, Ji Won Kim, Eleanor Mancini, Anne Martonyi, Michelle Ruffolo and Kathryn Taylor
Second Violins - Matthew Tomkins, Monica Curro, Isin Cakmakcioglu, Francesca Hiew, Rachel Homburg, Christine Johnson, Isy Wasserman, Philippa West, Patrick Wong and Roger Young
Violas - Lauren Brigden, Katharine Brockman, Christopher Cartlidge, Ceridwen Davies, Gabrielle Halloran, Trevor Jones, Simon Oswell and Caleb Wright
Cellos - Nicholas Bochner, Miranda Brockman, Rohan de Korte, Keith Johnson, Sarah Morse, Angela Sargeant and Michelle Wood
Double Basses - Sylvia Hosking, Rohan Dasika, Benjamin Hanlon, Suzanne Lee and Stephen Newton
Clarinets - David Thomas and Craig Hill
Bassoons - Elise Millman and Natasha Thomas
Horns - Geoff Lierse, Saul Lewis, Abbey Edlin, Trinette McClimont and Rachel Shaw
Trumpets - Shane Hooton, Callum G'Froerer and Julie Payne
Tuba - Timothy Buzbee
Piano/Celeste - Louisa Breen and Amir Farid

25th Anniversary Reunion Show Version

Lead Vocals - Greg Page
Bass - Alex Keller
Drums - Jae Nelson
Keyboards - Lachlan Gillespie
Banjo - Anthony Field
Guitar - Murray Cook

Listen

Lyrics

Greg/Sam/Lachy: Everybody clap

Everybody sing (la la la la la)

Bow to your partner

Then you turn around (Yippee!)

Hands in the air, rock-a-bye your bear

Bears now asleep

Shh shh shh

Bears now asleep

Shh, shh, shh

Everybody clap

Everybody sing (la la la la la)

Bow to your partner

Then you turn around (Yippee!)

Hands in the air, rock-a-bye your bear

Bears now asleep

Shh shh shh

Bears now asleep

Shh, shh, shh

("Bear's now asleep, Shh, shh, shh!" is repeated as the song fades out)

Trivia

In the original 1991 album version, Jeff snores at the end and Anthony says "Turn that trumpet down! Bears are trying to sleep!".
The 2013 version was actually taped in a live studio with a teddy bear mascot who is sleeping at the end until the Wiggles wake him up. This can be seen in TV Series 7. On July 20th 2017, an intro that was deleted was added. The background music from It's a Wiggly Circus and Circus Cyclists Cycling! is also played.
This song is usually one of the first songs performed in their concerts.
The instrumental track has three main versions. 1991-1996, a trumpet starts the song, from 1997 onward, an accordion starts the song, and since 2012, sometimes it starts with light piano.
The "yippee!" after "Then you turn around" wasn't yet added until 1996.
Anthony or Murray have played the guitar in this song.
On the [1]Hot Potatoes: The Best of The Wiggles In the bonus features, it says it has the original 1991 music video for this song, but it actually has the 1993 music video for this song.
It was the first animal song to be perform.