"Di Dicki Do Dum" is an Irish dancing song from the Big Red Car album and video. This song is similar to "Bucket Of Dew/Paddy Condon From Cobar" and uses the same melody as "The Liberton Boys Polka".
1995 Prologue[]
Anthony: Here's some music you can dance to. You can dance any way you like. You might like to sing along with us as well. Now the words are... "Di dicki do dum, Di dum do, Di dicki do dum, Dicki dicki di dum, Di dicki do dum, Di dum do, Di dicki do dum, Di dum do."
Murray, Jeff & Greg: Huh?
Lyrics[]
Big Red Car[]
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Dicki dicki di dum
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Emma![]
Hands by your side near your dress or your pants
Stand up straight, let's Irish dance
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Dicki dicki di dum
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Dicki do dum
Di dum do
Hands by your side near your dress or your pants
Stand up straight, let's Irish dance
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Dicki dicki di dum
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Dicki do dum
Di dum do
Wiggle Town![]
Hands by your side
Near your dress or pants
Stand up straight
Let's Irish Dance
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, dicki, dicki, di dum
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, dicki, dicki, di dum
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, dicki, dicki, di dum
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, dicki, dicki, di dum
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Di dicki do dum, di dum do
Wiggly Nursery Rhymes[]
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Dicki dicki di dum
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Dicki dicki di dum
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
This is a song
That we all know
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Why don't we all
Give this a go
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
This is a song
That we all know
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
So let's all
Give this a go
Di dicki do dum
Diddle diddle dum
Diddle diddle dum
With a rum tum tum
Di dicki do dum
Diddle diddle dum
Diddle diddle dum
With a rum tum tum
Di dicki do dum
Diddle diddle dum
Diddle diddle dum
With a rum tum tum
Di dicki do dum
Diddle diddle dum
Diddle diddle dum
With a rum tum tum
Ring a ding a dong
And a ring a ding a dum
Di dicki dum with a
Rum tum tum
Ring a ding a dong
And a ring a ding a dum
Di dicki dum with a
Rum tum tum
Ring a ding a dong
And a ring a ding a dum
Di dicki dum with a
Rum tum tum
Ring a ding a dong
And a ring a ding a dum
Di dicki dum with a
Rum tum tum
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Dicki dicki di dum
Diddle diddle dum
With a rum tum tum
Ring a ding a dong
And a ring a ding a dum
Di dicki do dum
Di dum do
Di dicki do dum
Dicki dicki di dum
Diddle diddle dum
With a rum tum tum
Ring a ding a dong
And a ring a ding a dum
Di dicki do dum
Diddle dum
Song Credits[]
Big Red Car[]
Traditional/Arranged by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd, previously published by EMI Music.
Wiggle Town![]
Traditional/Arranged by Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, and Emma Watkins, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.
Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Drums: Jae Nelson
Guitars/Percussion: Anthony Field
Bass: Alex Keller
Banjo: Anthony Field, Alex Keller
Organ/Keys/Melodeon/Piano: Lachlan Gillespie
Trumpet: Ray Cassar
Wiggly Nursery Rhymes[]
Trad. Arr. Anthony Field, Alex Keller, Dominic Lindsay, Simon Pryce, Victor Valdes (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
Fruit Salad Big Show[]
Trad. Arr. Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Tsehay Hawkins, Simon Pryce (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
Trivia[]
- Wags the Dog is absent in the 2016 version because Dominic Field only got to play Henry the Octopus, while his big sister Clare played Dorothy the Dinosaur.
- An instrumental track of this song is played in the song jukebox menu #3 of Here Comes The Big Red Car DVD and Racing to the Rainbow.
- The 1995 version plays in F, the 1997 live version plays in G for the lyrics and D for the instrumental break, and the 2015 version plays in C and the current version since 2022 plays in D for the chorus and A for the additional vocals.
- The Wiggle Town! version was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel during St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 2016. And the Wiggly Nursery Rhymes version was uploaded on August 1, 2022.
- On Emma's album, the song is titled as "Emma's Di Dicki Do Dum".
- The Wiggles are absent in the 2006 version, although Greg's lead vocals were still heard, and Murray did appear in the intro.
- In "Irish Fairy Dancing!", the 1995 vocals and instrumental track were used.
- In the Latin American version, Greg's vocals are merged with Fernando's.
- Despite it being performed in the franchise as an Irish dance, the song itself takes its tune from a Scottish folk song called ‘Let’s Have A Ceilidh’ (which, for clarity is a completely different tune to ''Let’s Have A Ceili'')
Performances/Appearances[]
Video Performances[]
- Big Red Car
- Here Comes The Big Red Car
- Lights, Camera, Action! 好戲上場
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show! (Bonus DVD Feature: Irish Fairy Dancing! (2011)
- Emma!
- Wiggle Town!
- Wiggly Nursery Rhymes
- Fruit Salad Big Show
Album Tracks[]
- Big Red Car
- Here Comes The Big Red Car
- Emma!
- Wiggle Town!
- Wiggly Nursery Rhymes
- The Best Of The Wiggles (2023 album)
Live Performances[]
- The Wiggles 1997 Tour
- The Wiggles Big Show
- The Wiggles' 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
- Wiggle Around Australia Tour
- Wiggle Around New Zealand Tour
- Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! Tour
- The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bush Fire Relief
- We're All Fruit Salad! (Tour)
- Fruit Salad TV Big Show Tour
- The OG Wiggles Reunion Tour!
Episode Performances[]
The Wiggles (TV Series 1)[]
- Spooked Wiggles (Live)
The Wiggles Show![]
11-minute versions[]
- Episode 3
- Episode 19
- Episode 40
22-minute versions[]
- Let's Have a Dance!
- It's Sunny Today!
- Sydney Harbour
Emma! (Season 1)[]
- Emma's Irish Dancing!
Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle![]
- No Fleas Please (The Little Wiggles)
Emma! (Season 2)[]
- Galumph The Frog
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Series 4)[]
- Michael Finnegan
The Wiggles Show! (Latin America)[]
- Episodio 5
- Episodio 9
TV Specials[]
- The Wiggles Big Show