"The Crocodile Hunter" is the opening track to the Wiggly Safari album and video. The song is about Steve Irwin, who guest stars on the aforementioned album and video and co-wrote it as well.
Lyrics[]
Wiggly Safari[]
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc, I'll save it if I can!"
Khaki shorts (Khaki shorts)
Short-sleeved shirt (Short-sleeved shirt)
Jungle boots (Jungle boots)
Running in the grass
And wrestling in the dirt
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc with razor sharp teeth!"
Jumping in the water (Jumping in the water)
Climbing up the tree (Climbing up the tree)
Rolling down the sand dunes (Rolling down the sand dunes)
A friend to the animals
A friend to you and me!
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc, danger, danger, danger! Well, there's danger everywhere in my job, fun too. I rescue crocs, feed snakes, dance with dingoes, swim with sharks, jump with kangaroos, ride around in my ute and of course, I'm always wearing my uniform."
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri too
"Crikey it's a croc, I'll save it if I can!"
"Check out the size of this bloke! Crocs rule!"
Duets[]
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri, Robert, Bindi
"Crikey it's a croc, I'll save it if I can!"
Khaki shorts (khaki shorts)
Short-sleeved shirt (short-sleeved shirt)
Jungle boots (jungle boots)
Running in the grass
And wrestling in the dirt.
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri, Robert, Bindi
"Crikey it's a croc with razor sharp teeth!"
Jumping in the water (jumping in the water)
Climbing up the tree (climbing up the tree)
Rolling down the sand dunes (rolling down the sand dunes)
A friend to the animals
A friend to you and me!
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri, Robert, Bindi
Crikey it's a croc, danger, danger, danger! Well, there's danger everywhere in my job, fun too. I rescue crocs, feed snakes, dance with dingoes, swim with sharks, jump with kangaroos, ride around in my ute and of course, I'm always wearing my uniform.
Crocodile Hunter, big Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter, action man
Crocodile Hunter, Terri, Robert, Bindi
"Crikey it's a croc, I'll save it if I can!"
"Check out the size of this bloke! Crocs rule!"
Song Credits[]
Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Steve Irwin (Wiggly Tunes)
Duets[]
Vocals: Emma Watkins
Backing Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce
Dialogue: Steve Irwin
Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Field
Acoustic Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
Piano: Lachlan Gillespie
Banjo: Anthony Field
Bottle & Dobro: Oliver Brian
Trivia[]
- One of the shots in the music video shows The Wiggles and Steve Irwin from a trailer of the Wiggly Safari video.
- An instrumental track is played on the Wiggly Safari DVD photo gallery and menu.
- This song sounds similar to the song Wake Up Jeff!.
- The line "Terri too" is replaced with "Terri, Robert, Bindi" in the 2017 version.
- During the Brisbane show of The OG Wiggles Reunion Tour, Steve Irwin's son Robert made a guest appearance to sing the song in honor of his father. Robert would also appear to sing the song with his mother Terri during the 2022 Steve Irwin Day Celebration and the 2022 Steve Irwin Gala Dinner. Barring these rare occasions, Jack Gatto sang Steve Irwin's lines any other time the song was performed live.
- The song is usually played in the key of C, but when it was performed during the aforementioned celebration and gala dinner, it was played in the key of A.
Goofs[]
- Murray is not wearing his Wiggles belt buckle.
Performances/Appearances[]
Video Performances[]
- Wiggly Safari
- Duets
Album Tracks[]
- Wiggly Safari
- Hits And Rarities
- Duets
- Hot Potato! The Best Of The OG Wiggles