We're Dancing With Wags The Dog" (also known as "Shake Your Hips with Wags the Dog") is a song from the Toot Toot! album and video. It has become the signature song for Wags the Dog.
Lyrics[]
Let's shake our hips with Wags the Dog,
Turn your head and groove along,
Shake your hands and move your knees,
We're dancing with Wags the Dog
Now put your hands up in the air,
Point them down once you've got them there,
Skip along like Wags would do,
We're dancing with Wags the Dog
(Wags barks) A-roo, doggie,
Now we're singing it too,
You can sing it too,
Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff,
Now Wags is digging,
we're all digging too
Shake your hips with Wags the Dog,
Turn your head and groove along,
Shake your hands and move your knees,
We're dancing with Wags the Dog
(Wags barks) A-roo, doggie,
Now we're singing it too,
You can sing it too,
Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff,
Now Wags is digging,
we're all digging too
Song Credits[]
Toot Toot![]
Written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, and Greg Page, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.
Dance Dance![]
Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Drums: Jackie Barnes
Bass Guitar: Anthony Field
Acoustic/Electric Guitar: Anthony Field
Glockenspiel/Keyboard: Lachlan Gillespie
Trivia[]
- In the current generation versions, Lachy used to sing this song but now Simon does.
- In LIVE Hot Potatoes!, Greg is shown playing Murray's red Maton guitar.
- The 1998 version is used on the A Day with the Wiggles PC game.
- The song was played during a trailer for Here Comes The Big Red Car.
- On January 28th 2018, the Dance Dance! version of the song was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel.
- On Xuxa's album and video Só Para Baixinhos 2, the Brazilian version is "Dançando Com O Txutxucão".
- On Panda Vai à Escola, Vol. 2 album and video, the Portuguese version is "O Esconde Esconde Do Panda".
- In the US, the song was first released on the Yummy Yummy album.
- The English version plays in C whereas the Brazilian version plays in A.
- This song was nominated for Most Performed Children's Work at the 1999 APRA Awards, losing to "Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship".
- A clip from the unused 2023 version can be seen on the promo of the Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Series 4 trailer.
Performances/Appearances[]
Video Performances[]
- Toot Toot!
- The Wiggly Big Show
- Wiggly TV
- LIVE Hot Potatoes!
- Lights, Camera, Action!
- Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! (DVD)
- Wiggledancing! Live In Concert
- Celebration!
- Dance Dance!
- Wiggle Around Australia
- The Wiggles Reunion Show
Album Appearances[]
- Toot Toot! (1998)
- Yummy Yummy (American Version) (1999, 2003 and 2007)
- LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2005)
- Karaoke Songs 2 (2006)
- Celebration! (2012)
Episode Performances[]
The Wiggles (Season 2)[]
- Dancing
- Friends
- Animals
- Family
- Cows and Ducks
Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles![]
11-minute versions[]
- Episode 15 (paired with Rock-A-Bye Your Bear and Watching The Waves)
- Episode 47 (paired with Wake Up Jeff! and Watching The Waves)
22-minute versions[]
- Everybody's Dancing
- Dance a Cachucha!
- Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist!
The Wiggles Show! (season 1)[]
11-minute versions[]
- Episode 9 - Live
- Episode 23 (Little Wiggles)
- Episode 40 - Live
22-minute versions[]
- Kangaroo Dance - Live
- Bow Wow Wow (Little Wiggles)
- Fruit Salad - Live
The Wiggles Show! (season 2)[]
11-minute versions[]
- Episode 5 - Live
- Episode 26 - Live
- Episode 45 - Live
22-minute versions[]
- The Wiggle Way - Live
- Shalom Everybody! - Live
- Swish, Swish, Swish - Live
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Season 1)[]
- Miss Polly Had a Dolly - Live
- Toot Toot!
- Yummy, Yummy! - Live
- Is That Captain Feathersword?
- Is That Wags? - Live
- Lounge Room Symphony (Live at Wigglehouse)
- Professor Simon's Musical Challenge - Live
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Season 2)[]
- King Simon - Live
- Dorothy's Baking - Live
The Wiggles' World[]
- Put the Pop in the Popcorn - Live
YouTube/TV Specials[]
- The Wiggles in Disneyland
- The Wiggles Take on the World
- Sailing Around the World Live!