Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)

"**Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)**" is a Wiggles Experience song from The Wiggles Fans 15th Birthday Tour! in 1980, later went on to be released as Fun & Games.

It later got a special version on The Wiggles Experience Movie Soundtrack.

In 1987, This song was re-recorded for Everybody Wiggle! and was put out on the Toot Toot! album as "Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship".

## Song Lyrics

### 1980 version

Captain Feathersword fell asleep

on his pirate ship

Then he woke up on a farm

(Oh my goodness me!)

With roosters and ducks singing this song

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Quack, quack, quack doodley-doo

So now every day when he talks,

this is what he says

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack

Cock-a-doodle-doo

He also does the farmyard dance

And you can do it too

Barn Yard!

*Chorus*

Well, is he a rooster or a pirate?

Well, I just don't know

Ahoy there, ahoy there

Ahoy cock-a-doodley there.

He also does the farmyard dance

And you can do it too.

*Chorus (Repeat 4 times)*

### 1987 version & Toot Toot!

Captain Feathersword fell asleep

on his pirate ship

Then he woke up on a farm

(Oh my goodness me!)

With roosters and ducks singing this song

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Quack, quack, quack doodley-doo

So now every day when he talks,

this is what he says

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack

Cock-a-doodle-doo

He also does the farmyard dance

And you can do it too

*Chorus*

Well, is he a rooster or a pirate?

Well, I just don't know

Ahoy there, ahoy there

Ahoy cock-a-doodley there.

He also does the farmyard dance

And you can do it too.

*Chorus (Repeat 3 times)*

## Intro Transcript (LIVE at Bantons Island Aquatic Centre & Wiggledance!: Live In Concert)

**Captain Feathersword:***(after getting his hat and sword back)*Now I feel Quite Quackers after that. Quack, quack, quack.

**Mitchell:** Captain, did you just say "Quack, quack, quack"?

**Captain Feathersword:** Oh, yes, I did say, "Quack, quack, quack."

**Mitchell:** We can say that, too. Let's all try it together! *(with crowd of people)* Quack, quack, quack.

**Captain Feathersword:** And Cock-a-doodle-doo.

**Mitchell:** We can do that one, too. You ready? *(with crowd of people)* Cock-a-doodle-doo.

**Captain Feathersword:** Wow, that's great!

**Janelle:** *(arriving while holding duck and rooster hats)* Oh-ho! Mitchell, I've got some hats here for us to wear. Look at that. There's a rooster hat for you, my friend. *(giving rooster hat to Mitchell)*

**Mitchell:** Oh, looks good. *(putting rooster hat on his head)*

**Janelle:** Joshua, I've got a duck hat for you *(giving duck hat to Jason and Jason puts it on his head)* and I've got a duck hat myself, so I'll just put that on. *(starts putting duck hat on his head)*

**Mitchell:** *(pointing to Madeline arriving while wearing a rooster hat)* Hey, look at Madeline! She looks great!

**Madeline:** Cock - a - Doodle Doo!!

**Janelle:** It's Madeline the rooster!

**Madeline:** Cock-a-doodle-doo!

**Janelle:** Isn't it great having hats on?

**Captain Feathersword:** It sure is, Janelle, WOW!

Well, now we can all quack, quack, quack, and cock-a-doodle-doo together.

*(Jason plays the intro on piano keyboard.)*

**Captain Feathersword:** Oh yes, indeed. We can do the whole thing. Here we go!

*(The Wiggles and Captain Feathersword Sing)*

## Trivia

* The piano & trumpet track from the 1980 concert version is reused in the Wiggles Experience Movie with some drums added in.
* Karaoke Songs 1 shows that Eric Nerville's name was in the credits, although he didn't write it.
* Although Quack Quack has been changed to “Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship” since 1987, the year when the Fun & Games album was released, the former title is still heard during the chorus and is still seen in the regular version of the Wiggle Time! video.
* In 1982, which was 2 years after the song was first published, the song won Most Performed Children's Work at the APRA awards.
* The Wiggles Fans wore pirate costumes during this song in The Wiggly Big Show.
* The 1980 (and 2010 from Wiggly Sprout) versions play in C whereas the current version since 1987 plays in D.
* For some performances of the song from 2002 to 2005, only the chorus was sung.
* A clip of Joshua, Joe, Sinatra, Lucy, Henry the Octopus and Captain Feathersword performing this song was posted on Instagram with the 1980 vocals and instrumental. Captain Feathersword is played by Mitchell in the clip as a reference to the early years.
* In live performances of the song, Captain Feathersword would elongate his singing at the end. ("Doo-oooooooo-hoo!")

## Performances

### Video

* Fun and Games (1980 video)
* LIVE at Bantons Island Aquatic Centre
* Wiggledance!: Live In Concert
* The Wiggles Experience Movie
* Everybody Wiggle!
* The Wiggly Big Show: Live In Concert
* Party Time: Live In Concert
* Wiggly TV
* LIVE Hot Potatoes! (just the chorus)
* Splish, Splash, Big Red Boat
* Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A.
* Dance Around the World!: Live In Concert
* Wiggledancing! Live In Concert
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book
* The Wiggles Big, Big Show!
* Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010)
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show!
* The Wiggles' Big Birthday!
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
* Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014)
* Wiggle Around Cowell: Live In Concert
* The Wiggles Experience Reunion Show: Live In Concert
* The Reunion Show for COVID-19 Lockdown Relief: Live In Concert
* We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits

### Episode

#### The Wiggles Experience (Pre-Season 1)

* Painting the Table
* Janelle’s Magic Show (live in concert)

#### The Wiggles Experience (Season 1)

* Building Blocks
* Spooked Wiggles (live in concert)

#### The Wiggles Experience (Season 2)

* Play (a.k.a. Playtime) (live in concert)
* Imagination (live in concert)
* Cows and Ducks (live in concert)

### Wiggly Party

* Swimming
* The Broken Chair (live in concert)

#### Netowrk Wiggles!

* Balla Bambina
* Ring-a-Ring O'Rosy
* Something Fishy at the Aquarium

#### The Wiggles Show! (Season 1)

* Shiver Me Timbers (just the chorus, live in concert)
* Bow Wow Wow (just the chorus, live in concert)
* Learn About Animals (just the chorus, live in concert)

#### The Wiggles Show! (Season 2)

* A Wiggly Concert
* The Baby Crocodile
* The King of Guitars (just the chorus, live in concert)

#### Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Season 1)

* A Hair Disaster! (just the chorus, live in concert)
* Marty Party (just the chorus, live in concert)
* Quack, Quack!
* Doctor Anglais (just the chorus, live in concert)

### Live Appearances

* 15th Birthday Show!
* Fun and Games Tour
* The Wiggles Experience Germany Tour
* The Wiggles Experience Christmas Tour
* The Wiggles Experience 1982 Tour
* Big Red Car Tour
* The Wiggles Experience 1984 Tour
* Wake Up & Dance! Tour
* The Wiggles Experience 1986 Tour
* The Wiggles Experience Big Show
* Wiggledance! Tour
* The Wiggles Experience LIVE in Concert PEPCON Relief Benefit Concert!
* The Wiggles Experience 1988-89 Tour
* Toot Toot Show!
* The Wiggles Experience 1990 Tour
* 25th Birthday Show!
* The Wiggly Big Show Tour
* The Wiggles Experience 1991-94 Tour
* The Live at 2am Mini Show
* The Wiggles Experience 1995 Tour
* 30th Anniversary Concert
* The Wiggles Experience 1996-97 Tour
* The Surprise Show
* It's a Wiggly Wiggly World UK Tour
* The Wiggles Experience 2000 Tour
* Yule Be Wiggling Christmas Show
* The Wiggles Experience USA Tour
* Wiggly Party: Live in Concert
* The Wiggly Party Christmas Big Show!
* North American Tour
* Wiggly Safari Show
* The Wiggles Experience Asia Tour
* The Wiggles Experience 2003 Tour
* Space Dancing! Tour
* The Live at 10pm Mini Show
* Lights, Camera, Action, Show!
* The Wiggles Experience In Concert!
* The Wiggles Experience 2004 UK Tour
* Santa's Rockin'! Live In Concert
* The Wiggles Experience LIVE in Concert Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert!
* The Wiggles Experience Live In Concert!
* The Wiggles Experience 40th Birthday Concert
* The Wiggles Experience 2005 Australian Tour
* The Wiggles Experience 2005 UK Tour
* Sailing Around the World Live!
* LIVE Hot Potatoes!
* Wiggledancing! Live On Stage
* The Live at 9pm Mini Show
* Here Comes The Big Red Car Tour
* Racing to the Rainbow Show
* The Wiggles Experience Live In Concert!
* Wiggledancing! Live In Concert
* Racing to the Rainbow Live!
* Pop Go The Wiggles Experience Show!
* Pop Go The Wiggles Experience Live!
* LIVE Hot Potatoes!
* You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Tour!
* The Wiggles Experience Go Bananas! Live in Concert
* The Wiggles Experience Big, Big Show In The Round
* Wiggly Circus
* Greatest Hits In The Round
* The Wiggles Experience's Big Birthday Show!
* The Wiggles Cowell Independence Day Concert Special
* Ukulele Baby! Live In Concert
* The January Mini Show
* Getting Strong Live in Concert!
* The Celebration Tour!
* The Wiggles Meet The Domburton Symphony Orchestra
* Christmas Celebration Tour!
* Taking Off!: Live in Concert
* Go Santa Go! Tour
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour
* Apples & Bananas Tour
* The Wiggles Experience Big Show
* The Wiggles Experience's 50th Anniversary Reunion Show
* The Wiggles Experience Meet The Orchestra! Concert
* Rock & Roll Preschool Tour!
* The Wiggles Experience BIG SHOW! & CinderLisa
* Wiggle Town Tour!
* The Wiggles Experience Cowell Independence Day Concert
* DANCE DANCE! The Wiggles Experience BIG SHOW!
* Wiggle Around Cowell Tour
* The Wiggles Experience Big Show!
* Wiggly Christmas Big Show!
* The Lisa and Zacky Wiggle Show
* Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! Tour
* Wiggle Pop! Big Show
* Wiggle Fun Tour!
* Party Time Tour!
* Party Time Big Show
* The Original Wiggles Experience Reunion Show For COVID-19 Lockdown Relief
* Fun and Games Tour!
* The Big Red Car Big Show
* Wiggly Christmas Show
* We're All Fruit Salad! Tour
* Fruit Salad TV Big Show Tour
* The OG Wiggles Experience Reunion Tour!
* The Great Wiggly Road Trip Tour!
* Superhero Tour
* The Wiggles Experience Big Show
* Holiday Party Big Show
* Summer Holiday Fun Tour!
* Hello! We’re The Wiggles In Concert
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour!
* In The Dark Mini Show
* Wiggly Big Day Out Tour!