Dorothy the Dinosaur (song)

This article is about a **song**. For the character, see here.

"**Dorothy the Dinosaur**" is a song about how The Wiggles first met Dorothy. The song was adapted from The Cockroaches song "Another Saturday Night".

## Lyrics

### The Wiggles (album)

I was looking out my window

late the other night

She was sitting in the garden

and gave me such a fright

Eating all mum's roses

there in the moonlight

It was Dorothy the Dinosaur

I knew that if Mum saw her

She'd never let her stay

A dinosaur as big as that

needs feeding night and day

I'd have to find a place

Where I could hide her away

Dorothy the Dinosaur

CHORUS

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Dorothy the Dinosaur (chomp)

I knew that she was so big

that she'd soon be found

My mother called the dog catcher

he came around

When he laid his eyes on her,

he fell to the ground

'Now I take it, that's Dorothy the Dinosaur'

CHORUS

They called up the police

to take her right away

They called up the zoo

to find a place to stay

I said they couldn't take her

I said 'No way,

that's Dorothy the Dinosaur'

("That's me")

CHORUS (2 TIMES)

### Lullabies with Love

I was looking out the front door

late the other day

She was dancing in the garden

and gave herself away

Eating all mum's roses

there in the sunny rays

It was Dorothy the Dinosaur

I knew that if Mum saw her

She'd never let her stay

A dancing dinosaur

That is feeding night and day

I'd have to find a place

Where I could hide her away

Dorothy the Dinosaur

CHORUS

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp

It was Dorothy the Dinosaur (chomp)

I called up the police

to come without delay

I called up the zookeepers

to find a place to stay

As soon as they met her

They danced the day away

That’s Dorothy the Dinosaur

CHORUS X2

### Español

Por la ventana miraba una noche tarde ya,

La vi sentada ahí en el jardín y me asustó

Comiendo rosas de Mama bajo la luz de luna

Era Dorothy the Dinosaur

Si mi Mamá la viera no la dejaría quedarse

Dinosaurias tan grandes noche y día deben comer

Necesito un lugar donde la pueda esconder

Dorothy the Dinosaur

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

(¡Oh rosas!)

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

(¡Me encantan!)

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

Era Dorothy the Dinosaur (¡Chomp!)

Sabía que era muy grande que la iban a encontrar

Mami habló a la perrera, llegar un a pronto así

Y cuando la miraron se fueron para atrás

Dorothy the Dinosaur

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

(¡O, me duele la panza!)

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

(¡Sigo con hambre!)

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

(¡Aquí, hay un buen ramo de rosas para comer!)

Era Dorothy the Dinosaur (¡Chomp!)

Se habló a la policía para que la agararran

Al zoológico hablaron, buscando en un lugar

Dije no se la lleven, dije "No Way José"

Era Dorothy the Dinosaur

(¡Soy yo!)

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

(¡Oh, rosas!)

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

Era Dorothy the Dinosaur (¡Chomp!)

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

(¡Oh, rosas!)

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

Romp-bomp-a-chomp, romp-bomp-a-chomp

Era Dorothy the Dinosaur (¡Chomp!)

## Song Credits

Written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page and John Field, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.

## Trivia

* Phillip Wilcher appears in the 1992 music video.
	+ The brass that is heard in the 1991 version are actually on the Korg M1 Jeff plays.
	+ The drums in the 1991 version were played on Jeff's Fairlight synth and E-mu Emax rack sampler.
	+ Anthony's mum Marie and niece Clare cameo in the audience.
	+ Dorothy is played by Paul Field in the 1992 music video.
* The song's video first appeared in *ABC For Kids Video Hits Volume 2*.
* This was a bonus song on the *Yule Be Wiggling* album.
* A new instrumental track was heard on the *We're All Friends* book/CD.
* Since 1999, Wiggly Tunes had the publishing rights in the US and the following year, they got the publishing rights for Australia & New Zealand.
* When this song was performed at Carols in the Domain in 1993, Wiggly Christmas Show in 2020 and We're All Fruit Salad tour in 2021 the dogcatcher verse was skipped.
* The 1993, 1998, 2004 and 2006 versions played in C, but the 2020 version played in E.
* Dorothy wears a ballet dress in the 2021 live version.
* In the Latin American version, Fernando exclaims “No Way Jose!” which is the name of the Wiggly Dancer playing the dogcatcher.
* In the 1998 clip, the dogcatcher is played by Paul Field.

## Performances/Appearances

### Videos

* ABC For Kids Video Hits Volume 2
* ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
* Wiggle Time! (1993)
* Wiggledance!
* Wiggle Time! (1998)
* We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits

### Albums

* The Wiggles
* A Menagerie Of Songs All About Animals
* More ABC For Kids Greatest Hits
* ABC For Kids Live
* Roar Like a Dinosaur
* Wiggle Time! or Let's Wiggle
* Yule Be Wiggling (AU only)
* The Best of The Wiggles on Vinyl
* We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits
* Lullabies with Love

### Episodes

#### The Wiggles (Season 2)

##### 21-minute versions

* Dancing
* Storytelling
* Animals
* Movement

#### The Wiggles Show! (Latin America)

* Episodio 6
* Episodio 17

### Concert Performances

* The Wiggles Early Concerts
* Wake Up Jeff! Tour
* The Wiggles Big Show
* Wiggly Christmas Show
* We're all Fruit Salad Tour
* The OG Wiggles Reunion Tour!

## Video

 File:Los Wiggles- ¡Dorothy the Dinosaur! Canciones para niños!