Australian action song for ages 0-6
Little Orange Fish Song
A swishy ocean action song for flipping, tail-wiggling and darting with a little orange fish. It works well for ocean-themed play, gentle dancing and imaginative movement.
Watch Little Orange Fish
Press play and copy the actions together. The repeated chorus makes it easy for toddlers to join before they know every word.
What age is this song for?
Written for children aged 0-6. Babies can respond to the beat, toddlers can copy one movement at a time, and preschoolers can sing and act out the repeated chorus. It is a playful song, not a lesson or therapy programme.
When should we play it?
Try it for ocean-themed play, gentle dancing and imaginative movement. One song lasts only a few minutes, so it can become a familiar cue without turning the whole routine into a production.
Little Orange Fish lyrics
These lyrics match the released recording. Written by Franki Chamaki.
Intro
(bloop, bloop)
(hahaha)
Verse 1
Little orange fish, swimming round the bay,
Swishy-swashy tail, in the sparkly spray.
Loop-round, loop-round, under a shell,
Swishy-swashy, giggly-swashy, where the bubbles swell.
Chorus
Flip, flip, flip, little orange fish,
Swishy-swashy, swishy-swashy, quick as you could wish.
Flip, flip, flip, little orange friend,
Swishy-swashy, swishy-swashy, round the coral bend.
Verse 2
Little orange fish, darting through the weed,
Swishy-swashy tail, oh you're quick indeed.
Wiggle-tail, wiggle-tail, up to the light,
Swishy-swashy, giggly-swashy, shiny orange bright.
Action Break
Can you flip like a fish? (Flip, flip, flip!)
Can you wiggle like a fish? (Wiggle-tail, wiggle-tail!)
Can you swishy-swashy? (Swishy-swashy!)
Little orange fish... here we go! (hahaha)
Verse 3
Little orange fish, blowing little O's,
Swishy-swashy tail, and a bubble on your nose.
Dart-quick, dart-quick, down to the sand,
Swishy-swashy, giggly-swashy, prettiest in the land.
Bridge
Shhh, the little orange fish is resting in the reef,
Tiny, tiny bubbles, and the rest is very brief.
The seahorses tiptoe, the water's warm and deep,
And the little orange fish is drifting off to sleep.
Swashy... swashy... nice and low,
Swashy... swashy... very, very slow.
Then up she pops, with a flick and a spin,
Ready to swishy-swashy - let the fun begin!
Final Chorus
Flip, flip, flip, little orange fish,
Swishy-swashy, swishy-swashy, make a little wish.
Flip, flip, flip, everyone can try,
Swishy-swashy, giggly-swashy, kids and fish say hi!
Outro
Goodbye, little orange fish!
Swishy-swashy, giggly-swashy...
Swishy-swashy, giggly-swashy...
(hahaha)
