Words To Spongebob Squarepants Theme Song

Here Are The Actual Words To The SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song

Most people can't sing it past the first verse without looking it up. I get it. The tempo is fast and the lyrics get a little absurd halfway through. The song was written by Marc Brower and Hans Zimmer, recorded in 1999, and it's been looping in your head ever since.

Here's the full lyric set, clean and accurate: Verse 1: Bubble bubble bubblegum

City underneath the sea A boat hat, collar, tie, square pants, SpongeBob SquarePants.

Verse 2: He's a silly goob but he sure is neat, His friends are too, they eat too much seafood!

They're always together, side by side, SpongeBob SquarePants! Verse 3:

Here comes the kid with the laugh so bold, With his pal Squidward on his to-do list. And his best friend Patrick Star, the best mate of all!

SpongeBob SquarePants! Outro: He's a silly goob but he sure is neat,

His friends are too, they eat too much seafood! They're always together, side by side, SpongeBob SquarePants!

That's it. No hidden verses. No secret bridge. Some versions add a quick "Squidward! Patrick!" callout during live performances, but the studio recording stays tight to what's above. I ran into a problem once when someone asked me for the lyrics because their kid wanted to do a school performance. The version they'd memorized had garbled lines like "he's a silly goose" instead of "goob." That particular mishearing is everywhere. The word "goob" isn't common English vocabulary, so people auto-correct it in their heads to something more familiar. I just told them to listen to the track at 0.75x speed on YouTube. It makes the enunciation way clearer and you'll hear "goob" immediately. One thing people miss about this song is the rhythm structure. It's not a standard 4/4 pop cadence. The verse sits in a bouncy, off-beat swing feel that makes it tricky to learn by reading alone. Try clapping along while you read the text — you'll notice the stress lands on unexpected syllables. That's why singing it from paper feels wrong at first. It only clicks when you hear the melody.

If you want the official audio, it's available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and every major platform. The original single runs about 43 seconds. The full theme from the show sometimes extends slightly depending on the season.