<P> The first - season version was recorded by the folk group The Wellingtons . The second - season version , which incorporated more of a sea shanty sound , was uncredited , but according to Russell Johnson in his book Here on Gilligan 's Isle , it was performed by a group called the Eligibles . </P>
<P> The first - season version was recorded by the folk group The Wellingtons . The second - season version , which incorporated more of a sea shanty sound , was uncredited , but according to Russell Johnson in his book Here on Gilligan 's Isle , it was performed by a group called the Eligibles . </P>
who sang the original gilligan island theme song
who sang the original gilligan island theme song
The Wellingtons
The Wellingtons