Three Dog Night - '' Joy to the World '' - 1972 Chuck Negron (born June 8, 1942) Jimmy Greenspoon (February 7, 1948 – March 11, 2015) Joe Schermie (February 12, 1946 – March 26, 2002) Michael Allsup (born March 8, 1947) Floyd Sneed (born November 22, 1942) "Joy to the World" is a song written by Hoyt Axton and made famous by the band Three Dog Night. The song is also popularly known by its opening lyric, "Jeremiah was a bullfrog." Three Dog Night originally released the song on their fourth stud