If I should go astray and say 'I lost my way' nobody would know menBut if I don't believe I can and still say 'Hear my plan'nSomebody would follow just because it's freennWe're all Hippos rollin' down the rivernSometimes we can't touch the groundnLike Hippos slidin' in the waternSomehow we're stompin' aroundnnIf you should go astray and say 'I lost my way' nobody will know younBut if you don't believe you can and still say 'I'm your man'nSomebody will follow just because it's freennWe're all Hippos rollin' down the rivernSometimes we can't touch the groundnLike Hippos slindin' in the waternSomehow we're stompin' aroundnnNow you can see me lyin' down in my swampnAny time I feel disgusted nYou'll see me do the hippo stompnnYou stop and watch me while you're out on your midnite rompnAnd I can feel the silent questionnWhat the heck is the Hippo Stomp?nnHey! Hey! You should try it when you're feelin' bluenLet me answer you and let me tell ya truenJust how I feel when I'm downnSometimes I wonder nYou'll see me stumblin' aroundnBut you just point and starenCome on let me hear yanSomewhere there's a voice down insidenAnd when you find it let it teach you how to ask the question 'why'nJust because we live togethernWe don't have to like each othernSo please don't fall asleep on me againnNobody, nobody, nobody knows for surenYou just might never wake up from the dreamnHey! Speak up let me hear yanLet me show you 'round the reservationnI know my way around these partsnI've lived here long enoughnNow you can have a taste, an indicationnOf things and times to comenEarly in the morning, late at nightnSomebody seems to know just how this thing work's rightn'Cause every time I come around the corner somebody's looking out my doornHe's been snoopin' like a houndnI'll grab his neck and shake him on downnnRepeat ChorusnnNow you can see me lyin' down in my swampnAny time I feel disgustednYou'll see me do the Hippo Stomp