If I should go astray and say "I lost my way" nobody would know me   But if I don't believe I can and still say "Hear my plan"   Somebody would follow just because it's free      We're all Hippos rollin' down the river   Sometimes we can't touch the ground   Like Hippos slidin' in the water   Somehow we're stompin' around      If you should go astray and say "I lost my way" nobody will know you   But if you don't believe you can and still say "I'm your man"   Somebody will follow just because it's free      We're all Hippos rollin' down the river   Sometimes we can't touch the ground   Like Hippos slindin' in the water   Somehow we're stompin' around      Now you can see me lyin' down in my swamp   Any time I feel disgusted   You'll see me do the hippo stomp      You stop and watch me while you're out on your midnite romp   And I can feel the silent question   What the heck is the Hippo Stomp?      Hey! Hey! You should try it when you're feelin' blue   Let me answer you and let me tell ya true   Just how I feel when I'm down   Sometimes I wonder   You'll see me stumblin' around   But you just point and stare   Come on let me hear ya   Somewhere there's a voice down inside   And when you find it let it teach you how to ask the question "why"   Just because we live together   We don't have to like each other   So please don't fall asleep on me again   Nobody, nobody, nobody knows for sure   You just might never wake up from the dream   Hey! Speak up let me hear ya   Let me show you 'round the reservation   I know my way around these parts   I've lived here long enough   Now you can have a taste, an indication   Of things and times to come   Early in the morning, late at night   Somebody seems to know just how this thing work's right   'Cause every time I come around the corner somebody's looking out my door   He's been snoopin' like a hound   I'll grab his neck and shake him on down      Repeat Chorus      Now you can see me lyin' down in my swamp   Any time I feel disgusted   You'll see me do the Hippo Stomp