Lyrics to
Hippo Stomp

Released by Steppenwolf in 1970
From the Album: 7 |

This version of Hippo Stomp was released by Steppenwolf in 1970.

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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

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Steppenwolf has released many songs over the years besides Hippo Stomp. Steppenwolf released songs from 1968 to 1990 spanning across albums like The Second, Steppenwolf, Monster, At Your Birthday Party, 7, For Ladies Only, Slow Flux, Hour Of The Wolf, Skullduggery, Wolftracks, Paradox, Rock & Roll Rebels, and Rise & Shine. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Steppenwolf.

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About Lyrics and Hippo Stomp by Steppenwolf

The lyrics for Hippo Stomp are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1970 song by Steppenwolf. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Hippo Stomp have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Hippo Stomp - Steppenwolf and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Hippo Stomp by Steppenwolf in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hippo Stomp" means the words set to the music of Hippo Stomp, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Steppenwolf. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hippo Stomp and the lyrics to Hippo Stomp are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Steppenwolf who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hippo Stomp, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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