chemical brothers - the salmon dance

hello boys and girls, my name is fatlip
and this is my friend sammy the salmon

''1 - 2''

today, we're going to teach you some fun facts about salmon,
and a brand new dance.

let me introduce to you a brand new dance
i know you're gonna love it if you give it one chance
it's not complicated, it's not too hard
you don't even have to be a hip hop star

see anyone can do it, all you need is style
listen up peep gang i'm a show you how
put your hands to the side, as silly as silly as it seems
and shake your body like a salmon floatin' up stream!

i'll float up stream
(you know how we do it, you know how we do it)
again

*all my peeps spend part of their life in fresh water*
*and part of their life in salt water*

wow, very interesting

*we change round a couple of days after spawning*
*then we die*

when i first did the salmon all the people just laughed
they looked around and stood like i was on crack
i heard somebody say out loud what the fuck is that
zhis nigga's dancin like a fish while he's doin' the snap

but the more i kept doing it the more they kept feelin' it
and then i heard some bitches say yo that niggas killin' it
by the end of the night everyone was on my team
and the whole club was dancing like a salmon floatin' up stream!

i'll float up stream
(you know how we do it, you know how we do it)
again.

*most of our friends find their home waters by their sense of smell*
*which is even more keen than that of a dog or a bear*

wow.

*my family also rely on ocean currents, tides*
*the gravitational pull of the moon*

the moon? fish pay attention to the moon? wow.

*did you know?*

what?

*that i could go to japan, and back.*

you're kidding me. amazing. jeez.

*polluted water can kill both baby salmon, that are developing*
*and the adult salmon, that are on their way to spawn.*

wow what a shame, what a shame
huh?
woah.
wow. hey kids, hey give it up for sammy the salmon and his amazing salmon dance.
huh? whadda ya say?
who's hungry?