"Disney Chorus" is used as a general "placeholder artist" for songs from Di… Read Full Bio ↴"Disney Chorus" is used as a general "placeholder artist" for songs from Disney movies, series, theme park, storyteller and / or song albums. Usually it is used if no definite artist credits are available, however there are a few (mostly older) soundtrack releases or compilations with songs from soundtracks which actually credit the "Disney Chorus" as artist in the official liner notes. It should be noted, though, that while The Walt Disney Company respectively Walt Disney Pictures actually had a chorus perform these (and other) tracks this wasn't a chorus which was constantly performing together or had a set list of members. Instead it was assembled anew for each project when needed. Frequently the members of the chorus included singers performing smaller solo parts for the same project or other projects being recorded at the same time.

Pink Elephants on Parade
Disney Chorus Lyrics

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Look out! Look out
Pink elephants on parade
Here they come
Hippety hoppety
They're here and there
Pink elephants everywhere

Look out! Look out!

They're walking around the bed
On their head
Clippety cloppety
Arrayed in braid
Pink elephants on parade

What'll I do
What'll I do
What an unusual view

I can stand the sight of worms
And look at microscopic germs
But technicolor pachyderms is really too much for me

I am not the type to faint
When things are odd or things are quaint
But seeing things you know that ain't
Can certainly give you an awful fright

What a sight!
Chase 'em away! Chase 'em away
I'm afraid, need your aid
Pink elephants on parade
Pink elephants

Pink elephants
Pink elephants

Overall Meaning

The Disney Chorus's song "Pink Elephants on Parade" was written as part of the 1941 film, Dumbo. In the movie, the song is used as a musical representation of Dumbo's drunken dream, where he sees pink elephants that eventually transform into a terrifying and surreal sequence. The lyrics of the song depict the weird and hallucinatory nature of the dream, where the pink elephants are everywhere, walking around the bed and parading around. The singer of the song expresses his fear as he is not used to seeing things that are so peculiar.

The song uses various sound effects to capture the audience's attention and make them feel as if they are in the dream world. The "hippety hoppety" and "clippety cloppety" sounds the elephants make are intended to sound surreal and spooky. Additionally, the song uses a variety of percussion instruments, like the xylophone, drums, and chimes, to create an eerie sound effect that enhances the song's dreamlike quality. Finally, the singer's voice is distorted, making it sound like he is also part of the dream world.

Line by Line Meaning

Look out! Look out
Be careful, pay attention

Pink elephants on parade
Delusional hallucinations of pink elephants are appearing in a lively parade

Here they come
They are arriving now

Hippety hoppety
Hopping around in a lively manner

They're here and there
They're scattered all over the place

Pink elephants everywhere
Delusional pink elephants can be seen all around

They're walking around the bed
Delusional pink elephants can be seen walking around the bed

On their head
Walking on their heads, upside down

Clippety cloppety
Walking with a lively and rhythmic sound

Arrayed in braid
Decorated with braids or ribbons

What'll I do
What am I going to do now?