The Salmon Dance
The Chemical Brothers Lyrics

Hello, boys and girls, my name is Fat Lip
The singer introduces himself and welcomes the audience.

And this is my friend, Sammy the Salmon
The singer introduces his fish friend, Sammy.

Today we're gonna teach you some Fun facts about salmon and a brand new dance
The singer and Sammy plan to provide salmon facts and a new dance for the audience.

Let me introduce to you a brand new dance
The artist announces the new dance.

I know you're gonna love it if you give it one chance
The artist believes that the audience will enjoy the dance if they try it.

It's not complicated, it's not too hard
The dance is easy to learn.

You don't even have to be a hip hop star
The dance is not restricted to hip hop performers.

See, anyone can do it, all you need is style
The artist affirms that everyone can learn the dance if they have style.

Listen up, people gang, I'm a show you how
The artist is going to demonstrate the dance.

Your hands to the side as silly as it seems
The first step in the dance is placing your hands to the side.

Shake your body like a salmon floating upstream
The main move of the dance is to shake like a salmon swimming upstream.

(I float upstream)
A reminder of the movement in the dance.

You know how we do it
A phrase used to reinforce the dance.

You know how we do it again
The same phrase used to reinforce the dance again.

All my peeps spend part of their life In fresh water and part of their life in salt water
Sammy provides a fun fact about his life cycle.

Wow, very interesting
The artist is impressed with Sammy's fact.

They change round a couple of days after spawning then we die
Sammy explains that salmon change after reproducing and then die.

When I first did the salmon all the people just laughed
The singer recounts his experience introducing the dance.

They looked around and stood like I was on crack
At first, the audience was perplexed by the dance.

I heard somebody say out loud
The artist overheard a comment from the audience.

"What the fuck is that?
The artist quotes an audience member's reaction.

This nigga's dancing like a fish, while he's doing the snap"
The audience member describes the artist's dance.

But the more I kept doing it, the more they were feeling it
As the singer continued to perform the dance, the audience began to enjoy it.

And then I heard some bitches say, "Yo, that nigga's killing it"
The artist overheard positive reactions from some members of the audience.

By the end of the night, everyone was on my team
The dance was successful, and everyone joined in.

And the whole club was dancing like a salmon floating upstream
The dance became widespread, and everyone did the main move.

Most of our friends find their home waters by sense of smell
Sammy provides another fun fact about salmon.

Which is even more keen than that of a dog or a bear
Salmon have a strong sense of smell, even greater than dogs or bears.

Wow, my family also rely on ocean currents, tides
The artist is impressed with Sammy's fact.

The gravitational pull of the moon
Sammy explains that the moon affects his movement.

(I float upstream again)
A reminder that salmon swim upstream.

The moon? Fish pay attention to the moon?
The artist is surprised that the moon affects salmon movement.

Wow, who knew?
The artist is impressed by Sammy's knowledge.

Did you know What?
The artist asks Sammy another question.

That I could go to Japan and back?
Sammy is asked if he knows a fact about the singer.

You're kidding me? Amazing, Geez
Sammy is impressed by the artist's fact.

Polluted water can kill both baby salmon That are developing and the adult salmon That are on their way to spawn
Sammy provides a sad fact that pollution can harm salmon populations.

Wow, what a shame, what a shame
Both Sammy and the singer express sadness about the fact.

Hey, kids, hey give it up for Sammy the Salmon
The singer addresses the audience and thanks Sammy.

And his amazing salmon dance
The artist affirms Sammy's dance and his fun facts.

What ya say? Alright, who's hungry?
The artist transitions to a new topic, asking if the audience is hungry.