[Verse 1: Fatlip] 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 game, I'ma show you how Put your hands to the side, as silly as it seems And shake your body like a salmon floating up stream
[Chorus: Fatlip] I'll float up stream (You know how we do it, you know how we do it) Again
[Post-Chorus: Fatlip & Sammy the Salmon] All my peeps spend part of their life in freshwater And part of their life in saltwater Wow, very interesting We change 'round a couple of days after spawning, then we die
[Chorus: Fatlip] I'll float up stream (You know how we do it, you know how we do it) Again
[Verse 3: Fatlip & Sammy the Salmon] Most of our friends find their home waters by 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 (Uh-huh) Gravitational pull of the moon (I'll float up stream) The moon? Fish pay attention to the moon?! Wow! Who knew? (Again) Did you know... What? ...that I could go to Japan and back? You're kidding me! Amazing... geez 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? Whoa! Wow, hey, kids, hey, give it up for Sammy the Salmon And his amazing Salmon Dance Huh, what do you say? Alright Who's hungry?
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A song from the album “We Are the Night” from the Chemical Brothers, it features two characters: The character Fatlip (which is dubbed by the artist Fatlip) and Sammy, the salmon.
In the song they talk about “The Salmon Dance” (what is also the name of the song) that is a modification of “The Snap Dance”, it makes you look like a Salmon floating up stream, hence the name.
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