So ya wanna dump out yo` trick bag.
Ease on in a hip thang,
But you ain`t exactly sure what is hip.

So you started to let your hair grow.
Spent big bucks on your wardrobe.
Somehow, ya know there`s much more to the trip.

(refrain #1)
What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know.
What is hip?
If you`re really hip,
the question, "Will it show?"
You`re into a hip trip.
Maybe hipper than hip.
What is hip?
{ Trumpet solo/guitar solo }
(refrain #1 ends)

You became a part of a new breed.
Been smokin` only the best weed.
Hangin` out with the so called "Hippie set."

Seen in all the right places.
Seen with just the right faces.
You should be satisfied, but it ain`t quite right.

{ refrain #1 }

Come on!

(refrain #2)
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Sometimes hipness is, what it ain`t.
(end refrain #2)

{ guitar solo }

You went an` found you a guru.
In an effort to find you a new you,
And maybe even raise your conscious level.

While you`re striving to find the right road,
There`s one thing you should know,
"What`s hip today, might become passe`."

{ refrain #1 }

{ Trumpet solo }

Think about it y`all.

{ keyboard solo }

{ refrain #2 }

What is hip?
Ahhhhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I`d like to know!
What is hip?
Is it in the style of your hair?
What is hip?
Is it in the clothes that you wear?
What is hip?
I`d like to know.
What is hip?
I`d like to know.
What is hip?
What is hip y`all? Hey!
What is hip?
Hey! Oh!
What is hip?
What is hip y`all?
What is hip?
I wanna know.
What is hip?
Ahhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I wanna know what hipness is.

{the end