I'm hip I'm no square I'm alert, I'm awake, I'm aware I am always on the scene Makin' the rounds Diggin' the sounds I read People Magazine 'Cause I'm hip Like, dig! I'm in step When it was hip to be hep I was hep I don't blow but I'm a fan Look at me swing Ring a ding ding I even call my girlfriend "man" 'Cause I'm hip Every Satuday night With my suit buttoned tight and my swedes on I'm gettin' my kicks Diggin' arty French flickes with my shades on I'm too much I'm a gas I am anything but middle class When I hang around the band Poppin' my thumbs Diggin' the drums Squares don't seem to understand Why I flip They're not hip Like I'm hip I'm hip! I'm on top of every trend Look at me go Vo-dee-o-do Sammy Davis knew my friend (sobbing) I'm hip But not weird Like you notice I don't wear a beard Beards were in but now they're out They had their day Now their passe Just ask me if you're in doubt 'Cause I'm hip Now I'm deep into Zen Meditation and macrobiotics And as soon as I can I intend to get into narcotics 'Cause I'm cool as a cuke I'm a cat, I'm a card, I'm a kook, kook, kook I get so much out of life Really, i do Skoo ba dee boo One more time play "Mack the Knife" Let 'er rip I may flip But I'm hip