I Wanna Be a Hippy (Flamman & Abraxas radio edit)

The lyrics present a speaker who repeatedly says they want to be a hippie, get high, and leave home. The mood is playful and insistent, built around repetition rather than a developing story. Yet the line “But I never knew why” adds a small note of uncertainty: the speaker voices strong desires but seems unsure what lies behind them.

“Get stoned” and “get high” are slang expressions for becoming intoxicated, here linked directly to marijuana. The repeated name “Mari-Marijuana” works almost like a chant, making the drug seem central to the speaker’s imagined identity. “Leave home” suggests wanting to escape familiar surroundings or live independently, though the lyrics do not explain what the speaker hopes to find elsewhere. The phrase “There comes a guy but I couldn’t say goodbye” hints at a meeting or departure, but its connection to the rest is unclear.

The song can be heard as a comic, exaggerated fantasy about adopting a carefree identity and escaping ordinary life. At the same time, the speaker’s admission that they do not know why they want to get high may suggest that these desires are borrowed or not fully understood. The lyrics leave open whether the speaker is serious, joking, or simply repeating a catchy wish.