Lyrics
The words as written. The Gogolis’ lyrics are co-written by a person and AI, and a human chooses the final words.
Intro
Dust on the road and the grass stands tall,
Something very big is coming.
Thump... thump... THUMP!
Chorus
Thump! Thump! Goes the big grey rhino!
Thump! Thump! And the puddles jump!
Nobody hurries a rhino —
So stomp your feet and STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!
Verse 1
Poff says, "I can stomp like that!"
Boing! Boing! But the ground stays still.
The rhino takes one great big step —
And the whole wide world goes SHAKE!
Verse 2
Rhino has a scratch on a big old tree,
Poff wriggles here and Poff wriggles there,
Mimi does one tidy little scratch,
And Nibs just says, "No thank you."
Chorus
Thump! Thump! Goes the big grey rhino!
Thump! Thump! And the puddles jump!
Nobody hurries a rhino —
So stomp your feet and STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!
Verse 3
A little butterfly lands on that nose,
And the big grey rhino holds so still.
Nobody moves. Nobody makes a sound.
The rhino smiles, as soft as soft can be.
Sneeze
The rhino sniffs a flower — sniff... sniff...
AAAH-CHOOO!
And Poff goes rolling through the grass!
Finish
The sun turns gold and the rhino walks away,
With the little one close behind,
And the butterfly lands on that big grey head.
Goodbye
Hello, rhino! Hello, little one!
Goodbye from the grass — see you soon!
Whole video · 1:48
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About this song
- Length
- 1:48
- Published
- 16 October 2026
- Theme
- Animals, Songs to move to
- Featured Gogolis
- Poff, Mimi, Nibs
Dust on the road, tall grass, and something very big on its way: thump, thump, THUMP. Poff tries to stomp like the rhino and only bounces, then the rhino takes one great big step and the whole wide world shakes. At the scratching tree Poff wriggles, Mimi does one tidy little scratch, and Nibs says no, thank you.
The chorus is the loud part: stomp your feet and STOMP, STOMP, STOMP. Then a butterfly lands on the rhino’s nose and the biggest animal in the song holds perfectly still, and nobody makes a sound. A sniff of a flower ends in a great AAAH-CHOOO that sends Poff rolling through the grass, and at sunset the rhino walks away with the little one close behind.
