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Though Nature endowed him poorly,
I still love the hippo dearly.
My H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-U-S
Yes!
I love the hippo
H-I-P-P-O!
I love the hippo
H-I-P-P-O!
H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-U-S!
Though Nature endowed him poorly,
I still love the hippo dearly.
My H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-U-S
Yes!
I love the hippo
H-I-P-P-O!
I love the hippo
H-I-P-P-O!
H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-U
H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-U
H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-U-S!
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The Hugo Song
[For more on the real-life hippo that inspired this song, see the article "Waiting for Hugo" in the June 3, 1966, issue of Time magazine, page 33.]
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The Hippopotamus Song
Away on the hilltop sat combing her hair
His fair Hippopotamine maid.
The Hippopotamus was no ignoramus
And sang her this sweet serenade.
Mud! Mud! Glorious mud!
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
So, follow me, follow, down to the hollow,
And there let us wallow in glorious mud.
The fair Hippopotamus he aimed to entice,
From here seen on the hilltop above,
As she hadn't got a ma to give her advice,
Came tip-toeing down to her love.
Like thunder the forest re-echoed the sound
Of the song that they sang as they met.
His enamorata adjusted her garter
And lifted her voice in duet.
Mud! Mud! Glorious mud!
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
So, follow me, follow, down to the hollow,
And there let us wallow in glorious mud.
Now more Hippopotami began to convene
On the banks of that river so wide.
I wonder now what am I to say of the scene
That ensued by the Shalimar side?
They dived all at once with an ear-splitting splash,
Then rose to the surface again,
A regular army of Hippopotami
All singing this haunting refrain.
Mud! Mud! Glorious mud!
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
So, follow me, follow, down to the hollow,
And there let us wallow in glorious mud.
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Hippo Encore
He'll gambol no more on the banks of the Nile
Which Nasser is flooding next Spring.
With hippopotamas in silken pajamas
No more will he teach them to sing:
Mud! Mud! Glorious mud!
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
So, follow me, follow, down to the hollow,
And there let us wallow in glorious mud.
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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
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I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. Only a hippopotamus will do. Don't want a doll, No dinky Tinker Toy. I want a hippopotamus To play with and enjoy.
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.
I can see me now on Christmas morning,
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.
Mom says the hippo
There's lots of room for him
I can see me now on Christmas morning,
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. |
Special thanks to Jill Hendrickson of Colorado Springs |
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Wallow in the mud all day eating plankton
Basking in the sun, catching the rays
Keep your eyes above, above the water
Alligators hide in the shade
Hippopotamus
Lookout! Lookout for the proverbial poacher
The serendipitous serpent slithers your way
The funky little monkey peels his banana
Little swishy fishys swim past your leg
Hippopotamus
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Hippo's Song
Look closely in the water for the hippo
His eyes, ears and nostrils are all that show
Basking on a sandbar all the day
Wading in the water is where he'll stay
He goes to land for food at night
Eats water plants and grass to his delight
Never wanders far from the swimming hole
Nowhere else that he needs to go
Hip hip hip hip
Look at that hippo go
Hip hip hip hippo
Wallowing to and fro
He has a barrel-shaped body
Weighing three to five tons
Short pillar legs
He gallops when he runs
His mouth is enormous
With a bulging thick lip
Large flat head, raised eyes
And nostrils that slit
His teeth keep growing
Cuz' they wear down when he eats
Armed with large canine tusks
That reach two to five feet
When it's time for breeding
The hippo shows his teeth
Yawning is his challenge stance
He fights to defeat
Once the mating season is over
The true leaders emerge
For in the hippo world
The female rules the herd
Hip hip hip hip
Look at that hippo go
Hip hip hip hippo
Wallowing to and fro
Their babies are born together
All females join as one
They become instant baby sitters
Tending to all of the young
A hippo is able to walk, run and swim
Within five months of birth
He rides his mother's back
He's rambunctious and alert
Mommy is quite strict
Expecting him to behave
There are certain things
That he must know to live the hippo way
Boys and girls are separated
In the games their parents teach
Boys learn to fight
While girls play hide and seek
Hip hip hip hip
Look at that hippo go
Hip hip hip hippo
Wallowing to and fro
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