He walks like an elephant,
He swims like a whale.
His head's like a pail - it's pathetic!
Oh, plainly his tail's unaesthetic.

Though Nature endowed him queerly,
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 queerly,
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!