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 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!