Hippopotamus
There's a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus in my pool
There's a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus in my pool
How did it get there? How did it get there? How did it get there?
I don't know
How did it get there? How did it get there? How did it get there?
I don't know
There's a book by anonymous, a book by anonymous, a book by anonymous in my pool
There's a book by anonymous, a book by anonymous, and a hippopotamus in my pool
No, I've not read it, no, I've not read it
When it dries out I'll have a go
How did it get there? How did it get there? How did it get there?
I don't know
Someone must have been fooling around
Someone must have been acting the clown
Someone must have been taking the piss
Taking the pisses in acting like this
There's a painting by Hieronymus Bosch, by Hieronymus Bosch, by Hieronymus in my pool
There's a painting by Hieronymus Bosch, by Hieronymus Bosch, by Hieronymus in my pool
How did it get there? How did it get there? How did it get there?
Sure beats me
Must be a late work, must be a late work, one of his late works
Obviously!
There's a Volkswagen microbus, a Volkswagen microbus, a Volkswagen microbus in my pool
A '58 microbus, a '58 microbus, a '58 microbus in my pool
A hippie is driving, a hippie is driving, a trippy ol' hippie, poor, poor guy
A hippie is driving, a hippie is driving, I throw him a towel
"Here, go get dry"
Someone must have been acting real cute
Someone wearing a slim-fitting suit
Someone must have thought "Oh, what a laugh"
Throw in a hippo and then a giraffe
There is Titus Andronicus, Titus Andronicus, Titus Andronicus in my pool
There is Titus Andronicus, Titus Andronicus wearing a snorkel in my pool
Now he's gone under, now he's gone under, now he's gone under
Worry not
Excellent swimmer, excellent swimmer, looking much trimmer
Than I thought
There's a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus
She looks Chinese
There's a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus
She looks Chinese
Not that I'm prejudiced, not that I'm prejudiced, not that I'm prejudiced
No, not me
Not that I'm prejudiced, not that I'm prejudiced, not that I'm prejudiced
That's not me
Throw in a hippo, a little Dutch art
An actor performing a Shakespearean part
Summery book, a Germanic van
Asian lady, isn't it grand?
Yes, yes
So grand"