HARDSCRABBLE HIPPO CHEER
What can make a hippopotamus smile?
What can make him swim for more than a mile?
It’s not the tune on the old violin.
It’s not the sound of the whispering wind.
That’s not what hippos do. What do they do?
They ooze in the gooze without any shoes.
They swim in the water till their lips turn blue.
That’s what makes a hippopotamus smile!
What can make a hippopotamus smile?
What can make him swim for more than a mile?
It’s not the party with the paper hats.
It’s not the candy that makes him fat.
That’s not what hippos do. What do they do?
They ooze in the gooze without any shoes.
They swim in water till their lips turn blue.
That’s what makes a hippopotamus,
That’s what makes a hippopotamus,
That’s what makes a hippopotamus smile!!!!!!!