It's a 'hippo! 'ippo onomous
Come and join our hippo harmony
Sing a little merry melody
Cos I know a little hippo
Who's hip hip hopping along
Hip hip hippo
Dancing everywhere she goes
Hip hop hippo
Bubbles when she blows
Hip hip hippo
Hip hip hopping along
Come and join our hippo harmony
Sing a little merry melody
Cos I know a little hippo
Who's hip hip hopping along
'Ippopotamus!
Tell me how you say it
Hip hip hippo
Hippaponamous
Happy hoppy hippo
'Opotopatus
Happy hoppy hippo
Hip hip hopping along (It's a 'ippopotamus!)
Come and join our hippo harmony
Sing a little merry melody
Cos I know a little hippo
Who's hip hip hopping along
Can you sing the bass part?
That's low - down here
Can you sing the alto?
In the middle - no problem
Can you sing soprano?
That's high - up high
Three part harmony
It's so easy
Join our hippo harmony
Come and sing a little merry melody
Cos I know a little hippo
Who's hip hip hopping along
'Ippopotamus
Tell me how you say it
Hip hip hippo
Hoppiponamoss (It's a hippo)
Hip hop hippo
Hippapippamus
Happy hoppy hippo
Happiponomonomoss oh oh (It's a hippopotamus!)
Join our hippo harmony
Sing a little merry melody
Cos I know a little hippo
Who's hip hip hopping along
All together now
Come and join our hippo harmony
Sing a little merry melody
Cos I know a little hippo
Who's hip hip hopping along
Oh oh hip hip hopping along
Oh oh hip hip hopping along
Hippopotamus!
That's very loud