The hippopotomas song

[USERNAMEfieldempty]

Conguating hippopotami. Mildly academic and rather earthy both at the same time. Lovely stuff.

[spritsengiggle]

An army of hippopotami!

[rdvqc]

The Brothers Four also do a grand version of this song.

[TheLogicman1]

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[XMLarry]

I can never get enough of these two, ty for postng

[libreals]

i wont him to sing the hippo song with the HIPPO WITH NOODLES ON HIS BACK IS THAT TO MUCH TO ASK?

[Yip1982]

@libreals I regret to say that this song has nothing to do with the hippo with noodles on his back. This is a much older hippo song and I think a more famous, funny and witty one.

[Yip1982]

@libreals I regret to say that this song has nothing to do with the hippo with noodles on his back. This is a much older hippo song and I think a more famous, funny and witty one.

[swollower]

My granny used to sing this to me as we walked along the beach at egremont opposite Liverpool!.Then again it was nearly all mud and no sand in those days anyway! Flanders and Swann,Brilliant stuff!

[duckbiter]

@swollower a song for young and old alike. Btw the mud is back on the beach there. Have seen no singing hippos, only dead sheep unfortunately.

[charliekelev]

This was perfect after a martini (gin) at 2 AM. We used to listen to these when

I had an English roommate --my aunt was also fond of Flanders and Swann.

Nict to know they are not forgotten.  The sloth and gnu songs are quite as good.

Donald

[Shabannie]

Very funny!

--------Ellen

[tangfastico]

A class song by two gentlemen with class! They were brilliant ... even if they did write 'The English are best!' ... The Sassenachs! LOL!

Thanks for posting!

[SHEILASMUSIC]

l have loved this for such a long time

[Elric33239]

A classic that I haven't heard in years! Thanks for posting!

[VagianTuerous]

Do you know where I can get "The Reluctant Cannibal"? I love these guys:) :)

[CinnAlla]

iTunes, I'm glad to say :)

Seated one day at the tom-tom, I heard a welcome shout from the kitchen.

"Come and ge-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-dit!"

Roast leg of insurance salesman!

[schwankwalker]

i would stay and listen to more, but im afraid my sweatheart is calling me to improve our cultural relations...

[elephantbarbiegirl]

Great fun. Loved your wee photo montage to go with the song. Oh for the days of gentle and intelligent humour.

[meissenboy8]

I especially like the 'tip toe' footpath sign :)

[MuddyLaBoue]

Gotta love mud! :-)

[genia106]

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!

[ssquasher]

great song - a Classic

[noonajej1]

omg i had to sing this song for my voice class in college......... i was soo bad but the song is fun

[Jonathan6540]

Fantastic!

always gets stuck in my head...

[winston5610]

The amorous hippopotamus whose love song we know is now married and father of ten.

He Murmers 'god rot'em as he watches them grow, and he longs to be single again.

He Gambols no more on the banks of the Nile which Nasser is flooding next spring

With hippopotamas in silken pajamas, no more does he teach them to sing:

(chorus)

"At the Drop of Another Hat", (ca. 1963)

[winston5610]

Imagine the command performance in which the entire British Royal Family joined in the chorus. I think Charles was about ten years old....

[twiggystick]

Eons ago when I was at a girls' school, the tennis courts were in a part of the grounds called The Hollow, so when we heard this, we thought it was about our school! Yeah, OK, I've grown up a bit since then, but still enjoy the number and loved the vid. with it - thanks.

[thomsonfly645k]

great song

it was so funny when they switched to sing in RUSSIAN

and Mud, Mud glorious mud nothing quite like it for cooling the blood!!

[iaawilly]

great song

IN RUSSIAN!!

большой песня

[Vecinu01]

this song is old but still good

[mewantpie1993]

Mud, mud glorious mud!!

[blue21417]

Great!!!!!!!!!

Glorious mud!

[dcom0028]

WHAT THE HECK!!!!!!

[edinburghmike]

Wonderful, just wonderful !

[dawall82]

Best ever comerdy duo :-)

[DarrenM318]

yep

[MultiGeraghty]

@dawall82 second only to Morcambe and Wise!

[kimmy1996s]

i love it who ever sings thay are good at sing xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[prettyhar]

Theres singing it too fast. Well done otherwise

[520908]

Er... this is a (quite witty) -cast stuck over the original recording of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, who wrote the Hippopotamus Song - they are of course singing it at the speed intended. Please all check your spelling and grammar and facts before you post any more posts or patronising comments about them or anyone else)

[emmetalk21]

get her!

[kentamitchell]

Hippo is no glutton he never dines on lemon custard;

He just likes his hotdog with a bit of hippopotamustard!

A hippo is never lazy, he's always full of hustle

and every single inch of him is loaded with hippopotamuscle!

A hippo will do his duty on that you can trust.

A hippo will always do exactly what a hippopotomust!

[thomsonfly645k]

thats not funny

[telswood]

you, sir, have no sense of humour!

[DancingOnTheGrave]

NANg

[ColCalverley]

I love your interpretation of this clasic and really look forward to the bedstead men. I'd even be willing to contribute a "Big Brass Broken Bedstead"

Thanks

Robbie

[MDaisyC]

Thanks for the offer.

All I can find round here is a "Big Bad Broken Bedford"