The Hippopotamus Song ::: Rolf Harris with lyrics

Rolf Harris and The Hippopotamus Song I remember this well from when I was a little lad it was played a lot on Saturday mornings on a kids radio show but it wasnt Rolf who sang it, it was a couple of old guys maybe flanders and Swan lol

The Hippopotamus Song
(Flanders and Swan with bits added by Rolfie

Bom ~ bom boyumbum bom bom
Now the bold hippopotamus was standing one day
By the banks of the cool Shalimar.
Rum bum bum bullium bum bum
He gazed at the bottom as it peacefully lay
By the light of the evening star.
While high on a hilltop, sat combing her hair
His fair hippopotamine maid.
This hippopotamus (indistinct)
This hippopotamus was no ignoramus
And sang her this sweet serenade.

Dum, dum dumdereliol dum dum
Mud, mud, glorious mud,
Theres nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
So follow me, follow, down to the hollow
And there let us wallow in glorious mud.
Bom ~ bom boyumbum bom bom


Now the fair hippopotama he meant to entice
From her seat on the hilltop above
Dum, dum dumdereliol dum dum

As she had not got a ma to give her advice
She came tiptoeing down to her love.
Wa Wa Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Like thunder the forest re-echoed the sound
Of the song that they sang as they met.
His inamorata adjusted her garter
And lifted her voice in duet.
Dum, dum dumdereliol dum dum

Mud, mud, glorious mud,
Theres nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
So follow me, follow, down to the hollow
And there let us wallow in glorious mud.
Bom ~ bom boyumbum bom bom



Then more hippopotami began to convene
Bye the banks of that river so wide.
Bom ~ bom boyumbum bom bom
Now I wonder now what am I to say of the scene
That ensued by the Shalimar side.
They dived all at once with an ear-splitting "Splosh"
(sound effect) weeeeeeeeeee PLOOOOSH
Then rose to the surface again.
A regular army of hippopotami
All singing this haunting refrain.
Dum, dum dumdereliol dum dum

Mud, mud, glorious mud,
Theres nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
So follow me, follow, down to the hollow
And there let us wallow in glo-o-o-rious mud.
Bom ~ bom boyumbum bom bom

Audience applaud

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[policemanandrew]

at 2.53 is that Veronica Moser?

[Rikkyhardo]

@policemanandrew shite ... I hope not

[gamewizard]

@TheGav7749

You are a prime example of precisely what is wrong in the world today. Too many people looking for things to be offended by and not enough having fun and taking things in a light hearted vein like they were meant to be. Political correctness is a slaves collar and the sooner you realize it and take it off the better off you and the world will be.

[Rikkyhardo]

@TheGav7749 Awww, you're confused ... you think the mud's shite cos it's brown ... and I AM SURE that the Australians are pretty damn glad you are not one of them, ha ha ha

[temporaldisplacement]

@hylander611 Um ....six white boomers.

[2Granule]

Nice children's song with and adult video.

Too bad

[TheUbermensch9]

Met one of the composers of the original version of this song back in the 70s in Sussex, England. They also wrote "Lord of the Dance".

Every time I go to Wal-Mart, I am naturally reminded of this song's refrain, when I see the herd waddling the aisles there!

[MrMeinPferd]

@TheGav7749 G'day mYte. You shouldn't be ashamed of your fellow country women, myte. G'day.

[TheGav7749]

STILL A LOT OF SHITE !! IF THIS AMUSES YOU GOD HELP REAL COMEDY !!!!

[Rikkyhardo]

@gamewizard

Well said ... as Sebastian Vettle F1's Champion this year would say, That's what I'm talking about!

[hylander611]

Twelve big boomers