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 Rolf Harris Rolfy Rolfie Mud glorious nothing like blood hippopotamus Hippopotami funny comic song audience