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HIPPOSONG

I was surrounded by a large hippopotamus 
And nine of its friends who declared quite a lot of us 
Are feeling rather blue 
And we don't know what to do 
I turned away but the large hippopotamus 
Said that his pit of despair appeared bottomless 
Yet hippopotami 
Are not supposed to cry 
I said "My, my, 
Other people's problems do get tedious by and by 
My, my 
You can never solve them no matter how hard you try." 

This brought a tear from the large hippopotamus 
Who said in a voice that was growing monotonous 
You cannot get the sense 
Of how it feels to be immense 
The sleek and the slim make fun of a lot of us 
And creatures who fly through the air sit on top of us 
Even in the pool 
We are faced with ridicule 
I said "My, my 
Other people's problems do get tedious by and by 
My, my 
you can never solve them no matter how hard you try." 

I came back as a large hippopotamus

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© 2020 Al Stewart.

Front page photo: 📷 Randall Armor.

 

 

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