There's a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus in my pool There's a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus in my pool How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there? I don't know How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there? I don't know There's a book by Anonymous, a book by Anonymous, a book by Anonymous in my pool There's a book by Anonymous, a book by Anonymous, and a hippopotamus in my pool No, I've not read it, no, I've not read it When it dries out I'll have a go How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there? I don't know Someone must have been fooling around Someone must have been acting the clown Someone must have been taking the piss Taking the piss in acting like this There's a painting by Hieronymous Bosch, by Hieronymous Bosch, by Hieronymous in my pool There's a painting by Hieronymous Bosch, by Hieronymous Bosch, by Hieronymous in my pool How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there? Sure beats me Must be a late work, must be a late work, one of his late works Obviously! There's a Volkswagen Microbus, a Volkswagen Microbus, a Volkswagen Microbus in my pool A '58 Microbus, a '58 Microbus, a '58 Microbus in my pool A hippy is driving, a hippy is driving A drippy ol' hippy, poor, poor guy A hippy is driving, a hippy is driving I throw him a towel, here go get dry Someone must have been acting real cute Someone one wearing a slim-fitty suit Someone must have thought, oh, what a laugh Throw in a hippo and then a giraffe There is Titus Andronicus, Titus Andronicus, Titus Andronicus in my pool There is Titus Andronicus, Titus Andronicus wearing a snorkel in my pool Now he's gone under, now he's gone under, now he's gone under Worry not Excellent swimmer, excellent swimmer Looking much trimmer than I'd thought There's a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus, she looks Chinese There's a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus, she looks Chinese Not that I'm prejudiced, not that I'm prejudiced, not that I'm prejudiced No not me Not that I'm prejudiced, not that I'm prejudiced, not that I'm prejudiced That's not me Throw in a hippo, a little Dutch art An actor performing a Shakespearean part Summery book and Germanic van Asian lady, isn't it grand? Yes, yes, so grand