by Connie Kaldor
- good friends come in all shapes and sizes
IF YOU LOVE A HIPPOPOTAMUS
Cho: If you love a hippopotamus
And you love her “alotamus”
She will be your friend
And that can be mighty handy now and then
’Cause if you’re stuck outside
And the door on the house won’t budge
Your friend the Hippo can lean on it
And give it an extra nudge (crash!)
Chorus
If you want a cookie
But it’s too high on the shelf
You can climb on the back of a Hippopotamus
And get one for yourself! (and one for her too!)
Chorus
When you go to bed
If you find that you just can’t sleep
Late at night, your friend the Hippo
Into your room will creep
She’ll sing you a lullabye
Til you begin to snore
Then she’ll tiptoe out
Hippotamusly and slam the door (crash!)
Chorus
Written by Connie Kaldor, ©1982 Coyote Records (CAPAC)
c-3
A, C
F#M, Am
E-E7, G-G7
E7-A, G7-C
A-Amaj7-F#m, C-Cmaj7
Amaj7-F#m, Cmaj7-Am
E, G
E7, G7