Name: For The Love of Hippos
Duration: P00H01M47S
Description: All the Hippopotamus related trivia in these lyrics is true fact, go do some research. No Hippos where hurt in the production of this song! All proceeds go to help Bob Magana of Hippos of Doom.

For The Love of Hippos

from For The Love of Hippos (Single) by The Old-timers

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All the Hippopotamus related trivia in these lyrics is true fact, go do some research. No Hippos where hurt in the production of this song! All proceeds go to help Bob Magana of Hippos of Doom.

lyrics

Have you ever seen a Hippo trying to skate?
He steps on the board and the thing just breaks.
Hippopotamus’s just can't co-ordinate,
So for sure there's no way that they can skate.
Hippos at the X-Games wouldn't rate!

Hippos, Hippos, Hippos can't skate.
Hippos, Hippos, Hippos can't skate.
Hippos, Hippos, Hippos can't skate.
Hippos just can't skate.

I know a herd of Hippopotami,
But their actually really a bunch of guys.
There's an old one, a new one and one called Jak,
They are nerds as a matter of fact.
Hippos of Doom are friends mine!

Hippos, Hippos, Hippos of Doom.
Hippos, Hippos, Hippos of Doom.
Hippos, Hippos, Hippos of Doom.
Hippos, Hippos, Hippos of Doom.

Hippos can run at twenty miles an hour,
So even though they can't skate,
You better get out of their way!
There jaws are full of twenty inch teeth,
So please steer clear or you'll come to grief!

Hippos, Hippos, Hippos can't skate.
Hippos, Hippos, Hippos of Doom.
This song is mostly just a joke,
Hippo high five,
Old-timers forever.
Hippos, Hippos, Hippos of Doom, Oh yea!

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from For The Love of Hippos (Single), released April 30, 2014
Players:
Don 'Blunderbuss' De Necker – Guitar, Bass, Drum Machine
Dave 'Croc Hunter' Emmerson – Lead Vocals
Leona 'Jables' King – Backing Vocals
Scott 'Reed Rustler' Key – Saxophone, Backing Vocals

Recorded in a variety of bedrooms and broom cupboards in South Africa and Scotland in late 2013. Skillfully mixed and mastered by Scott Key at The Upper Room, Shotts, Scotland. Dec 2013.

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