A gray hippo lived in the zoo
It was so stressful it turned him blue
The giraffes laughed at his skin so blue
That only made him bluer times two
Now the lion was wise but a little slow
That's how he wound up the star of the show
He and hippo played a game called solitaire
While the lion played fleas were biting him everywhere
Hippo ate chocolate cake that the tourist
Threw over the gate
Wise old lion said, 'You better watch your weight.
You're getting a little thick in the hip '.
'HUMPH! ', said hippo
'Why do you think they call us,
Hip-po-pot-a-mus? '
Midnights Voice
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