Lyrics

(Huge kudos to Joe Aro -- less than two hours from Tony's mouth to my lyrics to Joe's finished product)

I’ve got a hippopotamus in my basement
He came right through the hole Cropp Metcalfe drilled
He only had ten days
To find his way in there
Because Ward 4 took so long to get down here

I’ve got a hippopotamus in my basement
I don’t think he should be there now, do you
He don’t know who I am
He don’t play bocce ball
And if he sticks around much more
He’ll drive me up the wall

But I can see me now tomorrow morning
Walking down the stairs
Oh the bounce that’s in my legs
When I see him boiling eggs
I may adopt him, 'cause it's funny when he begs

I’ve got a hippopotamus in my basement
I don’t need a hippopotamus, do you
Please fix my hole
I ask elected councilmen
They aren’t concerned with an aging baldandorangeman
Next week I guess I’ll take him to the zoo