From the musical “King of Cadonia”, 1910 Words by M. E. Rourke Music by Jerome D. Kern
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
Chorus
To the happy Hippopotamus
Sang the little bird tweet, tweet
How I wish dear Hippopotamus
To be at your feet
Said the hippo, “Take a tip, oh”
You’re so nice and sweet
You’re a dainty morsel fit to eat
Said the bird, “To eat” Tweet
Chorus
To the happy Hippopotamus
Sang the little bird tweet, tweet
How I wish dear Hippopotamus
To be at your feet
As the hippo closed each lip, oh
He said, “Oh, how sweet”
Sparrows when in love are indiscreet
But they’re nice “To eat” Tweet
Performance
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