Sparks - Hippopotamus lyrics

There's a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus in my pool There's a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus, a hippopotamus in my pool How did it get there? How did it get there? How did it get there? I don't know How did it get there? How did it get there? How did it get there? I don't know There's a book by anonymous, a book by anonymous, a book by anonymous in my pool There's a book by anonymous, a book by anonymous, and a hippopotamus in my pool No, I've not read it No, I've not read it When it dries out I'll have a go How did it get there? How did it get there? How did it get there? I don't know Someone must've been fooling around Someone must've been acting dumbfound Someone must've been taking the piss Taking the piss and acting like this There's a painting by Hieronymus Bosch, by Hieronymus Bosch By Hieronymus in my pool There's a painting by Hieronymus Bosch, by Hieronymus Bosch By Hieronymus in my pool How did it get there? How did it get there? How did it get there? Sure beats me Must be a late work, must be a late work, one of his late works Obviously! There's a Volkswagen microbus, a Volkswagen microbus, a Volkswagen microbus in my pool A '58 microbus, a '58 microbus, a '58 microbus in my pool A hippie is driving, a hippie is driving, a trippy old hippie poor, poor guy A hippie is driving, a hippie is driving, I throw him a towel Here, go get dry Someone must've been acting real cute Someone wearing a slippery suit Someone must've come over the lap Throw in a hippo and then a giraffe There is Titus Andronicus, Titus Andronicus, Titus Andronicus in my pool There is Titus Andronicus, Titus Andronicus wearing a snorkel in my pool Now he's gone under, now he's gone under, now he's gone under Worry not Excellent swimmer, excellent swimmer, looking much trimmer Than I thought There's a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus She looks Chinese There's a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus, a woman with an abacus She looks Chinese Not that I'm prejudice, not that I'm prejudice, not that I'm prejudice No, not me Not that I'm prejudice, not that I'm prejudice, not that I'm prejudice That's not me Rolling a hippo, a little got short And after performing a Shakespearean part Summary book and Germanic them Asian lady, isn't it grand? Yes, yes So grand