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Harvey the Hippo Harvey is a huge hippopotamus Who bathes in a bay that is bottomless HIs mouth is as large as a riverboat barge And he weighs ten times more than a lot of us Big Harvey isn’t nasty or troublesome Nor like other guys who are double dumb He just wanders around stomping the ground Looking for pieces of bubble gum Harvey owns a fine yellow cummerbund And sewn on the back is the number one He wears it right proudly and bellows quite loudly While playing outside in the summer sun Once Harvey met up with a crocodile Together they decided to walk a mile Near the shore they strolled, but the water got cold So they sat down to talk on the dock a while Eating Oreo cookies about four apiece They talked about matters of war and peace They discussed the economy, art, and astronomy And the huge immigration of foreign geese Then walking back toward his new shiny house Harvey stopped for a chat with a tiny mouse Her name was Du Barry; they decided to marry And soon come a baby named Stanislaus A handsome young child was Stanislaus Dressed up in his fine silken Spanish blouse They all had made history; this was no mystery For Stan was the first Hippopotamouse Huge Harvey adored his sweet ladylove From her wee little feet to her head above He brought her some strings and other fine things Including a snowy white turtledove Harvey has grown really mellow now He seldom produces a bellow now But if you’re down by the bay, you can still see him play This wondrous and gentle old fellow now
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