Chords for Flanders & Swann - The Hippopotamus Song (Live)
Tempo:
98.45 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Bb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, now you really have been tremendously nice, we do thank you, Posterity will be proud of you.
And perhaps you'd like to help us even more now by joining in the last chorus of this next song.
You don't have to if you don't want to, you know if it embarrasses you.
Would be rather a pity if you don't sing tonight I think because tonight by way of encouragement
the tenders will be passing among you with rawhide whips.
This is one of the first songs that Donald and I ever wrote together, it turned out to be a very lucky day for us.
Oh, most fortunate by the chance.
Today of course is also another rather splendid day, today is the 50th anniversary of that marvellous day
when Alyoykin, the Russian chess master, played King's Pawn to Knight's Sappho.
This caused quite a stir as they were playing bridge at the time.
But, um, in honour of this and because I can't think of any other way to get round it,
Donald is going to sing the second chorus of this song in Russian.
This is the very first of the animal songs, some people think the title of this song is irrelevant.
But it's not irrelevant, it's a real part of [Ab] the
[Db] [Ab] A bone [Bb] hippopotamus was standing one [Eb] day on the banks of the cool Shalimar
[Ab] He gazed at the bottom as if [C] peacefully lay by [F] the light of the evening star
[C] Away on [F] a hilltop sat combing her [F] hair [E] his fair [Bbm] hippopotamine [Eb] maid
The hippopotamus was no ignoramus and [Bbm] sang her this [Gm] sweet [Eb] [C] serenade
[Ab] Mud, [Bbm] mud, [Cm] glorious mud, nothing quite like it for [Eb] cooling the blood
So follow [Ab] me, follow, down to [Bbm] the hollow [Ab] and there let us swallow in [Cm] glorious mud
[Bb] The [Ab] fair hippopotamie came [Eb] to entice [Fm] from her seat on that [Eb] hilltop above
[Ab] As she hadn't got a ma to give [C] her advice came [F] tiptoeing down to her lap
[Eb] Like [Ebm] thunder of [Bb] forestry echoed the [F] sound of the [Bbm] song that they sang as they [Eb] met
His enamorata adjusted her garter and lifted her voice in duet in Russian
[Ab] Mud, mud, [Eb] glorious mud, [Fm] nothing quite like it for cooling the blood
[Ab] So follow me, [Bbm] follow, down to the [Db] hollow and there let us swallow in [Ab] glorious mud
That will improve our cultural [Eb]
relations
[Ab] The fair hippopotamie came to [Eb] entice from her seat [Fm] on that [Bb] hilltop above
[Bb] I [Ab] wonder now what am I to say of [C] the scene that ensued [Eb] by the Shadymarside
They dived all [F] at once with an ear-splitting slosh
Then rose to the [C] surface [Bbm] again, [Ab] a regular [Eb] army of [Eb] hippopotamie
All singing [Dm] this haunting refrain
At [Bb] you!
[Ab] Mud, mud, [Eb] glorious mud, [Fm] nothing quite like [Bb] it for cooling [Eb] the blood
So [Ab] follow me, follow, [Bbm] down to [Bbm] the hollow and [Db] there let [Fm] us swallow in [Bbm] [Eb] glorious [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] mud
[N]
And perhaps you'd like to help us even more now by joining in the last chorus of this next song.
You don't have to if you don't want to, you know if it embarrasses you.
Would be rather a pity if you don't sing tonight I think because tonight by way of encouragement
the tenders will be passing among you with rawhide whips.
This is one of the first songs that Donald and I ever wrote together, it turned out to be a very lucky day for us.
Oh, most fortunate by the chance.
Today of course is also another rather splendid day, today is the 50th anniversary of that marvellous day
when Alyoykin, the Russian chess master, played King's Pawn to Knight's Sappho.
This caused quite a stir as they were playing bridge at the time.
But, um, in honour of this and because I can't think of any other way to get round it,
Donald is going to sing the second chorus of this song in Russian.
This is the very first of the animal songs, some people think the title of this song is irrelevant.
But it's not irrelevant, it's a real part of [Ab] the
[Db] [Ab] A bone [Bb] hippopotamus was standing one [Eb] day on the banks of the cool Shalimar
[Ab] He gazed at the bottom as if [C] peacefully lay by [F] the light of the evening star
[C] Away on [F] a hilltop sat combing her [F] hair [E] his fair [Bbm] hippopotamine [Eb] maid
The hippopotamus was no ignoramus and [Bbm] sang her this [Gm] sweet [Eb] [C] serenade
[Ab] Mud, [Bbm] mud, [Cm] glorious mud, nothing quite like it for [Eb] cooling the blood
So follow [Ab] me, follow, down to [Bbm] the hollow [Ab] and there let us swallow in [Cm] glorious mud
[Bb] The [Ab] fair hippopotamie came [Eb] to entice [Fm] from her seat on that [Eb] hilltop above
[Ab] As she hadn't got a ma to give [C] her advice came [F] tiptoeing down to her lap
[Eb] Like [Ebm] thunder of [Bb] forestry echoed the [F] sound of the [Bbm] song that they sang as they [Eb] met
His enamorata adjusted her garter and lifted her voice in duet in Russian
[Ab] Mud, mud, [Eb] glorious mud, [Fm] nothing quite like it for cooling the blood
[Ab] So follow me, [Bbm] follow, down to the [Db] hollow and there let us swallow in [Ab] glorious mud
That will improve our cultural [Eb]
relations
[Ab] The fair hippopotamie came to [Eb] entice from her seat [Fm] on that [Bb] hilltop above
[Bb] I [Ab] wonder now what am I to say of [C] the scene that ensued [Eb] by the Shadymarside
They dived all [F] at once with an ear-splitting slosh
Then rose to the [C] surface [Bbm] again, [Ab] a regular [Eb] army of [Eb] hippopotamie
All singing [Dm] this haunting refrain
At [Bb] you!
[Ab] Mud, mud, [Eb] glorious mud, [Fm] nothing quite like [Bb] it for cooling [Eb] the blood
So [Ab] follow me, follow, [Bbm] down to [Bbm] the hollow and [Db] there let [Fm] us swallow in [Bbm] [Eb] glorious [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] mud
[N]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Bb
C
Ab
Eb
Bbm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, now you really have been tremendously nice, we do thank you, Posterity will be proud of you.
_ And perhaps you'd like to help us even more now by joining in the last chorus of this next song.
You don't have to if you don't want to, you know if it embarrasses you.
Would be rather a pity if you don't sing tonight I think because tonight by way of encouragement
the tenders will be passing among you with rawhide whips.
_ _ This is one _ of the first songs that Donald and I ever wrote together, it turned out to be a very lucky day for us.
Oh, most fortunate by the chance.
_ Today of course is also another rather splendid day, today is the 50th anniversary of that marvellous day
when Alyoykin, the Russian chess master, played King's Pawn to Knight's Sappho.
_ This caused quite a stir as they were playing bridge at the time.
_ But, um, _ _ _ _ in _ honour of this and because I can't think of any other way to get round it,
Donald is going to sing the second chorus of this song in Russian.
This is the very first of the animal songs, some people think the title of this song is irrelevant.
But it's not irrelevant, it's a real part of [Ab] the_
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] A bone [Bb] hippopotamus was standing one [Eb] day on the banks of the cool Shalimar
[Ab] He gazed at the bottom as if [C] peacefully lay by [F] the light of the evening star
_ [C] Away on [F] a hilltop sat combing her [F] hair [E] his fair [Bbm] hippopotamine [Eb] maid
The hippopotamus was no ignoramus and [Bbm] sang her this [Gm] sweet _ [Eb] [C] serenade
[Ab] Mud, [Bbm] mud, [Cm] glorious mud, nothing quite like it for [Eb] cooling the blood
So follow [Ab] me, follow, down to [Bbm] the hollow [Ab] and there let us swallow in [Cm] glorious mud _
[Bb] The _ [Ab] fair hippopotamie came [Eb] to entice [Fm] from her seat on that [Eb] hilltop above
[Ab] As she hadn't got a ma to give [C] her advice came [F] tiptoeing down to her lap
_ [Eb] Like [Ebm] thunder of [Bb] forestry echoed the [F] sound of the [Bbm] song that they sang as they [Eb] met
His enamorata adjusted her garter and lifted her voice in duet in Russian
[Ab] Mud, mud, [Eb] glorious mud, [Fm] nothing quite like it for cooling the blood
[Ab] So follow me, [Bbm] follow, down _ to the [Db] hollow and there let us swallow in [Ab] glorious mud
That will improve our cultural [Eb]
relations
[Ab] The fair hippopotamie came to [Eb] entice from her seat [Fm] on that [Bb] hilltop above
[Bb] I [Ab] wonder now what am I to say of [C] the scene that ensued [Eb] by the Shadymarside
They dived all [F] at once with an ear-splitting slosh
Then rose to the [C] surface [Bbm] again, [Ab] a regular [Eb] army of [Eb] hippopotamie
_ All singing [Dm] this haunting refrain
At [Bb] you!
[Ab] Mud, _ mud, [Eb] glorious mud, [Fm] nothing quite like [Bb] it for cooling [Eb] the blood
So [Ab] follow me, follow, _ [Bbm] down to [Bbm] the hollow _ and [Db] there let [Fm] us swallow in [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] glorious _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab] mud
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, now you really have been tremendously nice, we do thank you, Posterity will be proud of you.
_ And perhaps you'd like to help us even more now by joining in the last chorus of this next song.
You don't have to if you don't want to, you know if it embarrasses you.
Would be rather a pity if you don't sing tonight I think because tonight by way of encouragement
the tenders will be passing among you with rawhide whips.
_ _ This is one _ of the first songs that Donald and I ever wrote together, it turned out to be a very lucky day for us.
Oh, most fortunate by the chance.
_ Today of course is also another rather splendid day, today is the 50th anniversary of that marvellous day
when Alyoykin, the Russian chess master, played King's Pawn to Knight's Sappho.
_ This caused quite a stir as they were playing bridge at the time.
_ But, um, _ _ _ _ in _ honour of this and because I can't think of any other way to get round it,
Donald is going to sing the second chorus of this song in Russian.
This is the very first of the animal songs, some people think the title of this song is irrelevant.
But it's not irrelevant, it's a real part of [Ab] the_
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] A bone [Bb] hippopotamus was standing one [Eb] day on the banks of the cool Shalimar
[Ab] He gazed at the bottom as if [C] peacefully lay by [F] the light of the evening star
_ [C] Away on [F] a hilltop sat combing her [F] hair [E] his fair [Bbm] hippopotamine [Eb] maid
The hippopotamus was no ignoramus and [Bbm] sang her this [Gm] sweet _ [Eb] [C] serenade
[Ab] Mud, [Bbm] mud, [Cm] glorious mud, nothing quite like it for [Eb] cooling the blood
So follow [Ab] me, follow, down to [Bbm] the hollow [Ab] and there let us swallow in [Cm] glorious mud _
[Bb] The _ [Ab] fair hippopotamie came [Eb] to entice [Fm] from her seat on that [Eb] hilltop above
[Ab] As she hadn't got a ma to give [C] her advice came [F] tiptoeing down to her lap
_ [Eb] Like [Ebm] thunder of [Bb] forestry echoed the [F] sound of the [Bbm] song that they sang as they [Eb] met
His enamorata adjusted her garter and lifted her voice in duet in Russian
[Ab] Mud, mud, [Eb] glorious mud, [Fm] nothing quite like it for cooling the blood
[Ab] So follow me, [Bbm] follow, down _ to the [Db] hollow and there let us swallow in [Ab] glorious mud
That will improve our cultural [Eb]
relations
[Ab] The fair hippopotamie came to [Eb] entice from her seat [Fm] on that [Bb] hilltop above
[Bb] I [Ab] wonder now what am I to say of [C] the scene that ensued [Eb] by the Shadymarside
They dived all [F] at once with an ear-splitting slosh
Then rose to the [C] surface [Bbm] again, [Ab] a regular [Eb] army of [Eb] hippopotamie
_ All singing [Dm] this haunting refrain
At [Bb] you!
[Ab] Mud, _ mud, [Eb] glorious mud, [Fm] nothing quite like [Bb] it for cooling [Eb] the blood
So [Ab] follow me, follow, _ [Bbm] down to [Bbm] the hollow _ and [Db] there let [Fm] us swallow in [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] glorious _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab] mud
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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