Poem by Hilaire Belloc

The Hippopotamus

I shoot the Hippopotamus
With bullets made of platinum,
Because if I use leaden ones
His hide is sure to flatten ’em.

1. The Pelagian Drinking Song
2. On the Ladies of Pixton
3. The World Is Full of Double Beds
4. The Bison
5. Kings live in Palaces, and Pigs in sties

Ogden Nash The Hippopotamus ("Behold the hippopotamus!")

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