by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)
The hippopotamus
Language: English
I shoot the Hippopotamus With bullets made of platinum, Because if I use leaden ones His hide is sure to flatten 'em.
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The hippopotamus", appears in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, first published 1896 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jean Berger, né Arthur Schloßberg (1909 - 2002), "The hippopotamus", published <<1968 [ SA chorus and piano ], from A Child's Book of Beasts [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 22