The hippopotamus is strong <br />And huge of head and broad of bustle; <br />The limbs on which he rolls along <br />Are big with hippopotomuscle. <br /> <br />He does not greatly care for sweets <br />Like ice cream, apple pie, or custard, <br />But takes to flavor what he eats <br />A little hippopotomustard. <br /> <br />The hippopotamus is true <br />To his principles, and just; <br />He always tries his best to do <br />The things one hippopotomust. <br /> <br />He never rides in trucks or trams, <br />In taxicabs or omnibuses, <br />And so keeps out of traffic jams <br />And other hippopotomusses.<br /><br />Arthur Guiterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/habits-of-the-hippopotamus/
