Hippopotamus Hand Motions

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the liner notes of the <A HREF="music.htm#i_love_my_shoes__cd_" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eric Ode music"><U><I>I Love My Shoes</I></U></A> CD.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="731" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 290 ><NOBR><div> <B>THE HIPPOPOTAMUS SONG     </B></div> <div> Words and music by Eric Ode, (ASCAP)</div> <div> Copyright 1997, All rights reserved</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Stompin' through the jungle is the hippopotamus, </div> <div> Boom!  Boom!</div> <div> Stompin' through the jungle is the hippopotamus, </div> <div> Boom!  Boom!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="76d44f00.jpg" border=0 width="324" height="240" ALT="hippopotamus song stomping" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"Boom!  Boom!"</B></div> <div> (Slap your hands on your knees, once for each "boom".)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 76 ><NOBR><div> With sandpaper skin from top to bottomus.  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="368"><div> <B>"Top to bottomus" </B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" >Sorry.  No photo.</FONT></div> <div> (Point to your head and then your feet.)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 79 ><NOBR><div> Oh, how I love that hippopotamus.  Boom!  Boom!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>"Oh, how I love that hippopotamus."</B></div> <div> No photo here either.</div> <div> (Give yourself a big hug!  </div> <div> Then do the "Boom! Boom! motions again.)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="352"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="352" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="368"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="368" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 311 ><NOBR><div> Swimin' in the river is the hippopotamus, </div> <div> Splish, splash.  Boom!  Boom!</div> <div> Swimin' in the river is the hippopotamus, </div> <div> Splish, splash.  Boom!  Boom!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="76e44f30.jpg" border=0 width="324" height="243" ALT="hippopotamus song swimming" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"Splish, splash!"</B></div> <div> (Brush your hands together.  </div> <div> Then do the "Boom!  Boom! motions.)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 ><NOBR><div> With sandpaper skin from top to bottomus.  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="368"><div> <B>"Top to bottomus"</B></div> <div> (Just like before.)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 90 ><NOBR><div> Oh, how I love that hippopotamus.  </div> <div> Splish, splash.  Boom!  Boom!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="368"><div> <B>"Oh, how I love that hippopotamus."</B></div> <div> (There's that hug again.  And then do the "Splish, splash" motions followed by the "Boom!  Boom! motions.)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="352"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="352" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="368"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="368" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 281 WIDTH="352"><div> Chasing all the monkeys...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="76f44f00.jpg" border=0 width="324" height="240" ALT="hippopotamus song chasing monkeys" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"Eee,  eee!"</B></div> <div> (Scratch at your sides like a monkey!)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="352"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="352" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="368"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="368" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 319 WIDTH="352"><div> Eating all the mangoes...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="368"><div> <IMG SRC="77044f50.jpg" border=0 width="324" height="245" ALT="hippopotamus song eating" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"Munch, munch!"</B></div> <div> (Make a big hippo mouth and open and close.  If you want to do this in American Sign Language, you can make hippo teeth with your outside fingers - <I>The sign for hippopotamus</I>)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="352"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="352" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="368"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="368" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 274 WIDTH="352"><div> Sleeping in the jungle...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="77144e90.jpg" border=0 width="324" height="233" ALT="hippopotamus song sleeping" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"Snore, snore."</B></div> <div> (Put your hands on your shoulder and snore!)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>