Hippopotamus Tag

Hippopotamus Tag - Willie Wisely

The Jones' across the street

Had eleven kids at least

And every night they each got whupped

Their sinful ways forsook

Their dinning room was hung

With starving Cambodians

You'd better finish up every scrap

Like a good catholic

It made me want to yack

All run free playing hippopotamus tag your tagged

And we'd kick the can catch me if you can

And you're tagged you're tagged

Meet me in the park a wee after dark

And we ran

Our moms had all coerced

So at supper time the gang dispersed

You wouldn't dare to come home late

Cold asparagus would set you straight

Each house had a dinner call

A whistle bell a yell or a triangle

But my horn sounded like it passed gases

Or maybe just squirted molasses

How it embarrasses

All run free playing hippopotamus tag your tagged

And we'd ruin the lawn in the name of the game

And you're tagged you're tagged

Meet me in the park a wee after dark

And we ran

Fred's ma and pa divorced

They'd been in and out of psycho wards

I'd go over though I wasn't allowed

He'd play ted Nugent really really really loud

So Fred made me a deal

His rock collection for my training wheels

Our hearts were solemnly crossed

That I could ride my bike two blocks

But I wiped out in the rocks

All run free playing hippopotamus tag your tagged

And we'd lean back hard on our sissy bars

And we ran

And we ran

Meet me in the park a wee after dark

And we ran

We ran

We ran

We'd keep score till we could count no more

And we ran