Viral hippo Moo Deng releases official single in four languages

Can’t get enough of the Thai icon and viral sensation Moo Deng?

Well, you’re in luck as the 4-month-old pygmy hippo which took the internet by storm has just dropped an official song in four languages for her global fans.

The 50-second song ‘Moodeng Moodeng’, available in Thai, English, Chinese and Japanese versions, features simple lyrics like “Moo Deng Moo Deng, boing boing boing / Mommy mommy, play with me.” 

It’s hardly Leonard Cohen, but it’ll do.  

Well-known Thai composer Mueanphet Ammara wrote and produced the track, and one of Thailand’s largest music companies, GMM Music, released it.

Check it out:

This year’s ‘Baby Shark’?

Better believe it. Just keep your kids away from it, lest you be treated to its profound lyrics over and over and over again.

The name Moo Deng literally means “bouncy pork,” a type of meatball, in Thai. She became a global phenomenon just a month after the Khao Kheow Open Zoo unveiled her on Facebook.  

The hippo has drawn a huge amount of visitors to the zoo, which is a two-hour drive away from Bangkok. The zoo estimated it has received 3,000 to 5,000 visitors a day on average in the past few months, and it’s now selling clothes and other merchandise based on Moo Deng.

All four versions of the Moo Deng song are available on YouTube and streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.

No word so far on a debut album.

Additional sources • AP