Nick Cope's Popcast - The Penguin Song

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3.4 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Ruby the rockhopper, a penguin born with one wing.

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0:00.0	Ruby
0:02.0	Ruby
0:12.0	The Rock Hopper Penguin
0:15.0	She was born with only one wing
0:18.0	But that didn't stop a hopping, it didn't stop by doing anything, anything
0:25.6	a penguin could do.
0:31.6	It was the day of the penguin games, and all of the penguins from all around came to swim across the ocean where the tall ships sail
0:42.3	on by the dolphins and the humpback whales the ruby got pushed and shouted about she didn't hear when the shout went out On your marks, get sad, get ready, go
0:59.0	All the penguins dived in with a splash
1:03.0	Her ruby got stuck at the back of the pack
1:07.0	The others left her far behind And as she swam she was reminded
1:13.6	What her mother used to say if she had a bad day she say
1:18.6	Keep going Roops don't never give up
1:21.6	So in record breaking time
1:25.6	Ruby crossed that finish line
1:28.3	and Ruby knew
1:30.4	what all the other penguins knew
1:33.7	the winner was
1:37.1	Ruby, the rock hopper penguin
1:40.8	she was born with only one wing
1:44.0	but that didn't stop
1:46.0	a hopping
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