I want a hippopotamus
for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus
will do
I don't want a doll,
no dinky Tinkertoy
I want a hippopotamus
to play with and enjoy
I want a hippopotamus
for Christmas
I don't think Santa Claus
will mind, do you?
He won't have to use
our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through
the front door
That's the easy
thing to do
I can see me now on
Christmas morning
Creeping down
the stairs
Oh, what joy and
what surprise
When I open up
my eyes
To see my hippo
hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus
for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus
will do
No crocodiles,
or rhinoceroseses
I only like
hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses
like me too
Mom says the hippo
would eat me up
But then teacher says
a hippo is a vegetarian
There's lots of room for
him in our two car
garage
I'd feed him there
and wash him there
And give him
his massage
I can see me now
on Christmas morning
Creeping down
the stairs
Oh, what joy and
what surprise
When I open
up my eyes
To see my hippo
hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus
for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus
will do
No crocodiles,
or rhinoceroseses
I only like
hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses
like me too