I WANNA
HIPPOPOTAMUS
FOR CHRISTMAS
ONLY A HIPPOPOTAMUS
WILL DO
DON'T WANT A DOLL
NO DINKY TINKERTOY
I WANNA HIPPOPOTAMUS
TO PLAY WITH AND ENJOY
I WANNA HIPPOPOTAMUS
FOR CHRISTMAS
I DON'T THINK
SANTA CLAUS WILL MIND
DO YOU
HE WON'T HAVE TO USE
A 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 A HIPPO HERO
STANDING THERE
I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS
FOR CHRISTMAS
ONLY A HIPPOPOTAMUS
WILL DO
NO CROCODILE
NO RHINOCEROSES
I ONLY LIKE
HIPPOPOTAMUSES
AND HIPPOPOTAMUSES
LIKE ME TOO
MOM SAYS A 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 STAIR
OH WHAT JOY
AND WHAT SURPRISE
WHEN I OPEN UP MY EYES
TO SEE A HIPPO HERO
STANDING THERE
I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS
FOR CHRISTMAS
ONLY A HIPPOPOTAMUS
WILL DO
NO CROCODILE
OR RHINOCEROSES
I ONLY LIKE
HIPPOPOTAMUSES
AND HIPPOPOTAMUSES
LIKE ME TOO