I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas,
Only a hippopotamus will do.
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy,
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 a hippo hero standing there.
     I want a hippopotamus for Christmas,
     Only a hippopotamus will do.
     No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses,
     I only like hippopotamuses,
     And hippopotamuses like me, too!

Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then,
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian.

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 a hippo hero standing there.
     I want a hippopotamus for Christmas,
     Only a hippopotamus will do.
     No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses,
     I only like hippopotamuses,
     And hippopotamuses like me, too!