I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero)

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do I don't want a doll, or any Tinker-toys 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, 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 or rhinoceroses I only like hippopotamuses And hippopotamuses like me too, yeah Mom says the hippo Would eat me up but then Teacher says the hippo Is a vegetarian There's lots of room for him In our two-car garage I'll 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, what surprise, when I open up my eyes And see a hippo hero standing there I want a hippopotamus for Christmas (want a hippopotamus for Christmas) Only a hippopotamus will do (only a hippopotamus will do) No crocoduzzles or rhin-na-na-ceruzzlses I only like hippopotamuses And hippopotamuses (and hippopotamuses) Hippopotamuses like me too, they do