I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
Gayla Peevey, recorded in 1953; lyrics and music by John Rox
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
[Interlude]
Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian
[Interlude]
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 rhinoceroseses; I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too