Lyrics

[Verse 1] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do I don't want a doll, no dinky tinker toy I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy [Verse 2] 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 [Bridge] I can see me now on Christmas morning Creeping down the stairs Oh, what a joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes To see my hippo hero standing there [Verse 3] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do No crocodiles or rhinoceroses I only like hippopotamuses And hippopotamuses like me, too [Verse 4] Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then My teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian [Verse 5] 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 [Bridge] I can see me now on Christmas morning Creeping down the stairs Oh, what a joy and a surprise when I open up my eyes To see my hippo hero standing there [Verse 3] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do No crocodiles, no rhinoceroseses I only like hippopotamuseses And hippopotamuses like me, too