Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kacey Musgraves
Vocals
Kyle Ryan
Percussion
Fred Eltringham
Drums
Adam Keafer
Upright Bass
Mr. Jimmy Rowland
Mellotron
Chris Scruggs
Steel Guitar
Rory Hoffman
Clarinet
Nathaniel Smith
Cello
Joe Spivey
Fiddle
Kenny Sears
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Rox
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kacey Musgraves
Producer
Kyle Ryan
Producer
Misa Arriaga
Producer
Mark Petaccia
Engineer
Ryan Gore
Mixing Engineer
Chris Scruggs
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
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
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, or rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too!
Mom says a hippo would eat me up but then
My 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 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
Writer(s): John Rox
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