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, no dinky Tinkertoy 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 (I want a hippopotamus for Christmas) Only a hippopotamus will do (only a hippopotamus will do) No crocoduzzles or rhi-na-na-nozeruses I only like hippopotamuses And hippopotamuses (and hippopotamuses) Hippopotamuses like me, too They do