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 and what surprise
When I open up my eyes
To see my hippo hero
standing there
I want a hippopotamus
for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too
Mom says the hippo would eat me up
But then teacher says
a hippo is a vegetarian
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 my hippo hero
standing there
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
No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too