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 a 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 rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me, too
Mom says the hippo would eat me up but then
By 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 a joy and a 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 rhinoceroses-es
I only like hippopotamuses-es
And hippopotamuses like me, too