Gayla Peevey - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas lyrics

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas Gayla Peevey, recorded in 1953; lyrics and music by John Rox I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do 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, no rhinoceroses; I only like hippopota- muses And hippopota-muses like me too Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian 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 ma**age 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 rhinoceroseses; I only like hippopota-museses And hippopota-muses like me too END