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“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” Lyrics

Can you remember all of John Rox’s lyrics to the 1953 Christmas novelty song first commercially recorded by 10-year-old Gayla Peavey?

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Lyric
I
want
a
hippopotamus
for
Christmas
Only
a
hippopotamus
will
do!
Don’t
want
a
doll,
no
dinky
Tinkertoy
I
want
a
hippopotamus
to
play
with
and
enjoy!
Lyric
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!
Lyric
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!
Lyric
I
want
a
hippopotamus
for
Christmas
Only
a
hippopotamus
will
do!
No
crocodiles,
or
rhinoceroses
I
only
like
hippopotamuses.
And
hippopotamuses
like
me,
too!
Lyric
Mom
says
the
hippo
would
eat
me
up,
But
then
teacher
says
a
hippo
is
a
vegetarian.
Lyric
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!
Lyric
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!
Lyric
I
want
a
hippopotamus
for
Christmas
Only
a
hippopotamus
will
do!
No
crocodiles,
or
rhinoceroses
I
only
like
hippopotamuses.
And
hippopotamuses
like
me,
too!
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