Gayla Peevey — I Want A Hippo For Christmas lyrics
The page contains the lyrics of the song "I Want A Hippo For Christmas" by Gayla Peevey.
Lyrics
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
A 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 hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too
Mom says a hippo would eat me up but then
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 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
Or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too