♪ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ♪
00:01
♪ Only a hippopotamus will do ♪
00:06
♪ I don't want a doll,
no dinky dink or toy ♪
00:09
♪ I want a hippopotamus
to play with and enjoy ♪
00:14
♪ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ♪
00:17
♪ I don't think Santa
Claus will mind, do you ♪
00:20
♪ He won't have to use
a dirty chimney flue ♪
00:24
♪ Just bring him through the front door ♪
00:26
♪ That's the easy thing to do ♪
00:28
♪ I can see me now on Christmas morning ♪
00:29
♪ Creeping down the stairs ♪
00:32
♪ Oh, what a joy and what surprise ♪
00:35
♪ When I open up my eyes ♪
00:37
♪ To see a hippo hero standing there ♪
00:38
♪ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ♪
00:41
♪ Only a hippopotamus will do ♪
00:45
♪ No crocodiles or rhinoceroses ♪
00:48
♪ I only like hippopotamuses ♪
00:51
♪ And hippopotamuses like me too ♪
00:54
♪ Mom says a hippo would eat me up ♪
01:15
♪ But then teacher says
a hippo is a vegetarian ♪
01:17
♪ I can see me now on Christmas morning ♪
01:20
♪ Creeping down the stairs ♪
01:24
♪ Oh what a joy and what surprise ♪
01:26
♪ When I open up my eyes ♪
01:28
♪ To see a hippo hero standing there ♪
01:29
♪ I want a hippopotamus ♪
01:32
♪ I want a hippopotamus ♪
01:34
♪ I want it, I want it ♪
01:35
♪ I really, really, really
want a hippopotamus ♪
01:37
♪ Hippopotamus ♪
01:40
♪ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ♪
01:43
♪ Only a hippopotamus will do ♪
01:46
♪ I don't want a doll
or dinky dink or toy ♪
01:49
♪ I want a hippopotamus
to play with and enjoy ♪
01:52
♪ La la la la la la la la la la la ♪
01:55
♪ La la la la la la la la la la ♪
01:58
♪ No crocodiles or rhinoceroses ♪
02:01
♪ I only like hippopotamuses ♪
02:04
♪ And hippopotamuses like me too ♪
02:07
♪ Christmas ♪
02:13
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
♪ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ♪
♪ Only a hippopotamus will do ♪
♪ I don't want a doll,
no dinky dink or 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 a 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 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 ♪
♪ 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 a hippo hero standing there ♪
♪ I want a hippopotamus ♪
♪ I want a hippopotamus ♪
♪ I want it, I want it ♪
♪ I really, really, really
want a hippopotamus ♪
♪ Hippopotamus ♪
♪ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ♪
♪ Only a hippopotamus will do ♪
♪ I don't want a doll
or dinky dink or toy ♪
♪ I want a hippopotamus
to play with and enjoy ♪
♪ La la la la la la la la la la la ♪
♪ La la la la la la la la la la ♪
♪ No crocodiles or rhinoceroses ♪
♪ I only like hippopotamuses ♪
♪ And hippopotamuses like me too ♪
♪ Christmas ♪
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