Hippopotamus for Christmas

���� I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

I want a hippopotamus for ,
Only a hippopotamus will do.
Don't want a�ball,doll,tall, no dinkey tinker toys
I want a hippopotamus to �with and enjoy.

I want a hippopotamus Christmas,
I don't think Santa Claus will mindfindmine, do you?
He won't have to use, a dirty�chimenychimneychimny flue,
Just bring him through the front door,
That's the�easysees thing to do!

I can see�myme now on Christmas morning
Creeping down the stairs.
Oh what joy and what
When I� up my eyes
To see a hippo�zeroherogirl�standing there.

I� a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No , no rhinoceruses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me toototwo...

�says a hippo would eat me up, but then,
Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarainvegetarian!

I can� me now on Christmas morning
Creeping down the stairschairshairs.
Oh what�joyjoi and what surprise
When I open up my
To see a hippo standing there.

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