I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (Hippo The Hero) by Gayla Peevey

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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (Hippo The Hero)
By: Gayla Peevey

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Duration:	2:38
Release Date:	1953 (Stavro Arrgolus)
Lyrics By:	John Rox (Stavro Arrgolus)
Music By:	John Rox (Stavro Arrgolus)
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas(1953)
Words and music by John Rox
performed by Gayla Peevey

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

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 hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too

Mom says the 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!
(Tim P. Ryan)

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*Available on the following albums:*
Dr. Demento Presents the Greatest Novelty Records of All Time (6 LP set)	Dr. Demento Presents: Greatest Christmas Novelty CD
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*Played on 55 shows:*
	12-22-74, #25	07-16-00, #00-29
	12-19-76, #125	12-03-00, #00-49
	12-24-78, #78-45	07-22-01, #01-29
	12-23-79, #79-51	12-02-01, #01-48
	12-21-80, #80-51	12-08-02, #02-49
	12-13-81, #81-50	07-20-03, #03-29
	12-20-81, #81-51	12-07-03, #03-49
	12-12-82, #82-50	12-08-03, #XM-29
	12-12-82, #KMET-82-50	12-05-04, #XM-80
	07-10-83, #83-28	12-12-04, #04-50
	12-25-83, #83-52	12-04-05, #05-49
	12-16-84, #84-51	12-13-05, #MMS-8
	12-01-85, #85-48	12-17-06, #06-51
	12-01-85, #KMET-85-48	07-29-07, #MMS-87
	11-30-86, #KMET-86-48	11-30-07, #MMDT20_07-47
	12-07-86, #86-49	12-09-07, #MMS-102
	11-27-88, #88-48	12-16-07, #07-50
	07-09-89, #89-28	11-28-08, #MMDT20_08-47
	11-12-89, #89-46	11-30-08, #08-48
	12-02-90, #90-48	12-24-08, #MMS-121
	12-01-91, #91-48	12-20-09, #MMS-134
	11-22-92, #92-47	12-11-10, #10-50
	12-05-93, #93-49	12-10-11, #11-50
	12-11-94, #94-50	12-11-11, #MMS-146
	12-10-95, #95-50	12-04-12, #BWR-12-12-04
	11-30-97, #97-48	12-15-12, #12-50
	12-06-98, #98-49	12-22-12, #AOTA-121222
	12-05-99, #99-49
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