I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
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Only a hippopotamus will do
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Don't want a doll
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No donkey tinker toy
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I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
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I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
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I don't think Santa Clause will mind do you
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He won't have to use
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A dirty chimney fleu
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Just bring him through the front door
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That's the easy thing to do
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I can see me now on Christmas morning
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Creeping down the stairs
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Oh a joy and what surprise
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When I open up my eyes
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To see a hippo hero standing there
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I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
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Only a hippopotamus will do
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No crocodiles
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No rhinoceroses
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I only like hippopotamuses
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And hippopotamuses like me too swing it
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Mom says a hippo would eat me up but then
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Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian
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There's lots of room for him
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In our two car garage
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I'd feed him there
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And wash him there
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And give him his massage
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I can see me now on Christmas morning
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Creeping down the stairs
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Oh a joy and what surprise
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When I open up my eyes
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To see a hippo hero standing there
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I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
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Only a hippopotamus will do
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No crocodiles
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Or rhinoceroses
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I only like hippopotamuses
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And hippopotamuses like me too
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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
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| Gretchen Wilson |
