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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

Song · Toby Deane · 1953 · 2 min · 206 words

The transcript of “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas”, an episode of Toby Deane from 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Santa's North Pole Radio plays Toby Deane free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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I wanna hip-hopatamist for Christmas Only a hip-hopatamist will do On a song, no dinky tinker toy I wanna hip-hopatamist to play with and enjoy I wanna hip-hopatamist for Christmas I don't think Santa Claus will mind to you He won't have to use her dirty chimney food Just bringing through the front door, that's the easy thing to do.

I can see me now on Christmas morning creeping down. Oh, a joy and what's the prize when I open up my eyes to see my hips. Oh, hero, standing there. I wanna hip-hopatumus for Christmas.

Only a hip-hopatumus will do. No crocodiles, or I'm not the resident. I only like hip-pah-to-muxes, and hip-pah-to-muxes like me too. There's a hippo, wait me up a bend. Teacher says the hippo is a vegetarian.

There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage. I feed him there and watch him there and give him his massage. I can see me now on Christmas morning, creepy. Oh, a giant what's the price when I open up my eyes to see my hips?

Oh, hero, stand in there just for Christmas. Oh, a hippopotamus will do. No crocodile or rhinociraphysus. I only like hip-a-pot-a-muches and hip-a-pot-a-muches like me too!

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