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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Released By:	Columbia 4-40106 (single) (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: Greatest Christmas Novelty CD	Dr. Demento Presents the Greatest Novelty Records of All Time (6 LP set)
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*Played on 73 shows:*
	12-16-23, #AOTA-231216	12-08-03, #XM-29
	12-24-22, #KMCC-17-09	12-07-03, #03-49
	12-18-21, #AOTA-211218	07-20-03, #03-29
	12-19-20, #KMCC-15-09	12-08-02, #02-49
	12-05-20, #AOTA-201205	12-02-01, #01-48
	12-22-18, #AOTA-181222	07-22-01, #01-29
	12-10-17, #OTR-3-50	12-03-00, #00-49
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	12-21-16, #ISGD-16-52	12-05-99, #99-49
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	12-20-15, #BWR-15-12-20	12-11-94, #94-50
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	12-06-14, #ISGD-14-66	11-22-92, #92-47
	12-24-13, #BWR-13-12-24	12-01-91, #91-48
	12-14-13, #AOTA-131214	12-02-90, #90-48
	12-14-13, #13-30	11-12-89, #89-46
	12-22-12, #AOTA-121222	07-09-89, #89-28
	12-15-12, #12-50	11-27-88, #88-48
	12-04-12, #BWR-12-12-04	12-07-86, #86-49
	12-11-11, #MMS-146	11-30-86, #KMET-86-48
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	12-20-09, #MMS-134	12-16-84, #84-51
	12-24-08, #MMS-121	12-25-83, #83-52
	11-30-08, #08-48	07-10-83, #83-28
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	12-16-07, #07-50	12-12-82, #KMET-82-50
	12-09-07, #MMS-102	12-20-81, #81-51
	11-30-07, #MMDT20_07-47	12-13-81, #81-50
	07-29-07, #MMS-87	12-21-80, #80-51
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	12-04-05, #05-49	12-19-76, #125
	12-12-04, #04-50	12-22-74, #25
	12-05-04, #XM-80
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Messages about the song: "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (Hippo The Hero)"

	Online - - 04-15-07 10:10 PM - 17 years ago
	fiogf49gjkf0d I am really really curious. Can SOMEONE clue me in? I love this song, "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas". I figured it was just for Christmas. And then comes along a new TV commercial for a company called Expedia. THEY are using the song in the background. I can't help but wonder what gives. I can't help but laugh and naturally I can't take them seriously at all since all I can think of is Gayla Peevey belting it out. Email me back if you have an answer. I'd love to know. uuggllyy@@ffrriigghtteennsstteeiinn..ccoomm (my email address, every character doubled to thwart spam)

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