Elmo wants a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy
Elmo wants a hippopotamus to play with him and enjoy
Elmo wants a hippopotamus for Christmas
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
Elmo sees himself on Christmas morning,
Creeping down that stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
When Elmo opens up his eyes
To see a hippo hero standing there
Elmo wants a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
Elmo only likes hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like Elmo too
Mom says the hippo would eat Elmo up, but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian.
There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
We'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
Elmo sees himself on Christmas morning,
Creeping down that stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
When Elmo opens up his eyes
To see a hippo hero standing there
Elmo want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
Elmo only likes hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like Elmo too