Who sang the original song I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas?
2006-12-15 05:57:02 · 5 answers · asked by Molly SH 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Words and music by John Rox
performed by Gayla Peevey (1953)
LOOK!! "Hippo Song" FAQ
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy
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 vegeterian
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!
The delightful 3D rendering of a Hippo is by:
Jeremy Birn at www.3dRender.com. Thank you, Jeremy.
2006-12-15 05:59:50 · answer #1 · answered by lalau 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only version I've ever heard is by Gayla Peevey, according to the Website of the radio station I've heard it on.
2006-12-15 17:26:16 · answer #2 · answered by Rachel O 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shirley Temple. I want one too but my cat said no :(
2006-12-15 14:01:37 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
shirley temple
2006-12-17 14:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by Pamela C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
santa clause
2006-12-18 12:00:50 · answer #5 · answered by deb z 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋