I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
(PIO 6020) Brian Hotchkies
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER
Grand Square
* I want a hippopotamus for christmas
Only a hippopotamusīll do
No crocodiles or rhionocerouses
I only like hippopotamus
Four Ladies Promenade one time
Swing your girl around and Promenade
Oh what joy, and what surprise, as I open up my eyes to see a
Hippo hero standing there
FIGURE
Heads Square Thru count 'em 4 hands round
You make a Right Hand Star
The Heads Star Left, roll it one time and then
Same pair and do a Dosado
Swing Thru and then the Boys Trade
Swing the corner lady round and Promenade
Oh what joy, and what surprise, as I open up my eyes to see a
Hippo hero standing there
ADDITIONAL LYRICS
* I want a hippopotamus for christmas
I donīt think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
Mum says a hippo would eat m up, but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian
* I can see me now on christmas morning
Creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy, and what surprise, as I open up my eyes to see a
Hippo hero standing there