Mix of Random Characters/I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (from Elmo Saves Christmas)

Cast

 * Bernie the Baker (from Sesame Street) as Elmo

Lyrics
Bernie the Baker: (scatting) (laughing) (singing) Bernie the Baker want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do Don't want a doll No dinky tinker toy Bernie the Baker want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

Bernie the Baker want a hippopotamus for Christmas Bernie the Baker don't think Santa Claus will mind do you He won't have to use A dirty chimney flue Just bring him through the front door That's the easy thing to do

Bernie the Baker see himself now on Christmas morning Creeping down the stairs Oh what joy and what surprise When Bernie the Baker opens up his eyes To see a hippo hero standing there

Bernie the Baker want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do No crocodiles No rhinoceroses Bernie the Baker only like hippopotamuses And hippopotamuses like Bernie the Baker too

Mom says a hippo would eat Bernie the Baker up but then Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian

There's lots of room for him In our two car garage He'd feed him there And wash him there And give him his massage

Bernie the Baker see himself now on Christmas morning Creeping down the stairs Oh what joy and what surprise When Bernie the Baker opens up his eyes To see a hippo hero standing there

Bernie the Baker want a hippopotamus for Christmas (Yeah!) Only a hippopotamus will do No crocodiles Or rhinoceroses-es Bernie the Baker only like hippopotamuses-es And hippopotamuses like Bernie the Baker too

(spoken) What a nice little pet. Sit, hippo! (laughing)