Open Sesame/I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (from Elmo Saves Christmas)

Cast

 * Ernie and Bert's Red Book as Elmo

Lyrics
Ernie and Bert's Red Book: (scatting) (laughing) (singing) Ernie and Bert's Red Book want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do Don't want a doll No dinky tinker toy Ernie and Bert's Red Book want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

Ernie and Bert's Red Book want a hippopotamus for Christmas Ernie and Bert's Red Book 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

Ernie and Bert's Red Book see himself now on Christmas morning Creeping down the stairs Oh what joy and what surprise When Ernie and Bert's Red Book opens up his eyes To see a hippo hero standing there

Ernie and Bert's Red Book want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do No crocodiles No rhinoceroses Ernie and Bert's Red Book only like hippopotamuses And hippopotamuses like Ernie and Bert's Red Book too

Mom says a hippo would eat Ernie and Bert's Red Book 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

Ernie and Bert's Red Book see himself now on Christmas morning Creeping down the stairs Oh what joy and what surprise When Ernie and Bert's Red Book opens up his eyes To see a hippo hero standing there

Ernie and Bert's Red Book want a hippopotamus for Christmas (Yeah!) Only a hippopotamus will do No crocodiles Or rhinoceroses-es Ernie and Bert's Red Book only like hippopotamuses-es And hippopotamuses like Ernie and Bert's Red Book too

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