Muppet nail polish/I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (from Elmo Saves Christmas)

Cast

 * Animal-istic as Elmo

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

Animal-istic want a hippopotamus for Christmas Animal-istic 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

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

Animal-istic want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do No crocodiles No rhinoceroses Animal-istic only like hippopotamuses And hippopotamuses like Animal-istic too

Mom says a hippo would eat Animal-istic 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

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

Animal-istic want a hippopotamus for Christmas (Yeah!) Only a hippopotamus will do No crocodiles Or rhinoceroses-es Animal-istic only like hippopotamuses-es And hippopotamuses like Tiny Tangerine too

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