First Grade Lyrics

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
I don't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy
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 my 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

(Additional verse)

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
a hippopotamus is all I want
Mom says the hippo would eat me up
But then teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
The kind I saw this summer at the zoo
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 my hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too

Hanukhah Nagila

Light the menora

Dance the hora,

Let our song of freedom ring.

Light the menora,

Dance the hora,

let the song of freedom ring.

Time to dance, time to sing,

Celebrate the miracle, come sing along.

Time to dance,

Time to sing,

join us inn our festive song.

Join our celebration.

Dai dee dai dee dai,

dai dee dai dee dai,

dai dee dai dee dai

dai dee dai dee dai

dai dee dai

dai dee dai

Come and dance with me.

Hava nagilah,                           2C        Light the menora,

Hava nagilah,                                       Dance the hora,

Hava nagilah,                                       Let our song of freedom ring.

vaynism‘ cha.

Hava nagilah,                                       Light the menora

Hava nagilah,                                       Dance the hora,

Hava nagilah,                                       Let our song of freedom ring.

vaynism‘ cha

Havah n’ranenah                                 Time to dance,

Havah n’ranenah                                 Time to sing,

Havah n’ranenah                                 Celebrate the miracle, come

Vaynism‘ cha                                       sing along.

Havah n’ranenah                                 Time to dance,

Havah n’ranenah                                 Time to sing,

Havah n’ranenah                                 Join us in our festive song.

Vaynism‘ cha

Uru, Uruachim,                                                Join our celebration.

Uruachim,                                            Dai dee dai dee dai,

b’levsameach                                       Dai dee dai dee dai,

Uruachim, b’levsameach                     Dai dee dai dee dai,

Uruachim, b’levsameach                     Dai dee dai dee dai,

Uruachim, b’levsameach                     Dai dee dai, dai dee dai,

Uruachim, b’levsameach                     Come and dance with me!

b’levsameach. Hey!                             Come and dance with me! Hey!