The Girl Who Wanted a Hippopotamus for Christmas

Kay wanted a hippopotamus 
     for Christmas,
nothing else would do,
     her family bore the witness.

She did not want a fancy doll 
     or a fuzzy teddy bear,
She did not want a frilly dress 
     or sparkles for her hair. 

Santa crossed the isthmus 
     with water on both sides,
he found the mighty river horse* 
     and shrank it down in size.

Santa made his run 
     on snowy Christmas Eve,
Placed the beast below the tree 
     and turned around to leave. 

Little Kay was standing there 
     wiping sleep away,
She hugged pink hippo very tight and knew 
     her life would once again be gay**


* "hippopotamus" comes from Greek words meaning "river horse". 
**”gay” meaning “lighthearted and carefree”.

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