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
They sold me a dream of Christmas
They sold me a Silent Night
They told me a fairy story
Till I believed in the Israelite
And I believed in Father Christmas
And I looked at the sky with excited eyes
'Till I woke with a yawn, in the first light of dawn
And I saw him through his disguise
I heard somebody call your name
From underneath our willow
I saw something tucked in shame
Underneath your pillow
Well, I’ve tried so hard, baby
But I just can’t see
What a woman like you
Is doing with me
So tell me who I see
When I look in your eyes
Is that you, baby
Or just a brilliant disguise?
I’m gonna find me
A hole in the wall
I’m gonna crawl inside and die
‘Cause my lady, now
A mean ol’ woman, Lord
Never told me goodbye
Can’t you see, oh, can’t you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin’ to me
I went back to the doctor, to get another shrink
I sit and tell him 'bout my weekend
But he never betrays what he thinks, hoo!
Can you see the real me, doctor? Doctor!
Can you see the real me, doctor? Oh, doctor!
Are you with me Doctor Wu
Are you really just a shadow
Of the man that I once knew
Are you crazy are you high
Or just an ordinary guy
Have you done all you can do
Are you with me Doctor
I do not like thee Dr. Fell
You made me fall in love with you
I do not like thee Dr. Fell
And I was just as happy being on my own
Doctor, my eyes have seen the years
And the slow parade of fears, without crying
Now I want to understand
I have done all that I could
To see the evil and the good without hidin’
You must help me if you can
Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what is wrong
Was I unwise
To leave them open for so long?
Oh help me, please doctor, I’m damaged
There’s a pain where there once was a heart
It’s sleepin’, it’s a beatin’
Can’t ya please tear it out, and preserve it
Right there in that jar?
My heart went boom, my voice just cooed
My mind went loose; I’ll stay forever, it’s up to you
(Da ba du ba du ba da bah du bah dow)
Doctor, I love you
Ooh, Doctor Wanna Do
I can’t get over you
Doctor, do anything that you wanna do
Put de lime in de coconut, you drank ‘em bot’ up
Put de lime in de coconut, you called your doctor, woke ‘im up"
Said, "Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take?"
I said, “Doctor, to relieve this bellyache?”
I said, “Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take?”
I said, “Doctor, to relieve this bellyache?”
You put de lime in de coconut, you drink ‘em bot’ togedder
Put de lime in de coconut, then you feel better
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts
There they are, a standing in a row
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
[Mondegreen on my part, always assumed it was “punch”, thanks to the Beetlejuice movie of course where the shrimp things push all the guests away from the table as that word is said]
Come sing me loud
Come sing me Montego Bay
Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-whoa-whoa
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take you to
Bermuda, Bahama, come on, pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego, baby, why don’t we go
Down to Kokomo
We’ll get there fast, and then we’ll take it slow
That’s where we wanna go
Way down in Kokomo
I hurried back to the swimming pool
Sinkin’ piña colada
I heard a dark voice beside me say
Would you like something harder?
She said I’ve got it, you want it
My harvest is the best
And if you try it, you’ll like it
And wallow in a dreadlock holiday
And I say
Don’t like Jamaica, oh no
I love her
Don’t like Jamaica, oh no
I love her (Oh yeah)
Don’t you walk through her words
You got to show some respect
Don’t you walk through her words
'Cause you ain’t heard her out yet
When you see the Southern Cross for the first time
You understand now why you came this way
‘Cause the truth you might be runnin’ from is so small
But it’s as big as the promise, the promise of a comin’ day
So I’m sailing for tomorrow my dreams are a-dyin’
And my love is an anchor tied to you (tied with a silver chain)
I have my ship and all her flags are a-flyin’
She is all that I have left and music is her name
In America you get food to eat
Won’t have to run through the jungle
And scuff up your feet
You just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day
It’s great to be an American
Ain’t no lion or tiger, ain’t no mamba snake
Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake
Ev’rybody is as happy as a man can be
Climb aboard, little wog, sail away with me
Sail away, sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
I thought that they were angels
Much to my surprise
We climbed aboard their starship
We headed for the skies
Singing,
“Come sail away, come sail away
Come and sail away with me.”
A spaceship from another star
They ask me where all the people are
What can I tell them?
I tell them I’m the only one
There was a war but I must have won
Please take me with you.
And I will wait for you
Until the sky is blue
And I will wait for you
What else can I do?