INTRO:
G G G G
G G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas;
G D
Only a hippopotamus will do
D7 D7
Don”t want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy;
A D7
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
G G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas;
G D
I don”t think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
D7 D7
He won”t have to use our dirty chimney flue
A D7
Just bring him through the front door, that”s the easy thing to do
G7 C G7 C
I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs
D7 G
Oh what joy and what surprise, when I open up my eyes
A D
to see a hippo hero standing there
G G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas;
G D
Only a hippopotamus will do
D7 D7
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses;
A D7
I only like hippopotamuses
|A7 D7| G
And hippopotamuses like me too
INTERLUDE:
G G G D
D7 D7
Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
A7 D7
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian
INTERLUDE:
G G G D
D7 D7
There”s lots of room for him in our two-car garage
A7 D7
I”d feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
G7 C G7 C
I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs
D7 G
Oh what joy and what surprise, when I open up my eyes
A D
to see a hippo hero standing there
G G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas;
G D
Only a hippopotamus will do
D7 D7
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses;
A D7
I only like hippopotamuses
|A7 D7| G G G (strum & mute)
And hippopotamuses like me too