Song :
D
Intro :
G D7
G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas;
D
Only a hippopotamus will do
D7
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy;
A A7 D
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas;
D
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
D7
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
A
Just bring him through the front door,
A7 D
that's the easy thing to do
G7 C
I can see me now on Christmas morning,
G7 C
creeping down the stairs
D7
Oh what joy and what surprise,
G
when I open up my eyes
A D D7
to see a hippo hero standing there
G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas;
D
Only a hippopotamus will do
D7
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses;
A7 D7
I only like hippopotamuses
A7 D7 G
And hippopotamuses like me too
Interlude
G G D
D7
Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
A7 D7
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian
Interlude
G G D
D7
There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
A7
I'd feed him there and wash him
D7
there and give him his massage
G7 C
I can see me now on Christmas morning,
G7 C
creeping down the stairs
D7
Oh what joy and what surprise,
G
when I open up my eyes
A D D7
to see a hippo hero standing there
G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas;
D
Only a hippopotamus will do
D7
No crocodiles, or rhinoceroses;
A7 D7
I only like hippopotamuses
A7 D7 G
And hippopotamuses like me too.
