D

[Verse 1]
  G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
                         D
Only a hippopotamus will do

Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy
  A         A7           D               D7
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

[Verse 2]
G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
                                       D
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?

He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
     A
Just bring him in the front door
           D
That's the easy thing to do

[Bridge]
      G             C
I can see me now on Christmas morning
G                 C
Creeping down the stairs
        D
Oh what joy and what surprise
       G
When I open up my eyes
         A7         D
To see a hippo hero standing there

[Chorus]
  G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
                         D
Only a hippopotamus will do

No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
A      A7            D
I only like hippopotamuses
    C        D             G
And hippopotamuses like me too

[Intrumental]
G D

[Verse 3]
D
Mom says the hippo will eat me up, but then
A                         D
Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian

[Intrumental]
G D

[Verse 4]
D
There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
     A                  A7                 D
I'll feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage

[Bridge]
      G             C
I can see me now on Christmas morning
G                 C
Creeping down the stairs
        D
Oh what joy and what surprise
       G
When I open up my eyes
         A7         D
To see a hippo hero standing there

[Chorus]
  G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
                         D
Only a hippopotamus will do

No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
A      A7            D
I only like hippopotamuses
    C        D             G
And hippopotamuses like me too
    C        D             G
And hippopotamuses like me too
    C        D             G
And hippopotamuses like me too