A
Hippo, hippo, hippopotamus
D             G           D
Hippo, hippo, hippo, hippopotamus
D             G       A
Hippo, hippo, hippopotamus
D             G           D
Hippo, hippo, hippo, hippopotamus
G             A        D
Hippo, hippo, hippopotamus


[Verse 1]
  D
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
                         A
Only a hippopotamus will do
A
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy
  E                      A
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy


[Chorus]
  D           G           D
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
  D                                     A
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
   A
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
     E
Just bring him through the front door
           A
That's the easy thing to do


[Verse 2]
      C             G
I can see me now on Christmas morning
D                 G
Creeping down the stairs
        A
Oh what joy and what surprise
       D
When I open up my eyes
           E          A
And see my hippo hero standing there


[Chorus]
  D
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
D                        A
Only a hippopotamus will do
A
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
E           A
I only like hippopotamuses
    E        A         D
And hippopotamuses like me too


[Bridge]
D             G           D
Hippo, hippo, hippo, hippopotamus
D             G       A
Hippo, hippo, hippopotamus
A
Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
E                         A
Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian
D             G           D
Hippo, hippo, hippo, hippopotamus
D             G       A
Hippo, hippo, hippopotamus
        A
There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
    E                                     A
I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage


[Verse 3]
      C             G
I can see me now on Christmas morning
D                 G
Creeping down the stairs
        A
Oh what joy and what surprise
       D
When I open up my eyes
           E          A
And see my hippo hero standing there


[Chorus]
  D           G           D
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
D           G           A
Only a hippopotamus will do
A
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
E           A
I only like hippopotamuses
    E        A          D
And hippopotamuses like me too


[Tag]
     E        A          D
Yeah hippopotamuses like me too
    N.C.           A       D
And hippopotamuses like me too