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
