I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
John Rox (1953)


I | [G] want a hippopotamus for | Christmas ... |
| [G] Only a hippopotamus will | [D7] do... |
| [D7] Don't want a doll, no | dinky Tinker Toy
I | [A] want a hippopotamus to | play with and en- [D7] joy

I | [G] want a hippopotamus for | Christmas... |
I | [G] don't think Santa Claus will mind, do | [D7] you? ...
He | [D7] won't have to use, our | dirty chimney flue
Just | [A] bring him through the front door that's the | easy thing to [D7] do

Bridge
I can | [G] see me now on | [C] Christmas morning |
| [G] Creeping down the | [C] stairs
Oh what | [D7] joy and what surprise when I | [G] open up my eyes
To see a | [A] hippo hero | [D7] standing there

I | [G] want a hippopotamus for | Christmas... |
| [G] Only a hippopotamus will | [D7] do ... |
| [D7] No crocodiles, no | rhinoceroses |
| [A] I only like, | hippopota- [D7] muses
And | [A] hippopota- [D7]muses like me | [G] too ... |

Instrumental (with Kazoo)
| [G]   | [G]   |
| [G]   | [D7] |
| [D7] Mom says the hippo, would | eat me up but then |
| [A] Teacher says a hippo is a | vegetari- [D7] an |

Instrumental (with Kazoo)
| [G]   | [G]   |
| [G]   | [D7] |
There's | [D7] lots of room for him in our | two-car garage |
I'd | [A] feed him there and wash him there and | give him his mas- [D7] sage

Bridge
I can | [G] see me now on | [C] Christmas morning |
| [G] Creeping down the | [C] stairs
Oh what | [D7] joy and what surprise when I | [G] open up my eyes
To see a | [A] hippo hero | [D7] standing there
 
I | [G] want a hippopotamus for | Christmas ... |
| [G] Only a hippopotamus will | [D7] do ... |
| [D7] No crocodiles or | rhinoceros-se-ses |
| [A] I only like, | hippopota- [D7] mu-se-ses
And | [A] hippopota- [D7] muses like me | [G] too! [G↓][D7↓][G↓]

#Play along in this key.

#Last Updated 11/18/20 JJ
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