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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas * Intro 1,2,3... [A*] [A*] [D7*] [D7*] [G] I [G] want a hippopotamus for Christmas, Only a hippopotamus will [D] do [D7] Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy I [A] want a hippopotamus to [D] play with and en-[D7]-joy I [G] want a hippopotamus for Christmas I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do [D] you? He [D7] won't have to use our dirty chimney flue Just [A] bring him through the front door, that's the [D] easy thing to [D7] do I can [G7] see me now on [C] Christmas morning, [G7] Creeping down the [C] stairs, Oh what [D7] joy and what surprise when I [G] open up my eyes to see a [A7*] hippo hero [D] standing [D7] there [Chorus] I [G] want a hippopotamus for Christmas, Only a hippopotamus will [D] do [D7] [D7] No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses [A] I only like [D] hippopota-[D7]-muses And [A] hippopota-[D7]-muses like me [G] too [G] Baa Baa Baa Baa..... [D] Baa (sing as per 1st line of Chorus) [D7]Mum says a hippo, will eat me up but then [A] Teacher says a hippo is a [D] vegetar-[D7]ian [G] Baa Baa Baa Baa..... [D] Baa (sing as per 1st line of Chorus) There's [D7] lots of room for him in our two car garage [A] I'd feed him there and wash him there and [D] give him his [D7] massage I can [G7] see me now on [C] Christmas morning, [G7] creeping down the [C] stairs Oh what [D7] joy and what surprise when I [G] open up my eyes to see a [A7*] hippo hero [D] standing [D7] there I [G] want a hippopotamus for Christmas, only a hippopotamus will [D] do [D7] No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses, [A] I only like[D] hippopota-[D7]-muses And [A] hippopota-[D7]-muses like me [G] too! [D*] [G*]