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 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 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

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

[G]/ / / [G]/ / / [G]/ / / [D]/ / /
[D7]Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
[A]Teacher says a hippo is a vegeteri[D7]an
[G]/ / / [G]/ / / [G]/ / / [D]/ / /
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 mass[D7]age

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 hippopota[D7]museses
And [A]hippopota[D7]muses like me [G]too!