Gayla Peevey, recorded in 1953; lyrics and music by John Rox
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 [D7] play with and enjoy. 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 [D7] easy thing to [D] do I can [G7] see me now on [C] Christmas morning, [G7] creeping down the [C] stairs. [D7] Oh what joy and what surprise, [G] when I open up my eyes to [A] see a hippo [D] hero standing [D7] there I [G] want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will [D] do. [D7] No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses; [A7] I only like [D7] hippopotamuses [D] and [A7] hippopotamuses [D7] like me [G] too. [Interlude] G G D G G D [D7] Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then [A7] Teacher says a hippo is a [D7] vegeterian [D] [Interlude] G G D G G D There's [D7] lots of room for him in our two-car garage. [A7] I'd feed him there, and wash him there, and [D7] give him a massage [D] I can [G7] see me now on [C] Christmas morning, [G7] creeping down the [C] stairs. [D7] Oh what joy and what surprise, [G] when I open up my eyes to [A] see a hippo [D] hero standing [D7] there I [G] want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will [D] do. [D7] No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses; [A7] I only like [D7] hippopotamuses [D] and [A7] hippopotamuses [D7] like me [G] too.
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I [G] want a hippo-[Em]-potamus for [G] Christmas
[G] Only a hippo-[Em]-potamus will [D] do
[D7] Don’t want a doll no [D] dinkey tinker toy
I [A*] want a hippopotamus to [D] play with and en-[D7]-joy
I [G]want a hippo-[Em]-potamus for [G] Christmas
I [G] don’t think Santa [Em] Claus will mind do [D] you
He [D7] won’t have to use a [D] 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 [D] 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 hippo-[Em]-potamus for [G] Christmas
[G] Only a hippo-[Em]-potamus will [D] do
[D7] No crocodiles no [D] rhinosauruses
[A] I only likes [D*] hippopotamuses
And [A] hippopota-[D]-muses like me [G] too
[G] [Em] [G]
[G] [Em] [D]
[D7] Mom says a hippo would [D] eat me up but then
[A*] Teacher says a [A*] hippo is a [D7] vegetarian
[G] [Em] [G]
[G] [Em] [D]
[D7] There’s lots of room for him in [D] our two-car garage
I’d feed him there and [A*] wash him there and give him his [D7] massage
www.moselele.co.ukI can [G7] see me now on [C] Christmas morning
[G7] Creeping down the [C] stairs
Oh what [D] joy what [D7] surprise
When I [G] open up my eyes
To see a [A7] hippo hero [D] standing [D7] there
I [G] want a hippo-[Em]-potamus for [G] Christmas
[G] Only a hippo-[Em]-potamus will [D] do
[D7] No crocodiles or [D] rhinosauruses
[A] I only likes [D*] hippopotamuses
And [A] hippopota-[D]-muses like me [G] too
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