I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - Gayla Peavey (John Rox) Intro: [A] [D] [D7] (last line of 1st verse) Or….. 1, 2, 3…… Suggested Strum Du Du Du Du Verse 1: 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 Verse 2: 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 Verse 3: 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 Verse 4: 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 Instrumental + KAZOO or (Sing Baa Baa Baa): [G] [D] [D7] Bridge: Mum says a hippo, will eat me up but then [A] Teacher says a hippo is a [D] vegetarian [D7] Instrumental + KAZOO (or Sing Baa Baa Baa): [G] [D] [D7] Verse 5: 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 Verse 6: 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 Outro: And [A] hippopota-[D7]-muses like me [G] too! [D*] [G*]