Gayla Peevey, recorded in 1953; lyrics and music by John Rox G D I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do D7 A D Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy; I want a hippopotamus to play with and en- joy G D I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you? D7 He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue A D Just bring him through the front door, that's the easy thing to do G7 C G7 C I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs D7 G Oh what joy and what surprise, when I open up my eyes A D D7 to see a hippo hero standing there G D I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do D7 A7 D7 No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses; I only like hippopota- muses A7 D7 G And hippopota- muses like me too (Short Music Interlude) G G D D7 Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then A7 D7 Teacher says a hippo is a vegeteri- an (Short Music Interlude) G G D D7 There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage A7 D7 I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage G7 C G7 C I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs D7 G Oh what joy and what surprise, when I open up my eyes A D D7 to see a hippo hero standing there G D I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do D7 A7 D7 No crocodiles, no rhinoceroseses; I only like hippopota- museses A7 D7 G And hippopota- muses like me too END Angela's Guitar School funtimegal66@hotmail.com
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