I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

E I want a hippopotamus for Christmas B Only a hippopotamus will do B I don't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy F#m B I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy E I want a hippopotamus for Christmas B I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you? B He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue F#m Just bring him through the front door B That's the easy thing to do E A I can see me now on Christmas morning E A Creeping down the stairs B Oh, what joy and what surprise E When I open up my eyes E B To see my hippo hero standing there E I want a hippopotamus for Christmas B Only a hippopotamus will do B No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses F#m B I only like hippopotamuseses A B E And hippopotamuses like me too E B F#m B E B B Mom says the hippo would eat me up F#m But then teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian E A I can see me now on Christmas morning E A Creeping down the stairs B Oh, what joy and what surprise E When I open up my eyes E B To see my hippo hero standing there E F I want a hippopotamus, I want a hippopotamus F# G I want a hip.., I want a hip... Ab A Bb B I really really really want a hippopotamus E I want a hippopotamus for Christmas B Only a hippopotamus will do B I don't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy F#m B I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy E La la la la la la la la la la B La la la la la la la la la B No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses F#m B I only like hippopotamuseses A B E A B E And hippopotamuses like me too E Christmas....!!!