I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas Ukulele Chords

I wGant a hippoG6potamus for CGhristmas
GOnly a hippoG6potamus will D7do
I D7don’t want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy
I A7want a hippopotamus to play with and enD7joy

I Gwant a hippoG6potamus for ChGristmas
I Gdon’t think Santa G6Claus will mind, do D7you?
He D7won’t have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just A7bring him through the front door
That’s the easy thing to D7do

I can G7see me now on CChristmasAminmorning
DminCreeping G7down the stCairs
Oh, what jD7oy and what surprise
When I Gopen up my Emin7eyes
To find a A7hippo hero sAmin7tanding tD7here

I Gwant a hippoG6potamus for GChristmas
GOnly a hippoG6potamus will D7do
D7No crocodiles, or rhinoceroses
A7I oEmin7nly lA7ike hippopotaD7muses
And A7hippopotaD7muses like me Gtoo      D7            

I Gwant a hippoG6potamus for GChristmas
GA hippoG6potamus is all I Gwant 
D7Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
The A7teacher says a hippo is a vegetarD7ian

I Gwant a hippoG6potamus for GChristmas
The Gkind I saw this G6summer at the D7zoo
There’s D7plenty of room for him in our two-car garage
I’d A7feed him there and wash him there
And D7give him his massage

I can G7see me now on CChristmas Aminmorning
DminCreeping G7down the stCairs
Oh, what D7joy and what surprise
When I Gopen up my Emin7eyes
And find a A7hippo hero Amin7standing D7there