I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas CHORDS & TABS Gayla Peevey (Oct 2025 UPDATED)

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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas Chords

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I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do
Don’t want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don’t think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
He won’t have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door,
that’s the easy thing to do

I can see me now on Christmas morning,
Creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyes
to see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too

Mum says a hippo, will eat me up but then
Teacher says a hippo is a veget arian
There’s lots of room for him in our two car garage
I’d feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage

I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes
to see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, only a hippopotamus will do

No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses, I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too!

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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas Song Info

Artist and Song:	Gayla Peevey - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
Album:	I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas / Are My Ears on Straight
Genre:	Children, Christmas
Year:	1953
Difficulty:	Moderate
Tuning:	G C E A
Key:	G
Chords:	[A], [D7], [G], [A7], [D]
Strumming:	D - DU - UDU

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Chords & Strumming Pattern of Gayla Peevey - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas is a song by Children, Christmas artist Gayla Peevey. It was released in 1953 on the album, titled "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas / Are My Ears on Straight". D - DU - UDU is the suggested strumming pattern for I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas. [A], [D7], [G], [A7], [D] are the guitar chords for playing I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas with the original key (G) on guitar.

Who Sings I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas?

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas is a song by Gayla Peevey. It was first released on their "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas / Are My Ears on Straight" album in 1953.

What Are The Guitar Chords Of I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas?

In order to play the song I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas on the guitar, you will need to use [A], [D7], [G], [A7], [D] chords in order to play in original key (G).

How Do You Strum I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas On Guitar?

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas strumming pattern is D - DU - UDU. For those who find the suggested pattern too complex, an alternative pattern is D (down) strumming.