A Great Big World - I want a hippopotamus for christmas

I w^Eant a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will d^Bo I d^Bon't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy I w^F#mant a hippopotamus to pl^Bay with and enjoy

I w^Eant a hippopotamus for Christmas I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do y^Bou? He w^Bon't have to use our dirty chimney flue Just br^F#ming him through the front door That's the ^Beasy thing to do

I can s^Eee me now on Chr^Aistmas morning Cr^Eeeping down the st^Aairs Oh, what j^Boy and what surprise When I ^Eopen up my eyes To see my h^Eippo hero st^Banding there

I w^Eant a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will d^Bo N^Bo crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses ^F#mI only like h^Bippopotamuseses And h^Aippopotam^Buses like m^Ee too

M^Bom says the hippo would eat me up But then t^F#meacher says a hippo is a vegetarian

I can s^Eee me now on Chr^Aistmas morning Cr^Eeeping down the st^Aairs Oh, what j^Boy and what surprise When I ^Eopen up my eyes To see my h^Eippo hero st^Banding there

I w^Eant a hippopotamus, I w^Fant a hippopotamus I want a h^F#ip.., I want a h^Gip... I r^Abeally really r^Aeally w^Bbant a h^Bippopotamus

I w^Eant a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will d^Bo I d^Bon't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy I w^F#mant a hippopotamus to pl^Bay with and enjoy

L^Ea la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la l^Ba N^Bo crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses ^F#mI only like h^Bippopotamuseses And h^Aippopotam^Buses like m^Ee too ^{A B E} Chr^Eistmas....!!!