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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas - v1.2
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas - v1.2
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prr * ahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp too too too too
prr * ahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp too too too too
prr * ahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp too too too too
prr * ahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp paw paw paw paw paw paw
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toot too toot too toot too toot too toot toot toot I ** want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for
toot too toot too toot too toot too toot toot toot I ** want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for
toot too toot too toot too toot too toot toot toot I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for
paw paw paw paw paw paw paw toot toot I ** want a hip - po - pot - a - mus, I
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Christ - mas, on - ly a hip - po - pot - a - mus ‘ll do. I
Christ - mas, on - ly a hip - po - pot - a - mus ‘ll do. I
Christ - mas, on - ly a hip - po - pot - a - mus ‘ll do. I
want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for Christ - mas, a ‘pot - a - mus ‘ll do yes, on - ly a hip - po’ll do.
* Lip trill ** All glissandi start only on the last eighth note
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don’t want a doll, no dink - y Tink - er - toy, I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus to
don’t want a doll, no dink - y Tink - er - toy, I want to
don’t want a doll, no dink - y Tink - er - toy, I want to
Don’t want a doll, no Tink - er - toy. I want to
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play with and en - joy. I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for Christ - mas, I
play with and en - joy. I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for Christ - mas, I
play with and en - joy. I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for Christ - mas, I
play with and en - joy. I want a hip - po, hip - po - pot - a - mus, I want a hip - py, hap - py hip - po -
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don’t think San - ta Claus will mind, do you? He won’t have to use our
don’t think San - ta Claus will mind, do you? He won’t have to use our
don’t think San - ta Claus will mind, do you? He won’t have to use our
- pot - a - mus, and Claus won’t real - ly mind, I think he won’t mind, do you? Won’t have to use
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas - Full score 3
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dirt - y chim - ney ue: just bring him through the front door, that’s the eas - y thing to do! I can
dirt - y chim - ney ue: just bring the eas - y thing to do! I can
dirt - y chim - ney ue: just bring the eas - y thing to do! I can
our chim - ney ue: just bring the eas - y thing to do! I can
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see me now on Christ - mas morn - ing, creep - ing down the stairs: oh, what
see me now on Christ - mas morn - ing, creep - ing down the stairs: oh, what
see me now on Christ - mas morn - ing, creep - ing down the stairs, oh, what
see me now on Christ - mas morn - ing, creep - ing down, I see me creep - ing down the
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joy and what sur - prise when I o - pen up my eyes to see my hip - po he - ro
joy and what sur - prise when I o - pen up my eyes to see my hip - po he - ro
joy and what sur - prise, when I o - pen up my eyes to see my hip - po he - ro
stairs: what joy and what sur - prise, what sur - prise to see my hip - po he - ro
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stand - ing there! I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for Christ - mas,
stand - ing there! I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for Christ - mas,
stand - ing there! I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for Christ - mas,
stand - ing there! I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus, I want a hip - py, hap - py hip - po - po -
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on - ly a hip - po - pot - a - mus ‘ll do. No croc - o - diles no
on - ly a hip - po - pot - a - mus ‘ll do. No croc - o - diles no
on - ly a hip - po - pot - a - mus ‘ll do. No croc - o - diles no
- pot - a - mus, a ‘pot - a - mus ‘ll do yes, on - ly a hip - po’ll do. No croc - o - diles
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rhi - noc - er - os - es: I on - ly like hip - po - pot - a - mus - es and
rhi - noc - er - os - es: I on - ly like hip - po - pot - a - mus - es and
rhi - noc - er - os - es: I on - ly like hip - po - pot - a - mus - es and
no rhi - nos: I, I like those hip - po - pot - a - mus - es and
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas - Full score 5
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hip - po - pot - a - mus - es like me too. Prrr ahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
hip - po - pot - a - mus - es like me too. Prrr ahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
hip - po - pot - a - mus - es like me too. Prrr ahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
hip - po - pot - a - mus - es like me too, and they like me too. Prrr ahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
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pah pah pah pah pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
pah pah pah pah pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
pah pah pah pah pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
pah pah pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
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pah too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot
pah too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot
pah Mom says the hip - po would eat me up, but then my
pahp pah pah pah pah pah pahp pah paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw
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Waltz ( = )
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teach - er says the hip - po is a veg - e - tar - i - an. la la la la la la la la la
teach - er says the hip - po is a veg - e - tar - i - an. la la la la la la la la la
sempre
teach - er says the hip - po is a veg - e - tar - i - an. la la la la la la la la la
teach - er says the hip - po is a veg - e - tar - i - an. la la la la la la la
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la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la
la doo r’ l’ doo r’ l’ doo r’ l’ doo r’ l’ doo r’ l’ doo la la la la la la
la bom bom ba bom bom la la la la la la
Tempo I
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la too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot
la too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot too toot
la There’s lots of room for him in our two - car ga - rage: I’d
la pah pah pah pah pah pah pah paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw
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feed him there, wash him there, give him his mas - sage. I can see me now on Christ - mas morn - ing,
feed him there, wash him there, give him his mas - sage. I can see me now on Christ - mas morn - ing,
sempre
feed him there and wash him there and give him his mas - sage. I can see me now on Christ - mas morn - ing,
feed him there, wash him there, give him his mas - sage. I can see me now on Christ - mas morn - ing,
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creep - ing down the stairs: oh, what
creep - ing down the stairs: oh, what
creep - ing down the stairs, down the stairs, oh, what
creep - ing down, I’m creep - in’, I’m walk - in’, I’m slid - in’, I’m tum - b’l - in’
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joy and what sur - prise when I o - pen up my eyes to see my hip - po he - ro
joy and what sur - prise when I o - pen up my eyes to see my hip - po he - ro
joy and what sur - prise, when I o - pen up my eyes to see my hip - po he - ro
down: what joy and what sur - prise, what sur - prise to see my hip - po he - ro
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stand - ing there! I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for Christ - mas,
stand - ing there! I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for Christ - mas,
stand - ing there! I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus for Christ - mas,
stand - ing there! I want a hip - po - pot - a - mus, I want a hip - py, hap - py hip - po - po -
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on - ly a hip - po - pot - a - mus ‘ll do. No croc - o - diles no
on - ly a hip - po - pot - a - mus ‘ll do. No croc - o - diles no
on - ly a hip - po - pot - a - mus ‘ll do. No croc - o - diles no
- pot - a - mus, a ‘pot - a - mus ‘ll do yes, on - ly a hip - po’ll do. No croc - o - diles
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rhi - noc - er - os - es - es: I on - ly like hip - po - pot - a - mus - es - es and
rhi - noc - er - os - es - es: I on - ly like hip - po - pot - a - mus - es - es and
rhi - noc - er - os - es - es: I on - ly like hip - po - pot - a - mus - es - es and
no rhi - nos: I on - ly like hip - po - pot - a - mus - es - es and
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas - Full score 9
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hip - po - pot - a - mus - es like me too. pah
hip - po - pot - a - mus - es like me too. pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
hip - po - pot - a - mus - es like me too. pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
hip - po - pot - a - mus - es like me too, pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah
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pah pah pah pah pah pah pahp pah pahp
pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp
pahp pah pahp pah pahp pah pahp
pah pah pah pah pah pah pahp pah pahp