The Marvelous Toy

When I was just a wee little lad full of health and joy

 

My father homeward came one night and gave to me a toy

 

A wonder to behold it was with many colors bright

 

And the moment I laid eyes on it, it became my heart's delight

 

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It went "Zip" when it moved and "Bop" when it stopped

It still goes "Zip" when it moves and "Bop" when it stops (Last Chorus)

and "whirr" when it stood still

and "whirr" when it stands still

 

I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will

Neither one of us knows just what it is, and I guess we never will

 

The first time that I picked it up I had a big surprise

For right on its bottom were two big buttons that looked like big green eyes

I first pushed one and then the other and then I twisted its lid

And when I set it down again, here is what it did.

 

It first marched left and then marched right and then marched under a chair

And when I looked where it had gone it wasn't even there

I started to cry and my daddy laughed, for he knew that I would find

When I turned around, my marvelous toy chugging from behind

 

Well the years have gone by too quickly it seems and I have my own little boy

And yesterday I gave to him my marvelous little toy

His eyes nearly popped right out of his head and he gave a squeal of glee

Neither one of us knows just what it is but he loves it just like me