Lyrics The Marvelous Toy - Tom Paxton
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
It
went
"zip"
when
it
moved
and
"bop"
when
it
stopped,
And
"whirr"
when
it
stood
still.
I
never
knew
just
what
it
was
and
I
guess
I
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,
this
is
what
it
did
It
went
"zip"
when
it
moved
and
"bop"
when
it
stopped,
And
"whirr"
when
it
stood
still.
I
never
knew
just
what
it
was
and
I
guess
I
never
will
It
first
marched
left
and
then
marched
right,
And
then
marched
under
a
chair.
And
when
l
looked
where
it
had
gone,
it
wasn't
even
there.
I
started
to
sob
and
my
daddy
laughed,
for
he
knew
that
I
would
find,
When
l
turned
around,
my
marvelous
toy,
chugging
from
behind.
It
went
"zip"
when
it
moved
and
"bop"
when
it
stopped,
And
"whirr"
when
it
stood
still.
I
never
knew
just
what
it
was
and
I
guess
I
never
will
Well,
the
years
have
gone
by
too
quickly,
it
seems,
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.
It
still
goes
"zip"
when
it
moves,
"bop"
when
it
stops,
And
"whirr"
when
it
stands
still.
I
never
knew
just
what
it
was,
And
I
guess
I
never
will.
I
never
knew
just
what
it
was,
And
I
guess
I
never
will.
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