The Marvelous Toy
Words and music by Tom Paxton © 1962

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When I was just a wee little boy, full of health and joy,
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My father homeward came one night And gave to me a toy
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A wonder to behold it was, many colors bright.
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And the moment I laid eyes on it, it became my heart's delight.

Chorus:

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It went "zzzip" when it moved,
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"Bopp" when it stopped,
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"Whirrr" when it stood still.
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I never knew just what it was
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And I guess I never will.

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The first time that I picked it up I had a big surprise.
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For right on its bottom were two big buttons that looked like
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big green eyes.
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I first pushed one, and then the other, and then I twisted its
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lid.
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And when I set it down again this is what it did.

Chorus

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It first marched left, then marched right, and then marched under
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a chair.
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And when I looked where it had gone it wasn't even there.
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I started to cry.  My daddy laughed--he knew that I would find
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When I turned around; my marvelous toy chugging from behind.

Chorus

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Well, the years have passed too quickly it seems, I have my own
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little boy,
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And yesterday I gave to him my marvelous little toy.
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His eyes nearly popped right out of his head, he gave a squeal
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of glee
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Neither one of us knows just what it is, but he loves it just
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like me.

Final Chorus:
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It still goes "zzzip" when it moves,
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"Bopp" when it stops,
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"Whirrr" when it stands still.
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I never knew just what it was
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And I guess I never will.
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I never knew just what it was
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And I guess I never will.



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