The Marvelous Toy

When I was just a wee young 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 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
Cuz right on the 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:

*Chorus*

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 but my dad, he laughed, cuz he knew that I would find
When I turned around my marvelous toy would be chugging from behind.

*Chorus*

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.

And it still goes zip when it moves
And bop when it stops
Whirr when it stands still
I still don't know just what it is
And I guess I never will.