Peter Paul & Mary - The Marvelous Toy lyrics

When I was just a wee little lad,<br>Full of health and joy,<br>My father homeward came one night<br>And gave to me a toy.<br>A wonder to behold it was<br>With many colors bright<br>And the moment I laid eyes on it,<br>It became my heart's delight.<br><br>Refrain:<br>It went zip when it moved and pop when it stopped,<br>Whirrr when it stood still<br>I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will.<br><br>The first time that I picked it up<br>I had a big surprise<br>Cause right on the bottom were two big buttons<br>That looked like big green eyes<br>I first pushed one and then the other,<br>Then I twisted it's lid<br>And when I set it down again, here is what it did:<br><br>(refrain)<br><br>It first marched left, and then marched right<br>And then marched under a chair<br>And when I looked where it had gone<br>It wasn't even there<br>I started to cry, but my daddy laughed<br>'cause he knew that I would find,<br>When I turned around my marvelous toy<br>Would be chugging from behind.<br><br>(refrain)<br><br>The years have gone by too quickly it seems,<br>I have my own little boy<br>And yesterday I gave to him<br>My marvelous little toy:<br>His eyes nearly popped right out of his head<br>And he gave a squeal of glee!<br>Neither one of us knows just what it is<br>But he loves it just like me!<br><br>It still goes... (refrain)