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The Marvelous Toy
Tom Paxton

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 it's bottom were two big buttons that

Looked like big green eyes.

I first pushed one and then the other, and then I twisted it's lid

And when I set it down again, this is what it did:

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.

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.

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Written, printed, and recorded by Tom Paxton

Copyright Tom Paxton

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