Songs for Children
The Marvelous Toy
When I was just a wee little lass, 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 colours bright, and the moment I lay eyes on it, it became my heart's delight.
CHORUS:
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 two 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 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 I looked where it had gone, it wasn't even there!
I started to cry and my daddy laughed, for he knew that I would find, when I turned around, my marvelous toy chugging from behind.
CHORUS:
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, and I have my own two boys.
And yesterday I gave to them my marvelous little toy.
Their eyes nearly popped right out of their heads and they gave a squeal of glee.
Neither one of them knows what it is, but they love it, just like me.
It still goes...“zip” when it moves and “bop” when it stops and “whirr” when it stands still. I still don't know just what it is, and I guess I never will. I still don't know just what it is and I guess I never will.
When I was just a wee little lass, 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 colours bright, and the moment I lay eyes on it, it became my heart's delight.
CHORUS:
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 two 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 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 I looked where it had gone, it wasn't even there!
I started to cry and my daddy laughed, for he knew that I would find, when I turned around, my marvelous toy chugging from behind.
CHORUS:
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, and I have my own two boys.
And yesterday I gave to them my marvelous little toy.
Their eyes nearly popped right out of their heads and they gave a squeal of glee.
Neither one of them knows what it is, but they love it, just like me.
It still goes...“zip” when it moves and “bop” when it stops and “whirr” when it stands still. I still don't know just what it is, and I guess I never will. I still don't know just what it is and I guess I never will.
