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 it was to behold it was, with many colors bright
And the moment I laid 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 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.....
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 sob, and my daddy laughed for he knew that I would find
When I turned around my marvelous toy chugging from behind....
Well, the years have passed too quickly it seems, and I have my own wee 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....
It goes ZIP when it moves, and BOP when it stops, and WHIRR when it stands still,
Neither one of us knows just what it is, and I guess we never will.
- Seamus Kennedy
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Gets on Everybody's Nerves (The Kids Album)
- The Marvelous Toy Time: 2:16
- Wee Willie's Lost His Marley Time: 3:05
- Larue The Snake Time: 2:22
- The Dunnes Song Time: 1:56
- The Good Housekeeping Pet Time: 1:52
- The Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede Time: 2:08
- I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly Time: 3:05
- There's A Hole In The Bucket Time: 2:32
- Don't Stick Your Finger Up Your Nose Time: 1:30
- I Am The Music Man Time: 5:09
- Ma, Ma, Will You Buy Me A Banana? Time: 1:03
- The Old Sow Time: 1:32
- I Wanna Be A Dog Time: 1:54
- The Unicorn Time: 2:26
- When You Come To The End Of A Lollipop Time: 2:21
- I Know A Song (That Gets On Everybody's Nerves) Time: 1:09
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