The Marvelous Toy

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 hearts delight
 It went zip when it moved
 Bop when it stopped
 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, then the other
 Then I twisted it's lid
 And when I set it down again
 Here is what it did
 It went zip when it moved
 Bop when it stopped
 Whirr when it stood still
 I never knew just what it was
 And I guess I never will
 It first marched left
 Then marched right
 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
 It went zip when it moved
 Bop when it stopped
 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
 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
 He gave a squeal of glee
 Neither one of us
 Knows just what it is
 But he loves it just like me
 It still goes zip when it moves
 And bop when it stops
 And whirr when it stands still
 I never knew just what it was
 And I guess I never will
 I never knew just what it was
 And I guess I never will