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 heart's delight.

It went "Zip" when it moved

And "Bop" when it stopped,

And "Whirrr" 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

Cause right on the bottom

Were two big buttons

That looked like big green eyes

I first pushed one and 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

And "Bop" when it stopped,

And "Whirrr" 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

But my daddy laughed

'Cause he knew

That I would find,

When I turned around

My marvelous toy

Would be chugging from behind.

It went "Zip" when it moved

And "Bop" when it stopped,

And "Whirrr" when it stood still.

I never knew just

What it was

And I guess I never will.

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

It still goes

It went "Zip" when it moved

And "Bop" when it stopped,

And "Whirrr" when it stood still.

I never knew just

What it was

And I guess I never will.