When I was just a wee little lad,
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Full of health and joy,
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My father homeward came one night
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And gave to me a toy.
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A wonder to behold it was
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With many colors bright
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And the moment I laid eyes on it,
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It became my heart's delight.
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Refrain:
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It went "Zip" when it moved, and "Bop" when it stopped,
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and "Whirrr" when it stood still.
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I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will.
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The first time that I picked it up
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I had a big surprise
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Cause right on the bottom were two big buttons
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That looked like big green eyes
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I first pushed one and then the other,
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Then I twisted its lid
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And when I set it down again, here is what it did:
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(Refrain)
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It first marched left, and then marched right
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And then marched under a chair
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And when I looked where it had gone
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It wasn't even there
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I started to cry, but my daddy laughed
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'Cause he knew that I would find,
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When I turned around my marvelous toy
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Would be chugging from behind.
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(Refrain)
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The years have gone by too quickly it seems,
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I have my own little boy
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And yesterday I gave to him
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My marvelous little toy:
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His eyes nearly popped right out of his head
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And he gave a squeal of glee!
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Neither one of us knows just what it is
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But he loves it just like me!
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It still goes... (refrain)
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THE MARVELOUS TOY
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| Peter, Paul & Mary |
