Marvelous Toy

by Tom Paxton

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The Marvelous Toy  By Tom Paxton  Key: D

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When I was just a wee lit-tle lad, 
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Full of health and joy, 
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My fa-ther home-ward came one night 
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And gave to me a toy. 
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A won-der to be-hold it was 
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With man-y col-ors bright 
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And the mo-ment I laid eyes on it, 
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It be-came my heart's de-light. 

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It went "Zip" when it moved 
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and "Bop" when it stopped, 
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and "Whirrr" when it stood still 
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I nev-er knew just what it was 
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and I guess I nev-er 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 its lid 
And when I set it down again,  here is what it did: 
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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.

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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... [Refrain]
 
My first try at tranposition.  N'tran