| When I was just a wee little lad full of health and joy,
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| My father homeward came one night and gave to me a toy.
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| A wonder to behold, it was, with many colors bright,
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| And the moment I laid eyes on it it became my heart’s delight.
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| It went «zip"when it moved and «bop"when it stopped,
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| And «whirr"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, I had a big surprise,
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| For right on its bottom were two big buttons that,
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| Looked like big green eyes.
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| I first pushed one and then the other, and then I twisted its lid,
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| And when I set it down again, this is what it did:
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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 l looked where it had gone, it wasn’t even there.
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| I started to sob and my daddy laughed, for he knew that I would find,
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| When l turned around, my marvelous toy, chugging from behind.
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| Well, 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 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 «zip"when it moves, «bop"when it stops,
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| And «whirr"when it stands still.
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| I never knew just what it was,
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| And I guess I never will.
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| I never knew just what it was,
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| And I guess I never will. |