Lyrics:

When I was just a wee little lad
Full of health and joy,
My Daddy 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.

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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 got a big surprise,
For right on its bottom
Were two big buttons that
Looked like big green eyes.

I first pushed one and then the other,
And then I twisted its lid,
And when I set it down again,
This is what it did:

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It first marched left
And then it marched right,
And then it 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,
he knew that I would find,
When I turned around, the marvelous toy
Came a-chugging from behind.

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Well, the years have gone by
So quickly it seems,
Now I have me own little boy.
And yesterday I gave to him
Me 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 'zip' when it moves,
'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.