Tom Paxton - The Marvelous Toy

When ^DI was just a ^A7wee little lad, ^Dfull of health and ^A7joy, My ^Gfather homeward ^Dcame one night and ^Egave to me a ^A7toy. A ^Dwonder to be^A7hold it was, with ^Dmany colors ^Gbright, And the moment I lay ^Deyes on it, it be^Ecame my ^A7heart's delight.

It went ^Dzip when it moved and ^A7pop when it stopped, And ^Dwhirrrrrr when it stood ^Gstill. I never knew just ^Dwhat it was and I ^A7guess I never ^Dwill.

The ^Dfirst time that I ^A7picked it up, I ^Dhad a big ^A7surprise, 'Cause ^Gright on the bottom were ^Dtwo big buttons that ^Elooked like big green ^A7eyes. I ^Dfirst pushed one and ^A7then the other, ^Dthen I twisted its ^Glid, And when I set it ^Ddown again, ^Ehere is what it ^A7did.

It ^Dfirst marched left and ^A7then marched straight, ^Dthen marched under a ^A7chair, And ^Gwhen I looked where ^Dit had gone it ^Ewasn't even ^A7there. I ^Dstarted to cry but my ^A7daddy laughted 'cause he ^Dknew that I would ^Gfind, When I turned around my ^Dmarvelous toy would be ^Echugging on be^A7hind.

The ^Dyears have gone by too ^A7quickly it seems, now ^DI have my own little ^A7boy, And ^Gyesterday I ^Dgave to him my ^Emarvelous little ^A7toy. His ^Deyes nearly popped right ^A7out of his head and he ^Dgave a squeal of ^Gglee, Neither one of us knows just ^Dwhat it is but he ^Eloves it just like ^A7me.