Title: The Marvelous Toy
Artist: Tom Paxton
Genre: Folk
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w: 1.~When|I * was just a|wee * lit- tle lad, *|Full of * * health * and *|joy, My|fath- er * home- * ward|came one night * and|
w: 2.~The|first * time that I|picked * it * up, *|I * had a big * sur- *|prise, 'Cause|right on the bot- tom were|two big but- tons that|
w: 3.Well,|first it marched left, and|then it marched * right,, And|then it marched * un- der a *|chair, And|when I * looked * where|it had gone, * it|
w: 4.~The|years have gone by too|quick- lye it * seems, And|I * have my own * lit- tle|boy, And|yes- ter- * day * I|gave to him * my|
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w: gave * to me * a|toy. A|won- * der * to be- *|hold * it was, * * With|ma- ny * * col- ors *|bright, And the|
w: looked * like big * green|eyes. I|first * pushed * one and *|the * the o- ther and *|then I * * twist- ed its|head, And *|
w: was- 'nt * e- ven *|there! I|start- ed to * cry, but my|dad- dy * laughed * 'cause he|knew * * that I * would|find... When I|
w: mar- ve- lous * lit- tle|toy. His|eyes * near- ly popped right *|out of his head * And he|gave * a * squeal * of|glee. Nei- ther|
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w: mo- * ment I laid|eyes * on it, It be-|came * my * heart's de-|light. * It went|zip when it moved and|
w: when I * set it|down * a- gain, * *|this is * * what it|did: * * *||
w: turned * a- round my|mar- ve- lous toy would be|chug- a chug- in' up be|hind. * * *||
w: one of us knows just|what * it is, But he|loves * it * just like|me. It still goes|zip when it moves and|
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w: pop when it stopped, and|whirrrr when it stood|still. I|ne- ver knew just|what it was and I|guess I ne- ver|
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w: pop when it stops, and|whirrr when it stands|still. *||||
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