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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 pop when it stopped, 
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Whir 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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'Cause right on the bottom were two big buttons that looked like big green eyes. 
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I first pushed one and then the other, then I twisted its lid, 
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And when I put it down again, this is what it did. 

 

  
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It first marched left and then marched right, and then marched under a chair 
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And when I looked where it had gone, it wasn't even there. 
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I started to cry, but my daddy laughed 'cause he knew that I would find 
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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, 
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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 and he gave a squeal of glee. 
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Neither one of us know just what it is, but he loves it just like me. 

It still goes . . .