Originally sent in by John Schuster ages ago (not sure if it was archived at Nevada). Great little song called Marvelous Toy. -------------------------------------------------------------------
Marvelous Toy - Tom Paxton
When I was just a wee little lad Full of health and joy
My father 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 hearts delight
Chorus:
It went zip when it moved, bop when it stopped and whir 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 the bottom were two big buttons that looked like big green eyes. I first pushed one, then the other, then I twisted its lid And when I put it down again, here is what it did.
Chorus
It first marched left, then marched right, then marched under a chair. And when I looked where it had gone, it wasn't even there I started to cry, but my daddy laughed for he knew that I would find When I looked around, my marvellous toy, just a'chugging from behind.
Chorus
Well, the years have gone by too swiftly it seems, I now have my own little boy And yesterday, I gave to him my marvelous little toy. His eyes nearly popped right out of his head, he gave a squeal of glee Neither one of us knows just what it is, but he loves it just like me
Chorus
I've been doing this song for MANY years and (if I remember correctly without my guitar in hand) generally play it in C but the chord progression is simple enough to allow it to be played in whatever key fits your vocal range.
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The Marvelous Toy--Tom Paxton
C............G7.............C..................G7 When I was just a wee little lad full of health and joy F................C..................D7...........G7 My father home-ward came one night and gave to me a toy C............G7...............C.........F......... A wonder to behold it was, with many colors bright ..................F...............D7.................G7. The moment I laid eyes on it, it became my hearts delight
CH: C.......................G7............... It went ZIP when it moved, and BOP when it stopped C...................F....................... And WHIRRR when it stood still ...................C...............G7...............C I never knew just what it was And I guess I never will
2)The first time that I picked it up I had a big surprise For right on it's bottom were 2 big buttons that looked like big green eyes I first pushed one and then the other and then I twisted it's lid And when I set it down again, this is what it did CH:
3)It first marched left and then marched right and then marched under a chair And when I looked where it had gone it wasn't even there I started to sob and daddy laughed, for he knew what I would find When I turned around my marvelous toy, chugging from behind CH:
4)The years have gone by quickly it seems, I have my own little boy And yesterday I gave to him, my own 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 CH:
I always think of this as a Christmas song. I used periods between chords cuz my editor otherwise moves them around.
