| 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 heart’s delight. | 
| It went «zip"when it moved and «bop"when it stopped, | 
| And «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 had 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: | 
| It first marched left and then marched right, | 
| And then marched under a chair. | 
| And when l looked where it had gone, it wasn’t even there. | 
| I started to sob and my daddy laughed, for he knew that I would find, | 
| When l turned around, my marvelous toy, chugging from behind. | 
| Well, the years have gone by too quickly, it seems, | 
| I have my own little boy. | 
| And yesterday I gave to him my 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. |