C            G7              C                  F
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. 


[Chorus]
        C                        G7                    C                      F
It went "Zip" when it moved and "Pop" when it stopped, "Whirrr" when it stood still
  F               C                 G7            C
I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will. 


[Verse 2]
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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
    F             C           G       C       G7
And when I set it down again, here is what it did: 


[Chorus]
        C                        G7                    C                      F
It went "Zip" when it moved and "Pop" when it stopped, "Whirrr" when it stood still
  F               C                 G7            C
I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will. 


[Verse 3]
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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. 


[Chorus]
        C                        G7                    C                      F
It went "Zip" when it moved and "Pop" when it stopped, "Whirrr" when it stood still
  F               C                 G7            C
I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will. 


[Verse 4]
    C                      G7                  C                  F
The years have gone by too quickly it seems, I have my own little boy
    F           C              D7               G7
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!
        F                    C                 G        C         G7
Neither one of us knows just what it is but he loves it just like me! 


[Chorus]
               C                       G7                   C                      F
It still goes "Zip" when it moves and "Pop" when it stops, "Whirrr" when it stands still
  F               C                 G7            C
I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will.