C               G7
When I was just a wee little lad,
C                  F
full of health and joy,
                   C
My father homeward came one night
    D7           G7
And gave to me a toy.
C             G7
A wonder to behold it was
     C           F
With many colors bright
                      C
And the moment I laid eyes on it,
       Am    D7         G
It became my heart's delight.

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

[VERSE 2]
C                     G7
The first time that I picked it up
  C            F
I had a big surprise
                               C
Cause right on the bottom were two big buttons
     D7                    G7
That looked like big green eyes
  C
I first pushed one
    G7
And then the other,
C                  F
Then I twisted its lid
                  C
And when I set it down again,
Am       D7     G
Here is what it did:

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

[VERSE 3]
C
It first marched left,
    G7
And then marched right
    C                    F
And then marched under a chair
                        C
And when I looked where it had gone
   D7          G7
It wasn't even there
   C
I started to cry,
       G7
But my daddy laughed
          C                 F
'Cause he knew that I would find,

When I turned around
C            Am
My marvelous toy
          D7           G
Would be chugging from behind.

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


[Verse 4]
    C
The years have gone by
    G7
Too quickly it seems,
  C                  F
I have my own little boy
                C
And yesterday I gave to him
   D7               G7
My marvelous little toy:
    C
His eyes nearly popped
      G7
Right out of his head
              C         F
And he gave a squeal of glee!

Neither one of us knows
     C
Just what it is
       Am       D7          G
But he loves it just like me!


[Chorus]
              C
It still goes Zip when it moves
     G7
And Pop when it stops
     C                     F
And Whirrr when it stands still
                        C
I still don't know just what it is
      G7            C
And I guess I never will