When I was just a little girl
Full of health and joy
One Christmas morning I received
A marvellous little toy
A wonder to behold it was
With many colours bright
And the moment I laid eyes on it
It became my heart's delight
It went "Zip" when it moved
"Pop" when it stopped
"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
'Cause right on the bottom were two big buttons
That looked like big green eyes
I first pushed one and then the other
And then I pushed its lid
And when I set it down again
It went "Zip" when it moved
"Pop" when it stopped
"Whirr" when it stood still
I never knew just what it was
And I guess I never will
It first marched left, and then marched right
And then went under a chair
And when I looked where it had gone
It wasn't even there
I started to cry, my daddy laughed
He knew that I would find
When I turned around my marvellous toy
It went "Zip" when it moved
"Pop" when it stopped
"Whirr" when it stood still
I never knew just what it was
And I guess I never will
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The years have gone by too quickly it seems
I have my own little boy
And yesterday I gave to him
My marvellous little toy
His eyes nearly popped right out of his head
He gave a squeal of glee
And neither one of us knows just what it is
But he loves it just like me
It still goes "Zip" when it moves
"Pop" when it stops
"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