| Song Name: | The Marvelous Toy | By: | Tom Paxton, Peter, Paul & Mary |
| Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | D | Genre: | 60s |
| Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
| Created: | 2009-05-19 10:05:48 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: | THE MARVELOUS TOY
By Tom Paxton Key: D -3 -1 -1 -1 -2* 2 2 2 2 When I was just a wee lit-tle lad, -1 -1 -1 -2* 2 Full of health and joy, -3 -4 -4 -4 3 -3 -3 -3 My fa-ther home-ward came one night -1 2 2 2 -2* 2 And gave to me a toy. -3 -1 -1 -1 -2* 2 2 2 A won-der to be-hold it was 2 -1 -1 -2* -3 3 With man-y col-ors bright -4 -4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -3 -3 -2* And the mo-ment I laid eyes on it, -1 -1 2 2 -2* -1 2 It be-came my heart's de-light. [Refrain:] -3 -3 -1 -1 -1 -1 It went "Zip" when it moved -2* 2 2 2 2 and "Bop" when it stopped, -2* -1 -1 -2* -3 3 and "Whirrr" when it stood still -4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -3 -3 -2* I nev-er knew just what it was -1 -1 2 3 -2* 2 -1 and I guess I nev-er 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, Then I twisted its lid And when I set it down again, here is what it did: [Refrain] 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 cry, but my daddy laughed 'Cause he knew that I would find, When I turned around my marvelous toy Would be chugging from behind. [Refrain] 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... [Refrain] |
