When I was just a wee little lass 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 colours bright
And the moment I laid eyes on it, it became my heart's delight
It went whoosh when it moves and pop when it stopped and whirr when it stood still
I never knew it as 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 went whoosh when it moves and pop when it stopped and whirr when it stood still
I never knew it as what it was and I guess I never will
Well I 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 sob and my daddy laughed for I knew that I would find
When I turned around my marvellous toy chugging from behind
It went whoosh when it moves and pop when it stopped and whirr when it stood still
I never knew it as what it was and I guess I never will
Well 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 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 whoosh when it moves and pop when it stopped and whirr when it stood still
I never knew it as what it was and I guess I never will
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