1, 2, 3, 4      When I was just a wee little boy, full of health and joy   One Christmas morning I received a marvellous little toy   A wonder to behold it was, with many colors bright   And the first trime I laid eyes on it, it became my heart's delight      It went zip when it moved   Bop when it stopped   Whirrr 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   For right on it's bottom were two big buttons   That looked like big green eyes   I first pushed one, then the other, then I twisted it's lid   And when I set it down again, this is what it did      It went zip when it moved   Bop when it stopped   Whirrr when it stood still   I never knew just what it was   And I guess I never will      It first marched left, 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, my daddy laughed, he knew that I would find   When I turned around my marvelous toy chugging from behind      It went zip when it moved   Bop when it stopped   Whirrr when it stood still   I never knew just what it was   And I guess I never will      The years have passed 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, 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 zip when it moves   Bop when it stops   Whirrr 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