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From: armstron@rhea.trl.OZ.AU (Martin Armstrong )
 Originally sent in by John Schuster ages ago (not sure if it was
 archived at Nevada).  Great little song called Marvelous Toy.
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 Marvelous Toy - Tom Paxton
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     D            A7               D                      G
 When I was just a wee little lad  Full of health and joy
    G               D                  E            A7
 My father homeward came one night And gave to me a toy
      D        A7                 D            G
 A wonder to behold it was with many colors bright
         G             D                E7               A7
 And the moment I laid eyes on it. It became my hearts delight
 
 
 Chorus:
         D           A7                        D                   G
 It went zip when it moved, bop when it stopped and whir when it stood still
    G              D                 A7            D
 I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will
 
 
 The first time that I picked it up I got a big surprise
 For right on the bottom were two big buttons that looked like big green
 eyes.
 I first pushed one, then the other, then I twisted its lid
 And when I put it down again, here is what it did.
 
     Chorus
 
 It first marched left, then marched right, 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 for he knew that I would find
 When I looked around, my marvellous toy, just a'chugging from behind.
 
     Chorus
 
 Well, the years have gone by too swiftly it seems, I now 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
 
     Chorus
 
 
 I've been doing this song for MANY years and (if I remember correctly
 without my guitar in hand) generally play it in C but the chord progression
 is simple enough to allow it to be played in whatever key fits your vocal
 range.
 
 Regards,
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 Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 03:24:22 -0500 (EST)
 From: EJL 
 Subject: Marvelous Toy by Tom Paxton..third try..first two no good
 
 
     The Marvelous Toy--Tom Paxton
 
          C............G7.............C..................G7
     When I was just a wee little lad full of health and joy
        F................C..................D7...........G7
     My father home-ward came one night and gave to me a toy
         C............G7...............C.........F.........
     A wonder to behold it was, with many colors bright
     ..................F...............D7.................G7.
     The moment I laid eyes on it, it became my hearts delight
 
     CH:
             C.......................G7...............
     It went ZIP when it moved, and BOP when it stopped
          C...................F.......................
     And WHIRRR when it stood still
      ...................C...............G7...............C
     I never knew just what it was And I guess I never will
 
 
 
   2)The first time that I picked it up I had a big surprise
     For right on it's bottom were 2 big buttons that looked like big green eyes
     I first pushed one and then the other and then I twisted it's lid
     And when I set it down again, this is what it did     CH:
 
   3)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 sob and daddy laughed, for he knew what I would find
     When I turned around my marvelous toy, chugging from behind   CH:
 
   4)The years have gone by quickly it seems, I have my own little boy
     And yesterday I gave to him, my own 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  CH:
 
     I always think of this as a Christmas song. I used periods between
     chords cuz my editor otherwise moves them around.
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