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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.
ejl33@delphi.com ejl33@aol.com
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