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Music By: Jim Kline
Marvelous Toy
Composed by Tom Paxton; Recorded by John Denver
Opener/Break/Closer: (Grand Square)
Jim Kline
When I was just a wee little lad, full of health and joy
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My father homeward came one night and gave to me a toy
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A wonder to behold, it was, with many colors bright
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The moment I laid eyes on it, it became my heart's delight
All four Ladies Promenade, once inside that ring
Get back home and Swing `em round and Promenade I sing
It went "zip" when it moved and "bop" when it stopped and "whirr" when it stood still
I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will.
Figure:
Head two couples Square Thru, 4 hands `round you go,
Find that corner waiting there and Dosado you know
Swing Thru go two by two, Boys Run to the Right,
Tag the Line and Face to the Right then Wheel & Deal tonight
You Touch one Quarter with that one, Scoot Back `cross that ring,
Swing the corner `round and `round and Promenade I sing,
It went "zip" when it moved and "bop" when it stopped and "whirr" when it stood still
I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will
Tag:
I never knew just what it was
And I guess I never will
Additional Lyrics:
It first marched left and then marched right, then marched right under a chair
And when l looked where it had gone, it wasn't even there
I started to sob and my daddy laughed, for he knew what I'd find
When l turned my marvelous toy was chugging from behind
The years have gone too quickly by, I now have my own boy
And yesterday I gave to him my marvelous little toy
His eyes almost popped out of his head and he gave a squeal of glee
Neither of us knows what it is but he loves it, just like me
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