When I was just a wee little boy
Full of health and joy
One Christmas morning I received
A marvelous little toy
A wonder to be hold it was
Many colors bright
And the moment I laid eyes on it
It became my heart's delight
It went "zip" when it moved
"Bop" when it stopped
"Br" 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 green buttons
That looked like big green eyes
I first pushed one
And then the other
And then I pushed on its lid
And when I set it down again
This is what it did
It went "zip" when it moved
"Bop" when it stopped
"Br" 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
"Br" when it stood still
I never knew just what it was
And I guess I never will

Well, 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 the 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
"Br" 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