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Thread #134666 Message #3065508
Posted By: saulgoldie
02-Jan-11 - 09:04 AM
Thread Name: What's that 'Marvelous Little Toy'?
Subject: RE: BS: What's that 'Marvelous Little Toy'?
Perhaps I infer too much from Tom Paxton's innocent lyrics, but I think the "toy" is a metaphor for life, itself. IMHO. The song is always a hit with "children from 8 to 80" when I play it.
Saul