The Toymaker's Dream
Composer(s): Ernie Golden
Performer(s): Vaughn DeLeath



A jolly little workman was making toys all day
So children could be happy when they were all at play
One night when all was quiet, his daily work was done
In the shadows deep he fell fast asleep as the toys woke one by one

Though it's just in dreams, still to him it seems that his toys have come to life
There's a bugler boy blowing notes of joy and a toy that blows a fife
Hear that big bass drum going "rum tum tum" to the sound of tramping feet
See the toyman smile as the rank and file come a-marching up the street

There's lions, camels, tigers, an elephant or two
Just hear that great big rooster sing "cock-a-doo-dle-doo"
And dear old Mother Hubbard who found her cupboard bare
And Santa Claus who's here because he has some toys to share
There's battleships and cruisers and big electric trains
The skyway up above him is filled with aeroplanes
Right in his little workshop he made them all it's true
Attention! Attention! Get ready for review

A jolly little workman was making toys all day
So children could be happy when they were all at play
One night when all was quiet, his daily work was done
In the shadows deep he fell fast asleep as the toys woke one by one

All the toys play on till the break of dawn, though they're made of wood and clay
Ev'ry one is there and they do their share to make whoopee and be gay
When the clock strikes five they can't be alive, so they scramble for themselves
And the toyman wakes and shivers and shakes as he sees them on the shelves

There's lions, camels, tigers, an elephant or two
Just hear that great big rooster sing "cock-a-doo-dle-doo"
And dear old Mother Hubbard who found her cupboard bare
And Santa Claus who's here because he has some toys to share
There's battleships and cruisers and big electric trains
The skyway up above him is filled with aeroplanes
Right in his little workshop he made them all himself
Attention! Attention! March back upon the shelf