Teddy Bear Song

Teddy Bear SongBarbara Fairchild Words and Music by Don Earl and Nick Nixon(peak Billboard position # 32 in 1973)I wish I had button eyes and a red felt noseA shaggy cotton skin and just one set of clothesSittin' on a shelf in a local department storeWith no dreams to dream and nothin' to be sorry forCHORUSI wish I was a teddy bearNot livin' or lovin' nor goin' nowhereI wish I was a teddy bearAnd I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with youI wish I had a wooden heart and a sawdust mindThen your mem'ry wouldn't come around hurtin' all the timeI'd have a sewed-on smile and a painted twinkle in my eyeAnd I never would have ever had to learn how to cryCHORUSI wish I had a string you could pull to make me say"Hi, I'm Teddy-ain't it a lovely day?"Then I'd know every time I spoke the words were rightAnd none would know the mess I made of my lifeCHORUSAnd I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with youTranscribed by Ronald E. [email protected]