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I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR

 NOT LIVIN' OR LOVIN' OR GOIN' NO WHERE

 I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR

AND A WISHIN' THAT I HADN'T FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU

 I WISH I HAD BUTTON EYES AND A RED FELT NOSE

SHAGGY COTTON SKIN AND JUST ONE SET OF CLOTHES

 SITTIN ON A SHELF IN A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE

 WITH NO DREAMS TO DREAM AND NOTHIN' TO BE SORRY FOR

(REPEAT VERSE 1)

 I WISH I HAD A WOODEN HEART AND A SEWED ON SMILE

 THEN YOUR MEM'RY WOULDN'T COME AROUND HURTIN' ALL THE TIME

I'D HAVE A SEWED ON SMILE AND A PAINTED TWINKLE IN MY EYE

 AND I'D NEVER WOULD OF EVER HAD TO LEARN HOW TO CRY

(REPEAT VERSE1)

 I 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 WOULD RHYME

 AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW THE MESS I'VE MADE OF MY LIFE