SINGER: Barbara Fairchild

SONG: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. hontzronhontz@worldnet.att.net