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
(REPEAT VERSE 1)