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)