Teddy Bear Song

 Song of the Week

Barbara Fairchild made this song a Number 1 hit in 1973 and it's actually her signature song.  I just think it's the cutest song ever, but what makes it really special is that my sister used to sing it to me.  Sissy is 10 years older than me, when I started talking I actually called her Mom too.  When I was a baby only her and my mom could hold me, I screamed if anyone else touched me.  I have fond memories of her singing this to me while she laid me down for a nap.  I think she had the tape, because I also remember singing it in the pickup while we went out to feed cows.  She's been an exceptional role model for me growing up and I'm finally at an age where our age difference doesn't seem to matter as much.  Which is wonderful!  Make sure to click the title of the song to watch the video.

BARBARA FAIRCHILD
"Teddy Bear Song"

I wish I had button eyes and a red felt nose
A 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
[Chorus:]
I wish I was a teddy bear
Not livin' or lovin' nor goin' nowhere
I wish I was a teddy bear
And I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you
I wish I had a wooden heart and a sawdust mind
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 never would have ever had to learn how to cry
[Chorus]
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 were right
And none would know the mess I made of my life
[Chorus]
And I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you


Xo Loves,

Me