Well, I wish I had button eyes
And red fat nose
Shaggy cotton skin
And just one set of clothes
Sittin' on the shelf
In the local department store
With no dreams to dream
And nothin' to be sorry for

I wish I was a teddy bear
Nor living, nor loving, nor going nowhere
I wish I was a teddy bear
And I wish that I never had
Fallen in love with you

I wish I had a wooden heart
And a sawdust mind
Then your mem'ry wouldn't come around
To hurt all the time
With a sewed on smile
And a painted twinkle in my eye
Then I never would've ever had to learn how to cry

I wish I was a teddy bear
Nor living, nor loving, nor going nowhere
I wish I was a teddy bear
And I wish that I never had fallen in love with you.

I wish I had a string you could pull
That would make me say
What you wanna hear from me
To make you stay
Then I'd know everytime I spoke
The words were right
And no one would know
What a mess I've made in my life

I wish I was a teddy bear
Nor living, nor loving, nor going nowhere
I wish I was a teddy bear
And I wish that I never had fallen in love with you.

I wish I was a teddy bear
Nor living, nor loving, nor going nowhere
I wish I was a teddy bear
And I wish that I never had fallen in love with you...