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 the local department store With no dreams to dream and nothin' to be sorry for I wish I was a Teddy Bear Not livin' nor lovin' or 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 eyes And I never would've ever had to learn how to cry I wish I was a Teddy Bear Not livin' nor lovin' or 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 string you'd pull to make me say Hi, I'm Teddy, ain't a lovely day Then I'd know every time I spoke the words were right And no one would know the mess I made of my life I wish I was a Teddy Bear Not livin' nor lovin' or goin' nowhere I wish I was a Teddy Bear And I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you And I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you