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