Biography:
Barbara Fairchild (born November 12, 1950) is an American Country Music/Gospel Music Singer, who is best known for her 1973 Country chart-topper "Teddy Bear Song". After the success fo the song, she continued to have success on the Country charts
Biography
[edit] Early life & beginnings in Nashville
Barbara started her career at a very young age singing country music. She cut her very first single at only 15 years old. In 1963, she moved to St. Louis
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I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR
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NOT LIVIN' OR LOVIN' OR GOIN' NO WHERE
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I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR
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AND A WISHIN' THAT I HADN'T FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU
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I WISH I HAD BUTTON EYES AND A RED FELT NOSE
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SHAGGY COTTON SKIN AND JUST ONE SET OF CLOTHES
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SITTIN ON A SHELF IN A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE
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WITH NO DREAMS TO DREAM AND NOTHIN' TO BE SORRY FOR
(REPEAT VERSE 1)
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I WISH I HAD A WOODEN HEART AND A SEWED ON SMILE
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THEN YOUR MEM'RY WOULDN'T COME AROUND HURTIN' ALL THE TIME
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I'D HAVE A SEWED ON SMILE AND A PAINTED TWINKLE IN MY EYE
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AND I'D NEVER WOULD OF EVER HAD TO LEARN HOW TO CRY
(REPEAT VERSE1)
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I WISH I HAD A STRING YOU COULD PULL TO MAKE ME SAY
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"HI" I'M TEDDY, AIN'T IT A LOVELY DAY
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THEN I'D KNOW EVERY TIME I SPOKE THE WORDS WOULD RHYME
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AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW THE MESS I'VE MADE OF MY LIFE
I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR
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NOT LIVIN' OR LOVIN' OR GOIN' NO WHERE
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I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR
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AND A WISHIN' THAT I HADN'T FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU
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I WISH I HAD BUTTON EYES AND A RED FELT NOSE
A7 D
SHAGGY COTTON SKIN AND JUST ONE SET OF CLOTHES
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SITTIN ON A SHELF IN A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE
A7
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WITH NO DREAMS TO DREAM AND NOTHIN' TO BE SORRY FOR
(REPEAT VERSE 1)
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I WISH I HAD A WOODEN HEART AND A SEWED ON SMILE
A7
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THEN YOUR MEM'RY WOULDN'T COME AROUND HURTIN' ALL THE TIME
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I'D HAVE A SEWED ON SMILE AND A PAINTED TWINKLE IN MY EYE
A7
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AND I'D NEVER WOULD OF EVER HAD TO LEARN HOW TO CRY
(REPEAT VERSE1)
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I WISH I HAD A STRING YOU COULD PULL TO MAKE ME SAY
A7 D
"HI" I'M TEDDY, AIN'T IT A LOVELY DAY
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THEN I'D KNOW EVERY TIME I SPOKE THE WORDS WOULD RHYME
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AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW THE MESS I'VE MADE OF MY LIFE
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