~Verse 1~
In a toy store in Chicago
On a little girl's birthday
A mother gazes at
The teddy bear there on display.
~Verse 2~
The girl claps and smiles
As mom says "honey it's for you"
And she grabs and hugs the bear
As if she knew.
~Chorus~
Teddy Bear
With two black cold shining eyes
Sitting there
Watching all the passerbys
In the box
It's been packaged with such care
Only love can make a worn out teddy bear.
~Verse 3~
In a local little park
Later on that afternoon
The little girl has lost
her teddy bear too soon.
~Verse 4~
Tears roll down her cheeks
As the thought pops in her head
Mommy find him quickly
Before my teddy's dead.
~Chorus (changed)~
Teddy Bear
With one dangling little eye
Sitting there
As the girl comes running by
In the yard
You can it has much wear
Only love can make a worn out teddy bear.
~Verse 5~
In a darkened little corner
The teddy bear's been found
Waiting for the owner
That never comes around~
~Verse 6~
They say one thing's for certain
We don't need this anymore
And throws out the bear
As she drives to the store.
~Chorus (changed again)~
Teddy Bear
With the stuffing coming out
Lying there
If it could then it would pout
In the dump
It wonders if it's fair
When did she stop loving teddy bear?
~Verse 7 (verse 1 redone)~
In a landfill in Chicago
On a frigid Christmas Day
A craft maker woman sees
The teddy bear as a display~
Teddy Bear~
In a toy store in Chicago
On a little girl's birthday
A mother gazes at
The teddy bear there on display.
~Verse 2~
The girl claps and smiles
As mom says "honey it's for you"
And she grabs and hugs the bear
As if she knew.
~Chorus~
Teddy Bear
With two black cold shining eyes
Sitting there
Watching all the passerbys
In the box
It's been packaged with such care
Only love can make a worn out teddy bear.
~Verse 3~
In a local little park
Later on that afternoon
The little girl has lost
her teddy bear too soon.
~Verse 4~
Tears roll down her cheeks
As the thought pops in her head
Mommy find him quickly
Before my teddy's dead.
~Chorus (changed)~
Teddy Bear
With one dangling little eye
Sitting there
As the girl comes running by
In the yard
You can it has much wear
Only love can make a worn out teddy bear.
~Verse 5~
In a darkened little corner
The teddy bear's been found
Waiting for the owner
That never comes around~
~Verse 6~
They say one thing's for certain
We don't need this anymore
And throws out the bear
As she drives to the store.
~Chorus (changed again)~
Teddy Bear
With the stuffing coming out
Lying there
If it could then it would pout
In the dump
It wonders if it's fair
When did she stop loving teddy bear?
~Verse 7 (verse 1 redone)~
In a landfill in Chicago
On a frigid Christmas Day
A craft maker woman sees
The teddy bear as a display~
Teddy Bear~
Author notes
Option 1
I don't know if this is what you meant but I hope the songs you listed were ONLY examples.
This is a parody song of "Golden Ring" by Dolly Parton & George Jones and it tells the story of the life of a teddy bear going from it's new box to a little girl to a dark room, to a dump and ultimately being used as a display once again (he's recreated by the craft maker
)
A contest entry
- Country Songs Tell A Story[PW Allowed] by stargazer..
500 points, ended August 27, 2008, 10 entries
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