Teddy Bear chords by The Jackson Southernaires

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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We were on
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our way to sing in our little town
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Trying to get there before the
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sun went down
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We had the old CB on Channel 1  -9,
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and there came a little boy's voice
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on the radio line.
He said, Breaker, Breaker 1 -9,
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is anyone there?
Come on back, someone,
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and talk to Teddy Bear.
I picked up the microphone
and said talk to me teddy bear
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an  d the little boy's voice
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came back on the air
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he asked who do we have on that end
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I told him my name
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and he began
He said, I'm not supposed to bother
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you people out there,
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cause my mom says you're busy
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and to stay off the air.
But you see, I get lonely and it helps to talk,
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cause that's about all I can do.
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I'm crippled and I can't walk.
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And I came back and told him to
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pick up his mic
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And I talked to him as long as he liked
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This was my  daddy's radio,
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the little boy said
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But I guess it's mine and
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mom's now,
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because daddy's dead
My dad had a wreck about a month ago
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He was trying to get
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home in a blinding snow
My mom has to work now to make ends meet
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And I'm not much help
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with my two crippled feet
She says, not to worry, we'll be all right
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But I hear her cryin' sometimes,
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late at night
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There's one thing I want more than anything else,
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you see
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Oh, I know you people are too busy
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to be botherin' with me
You see, my dad used
to take me for a ride
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when he was home,
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but I guess that's all over now
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since dad is gone.
And you know,
not one person came on the scene
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while that little cripple
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boy talked to me.
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On my face, tears began to run down
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As  I thought about my loved ones
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near that old Jackson town
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He said Dad was gonna take
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Mom and me with him later this year
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I   remember him
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sayin' someday
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this place will even be yours,
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Teddy Bear.
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But I know I'll never see him again.
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So I'll just sit here and keep in touch
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with all my CB friends.
He said, well, Teddy Bear
is gonna get off the air
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and leave me alone.
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Cause it's about time for Mama
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to come home.
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But you give me a call
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when you're passin' through
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And I'll sure be happy
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to talk to you
I said, oh, where do you live,
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my little friend?
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And then our conversation
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started all over again
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He said, my house is not hard to find,
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I   live on Jackson Street,
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229.
As I turned the corner,
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oh, I was really, really shocked,
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because cars and trucks were lined up
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for nearly two blocks.
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People for miles around
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caught teddy bear's call
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And that little cripple boy
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was havin' himself  a ball
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For as fast as one driver
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would bring him in
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Someone else would pick him up
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and take him out again
You better believe
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I took my turn to ride Teddy Bear
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Then I carried him back
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and put him down in his chair
Lord, if I'd never lived
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to see happiness again
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Believe me, I saw it that day
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in the face of that young man
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We took up an offering for him
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before his mother came home
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Then we said goodbye
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and  then we were gone
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And he shook my hand
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with a mile -long grin
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And said, so long,
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I hope to see you again
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Lord, I drove back to that interstate
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with tears in my eyes
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And I turned on the CB
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and there was another
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surprise
Breaker breaker went nine,
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a voice came on the air
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Said just a word of thanks
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from Mama Teddy Bear
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She said, I will always say
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a  special prayer for you,
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you just made my little boy's
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dream come true.
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Slowly she said, I'll sign off now,
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be fore I start to cry.
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Then she said, May God bless each
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and every one of you,
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tenfold, and goodbye.
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