Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear - Ferlin Husky

Written by：Royal/Hill/Sovine/Burnette

I was on the outskirts of

A little southern town

Trying to reach my destination

Before the sun went down

The old C B was blarin'

Away on channel 1 9

When there came a little boy's

Voice on the radio

Line

And he said breaker 1 9 is anyone there

Come on back truckers and talk to teddy bear

I keyed the mike and I said you got it

Teddy bear

And the little boy's voice

Came back on the air

Appreciate the breaker

Who we got on that end

I told him my handle and then he began

Now I'm not supposed to

Bother you fellows out there

Mom says you're busy and for

Me to stay off

The air

But you see I get lonely and it helps to

Talk

'Cause that's about all I can do

We see I'm crippled and

I can't walk

I came back and told him to fire up that

Mike

And I'd talk to him as long as he'd liked

This was my dad's radio the little boy said

But I guess it's mine and

Mom's now 'cause my

Daddy's dead

Dad had a wreck about a month ago

He was tryin' to get home in a blinding snow

Mom has to work now to make ends meet

And I'm not much help with

My two crippled feet

She says not to worry that

We'll make it alright

But I hear her cryin' sometimes

Late at night

You know there's one thing

I want more than anything

Else to see

Oh I know you guys are too busy to bother

With me

But you see my dad used to take me for

Rides when he was home

But I guess that's all over

Now since my daddy's

Gone

Not one breaker came on the old C B

As that little crippled boy talked with me

I tried hard to swallow a lump

Just my fault to stay

Down

As I thought about my boy back

In greenville town

Dad was gonna take mom and

Me with him later

On this year

Why I remember him sayin' someday

This old truck will be yours teddy bear

But I know now I'll never get a ride on

18 wheeler again

But this old base'll let me keep

In touch with all

My trucker friends

Well

Teddy bear's gonna back on

Out now and leave you

Alone

'Cause it's about time for

Mom to come home

But you give me shout when

You're passin' through

I'll be pleasent talk to you

Well I came back and I said before you go

10 10

What's your home twenty little C B friend

Where he gave me his address and

I didn't once hesitate

'Cause this hot load of freight

Would just gonna have to

Wait

I turned that truck around on a dime

And headed straight for

Jackson street two twenty nine

And as I rounded the corner

I got

The heck of a shock

Eighteen wheeler were lined up

For three blocks well

I guess every driver for miles

Around had caught teddy

Bear's call

And that little crippled boy

Was havin' a ball

For as fast as one driver

Would carry him in

Another would carry him to his

Truck and take him off

Again

Well you better believe

I took my turn rifin' teddy

Bear

And then I carried him back in

And put him down

In his chair

And buddy if I never live

To see happiness again

I want you to know I saw it that day

In the face of that little man

We took up a collection for

Him before his mama

Got home

And each driver said goodbye

And then they were all

Gone

He shook my hand with

A mile long grin

And said so long trucker

I'll catch you again

Ah I hit that interstate

With tears in my eyes

I turned on the radio and

I got another surprise

Breaker 1 9 came the

Voice on the air

Just one word of thanks

From mama teddy bear

We wish each and everyone

A special prayer for you

'Cause you just made my little

Boy's dream come true

I'll sign off now before I start to cry

And

May god ride with you 10 4 and goodbye