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When my daughter was a little girl we used to play a game It really had no structure and it never had a name But every time we played it I forgot all of my cares And now we always call it the waltz of the teddy bears We gathered all her animals, the stuffed ones so you know We’d pretend they sang and danced, it was really quite a show No matter what the others did the favorite act of all Was when the teddy bears would waltz at the closing of the ball These teddies were her favorites and we saved them until last The silly things we made them do were really quite a blast I’d make them waltz across the bed dancing with a wiggle She loved to see them frolic and it always made her giggle Gradually my daughter grew and the waltzing soon did fade But I can still remember all the laughter that they made Those times have passed as all things do but in my memories The teddy bears still sing and waltz as happy as you please When my daughter left for college we were cleaning off her shelves We found her old stuffed teddy bears sitting there all by themselves I picked them up and took them over to the bed and then The teddy bears performed their silly waltz for her again Very soon we both were laughing and then suddenly she cried And I couldn’t help but shed a tear no matter how hard I tried We both knew that those times we had shared were very dear indeed And I told her that the bears were here if there should be a need They’re only worn out teddy bears with the fabric getting rough But don’t even try to buy them because you haven’t got enough I have had happy times in life but none of them compares To the times spent with my daughter and the waltzing teddy bears
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