I was a stuffed Teddy Bear upon a store shelf
Sitting up there all by myself
Then a man walked by and I heard him say
Congratulate me I'm a dad today
Pointing up he said that's the one
He's the perfect bear for my newborn son
Then he took me home to meet his boy
And very soon I became his favorite toy
But as time passed by and I watched him grow
I knew before long back on the shelf I would go
So I sat up there for many a day
Hoping the boy would come back to play
Then a man passed by with hair white as snow
I remembered him from a long time ago
He winked at me and said you're the one
You're the perfect bear for my new Grandson
So now I will meet this new little boy
Soon to become his favorite toy
by
C. F. Atwater