This is the story of a boy named Ted If his mother said, Ted, be good, he would She told him tales about his soldier dad But it made her sad, then she'd cry, oh my Ted used to tell her he'd be twice as good And he knew he could, because in his head He said, mommy don't worry, now Teddy boy's here Taking good care of you Mommy don't worry, your teddy boy's here Teddy's going to see you through Then came the day she found herself a man Teddy turned and ran, far away, okay He couldn't stand to see his mother in love With another man, he didn't know, oh no He found a place where he could settle down And from time to time, in his head He said, mommy don't worry, now Teddy boy's here Taking good care of you Mommy don't worry, your teddy boy's here Teddy's going to see you through She said, Teddy don't worry, now mommy is here Taking good care of you Teddy don't worry, your mommy is here Mommy's going to see you through This is the story of a boy named Ted If his mother said, Ted, be good, he would