Teddy Boy - The Beatles

This is the story

about a boy named Ted.

If his mother said:

Ted, be good, he would.

Be good, Ted.

Alright.

She told him tales

about a soldier dad,

but it made her sad.

Then she cried, oh my.

Ted used to tell her

he’d be twice as good

and he knew he could,

'cos in his head he said:

Mummy don’t worry,

your Teddy boy’s here

taking good care of you.

Mama don’t worry,

your Teddy boy’s here.

Teddy’s gonna see you through.

And she said:

Teddy don’t worry

your mummy’s here,

taking good care of you.

She said: Teddy don’t worry,

your mummy’s here,

Teddy’s gonna see you through.

He said: ta da da…

Then came the day

she found herself a man.

Teddy turned and ran

oh far away, oh yeah.

He couldn’t stand

just to be around,

so he left the town

far away, yeah yeah.

Ted used to tell her

he’d be twice as good

and he know he could,

'cos in his head he said:

Mummy don’t worry,

now Teddy boy’s here,

taking good care of you.

Mummy don’t worry,

your Teddy boy’s here.

Teddy’s gonna see you through.

And she said:

Teddy don’t worry,

now mummy’s here,

taking good care of you.

Teddy don’t worry,

your mummy’s here,

mummy’s gonna see you through.

And he said:

Mummy mummy don’t worry,

your Teddy boy’s here

taking good care of you.

Mummy don’t worry,

now Teddy boy’s here.

Teddy’s gonna see you through.

Take your partner

and don’t (…),

hold them tight

and don’t let go.

Got it.

Jump up.

Take your partners

and don’t see

when you got it,

then let it go Hold them tight then.

Now Ted used to tell her

he’d be twice as good,

and he knew he could

'cos in his head, he said: