Close your eyes, beddy bye tin soldier,
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Mommy says that it's time for sleep,
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If my folks were wiser and older,
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They'd know kids and toys don't need sleep.
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Don't be bad little cotton dolly,
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See how nice Mickey Mouse sleeps now?
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Even my brass drummer boy has stopped all his noise,
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Cause he knows it's past bedtime for toys.
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[Speaking]
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Ya know, every Christmas Santa Claus goes all over the world with his reindeer,
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sled, and a big bag of toys and he'll come to your house this year too.
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But sometimes, just sometimes, he doesn't have enough time to see every little boy and girl because the world is so big.
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So maybe we should sing a song for all the children that Santa didn't visit.
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Bless the child who has no tin soldier,
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No brass drummer boy to put to bed.
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He will still grow wiser and older,
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Loving one small rag doll instead.
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He won't have a cotton dolly,
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Mickey Mouse won't come to his house.
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Hold that rag doll to your heart, nothing can destroy
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The beauty one shall find in one small toy.
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Bedtime For Toys
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| Stevie Wonder |