Free To Be You and Me movie - William's Doll lyrics

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Song by Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas<br /><br>

Mary Rodgers and Sheldon Harnick - William's Doll<br>

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[Performed by Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas]<br>

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When my friend William was five years old<br>

He wanted a doll, to hug and hold<br>

"A doll," said William, "is what I need<br>

To wash and clean, and dress and feed<br>

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"A Doll to give a bottle to<br>

And put to bed when day is through<br>

And any time my doll gets ill<br>

I'll take good care of it," said my friend Bill<br>

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A doll, a doll, William wants a doll<br>

Don't be a sissy said his best friend Ed<br>

Why should a boy want to play with a doll<br>

Dolls are for girls said his cousin Fred<br>

Don't be a jerk, said his older brother<br>

"I know what to do," said his father to his mother<br>

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So his father bought him a basketball<br>

A badminton set, and that's not all<br>

A bag of marbles, a baseball glove<br>

And all the things a boy would love<br>

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And Bill was good at every game<br>

Enjoyed them all, but all the same<br>

When Billy's father praised his skill<br>

"Can I please have a doll now," said my friend Bill<br>

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A doll, a doll, William wants a doll<br>

A doll, a doll, William wants a doll<br>

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Then William's grandma arrived one day<br>

And wanted to know what he liked to play<br>

And Bill said, "Baseball's my favorite game<br>

I like to play, but all the same<br>

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"I'd give my bat and ball and glove<br>

To have a doll that I could love"<br>

"How very wise," his grandma said<br>

Said Bill, "but everyone says this instead"<br>

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A doll, a doll, William wants a doll<br>

A doll, a doll, William wants a doll<br>

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So William's grandma, as I've been told<br>

Bought William a doll, to hug and hold<br>

And William's father began to frown<br>

But grandma smiled, and calmed him down<br>

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Explaining, William wants a doll<br>

So when he has a baby someday<br>

He'll know how to dress it, put diapers on double<br>

And gently caress it to bring up a bubble<br>

And care for his baby as every good father<br>

Should learn to do<br>

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William has a doll, William has a doll<br>

'Cause someday he is gonna be a father, too<br>

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