[Verse 1]
The kids all laughed at Tommy's doll, but Tommy didn't care
'cause he felt so much better when that little doll was there
Mom and dad were busy, doing things that parents do
So Tommy's doll was all he had to tell his troubles to

[Verse 2]
When Tommy reached the age of five, his daddy said, "Now, son
It's time to trade your dolly in for these soldiers and this gun"
But Tommy said, "Oh, Daddy, please, my dolly wants to stay
But his father said, "Now, be a man," and he threw the doll away

[Interlude]
Tommy never talked much after that, he just sort of went into a shell
But he never cried, he just held inside all those things he couldn't tell

[Verse 3]
Then one day, he saw his dolly wave from a trash can 'cross the street
And like a flash, he darted out, his little friend to meet
He never saw the speeding car nor heard the screeching sound
And before the driver knew it, he had run poor Tommy down

[Verse 4]
(The people came as people do and looked down at the boy
He just laid there for a moment like a tragic broken toy)
Then reaching out his little arms, he sat up straight and tall
And whispered with his dying breath, "Someone, please hand me my doll"