Davis, Mac - Biff, The Friendly Purple Bear Lyrics
Now I was a play horse you pulled with a string
On wheels where my legs should be
And he was the boy who pulled the toy
Around the tree house tree
And for the longest time it was just us two
Until the day the purple bear came
To live in the tree house tree
Now it was early one spring
And I was tied by my string
In a field of a make believe farm
When around the house the boy and the bear
Came marching arm in arm
'This is Biff', said the boy to me
'He's the friendly, purple bear'
With a ball of purple hair
'Biff has come to stay,' said the boy
'To pretend with me and you
And he can do anything a boy and a toy
Believe purple bears can do'
And taking a cue, Biff bowed from the waist
Then leaped and clicked his heels
Then down to the ground with three somersaults
That ended in four cartwheels
He whirled and twirled and stood on his head
The boy giggled and slapped his thighs
And I laughed so hard that wooden tears
Rolled out of my painted eyes
So Biff came to stay in the tree house tree
And long days came without end
For the boy and the toy and the purple bear
And serious games of pretend
Like the cowboy game
Where the boy is the sheriff
And Biff is the bandit king
It always seemed to end
With the outlaws down in the jail
By the long rope swing
And you know there was this great pony race
That lasted for days around the flower bed
Boy, that was a tough one
Lucky for us, though, I won by a wooden head
And then one day we entered a pirate's cove
Beneath a bush on the alley side
Ol' Biff had a sword and a paper hat
And a patch across a purple eye
And there was always the danger
Of outlaws or Indians
And creatures from outer space
And without the courage of the three of us
We might have lost the whole darn place
But we were bound by the code of the Musketeers
Such golden hours were shared
By the freckled face boy and the wooden horse toy
And Biff, the friendly, purple bear
But as summers passed the boy grew taller
And his voice took a strange new ring
And his visits were few to the tree house tree
And never to the long rope swing
Biff, the purple bear grew sad
As he climbed down the tree house tree
He shook his head
'I'm afraid,' he said
'He's forgotten you and me
It seems old wooden friend of mine
We've outlasted his boyhood years'
And he turned and he was gone across the lawn
In a trail of purple tears
Now I've been put to pasture in the old tree house
But at times I've seen from afar
A strange, tall boy who mowed the lawn
And tinkers about this old car
But just today I saw a new little boy
Coming down the sidewalk
I swear he was headed straight for me
In the tree house tree
Followed by Biff, that old friendly, purple bear
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Davis, Mac Biff, The Friendly Purple Bear Comments
When we went to bed at night, 6 LPs (thats Long play for you younger generation. Averaged 10 songs per side) would bbe stacked on the record player and we would go to sleep listening to Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Glenn Cambell, Tammy Wynette, Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire, Hank Williams . . . Mac Davis . . . I have my own collection of Biffs now.
Omg I’m nine right now and I still love it even though I’m so young
i toates want a purple bear
this was a big part of my childhood
I have searched for this song my children used to listen to over 30 years ago!! Thank you SOOOO much for sharing!!
This gets me every time. Memories of simpler times.
My brother started telling this story to my oldest daughter when she was three and her kittle sister was in the hospital alot. Well he made " biff " so real to her that she ask santa claus to bring her "a biff" boy was he confused! Christmas eve i had to make her a purple bear out of a terry cloth barh robe to stick under the tree. It sure was ugly but she loved it, now my brother tells my 3 yr old grandaughter stories of biff. May biff live on forever.
This is the most moving song that I have ever heard.The only other one that even comes close is Elvis's "Old Shep"
This song is one of the most heat rendering song of the passage of childhood to adulthood. It should have been the theme to the movie Toy Story 3.It tell the story and emotions that can bring grownups to tears.
I heard this song 'once' in the early eighties...and not again until many years later. I remembered the story behind the song and shared the story with my children and their little friends, and later with my grandchildren. I'm glad that it's here so they can all hear it as I did the first time.
This is about being a boy ..... growing up ...and finding a grandson buddy..
Puff, The Magic Dragon for the Country Western world...... And I think it was better!.
Do not agree, both were the grow up songs, and both equally important, neither should be compared with the other. Both are songs that will live till the end!
I love this!!! Also love that Texas accent!!! What talent!!!
I wish Mac would allow this to be a childs book! It would be so special to read to my Grandchildren.
@TTTrixie I don't think you would be human if it didn't.
Makes me cry, every time.
This version is nice, but I grew up listening to the Dick Feller version. A true classic.
@lauraciara
hey I know that the song you're looking for is on Mac's "The Best Of Mac Davis CD I have recently bought it at Amazon
I absolutely love any and everything Mac Davis. He is such a sweet guy.
I met him and found him so nice.
I even named my daughter after a song he wrote.
He kisses nice too.
Does anyone know where and what he is up to these days?
Cheryl Cowan
I have been looking for this song forever and am so glad that I found it. I remember it from when I was younger. A great awonderful song, and if you have any imaganation you can see yorself there in this song.
Don't we all
Thank you!!! I had the LP when I was about 7 (1977) and haven't been able to find this song anywhere. I knew all the songs by heart.
What album tittle?
Wow. Had this on 45 as a kid. It made me cry just about every time.