Doctor Dan was a friendly man, big and round like a bear
He hugged his friends and they hugged him, anytime, anywhere
Patients came for therapy to drive their blues away
And sooner or later they′d feel better when they heard Dan say

I wanna hug, when you say hello
I wanna hug, when it's time to go
I wanna hug, ′cause everyone knows, hugging's good for you
I wanna hug, it's a wonderful feeling
Wanna hug, it′s part of the healin′
Wanna hug, because it feels like the natural thing to do

When the boss of the hospital heard of this, he was most annoyed
He said, "Hugging is sexual sublimation, according to Doctor Freud
You can lock them up,
You can hide them away, you can treat them with your drugs
You can slap them,
Zap them with electric shocks, but you can't give them a hug"

I wanna hug, when you say hello
I wanna hug, when it′s time to go
I wanna hug, 'cause everyone knows, hugging′s good for you
I wanna hug, it's a wonderful feeling
Wanna hug, it′s part of the healin'
Wanna hug, because it feels like the natural thing to do

Well, the boss said, "Dan,
You'll have to go, this behaviour is no good
Any deviation from medical practice could easily get us sued"
Now Dan didn′t feel too bad for himself, in fact he was kind of proud
But he felt sad for the folk inside, where hugging′s not allowed

I wanna hug, when you say hello
I wanna hug, when it's time to go
I wanna hug, ′cause everyone knows, hugging's good for you
I wanna hug, it′s a wonderful feeling
Wanna hug, it's part of the healin′
Wanna hug, because it feels like the natural thing to do

I wanna hug, when you say hello
I wanna hug, when it's time to go
I wanna hug, 'cause everyone knows, hugging′s good for you
I wanna hug, it′s a wonderful feeling
Wanna hug, it's part of the healin′
Wanna hug, because it feels like the natural thing to do

I wanna hug, when you say hello
I wanna hug, when it's time to go
I wanna hug, ′cause everyone knows, hugging's good for you
I wanna hug, it′s a wonderful feeling
Wanna hug, it's part of the healin'
Wanna hug, because it feels like the natural thing to do

Writer(s): Fred Small<br>Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com