The other day I met a bear
The other day I met a bear
A great big bear a way out there
A great big bear a way out there
CHORUS: The other day I met a bear
A great big bear a way out there
I looked at him, he looked at me
I looked at him, he looked at me
He sized me up, I sized up him
He sized me up, I sized up him
I looked at him, he looked at me
He sized me up, I sized up him
He said to me why don't you run
He said to me why don't you run
I see you ain't got any gun
I see you ain't got any gun
He said to me why don't you run
I see you ain't got any gun
And so I ran away from there
And so I ran away from there
And right behind me was that bear
And right behind me was that bear
And so I ran away from there
And right behind me was that bear
And then I saw ahead of me
And then I saw ahead of me
A great big tree, oh Lordy me
A great big tree, oh Lordy me
And then I saw ahead of me
A great big tree, oh Lordy me
The nearest branch was ten feet up
The nearset branch was ten feet up
I'd have to jump and trust my luck
I'd have to jump and trust my luck
The nearset branch was ten feet up
I'd have to jump and trust my luck
And so I jumped into the air
And so I jumped into the air
I missed that branch a way up there
I missed that branch a way up there
And so I jumped into the air
I missed that branch a way up there
Now don't you fret and don't you frown
Now don't you fret and don't you frown
I caught that branch on the way back down
I caught that branch on the way back down
Now don't you fret and don't you frown
I caught that branch on the way back down
That's all there is there ain't no more
That's all there is there ain't no more
Unless I meet that bear once more
Unless I meet that bear once more
That's all there is there ain't no more
Unless I meet that bear once more