C The other day -The other day- I met a bear -I met a bear- G7 A great big bear -A great big bear- C A way out there -A way out there- F The other day I met a bear G7 C A great big bear a way out there C And so I ran -And so I ran- Away from there -Away from there- G7 But right behind -But right behind- C Me was that bear -Me was that bear- F And so I ran away from there G7 C But right behind me was that bear C Ahead of me -Ahead of me- There was a tree -There was a tree- G7 A great big tree -A great big tree- C Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be- F Ahead of me there was a tree G7 C A great big tree, oh, glory be C The nearest branch -The nearest branch- Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up- G7 I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump- C And trust my luck -And trust my luck- F The nearest branch was ten feet up G7 C I’d have to jump and trust my luck C And so I jumped -And so I jumped- Into the air -Into the air- G7 But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch- C A way up there -A way up there- F And so I jumped into the air G7 C But I missed that branch a way up there C Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret- Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown- G7 ‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch- C On the way back down -On the way back down- F Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown G7 C ‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down C This is the end -This is the end- There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more- G7 Unless I meet -Unless I meet- C That bear once more -That bear once more- F This is the end, there ain’t no more G7 C Unless I meet that bear once more
