Db The other day -The other day- I met a bear -I met a bear- Ab7 A great big bear -A great big bear- Db A way out there -A way out there- Gb The other day I met a bear Ab7 Db A great big bear a way out there Db And so I ran -And so I ran- Away from there -Away from there- Ab7 But right behind -But right behind- Db Me was that bear -Me was that bear- Gb And so I ran away from there Ab7 Db But right behind me was that bear Db Ahead of me -Ahead of me- There was a tree -There was a tree- Ab7 A great big tree -A great big tree- Db Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be- Gb Ahead of me there was a tree Ab7 Db A great big tree, oh, glory be Db The nearest branch -The nearest branch- Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up- Ab7 I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump- Db And trust my luck -And trust my luck- Gb The nearest branch was ten feet up Ab7 Db I’d have to jump and trust my luck Db And so I jumped -And so I jumped- Into the air -Into the air- Ab7 But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch- Db A way up there -A way up there- Gb And so I jumped into the air Ab7 Db But I missed that branch a way up there Db Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret- Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown- Ab7 ‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch- Db On the way back down -On the way back down- Gb Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown Ab7 Db ‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down Db This is the end -This is the end- There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more- Ab7 Unless I meet -Unless I meet- Db That bear once more -That bear once more- Gb This is the end, there ain’t no more Ab7 Db Unless I meet that bear once more
