D The other day -The other day- I met a bear -I met a bear- A7 A great big bear -A great big bear- D A way out there -A way out there- G The other day I met a bear A7 D A great big bear a way out there D And so I ran -And so I ran- Away from there -Away from there- A7 But right behind -But right behind- D Me was that bear -Me was that bear- G And so I ran away from there A7 D But right behind me was that bear D Ahead of me -Ahead of me- There was a tree -There was a tree- A7 A great big tree -A great big tree- D Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be- G Ahead of me there was a tree A7 D A great big tree, oh, glory be D The nearest branch -The nearest branch- Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up- A7 I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump- D And trust my luck -And trust my luck- G The nearest branch was ten feet up A7 D I’d have to jump and trust my luck D And so I jumped -And so I jumped- Into the air -Into the air- A7 But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch- D A way up there -A way up there- G And so I jumped into the air A7 D But I missed that branch a way up there D Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret- Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown- A7 ‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch- D On the way back down -On the way back down- G Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown A7 D ‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down D This is the end -This is the end- There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more- A7 Unless I meet -Unless I meet- D That bear once more -That bear once more- G This is the end, there ain’t no more A7 D Unless I meet that bear once more
