Eb The other day -The other day- I met a bear -I met a bear- Bb7 A great big bear -A great big bear- Eb A way out there -A way out there- Ab The other day I met a bear Bb7 Eb A great big bear a way out there Eb And so I ran -And so I ran- Away from there -Away from there- Bb7 But right behind -But right behind- Eb Me was that bear -Me was that bear- Ab And so I ran away from there Bb7 Eb But right behind me was that bear Eb Ahead of me -Ahead of me- There was a tree -There was a tree- Bb7 A great big tree -A great big tree- Eb Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be- Ab Ahead of me there was a tree Bb7 Eb A great big tree, oh, glory be Eb The nearest branch -The nearest branch- Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up- Bb7 I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump- Eb And trust my luck -And trust my luck- Ab The nearest branch was ten feet up Bb7 Eb I’d have to jump and trust my luck Eb And so I jumped -And so I jumped- Into the air -Into the air- Bb7 But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch- Eb A way up there -A way up there- Ab And so I jumped into the air Bb7 Eb But I missed that branch a way up there Eb Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret- Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown- Bb7 ‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch- Eb On the way back down -On the way back down- Ab Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown Bb7 Eb ‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down Eb This is the end -This is the end- There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more- Bb7 Unless I meet -Unless I meet- Eb That bear once more -That bear once more- Ab This is the end, there ain’t no more Bb7 Eb Unless I meet that bear once more
