E The other day -The other day- I met a bear -I met a bear- B7 A great big bear -A great big bear- E A way out there -A way out there- A The other day I met a bear B7 E A great big bear a way out there E And so I ran -And so I ran- Away from there -Away from there- B7 But right behind -But right behind- E Me was that bear -Me was that bear- A And so I ran away from there B7 E But right behind me was that bear E Ahead of me -Ahead of me- There was a tree -There was a tree- B7 A great big tree -A great big tree- E Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be- A Ahead of me there was a tree B7 E A great big tree, oh, glory be E The nearest branch -The nearest branch- Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up- B7 I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump- E And trust my luck -And trust my luck- A The nearest branch was ten feet up B7 E I’d have to jump and trust my luck E And so I jumped -And so I jumped- Into the air -Into the air- B7 But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch- E A way up there -A way up there- A And so I jumped into the air B7 E But I missed that branch a way up there E Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret- Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown- B7 ‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch- E On the way back down -On the way back down- A Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown B7 E ‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down E This is the end -This is the end- There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more- B7 Unless I meet -Unless I meet- E That bear once more -That bear once more- A This is the end, there ain’t no more B7 E Unless I meet that bear once more
