F The other day -The other day- I met a bear -I met a bear- C7 A great big bear -A great big bear- F A way out there -A way out there- Bb The other day I met a bear C7 F A great big bear a way out there F And so I ran -And so I ran- Away from there -Away from there- C7 But right behind -But right behind- F Me was that bear -Me was that bear- Bb And so I ran away from there C7 F But right behind me was that bear F Ahead of me -Ahead of me- There was a tree -There was a tree- C7 A great big tree -A great big tree- F Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be- Bb Ahead of me there was a tree C7 F A great big tree, oh, glory be F The nearest branch -The nearest branch- Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up- C7 I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump- F And trust my luck -And trust my luck- Bb The nearest branch was ten feet up C7 F I’d have to jump and trust my luck F And so I jumped -And so I jumped- Into the air -Into the air- C7 But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch- F A way up there -A way up there- Bb And so I jumped into the air C7 F But I missed that branch a way up there F Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret- Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown- C7 ‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch- F On the way back down -On the way back down- Bb Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown C7 F ‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down F This is the end -This is the end- There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more- C7 Unless I meet -Unless I meet- F That bear once more -That bear once more- Bb This is the end, there ain’t no more C7 F Unless I meet that bear once more
