B The other day -The other day- I met a bear -I met a bear- Gb7 A great big bear -A great big bear- B A way out there -A way out there- E The other day I met a bear Gb7 B A great big bear a way out there B And so I ran -And so I ran- Away from there -Away from there- Gb7 But right behind -But right behind- B Me was that bear -Me was that bear- E And so I ran away from there Gb7 B But right behind me was that bear B Ahead of me -Ahead of me- There was a tree -There was a tree- Gb7 A great big tree -A great big tree- B Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be- E Ahead of me there was a tree Gb7 B A great big tree, oh, glory be B The nearest branch -The nearest branch- Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up- Gb7 I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump- B And trust my luck -And trust my luck- E The nearest branch was ten feet up Gb7 B I’d have to jump and trust my luck B And so I jumped -And so I jumped- Into the air -Into the air- Gb7 But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch- B A way up there -A way up there- E And so I jumped into the air Gb7 B But I missed that branch a way up there B Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret- Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown- Gb7 ‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch- B On the way back down -On the way back down- E Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown Gb7 B ‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down B This is the end -This is the end- There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more- Gb7 Unless I meet -Unless I meet- B That bear once more -That bear once more- E This is the end, there ain’t no more Gb7 B Unless I meet that bear once more
