Bb The other day -The other day- I met a bear -I met a bear- F7 A great big bear -A great big bear- Bb A way out there -A way out there- Eb The other day I met a bear F7 Bb A great big bear a way out there Bb And so I ran -And so I ran- Away from there -Away from there- F7 But right behind -But right behind- Bb Me was that bear -Me was that bear- Eb And so I ran away from there F7 Bb But right behind me was that bear Bb Ahead of me -Ahead of me- There was a tree -There was a tree- F7 A great big tree -A great big tree- Bb Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be- Eb Ahead of me there was a tree F7 Bb A great big tree, oh, glory be Bb The nearest branch -The nearest branch- Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up- F7 I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump- Bb And trust my luck -And trust my luck- Eb The nearest branch was ten feet up F7 Bb I’d have to jump and trust my luck Bb And so I jumped -And so I jumped- Into the air -Into the air- F7 But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch- Bb A way up there -A way up there- Eb And so I jumped into the air F7 Bb But I missed that branch a way up there Bb Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret- Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown- F7 ‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch- Bb On the way back down -On the way back down- Eb Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown F7 Bb ‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down Bb This is the end -This is the end- There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more- F7 Unless I meet -Unless I meet- Bb That bear once more -That bear once more- Eb This is the end, there ain’t no more F7 Bb Unless I meet that bear once more
