A
The other day -The other day-

I met a bear -I met a bear-
            E7
A great big bear -A great big bear-
          A
A way out there -A way out there-
                      D
The other day I met a bear
            E7             A
A great big bear a way out there


         A
And so I ran -And so I ran-

Away from there -Away from there-
            E7
But right behind -But right behind-
            A
Me was that bear -Me was that bear-
                       D
And so I ran away from there
            E7               A
But right behind me was that bear


         A
Ahead of me -Ahead of me-

There was a tree -There was a tree-
            E7
A great big tree -A great big tree-
          A
Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be-
                        D
Ahead of me there was a tree
            E7              A
A great big tree, oh, glory be


            A
The nearest branch -The nearest branch-

Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up-
            E7
I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump-
             A
And trust my luck -And trust my luck-
                                D
The nearest branch was ten feet up
            E7                A
I’d have to jump and trust my luck


         A
And so I jumped -And so I jumped-

Into the air -Into the air-
                  E7
But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch-
         A
A way up there -A way up there-
                         D
And so I jumped into the air
                  E7              A
But I missed that branch a way up there


              A
Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret-

Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown-
                     E7
‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch-
                A
On the way back down -On the way back down-
                                  D
Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown
                     E7                     A
‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down


            A
This is the end -This is the end-

There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more-
         E7
Unless I meet -Unless I meet-
               A
That bear once more -That bear once more-
                                D
This is the end, there ain’t no more
         E7                  A
Unless I meet that bear once more