Ab The other day -The other day- I met a bear -I met a bear- Eb7 A great big bear -A great big bear- Ab A way out there -A way out there- Db The other day I met a bear Eb7 Ab A great big bear a way out there Ab And so I ran -And so I ran- Away from there -Away from there- Eb7 But right behind -But right behind- Ab Me was that bear -Me was that bear- Db And so I ran away from there Eb7 Ab But right behind me was that bear Ab Ahead of me -Ahead of me- There was a tree -There was a tree- Eb7 A great big tree -A great big tree- Ab Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be- Db Ahead of me there was a tree Eb7 Ab A great big tree, oh, glory be Ab The nearest branch -The nearest branch- Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up- Eb7 I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump- Ab And trust my luck -And trust my luck- Db The nearest branch was ten feet up Eb7 Ab I’d have to jump and trust my luck Ab And so I jumped -And so I jumped- Into the air -Into the air- Eb7 But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch- Ab A way up there -A way up there- Db And so I jumped into the air Eb7 Ab But I missed that branch a way up there Ab Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret- Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown- Eb7 ‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch- Ab On the way back down -On the way back down- Db Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown Eb7 Ab ‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down Ab This is the end -This is the end- There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more- Eb7 Unless I meet -Unless I meet- Ab That bear once more -That bear once more- Db This is the end, there ain’t no more Eb7 Ab Unless I meet that bear once more
