Gb
The other day -The other day-

I met a bear -I met a bear-
            Db7
A great big bear -A great big bear-
          Gb
A way out there -A way out there-
                      B
The other day I met a bear
            Db7             Gb
A great big bear a way out there


         Gb
And so I ran -And so I ran-

Away from there -Away from there-
            Db7
But right behind -But right behind-
            Gb
Me was that bear -Me was that bear-
                       B
And so I ran away from there
            Db7               Gb
But right behind me was that bear


         Gb
Ahead of me -Ahead of me-

There was a tree -There was a tree-
            Db7
A great big tree -A great big tree-
          Gb
Oh, glory be -Oh, glory be-
                        B
Ahead of me there was a tree
            Db7              Gb
A great big tree, oh, glory be


            Gb
The nearest branch -The nearest branch-

Was ten feet up -Was ten feet up-
            Db7
I’d have to jump -I’d have to jump-
             Gb
And trust my luck -And trust my luck-
                                B
The nearest branch was ten feet up
            Db7                Gb
I’d have to jump and trust my luck


         Gb
And so I jumped -And so I jumped-

Into the air -Into the air-
                  Db7
But I missed that branch -But I missed that branch-
         Gb
A way up there -A way up there-
                         B
And so I jumped into the air
                  Db7              Gb
But I missed that branch a way up there


              Gb
Now don’t you fret -Now don’t you fret-

Now don’t you frown -Now don’t you frown-
                     Db7
‘Cause I caught that branch -‘Cause I caught that branch-
                Gb
On the way back down -On the way back down-
                                  B
Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown
                     Db7                     Gb
‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down


            Gb
This is the end -This is the end-

There ain’t no more -There ain’t no more-
         Db7
Unless I meet -Unless I meet-
               Gb
That bear once more -That bear once more-
                                B
This is the end, there ain’t no more
         Db7                  Gb
Unless I meet that bear once more