C
The other day (The other day)

I met a bear (I met a bear)
            G7
A great big bear (A great big bear)
          C
A way out there (A way out there)
                      F
The other day I met a bear
            G7             C
A great big bear a way out there


         C
And so I ran (And so I ran)

Away from there (Away from there)
            G7
But right behind (But right behind)
            C
Me was that bear (Me was that bear)
                       F
And so I ran away from there
            G7               C
But right behind me was that bear


         C
Ahead of me (Ahead of me)

There was a tree (There was a tree)
            G7
A great big tree (A great big tree)
          C
Oh, glory be (Oh, glory be)
                        F
Ahead of me there was a tree
            G7              C
A great big tree, oh, glory be


            C
The nearest branch (The nearest branch)

Was ten feet up (Was ten feet up)
            G7
I’d have to jump (I’d have to jump)
             C
And trust my luck (And trust my luck)
                                F
The nearest branch was ten feet up
            G7                C
I’d have to jump and trust my luck


         C
And so I jumped (And so I jumped)

Into the air (Into the air)
                  G7
But I missed that branch (But I missed that branch)
         C
A way up there (A way up there)
                         F
And so I jumped into the air
                  G7              C
But I missed that branch a way up there


              C
Now don’t you fret (Now don’t you fret)

Now don’t you frown (Now don’t you frown)
                     G7
‘Cause I caught that branch (‘Cause I caught that branch)
                C
On the way back down (On the way back down)
                                  F
Now don’t you fret, now don’t you frown
                     G7                     C
‘Cause I caught that branch on the way back down


            C
This is the end (This is the end)

There ain’t no more (There ain’t no more)
         G7
Unless I meet (Unless I meet)
               C
That bear once more (That bear once more)
                                F
This is the end, there ain’t no more
         G7                  C
Unless I meet that bear once more Dit arrangement is de eigen interpretatie van de inzender, gedeeld voor privéstudie, educatie en niet-commercieel gebruik. Het onderliggende nummer, de songtekst en de muziek blijven eigendom van hun rechthebbenden. Om verwijdering aan te vragen, zie Juridische verklaring.