The other day, I met a bear,

A great big bear, Oh way out there.

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He looked at me, I looked at him,

He sized up me, I sized up him.

He said to me, "Why don't you run?

I see you ain't, Got any gun."

I says to him, "That's a good idea."

"Now legs get going, get me out of here!"

And so I ran, Away from there,

But right behind me, Was that bear.

In front of me, There was a tree,

A great big tree, Oh glory be!

The lowest branch, Was ten feet up,

So I thought I'd jump, And trust my luck.

And so I jumped, Into the air,

But I missed that branch, A way up there.

Now don't you fret, And don't you frown,

I Caught that branch, On the way back down!

This is the end, There aint no more,

Unless I see, That bear once more.