The other day I met a bear Up in the woods A way up there (repeat) He looked at me, I looked at him, He sized up me, I sized up him. (repeat) He said to me, Why don't you run? I see you don't have any gun. (repeat) And so I ran away from there And right behind me was a that bear (repeat) Ahead of me there was a tree A great big tree, oh, golly gee (repeat) The lowest branch was ten feet up I had to jump and trust my luck (repeat) And so I jumped into the air But I missed that branch on the way up there (repeat) Now don't you fret and don't you frown I caught that branch on the way back down (repeat) That's all there is, there ain't no more, Until I meet that bear once more. (repeat)