The other day, I met a bear,
great big bear, Oh way out there. 
 [bad word] 
(Same lines in unison) 

He looked at me, I looked at him,
He sized up me, I sized up him. 

He said to me, "Why don't [bad word] 
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,
great big tree, Oh glory be! 

The lowest branch, Was ten feet up,
So I thought I'd jump, And [bad word] my luck. 

And so I jumped, Into the air,
But I missed that branch, 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.