The Other Day I Met a Bear Songtext

von Barenaked Ladies

The other day (the other day),
I met a bear (I met a bear).
A great big bear (a great big bear),
A-way out there (a-way out there).
The other day, I met a bear.
A great big bear, a-way out there.
He said to me (he said to me),
Why don't you run (why don't you run).
I see you ain't (I see you ain't)
Got any gun (got any gun).
He said to me, why don't you run
I see you ain't got any gun.
And so I ran (and so I ran),
Away from there (away from there).
But right behind (but right behind),
Me was that bear (me was that bear).
And so I ran away from there.
But right behind me was that bear.
Ahead of me (ahead of me),
There was a tree (there was a tree).
A great big tree (great big tree),
O Glory be (Glory be).
Ahead of me, there was a tree.
A great big tree, O Glory be.
The nearest branch (the nearest branch),
Was ten feet up (ten feet!).
I'd have to jump (ten feet!),
And trust my luck (ten feet!).
The nearest branch was ten feet up.
I'd have to jump and trust my luck.
And so I jumped (and so I jumped),
Into the air (into the air) (Ooh).
But I missed that branch (Are you suprised?),
A-way up there (I mean, come on.).
And so I jumped into the air.
But I missed that branch a-way up there.
Now don't you fret (don't fret!),
Now don't you frown (don't frown!).
'Cause I caught that branch (that branch!),
On the way back down (back down!).
Now don't you fret, Now don't you frown.
'Casue I caught that branch on the way back down.
This is the end (this is the end),
There ain't no more (bye).
Unless I meet (unless I meet),
That bear once more (that bear once more).
This is the end there ain't no more.
Unless I meet that bear once more.
And so I met (and so I met),
That bear once more (that bear once more).
He's just a rug (he's just a rug),
On my living room floor (on my living room floor).
And so I met that bear once more.
He's just a rug on my living room floor.