I Met a Bear Song

This Song is meant for Scouts BSA.
Decide for yourself if it is appropriate for your younger scouts or not.

Audience repeats each short line after the leader, then everyone sings the whole verse together.

The other day,
I met a bear,
Out in the woods,
away out there. [Point]

everyone: The other day, I met a bear. Out in the woods, away out there.

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

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

He says to me,
'Why don't you run?'
'Cause I can see,
you got no gun.'

everyone: He says to me, 'Why don't you run?' 'Cause I can see you got no gun.'

I says to him,
'That's a good idea.'
'Now legs get going,
get me out of here!'

I began to run,
away from there,
But right behind
me was that bear.

And on the path
ahead of me,
I saw a tree,
Oh glory be.

The lowest branch
was ten feet up,
I'd have to jump
and trust my luck.

And so I jumped
into the air,
But I missed that branch
away up there.

Now don't you fret,
and don't you frown,
I caught that branch
on the way back down.

That's all there is,
there ain't no more,
Unless I meet
that bear once more.

---

The littlest worm
I ever saw
was stuck inside
my soda straw.
everyone: The littlest worm I ever saw, was stuck inside my soda straw.

I took a sip
and he went down
right through my pipes
He'll surely drown.
everyone: I took a sip and he went down, right through my pipes he'll surely drown.

I burped him up
and he was dead.
I buried him
in a flower bed.
everyone: I burped him up and he was dead. I buried him in a flower bed.

He was my pal,
He was my friend
and now he's gone
and now he's dead.
everyone: He was my pal, he was my friend and now he's gone and now he's dead.

---

The prettiest girl
I ever saw
Was sippin' cider
Through a straw.
everyone: The prettiest girl I ever saw, was sippin' cider through a straw.

I asked her if
She'd teach me how
To sip cider
Through a straw.
everyone: I asked her if she'd teach me how to sip cider through a straw.

First cheek to cheek
Then jaw to jaw
We sipped that cider
Through that straw.
everyone: First cheek to cheek then jaw to jaw, we sipped that cider through that straw.

And now and then
That straw did slip
And we'd sip cider
Lip to lip.
everyone: And now and then that straw did slip, and we'd sip cider lip to lip.

Now 49 kids
All call me 'pa'
From sippin' cider
Through a straw.
everyone: Now 49 kids all call me 'pa', from sippin' cider through a straw.

The moral of
This little joke
Is don't sip cider
Sip a coke!
everyone: The moral of this little joke, is don't sip cider, sip a coke!

---

The other day
I saw a bear
A big white bear
I had to stare.

He stared right back
And seemed to grin.
His long white fangs
Hung to his chin.

He moved toward me
Upon four paws.
And those four paws
Held six-inch claws.

I couldn't move.
My feet were froze,
As I saw steam
Shoot from his nose.

But I was safe
Because I knew,
This polar bear
Was at the zoo.

---

The cutest bear
I ever saw.
Was in the road
with a sandwich in his paw.

I asked him if
he'd pose for me.
He said he would
for a nominal fee.

I walked right up
and looked at him.
He opened his mouth
and shoved me in.

Now here I sit
inside this Bear.
I need some HELP
and a little fresh air.

---

A yellow bird
With a yellow bill.
Was singing on
My windowsill.

I coaxed it in
With a piece of bread.
And then I hit
It on the head.

I coaxed it in
With a piece of meat.
And then I crushed
It's little feet.

I coaxed it in
With a chunk of cheese.
And then I smacked
It on the knees.

I coaxed it in
With a plate of spaghetti.
Then I hacked its wings
With my little machete.

I coaxed it in
with cold root beer.
And then I ripped
Off its right ear.

I coaxed it in
With a Tweety poster.
And then I popped
It in the toaster.

I coaxed it in
With chicken chow mein
Sucked on its nose
And slurped its brain.