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Sing – I Met a Bear

This is a Repeat and Answer Song.

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Scouts repeat the leader after every line, and then everyone sings all four lines of the verse together before singing the next verse.

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.

He says to me,
‘Why don’t you run?’
‘Cause I see you ain’t,
got any gun.’

And so I ran,
away from there,
But right behind
me was that bear.

Ahead of me,
I saw a tree,
A great big tree,
Oh golly gee.

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
on the way 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.

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Variations

Polar Bear

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.

Cutest Bear

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.

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Tia Kennard