Preacher And The Bear - Rufus Thomas

A preacher, he went huntin'

It was on a Sunday morn'

Of course it was against his religion

He took his gun along

Shot some very fine quail

One little measly hare

On his way returning home

He met a great big grizzly bear

Bear walked around, stood on the ground

He walked straight to the preacher, you see

Preacher got so excited

And then he ran up a Sycamore tree

Bear walked around, stood on the ground

The preacher crawled out on a limb

Cast his eye to the Lord above

And these are words he said to Him

He said, «Oh Lord, oh, Lord, Lord

You delivered Daniel in the lion’s den

Samson strong and the hundred men

Hebrew children in the furnace of fire»

«David went to kill the lion

The good book do declare

But Lord, if they don’t help me

Don’t You help this big black bear»

The preacher stayed up in that tree

I think it was all night

Said, «Oh Lord, if You don’t help me

Treat us both alright»

Just about that time the limb let go

The preacher come tumblin' down

You should’ve seen him getting that razor out

Before he struck the ground

He struck the ground cuttin' left and right

He put up a very good fight

About that time the bear told the preacher

Just hold him a little too tight

Preacher lost the razor

Bear held on with the

Cast his eye to the Lord above

Once more prayed to Him

He said, «Oh Lord, oh Lord

Oh Lord, oh, oh, oh Lord

You remember Daniel in the lion’s den

Samson strong and the hundred men

Hebrew children in the furnace of fire»

«David went to kill old lion

The good book do declare

Oh, oh, oh Lord

If You, if You, if You don’t help me

Put a muscle on this big black bear»

Boy, boy, the preacher

The preacher and the bear

Boy, boy, the preacher

The preacher and the bear

Boy, boy, the preacher

The preacher and the bear

Boy, boy, the preacher

The preacher and the bear

Boy, boy, the preacher

The preacher and the bear