1. I Met a Bear Arr. by Paul Jennings Music K-8, Vol. 7, Num.5 © 1997 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved- used by permission PowerPoint by Camille Page

2. The other day, The other day, I met a bear, I met a bear,

3. in tennis shoes, in tennis shoes, a dandy pair. a dandy pair.

4. The other day, I met a bear, in tennis shoes, a dandy pair.

5. I looked at him. I looked at him. He looked at me. He looked at me.

6. I sized him up. I sized him up. He sized up me. He sized up me.

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

8. He said to me, He said to me, “Why don't you run?” “Why don't you run?”

9. “I see you don't, “I see you don't, have any gun.” have any gun.”

10. He said to me, “Why don't you run? I see you don't, have any gun.”

11. And so I ran And so I ran away from there away from there

12. and right behind and right behind me was the bear. me was the bear.

13. And so I ran away from there, and right behind me was the bear.

14. Ahead of me Ahead of me I saw a tree, I saw a tree,

15. A great big tree, A great big tree, oh, golly-gee. oh, golly-gee.

16. Ahead of me I saw a tree, A great big tree, oh, golly-gee.

17. The lowest branch The lowest branch was 10 feet up. was 10 feet up.

18. I'd have to jump I'd have to jump and trust my luck. and trust my luck.

19. The lowest branch was 10 feet up. I'd have to jump and trust my luck.

20. And so I jumped And so I jumped into the air into the air

21. and missed that branch and missed that branch away up there. away up there.

22. And so I jumped into the air and missed that branch away up there.

23. Now don't you fret Now don't you fret and don't you frown, and don't you frown,

24. I caught that branch I caught that branch when going down. when going down.

25. Now don't you fret and don't you frown, I caught that branch when going down.

26. The moral is, The moral is, if you can choose if you can choose

27. don't talk to bears don't talk to bears in tennis shoes. in tennis shoes.

28. The moral is, if you can choose don't talk to bears in tennis shoes.

29. That's all there is, That's all there is, there is no more there is no more

30. Unless I hear Unless I hear that old bear roar. that old bear roar.

31. That's all there is, there is no more unless I hear that old bear roar.

33. Roar!