A preacher went out a-huntin'
'Twas on one Sunday morn
I thought it was against his religion
But he took his gun along

He shot himself some very fine quail
And one big frizzly hare
And on his way returning home
He met a great big grizzly bear

Well, the bear marched out in the middle of the road
And he waltzed to the coon, you see
The coon got so excited
That he climbed a persimmon tree

The bear sat down upon the ground
And the coon climb'd out on a limb
He cast his eyes to the Lord in the sky
And these words said to Him:

Oh Lord, didn't you deliver Daniel from the lion's den?
Also delivered Jonah from the belly of the whale and then
Three Hebrew chillun from the fiery furnace?
So the Good Book do declare

Now Lord, if you can't help me
For goodness sakes, don't you help that bear!

[SPOKEN] Now, Mr. Bear, let's you and I reason this here thing
out together
[growl]--nice bear!
[growl]--good old bear
[growl]--Say, Mr. Bear, if I should give you just one nice big
juicy bite, would you go away?
[growl] Oh, you wouldn't, eh? Well, I'll stay right here!