Preacher And the Bear

The preacher went out a huntin'

It was on one Sunday morn'

It was against his religion

But he took a shotgun along

He got himself a mess o' mighty fine quail and one old scraggly hare

And on the way home he crossed the path of a great big grizzly bear

Well the bear got down lookin' ready to charge

The preacher never seen nothin' quite that large

They looked each other right smack in the eye

Didn't take that preacher long to say bye

The preacher

He run till he spotted a tree

He said

Up in that tree's where I oughta be

By the time that bear made a grab for him

The preacher was a sittin' on top a that limb

Scared to death

He turned about

He looked to the sky and began to shout

Hey lord

You delivered daniel from the bottom of the lion's den

You delivered jonah from the belly of the whale and then

The hebrew children from the fiery furnace

So the good books do declare

Hey lord

If you can't help me

For goodness sake don't help that bear

Yea

Look out preacher

Well

About that time the limb broke off

And the preacher came tumblin' down

Had a straight razor out of his pocket

By the time he lit on the ground

He landed on his feet right in front a that bear

And lord

What an awful fight

The preacher and the bear and the razor and the hair

Flyin' from left to right

Well first they was up and then they was down

The preacher and the bear runnin' round an' round

The bear he roared

And the the preacher he groaned

He was havin' a tough time holdin' his own

He said

Lord if I get out a here alive

To the good book I'll abide

No more huntin' on the sabbath day

Come Sunday I'm headin' to the church to pray

Up to the heavens the preacher glanced

He said

Lord won't you give me just one more chance

So the preacher got away

He looked around

Seen a tree where he'd be safe and sound

Jumped on a limb

Turned about

Looked to the sky and began to shout

Hey lord

You delivered daniel from the bottom of the lion's den

You delivered jonah from the belly of the whale and then

The hebrew children from the fiery furnace

So the good books do declare

Hey lord

If you can't help me

For goodness sake don't help that bear