The Bear and the Maiden Fair

A bear there was, A bear, A bear.

All black and brown and covered with hair!

Oh come they said come to the fair

The fair? said he but I’m a bear

All black and brown and covered in hair!

 

And down the road from here to there,

Three boys, a goat and a dancing bear

They danced and spun all the way to the fair!

 

Oh! sweet she was And pure and fair,

The maid with honey In her hair

The maid with honey in her hair!

 

The bear smelled the scent on the summer air

The Bear! The Bear! All black and brown and covered with hair

He smelled the scent on the summer air,

He sniffed and roared and smelled it there

Honey on the summer air!

 

Oh I’m a maid, I’m pure and fair

I’ll never dance with a hairy bear

I’ll never dance with a hairy bear!

 

The bear,the bear

Lifted her high into the air

The bear, the bear, the bear!

 

I called for a knight but you’re a bear

A bear! A bear!

All black and brown and covered in hair

 

She kicked and wailed the maid so fair

But he licked the honey from her hair

He licked the honey from her hair!

 

Then she sighed and squealed and kicked the air

She sang: My bear so fair

And off they went. The bear! The bear and the maiden fair!