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Now a Preacher went out walkin'

Twas on one Sunday Morn

It was against his religion

But he took his gun along

He shot himself some mighty fine quail

And one little measly Hare

But on his way returnin’home

He met a great big Grizzly bear

Now the Bear got won in the middle of the road

On all fours like a great big toad

The Preacher looked at him and started to run

The bear right after that Preacher did come

They ran and they ran for about a mile

Then they both sat down and rested awhile

The Preacher got up and started again

The bear he started out with more vim

They ran and they ran til he spotted a tree

Said up on the limb is the place for me

Preacher leaped up and he made the limb

The bear reached out made a grab for him

He pulled himself up and turned about

Cast his eyes to the skies and he did shout

Oh Lord you delivered Daniel from the lions den

Also delivered Jonah from the belly of the whale

And then

The Hebrew children from the fiery furnace

So the Good Book do declare

So Lord Lord if you can’t help me

For goodness sake don’t help that bear

Now just about then the limb let go

And the Preacher came tumbling down

Reached in his pocket pulled his razor out

Just before he hit the ground

He hit the ground with with an awful bang

It was a terrible site

The preacher and the bear with the razor in his hair

Just a’cuttin left and right

Now they rolled around on the ground

The Preacher was up then he was down

The bear let out an awful moan

Looked like the Preacher was holdin his own

He thought if I get out of here alive

By that Good Book I will abide

I’ll never sin on Sabbath day and Sunday

Come I’ll pray and pray

Then his suspenders gave away

And he knocked that bear ten feet away

Preacher got up and made a bound

For the tree where he’d be safe and sound

Pulled himself up and turned about

Cast his eyes to the skies

And he did shout

Oh Lord you delivered Daniel from the Lions den

Also delivered Jonah from the belly of the whale

And then

The Hebrew children from the fiery furnace

So the Good Book do declare

So Lord Lord if you can’t help me

For goodness sake don’t help that bear

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