Preacher and the Bear (OT2003-3010-023)
Dublin Core
Title
Preacher and the Bear (OT2003-3010-023)
Description
Song excerpted from audio recording OT2003-3010, part of VFC2003-0007 Margaret MacArthur Collection.
Creator
Source
Margaret MacArthur Collection -- VFC2003-0007. Vermont Folklife Center Archive, Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, Vermont, United States of America.
Date Created
1963-05-27
Contributor
Is Part Of
Language
en
Type
Identifier
VFC2003-0007 OT2003-3010-023
Rights Holder
Vermont Folklife Center
Song Item Type Metadata
Local Title
Preacher and the Bear
Standard Title
The Preacher and the Bear
Standard Title Reference
Folk Music Index (http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex)
Transcription
A preacher went out hunting
Twas on one Sunday morn
Of course was against his religion
But he took his gun along
He shot himself some very fine quail
And one little measly hair
And on his way toward home he met
A great big grizzly bear
The bear sat down in the middle of the road
And he sat with a golden Cree
The coon got so excited
He climbed up a cinnamon tree
The bear sat down upon the ground
The coon climbed out on the limb
He raised his head to the lord in the skies
And these words he said to him
Oh Lord, did you save Daniel from the lion's den
You saved Jonah from the belly of the whale
Now it's good Lord I declare
Now Lord if you can't help me for goodness sakes don't you help that bear
Twas on one Sunday morn
Of course was against his religion
But he took his gun along
He shot himself some very fine quail
And one little measly hair
And on his way toward home he met
A great big grizzly bear
The bear sat down in the middle of the road
And he sat with a golden Cree
The coon got so excited
He climbed up a cinnamon tree
The bear sat down upon the ground
The coon climbed out on the limb
He raised his head to the lord in the skies
And these words he said to him
Oh Lord, did you save Daniel from the lion's den
You saved Jonah from the belly of the whale
Now it's good Lord I declare
Now Lord if you can't help me for goodness sakes don't you help that bear
Location
Duration
0:57
Files
Collection
Citation
Curtis, Josiah, “Preacher and the Bear (OT2003-3010-023),” Vermont Folklife Center Digital Collections, accessed December 26, 2024, https://vtfolklifearchive.org/collections/items/show/1081.
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