The Preacher And The Bear
by Billy StringsChords
4.9 (61)
Key: G Tuning: E A D G B E Transpose
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Verse 1
Well the
preacher went out a huntin', it was
on one Sunday
morn'
Although against his religion, he
took his gun a
long
He
shot himself some mighty fine quail and
one old measley
hare
But
on his way ret
urning
home, he met a g
reat bi
g grizzly
bear
Interlude
Verse 2
Well the
bear dashed out to the
middle of the road right
up to the preacher and
seen
The
preacher got so excited that he
climbed up a big ol
tree
The
bear stayed down up
on the ground and the p
reacher climbed out on a l
imb
He
cast his eyes to the
Lord in the s
kies and t
hese words he s
aid to him
Chorus
"Oh L
ord, you delivered Daniel, saved him from the
lion's
den
You
also delivered Jonah, from the
belly of the whale and
then
Cast the H
ebrew children from the f
iery furnace
The
good books do de
clare
Now Lordy, if you
don't help
me,
Just don't
help that
bear"
Interlude
Verse 3
Well, the
preacher stayed up in
that tree oh I th
ink it was all ni
ght
He
said "Oh Lord if you don't help me, you're gonna
see one hell of a f
ight"
About that time, the
limb let go, and the
preacher come-a tumblin'
down
You
should have seen him get his
razor
out be
fore he
hit the gr
ound
Verse 4
He hit
the ground shakin right to left and he p
ut up a pretty good f
ight
Then the b
ear hugged the preacher, and he sq
ueezed him a little too t
ight
Preacher dropped his
razor, man but the
bear held on with a
grin
He
cast his eyes to the
Lord in the s
kies and t
hese words he s
aid to h
im
Chorus
"Oh Lo
rd, you delivered Daniel, saved him from the
lion's
den
You
also delivered Jonah, from the
belly of the whale and
then
Cast the H
ebrew children from the
fiery furnace
The
good books do de
clare
Now Lordy, if you
don't help
me,
Just don't
help that
bear
Now Lordy, if you
don't help
me
Just don't you
help that
bear"
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