Phil Harris - The Preacher and the Bear lyrics

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.