The Preacher And The Bear Lyrics - American Originals - Andy Griffith

Now the preacher sat up in the tree , 

Some sayhe hidded all night 

Along about daylight he said"O Lord 

If you don't hit that bear 

You'll see one awful sight". 

And just about then the limb let go 

And the preacher come a flotin' down 

Oh it was a sight to see hi 

Just before he hit the ground. 

With his knife he started hittin right and left 

He put up a pretty good fight. 

The bear grabbd him an' held him a little bit tight. 

He lost his knif,but the bear held on with a vim. 

Preacher cast his eyes to the Lord in the skies 

And once more said to him--- 

Oh Lord, You deliver' Daniel from the lions den, 

Also deliver Jonah from the belly of the whale and then 

Three Hebrew chillen from the firey furnace, 

Oh the good book do dclare. 

Oh Lord, if you can't help me, for goodness sake 

Don' You help tha bear!