The Other Day I Met a Bear

"The Other Day I Met a Bear" (also known as "The Bear in the Forest" or "Bear in Tennis Shoes") is a traditional American camp song, sung as an echo song. It uses the same tune that is also used for "Princess Pat" and "Sippin' Cider Through a Straw."

Lyrics

The traditional lyrics are:

Some versions include a verse before the last stanza:

I heard a crack, And then a crunch. And then I was That big bears lunch!

Some versions also include the following lines after the last stanza:

The "Bear in Tennis Shoes" version starts with the following lines:

This version ends with:

Other uses

"The Other Day I Met a Bear" is one of the songs sung by Barney the dinosaur on the 1990 children's video Campfire Sing-along except it was shortened to 4 stanzas instead of 10. On Barney & Friends, the tune was used for The Exercise Song. The 2007 album For the Kids Three! includes a version of the song by Barenaked Ladies.

In Japanese, the song is known as "Mori no Kuma-san" (森のくまさん or 森の熊さん), with lyrics written by Yoshihiro Baba. It is on the soundtrack to the film version of Ranma ½ (1989) and an instrumental version is used frequently in the Family Stadium video game series.

References

External links

• Lyrics from NIEHS, National Institute of Health.

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