Now the preacher sat up in the tree

Some sayhe hidded all night

Along about daylight he saido 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