The Bear and the Maiden Fair

Em                G       B7
A bear there was, A bear, A bear.
    B7        Am        G            Em
All black and brown and covered with hair!
   Em
Oh come they said come to the fair
    G
The fair? said he but I’m a bear
    Am                   B7         Em
All black and brown and covered in hair!

    Em
And down the road from here to there,
    G
Three boys, a goat and a dancing bear
    Am                   B7         Em
They danced and spun all the way to the fair!

    Em
Oh! sweet she was And pure and fair,
    G
The maid with honey In her hair
    Am        B7           Em
The maid with honey in her hair!

    Em
The bear smelled the scent on the summer air
    G                   Am                  B7
The Bear! The Bear! All black and brown and covered with hair
   Em
He smelled the scent on the summer air,
   G
He sniffed and roared and smelled it there
Am           B7     Em
Honey on the summer air!

Em
Oh I’m a maid, I’m pure and fair
G
I’ll never dance with a hairy bear
     Am                 B7    Em
I’ll never dance with a hairy bear!

    Em
The bear,the bear
  G
Lifted her high into the air
    Am        B7        Em
The bear, the bear, the bear!

  Em
I called for a knight but you’re a bear
  G
A bear! A bear!
    Am                  B7         Em
All black and brown and covered in hair

    Em
She kicked and wailed the maid so fair
       G
But he licked the honey from her hair
   Am         B7             Em
He licked the honey from her hair!

         Em                      G
Then she sighed and squealed and kicked the air
    Am               C
She sang: My bear so fair
    Am                B7        B7           Am      Em
And off they went. The bear! The bear and the maiden fair!