Ray Stevens - The Preacher And The Bear Lyrics
The Preacher and the Bear by Jerry ReedThe preacher went out a huntin', it was on one Sunday morn'It was against his religion, but he took a shotgun alongHe got himself a mess a' mighty fine quail and one old scraggly hareAnd on the way home he crossed the path of a Great big grizzly bearWell the bear got down lookin' ready to chargeThe preacher never seen nothin' quite that largeThey looked each other right smack in the eyeDidn't take that preacher long to say byeThe preacher he run till he spotted a treeHe said "up in that tree's where I auta be"By the time that bear made a grab for himThe preacher was a sittin' on top a that limbScared to death, he tuned aboutHe looked to the sky and began to shout,Chorus;Hey lord, you delivered Daniel from the bottom of the lion's denYou delivered Joana, from the belly of the whale and then,The Hebrew children from the fiery furnace so the good books do declareHey lord, if you can't help me, for goodness sake don't help that bearYa, look out preacherWell, about that time the limb broke off and the preacher came tumblin' downHad a straight razor out of his pocket by the time he lit on the groundHe landed on his feet right in front a that bear and lord what an awful fightThe preacher and the bear and the razor and the hair flyin' from left to rightWell first they was up and then they was down, the preacher and the bear runnin' round n' roundThe bear he roared and the the preacher he groaned, he was havin' a tough time holdin' his ownHe said Lord if I get out a here alive, to the good book I'll abideNo more huntin' on the Sabbath day, come Sunday I'm headin' to the church to prayUp to the heavens the preacher glanced, he said Lord won't you give me just one more chanceSo the preacher got away, he looked around seen a tree where he'd be safe and soundJumped on a limb, turned about, looked to the sky and began to shout
