| Well the Preacher went a-huntin'
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| On a Sunday morn
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| Though it was against his religion
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| He took his gun along
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| Shot himself some very fine quail
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| One big weaselly hare
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| And on the way returnin' home
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| He met a grizzly bear
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| Well the bear marched out in the middle of the road
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| Up to the Preacher, you see
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| Preacher got so excited
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| Climbed up a cinnamon tree
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| Well the bear sat down on the ground
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| Preacher out on a limb
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| He turned his eyes to the Lord in the skies
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| These words he said unto Him
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| He said, «Oh Lord!
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| Didn’t you deliver Daniel from the Lions' Den?
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| Jonah from the belly of a whale and then
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| Three hebrew children from the fiery furnace
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| The good book do declare
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| Oh, Lord
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| If you can’t help me, please don’t help that bear.»
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| The Preacher stayed up in that tree
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| I think it was all night
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| He said, «Oh Lord, don’t help that bear
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| Or you’ll see an awful fight!»
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| Just about then the limb let go
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| Preacher came a-tumblin' down
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| You shoulda seen him get his razor out
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| Before he hit the ground
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| He hit that ground cuttin' right to left
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| Put up a very good fight
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| Just then the bear hugs this man
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| Squeezed him a little too tight
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| Well the Preacher lost his razor
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| But the bear hung on to him
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| He turned his eyes to the Lord in the skies
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| These words he said unto Him
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| He said, «Oh Lord!
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| Didn’t you deliver Daniel from the Lions' Den?
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| Jonah from the belly of a whale and then
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| Three hebrew children from the fiery furnace
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| The good book do declare
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| Oh, Lord |