| Yeah
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| Well the preacher went out a huntin' it was on one Sunday morn
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| It was against his religion but he took a shotgun along
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| He got himself a mess almighty fine quail and one old scraggly hare
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| And on the way home he crossed the path of a Great big grizzly bear
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| Well the bear got down lookin' ready to charge
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| The preacher never seen nothin' quite that large
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| They looked each other right smack in the eye
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| Didn’t take that preacher long to say bye
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| The preacher he run till he spotted a tree
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| He said up in that tree’s where I auta be
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| By the time that bear made a grab for him
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| The preacher was a sittin' on top a that limb
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| Scared to death he tuned about
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| He looked to the sky and began to shout
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| Hey Lord you delivered Daniel from the bottom of the lion’s den
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| You delivered Joana from the belly of the whale and then
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| The Hebrew children from the fiery furnace so the good books do declare
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| Hey Lord if you can’t help me for goodness sake don’t help that bear
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| Yaah look out preacher
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| Well about that time the limb broke off and the preacher came tumblin' down
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| Had a straight razor out of his pocket by the time he lit on the ground
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| He landed on his feet right in front a that bear and Lord what an awful fight
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| The preacher and the bear and the razor and the hair flyin' from left to right
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| Well first they was up and then they was down
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| The preacher and the bear runnin' round and round
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| The bear he roared and the the preacher he groaned
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| He was havin' a tough time holdin' his own
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| He said Lord if I get out a here alive
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| To the good book I’ll abide
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| No more huntin' on the Sabbath day
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| Come Sunday I’m headin' to the church to pray
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| Up to the heavens the preacher glanced
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| He said oh Lord won’t you give me one more chance
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| Then his suspenders gave away
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| And he knocked that bear ten feet away
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| Then the preacher got up and made a bound
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| To the tree where he’d be safe and sound
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| Pulled himself up and turned about
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| Cast his eyes to the skies and he did shout
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| Hey Lord you delivered Daniel from the bottom of the lion’s den… |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Preacher And The Bear , by - Ray Stevens. Song from the album Ray Stevens Gospel Collection, in the genre