Jerry Reed - The Preacher And The Bear lyrics

Yeah here come the preacher ha ha Well the preacher went out a huntin' it was on one Sunday morn It was against his religion but he took a shotgun along He got him a mess of mighty fine quail and one old scraggly hare But on the way home he crossed the path of a great big grizzly bear Well the bear got down looked ready to charge The preacher never seen nothin' quite that large They looked each other right smack in the eye Didn't take that preacher long to say bye The preacher he run till he spotted a tree He said up in that tree's where I oughta be By the time that bear made a grab for him The preacher was a sittin' on top a that limb Scared to d**h he turned about He looked to the sky and began to shout Hey Lord you delivered Daniel from the bottom of the lion's den You delivered Joana from the belly of the whale and then The Hebrew children from the fiery furnace so the good books do declare Hey Lord if you can't help me for goodness sake don't help that bear Yeah look out preacher Well about that time the limb broke off and the preacher come a tumblin' down Had a straight razor out of his pocket about the time he lit on the ground He landed on his feet right in front a that bear and Lord what an awful fight The preacher and the bear and the razor and the hair just a flyin' from left to right Well at first they was up and then they was down The preacher and the bear runnin' round and round The bear he roared and the the preacher he groaned Havin' a tough time a holdin' his own He said Lord if I get outta here alive Then to the good book I'll abide No more huntin' on the Sabbath day Come Sunday I'm headin' to the church to pray Up to the heavens the preacher glanced Said Lord won't you give me one more chance So the preacher got away he looked around Seen a tree where he'd be safe and sound Jumped on a limb turned about Looked to the sky and began to shout Hey Lord you delivered old Daniel from the bottom of the lion's den... No get outta here bear Lord do somethin' for me and forget that bear I'm tellin' ya he's big look at the size of that thing whoa Get what are you get offa this tree Lord help me Are you kiddin' me with the size of that bear