The Bear and the Maiden Fair - The Hold Steady

A bear there was

A bear, a bear

All black and brown

And covered in hair

Three boys, a goat

And a dancing bear

They danced and spun

Up to the fair

Oh!

sweet she was

And pure and fair

The maid with honey

Up in her hair

He smelled her all

On the summer air

The maid with honey

Up in her hair

From there to here

From here to there

All black and brown

And covered in hair

He smelled that girl

In summer air

The bear, the bear

And maiden fair

Oh I’m a maid

And I’m pure and fair

I’ll never dance

With a hairy bear

I called the knight

But you’re a bear

All black and brown

And covered in hair

From there to here

From here to there

All black and brown

And covered in hair

He smelled that girl

In summer air

The bear, the bear

And maiden fair