Billy Strings – The Preacher And The Bear (Guitar)

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Well the preacher went out a huntin', it was on one Sunday morn'

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Although against his religion, he took his gun along

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He shot himself some mighty fine quail and one old measley hare

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But on his way returning home, he met a great big grizzly bear

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Well the bear dashed out to the middle of the road right up to the preacher and seen

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The preacher got so excited that he climbed up a big ol tree

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The bear stayed down upon the ground and the preacher climbed out on a limb

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He cast his eyes to the Lord in the skies and these words he said to him

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"Oh Lord, you delivered Daniel, saved him from the lion's den

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You also delivered Jonah, from the belly of the whale and then

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Cast the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace

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The good books do declare

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Now Lordy, if you don't help me,

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Just don't help that bear"

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Well, the preacher stayed up in that tree oh I think it was all night

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He said "Oh Lord if you don't help me, you're gonna see one hell of a fight"

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About that time, the limb let go, and the preacher come-a tumblin' down

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You should have seen him get his razor out before he hit the ground

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He hit the ground shakin right to left and he put up a pretty good fight

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Then the bear hugged the preacher, and he squeezed him a little too tight

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Preacher dropped his razor, man but the bear held on with a grin

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He cast his eyes to the Lord in the skies and these words he said to him

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"Oh Lord, you delivered Daniel, saved him from the lion's den

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You also delivered Jonah, from the belly of the whale and then

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Cast the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace

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The good books do declare

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Now Lordy, if you don't help me,

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Just don't help that bear

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Now Lordy, if you don't help me

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Just don't you help that bear"