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Black Bear Mama

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[Verse 1]
EWe were out having our Jamboree
In a little clearing in the Bdogwood trees
BEatin’ biscuits and black-eyed peas
Piping hot and sEteamin’
EBlack Bear Mama came out of her den
Left the little ones B8, 9, 10
BSayin’ don’t you worry I’ll come back again
And we’ll have supper this Eevenin’
[Chorus]
She eats Ahoney, from a honeyEbee
She eats it on bBiscuits, but she don’t eat Eme
[Verse 2]
EBlack Bear Mama going round the woods
Lookin’ for something that’ll tBaste so good
BBlack Bear Mama playin’ Robin Hood
To feed her poor little cEhildren
EWhen she found us she looked pretty mean
And we didn’t feel like mBakin’ a scene
BSo we made a donation of pork and beans
Before we got our fEillin’
[Bridge] speed up on 2nd time
EYou better run from the foldy rolly tilly tolly
seeka dubba yoosa cuz a bear’s gonna Bfind you
BYou better run from the foldy rolly tilly tolly
seeka dubba yoosa cuz a bear’s gonna Efind you
EYou better run from the foldy rolly tilly tolly
seeka dubba yoosa cuz a bear’s gonna Bfind you
BYou better run from the foldy rolly tilly tolly
seeka dubba yoosa cuz a bear’s gonna Efind you
[Chorus]
She eats hAoney, from a honeyEbee
She eats it on bBiscuits, but she don’t eat Eme
[Verse 3]
EBlack Bear Mama went back to her den
To feed her little ones B8, 9, 10
BThey ate it all up in a gulp, and then
In a minute they were sEnoring
EBut Black Bear Mama had a hungry pack
Our campfire cookin’ was jBust a snack
They woke up mama, said you better go back
For hotcakes in the Emorning
[Chorus]
They ate Ahoney, from a honEeybee
They ate it on bBiscuits, but they didn’t Eeat me
They ate Ahoney, they ate the black-eyed Epeas
They ate some Bbiscuits, but they didn’t eat Eme

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Black Bear Mama

by The Okee Dokee Brothers

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[Verse 1]

We were out having our Jamboree

In a little clearing in the dogwood trees

Eatin’ biscuits and black-eyed peas

Piping hot and steamin’

Black Bear Mama came out of her den

Left the little ones 8, 9, 10

Sayin’ don’t you worry I’ll come back again

And we’ll have supper this evenin’

[Chorus]

A E

She eats honey, from a honeybee

B E

She eats it on biscuits, but she don’t eat me

[Verse 2]

Black Bear Mama going round the woods

Lookin’ for something that’ll taste so good

Black Bear Mama playin’ Robin Hood

To feed her poor little children

When she found us she looked pretty mean

And we didn’t feel like makin’ a scene

So we made a donation of pork and beans

Before we got our fillin’

[Bridge] speed up on 2nd time

You better run from the foldy rolly tilly tolly

seeka dubba yoosa cuz a bear’s gonna find you

You better run from the foldy rolly tilly tolly

seeka dubba yoosa cuz a bear’s gonna find you

You better run from the foldy rolly tilly tolly

seeka dubba yoosa cuz a bear’s gonna find you

You better run from the foldy rolly tilly tolly

seeka dubba yoosa cuz a bear’s gonna find you

[Chorus]

A E

She eats honey, from a honeybee

B E

She eats it on biscuits, but she don’t eat me

[Verse 3]

Black Bear Mama went back to her den

To feed her little ones 8, 9, 10

They ate it all up in a gulp, and then

In a minute they were snoring

But Black Bear Mama had a hungry pack

Our campfire cookin’ was just a snack

They woke up mama, said you better go back

For hotcakes in the morning

[Chorus]

A E

They ate honey, from a honeybee

B E

They ate it on biscuits, but they didn’t eat me

A E

They ate honey, they ate the black-eyed peas

B E

They ate some biscuits, but they didn’t eat me

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