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
Smelt that girl on the summer air
The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair
Oh I'm a maid and I'm pure and fair