Black Bear Mama

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'

She eats honey, from a honeybee

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

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'

You better run from the foldy rolly tilly tolly

Seeka dubba yoosa cuz a bear's gonna find you

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 (They ate honey...)