The Very Scary Hairy Bear

Katherine Dines

This song is available on Katherine Dine's Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta GNU.

This song is also available of an Individual Song Download.

Challenge your students to find all the adjectives in this song!

Last night, we found the perfect campsite-- nestled in the trees
By a mountain stream
We pitched our tents and gathered wood and sang around the fire
'Til we all got tired and said,"Goodnight!" "Goodnight!"
I crawled into my sleeping bag and zipped it to my cold nose--
'Quickly had my eyes closed...

When a The VERY SCARY HAIRY BEAR
Came lumbering along
And a VERY SCARY HAIRY BEAR-- as big as a truck
Is fierce and strong. (Gulp).

He sniffed, and with a giant paw his claws reached out to catch me
But he didn't scratch me.
Instead he growled and said, "I'm lonely! Could I share your campsite?"
"I'll be gone by daylight. Do 'ya mind?"

(Gulp). Would you ever argue with a bear as big as a truck?
I didn't THINK so!
So I opened up the flaps of the tent...

And the VERY SCARY HAIRY BEAR
Stretched across my feet.
And the VERY SCARY HAIRY BEAR as big as a chair
Soon fell asleep. (Snore).

At first, I lay there in the dark-- afraid to move a muscle
Then I felt him nuzzle my toes--
I curled them up so tightly, that I got a headache and I made the tent shake...

But the VERY SCARY HAIRY BEAR
Didn't even stir
And a VERY SCARY HAIRY BEAR- as big as a pillow
Has rather snugly fur... (Ahhh.)

I guess, I must have slept too late, 'cause it was hot and muggy
And Dad had to nudge me. "Get up kid."
I stretched, before I realized, the bear I met was missing
And Sis yelled, "Time for fishing!"

But the VERY SCARY HAIRY BEAR
Had left without a trace
And a VERY not so SCARY teddy BEAR---
as big as a kitty, was in its place.

This song is available on Katherine Dine's Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta GNU.

This song is also available of an Individual Song Download.

Katherine Dines is an award-winning songwriter, recording and teaching artist who
performs throughout the world. To date, she has created six albums in the acclaimed series
known as "Hunk*Ta*Bunk*Ta®" In addition to live concerts, she presents educational
workshops for students and in-service workshops for parents and teachers. For the past
two years, she has toured military bases for the United States Department of Defense in honor
of "Military Child Month." Residing in Denver, Colorado, she continues to write and record
material for other projects and is expanding Hunk*Ta*Bunk*Ta® into books, toys, television
and other educational material.
Contact information: (303) 298-7122; (303) 298-7082 (fax) www.hunktabunkta.com