The Hold Steady - The Bear and the Maiden Fair

A bear there was
A bear up there
All black and brown
And covered in hair
Three boys, a goat
And a dancing bear
They danced and spun
Right to the fair

How sweet she was
And pure and fair
The maid with honey
Up in her hair
He smelled her 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
He smelled that girl
The summer air
The bear, the bear
The maiden fair

Oh I'm a maid
And I'm pure and fair
I'll never dance
With a hairy bear
I called a knight
But you're a bear
All black and brown
And covered in hair

From there to here
From here to there
All black and brown
And covered in hair
He smelled that girl
The summer air
The bear, the bear
The maiden fair