The Other Day I Met a Bear
| "The Other Day I Met a Bear" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Form | Call and response |
| Recorded by | |
| Performed by | Barney |
"The Other Day I Met a Bear" (also known as "The Bear in the Forest" or "Bear in Tennis Shoes") is a traditional American camp song, sung as an echo song.
The music was composed in 1919 by Carey Morgan and Lee David to accompany lyrics for "Sipping Cider Through a Straw". A similar or related tune is used for "Princess Pat".
"The Other Day I Met a Bear" is one of the songs sung by Barney the dinosaur on the 1990 children's video Campfire Sing-along except it was shortened to 4 stanzas instead of 10. On Barney & Friends, the tune was used for The Exercise Song. The 2007 album For the Kids Three! includes a version of the song by Barenaked Ladies.[2]
In Japanese, the song is known as "Mori no Kuma-san" (森のくまさん), with lyrics written by Yoshihiro Baba. It is on the soundtrack to the film version of Ranma ½ (1991). Sex Machineguns recorded a version of "Mori no Kuma-san" on their 2009 album 45° Angle.
References
- ↑ Seiryou (2 February 2010). "Sex Machineguns in Kanazawa AZ". JaME World. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ↑ "For the Kids Three!". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-03-23.