[Verse 1]
Some folks say there ain't no bears in Arkansas
Some folks never seen a bear at all
Some folks say that bears go 'round eating babies raw
And some folks got a bear across the hall

[Verse 2]
Some folks say that bears go 'round smelling bad
Others say that a bear is honey sweet
And some folks say this bear's the best I ever had
And some folks got a bear beneath their feet

[Verse 3]
Some folks drive the bears out of the wilderness
And some, to see a bear, would pay a fee
Me, I just bear up to my bewildered best
And some folks even see the bear in me

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Some folks drive the bears out of the wilderness
And some, to see a bear, would pay a fee
Me, I just bear up to my bewildered best
And some folks even see the bear in me
[Bridge]
So meet a bear and take him on out to lunch with you
And even though your friends may stop and stare
Just remember that's a bear there in the bunch with you
And they just don't come no better than a bear
So meet a bear and take him on out to lunch with you
And even though your friends may stop and stare
Just remember that's a bear there in the bunch with you
And they just don't come no better than a bear

[Outro]
No, they just don't come no better than a bear
No, they just don't come no better than
They just don't come no better than
They just don't come no better than a bear