Green Jelly

The Bear Song

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The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see. HEY!
The other side of the mountain was all that he could see, SO!
He went back over the mountain to see what he could see. HEY!
The other side of the mountain was all that he could see!
You darn fool, you darn fool, can't you plainly see? HEY!
It's nothing but a cabbage head his grandma said to me. HO!
Many a-miles I've traveled, a thousand miles or so, HEY!
I never saw a head of cabbage with hair upon it before!
WHAT'S THIS CABBAGE?!
The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see. HEY!
The other side of the mountain was all that he could see, SO!
He went back over the mountain to see what he could see. HEY!
The other side of the mountain was all that he could see!
HEY, IS THAT A BEAR OVER THERE?!!
''Hey, Boo Boo, let's scare the ranger.''
''Gee, Yogi...''
You darn fool, you darn fool, can't you plainly see? HEY!
It's nothing but a cabbage head his grandma said to me. HO!
Many a-miles I've traveled, a thousand miles or so, HEY!
I never saw a head of cabbage with hair upon it before!
SOMEBODY GIVE THAT CABBAGE A HAIR CUT!!

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ice On Jun 23, 2001

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The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see. HEY! 
The other side of the mountain was all that he could see, SO! 
He went back over the mountain to see what he could see. HEY! 
The other side of the mountain was all that he could see! 
You darn fool, you darn fool, can't you plainly see? HEY! 
It's nothing but a cabbage head his grandma said to me. HO! 
Many a-miles I've traveled, a thousand miles or so, HEY! 
I never saw a head of cabbage with hair upon it before! 
WHAT'S THIS CABBAGE?! 
The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see. HEY! 
The other side of the mountain was all that he could see, SO! 
He went back over the mountain to see what he could see. HEY! 
The other side of the mountain was all that he could see! 
HEY, IS THAT A BEAR OVER THERE?!! 
''Hey, Boo Boo, let's scare the ranger.'' 
''Gee, Yogi...''
You darn fool, you darn fool, can't you plainly see? HEY! 
It's nothing but a cabbage head his grandma said to me. HO! 
Many a-miles I've traveled, a thousand miles or so, HEY! 
I never saw a head of cabbage with hair upon it before! 
SOMEBODY GIVE THAT CABBAGE A HAIR CUT!!

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2001-06-23 11:18:17

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by quailroberts

20y ago

These lyrics are very similar to an Irish folk song: "You're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old drunk, until you cannot see. That's a lovely cabbage head that your mamma sent to me. Oh many a times I've traveled a hundred miles or more, but a head of cabbage with hair on it I've never seen before."

There are also other verses, but the point is that a drunk's wife is cheating on him, and when he catches her, she says, that's not another man's stuff, you're just drunk.

Not sure what the reference is supposed to mean in this song though.

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by SpWider

20y ago

its a song about an old cliche' The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see the other side of the mountain was all he could see. Its a cliche used to imply useless repetition.

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by Pink_Floyd_fan

19y ago

great rock song. it's also on the soundtrack to "Dumb and dumber".

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by cale1321

18y ago

I've always thought Yogi says: "Hey Boo Boo! Stay right there!" and that Boo Boo says: "OK, Yogi."

I'm fairly certain it's not "Let's scare the ranger."

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