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The Bear Lyrics

Sir, I caught my juggernaut at your game
Fifteen-thousand miles and I'm feeling great
I've been on the run, but I done my time
You just can't stand still with a friend like mine

There's a bear that walks like a man
Better shake him fast
Better hide yourself if you can
cause he wants your ass
I believe you'll do quite well
But only time will tell
if you got the bear or the bear got you

Drive the coach and six for the county line
Point me towards the tube and I'll be just fine
Mr Quick has flown from the cosmic zoo
Someone must be him and I just found you

There's a bear that walks like a man
Better shake him fast
Better hide yourself if you can
cause he wants your ass
I believe you'll do quite well
But only time will tell
if you got the bear or the bear got you



from Aja sessions, 1977
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starquest On Feb 22, 2013
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Cover art for The Bear lyrics by Steely Dan

It's about drug smuggling and a warning against "tasting" the product

@taverner So it's not about a period when there is a "bear" market?

@taverner I dunno... with lines like "You just can't stand still with a friend like mine" I am thinking about speed or coke

It's about Owsley Stanley - "The Bear"

Owsley Stanley (born Augustus Owsley Stanley III, January 19, 1935 – March 13, 2011) also known as Bear, was an important person in the rise of the San Francisco Bay counter-culture. During the Beat-era years of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters scenes, he was also important in the explosion of 1960's psychedelia culture

 
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