The Bear Lyrics

Lyric discussion by taverner 

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