We fought a battle in freedom's name To keep our colors pure We showered the Axis with misery and pain And gave them all a cure
In '45 we thought we were through In our fights for things good and fair All we wanted was brotherhood But there stood the fiery bear
You bear, you bear, you fiery bear Is there no stopping your prowl You bear, you bear, you fiery bear We're not afraid of your growl
We love our baseball and apple pie We love our county fair We'll keep Old Glory waving high There's no place here for a bear
They know not the terms or the Bible's words They laugh at the Golden Rule They've never seen the Great Speckled Bird They don't teach those things in their schools
You bear, you bear, you fiery bear Is there no stopping your prowl You bear, you bear, you fiery bear We're not afraid of your growl
We don't like to think of atomic power The weapon we'd rather not use But now we enter the critical hour And there you're holding the fuse
You bear, you bear, you fiery bear Is there no stopping your prowl You bear, you bear, you fiery bear We're not afraid of your growl