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We're Going on a Bear Hunt

4/27/2024

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​Find the traditional version and lyrics below or listen to We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Caper Kids

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Click here to see the lyrics to the Australian version of We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Caper Kids Music

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Lyrics by Caper Kids Music

There are many versions of the song, We're Going on a Bear Hunt. If you know one that isn't here then please add it to the comments below.

We're going on a bear hunt
(We're going on a bear hunt)
We're gonna see a fluffy one
(We're gonna see a fluffy one)
We're not scared
(We're not scared)
What a beautiful day
(What a beautiful day)
Uh oh
Grass, sharp pointy grass

We can't go over it
(We can't go over it)
We can't go under it
(We can't go under it)
We’ll have to go through it
(We’ll have to go through it)
Dodge, hop, dodge, hop

We're going on a bear hunt
(We're going on a bear hunt)
We're gonna see a fluffy one
(We're gonna see a fluffy one)
We're not scared
(We're not scared)
What a beautiful day
(What a beautiful day)
Uh oh
Sand, hot dry sand

We can't go over it
(We can't go over it)
We can't go under it
(We can't go under it)
We’ll have to go through it
(We’ll have to go through it)
Run, skip, run, skip
Uh oh

We're going on a bear hunt
(We're going on a bear hunt)
We're gonna see a fluffy one
(We're gonna see a fluffy one)
We're not scared
(We're not scared)
What a beautiful day
(What a beautiful day)
Uh oh 
A canyon, a big rocky canyon

We can't go over it
(We can't go over it)
We can't go under it
(We can't go under it)
We’ll have to go through it
(We’ll have to go through it)
Climb, climbing, climb up higher
Uh oh

We're going on a bear hunt
(We're going on a bear hunt)
We're gonna see a fluffy one
(We're gonna see a fluffy one)
We're not scared
(We're not scared)
What a beautiful day
(What a beautiful day)
Uh oh
A forest, a eucalypt forest

We can't go over it
(We can't go over it)
We can't go under it
(We can't go under it)
We’ll have to go through it
(We’ll have to go through it)
Stumble, trip, stumble, trip
Uh oh

We're going on a bear hunt
(We're going on a bear hunt)
We're gonna see a fluffy one
(We're gonna see a fluffy one)
We're not scared
(We're not scared)
What a beautiful day
(What a beautiful day)

Uh oh, what’s that!
One big black nose 
Two round soft ears 
Fluffy gray fur
It's a koala, not a bear

Quick, get the binoculars!
Look straight up, in the tree
There's a koala, looking at me
Be very quiet, get the phone
Call the family, back at home
Take a picture, have a look
Zoom in closer, that looks good
Remember that, it's not a bear
It's just a koala up there
Our fluffy marsupial friend​

The Traditional Version and Lyrics

Melody

In most versions of the song, the melody is only sung for the first line of the repeated section.
Most other parts are spoken in rhyme.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Melody
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Lyrics and Melody
Lyrics (echo in brackets)

We're goin' on a bear hunt 
(We're goin' on a bear hunt) 
We're going to catch a big one, 
(We're going to catch a big one,)I'm not scared
(I'm not scared)
What a beautiful day!
(What a beautiful day!)
 
Uh-uh! 
Grass! 
Long wavy grass. 
We can't go over it. 
We can't go under it. 
Oh no! 
We've got to go through it! 
Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy!

Chorus: We're going on a bear hunt...

Uh-uh! 
A river! 
A deep cold river. 
We can't go over it. 
We can't go under it. 
Oh no! 
We've got to go through it! 
Splash splosh! Splash splosh! Splash splosh! 

Chorus: We're going on a bear hunt...

Uh-uh! 
Mud! 
Thick oozy mud. 
We can't go over it, 
We can't go under it. 
Oh no! 
We've got to go through it! 
Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! 

Chorus: We're going on a bear hunt...

Uh-uh! 
A forest! 
A big dark forest. 
We can't go over it. 
We can't go under it. 
Oh no! 
We've got to go through it! 
Stumble trip! Stumble trip! Stumble trip! 


Chorus: We're going on a bear hunt...

Uh-uh! 
A snowstorm! 
A swirling whirling snowstorm. 
We can't go over it. 
We can't go under it. 
Oh no! 
We've got to go through it! 
Hooo wooo! Hooo wooo! Hooo wooo! 

Chorus: We're going on a bear hunt...

Uh-uh! 
A cave! 
A narrow gloomy cave. 
We can't go over it. 
We can't go under it. 
We've got to go through it! 
Tiptoe! Tiptoe! Tiptoe! 
WHAT’S THAT! 
One shiny wet nose! 
Two big furry ears! 
Two big goggly eyes! 
IT’S A BEAR! 

Quick! 
Back through the cave! 
Tiptoe! Tiptoe! Tiptoe! 
Back through the snowstorm! 
Hoooo woooo! Hoooo woooo! Hoooo woooo! 
Back through the forest! 
Stumble trip! Stumble trip! Stumble trip! 
Back through the mud! 
Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! 
Back through the river! 
Splash splosh! Splash splosh! Splash splosh! 
Back through the grass! 
Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy! 
Get to our front door. 
Open the door. 
Up the stairs 
Oh no! 

Free coloring page and word search for We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Our friends at Caper Kids Music are making a mountain of free fun and educational resources. They are creating coloring pages, word searches, songs, lesson plans, and other teaching and learning resources that can be used by teachers, parents, and home schoolers. Visit our friends at Caper Kids Music and share the love in the classroom, camp, or home with these fantastic resources.

Download and print this cute and funny picture of a koala for the children's song "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" by Caper Kids Music.
A coloring page of a koala in a tree for the song We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Click on the image to be taken to caperkidseducation.com where you can download the free coloring page
A koala in a tree and a free word search for the song We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Click on the image to be taken to caperkidseducation.com where you can download the free word search

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Have a different version of the song? Share it with us in the comments below

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What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor / O Sinner Man

6/27/2014

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This version of 'What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor / O Sinner Man' can be sung in two groups.
Group 1 sings the left column and group 2 is to sing the right column at the same time as group 1.

Chords given below

Lyrics

Group 1
Verse 1.
What shall we do with the drunken sailor
What shall we do with the drunken sailor
What shall we do with the drunken sailor
Early* in the morning

Chorus

Hooray and up she rises
Hooray and up she rises
Hooray and up she rises
Hooray and up she rises

Verse 2.

Put him in the long 'til he's sober, x 3
Early in the morning

Verse 3.

Pull out the plug and wet him all over x 3
Early in the morning

Verse 4.

Put him in in the scuppers with a hose pipe on him x 3
Early in the morning
Group 2
Verse 1.
O sinner man, where will you run to
O sinner man, where will you run to
O sinner man, where will you run to
All on that day

Chorus

Run to the rocks, rocks won't you hide me?
Run to the rocks, rocks won't you hide me?
Run to the rocks, rocks won't you hide me?
All on that day

Verse 2.

Run to the sea, sea is a-boiling, x 3
All on that day

Verse 3. 

Run to the Lord, Lord won't you hide me x 3
All on that day

Verse 4.

O Sinner man, should bin a-praying x 3
All on that day
*Note - Early can be pronounced, Earl-eye

Chords

Verse 1.
Dm
What shall we do with the drunken sailor
C
What shall we do with the drunken sailor
Dm
What shall we do with the drunken sailor
F        C       Dm
Early* in the morning

Chorus

Dm
Hooray and up she rises
C
Hooray and up she rises
Dm
Hooray and up she rises
F
Early in the morning

*Same chords for each verse and chorus
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Waltzing Matilda

6/11/2014

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Lyrics

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled:
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?"

Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong.
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me",
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred.
Down came the troopers, one, two, and three.
"Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me",
"Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong.
"You'll never take me alive!" said he
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong:
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?"

Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me",
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong:
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?"

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You Brush Your Teeth

6/10/2014

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If you get up in the morning at a quarter to one, and all you want to do is have a little fun,

You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch… x 2

If you get up in the morning at a quarter to two, and you just want to find something to do,

You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch… x 2

If you get up in the morning at a quarter to three, and your mind starts going twiddledy-dee,

You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch… x 2

If you get up in the morning at a quarter to four, and you think you hear a knock on your door, 

You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch… x 2

If you get up in the morning at a quarter to five, and you just can’t wait to come alive


You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch…  x 2
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