We're Going on a Bear Hunt Lyrics

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

6/4/2015

Melody

In most version 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 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!

61 Comments

courtney link

12/30/2014 06:31:36 am

I love the were going on a bear hunt

sammy link

4/4/2015 02:52:01 pm

I love the bear hunt. It's great for kids! The bear hunt inspired me to make a song about Hawaii in the rhythm of this song!! I'm using the Hawaii song for my daily talk!!!!

Funny Songs for Kids link

6/8/2015 03:32:52 pm

True. Bear Hunt is a great song. It's fantastic that you wrote a new song to the same rhythm. Feel free to share it if possible.

FS4K

Yzabelle Stangl

6/28/2015 05:40:09 am

Please do post your hawiian song. I would like singing it. Tootles, Yzabelle.

Jasmine

1/11/2016 03:40:25 am

Type the lyrics of your song

Sukheena mann link

6/5/2016 03:16:39 am

Ugly

Sukheena Mann

6/5/2016 03:19:05 am

I know I'm sorry I was saying it as a touché twister and I wrote it

felix

3/16/2017 04:42:18 am

OMG that sounds amazing id love to hear it one day for i am a music student!!

This was the only thing that would make me go to sleep i miss being told it to be honest :)

Dean

3/28/2017 12:18:17 am

Sammy, how do you have enough time? You said you'd do research! We're hunting a wendigo not a bear, son of a...

Tia pechey

4/29/2017 10:10:01 am

Wow I lovethe song to

Alex

9/14/2017 03:23:59 am

I'm a fifteen year old and I still enjoy the beautiful tune in my health and social care it really calms me before I sleep.

Usufykyd link

1/26/2018 09:25:01 am

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beverly link

10/3/2019 02:02:23 pm

this is a dumb song for kids what if they actully do it and get eaten by bear

Lawrence link

10/13/2019 04:15:13 am

I have millions otmatipea

Mariana

1/30/2016 04:59:31 am

Your comment doesn't make sense

Mia

12/4/2016 11:33:35 am

I supported young people with severe autism... Ioved reading this to them and with all my heart I know they loved listening!!... They would join in... Absolutely priceless!!

koolaid

2/19/2017 08:31:43 am

Jason Moyer

10/2/2018 04:08:47 am

Always a favorite! Loved reading it as a book to my 7 kids growing up! Reflecting back there seens to be a deeper meaning.. Life is tough. Can't avoid it. Must.go through it. And after you have gained experience.to handle next.obstacle.

jason link

5/2/2016 01:06:45 am

I love the bear hunt it is really fun when it says stumble trip and all the other ones

恋恋爸广州 link

10/13/2019 04:30:15 am

This is so bad

Anna Frittle

6/13/2017 01:53:10 am

It is nice

Anna Wilson link

3/9/2018 09:07:17 am

Hi mrs lapwarth
Thank you for coming to work from work

7/2/2018 05:32:00 am

Very good

Kristen Snyder

11/1/2018 07:45:21 pm

What is the "Oh no!" at the end of the song for? Is that for the kids to fill in the blank? or for imagination/discussion? Or is it a mistake?

Ruth-Ann

4/27/2023 03:50:34 pm

Good question!

20 Wakefield Street link

10/28/2019 06:56:59 am

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Chicken Nugget

2/6/2015 02:52:56 am

In my preschool we don't sing it like this so this is wrong

2/6/2015 10:44:56 am

There are many different variations of this song. Please let us know how you like to sing it by emailing us the lyrics or posting them in a comment.

FS4K

revie

5/23/2015 02:05:06 am

Yzabelle stangl

6/28/2015 05:34:45 am

Are you speechless revie? You are awfully quiet. Isn't he guys. I am the opposite of quiet.

Blue face

2/20/2016 09:04:21 am

Hey this is the best one!!!!

Keith Ledger

7/27/2015 11:25:31 pm

This was written by Michael Rosen, this is the correct version. I however would not say that the version you sing is wrong as that would be ignorant as interpretations should be embraced and enjoyed.

Miss Emily

8/30/2017 12:24:25 am

its actually not. they're are different versions

Himosa

11/23/2018 02:34:48 am

Everyone sings it like this. YOU ARE WRONG!

arty

5/12/2015 11:06:26 pm

this haz helped me thru PE GCSE exams, thank u so much bearhunt! love to u

Isaac

3/28/2017 12:13:26 am

Oh, yeah, you know those test scores! Can't go over 'em, can't go under 'em.....

6/28/2015 05:29:52 am

I Like how you did your own version of this song. Please do it some more.

Swanplant

10/6/2015 02:49:56 am

Thanks so much for posting this. This is the version I remember from Brownies, 30 years ago, parts of which are still in my head. A school I was relieving at had the book version, which didn't fit right as it was slightly different from the version I grew up with.

Nicole

12/1/2015 06:30:26 am

BEST BOOK EVER

Suzanne

1/27/2016 02:01:19 pm

Love this zx done in with nursery and school kids and its loved by all ages xx one of my favourites xx

Boss

5/9/2016 09:25:56 am

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Jliana

6/27/2016 03:14:50 pm

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Danny Shears link

1/27/2017 09:59:47 pm

This is Funny Songs for Kids, the reading of We're Going on a Bear Hunt reading the story instead of sing-song.

Hadijah Nakayiza

2/5/2017 01:38:26 pm

Fun ways of involving children from two to five years old. Also more learning will be taking place in all around the seven areas of children's development such as PSED,CL,LD,MD,KUW,EA&D.

Kiara laviolette

2/26/2017 11:29:30 pm

I love this song it is so amazing

Abigail

9/10/2019 07:56:56 am

I remember doing this as a kid and now I'm doingit in my classroom

sophie

5/11/2017 04:51:18 am

its the best for my children thanks

Jasmine s link

5/11/2017 09:28:08 am

Hey thxs for posting this. I actually used it as a draft of the story. It's my dad's birthday tomorrow and I wrote him a story called 'The Toblerone Hunt' along the same kind of lines as The Bear Hunt! I hope he enjoys it. He used to read it to me as a kid. I don't know where the book is, somewhere safe probably. (PS. A toblerone is a type of chocolate if you were wondering)

KilledByBear link

5/18/2017 08:58:49 pm

dis sung inspered meh ta fund a rOAL BarE and now I'm ded Rawr CX

George link

6/6/2017 07:15:46 am

My partner is pregnant so changed a few words

We're Going to have a baby 🤰🤰🤰

We're goin' to have a baby
(We're goin' to have a big one)
We're going to hatch a big one,
(We're going to hatch a big one,) we're not scared
(We're not scared)
What a beautiful day!
(What a beautiful day!)

Uh-uh!
Morning sickness!
Lots of morning sickness.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh no!
We have to throw up!
Pukey pukey! Pukey pukey! Pukey pukey

Chorus: We're going to have a baby...

Uh-uh!
A bump!
A big round bump.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh no!
We've got to climb over it!
Get the ladders! Get the ladders! Get the ladders!

Chorus: We're going to have a baby...

Uh-uh!
Labour!
A baby Labour.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it.
Oh no!
We've got to push through it!
And push! And push! And push!

Chorus: We're going to have a baby...

Uh-uh!
A baby!
A big beautiful baby.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh no!
We've got to go feed it!
Suckle burp! Suckle burp! Suckle burp!

Chorus: We're going to have a baby...

Uh-uh!
A dirty nappy!
A stinky dirty nappy.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh no!
We've got to clean baby!
And wipe! And wipe! And wipe!

Chorus: We're going to have a baby...

tombleeboo

11/14/2017 04:28:44 pm

suckle burp suckle burp suckle burp

a dirty nappy link

10/31/2017 09:41:28 pm

OH NO WHAT

your baby

11/14/2017 04:31:07 pm

dont fatshame me omg

BROCK LONG

11/2/2018 09:54:15 am

I remember using this song in teaching my swimming lesson classes when I was younger.

bob

2/26/2019 06:09:25 am

Lyrics are incorrect

THE OTHER BABY......... YOU HAVE TWINSSSSSSS link

3/21/2019 04:45:37 am

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Lola

4/11/2019 06:26:48 am

Where’s the ending of the story/rhyme?
It has another page!
Oh no!
We forgot to close the door!
Back down the stairs
Shut the door
Back upstairs
Into bed
We’re not going on a bear hunt again!

andy (6 yrs old)

9/8/2019 11:15:16 pm

I loved ths song when I was a kid. I am older now

andy beveirdge

9/8/2019 11:20:49 pm

We're going on a beer hunt, I hope we drink some big ones
I don't wan;t to go overit, I don'tant to go under it
lets get through it
driky drinky drinky drinky drinky

Chelle

11/29/2019 08:29:20 pm

I tried singing "We're going on a bear hunt" to my 3 year old nephew, he told me stop aha!!

Arnold Gregs link

1/12/2021 05:09:14 pm

Greeat reading your blog

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