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From there, to here. From here! To there!
All black and brown and covered in hair!
He smelled that girl on the summer air!
The bear! The bear!
The maiden fair!

Oh, I'm a maid, and I'm pure and fair!
I'll never dance with a hairy bear!
I called a knight, but you're a bear!
All black and brown and covered in hair!

He lifted her high in the air!
He sniffed and roared and he smelled her there!
She kicked and wailed, the maid so fair!
He licked the honey all up in her hair!

From there to here. From here! To there!
All black and brown and covered in hair!
He smelled that girl on the summer air!
The bear! The bear!
The maiden fair!

And the bear, the bear!
The maiden fair!
And the bear, the bear!

She sighed and she squealed and she kicked the air!
Then she sang: My bear! My bear so fair!
And off they went into the summer air!
The bear, the bear,
And the maiden fair!

From there to here. From here! To there!
All black and brown and covered in hair!
He smelled that girl on the summer air!
The bear! The bear!
The maiden fair!

And the bear, the bear!
The maiden fair!
And the bear, the bear!
The maiden fair!
And the bear, the bear!

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A bear there was, a bear, a bear!
All black and brown, and covered with hair.
The bear! The bear!

Oh come they said, oh come to the fair!
The fair? Said he, but I'm a bear!
All black and brown, and covered with hair!

And down the road from here to there.
From here! To there!
Three boys, a goat and a dancing bear!
They danced and spun, all the way to the fair!
The fair! The fair!

Oh, sweet she was, and pure and fair!
The maid with honey in her hair!
Her hair! Her hair!
The maid with honey in her hair!

The bear smelled the scent on the summer air.
The bear! The bear!
All black and brown and covered with hair!

He smelled the scent on the summer air!
He sniffed and roared and smelled it there!
Honey on the summer air!

Oh, I'm a maid, and I'm pure and fair!
I'll never dance with a hairy bear!
A bear! A bear!
I'll never dance with a hairy bear!

The bear, the bear!
Lifted her high into the air!
The bear! The bear!

I called for a knight, but you're a bear!
A bear, a bear!
All black and brown and covered with hair

She kicked and wailed, the maid so fair,
But he licked the honey from her hair.
Her hair! Her hair!
He licked the honey from her hair!

Then she sighed and squealed and kicked the air!
My bear! She sang. My bear so fair!
And off they went, from here to there,
The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair.


Pop Culture Connections - Incoming

It is played in these television episodes...

Game of Thrones:
Season:  3  / Episode:  8 
Second Sons

This Television Episode plays The Bear and the Maiden Fair performed by Traditional
The musicians play this song at the feast following the wedding of Tyrion and Sansa

Game of Thrones:
Season:  3  / Episode:  7 
The Bear and the Maiden Fair

This Television Episode plays The Bear and the Maiden Fair performed by Traditional
The men who have thrown Brienne into the pit with the bear sing this song to mock her

Game of Thrones:
Season:  4  / Episode:  2 
The Lion and the Rose

This Television Episode plays The Bear and the Maiden Fair performed by Traditional
This song is played during the wedding feast

Game of Thrones:
Season:  4  / Episode:  8 
The Mountain and the Viper

This Television Episode plays The Bear and the Maiden Fair performed by Traditional
The bar wench burps to the tune of this song and tries to get the men to guess it.

Game of Thrones:
Season:  3  / Episode:  3 
Walk of Punishment

This Television Episode plays The Bear and the Maiden Fair performed by Traditional
The men who have captured Jaime Lannister sing this song while riding

It is referred to by these books...

A Storm of Swords
written by
part of A Song of Ice and Fire

  • Date:
  • Type: Book
This Book refers to The Bear and the Maiden Fair performed by Traditional
Tom Sevenstreams and Hot Pie sing it on the way to the inn. Grenn suggests that Samwell sing this song while they march. Butterbumps sings it during Sansa's dinnger with Margaery. Greatjon Umber sings it at the Red Wedding. Barristan Selmy mentions that King Baratheon only sings when he is drunk, and this is likely one of the songs he would sing.

Other Connections and Related Pop Culture

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Greensleeves
composed by Traditional

Jingle Bells
performed by Traditional

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Game of Thrones:
Season:  3  / Episode:  7 
The Bear and the Maiden Fair

The Bear and the Maiden Fair
performed by The Hold Steady


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