The Other Day I Met a Bear
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"The Other Day I Met a Bear" (also known as "The Bear in the Forest" or "Bear in Tennis Shoes") is a traditional American camp song, sung as an echo song.
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Anime and Japanese culture
- In JapaneseJapanese languageis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, the song is known as and the lyrics of the song were written by Yoshihiro Baba. - It is part of the soundtrack of the film version of Ranma ½Ranma ½is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi with an anime adaptation. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts...
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Music
A similar or related tune is used for Princess PatPrincess Pat (song)
"Princess Pat", a favorite campfire song in North America, began as a Military cadence of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.-The Real Princess Pat and her Colours:...
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Sipping Cider Through a Straw
Sipping Cider Through a Straw is a 1919 song composed by Byron G. Harlan. The tune is identical to "Princess Pat" and "The Other Day I Met a Bear"....
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Lyrics
- Lyrics from NIEHS, National Institute of Health, with Midi.http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/beartennis.htm