Bungy Bear and Buzzy Bee
By Robert W. Cluney
There once was a bear that lived in the woods
He wasn’t really bad, but he really wasn’t good
And as he walked along he would stop and play
And he looked for a honey tree along the way
He spied a fox so sly in a bush
He slipped up behind him and gave him a push
The fox gave a yelp and rolled down the hill
If he didn’t reach the bottom he’s rolling still
Bungy Bear gave a giggle and slapped his sides
Then danced around in a circle and laughed until he cried
He walked on a little further and saw a bump on the ground
With his big paw he pushed it around
Up popped a gofer as mad as could be
He said sir that’s my house you pushed in on me
The gofer disappeared back down in the ground
And left Bungy Bear looking all around
As he looked up he saw a wonderful sight
There was a bee buzzing along in full flight
Bungy started to run with his eyes on the bee
And bam, Bungy Bear ran into a tree
He set there and rubbed the lump on his head
He said to himself I should have stayed in bed
As Bungy Bear watched the spots before his eyes
His eyes flew open in the greatest surprise
That’s not a spot, that’s a bee
And his flew straight into that hole in the tree
Bungy climbed the tree an’ stuck his nose in the hole
He could smell the honey so dear to his soul
Buzzy Bee took offense at the great sniffing snout
And took a bite to make it get out
Bungy Bear gave a yell and fell out of the tree
Buzzy Bee said Bungy, have a lump on me
Bungy got to his feet, his nose began to throb
He swore to that bee, your honey I’ll rob
He climbed up the tree and stuck his paw in the hole
And low and behold, he’d reached his goal
Buzzy put up a very good fight
He attacked that paw with all his might
He charge like a demon, determined to win
But he couldn’t get through the fur to Bungy Bear’s skin
Bungy Bear licked the honey till he had his fill
Then he stretched out for a nap on the side of a hill
He slept on through the evening and on through the night
To start another adventure when it come daylight
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