Grizzly Bear Blues

Should I run or should I stand? It's an old debate 'Cause sometimes it's a bluff charge And then, sometimes it ain't Can they run downhill? Can they climb a tree? Maybe that's just black bears I can't remember, hmm, let's see Should I shut up or should I shout? And maybe try to scare 'em off Well, pretty much most anything I do'll just piss 'em off In the end, it don't matter What you choose to do, of course When 800 pounds of grizzly bear Outruns a quarter horse Well, them old grizzly blues Got me kind of confused As to just what to do about them bears Yeah, them old grizzly blues Got some conflicting views And not too much good news about them bears Well, I think I read it someplace They kill only what they eat So fumble through that guidebook Just how often they eat meat Well, somebody find some matches Let's do a study of some kind We'll make it scientific And let's see what we can find 'Cause he looks almost friendly With that easy amblin' gait But when he decides he's hungry Makes me wanna hibernate Well, them old grizzly blues Got me kinda confused As to just what to do about them bears Yeah, them old grizzly blues Got some conflictin' views And not too much good news about them bears We've all heard that old chestnut You know you don't outrun the grizz You just outrun your slowest buddy Whoever that guy is And that cub you found's adorable He's cute, yes I agree But there's only one thing missin' And that's mama, where is she? They'll dig up dead horses They smell 20 miles away Thomas said it happened On the ranch just this week Now I'm all for conservation I say protect the kitchen sink But this bear don't seem endangered It might be me that goes extinct Well, them old grizzly blues Got me kinda confused As to just what to do about them bears Yeah, them old grizzly blues Got some conflicting views And not too much good news about them bears