The bear farmers of Birnam 

Go out every night 

Creep up on their harvest slowly 

They got claw marks through and through 

They lose an arm or two 

No, it's not a job for everybody 



The bear farmers of Birnam 

Go out every night 

Sing a song the bears are knowin' 

You may squeeze and you may roar 

You may bite and you may claw 

But the bear farmers keep a-goin' 



A bear farmer is proud 

He's a strong and silent man 

He never has the time to tarry 

He lasts less than a year 

But he never sheds a tear 

Still, he's not the kind a girl should marry 



A bear farmer won't shirk 

Though it's often risky work, 

He never will complain about it 

If an arm or leg is strewn 

On the ground he sees it hewn 

He shrugs and learns to do without it 



The bear farmers of Birnam 

Go out every night, 

Sing a song the bears are knowin' 

You may squeeze and you may roar 

You may bite and you may claw 

But the bear farmers keep a-goin' 



A bear farmer will smell 

And in romance not do well 

Oftentimes the girls reject you 

A bear won't treat you so 

You're satisfied to know 

When he chews you up he still respects you. 



The bear farmers of Birnam 

Go out every night, 

Sing a song - the bears do know him 

You may squeeze and you may roar 

You may bite and you may claw, 

But the bear farmers keep a-goin' 

Squeeze and you may roar 

You may bite and you may claw 

But the bear farmers keep a-goin