As Dale Rose explained here, the original version of THE PREACHER AND THE BEAR was written by George Fairman [1881-1962] in 1904. He sold the rights to the publisher, Arthur Longbrake, who then published it under the pseudonym of Joe Arzonia (note spelling: not Arizona).

The 2 versions in the DT have been folk-processed to delete some "coon" references, so you probably should keep them, but correct their attributions.

The original, warts and all, is here.