There are many versions of this song. I first heard this song a few years ago when my Grandfather gave me a tape of Mike Hammond and Mike Carr aka: The Moron Brothers. Here is the version I do:

  C
  Well, the preacher went out walkin
          F                C
  it was early one sunday morn
  
  of course its against his religion
           D           G
  but he took his gun along
      C
  he shot himself some mighty fine quail
        F              C
  and one ole measley hare
  
  but on his way returnin home
             G                C
  he met a great big grizzly bear
  
  
  well the bear sat down in the middle of the road
          F               C
  he was mean as he could be
  
  the preacher commenced to climbin
  D                     G
  right up the simmons tree
       C
  the bear looked up and rolled his eyes
    F             C
  shook his ugly head
  
  the precher looked up towards the sky
       G                      C
  and these are the words he said
                                       F     C
  Lord, you delivered Daniel from the lions den
  
  and you delivered Jonah
            D                     G
  from the belly of the wale and then
   C
  freed the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace
                 F        C
  like the good book do declare
  
  Lordy Lordy if you cant help me
   G                     C
  please dont help that bear
  
  Well, the bear commenced to climbin that tree
           F                C
  and it made the preacher sore
  
  the preacher kept climbin higher
            D                 G
  till he could not climb no more
   C
  bout that time the limbs gave way
            F                 C
  and they both came tumblin down
  
  when that ole preacher began to pray
             G                C
  you could hear from miles around
  
  (chorus)
  
  C
  They fought all the way to the river
  F                       C
  Lord it was a terrible fight
  
  that bear was really layin it on
             D                 G
  but the preacher was doin alright
      C
  he dragged that beast down into the water
    F                 C
  three times in and out
  
  when the bear got up and limped away
             G                   C
  you could hear that preacher shout
                                                F      C
  he said Lord, you delivered Daniel from the lions den
                                 D                 G
  and you delivered Jonah from belly of the wale, Amen
     C                                             F        C
  It may not seem like much to you from where you sit up there
                                         G           C
  but the hardest thin I ever did was Baptizin that bear
                                          G             C
  yeah, the hardest thing I ever did was baptizin that bear.
  

Hope this helps someone, have fun playing.


Mike