The lyrics posted by Linda above are mostly accurate, but they have been bowdlerized to eliminate any "coon" references. In the interest of historical accuracy, here is my transcription from the sheet music images at The University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection. I don't mean to advocate singing the "coon" version.

I think Dale Rose's explanation of the origin of the song is accurate. Note that the correct spelling is Arzonia, not Arizona.

THE PREACHER AND THE BEAR
(Joe Arzonia, 1904)

A preacher went out a-hunting. 'Twas on one Sunday morn.
Of course, it was against his religion, but he took his gun along.
He shot himself some very fine quail and one big measly hare,
And on his way returning home, he met a great big grizzly bear.
The bear marched out in the middle of the road and he waltzed to the coon, you see.
The coon got so excited that he climbed a persimmon tree.
The bear sat down upon the ground and the coon climbed out on a limb.
He cast his eyes to the God in the skies and these words he said to him:

CHORUS:
Oh Lord, didn't you deliver Daniel from the lion's den?
Also deliver Jonah from the belly of the whale and then,
Three Hebrew children from the fiery furnace, so the good books do declare.
Now, Lord, if you can't help me, for goodness sake don't you help that bear.

This coon stayed up in that tree. I think it was all night.
He says, "Oh Lord, if you don't help that bear, then you'll see one awful fight."
Just about then, the limb let go and the coon came tumbling down,
You should have seen him get his razor out before he struck the ground.
He hit the ground cutting right and left, 'tis true. He put up a very game fight.
Just then, the bear hugged this coon. He squeezed him a little too tight.
The coon he then lost his razor, but the bear held on with a vim.
He cast his eyes to the God in the skies and once more he said to him:
CHORUS