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