And now, after much wailing and gnashing of teeth,

my bear can song…

(sung to the Beatle’s tune of “Carry that Weight”)

Thought I should carry a bear can,

thought I should listen to the ranger bear man.

But the ranger makes a buck off each stranger

he shakes down.

My friends all said “where’s your bear bag?”

Said “that can’s gonna be a real drag.”

There’s no danger – not from bears or rangers -

you’re weighed down.

Boy, you’re gonna carry that weight, carry that weight a long time.

Boy, you’re gonna carry that weight, carry that weight a long time.

So I abandoned my bear can,

then I ran into the ranger bear man.

He asked to see my can so I dropped my shorts

and I showed him.

He didn’t think that was funny,

then he fined me a lot of money.

And so I paid him but in pennies and that made him

weighed down.

Boy, you’re gonna carry that weight, carry that weight a long time.

Boy, you’re gonna carry that weight, carry that weight a loooong time.