Out in San Francisco where the weather’s fairThey have a dance out thereThey call the « Grizzly Bear »All your other lovin’ dances don’t compareNot so coonyBut a little more than spoonyTalk about yo’ bears that Teddy Roosevelt shotThey couldn’t class with whatOld San Francisco’s gotListen my honey, doAnd I will show to youThe dance of the grizzly Bear[Refrain:]Hug up close to your babyThrow your shoulders t’ward the ceilin’Lawdy, lawdy, what a feelin’Snug up close to your ladyClose your eyes and do some nappin’Something nice is gwine to happenHug up close to your babySway me everywhereShow your darlin’ beau just how you go to BuffaloDoin’ the grizzly bear[2nd verse:]Let’s sit down and rest a minute honey dearMy head feels awful queerPlease call the waiter near »Water, water quick the lady’s gone I fear » »Thank you, honeyIn my purse, you’ll find some moneyWhere’s the man who showed me how to do that danceThat put me in a trance?I’ll take another chance »Now that I’ve got my breathI’m his’n until deathCome on with yo’ grizzly Bear[2nd refrain:]Hug up close to your babyHypnotize me like a lizardShake yo’ self just like a blizzardSnug up close to your ladyIf they do that dance in heavenShoot me hon’ tonight at sevenHug up close to your babySway me everywhereYou and me is two, I’ll make it one when we get thro’Doin’ the grizzly bear