Chorus:
Baxter, the big black bear, has his paws most everywhere.
Baxter the big, black, roly poly (clap clap) bear from Maine.
1. Wintertime, Baxter sleeps in his cozy den.
Listen to him snoring (snoring sounds).
Now it's time to wake up again.
Blink, blink, blink. He opens his eyes.
Stretches out and up so high.
Gives a sniff. Give a growl.
His tummy says, "I'm hungry now!"
Chorus:
Baxter, the big black bear, has his paws most everywhere.
Baxter the big, black, roly poly, hungry (clap clap) bear from Maine.
2. Baxter's mighty curious. He heads to the dump for lunch.
He finds a lot of chicken bones.
And crusts of bread. Munch! Munch! Munch!
Sometimes campers throw him snacks.
Cheerios and Cracker Jacks.
Feed him food that you don't like.
Baxter will eat it in just one bite.
Chorus:
Baxter, the big black bear, has his paws most everywhere.
Baxter the big, black, roly poly, hungry (clap clap), curious (clap clap)
Bear from Maine.
3. Baxter makes the rounds each day. Always making friends.
He spends the day roaming all about.
At suppertime, comes home again.
Rumpety rump he meets a bug,
A rabbit, a fox and a caribou.
Rumpety rump here comes a skunk
Who says: "Can I shake hands with you?" (PHEW!!!)
Chorus:
Baxter, the big black bear, has his paws most everywhere.
Baxter the big, black, roly poly, hungry (clap clap), curious (clap clap)
Friendly (clap clap) bear from Maine.
4. Baxter climbs the apple tree, holding on so tight.
Lumbering through the blueberry patch,
He chases a butterfly.
You'd better be careful when you tickle his nose.
He gets so silly when you tickle his toes.
He might reach out, get a hold of you
And give you a great big bear hug too (Give bear hugs.).
Last chorus:
Baxter, the big black bear, has his paws most everywhere.
Baxter the big, black, roly poly, hungry (clap clap), curious (clap clap)
Hungry (clap clap), huggable (clap clap) bear from Maine.