"The Bear Went Over the Mountain" is a popular children's song

Children's song

Children's song may be a nursery rhyme set to music, a song that young children invent and share among themselves, or a modern creation intended for entertainment, use in the home, or education...

 often sung to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

"For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" is a song which is sung to congratulate a person on a significant event, such as, a promotion, a birthday, the birth of a child, or the winning of a championship sporting event. The melody originates from that of the French song "Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre...

". At one time the lyrics were sung to the tune of "We'll All go Down to Roswer". The public domain

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lyrics are of unknown origin.

Lyrics

The bear went over the mountain,

The bear went over the mountain,

The bear went over the mountain,

To see what he could see.

And all that he could see,

And all that he could see,

Was the other side of the mountain,

The other side of the mountain,

The other side of the mountain,

Was all that he could see.

The bear went over the river, 3x

To see what he could see.

And all that he could see, 2x

Was the other side of the river,

The other side of the river, 2x

Was all that he could see.

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, 3x

Which nobody can deny.

Which nobody can deny, 2x

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, 3x

Which nobody can deny.

Alternate versions use "climbed over the mountain" in place of "went over the mountain" and "and what do you think he saw?" in place of "and all that he could see" or "to see what he could see."