Good day fellow Throners. Today, I will be examining The Bear and the Maiden Fair for challenge.
So first, I must give you the song, uninterrupted and in its entirety, so you may experience it for yourself.
The Bear and the Maiden Fair
A bear there was, a bear, a bear!
All black and brown, and covered with hair.
The bear! The bear!
Oh come they said, oh come to the fair!
The fair? Said he, but I'm a bear!
All black and brown, and covered with hair!
And down the road from here to there.
From here! To there!
Three boys, a goat and a dancing bear!
They danced and spun, all the way to the fair
The fair! The fair!
Oh, sweet she was, and pure and fair!
The maid with honey in her hair!
Her hair! Her hair!
The maid with honey in her hair!
The bear smelled the scent on the summer air.
The bear! The bear!
He sniffed and roared and smelled it there
Honey on the summer air!
Oh, I'm a maid, and I'm pure and fair!
I'll never dance with a hairy bear!
A bear! A bear!
I'll never dance with a hairy bear!
The bear, the bear!
Lifted her high into the air!
The bear! The bear!
I called for a knight, but you're a bear!
A bear, a bear!
All black and brown and covered with hair
She kicked and wailed, the maid so fair,
But he licked the honey from her hair.
Her hair! Her hair!
He licked the honey from her hair!
Then she sighed and squealed and kicked the air!
My bear! She sang. My bear so fair!
And off they went, from here to there,
The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair.
Examination (line by line)
Now that you are familiar with the song, let's look at this masterpiece line by line.
The Bear and the Maiden Fair
~Title~
A bear there was, a bear, a bear!
~O.K. so, there was a bear~
All black and brown, and covered with hair.
~A black, hairy bear. Have you ever seen a bald bear though? Really an unnecessary adjective.~
The bear! The bear!
~Repetitive~
Oh come they said, oh come to the fair!
~I would probably run off confronted with a bear, but these dufuses decide to invite him to the fair.~
The fair? Said he, but I'm a bear!
~Whoa! A talking bear no less!-
All black and brown, and covered with hair!
-And a self aware bear as well~
And down the road from here to there.
~I'm guessing this is the way they traveled?~
From here! To there!
~Repetitive~
Three boys, a goat and a dancing bear!
Finally, the dufuses are identified! I'm wondering if the goat acts as an interpreter?~
They danced and spun, all the way to the fair
~Happy folk, or so it would seem~
The fair! The fair!
~Yea, we know where you're going~
Oh, sweet she was, and pure and fair!
~Must be the maiden?~
The maid with honey in her hair!
~Yep!~
Her hair! Her hair!
~Seems to be a little fixated on her hair. Myself, I'm a breast man, but I also appreciate a fine ass~
The maid with honey in her hair!
~Seems a bad combo. Is anyone else thinking "There's Something About Mary?"~
The bear smelled the scent on the summer air.
~I'm thinking he smelled honey, but whatever?~
The bear! The bear!
~Yea we know there's a bear~
He sniffed and roared and smelled it there
~I was right, he smelled the honey!~
Honey on the summer air!
~I guess this line is for the slow people, or just more repetition~
Oh, I'm a maid, and I'm pure and fair!
~And a little full of herself~
I'll never dance with a hairy bear!
~Oh she's full of herself, alright. She's an outright bitch.~
A bear! A bear!
~We know it's a bear, this repetition is getting to be a little much~
I'll never dance with a hairy bear!
~Whoa! Bitch had to throw it in his face again. I'm really not liking this woman.~
The bear, the bear!
~Why do they always say it twice? We know, it's a bear.~
Lifted her high into the air!
~Dude must've finally had enough~
The bear! The bear!
~Again! Once is enough!~
I called for a knight, but you're a bear!
~O.K. we know, you told him you wouldn't dance with him already. No need to state your preference, move on, leave the poor guy alone.~
A bear, a bear!
~Yea, Yea, we know~
All black and brown and covered with hair
~We've established this, move along~
She kicked and wailed, the maid so fair,
~You would think this would've been her first instinct, but NO! First, she had to tell him about her preference for knights.~
But he licked the honey from her hair.
~Whoa! Bold move Mr. Bear~
Her hair! Her hair!
~Yea, Yea, we know~
He licked the honey from her hair!
~Again, repetetive!~
Then she sighed and squealed and kicked the air!
~Sighed? Could be a change in the air?~
My bear! She sang. My bear so fair!
~Why the little slut was just playing hard to get.~
And off they went, from here to there,
~Sweet!~
The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair.
~And they lived happily ever after......~
Further Analysis
Moral of the story: Fortune favors the bold!
You'll never get any honey if you don't GO FOR IT!
Further, Further Analysis
I would be remiss in my examination of this song if I ignored the parallels between this song and a certain queen and a certain citizen of the friendzone.
There is no comparison!
The perv Jorah Mormont couldn't get a sniff of that, let alone swoon the Great Khaleesi! I love the crazy theories you guys come up with, but seeing ANY parallels between Jorah and the bear is just TOO much!
Again, kudos to challenge.
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Comments (21)
That's a very becumming picture of Mary, just something's about it :wink: . Freddy oh Freddy... I thought I would lose it with the Harvey pix.
You have managed to change my mood for the better once again.
Thank you!! :purple_heart: :purple_heart: :purple_heart: :information_desk_person: :bear: :honey_pot:
The use of the pic from What About Mary is epically good....
Reply to: One With No Name
When I read honey in her hair, all I could think of :wink:
Reply to: Fred Targaryen's Uncle Daddy👁
My jaw dropped and I burst into laughter when I saw it! Good one!
I hope he ends up in jail :angry: :wink:
Reply to: Lidya of House Stark
Definitely!
Bold certainly isn't the first word that springs to mind when I think of Harvey Weinstein :triumph:
Great piece :blush:
That's a ballsy move to put Harvey Weinstein in there :smile: :smile:
Yea, but if the maid had had a different reaction, wouldn't that be the song they were singing?
Reply to: Fred Targaryen's Uncle Daddy👁
Oh shit, you're right :smile:
The bear, the bear, the big brown bear
Tied the maiden to a chair
"I am rich and I have power.
Be quiet now and watch me shower"
Reply to: Sebbelch Moosehead
:smiley: :smiley: :smiley: