Why Is A Fire Engine Red - Johnny Cash

Kevin Jones said, there’s a bear in the woods

And if you don’t believe it

Just ask Wesley Orbison and Lance Johnson

'cause they saw him, too

I was drivin' my jeep across the field

And when I came in to the edge of the woods

I saw Kevin Jones

Comin' down out of a tread

I stopped my jeep

And Kevin jumped up on the running board

And there it’s when he said

There’s a bear in the woods

And I looked right at Kevin

And I said, now Kevin, tell me the truth

And he looked at me right in the eye

He said, I’m not kiddin' you, Uncle John

He said, there’s a bear in the woods

And if you don’t believe it

Just ask Wesley Orbison and Lance Johnson

'cause they saw him, too

I kept on lookin' right at Kevin and I said

Now tell me truth, Kevin

He said, it is, it’s a bear, it’s a black bear

He said, it’s not a big bear, but it’s a bear

It’s a black bear

I’ve seen him goin' down the trail there

I kept on lookin' at Kevin and I got to thinkin'

Now Kevin Jones said, there’s a bear in the woods

Kevin was seven years old and I’m a lot older than he is

And I’ve done a lot of things that he hadn’t done

And one of those things that I’ve done that he hadn’t, is to lie

So I got to thinkin', if Kevin Jones says

There’s a bear in the woods, who am I to doubt it

Well, I kind o' grinned at Kevin

And he jumped down off of the running board

And I started my jeep back up

And headed down the road in the woods

As I went away

I hollered back at Kevin and I said

Hey Kevin, watch out for that bear in the woods!