Bear The Boar — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Once upon a barren moor
There dwelt a bear, also a boar.
The bear could not bear the boar.
The boar thought the bear a bore.
At last the bear could bear no more
Of that boar that bored him on the moor,
And so one morn he bored the boar -
That boar will bore the bear no more.

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What are the words to Bear The Boar?
The lyrics to Bear The Boar are: Once upon a barren moor / There dwelt a bear, also a boar. / The bear could not bear the boar. / The boar thought the bear a bore. / At last the bear could bear no more / Of that boar that bored him on the moor, ... Read the full 8-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Bear The Boar have?
"Bear The Boar" has 8 lines of verse.

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