The Bear Missed the Train

The Bear Missed the Train is a parody on the popular song Bei Mir Bistu Shein and was written by the Smith Street Society Jazz Band.{{cite book|last1=Bergmann|first1=Eugene B.|title=Excelsior, You Fathead!: The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd|date=2005|isbn=978-1-55783-600-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/excelsioryoufath00berg/page/203 203]|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/excelsioryoufath00berg/page/203}} According to Joe Hanchrow, "Sometime around 1964, one of the musicians made an off-handed remark about Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, calling it The Bear Missed The Train. Within minutes, the tune was written and performed." The song was used on radio shows. Al "Jazzbo" Collins used it as the theme on his late night jazz show in San Francisco.{{cite web|last1=Hanchrow|first1=Joe|title=Author located for "The Bear Missed the Train"|url=http://bobkaye.com/bear.html|website=Author located for "The Bear Missed the Train"|accessdate=2014-11-08}}

It also became a favorite on Jean Shepherd's radio program.Eugene B. Bergmann, Excelsior, You Fathead!: The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd, 2005, {{ISBN|1-55783-600-0}}, p. 203