Riding at night songs/for fun

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beth bgloverhrsewmn@hotmail.com
Hi all.  I like to ride at night except for a couple little problems.  Head knockers, and large carnivores.  When we were pre-riding Tevis, a group of us got to talking about fear of bears on the Calif. Loop, down amongst the blackberry vines At home I use bear bells, and hope the bears, (and Mtn. Lions) are over eating my neighbors trash while I'm out on trail.  I fear riding up between mama and baby bears, as I've done that twice in the day time this summer!  But I told everyone if I get real nervous, I start to sing.  Everyone kind-of snickered especially when I said I often sing the Barney song, hoping to terrify or placate bears. (I don't remember many songs) Some people don't admit to singing, maybe they don't want to get on the bad side of the Advil Yard Gnomes. One of the fine old pros expressed a preference for "Surrey with the Fringe on Top", quite an appropriate choice.  But now I want to sing "Climb Every Mountain", from the Sound of Music, or even "The Hills are Alive".  Except I can't remember the words.  Climb every mountain, da da dada.  Can't even find the movie to rent, and now its stuck in my head! Especially after Granite Chief wilderness. Anybody know the words? Anybody do this at night or am I just really crazy?