Hard Stare Lyrics — Paddington

[PADDINGTON]
Way down in the jungle
Life gets pretty rough
Things out there will eat you up alive
But I heard my Aunt and Uncle
Said if you're not strong and tough
There's only one way to survive
It's something called a hard stare

[LADY SLOANE]
What's he on about?

[PADDINGTON]
A hard stare

[HENRY BROWN]
That really is quite aggressive

[PADDINGTON]
I'm a lover, not a fighter
A hugger, not a biter
But step out of line and beware
Don't look in the eyes of a bear

[LADY SLOANE, spoken]
Oh, I'm so sorry, how terribly rude of me
Be my guest!
[MILLICENT CLYDE]
Daddy was a weakling
I'd have booted him out to
Let his lesson be a story to us all

But I'm afraid I still need answers
To his archive on Peru
And who's going to stop me? Not you
To Peru!

[PADDINGTON]
It's something called a hard stare
Crushing down like thunder
A hard stare
Will hypnotize
Been passed through generations
Through bear-on-bear occasions
You better prepare if you dare
To look in the eyes of a bear

[JUDY BROWN, spoken]
Jonathan, this way!

[SECURITY GUARD, spoken]
Oy! What are you doing you little squirt?

[PADDINGTON, spoken]
Please don't speak to my friend like that
[SECURITY GUARD, spoken]
What are you gonna do about it?

[PADDINGTON, sung]
In the eyes of a bear

[SECURITY GUARD, spoken]
How silly of me, off you hop and have a jolly old time

[JUDY, spoken]
Thanks Paddington, sorry I pretended not to know you

[PADDINGTON]
He roars

[JUDY, spoken]
What does that mean?

[PADDINGTON, spoken]
It means "friends."

[JUDY, spoken]
Cool, could you teach me some Bear?

[PADDINGTON]
He roars
[JUDY]
She roars

[PADDINGTON]
He roars

[JUDY]
She roars

[PADDINGTON, JUDY AND JONATHAN]
They all roar

[JONATHAN]
Judy, that was awesome!

[PADDINGTON]
I'll make the city like a jungle
Be more like my Aunt and Uncle
I'll make you feel like you were there
Don't look in the eyes of a bear

[ENSEMBLE]
A hard stare

[PADDINGTON]
It's not to be used likely

[ENSEMBLE]
A hard stare

[PADDINGTON]
Will change your life
(???) must always be respectful

[JUDY, spoken]
I found something!

[PADDINGTON AND ENSEMBLE]
You better prepare if you dare

[PADDINGTON]
To look in the eye
No, don't even try
Or you'll wonder why
You looked in the eyes of a bear
Last Update: March, 04th 2026