content: "'''The Bear and the Maiden Fair'''" is a folk song in ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', and it is sung in the television series adaptation ''Game of Thrones''.  The lyrics are provided by George R. R. Martin in the original novel; Ramin Djawadi composed the tune's music in 2012, at the request of the series creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and the recording, by The Hold Steady, was arranged by Tad Kubler.