Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries
and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old mother nature's recipes
That bring the bare necessities
of life
Wherever I wander
Wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder
of my big home
The bees are buzzin'
in the tree
To make some honey
just for me
When you look under
the rocks and plants
And take a glance
at the fancy ants
Well then maybe
you should just try a few
The bare necessities of life
will come to you
They'll come to you
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries
and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear
can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities
of life
Now when you pick a paw paw
Or a prickly pear
And you prick your raw paw
Next time beware
Don't pick the prickly pear
by paw
When you pick a pear
Try to use your claw
But you don't need
to use the claw
When you pick a pear
of the big paw paw
Have I given you a clue huh
The bare necessities of life
will come to you
Yeah they'll come to you
So just try to relax
Kick back chill
Ha ha
In my backyard
You know somethin'
If you act like that bee acts
Then you're workin'
much too hard
And don't spend your time
just lookin' around
for somethin' you want
That can't be found huh
When you find out
you can live without it
And go along
not thinkin' about it
I'll tell you somethin' true
The bare necessities of life
will come to you
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries
and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old mother nature's recipes
That bring the bare necessities
of life
That bring the bare necessities
of life