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 brings 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
Then maybe 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
Or you prick a raw paw
Next time beware
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
When you pick a pear try to use the 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, hmm?
The bare necessities of life will come to you
Will come to you
Don't spend your time lookin' around
For something you want that can't be found
When you find out you can live without it
Go along not thinkin' about it
I'll tell you something true
Just try and relax, yeah, cool it
Fall apart in my backyard
Let me tell you something little quickly
If you act like that bee over there
You're working too hard
The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you, they'll come to you
They'll come to you, they'll come to you
Come to you