Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necesseties
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 fancey ants
And 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 pawpaw
Or prickly pear
And you pick 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
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
Have I given you a clue?
The bare necessities of life will come to you
They`ll come to you!
So just try and relax, yeah cool it
Fall apart in my backyard
`Cause let me tell you something little britches
If you act like that bee acts uh uh
You`re working too hard
And don`t spend your time lookin` around
For something you want that can`t be found
When you find out you con live without it
I`ll tell you something true
The bare necessities of life will come to you
They`ll come to you!
(repeat first chorus)