The Bare Necessities

Look for the bare necessities:br The simple bare necessities:br Forget about your worries and your strife:br I mean the bare necessities:br Old Mother Nature's recipes:br That bring the bare necessities of life

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam:br I couldn't be fonder of my big home:br The bees are buzzin' in the tree:br To make some honey just for me:br When you look under the rocks and plants:br And take a glance at the fancy ants:br Then maybe try a few

The bare necessities of life will come to you (When?):br They'll come to you

Look for the bare necessities:br The simple bare necessities:br Forget about your worries and your strife:br I mean the bare necessities:br That's why a bear can rest at ease:br With just the bare necessities of life

Now when you pick a pawpaw:br Or a prickly pear (Ow!):br And you prick a raw paw:br Well, next time beware:br Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw:br When you pick a pear:br Try to use the claw:br But you don't need to use the claw:br When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw:br Have I given you a clue?

The bare necessities of life will come to you (They'll come to me!):br They'll come to you

Look for the bare necessities:br The simple bare necessities:br Forget about your worries and your strife:br (Yeah, man!):br I mean the bare necessities:br Old Mother Nature's recipes:br That bring the bare necessities of life:br (Yeah!):br With just the bare necessities of life:br Yeah, man!