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Look for the bare necessities |
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The simple bare necessities |
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Forget about your worries and your strife |
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I mean the bare necessities |
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Old Mother Nature's recipes |
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That brings the bare necessities of life |
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Wherever I wander, wherever I roam |
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I couldn't be fonder of my big home |
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The bees are buzzin' in the tree |
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To make some honey just for me |
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When you look under the rocks and plants |
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And take a glance at the fancy ants |
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Then maybe try a few |
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The bare necessities of life will come to you |
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They'll come to you! |
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Look for the bare necessities |
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The simple bare necessities |
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Forget about your worries and your strife |
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I mean the bare necessities |
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That's why a bear can rest at ease |
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With just the bare necessities of life |
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Now when you pick a pawpaw |
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Or a prickly pear |
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And you prick a raw paw |
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Next time beware |
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Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw |
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When you pick a pear |
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Try to use the claw |
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But you don't need to use the claw |
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When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw |
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Have I given you a clue ? |
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The bare necessities of life will come to you |
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They'll come to you! |
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So just try and relax, yeah cool it |
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Fall apart in my backyard |
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'Cause let me tell you something little britches |
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If you act like that bee acts, uh uh |
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You're working too hard |
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And don't spend your time lookin' around |
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For something you want that can't be found |
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When you find out you can live without it |
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And go along not thinkin' about it |
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I'll tell you something true |
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The bare necessities of life will come to you |
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Look for the bare necessities |
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The simple bare necessities |
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Forget about your worries and your strife |
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I mean the bare necessities |
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That's why a bear can rest at ease |
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With just the bare necessities of life |
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The bare necessities of life will come to you |