Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bear necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bear necessities of life
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my sweet home
The bees are buzzin' in the trees
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at them fancy ants
Then maybe, try a few
The bare necessities of life will come to you
lalalalalalalala~
Now when you pick a pawpaw
Or a prickly pear
And 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 took a pear of the big pawpaw
Have I given you a clue?
The bare necessities of life will come to you
So just try and relax
Fall apart in my backyard
Cause I mean the bear necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life
lalalalala~ lalalala~
lalalalala~ lalalala~
And 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
And go along not thinkin' about it
I'll tell you something true
The bare necessities of life will come to you
The bare necessities of life will come to you
The bare necessities of life will come to you