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 buzzing in the tree To make some honey just for me When you look under the rocks and plants Take a glance at the fancy ants Then maybe try a few The bare necessities of life will 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 Just try and relax, yeah, in my backyard 'Cause let me tell you, boy, you're working too hard Don't spend your time poking around For something you want that can't be found When you find out you can live without it And go along not thinking about it I'll tell you something true The bare necessities of life will come to you Just try and relax, yeah, in my backyard 'Cause let me tell you, boy, you're working too hard Don't spend your time looking around For something you want that can't be found When you find out you can live without it And go along not thinking about it I'll tell you something true The bare necessities of life will come to you
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 buzzing in the tree To make some honey just for me When you look under the rocks and plants Take a glance at the fancy ants Then maybe try a few The bare necessities of life will 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 Just try and relax, yeah, in my backyard 'Cause let me tell you, boy, you're working too hard Don't spend your time poking around For something you want that can't be found When you find out you can live without it And go along not thinking about it I'll tell you something true The bare necessities of life will come to you Just try and relax, yeah, in my backyard 'Cause let me tell you, boy, you're working too hard Don't spend your time looking around For something you want that can't be found When you find out you can live without it And go along not thinking about it I'll tell you something true The bare necessities of life will come to you