Bare Necessities

Look for the bare necessities Simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities Old Mother Nature's recipes That bring the bare necessities of life Wherever I wander, wherever I roam 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 And take a glance at the fancy ants 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 a prickly pear Or you prick a raw paw Next time beware Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw When you pick the pear Try to use a claw But you don't need to use a claw When you pick the pear of a big pawpaw Have I given you a clue? Hmm? The bare necessities of life will come to you Will come to you 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 Just try and relax Yeah, cool it Fall apart in my backyard Let me tell you something, little ????? See that bee over there? You're working too hard The bare necessities of life will come to you They'll come to you They'll come to you They'll come to you They'll come to you