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 buzzin' 
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
And you prick a raw paw
Well, 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 pick 
a pear of the big pawpaw;
Have I given you a clue?
The bare necessities 
of life will come to you
They'll come to you!
"So just try and relax, 
yeah cool it
Fall apart in my backyard
'Cause let me tell you something, 
little britches
If you act like 
that bee acts – uh-uh
You're working too hard
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