Answer
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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 bee's are buzzing 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 the bear can rest at ease
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With just the bare necessities of life
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Now when I 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 a 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 to relax, yeah cool it
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Fall apart in my back yard
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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 that 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 will come to you
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