Lyrical Line
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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 bring 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 bees are buzzin' 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 a bear can rest at ease
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With just the bare necessities of life
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Now when you pick a paw-paw
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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 the 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 paw-paw
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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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Oh, man, this is really living
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So just try and relax, yeah cool it
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Fall apart in my backyard
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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 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 of life will 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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(yeah, man!)
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I mean the bare necessities
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That's why a bear can rest at ease
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With just the bare necessities of life
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(yeah!)
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With just the bare necessities of life
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(yeah, man!)
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