[00:41.249] Look for the bare necessities
[00:43.997] The simple bare necessities
[00:46.559] Forget about your worries and your strife
[00:50.534] I mean the bare necessities
[00:53.799] Old Mother Nature's recipes
[00:55.955] That brings the bare necessities of life
[00:59.663]
[01:00.127] Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
[01:04.873] I couldn't be fonder of my big home
[01:09.737] The bees are buzzin' in the tree
[01:12.328] To make some honey just for me
[01:14.998] When you look under the rocks and plants
[01:17.487] And take a glance at the fancy ants
[01:19.493] Then maybe try a few
[01:22.542]
[01:22.836] The bare necessities of life will come to you
[01:27.543] They'll come to you!
[01:29.927]
[01:30.209] Look for the bare necessities
[01:32.869] The simple bare necessities
[01:35.385] Forget about your worries and your strife
[01:39.436] I mean the bare necessities
[01:42.461] Old Mother Nature's recipes
[01:44.839] That brings the bare necessities of life
[01:48.700]
[01:49.286] Now when you pick a pawpaw
[01:51.412] Or a prickly pear
[01:53.800] And you prick a raw paw
[01:56.167] Next time beware
[01:58.628] Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
[02:01.365] When you pick a pear
[02:02.480] Try to use the claw
[02:03.941] But you don't need to use the claw
[02:06.530] When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
[02:09.340] Have I given you a clue?
[02:11.206]
[02:11.956] The bare necessities of life will come to you
[02:16.497] They'll come to you!
[02:18.970]
[02:19.229] Look for the bare necessities
[02:22.070] The necessities
[02:24.257] Forget about your worries and your strife
[02:28.288] I mean the bare necessities
[02:31.436] That's why a bear can rest at ease
[02:33.978] With just the bare necessities of life
[02:38.034]
[02:38.273] Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
[02:42.581] I couldn't be fonder of my big home
[02:47.183]
[02:47.590] And don't spend your time lookin' around
[02:50.225] For something you want that can't be found
[02:52.611] When you find out you can live without it
[02:55.406] And go along not thinkin' about it
[02:58.132] I'll tell you something true
[03:01.074]
[03:01.289] The bare necessities of life will come to you
[03:05.360] They will come to you
[03:07.743] They 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 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
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life
Now when you pick a pawpaw
Or a prickly pear
And you prick a raw paw
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!
Look for the bare necessities
The 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
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
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
They will come to you
They will come to you