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 Maybe try a few The bare necessities of life 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 That's why a bear can rest at ease With just the bare necessities of life So just relax in my backyard If you act like that bee acts, you're working too hard Don't spend your time just looking around For something you want that can't be found You'll find you can live without it Go along not thinking 'bout it I'll tell you something true The bare necessities of life The bare necessities of life will come to you Walk and love Pounce with a roof above Talking 'bout the bare necessities of life Wisdom, understand, sleep Is something you must keep These are necessities of life