Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities Of mother nature's recipies That bring the bare necessities of life Wherever I wander, wherever I roam I can't be fonder of my big home The bees are buzzing in the trees To make some honey just for me 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 Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your stife I mean the bare necessities That's why a bear can rest at ease With just the bare necessities of life So just relax, yeah In my backyard If you act like that bee acts You're workin' too hard Don't spend your time, just lookin' around For something you want, can't be found 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'll come to you, they'll come to you They'll come to you, oh yes