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 bring 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 that’s why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life.
Now when you pick a paw-paw, 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 paw-paw.
Have I given you a clue?
The bare necessities of life will come to you, they’ll come to you.
So just try and relax, yeah cool it, fall apart in my backyard
‘Cause let me tell you something little britches,
If you act like that bee acts, uh uh, you’re working too hard.
And don’t spend your time looking around for something you want that can’t be found.
When you find out you can live without it then go along,
Not thinking about it. I’ll tell you something true.
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.
With just the bare necessities of life.
1967 – Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman – From the Motion Picture “Jungle Book” –
Album: Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book