Writer(s): Terry Gilkyson

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 buzzing 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 1 2 3 4

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 well 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

1 2 3 4

The bare necessities of life will come to you

they'll come to you 1 2 3 4

Oh man this is really living so just try

and relax yeah cool it

Fall apart in my back yard cause

let me tell you something little britches

If you act like that bee acts uh huh

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

And go along not thinking about it

I'll tell you something true

The bare necessities of life will come to you

1 2 3 4

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

Yeah with just the bare necessities of life yeah man