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Bare necessities, The simple bare necessities

Forget about your worries and your strife

I mean the bare necessities

Or Mother Nature's recipes

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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

You look under the rocks and plants

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And take a glance at the fancy ants

Then maybe try a few

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The bare necessities of life will come to you

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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

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With just the bare necessities of life

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

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When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw

Have I given you a clue ?

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The bare necessities of life will come to you

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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

Or Mother Nature's recipes

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That bring the bare necessities of life

So just try to relax, in my backyard

If you act like that bee acts, you're working too hard

Don't spend your time just lookin' around

For something you want that can't be found

When you find out you can live without it

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And go along not thinkin' about it

I'll tell you something true

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The bare necessities of life will come to you

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They'll come to you!