The Bare Necessities

(Dope-dope-doo-doo, dope-doo-doo) (Nip-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) 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 Then maybe try a few, you know The bare necessities of life will come to you They will come to me They'll come to you, hmm-hmm-hmm 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 pawpaw Or a prickly pear And you prick a raw paw Oh, 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 pawpaw Have I given you a clue? 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, uh-huh, let 'em go I mean the bare necessities Old Mother Nature's recipes, hmm That brings the bare necessities of life, okay babe So just relax In my backyard If you act like a bee act Man, 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 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 me They'll come to you And you too, baby Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife, okay, babe 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 Ain't that right, babe?