Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
(Yeah man)
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 buzzing in the trees
To make some honey just for me
If you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at the fancy ants
And maybe try a few (You eat ants?)

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you

When you pick a pawpaw
Or a prickly pear
And you pick 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 pawpaw

Have I given you a clue?
I'm sorry I haven't a clue
Actually not at all
Can you start over maybe?
Were you talking?
I think I know less than I did before
Thanks for listening guys

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
(Bare necessities)
That's why I beg and rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life
Yeah man