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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!