Yeah! Yeah, you're right. Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries Ain't you astray? I mean the bare necessities Oh, Mother Nature's recipe 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 at night Take a glance at them fancy ants Maybe try a few The bare necessities of life Will continue Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries Ain't you astray? I mean the bare necessities That's why a man can rest at ease With just the bare necessities of life So just relax In my backyard If you act like that, relax You're workin' too hard Don't spend your time just lookin' around Something you want that can't be found You find that you can't live without it Go along not thinkin' about it I'll tell you somethin' true The bare necessities of life The bare necessities of life We'll come to you Walk and love House with a roof above Talkin' about the bare necessities of life Wisdom, understanding, sleep Good health is somethin' you must get Forget about your worries Ain't you astray? He's on the bare necessities of life He's on the bare necessities of life Yeah He's on the bare necessities of life