Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean those bare necessities Old Mother Nature's recipes Simple 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 trees To make some honey just for me When you look under those rocks and plants And take a glance at the fancy ants Maybe try a few The bare necessities of life will come to you They'll come to you! Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Wherever I wander, wherever I roam I couldn't be fonder of my big home The bees are buzzin' in the trees To make some honey just for me You look under those rocks and plants And take a glance at the fancy ants About giving you a clue The bare necessities of life, they'll come to you The bare necessities of life will come to you