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Intro
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Verse
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Look for the bare necessities
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The simple bare necessities
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Forget about your worries and your strife ■
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I mean ■ the bare necessities
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Old Mother Nature's recipes
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That brings the bare necessities of life
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Wherever I wander wherever I roam
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I couldn't be fonder of my big home
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The bees are buzzin' in the tree
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To make some honey just for me
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When you look under the rocks and plants
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And take a glance at the fancy ants
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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
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Look for the bare necessities
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The simple bare necessities
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Forget about your worries and your strife ■
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I mean the bare necessities
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That's why a bear can rest at ease
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With just the bare necessities of life ■
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Now when you pick a pawpaw
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Or a prickly pear
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And you prick a raw paw ■
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Next time beware
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Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
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When you pick a pear
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Try to use the claw
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But you don't need to use the claw
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When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw ■
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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
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Chorus
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Solo
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Chorus
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■ Oh man this is really living ■
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So just try and relax yeah cool it
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Fall apart in my backyard
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'cause let me tell you something little britches ■
Verse
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If you act like that bee acts uh uh ■
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You're working too hard ■
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And don't spend your time lookin' around
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For something you want ■ that ■ can't be found
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When you find out you can live without it
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And go along not thinkin' about it
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I'll tell you something true ■
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The bare necessities of life will come to you
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Chorus
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Look for the bare necessities
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The simple bare necessities
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Forget about your worries and your strife ■ yeah man
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I mean the bare necessities
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That's why a bear can rest at ease
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With just the bare necessities ■ of life
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Yeah with just the bare necessities of life yeah man
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