They call it bare necessities, the simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean it's bare necessities, old mother nature's recipes That brings the bare necessities of life They call it bare necessities, the simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean it's bare necessities, old mother nature's recipes That brings the bare necessities of life, yeah Wherever I wander, wherever I roam I couldn't be fonder of my big home The bees are buzzing in the trees Will make some honey just for me, yeah You look right under the rocks and plants And take a glance at the fancy ants Then maybe try a few The bare necessities of life will come to you It's bare necessities No apologies It's bare necessities No apologies Bare necessities, the simple bare necessities Forget about your troubles and your strife I mean the bare necessities, old mother nature's recipes 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 Will make some honey just for me, yeah You look right under the rocks and plants And take a glance at the fancy ants And maybe try a few The bare necessities of life will come to you The bare necessities of life will come to you Will come to you, will come to you Bare necessities No apologies Bare necessities Bare necessities No apologies, no, no