{t:The Bear Necessities} {st:Jungle Book} {c:Chorus} Look for the [G]bare necessi[G7]ties, the [C]simple bare ne[C7]cessities For[G]get about your [E7]worry and your [A7]strife [D7] I mean the [G]bare necessi[G7]ties or [C]Mother Nature's [C7]recipes That [G]bring the [E7]bare ne[A7]cessi[D7]ties of [G]life Wherever I [D7]wander, wherever I [G]roam, I couldn't be [D7]fonder of my big [G]home[G7] The bees are [C]buzzin' in the [Cm]tree to make some [G]honey just for [A7]me [A7]You look under the rocks and plants And tak[D7]e a glance at the fancy ants, and maybe [G]try a [E7]few The bare ne[A7]cessities of [D7]life will come to [G]you, [D7]they'll come to [G]you {c:Chorus} When you pick a paw-paw or prickly pear and you prick a raw paw, next time beware Don't pick the prickly pear by paw, when you pick the pear try to use the claw But you don't need to use the claw When you pick a pear of the big paw-paw, have I given you a clue? The bare necessities of life will come to you, they'll come to you So try to relax in my backyard if you act like that bee acts, you're workin' 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 And go along not thinkin' about it, I'll tell you something true The bare necessities of life will come to you, they'll come to you