Smash Mouth & Joe York Follow

The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife

I mean the bare necessities
Old mother nature's recipes
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 and plants
And take a glance at the fancy ants
Then 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
Forget about your worries and your strife

I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life

Now when you pick a pawpaw or a prickly pear
And you prick a raw paw
Next time beware

Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
When you pick a pear
Try to use the claw

But you don't need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
Have I given you a clue?

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you

Oh man, this is really nimble
So just try and relax, yeah cool it
Fall apart in my backyard
'Cause, let me tell you something little britches

If you act like that bee acts, uh uh
You're working too hard
And don't spend your time 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

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife, yeah man

I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life, yeah
With just the bare necessities of life, yeah man

The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife