The Bear Necessities The Jungle Book

music and lyrics by Terry Gilkyson, performed by Phil Harris (Baloo), Bruce Reitherman (Mowgli) Lyrics with original pictures BALOO [singing]: Look for the bear necessities
The simple bear necessities,
Forget about your worries and your strife
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the, bear necessities
Oh, Mother Nature's recipes
That bring the bear necessities to life.
Where-ever I wander, where-ever I rome,
I couldn't be fonder, of my big home.
The bees are buzzin in the trees
To make some honey just for me
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants,
Take a glance at the fancy ants
And maybe try a few!
The bear necessities of life will come to you!
Look for the bear necessities,
The simple bear necessities,
Forget about your worries and your strife!
I mean the bear necessities
I mean the bear necessities
It's why a bear can rest-at-ease
With just the bear necessities of life!
Now when you pick a raw paw, or prickly pear.
And you pick a raw paw, next time beware.
Don't pick the prickly pear by paw
When you try to pick, try to use the claw
When you try to pick, try to use the claw

But you don't need to use the claw
When you pick-a-pear from the big paw paw.
Have I given you a clue?
The bear necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you.
BALOO: Oh, man. This is really living.
MOWGLI AND BALOO [singing]: Look for the bear necessities,
The simple bear necessities,
Forget about your worries and your strife!
I mean the bear necessities,
It's why a bear can rest-at-ease
With just the bear necessities of life!
With just the bear necessities of life!
Watch The bear necessities video from The Jungle Book (1967) nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (Wikipedia)