Louis Armstrong - The Bare Necessities (Live At The BBC)

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Louis Armstrong performs “The Bare Necessities” live at BBC Studios in 1968.

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Credits: Recorded on 2nd July 1968 for “Show Of The Week – Louis Armstrong” on BBC TV Produced by Roger Hurll First broadcast on 22nd September 1968 Licensed courtesy of BBC Studios

Lyrics

Look for the bare necessities
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

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

So just relax
In my backyard
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
Will come to you
Will come to you
Will come to you
Oh yeah

Music video by Louis Armstrong performing The Bare Necessities (Live At The BBC). © 1968 BBC, under license to Verve Label Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc

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