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
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!
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
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!
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
Introduction
Inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s "Mowgli" story, The Jungle Book follows the ups and downs of the man-cub Mowgli as he makes his way back to the human village with wise panther Bagheera to escape ruthless tiger Shere Khan.
Along the way, he meets unforgettable friends and foes including mad King Louie of the Apes, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the loveable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli “The Bare Necessities” of life and the true meaning of friendship
"The Bare Necessities" is a song, written by Terry Gilkyson, from the animated 1967 Disney film The Jungle Book sung by Phil Harris as Baloo.
Analysis
This song is about the basic things we need to survive that is the bare necessities in life. The first stanza is a summary of the whole song and tells us that we should forget all our worries and problems and just enjoy life.
In the second stanza, the writer tells us that wherever he goes, he misses his home: ‘I couldn't be fonder of my big home’ where food is available: ‘To make some honey just for me’. If one is not fussy, there are other things that can be eaten too like the fancy ants
In the fifth stanza, the writer tells us that we must learn from our past mistakes in life and learn to change the way we do things: ‘Next time beware / Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw / When you pick a pear / Try to use the claw’.
In the seventh stanza, the writer thinks that if we work like the bees, we are working too hard. I do not quite agree with this part. I think it is important to work hard and play hard and learn to relax as well.
The repetition: ‘The simple bare necessities / Forget about your worries and your strife’ constantly reminds us that we should not worry too much and the bare necessities are enough for us. This is also emphasized by ‘That's why a bear can rest at ease / With just the bare necessities of life’. If a bear can enjoy life so easily, why can’t we? A bear is not really better than us!
In the eighth stanza, I think what the writer says here is interesting: ’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’. We should be realistic and not waste our effort on things we do not really need.
Inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s "Mowgli" story, The Jungle Book follows the ups and downs of the man-cub Mowgli as he makes his way back to the human village with wise panther Bagheera to escape ruthless tiger Shere Khan.
Along the way, he meets unforgettable friends and foes including mad King Louie of the Apes, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the loveable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli “The Bare Necessities” of life and the true meaning of friendship
"The Bare Necessities" is a song, written by Terry Gilkyson, from the animated 1967 Disney film The Jungle Book sung by Phil Harris as Baloo.
Analysis
This song is about the basic things we need to survive that is the bare necessities in life. The first stanza is a summary of the whole song and tells us that we should forget all our worries and problems and just enjoy life.
In the second stanza, the writer tells us that wherever he goes, he misses his home: ‘I couldn't be fonder of my big home’ where food is available: ‘To make some honey just for me’. If one is not fussy, there are other things that can be eaten too like the fancy ants
In the fifth stanza, the writer tells us that we must learn from our past mistakes in life and learn to change the way we do things: ‘Next time beware / Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw / When you pick a pear / Try to use the claw’.
In the seventh stanza, the writer thinks that if we work like the bees, we are working too hard. I do not quite agree with this part. I think it is important to work hard and play hard and learn to relax as well.
The repetition: ‘The simple bare necessities / Forget about your worries and your strife’ constantly reminds us that we should not worry too much and the bare necessities are enough for us. This is also emphasized by ‘That's why a bear can rest at ease / With just the bare necessities of life’. If a bear can enjoy life so easily, why can’t we? A bear is not really better than us!
In the eighth stanza, I think what the writer says here is interesting: ’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’. We should be realistic and not waste our effort on things we do not really need.
Relation to learning style: Linguistic
The composer of this song cleverly uses rhyming words to help us remember the song easily: ‘pawpaw, prickly pear, prick a raw paw, beware, prickly pear by the paw, pick a pear, claw, claw, pear of the big pawpaw’.
Also: ‘roam, home, tree, me, plants, ants’.
The composer of this song cleverly uses rhyming words to help us remember the song easily: ‘pawpaw, prickly pear, prick a raw paw, beware, prickly pear by the paw, pick a pear, claw, claw, pear of the big pawpaw’.
Also: ‘roam, home, tree, me, plants, ants’.
My Response:
A simple poem to share with you simple pleasures of life
Life’s Simple Pleasures
Life’s Simple Pleasures
French toast and syrup on waffles
Happy Meal and Fish ball noodles
Fish & Chips and Chicken Rice
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner nice
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Witches and BFG
Tintin and Asterix
Roald Dahl, Comics and many more
Fur Elise and Flight of the Bumble Bee
Air in G string and Marche Slave
Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev and Stravinsky
Beethoven, Bach and Tchaikovsky
Everyday food, library books and soothing sounds
They are everywhere to be found
Forget your worries and your strife
Let simple pleasures brighten up your life
Parent’s View:
Ethan was introduced (so were we) to this song when he was in nursery school. It has a catchy tune and the chorus was easy to sing. Nursery school was fun, little homework and lots of play. Ten years on, secondary school is challenging, lots of tough homework (like this one) and little play. But Ethan is very much the same (for now). There may be sad and unpleasant moments but he picks himself up quickly after that. Simple pleasures like food, reading and playing the piano make his day.
