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The Bare Necessities/I Wanna Be Like You

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Overtones

Performer

Nial Tompkins

Acoustic Guitar

Cameron Gower Poole

Cameron Gower Poole

Programming

Darren Everest

Background Vocals

Mark Franks

Background Vocals

Mike Crawshaw

Background Vocals

Jeff Daly

Baritone Saxophone

Ricci Riccardi

Drums

Graham Archer

Programming

Julian Hinton

Piano

Ben Castle

Tenor Saxophone

Trevor Miles

Trombone

Tom Rees-Roberts

Tom Rees-Roberts

Trumpet

Lachie Chapman

Vocals

Timmy Matley

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Richard M. Sherman

Richard M. Sherman

Songwriter

Robert B. Sherman

Robert B. Sherman

Songwriter

T. Gilkyson

Songwriter

Julian Hinton

Orchestrator

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Graham Archer

Recording Engineer

Julian Hinton

Producer

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 bring 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

(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

Wherever I wander, (Wherever I wander)

Wherever I roam, (Wherever I roam)

I couldn't be fonder (I couldn't be fonder )

Of my big home (Of my big home)

The bees are buzzing in the trees

To make some honey just for me

When you look under the rocks and plants

Take a glance at those fancy ants

And maybe try a few

The bare necessities of life will come to you

Oh, they'll come to you!

Now I'm the king of the swingers

Oh, the jungle VIP

I've reached the top and had to stop

And that's what's botherin' me

I wanna be a man, mancub

And stroll right into town

And be just like the other men

I'm tired of monkeyin' around!

Oh, oobee doo

I wanna be like you-oo-oo

I wanna walk like you

Talk like you, too

You'll see it's true-oo-oo

An ape like me

Can learn to be hu-oo-uman too

Now don't try to kid me, mancub

I made a deal with you

What I desire is man's red fire

To make my dream come true

Now give me the secret, mancub

Come on, clue me what to do

Give me the power of man's red flower

So I can be like you

Oh, oobee doo

I wanna be like you-oo-oo

I wanna walk like you

Talk like you, too-o-oo-o-oo

You'll see it's true-oo

An ape like me-ee-ee

Can learn to be human too

Can learn to be human too

Can learn to be human too

Written by: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, T. Gilkyson

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