By Request
Words and Music by
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
12 Bar Instrumental Intro
Verse
GREAT BIG HOUSES WITH GREAT BIG ROOMS
WERE NOT FASHIONED FOR BRIDES AND GROOMS,
A LITTLE PLACE IS WHERE WE SHOULD BE,
GREAT BIG TROUBLES AND GREAT BIG CARES
COME FROM HOUSES WITH MARBLE STAIRS,
A LITTLE PLACE FOR YOU AND FOR ME,
Refrain
JUST A LITTLE ROOM OR TWO CAN MORE THAN DO
A LITTLE MAN AND WIFE,
THAT'S IF THEY'RE CONTENTED WITH
THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE,
LIVING ON A LARGER SCALE WOULD SOON ENTAIL
A LOT OF CARE AND STRIFE,
WE COULD BE SO HAPPY WITH
THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE,
A LITTLE RAIN, A LITTLE SUN,
A LITTLE WORK, A LITTLE FUN,
A LITTLE TIME FOR LOVING
WHEN THE DAY IS DONE,
AND A LITTLE THING THAT CRIES FOR LULLABIES
COULD MAKE A MAN AND WIFE,
TELL THE WORLD HOW MUCH THEY LOVE
THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE.
(Repeat Refrain)
THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE
Irving Berlin

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