A Little Bit of Happiness

A little bit of happiness (A little less) A little less sadness (A little bit) A little bit of both these things Are gonna happen, overnight (I said, a little bit) A little bit of tenderness (A little less) A little less bitterness (A little bit) A little bit of all these things Will make this world all right Well, my Dad, he was a preacher And he'd go from town to town Well, he'd open up the Good Book And the folks would gather 'round Well, he'd a-look right at these people And break into this song And a-when the verse was over He asked them all to sing along A little bit of happiness, yeah A little bit of happiness (A little less, now) A little less sadness (A little bit of both these things) A little bit of both these things (You know) are gonna happen, overnight (A little bit of tenderness) A little bit of tenderness (A little less bitterness, now) A little less bitterness (A little bit of all these things) A little bit of all these things Will make this world all right Well, the lines were very simple But so much a-meaning in those words And when he died, I promised His words would still be heard Well, I am not a preacher But, I do know right from wrong And the same goes for a lot of folks I mean, the ones who've heard this song A little bit of happ'ness, yeah! A little bit of happiness (A little less sadness, now) A little less sadness (A little bit of both these things) A little bit of both these things (You know, you know) are gonna happen, overnight (A little bit of tenderness) A little bit of tenderness (A little less bitterness, now) A little less bitterness (A little bit of all these things) A little bit of all these things Will make this world all right Let me hear you, a little bit of happiness, yeah! A little bit of happiness (A little less sadness, now) A little less sadness (A little bit of, oh, both these things) A little bit of both these things (You know) are gonna happen, overnight (A little bit of tenderness) A little bit of tenderness (A little less bitterness, now) A little less bitterness (A little bit of all these things) A little bit of all these things Will make this world all right