Little is needed to be happy: text and notes
The text for this beautiful children’s song by August Mühling is very short. But since it’s great to sing in canon, it’s still great fun.
The text for this beautiful children’s song by August Mühling is very short. But since it’s great to sing in canon, it’s still great fun.
Here you will find the lyrics and sheet music for the children’s song “It takes little to be happy”.
It takes little to be happy, and he who is happy is a king.
To sing the song as a canon, simply split it at the following points:
1. To be happy requires
little, 2.
3. And who is happy,
4. is a king.
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