" A Little Bit" song???

[bigbird]

I'm not sure the song was called "A Little Bit" but it was very memorable. It sounded actually like Luis singing it and it had a bunch of different ways of life showing throughout the song. I think the lyrics went..."A little bit in the beginning, a little more later on. Watching all the good things grow and how the world goes on ...take a look at the river growing out on the day. And you see all the good things growing everyday." (that same verse repeats again and then it goes something like this). "Well take a look at a baby sleeping on his momma's arms"...does anyone know the rest? Please help! I loved that song!

 

[mikebennidict]

it was called a little bit in the beginning. it was music to a film about growing and you should find it somewhere her. http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?t=12974 sorry I don't know what post number or section it's in.

 

[fuzzygobo]

A Little Bit in the Beginning

Actually, Joe Raposo sang it, and the union of his lyrics and the images on the screen were always fantastic. And this song is just as relevant in 2005 as it was in 1970.

(Scenes of a chick hatching out of an egg, growing to be a rooster)
A little bit in the beginning
A little more later on
Watching all the good things grow
That's how the world goes on
Take a look at the sunrise, growing into the day
You see all the good things growing better every day

(Scenes of a trickling brook becoming a mighty river)
A little bit in the beginning
A little more later on
Watching all the good things grow
That's how the world goes on
Take a look at a river, pouring into the bay
You see all the good things growing better every day

(Scenes of a mother and her baby, nice chord changes here, gets REALLY bluesy)
Well take a look at a baby sleepin' on his mama's arm
Plan to love him when he's small, a-growin' safe and strong
(Back to the main melody, and a GORGEOUS shot of the New York skyline bathed in sunlight)
Well take a look at the sunshine, a-pourin' out on the day
You see all the good things growing better every day
(Last shot of a black girl hugging a pine tree(!), as the song ends)

There's a shorter version of just the first two verses, and slightly different footage used. But this long one is the one I remember best.

 

[redBoobergurl]

I loved this song! It was always one of my favorites, they used it well into the 1980's. I was watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade about 3 years ago I think and they were singing this song on the Sesame Street float and I got so excited because I hadn't heard it in years!

 

[bigbird]

Hey Redboobergurl, you forgot "smarter than a speeding bullet"!!!! lol

 

[bigbird]

Fuzzy...thank you, thank you and again thank you! I forgot all those verses and was surprised I even remember the part I posted. By the way, did I say thank you??? lol