Key: D
Introduction: D
D A
Little folks are people too,
Bm F#m
Very much like me and you
G D Bm
The little things they say and do
Em A
That kinda make your day
D A
Foolishness and common sense
Bm F#m
Through the eyes of innocence
G D Bm
Skip a rope, or jump a fence
Em A D
Getting' in the way
G F#m
Daddy, why are you so tall
G F#m
Daddy, why am I so small
G D Bm
And, Daddy who makes snowflakes fall
E A
Could it be the Lord?
D A
Chasin' puppies, climbin' trees,
Bm F#m
Bumpin' heads and skinnin' knees,
G D Bm
It's not very hard to see
Em A
That kids are God's reward
D A
Little folks get down and out
Bm F#m
The girls will cry, and the boys will pout
G D Bm
'Fore you know what it's about
Em A
They're smilin' once again
D A
Colored kites on summer breeze
Bm F#m
Jingle bells and Christmas trees
G D Bm
Too soon they're only memories
Em A D
Do you remember when
G F#m
Daddy, what makes eagles fly
G F#m
What makes clouds float in the sky
G D Bm
And,Daddy, if I really try
E A
Will I grow up someday?
D A
Little folks slip through our hands
Bm F#m
Like so many grains of sand
G D Bm
We best enjoy it, while we can
Em A D
So soon ?. They fly ?.. away
Transcribed by Gerry Watkins