Less can be more
And small can be beautiful
For life isn’t all
Just big and wonderful
‘n’ what do I need when you get right down to it?
All my cares come from greed
And it’s time that I knew it
Things I can’t do without
are the small things that life is all about.
Less can be more
And small can be beautiful
I don’t want it all
Just part of wonderful
For what do I need when you get right down to it?
Just a garden and seed
and the love to pursue it
Things I can’t do without
are the small things that life is all about.
This is the best song from the Rankin and Bass animated movie of the Return of the King. In terms of keeping with the spirit of what Tolkien was getting at in his Lord of the Rings, the Rankin and Bass version may be closer (slightly) to the masterpiece than Peter Jackson's work. Neither version really does justice to the literary and philosophical themes.
Glen Yarbrough came all the way from the middle of nowhere in the Pacific Island to record this song in New York, and then he went right back to his boat.
