Written by: Ernest Ball, J Keirn Brennan
Lyrics:
Little Crumbs Of Happiness That You Gave Me Long Ago [Version (a)]:
You could not give me all your love
Although I know you tried
But what you gave made me your slave
And I was satisfied
Little crumbs of happiness
That feel like golden grain
Filled my hungry homesick heart
And stilled that lonesome pain
Little drops of tenderness
That made me love you so
Little crumbs of happiness
You gave me long ago
What food you brought for loving thought
Within your tender eyes
In your one kiss, one taste of bliss
I found life's greatest prize
You could not give me all your love
Although I know you tried
But what you gave made me your slave
And I was satisfied
Little crumbs of happiness
That feel like golden grain
Filled my hungry homesick heart
And stilled that lonesome pain
Little drops of tenderness
That made me love you so
Little crumbs of happiness
You gave me long ago
What food you brought for loving thought
Within your tender eyes
In your one kiss, one taste of bliss
I found life's greatest prize
The Song:
In order for it to feel more authentic, Beck filled out his Song Reader book with fragments of songs and melodies, as well as fictional album collections and made-up song titles. On the back of "Saint Dude", there are a number of albums listed, and "Little Crumbs" is included as part of the most sensational collection of songs, Prison And Mountain Songs (For Boys).
Many, if not most, of the songs on the back of "Saint Dude" are references to older sheet music/songs. "Little Crumbs" is one of those.
In order for it to feel more authentic, Beck filled out his Song Reader book with fragments of songs and melodies, as well as fictional album collections and made-up song titles. On the back of "Saint Dude", there are a number of albums listed, and "Little Crumbs" is included as part of the most sensational collection of songs, Prison And Mountain Songs (For Boys).
Many, if not most, of the songs on the back of "Saint Dude" are references to older sheet music/songs. "Little Crumbs" is one of those.