Spread A Little Love Around Song Lyrics and Chords
Spread A Little Love Around Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Skaggs
Spread A Little Love Around
Recorded by Ricky Skaggs
Written by Harley Lee Allen and John Wayne Wiggins
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Sometimes this
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crazy world can
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make us all feel
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bad
I sit and
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watch the news and
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just get mad
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We need to
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stop and smell the
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roses in the
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ground
So get
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out today you
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spread a little love
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around
Talk to a
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neighbor volunteer a
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favor
Help out a
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stranger when
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his car's broke
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down
Give your wife a
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kissing when your kids talk
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listen
It makes a
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lovely sound
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spread a little love
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around
You know it
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don't take much to
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make somebody's
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day
A kind word of
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tender touch goes a
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long
way
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We can change the
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whole world if we
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start in our home
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town
So get
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out today you
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spread a little love
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around
Tell your mom you
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love her bear hug your
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brother
Treat your
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sister to a
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night out on the
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town
Throw the ball for
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Rover wrestle in the
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clover
Put a smile on that
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old hound
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spread a little love
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around
Slap your momma's
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fanny tickle on old
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granny
Dance
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with the kids and
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act just like a
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clown
A little tiny kiss
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and hug everybody
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needs that stuff
Turn a frown
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upside down
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spread a little love
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around
When this world
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gets you down
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spread a little love
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around
FAQ
Who sang the the song Spread A Little Love Around?
- The song Spread A Little Love Around was sang by Ricky Skaggs.
Who is Ricky Skaggs?
- Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo.Skaggs was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018. On January 13, 2021, it was reported that Skaggs had been awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump, alongside fellow country musician Toby Keith.
