This Little Light of Mine is a song that was first featured in Bob & Larry's Sunday Morning Songs. It was then featured in Bob & Larry's Toddler Songs and Rock-A-Bye Veggie. The first version is sung by Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, the second version is sung by Mr. Nezzer and the French Peas, and the third version is sung by Junior Asparagus, Bob the Tomato, and Mr. Lunt.
A Brazilian Portuguese version of the song appears in Cristina Mel & Os Vegetais in both the album and DVD where it was sung by Cristina Mel.
Lyrics[]
Original[]
Bob, Larry, and Kids: This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Bob: Whoa, yeah!
Bob, Larry, and Kids: Hide it under a bushel - NO!
I'm gonna let it shine.
Hide it under a bushel - NO!
I'm gonna let it shine,
Hide it under a bushel - NO!
I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Bob: Come on, Larry!
Bob, Larry, and Kids: Don't let Satan blow it out.
I'm gonna let it shine. (Larry: No way!)
Bob and Kids: Don't let Satan blow it out.
I'mma gonna let it shine
Bob, Larry, and Kids: Don't let Satan blow it out.
I'm gonna let it shine,
let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Bob: One more time!
Bob, Larry, and Kids: Let it shine til Jesus comes.
I'm gonna let it shine.
Bob and Kids: Let it shine til Jesus comes.
I'mma gonna let it shi-ine,
Bob, Larry and Kids: Let it shine til Jesus comes.
I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Bob: Hoo-hoo!
Larry and Kids: This little light of mine (Bob: This little light)
I'm gonna let it shine. (Oh yeah!)
This little light of mine, (That's right, Larry.)
I'm gonna let it shine, (Oh yeah!)
This teensy little light of mine, (This little light.)
I'm gonna let it shine, (Gonna let it shine.)
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. (Let it, let it. Oh yeah!)
Bob: Oh
Bob, Larry and Kids: Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
2005 version[]
Mr. Nezzer: Come on, everybody! Let's boogie-woogie!
Jean-Claude: Boogie-woogie.. (Philippe: Alright!)
Mr. Nezzer: Follow me! (Jean-Claude: ..is what I do best!)
Mr. Nezzer and Kids: This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. (Philippe: Oh yeah!)
This little light of mine, (Jean-Claude: That's right!)
I'm-a gonna let it shine, (Shine on!)
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, (Jean-Claude: Ah!/Philippe: Oh, big guy!)
Let it shine, let it shine, (Jean-Claude: Let it shine!)
Let it shine. (Philippe: You sure can sing, no?)
Mr. Nezzer: You got that?
Jean-Claude: That's right!
Jean-Claude and Philippe: Hide it under a bushel - NO!
Jean-Claude, Philippe, and Kids: I'm gon' to let it shine.
Jean-Claude and Philippe: Hide it under a bushel - NO!
Jean-Claude, Philippe, and Kids: I'm gon' to let it shine,
Jean-Claude and Philippe: Hide it under a bushel - NO!
Jean-Claude, Philippe, and Kids: I'm gon' to let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Philippe: How do you like that, Jean-Claude?
Jean-Claude: Pretty-pretty!
Mr. Nezzer: Don't let Satan blow it out. (Philippe: No way!)
I'm gonna let it shine. (Jean-Claude: Back off!)
Don't let Satan blow it out. (Jean-Claude and Philippe: No-ho!)
I'm-a gonna let it shi-ine (Philippe: Fantastic!)
A-don't let Satan blow it out. (Forget about it!)
I'm-a gonna let it shine, (That's right!)
Mr. Nezzer and Jean-Claude: Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. (Oh, it's shining, boy!)
Jean-Claude: Oh!
Mr. Nezzer: Alright, Mr. Lunt, tickle those ivories.
Mr. Lunt: I am, boss.
Jean-Claude: Oh, that's ticklish! (Philippe: Woo-hoo!)
Mr. Nezzer: Ooh, yeah, baby!
Jean-Claude: Very nice!
Mr. Nezzer: Man, you're good for a gourd.
Mr. Lunt: I'm good for just about anybody. (Philippe: Oh-ho-ho-ho!)
Mr. Nezzer: Anybody without hands, anyway.
Mr. Nezzer, French Peas, and Kids: Let it shine til Jesus comes.
I'm gonna let it shine. (Philippe: Sing it, Jean-Claude!)
Let it shine til Jesus comes.
I'm gonna let it shine, (Oh-ho!)
Jean-Claude: You too, Philippe!
Mr. Nezzer, French Peas, and Kids: Let it shine til Jesus comes.
I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Philippe: Viva la shiny! (Jean-Claude: Shine away!)
Mr. Nezzer, French Peas, and Kids: This little light of mine,
Philippe: This little light of mine (Mr. Nezzer: Come on!)
Mr. Nezzer, French Peas, and Kids: I'm gonna let it shine.
Philippe: Oh yeah! (Mr. Nezzer: That's right!)
Mr. Nezzer, French Peas, and Kids: This little light of mine, (Mr. Nezzer: Oh yeah!)
I'm-a gonna let it shi-ine, (Philippe: Oh-ho-ho!)
Mr. Nezzer: I tell ya
Mr. Nezzer, French Peas, and Kids: This little light of mine, I'm-a gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Philippe: One more time! (Mr. Nezzer: You got it!)
Jean-Claude: Okay.
Mr. Nezzer, French Peas, and Kids: Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Philippe: Keep smiling, everybody! (Mr. Nezzer: Everybody now!)
Jean-Claude: Oh! Wait, wha-
Mr. Nezzer, French Peas, and Kids: Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Philippe: Oh-ho-ho-ho!
Mr. Nezzer: Oh yeah!
Philippe: Fantastic!
2007 version[]
Junior: This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Oh, this little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Hide it under a bushel, no!
I'm gonna let it shine
Hide it under a bushel, no!
I'm gonna let it shine
Oh, hide it under a bushel, no!
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: Don't let Satan blow
Junior: It out (Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: Blow it out)
I'm gonna let it shine
No,
Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: I'm not gonna let him blow
Junior: It out (Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: Blow it out)
I'm gonna let it shine.
Yes, I am! (Bob: Uh-huh!)
Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: Don't let Satan blow
Junior: It out (Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: Blow it out)
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Oh, this little light of mine
Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: I'm gonna let it shine
Junior: Yeah, this little light of mine
Well, I'm gonna let it shine
Yeah, this little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Oh, let it shine, let it shine, yes let it shine (Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: Let it shine)
Let it shine all the time, let it shine (Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: Let it shine)
Let it shine, let it shine, just let it shine
Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: This light of mine
I'll let it shine
Junior: This little light of mine (Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: This light of mine)
I'm gonna let it shine (I'll let it shine)
This little light of mine (This light of mine)
Bob, Junior, and Mr. Lunt: I'll let it shine (Mr. Lunt: One more time!)
This light of mine
I'll let it shine (Junior: Gonna let it shine)
Songs for a Princess version[]
Princess Poppyseed: This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Oh, this little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Vanna Banana: Hide it under a bushel
Princess Poppyseed: You're crazy!
Vanna Banana: I'm gonna let it shine
Hide it under a bushel
Princess Poppyseed: Get outta here!
Vanna Banana: I'm gonna let it shine
Hide it under a bushel
Princess Poppyseed: What you talkin' 'bout?
Vanna Banana: I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Both: Don't let Satan blow it out
I'm gonna let it shine
No, I'm not gonna let him blow it out
I'm gonna let it shine.
Don't let Satan blow it out
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Oh, this little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine,
Princess Poppyseed: Let it shine,
Both: Let it shine (Vanna Banana: Let it shine)
Princess Poppyseed: Let it shine all the time, let it shine (Vanna Banana: Let it shine)
Vanna Banana: Let it shine, let it shine,
Princess Poppyseed: Just let it shine (Vanna Banana: This light of mine)
Yeah, yeah
Vanna Banana: I'll let it shine
Princess Poppyseed: I need my shades out here. It's so bright.
Vanna Banana: This little light of mine (This light of mine)
Princess Poppyseed: *laughs*
Vanna Banana: I'm gonna let it shine (I'll let it shine)
Princess Poppyseed: Shining so bright all around me *scats*
Vanna Banana: This little light of mine (This light of mine)
I'll let it shine
Princess Poppyseed: *scats* Yeah
Vanna Banana: This light of mine
Princess Poppyseed: *scats*
Vanna Banana: I'll let it shine
Fun Facts[]
Trivia[]
- The Rock-a-Bye Veggie version was later covered by Princess Poppyseed (Laura Carrot) and Vanna Banana in Songs for a Princess.
- In this version, all the "no's" in the second verse are replaced by a comment made by the former, such as "You're crazy!", "Get outta here!", and "What you talking about?". She also adds an extra line near the end of the song: "I need my shades out here. It's so bright."
Inside References[]
- The first two notes in the Bob & Larry's Toddler Songs version are strikingly similar to the ones at the beginning of Upside Down from 3-2-1 Music.
- In the Bob & Larry's Toddler Songs version, Jean-Claude says "Pretty-pretty," which may be a slight nod to Michelle's doll, Miss Pretty Pretty.
Goofs[]
- Junior's voice appears to be overlapping himself at certain points in the Rock-A-Bye Veggie version.