When you said you were leaving tomorrow that today was our last day I said there'd be no sorrow that I'd laugh when you walked away But a little bitty tear let me down spoiled my act as a clown I had it made up not to make a frown but a little bitty tear let me down
I said I'd laugh when you left me full of funnies as you went out the door That I'd have another was waiting I'd wave goodbye as you go But a little bitty tear... [ guitar - steel ] Everything went like I planned it and I really put on quite a show In my heart I felt I could stand it till she walked with a grip through the door But a little bitty tear... A little bitty tear let me down a little bitty tear let me down
[Fade.] A little bitty tear let me down. A little bitty...
당신이 내일 떠나신다고 할때 오늘이 우리들의 마지막 날이었었지요
슬픔같은건 없을거라고 하면서 내가 걸어나갈때 당신은 웃으셨지요
하지만 눈물이 핑돌면서 흘러내려 내서툰 연기를 망쳤지요
언잖은 얼굴은 하지않으려 했지만 눈물을 흘리고 말았어요
당신이 내곁을 떠날때 나는 웃겠다 말했고 당신이 문을 나설때 나는 재미있는척 했지요
내가떠날때 당신은 잘가라고 손흔들어줄 다른사람이 기다리고 있다고 했지요
모든것이 내가 계획한 대로 되었어요 맞아요 당신은 연극을 한것이었겠지요
나는 그걸 그대로 견디어 내려 했지만 내가 문쪽으로 가까이 다가 갔을 때
하지만 눈물이 핑돌면서 흘러내려 내서툰 연기를 망쳤지요
언잖은 얼굴은 하지않으려 했지만 눈물을 흘리고 말았어요
[LITTLE BITTY TEAR] [Written by: Hank Cochran Performed by: Dickey Lee -1962 Appears on: The ale of Patches-1962 & Greatest Hits Collection (Limited Edition)-2006
Originally recorded and popularized by Burl Ives in 1961. Other covers include, Skeeter Davis-1962, George Jones-1962, Wanda Jackson-1962, Harold Cochran-1963, Slim Whitman-1963, Eddy Arnold-1964, Jack Palance-1969, Johnny Burnette-1998, amongst others.]