(Carolyn Penick - Skeeter Davis)

First tear I remember cryin' was when my puppy lay a dyin'
And mama sayin' there is nothing we can do
And when mama tucked me in I'd say my prayers and cry again
Little puppy I'm sure gonna miss you.

Mama said now child don't cry you'll forget it by and by
And there'll be other things in life to hurt you so
She said after all you're ten so I said I wouldn't cry again
That just shows you what a little girl don't know.

'Cause I'm still cryin', cryin,' cryin'
For a love I miss so
Cryin', cryin', shows you
What a little girl don't know.

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Don't know how my mama knew some day I'd fall in love with you
And you'd be the one in life to hurt me so
Well I guess I told a lie when I said I wouldn't cry
That just shows you what a little girl don't know.

Now I am a grown up girl living in a cruel world
Remembering every word my mama said
I'm cryin' now like I cried then and I know I'll cry again
Cause now I know your love for me is dead.

And I'm still cryin', cryin', cryin'
For a love I miss so
Cryin', cryin', shows you
What a little girl don't know.

Cryin', cryin', cryin', for a love
I miss so, cryin'...