1964 As Tears Go By % P' a3 C! }+ v7 M' t5 s8 y0 dMarianne Faithfull / B4 k) k: O. e1 x6 Z8 d ) z$ {+ G H& [It is the evening of the day, o; @ g- ]) ]' `7 T# v0 n
I sit and watch the children play a, [- y ^7 L8 R5 {$ v2 }/ z9 l9 w
Smiling faces I can see & a* o; L0 g6 y- W7 nBut not for me2 ~9 o" i6 {( S) t2 R
I sit and watch as tears go by 9 M6 b& \* F7 O0 v5 U% q+ o1 G. n1 N* ~& K% a
My riches can't buy everything " D/ {/ H; v1 K+ y% AI want to hear the children sing 9 L2 b6 `& c6 U4 CAll I hear is the sound: {1 P' z( q0 b5 i, h& |
Of rain falling on the ground6 c8 g' ~1 _# _# w! F) V
I sit and watch as tears go by ! \2 V8 M! P" x' [ : v, E( C. d: Y' p3 X- aIt is the evening of the day C' z" U3 L9 w5 G) \I sit and watch the children play5 @" Q( i. c) G! h- x" r
Doing things I used to do ( m/ { G2 |% K% w" |They think are new! D, Z5 i- S7 e3 o# v; a0 b' b
I sit and watch as tears go by
1958 Poor little Fool( A" z( P; i5 O4 ^. x
Ricky Nelson 1 _9 f! f1 K! `8 W- ]( y5 @ B' N; M; N7 ^) R* pI used to play around with heart; Q/ ^+ D) P p) S+ X& f
Pacing at my call 7 l& t- r/ `9 C8 N% m# eWhen I met that little girl: n0 S( C7 G; ]& d; ?# E
I knew that I wound fall 2 X; M/ i: |( r1 \8 ^' c1 _Poor little fool oh yeah : K1 I7 y5 Q& K* KI was a fool huh huh 1 H$ \# E1 T \5 o& A2 e' a& O! t. a" x9 k8 `9 E; J6 t
She'd play around and tease me 6 l: n' B$ N6 Z DWith her carefree devil eyes O. j1 Q+ A/ Z, z4 \" ^She'd hold me close and kiss me - L: j- v2 M: X3 O- GBut her heart was full of lies / i& V0 y/ e8 v% W! ~# yPoor little fool oh yeah5 E0 q& O3 T# G2 S5 s
I was a fool huh huh6 e. t$ S q$ M: N/ c
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She told me that she cared for me 0 J2 L; \8 x C% q7 D, b% uAnd that we'd never part % A4 [6 j, _+ O, K% N' n; G; o/ ASo for the very first time' }$ j+ Q; M" b
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I gave away my heart - Q6 G, U) l' HPoor little fool oh yeah ; W- a; v0 r' h5 ~0 Y7 nI was a fool huh huh; w2 Q H; ?0 g7 s5 ~0 F
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Next day she was gone And I knew she lied to me/ l& i3 _' p" a0 Z+ j& N0 h
She left me with a broken heart5 Y$ l& J% r6 ^8 ?! B' |3 W) y
And won her victory5 }& X- u4 I6 x" J# p8 V" A) @8 X
Poor little fool oh yeah + J3 W0 U8 {3 j, l) _I was a fool huh huh ' w/ G, k& f" P0 z 8 z* ^# A) J4 j3 |4 I sI played this game with other hearts / p/ H. Q0 T5 i* w# hBut I'd never thought I'd see + o; q$ V$ ~/ hThe day when someone else would play 9 O% Q1 E: q7 C+ P; X/ othose foolish game with me 7 S# I y2 T- B: q5 a \# cPoor little fool oh yeah4 j4 y5 k- K5 T
I was a fool huh huh